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Qualifying set for three seats on school board BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Qualifying is set to begin next week for three seats on the Alcorn School District Board of Education. The qualifying period opens on Wednesday, Aug. 8, and runs through Friday, Sept. 7. Qualifying paperwork must be submitted at the Circuit Clerk’s Office. A typical year for school board races has one or two seats up for election, but this year is different in that a majority of the seats will be on the ballot. It is a regular year for districts 3 and 4 to be on the ballot, but they are joined by the special election to replace the late Peggy Bain in district 2. The district 2 post will be open since Bain’s son, Dale Bain, who was appointed to serve until the special election, has said he will not seek election to the post. Peggy Bain was

a last-minute qualifier a couple of years ago and ran unopposed for the seat. The winners for districts 3 and 4 will serve six-year terms while the winner for district 2 will serve the four years remaining on Bain’s term. Incumbents for the other seats up for election are Carroll Morton, district 3, and Mary Kathryn Coleman, district 4. Prospective candidates must live in the appropriate district and submit a petition with the signatures of at least 50 registered voters in the district. School board qualifying will complete the lineup for the November general election. The nonpartisan school board races are among a hodgepodge of down-ballot decisions in this presidential election year, including the five county election commissioner posts, two Congressional races and a state Supreme Court seat.

Prayer Walk seeks community support Staff photo by Steve Beavers

The Williams trio of John Riley (from left), Hayden and Mallie Kate sack up vegetables to be delivered to families. The vegetables came from the Oakland Baptist Church Garden of Hope. Deliveries are made each Monday and Thursday.

Church garden provides hope BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Oakland Baptist Church took care of the planting. God provided an abundant harvest.

The church’s Garden of Hope has supplied vegetables to 120 different families in need over the last six weeks. “It has been amazing what has come out of a little gar-

den,” said church member and garden overseer Lowell Hinton. “We have gathered a tremendous amount of produce.” Please see GARDEN | 2

BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Organizers of the annual School Prayer Walk are asking for the community’s support as they pray for the safety of Alcorn County’s children. “I truly believe that God has protected our children and kept our schools safe each year because of the prayers that have been prayed over them and the School Prayers Walks,” said Kathryn “Kat” Chapman, co-

ordinator of the Alcorn Baptist Prayer Ministry. Participants are asked to meet at a school of their choice on Saturday at 9 a.m. or any time between 9 and 11 a.m. Organizers have prepared a list of areas to focus their prayers, including love, truth, the school board, Christian teachers, support staff, special education decisions, failPlease see WALK | 2

May-to-June unemployment rate in area rises slightly BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Area unemployment rates increased from May to June, reflecting a typical seasonal in-

crease following the end of the school year. Alcorn County was at 9.4 percent in June, rising from 9.1 percent in the prior month, ac-

cording to the latest labor market data from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Mississippi’s seasonally unadjusted rate rose from

8.9 percent to 9.8 percent. With a labor force of 15,650, the county had 1,470 categorized as unemployed, compared to 1,920 a year earlier, when the

jobless rate was 12.1 percent. Initial unemployment insurance claims in the county numPlease see JOBLESS | 2

State calendar features Farmington firefighter For the Daily Corinthian

Jody Lambert, an EMT/ Firefighter with the Farmington Fire Department, is one of several firefighters from around the state who will appear in the 2013 Mississippi Firefighters Calendar. The project is sponsored by the Mississippi Burn Foundation, formally known as the Mississippi Firefighters Memorial Burn Association. “Being asked to take part in the calendar is an honor,” said Robby Scucchi, chairperson for the calendar, now in its third year of publication. “It is lots of fun and for a good cause.” Lambert joins firemen from Cleveland, Meridian, Hattiesburg, Starkville, Gulf Coast,

Brookhaven, Vicksburg and the Greater Jackson area to include Jackson, Pearl, Brandon and the Reservoir on the 2013 calendar. “Over 80 firefighters from across the state were nominated and the selection process was extremely tough for the committee, made up of two photographers, two graphic artists and three community representatives,” noted the chairperson. This year, funds will be donated to the building fund of the new Burn Lodge that will be located on the grounds of the Joseph M. Still Burn and Reconstructive Centers Inc. at Please see CALENDAR | 2

Photo compliments of Lisa Wilbanks

Farmington firefighter Jody Lambert battles a blaze.

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Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports........8

On this day in history 150 years ago President Jefferson Davis orders that any officers captured from Gen. John Pope’s army be treated as felons rather than prisoners of war. This is in retaliation for Pope’s threat to execute citizens captured as spies near his lines.

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Things to do Today ‘Future Fare’ Corinth residents can learn about the city’s proposed Future Fare program at a public meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Corinth High School. Corinth is set to vote on the special tax levy of 12 mills on Aug. 21.

Free ‘things to do’ The Alcorn County Welcome Center, 2028 S. Tate St., Corinth has information on free museums, free parks, free events, etc. and welcomes everyone to come in and find out what they can do in Mississippi for free. There will be a free Mississippi specialty

item giveaway during the month of August to those who come in to pick up information on “Free things to see and do in MS,” and sign the daily visitor register.

Senior activities The First Presbyterian Senior Adult Ministry hosts a Wii sports class for senior adults on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. There is no cost to participate. Call the church office at 286-6638 to register or Kimberly Grantham at 284-7498.

Activity center The Bishop Activity Center is having the following activities for the week of July 30 - Aug. 3:

Today — Exercise. Senior Citizens age 60 and above are encouraged to attend. Daily activities include crafts, jigsaw puzzles, quilting, table games (Dominoes & Rook), washer games and Rolo Golf.

Summer film fest Malco Theatres is presenting “Kids Help Kids” through its 2012 Kids Summer Film Fest. Every Tuesday and Wednesday thru Aug. 1, select Malco Theatres including Corinth Cinema will play favorite kids movies at a discounted price. Tickets will be just $2 each. Shows start promptly at 10 Please see EVENTS | 3

Road closure notice County Roads 174 and 175 are scheduled to be closed for water line improvements on Monday, Aug. 6, begin-

ning at 8 a.m. The work is expected to be completed by noon. In case of rain, the work will move to Aug. 7.

Photo compliments of Lisa Wilbanks

Farmington firefighter Jody Lambert is one of several firefighters from around the state who will appear in the 2013 Mississippi Firefighters Calendar.

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Crossgates River Oaks Hospital in Brandon. The mission of the foundation is to offer financial assistance to burn victims who truly need the help to overcome some of the

hardships a serious burn injury causes. The Burn Foundation will hold its annual Merry Martinis event on Dec. 6 to unveil the 2013 Mississippi Burn Foundation Firefighter’s Calendar. (To find out more about

Sponsorships for the 2013 calendar and how you can purchase the calendar, log onto www. msburn.org, email Executive Director Amanda Fontaine at afontaine@ mfmba.org or call 601.540.2995.)

bered 68, down from 120 a year earlier, and continued claims numbered 745, down from 1,283 a year earlier. Manufacturing employment in the county numbered 2,010 in the county while non-manufacturing totaled 11,200. Neighboring counties also had monthly unemployment increases with Prentiss at 10 percent, Tishomingo at 10.8 percent and Tippah at 11 percent. Across the state, rates ranged from 5.9 percent in Rankin County to 17.9 percent in Clay

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Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Members of Oakland Baptist Church Ginger Williams (from left), Hayden Williams, Mallie Kate Williams, Dr. Randy Bostick, John Riley Williams and Frances Hinton prepare to deliver vegetables from the church’s Garden of Hope.

County. Results from Mississippi’s non-farm employment survey, which is counted by the location of establishments, reported a not seasonally adjusted employment decrease of 7,000 over the month and 6,000 from one year ago. Industry sectors registering the largest monthly employment losses were educational & health services; government; and trade, transportation & utilities. Leisure & hospitality had the largest monthly gain. Across the U.S., the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the West

continued to record the highest regional unemployment rate in June, 9.4 percent, while the Midwest again had the lowest rate, 7.3 percent. Over the month, only the Northeast experienced a statistically significant unemployment rate change (+0.2 percentage point). Significant over-the-year rate changes occurred in three regions — the Midwest and South (-1.2 percentage points each) and West (-1.1 points). The national jobless rate, at 8.2 percent, was unchanged from May but 0.9 percentage point lower than in June 2011.

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Oakland pastor Dr. Randy Bostick wanted the church to get involved with something to help struggling families. Bostick came up with planting a half-acre garden behind the church to show others someone does care. “It has been a miracle,” said Hinton. “At one time, we thought the heat was going to burn things up.” Hinton says sprinklers kept the garden from burning up until the area

got some rain. Over six weeks, church members have on average gathered around 100 pounds of peas, 30 pounds of squash and tomatoes along with pepper twice a week. “The garden has been a blessing to a lot of people,” added the overseer. Close to 30 members of the church showed up on May 5 ready to work. It took them just an hour and a half to get the ground ready and plant 200 tomato plants along with squash, sweet corn,

okra, peas, peppers and a few watermelons. About 10 more of the congregation show up every Monday and Thursday at 6 a.m. to harvest the produce. Those making the deliveries not only drop off vegetables, but also leave a Christian tract and “tell them we care,” according to Hinton. Harvest is expected to continue at the Garden of Hope through the middle of August. “The only thing that has played out is corn,” said Hinton.

for more than 12 years, Chapman said the level of participation is still low. Last year only 219 people participated at all of the city and county schools. “It seems like it gets less and less,” said the prayer coordinator. “I know you don’t have to go there to pray, but it says something to our children.” The area’s schoolchil-

dren need to know the community is praying for their safety and wellbeing, Chapman said, and she hopes the community will step up to the challenge. “It burdens me for a county with something like 30,000 people, when you can only get 219 people to come out and pray over our students,” Chapman said. “Last year one of our schools had only one lady come to pray.” The prayer coordinator expressed her gratitude to the area pastors who help with the annual School Prayer Walk and issued a challenge for this year’s event. “I thank you for your faithful service to the Lord and for anything you can do to make this the greatest School Prayer Walk we have ever had,” she said. “Let’s make the devil mad!” Anyone with questions or suggestions can contact Chapman at 287-2091.

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Deaths Harry H. Brandon

BOONEVILLE — Harry H. Brandon, 58, died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Booneville. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Patterson Memorial Chapel.

J.C. Hastings

J.C. Hastings died Monday, July 30, 2012, at St. Frances in Memphis, Tenn. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home.

Dorothy Haynie

Dorothy Lucille Depoyster Haynie, 83, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at Whitfield Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home.

Artie Butler

Funeral services for Artie Marseiles Butler, 78, of Corinth, are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial at Fraley’s Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery. Mrs. Butler died Sunday, July 29, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born April 12, 1934, she was a homemaker. She was a member of Kendrick Road Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Tedford Butler; a son, Tommy Lee Daniel Butler; her parents, William Thomas and Minnie Gale Barnes Smith; her brothers, William Jack Smith and Simon Barnes Smith; and her sisters, Flossie E. Wilson, Jewell Beatrice Mullins, Mary E. McFall and Patsy Joan Hindmon. Survivors include a son, Larry Joe Butler of Corinth; her sisters, Minnie Grace Jones of Corinth, and Bonnie L. Strickland (Pete) of Corinth; and a special friend, John Knight (Darlene) of Corinth. Minister Charles Curtis, John Knight and Charlie Browning will officiate. Visitation is today from 5 until 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 1 p.m. until service time at Magnolia Funeral Home.

Roy Garrett

Funeral services for Roy Garrett, 71, are set for 11 a.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Garrett died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born July 30, 1940, he was retired from Intex Plastic after over 30 years. He was a member of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Garrett; a son, Dean Garrett; and several brothers and sisters. Survivors include his son, Gary

Garrett of Corinth; a daughter, Kelly Garrett of Memphis, Tenn.; a brother, Johnny Garrett of Arkansas; a grandson, Nate Garrett of Corinth. Bro. John Boler will officiate. Visitation is today from 10 a.m. until service time.

James Earl Grissom

BURNSVILLE — Funeral services for James Earl Grissom, 68, were held Sunday at Kendrick Full Gospel Tabernacle Church with burial at Grissom Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Grissom died Friday, July 27, 2012, at his residence. He was a member of the Pentecostal faith. He was a graduate of Burnsville High School and retired from Intex Plastics. He was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Grissom; his parents, Homer and Onie Grissom; a brother, Homer Ray Grissom; and his sisters, Christeen Vanderford and Clara Bray. Survivors include his wife, Shirley Grissom of Burnsville; his granddaughters, Ashley Fooshe and Paige Williams; three great-grandchildren; a brother, J.D. Grissom (Faye) of Burnsville; and his sisters, Joyce Crowe (Bozo) of Tishomingo and Louise Talley (James) of Jacinto. Bro. Jesse Hisaw and Bro. Haskell Sparks officiated. Memorial Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Estelle Lomenick

IUKA — Funeral services for Estelle Hudson Lomenick, 85, are set for 11 a.m. today at Iuka United Methodist Church with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Lomenick died Saturday, July 28, 2012, at Southern Magnolia Estates in Iuka. She was a member of the Iuka United Methodist Church for over 50 years. She was formerly employed at Genesco Shoe Factory Lomenick and the office of Dr. John Hora, and later retired as Branch Manager from Iuka Guaranty Bank. She also served as Coordinator of the Tishomingo County Red Cross for 20 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold T. “Dickie” Lomenick; five brothers, Earl, Dow, Bert, Bart and Milton “Jim” Hudson; two sisters, Otha Cutshall and Irene Harris; and three infant siblings. Survivors include three sons, Harold Lomenick (Judy) of Iuka, Gary Lomenick (Teresa) of Iuka, and Bob Lomenick (Penny) of Holly Springs; one brother, J.E. Hudson

(Mae) of Iuka; eight grandchildren, Brandi Phillips (Jeff) of Guntown, Molly Daerr (Jason) of Houston, Texas, Van Lomenick (Robin), and Blake Lomenick, all of Florence, Ala., and Robert Lomenick Jr., John Travis Lomenick, Erin Lomenick and Eli Lomenick, all of Potts Camp; and seven greatgrandchildren. Rev. Jon Kaufman, Rev. Joe Reynolds and Andy Chumley will officiate. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Iuka United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 101 E. Eastport Street, Iuka, MS 38852, or by phone at (662) 423-6097. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka is in charge of arrangements.

Bobby McKee

IUKA — Bobby Davis McKee, 73, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry Hester McKee and Lois Yow McKee; one daughter, Sharon Blizzard; and two sons, Jimmy Owen McKee and Tony Wayne McKee. Survivors include his wife, Mary McKee of Iuka; two sons, Emery McKee of Columbia, S.C., and Buster Watts of Iuka; five daughters, Renee Ball of Columbia, S.C. Tammy Donauber (Keith) of Frankfurt Ill., Patricia Hudson of Iuka, Tammy Alexander of Iuka, and Cathy Adams (Nick) of Pearl; two brothers, James McKee (Brenda) of Canton, Ill., and Loren McKee (Nell) of Walls; 16 grandchildren; and four great-granchildren. Private graveside services will be held at a later date for family and close friends. Cutshall Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Virginia Nelms

Funeral services for Virginia Nelms, 84, are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Holly Cemetery. Mrs. Nelms died Friday, July 27, 2012, at her residence. Born Feb. 2, 1928, she was a member of Wenasoga Church of Christ and retired as a sales clerk from Wal-Mart. She also served as a house parent in Cullman, Ala. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Nelms; her parents, Joseph and Ella Miller; her brothers, Joseph, Dixon, Robert and Eugene Miller; and a sister, Katherine Miller. Survivors include her brother, James Miller of Hatley; and her sisters, Eloise Smith of Okolona, and Margaret Kirskey of Memphis, Tenn. Minister G.W. Childs will officiate. Visitation is Wednesday from 11 a.m. until service time.

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KC Access Road opens new doors

The entire Crossroads area groaned a collective sigh of relief upon the long awaited news on Friday of the official opening of the Kimberly-Clark Access Road. A book could be written on the four-mile, $11 million project east of Corinth which connects U.S. 72 with the Kimberly-Clark plant on Kendrick Road. The road is expected to ease traffic on some county roads and busy city streets as the 1,500 monthly truck shipments to KC now have an alternate route to travel. KC officials believe the roads to be impacted most with less traffic will be Kendrick Road and Harder Road, especially south of Proper Street. In Farmington, officials hope it will ease traffic on the always busy Central School Road. The access road’s speed limit is 55 mph south of Farmington Road and 35 mph to the north, which is more populated. The wide open spaces could bring some growth for Alcorn County’s second-largest city. “I think it’s going to be a boon for Farmington,” said Mayor Dale Fortenberry at the ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning. “We’re going to have a lot more visitors than we’ve had before with the extra traffic.” We certainly hope he’s right. For now, the new road has given the town its first four-way stop at the Farmington Road intersection. The project had a number of snags through the years, including higher anticipated costs, landowner issues, environmental concerns, and most recently, a completed bridge came under scrutiny. Officials could have properly named the much needed access road, “Nine Lives Highway.” Several speakers during the opening ceremony credited Alcorn County Supervisor Gary Ross with reigniting the project at a time when it had come to a standstill. Ross, who was board of supervisors’ president at the time, told of a meeting with Mississippi Development Authority officials about the state funding for the project. “They were wanting a commitment because it had been eight or nine years” since the state committed the money, said Ross at the opening ceremony. “They asked me, ‘What are y’all going to do?’ I said, ‘We’re going to build the road.’” And build the county did. With the money in danger of being lost, supervisors began meeting with landowners to secure right of way on 62 parcels. Ross and other supervisors stayed the course, even when many landowners didn’t want the road. The county also had to put up additional funds as the cost of the road swelled to more than $11 million from an original estimate of around $7 million. Thanks to the hard work of Supervisor Ross and many others, the access road is now a reality. It’s an immediate community benefit in helping a great local industry which means so much. And lesser truck traffic on some existing roads is a safety plus. The access outlet has great potential to open new doors of opportunity in the future — or should we say — on down the road.

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Prayer for today Dear God, grant us the wisdom to see and hear your words of instruction and the courage and confidence to act according to your will. Amen.

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Report criticizes Mississippi on vote security JACKSON — Mississippi is one of the three lowestranked states in a national report that evaluates two parts of the electoral system — voting machines used by people who cast their ballots in person and long-distance voting methods used by military people or other Americans living overseas. The report was issued this past week by the Rutgers Law School Constitutional Litigation Clinic and two open-government advocacy groups, the Common Cause Education Fund and the Verified Voting Foundation. It’s available online at http://bit.ly/N07U3D . “This report tries to answer one essential question,” it says. “In the event of voting systems failures, how prepared is each state to ensure that every voter can vote and that every vote cast is counted?” Mississippi, Louisiana and Delaware were the only states receiving an overall ranking of “inadequate,” the lowest mark on a scale that went up to “needs improvement,” ‘‘generally good” and “good.” After the problemplagued presidential election of 2000, the federal

government made money available to states to replace outdated voting equipment. Emily SeventyWagster seven of Pettus Mississippi’s 82 counties Capitol Dome use identical electronic touch-screen voting machines that were purchased in 2005, and most of the machines make paper records that can be used for auditing accuracy of vote counting. The paper was added by then-Secretary of State Eric Clark after some voters and elections officials expressed concerns that machines might malfunction. DeSoto, Harrison, Hinds, Lee and Yalobusha use other types of voting machines. Mississippi’s current secretary of state, Delbert Hosemann, said most counties have a paper trail attached to their voting machines, but some have received U.S. Justice Department approval to remove it. Local officials said paper caused machines to jam, particularly on humid days.

The national report says Mississippi needs to have paper on all machines to allow audits. It also says all Mississippi counties need backup plans in case electronic machines fail. Hosemann said such plans exist: Counties are required to have paper ballots available. Hosemann tells The Associated Press that he takes exception to the national report, particularly its criticism of how overseas military votes are handled. “Our process is very secure,” Hosemann said. Mississippi is one of 25 states that allow overseas military ballots to be transmitted by Internet, email or fax, and the report says those methods are “undermining the accuracy, integrity and security of remote voting.” It says such transmission could leave ballots subject to hacking. The report notes that the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act of 2009 requires states to make absentee ballots available in electronic form at least 45 days in advance. Hosemann was one of five secretaries of state who traveled to Iraq, Afghani-

stan and Kuwait before the 2008 presidential election. They discussed ways to deliver ballots to people who might be moving in and out of combat. Hosemann said he told service members that any ballot transmitted electronically might be seen by a local election clerk because a clerk would print it and put it in a secure envelope. “I asked that question 100 times and every single time they said, ‘It doesn’t matter to me. It’s more important to me that my ballot be cast,’” Hosemann said. “They felt very comfortable in using that process.” Military voters also can send paper ballots by expedited mail. Hosemann notes Mississippi was one of 15 states recently recognized for helping military voters by, among other things, making ballots available electronically. That recognition came from the Military Voting Project (http://bit.ly/ N0hDXL ), which is part of The Legacy Foundation, a free-enterprise and limitedgovernment group founded by Republican Christopher Rants, a former speaker of the Iowa House.

Why do Americans today believe we need guns? BY WILLIAM A. COLLINS Won’t be me Who spoils your fun, Go ahead, And tote that gun. Following that dark opening-night screening of the latest Batman movie in Aurora, Colo., it’s time to contemplate yet again why America’s troubled young men kill so many more people than their counterparts in the rest of the world’s more affluent nations. Most wealthy countries don’t care much for handguns. They have better things to do. And in Europe, fading tribal memories dating back to the lawless Middle Ages have, at last, largely receded. Americans are different. Our most hazardous epoch is more recent. Popular Western movies and TV dramas refresh robust memories of the great frontier. While that heritage is fading, it still grips many of us. After all, our voluntary and involuntary immigrant ances-

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tors were bold and strong. They survived death-defying trans-oceanic trips, some of them as cargo. Perhaps our frontier complex can explain why so many Americans believe that to properly protect ourselves today, we need guns. I don’t get it. Reality has changed. If there’s a NativeAmerican menace today, it’s casinos. Duels are out. Slavery ended 150 years ago. But guns have sunk truly pernicious roots into our culture. In the first half of 2011, nearly 700 Americans perished in murdersuicides. About 90 percent involved a firearm. Overall, we bump ourselves off at the rate of 30,000 per year using bullets. A total of 110,000 of us are killed or wounded. Plenty of those wounded are in bad shape too, with gunshot victims accounting for 15 percent of all spinal cord injuries. The requirement for a background check reflects the desire by most gov-

ernments to tamp down today’s flood of guns and epidemic of shootings. The National Rifle Association (NRA), which is generously financed by the gun industry, strenuously opposes this civilized public safety policy. That dark duo has many supporters. Take Alaska for example. Sixty percent of Alaskan households own guns, and 20 out of every 100,000 Alaskans die annually from gunshots. In Hawaii, by contrast, only 10 percent of families own guns. And bullets kill just three out of every 100,000 Hawaiians each year. Yet the dark duo still argues that the solution to too many gun deaths is to make sure that even more Americans obtain these deadly weapons. It has persuaded the U.S. House of Representatives to force states with restrictive handgun laws to honor concealedweapons permits from Wild West states when their residents come to visit. Sort of

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like drivers licenses. One state that won’t care is Florida. In 2010, the Sunshine State prohibited local governments from imposing any of their own restrictions at all on gun-toting, invalidating a host of existing municipal ordinances. As usual, ironies abound, especially since Tampa has banned water pistols from the streets outside the upcoming Republican National Convention. Thus you will be able to pack real heat out there, but not your super soaker. Fortunately, the Secret Service is in charge inside the venue. Especially after the Aurora massacre, the GOP faithful will be lucky to get in armed with nail clippers. They’ll have to conduct their mayhem out front. (OtherWords columnist William A. Collins is a former state representative and a former mayor of Norwalk, Conn. otherwords.org)

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Baptists urge church to reject racism JACKSON — Southern Baptist leaders called Monday for a Mississippi church to reject racism after some congregants prevented a black couple from getting married there. Leaders of the Mississippi Baptist Convention and the Southern Baptist Convention said Monday that preventing Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson from marrying at First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs was wrong. Bap-

tist churches are autonomous, so they want the congregation to chart its own course. Jim Futral, executive director of the Mississippi Baptist Convention board, said the organization was praying for the church and is ready to help. William Perkins, a spokesman for the group, said the church has not contacted state officials. “Our entire country, and especially here in Mississippi, has been on a long journey for right racial relationships,” Futral said in a statement.

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