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Workshop highlights social media dos, don’ts There will also be time for participants to discuss examples they have encountered of businesses using — and misusing — social media. The Corinth Young Professionals formed in May of 2011. The group’s purpose is to provide young professionals a chance to network and build their business base — and help people of the same age to socialize and have fun. The group meets monthly,

usually on a Thursday evening. Each meeting is attended by 20 to 30 people, on average. “It’s usually a different number of people at each meeting — and different people — because everybody’s schedule is not the same,” Rose said. “We’ve maintained a pretty good attendance. Every month we have a couple of new faces, and that’s really nice.” The session costs $5, payable at the lunch or by invoice. Those who wish to attend should RSVP to andrea@corinthalliance.com or 287-5269 to reserve lunch. For more information about the Corinth Young Professionals send an email to corinthyp@ gmail.com.

Special day promotes 4-H involvement

Program touches over 100 families

BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Keeping up with all the options for communicating online can be daunting, and many wonder what’s acceptable online when it comes to tweets, hashtags, status updates and the rest of the jargon. The Corinth Young Professionals will host a lunch and learn session on Social Media “Dos and Don’ts” on Thursday, Aug. 23, at Northeast at Corinth. “There are so many ways to communicate online — with Facebook, Twitter and the others — and we want to help people enhance their networking in business and avoid some of the common pitfalls,” explained

Andrea Rose, community development director for The Alliance. After a lunchtime opportunity for networking, a brief workshop will discuss several topics related to business and social media. Participants will learn about the importance of putting one’s best foot forward and how to maintain a business’ professional appearance online. “We’ll talk about keeping

your business and professional life separate from you personal life,” explained Rose. “If you own a business, your business should not be on your personal page.”

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Information is being passed along in a fun way today at the Alcorn County Extension Service. The 4-H Promotion Day will allow youngsters a chance at both from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. “The day is an opportunity for families to come out and see what clubs the kids are interested in joining,” said 4-H Agent Tammy Parker. “I recommend both kids and parents looking into the clubs that appeal to them.” Parker stressed that membership in 4-H “is free.” The promotion day, normally held in September, is pushed up due to the Alcorn County Fair. “It was changed so we can be more involved with the fair,” said Parker. The public can view 4-H exhibits and club table displays starting at 9 a.m. Carnival games and fun activities are set to start at 10 a.m. There will also be inflatable jumpers along with hot dogs, popcorn and drinks. The extension service is located at 2200 Levee Road behind the Crossroads Arena. 4-H, open to youngsters ages 8-18, is the nation’s largest youth development organization. More than 6 million 4-H youth in urban neighborhoods, suburban schoolyards and rural farming communities stand

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

4-H Agent Tammy Parker helps get displays ready for the 4-H Promotion Day at the Alcorn County Extension Service. out among their peers — building revolutionary opportunities and implementing communitywide change at an early age. As the youth development program of the nation’s 109 land-grant universities and the Cooperative Extension System, 4-H fosters an innovative, “learn by doing” approach with

proven results. The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development shows youth involved in the program are: ■ Nearly two times more likely to get better grades in school. ■ Almost two times more likely to plan to go to college. ■ 41 percent less likely to en-

gage in risky behaviors. ■ 25 percent more likely to positively contribute to their families and communities. 4-H offers numerous programs and growth opportunities that put the heads, hearts, hands and health of youth to work learning and applying the essential elements of the 4-H program.

BMAD helps pre-med college freshman with computer BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Patience Burkett was all ready for her college experience. The only missing supplies was a laptop for the 17-yearold. BMAD (Brothers Making A Difference) took care of the need. The group of seven men made sure Burkett's college time would be more enjoyable. “We have been doing this six to seven years,” said BMAD President Lamar “Jake” Keith. “Up until now, all the recipients have been males.” That was something Burkett was quick to notice. “I knew they did a lot of stuff in Corinth to help young men stay on the right path,” said the 2012 Corinth High School

graduate. “Being the first girl to receive a laptop, I have a greater respect knowing they are helping boys and girls.” BMAD has been helping young men in the community since 1999. The group's assistance to Burkett couldn't come at a better time. “My mother has been in the hospital and it really took a burden off her,” said Burkett of receiving the computer. Ella Burkett told her youngest daughter, who joins two other sisters in college, that she would get her a computer for her birthday in September. “When Jake came in with a big box, I cried and momma cried,” said Burkett with a smile. “It was a blessing for Please see BMAD | 3A

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Patience Burkett will have a laptop for college thanks to the efforts of BMAD (Brothers Making A Difference) and its president Lamar Keith.

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KOSSUTH — Operation Back to School was part of a vision. Kossuth United Methodist Church used the dream as an event to touch hearts and transform lives. The church, located near the Kossuth School campus, had a goal of providing new school supplies and gently used clothing for children before school began a new year. Non-perishable food was also part of the plan as the church put together a free yard sale for the community. “Our goal was to provide for 50 families,” said church member Anthia Follin-King. “At first we didn't know if we had the resources to meet that goal.” God did. Kossuth's small congregation supplied the availability and God provided the ability to see that over a hundred families were ministered to on August 4. “This endeavor was a team effort ordained by God and completed by Christians who truly care about our community,” said Follin-King. An extended ministry of the church's FUEL (Forever, Unending, Eternal, Love) after school program, the free yard sale gave the congregation a chance to step out on faith. “I think we were overwhelmed at the task we had undertaken,” said Follin-King, FUEL Director. “We knew God could do it so we prayed and trusted Him.” When the big day was completed, over $2,100 worth of food, approximately $1,700 in school supplies and around $2,100 in clothing had been awarded to families in the community. “We were humbled by their gracious attitudes,” added Follin-King. Kossuth United Methodist more than reached its goal as 83 backpacks were filled with school supplies. Only a small box of shoes remained from the free yard sale. “Through the grace of God we were able to minister to over a hundred families and around 440 men, women and children,” said the FUEL Director.

On this day in history 150 years ago President Davis addresses the second session of the Confederate Congress and takes time to point out the atrocities committed by the Union, particularly by Gen. Benjamin Butler in New Orleans. Butler was so unpopular, his portrait was placed inside chamber pots.

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Vo-tech takes team approach to new level BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The Alcorn Career and Technology Center have started the school year by taking the team approach to a new level — by learning the value of working together. “We feel it is important for students from our local high schools to learn to work together in groups and realize through cooperation and teamwork, more can be accomplished,” said Jennifer Koon, ACTC counselor. “We want our students to learn that teamwork is essential in school and the workplace and is a highly valued skill to possess.” Students and instruc-

tors participated in two team building days on Monday and Tuesday, using the days to familiarize students with the ACTC environment, its faculty and staff, fellow students and what is expected of them in the new school year. Career and Tech Center Director Richard Turner said industry standards in today’s economy require a team approach. “A critical success factor in today’s global workplace is an ability to create effective, functioning teams,” said Turner. Students rotated through six stations that were led by instructors and participated in a

number of hands-on activities designed to foster team building and communication. Objectives covered by students through team building activities include the significance of teamwork; sharing workload; building mutual associations; valuing diversity; fostering creativity; enhancing job satisfaction; increasing work pace and lessening risks. The team building activities are a great way to share individual school cultures and develop a cohesiveness among the Alcorn Career and Technology Center’s students, according to Assistant Director Rodney Hopper.

The Alcorn Career and Technology Center offers career and technical classes to Alcorn Central, Biggersville, Corinth and Kossuth High Schools. Classes offered this school year are: Agriculture and Natural Resources; Agriculture Power and Machinery; Automotive Service Technology; Business Fundamentals; Marketing and Economics; Construction; Graphic Arts; Health Sciences; Information Technology; Manufacturing Fundamentals; Metal Fabrication; Polymer Science; and Teacher Academy. The center also offers several adult night classes.

Photo by Kim Jobe/Corinth School District

Special gathering While other Corinth School District educators were marking the recent first day of school in the classroom, a group of retired educators were celebrating the first day of school by having lunch together at a local eatery. The retired teachers included (from left) Helen Moore, Jackie Calvert, Myra Byrnes, Barbara Trapp, Gloria Cartwright, Ann Corothers and Anita Martin.

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Students at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center use teamwork to navigate a field of plastic cups as part of the team-building exercises earlier this week.

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Yesterday's new moon lent a fresh perspective, and it's easy to see how the success of any venture will depend on the level of involvement and participation of those present. New rules of engagement will apply. No one can be “engaged” without giving something. Make sure that everyone is included and asked to contribute in some way. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Advertisers understand that when a message has multiple exposures, the response rate will increase. You'll use this principle to your advantage, putting an idea out there several times until you get interest. TAURUS (April 20May 20). You don't expect people to be on your side, but you'll be pleased to find out who is. They might not think of it as “your side,” but without a doubt, they share a similar point of view. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Nothing is haphazard in your world now. You put everything you have into what you're doing. If that is not possible, you won't take it on in the first place.

CANCER (June 22July 22). Seeing yourself as victorious is the first step in making it so. It gives you the focus you need to figure out the “how.” You may not get it right the first time, but hang on to the vision regardless. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Smart shoppers know that “special deals” are only truly “special” if they happen very infrequently. Using this principle, you'll be careful not to overuse the special thing you have to offer. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Avoid the one who makes mysterious promises. There is no magic formula to follow now. Logic prevails. Efforts that are correctly focused will lead to success. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There's a point at which too much negotiating hurts a relationship. Out of respect and a need for simplicity, you may just go with what another person wants without making a counteroffer. SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 21). You'll be better off tomorrow because you followed the plan today. You may be tempted to veer off, but get right back on track. Repeat

the same action several times; a habit is being formed. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You'll rely on word-of-mouth for your best information and will be unlikely to buy into anything without a personal referral. It's an excellent policy now that will keep you from getting what you don't need. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). Your imagination is strong, and it fills the gaps in your knowledge with plausible answers. With intelligence, you'll rule out some of what the imagination presents, and some of it you'll investigate further. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18). You will influence others with whatever small acts you can do for the environment. For instance, using your own water bottle or grocery bags could be part of the change the whole world needs. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Even though you may change what you're doing in order to harmonize with the dominant desires, fears and beliefs of the times, you never completely lose your unique “you-ness.”

Absentee voting has final day Corinth City Hall is open today from 8 a.m. until noon for the final

day of absentee voting in person for the Future Fare special tax levy elec-

tion. Copies of the Future Fare booklet are still available at City Hall.

Couple faces more charges in church burglary BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

Additional charges have been filed against a couple charged last month in connection with the burglary of a Prentiss County Church. Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar said Gregory Odel Robinson, 41, and his

wife, Mary Gwen Robinson have both been charged with additional counts of burglary of an automobile in connection with the burglary of a church van and the theft of other items from Candler’s Chapel Baptist Church east of Booneville.

The Robinsons were charged in late July with two counts of burglary of a building and possession of burglary tools in connection with the burglary of Siloam Methodist Church. The couple has also been connected to cases in Tishomingo County, said Tolar.

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both of us.” The laptop contained a flash drive, anti-virus software and mouse. The CHS Honors graduate left for Ole Miss on Friday. She is a pre-med

biology major. “I am very excited about college,” she said.” It would have been really hard without a computer, but now I can stay in my room and study without having to go to the library.”

BMAD also takes youngsters on college tours. “Some kids never step on a campus until their first day of college,” said Keith. “We just give them an exposure to college life.”

Jimmie Brown

IUKA — Funeral services for Jimmie Brown, 83, are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka with burial at Snowdown Cemetery. Mrs. Brown died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Fairmount, Ind. She was raised in the Oldham community and was a member of Iuka Baptist Church. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband, Junior Brown; her parents, James and Etta Crouse; and a grandchild, Jimmy. Survivors include one son, Chris Brown (Pat) of Iuka; three daughters, Charlotte Ann Brown (Bob) of Portland, Ind., Rhonda Gretillat (Arno “Red”) of Marion, Ind., and Peggy Rodabaugh (Raymond) of Fairmont, Ind.; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Bro. Shandy Dill will officiate. Visitation is today from 5 until 9 p.m. at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka.

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NEWTON, Kan. — Funeral services for Alberta “Alicia” Hughes-Jones, 71, are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the St. Joseph of Glastonbury Church in

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Mark Boehler, editor

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Corinth, Miss.

Letter to the editor

Please vote ‘Yes’ on Future Fare To the editor: For the past 33 years I have been assisting municipalities and counties as a city planner and grant writer. Over this period I have written federal and state infrastructure grants totaling more than $49 million for numerous communities including the City of Corinth. Consequently, I have come to understand the struggles communities have in finding financial resources to maintain and improve existing infrastructure such as streets, sidewalks and storm drainage. As most people may already know, Corinth, like many municipalities, runs the city government primarily through sales tax revenue. Very little comes from ad valorem taxes. Through the years many of the city’s streets have been repeatedly resurfaced to the point the curbs and gutters that are in place to channel storm water are in some cases totally covered up with asphalt. The proposed special levy of 12 mills of ad valorem taxes will provide the city with the resources to, in addition to resurfacing, mil the streets to restore the curbs and gutters. We have seen this effectively done most recently on Fillmore and Proper Streets. This is a good investment of our tax dollars. As the mayor and board of aldermen have stated, the millage will only go to the infrastructure improvements the board has listed and distributed, and not to salaries and other city expenditures. In fact, the mayor and board have already set up a separate account for these funds. The thing to remember as citizens of Corinth is Future Fare lasts only five years. To extend it would require the vote of the citizens. As citizens, we have the opportunity over the next five years to see significant improvements in our infrastructure, particularly street and drainage, as opposed to continually putting off improvements while the problems continue to deteriorate and become more costly. Jack Griffith Corinth

Future Fare concern includes poor timing To the editor: I am concerned about funding the proposed Future Fare. I have read the letters from people who are in favor of the additional tax levy, but I don’t believe they are speaking for everyone in our community. It seems like it’s poor timing to ask for a 12 mil tax increase. Our city has been able to pave streets in the past without an increase in taxes, so I must ask why does the city need more money? Our elected officials are asking to increase our taxes. Not long ago when they ran for office, they campaigned to not raise taxes. Whether people are for or against the tax — I hope everyone will vote on Tuesday. Elizabeth Mosley Waldron St., Corinth

Prayer for today Dear Father, thank you for friends whose loving presence and caring touch bring peace to troubled hearts. May we too be steady friends to those who are hurting. Amen.

Romney’s ‘Damn-the-Torpedoes!’ decision Mitt Romney’s decision to select Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate speaks well of the man who made it. Indeed, it seemed less like the moderate man we have come to know than Adm. David Farragut in Mobile Bay: “Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!” Facing sinking polls, endless attack ads on his tax returns and Bain Capital record, and venomous lies that he was culpable in the cancer death of the wife of a steelworker seven years after he left Bain, Romney decided to convert this dismal campaign into a stark choice of philosophies and policies. Picking Ryan, Mitt shoved his whole stack of chips into the middle of the table and sent this message to the American people: “Friends, our country is in trouble. If we do not lift the burden of taxation, regulation and spending that has produced $5 trillion in new debt in four years, we are going the way of Spain and Greece. “I have chosen this young leader Paul Ryan to be my partner because he has thought more deeply and read more closely into the causes and consequences of our fiscal crisis than any other man in Washington. “Now President Obama says his approach to solving America’s fiscal crisis has ‘worked.’ If you believe that, go ahead and vote for him. “But Paul Ryan and I believe that 42 straight months of 8 percent un-

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employment, $5 trillion in new debt and trilliondollar deficits staring at us all the way to Pat the horizon Buchanan is a course to fiscal and fiColumnist nancial ruin. He and I do not believe America can survive many more years of what Barack Obama has produced and promises to produce. “We are offering America a different direction from the radical-liberal path of Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, where the federal government consumes a fourth of the entire economy. We are offering a Romney-Reagan-Ryan conservative road to prosperity. “I am not going to tell you this will not involve sacrifice. But if you believe this country needs a course correction, then we are asking you to take a chance with change to restore an America where our children can anticipate the better future we all could when we were growing up. “You know and I know there is something fundamentally wrong with the direction in which we are headed. And the proof lies in the grim statistics that keep coming in month after month after month.” Romney’s choice of Ryan makes the election of 2012 not only a report card and referendum on Obama, but a clear choice between phi-

losophies. Obama believes government is the engine of prosperity. Romney and Ryan believe people, private institutions, entrepreneurs and businesses are the creative and energizing forces in society. And what a difference four years have made in this president. In 2008, Obama was the candidate of “hope and change.” In 2012, Obama is the candidate of inflexibility and fear. Look at him, his surrogates and his ads. Do they not all say to the American people: Be afraid, be terrified of what Romney and that dangerous Ryan would do. Be fearful, for Romney and Ryan will take from you what you have, while we will make sure you keep what you have, and we promise you more. With the selection of Ryan, Mitt Romney has made this election a test of the people themselves. Two-thirds of all Americans, according to polls, believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. Will they vote for Romney-Ryan to change course, or for Obama to continue on that course because they fear the unknown to the known? The predictable Democratic response to Ryan’s candidacy has begun. They are rummaging through his budget to find proposed cuts and crafting ads to frighten portions of the population about what those terrible

cuts might mean to them. Will it work? Well, this will be a test of the communications skills of the Romney-Ryan campaign. Can they persuade the people to boot the Obamaites out of the wheelhouse and entrust them with the leadership of the nation? Second, it will be a test of the people. Can they, will they reject the frightening picture that will be painted of Romney and Ryan’s America? America has faced course corrections before, with 1932 and 1980 coming to mind. In both those elections, the failed leadership was broomed out in a landslide. Is there any doubt that this administration, too, has fallen short of what it promised? Is there any doubt that it, too, has failed? But are we the same people those generations were? Or have we become the fearful and risk-averse electorate the consultants and the ad-makers think we are? We shall see. Nevertheless, Romney is owed a debt for choosing a man of principles and conservative philosophy as a running mate, thereby giving this country a clear choice as to the future it wants to live in. However it comes out, this decision was a gutsy call. (Daily Corinthian columnist Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?”)

Liberal media’s definition of an ‘extremist’ After Rep. Paul Ryan was announced as Mitt Romney’s running mate, it took less than 24 hours for The New York Times to define Ryan as an “extremist.” In a lead editorial, the paper bannered this sub-headline: “With no plan of his own, Mr. Romney can’t distance himself from Mr. Ryan’s extremist vision.” That “vision” would be federal spending cuts and entitlement reform. While chairman of the House Budget Committee, Ryan sent two spending bills to the House, both of which passed but were killed in the Senate, which is controlled by the Democrats. The bills cut federal programs across the board. Ryan is also a fan of reforming Medicare and Social Security, which are going bankrupt. In the bubble that is the liberal media, trimming government spending and

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making entitlements more fiscally viable are extreme positions. That’s someBill what ironic O’Reilly b e c a u s e President The O’Reilly Factor O b a m a ’ s strategy of massive government spending and borrowing is perhaps the most extreme economic plan in the nation’s history. Never before has the USA run up such an enormous debt and had so little to show for it. So defining Ryan as extreme is an interesting scare tactic — and one that might be extended in the days to come. Here are other positions that the committed left media consider extreme: ■ If you believe traditional marriage should be kept as the exclusive standard, you are not only extreme;

you are a homophobe. ■ If you believe all Americans should pay less in taxes, you are greedy and an anti-poor extremist. ■ If you believe the Second Amendment gives Americans the right to buy and possess guns, you are promoting violence in an extreme way. ■ If you believe the government has a duty to combat overseas terrorists without giving them constitutional protections, you are an extreme anti-human rights individual. ■ If you believe abortion is the taking of a human life, you are an anti-woman extremist. ■ If you support securing the nation’s borders and regulating immigration, you are anti-Hispanic. The list goes on and on. By labeling someone as extreme, you can dismiss whatever they say. That’s the strategy being used against Ryan. New York

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Times columnist Maureen Dowd writes: “Ryan should stop being so lovable. People who intend to hurt other people should wipe the smile off their faces.” So in Dowd’s estimation, Ryan is in politics to harm the folks. He gets up every day and plots the personal damage he might be able to achieve. This is now where we are in American politics. If Ryan’s reform vision will harm Americans, let’s hear some specifics. So far, under Obama, we have a sluggish economy, high employment and record debt. Sounds harmful to me. But then again, I’m an extremist. (Daily Corinthian columnist and veteran TV news anchor Bill O’Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama.”)

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State Briefs Guard soldiers from 155th to be honored HATTIESBURG — Mississippi Army National Guard soldiers of the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team will be recognized Saturday for their service in Iraq. Retired Brig. Gen. William L. Glasgow will present the brigade with the campaign participation streamer for participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The streamers are presented to groups that participate in a war. The 155th was made up of nearly 3,500 soldiers from throughout Mississippi and others from around the country. When it went to Iraq the first time in 2005, it was the largest single deployment of Mississippi Guard soldiers since World War II. The

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