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Hinton wins; Glidewell, Voyles advance BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Democratic primary runoffs for supervisor Tuesday saw Lowell Hinton win re-election in the First District and Steve Glidewell pull out a narrow win over Reed Mitchell in the Fourth District, advancing to November. In the Second District, James Voyles edged out Jon Newcomb for

the party nomination, also advancing to November. Hinton’s race hinged on the outcome of the final box, as he trailed Jerry Miller with two of the district’s three boxes tallied. Miller won Five Points 445 to 345, while Hinton won North Corinth 196 to 160. But Hinton’s home box of Wenasoga went 260-154 in his favor to give him a final total of 840 (50.97 percent) to

Miller’s 806 with absentee ballots. Hinton acknowledged the county has gone through a rough time with the state auditor’s corruption probe, which has yielded nine indictments, and hopes to help set a new course. “We want to put all of that behind us with a new face and with a new group and get what we’ve got startPlease see SUPERVISORS | 2A

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LaRue advances in sheriff runoff BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

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Election day

Deputy clerks Sherra Green (left) and Kalee Eaton check in at a precinct box during Tuesday’s runoff.

Mike LaRue has some more campaigning to do. The military veteran advanced to the Nov. 3 general election by downing Democratic challenger David Derrick 3,683-3,244 in the runoff for Alcorn County Sheriff on Tuesday night. “It was a huge night,” said

LaRue in his first bid for any political office. “I am thankful and honored to have the opportunity to move on.” LaRue took the first four boxes that came in and never looked back. The former investigator with the District Attorney’s Office won 12 of the 17 precincts on the night. Please see SHERIFF | 2A

‘Blue cards’ give students employment advantage BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Recruiting capable individuals, promoting exciting careers and training a quality workforce for Mississippi’s construction industry, The Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF) has collaborated with the Alcorn Career and Technology Center in order to bring new opportunities to students. Designed by industry for industry, the non-profit organization was formed by a coalition of construction associates in 1996 and is the designated National Center for Construction Education and Research Training Sponsor for Mississippi. “As the state’s accredited training sponsor for NCCER, we provide workforce training and credentialing through programs in high schools, community colleges and industry,” said MCEF North Area Director Lane Bell

who oversees 34 counties. “We utilize the NCCER curriculum which is a nationally-recognized, competency-based, standardized training curriculum offering permanent credentials for a skilled workforce.” In an effort to provide students and craft professionals with industry-recognized credentials and to assure national portability of skills, NCCER maintains an online credentialing and certification database through its registry which tracks both training and/or assessments for its participants. For training purposes, the registry system provides transcripts, certificates and wallet cards, called “blue cards” to students upon successful completion of the NCCER curriculum through an NCCER Accredited Training Sponsor.

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Timberhills Mental Health Center prepares to open a new group home for adult males. Activities director Don Rogers says the home, funded through a federal grant, will meet a major need for services in the community.

Magnolia Regional Health Center announces a $30 million bondfunded upgrade. CEO Rick Napper says the work will include a complete renovation of the emergency room, all new patient rooms, a new medical office building and other improvements.

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Maddox elected Prentiss County tax assessor BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

Bob Maddox will be Prentiss County’s next tax assessor. Maddox topped Ashley Gann 1,651 votes to 1,498 votes to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary runoff election. With no Republican or independent candidates in the race Maddox will assume in

January the position currently held by longtime assessor Steve Eaton who did not seek re-election. Gann led a five person field in the first round of the primary, with Maddox coming in second, but the first round winner did not garner the required 50 percent plus one vote to avoid a runoff and Maddox proved successful in

the second round. In the first round of the Democratic primary Fourth District Supervisor Mike Huddleston, Prentiss County School District Superintendent Randle Downs and Justice Court Judge South Angela White Pounds were reelected to their posts. With the primary over

several local races now head to the general election in November. Incumbent Sheriff Randy Tolar will face Republican Michael Hall, incumbent Fifth District Supervisor Larry Lambert will face Republican Gary Cleveland, incumbent Chancery Clerk David “Bubba” Pounds will face Republican David Mason and

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ed completed,” he said. “Even while we’ve been struggling, we’re still moving forward.” He cites growth in jobs with local industries and new businesses in Corinth. “We’ve done a lot of things in the last four years and we’ve got a lot more things to do,” said Hinton. “We’ve got the new park to get completed and the new industrial park. We need to get that site ready for industry to move in. Those are two big items that I am looking forward to and one of the reasons I ran this time.” The need for better roads is a concern he has heard from residents and one that he shares. Roads eligible for work through the state-aid program are in pretty good shape, he said, but truck traffic is taking a toll on others. “We just don’t get enough money through each district to get very much done,” said Hinton. “We’ve got to put our minds together and see if we can find a way to fix these county roads.”

Hinton has no opponent in November. In the Second District, Voyles, pastor of Mission of Hope Church in Glen, won with 809 (54.26 percent) to Jon Newcomb’s 678 (45.47 percent). “It is my first time to run on this level, and I am excited for the support we had,” said Voyles, who was elected to the county school board in 2012. “My opponent was very worthy and had been in this a few times before.” Voyles won Central 284-261, Glen 315-252 and Jacinto 115-53. Newcomb carried the Pinecrest box 85-68. In the November general election, Voyles faces two more challengers — Brodie McEwen (R) and Scotty Little (independent). Voyles said Second District residents have told him they are tired of dishonest representation. “They feel like they’ve been let down so much,” he said. In the wake of the corruption probe, Voyles said the county should elect God-fearing men and women.

“I just want to regain the confidence of the community, and I know, if given the chance, I will be able to do that,” he said. Dal Nelms recently resigned from the post after his arrest on a grand larceny charge and prior indictment on charges brought by the state auditor’s office. The closest supervisor race, in the Fourth District, was swung by absentee ballots. Reed Mitchell led 790 to 768 over Steve Glidewell in machine totals, but Glidewell led 73-34 in absentee ballots for a final total of 841 (50.3 percent) for Glidewell and 824 for Mitchell. The Fourth District’s 10 outstanding affidavit ballots are not enough to affect the outcome. Glidewell won College Hill 114-108 and Kossuth 457-451, while Mitchell carried Shady Grove 231197. Glidewell advances to November to face Keith “Dude” Conaway (R). A manufacturing worker for more than 20 years, Glidewell has said he wants to bring industry to the county,

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improve roads and make the management of the county’s funds more transparent. Fourth District incumbent Gary Ross lost in the first round of voting on Aug. 4, narrowly missing the runoff. The night saw 337 absentee ballots figure into the totals. A total of 44 affidavit ballots are outstanding — 31 for people who were not in the poll book and 13 for people who did not have an acceptable photo I.D. The Democratic Executive Committee is scheduled to meet at 11 a.m. today to count the 31 regular affidavits. The 13 related to voter I.D. will be considered next Wednesday, Sept. 2. Including the affidavits, voter turnout for the day was 7,207, or 30 percent, exceeding Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell’s expectations. The certified turnout on Aug. 4, including the Democratic and Republican primaries, was 10,546. “It seemed like some of the precincts in the city were down, and some in the county were up,” he said. As often happens, the primary system left some residents unhappy. Caldwell said a number of people who voted in the Republican primary on Aug. 4 didn’t understand that they could not vote in the Democratic runoff.

incumbent Constable North Sammy D. Henderson will face Republican DeVaughn Kelly in the general election. Arch Bullard will face interim District Attorney John Weddle in the districtwide race for DA and incumbent Republican Rep. Tracy Arnold will face Democratic challenger Lauren Childers in No-

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JACKSON, Miss. — Voters on Tuesday decided one primary runoff for each party for a seat on a state commission. Longtime state Rep. Mary Coleman won the Democratic nomination for the Central District seat on the state Transportation Commission, defeating businessman Robert Amos. Both are from Jackson. Coleman will challenge Republi-

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“My goal is to be the best sheriff this county has ever had,” LaRue. “I am a man with a proven track record who has integrity and is honest … that’s what we need in the sheriff’s office.” Derrick, the top votegetter in the Aug. 4 primary with 2,509, was behind 1,298-1,064 after taking the Glen precinct 361-204. LaRue took the next three boxes and held a 2,850-2,491 advantage after the 15th box was totaled. “I congratulate Mike on a clean race,” said Derrick, “I am at peace with everything and after a few days off I will be back serving the citizens of Alcorn County.”

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can incumbent Dick Hall of Brandon in the Nov. 3 general election. Business investor Sam Britton of Laurel defeated first-term state Sen. Tony Smith to win the Republican nomination for Southern District seat on the Public Service Commission. Britton will face Democrat Tom Blanton and Reform Party candidate Lonny Keith Spence, both of Hattiesburg, in the Nov. 3 general election.

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LaRue also plans to take a short break before getting back to things. “I plan to take some time off and then formulate a plan to get back at it,” said LaRue. In the primary, Derrick produced big boxes in Glen, Five Points and Central. LaRue took two of the three precincts on Tuesday night. LaRue’s largest vote totals came at Kossuth and Five Points. He held a 479-390 cushion in Kossuth and a 413-359 cushion at Five Points. LaRue now moves on to the Nov. 3 general election to face Independent candidates Billy Clyde Burns and Ben Caldwell along with Republican challenger David Nunley. “I feel like I was called to run,” said LaRue. “The people believe in me for who I am … it has been a lot of hard work by some good people.”

Post 1 Constable The race for constable in Post 1 went down to the absentee count for a second straight time. Johnny Butler, who edged Landon Tucker 1,952-1,931 in the August primary, won the Democratic runoff 1,842-1,809. Butler held just a 14-vote lead before an 87-68 advantage in absentee votes extended the winning margin. “I appreciate the clean, hard fight,” said Tucker in his first bid at constable. “I gave it my best and learned a lot.” Butler will now face Republican Scotty Bradley and Independent James McAnally on Nov. 3.

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In the Post 2 race, Wayne Duncan advanced to the November date by taking just over 51 percent of the vote. Duncan defeated Jason Willis 1,7121,603 and will face Republican James Bryant and Independent Wayne Null in less than three months. “I got out and worked hard,” said Duncan. “I knew I had one more chance after the primary.” Duncan won seven of the nine boxes. He owned a 1,253-1,006 lead before Willis closed within 93 votes after winning Kossuth 521-367. “I want to thank all the folks for their hard work,” said Duncan. “They put their trust in me and I want them all to come back and make me their full-time constable in November.”

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Today in History

Across the Region Driverâ€™s license stations closed

Today is Wednesday, August 26, the 238th day of 2015. There are 127 days left in the year. Â

Due to training Driverâ€™s License Examiners on system upgrades and new laws all driverâ€™s license stations in the Highway Patrolâ€™s northern region (Districts 2, 3 and 5) will be closed all day, for one day on Wednesday, August 26. Â

Todayâ€™s Highlight in History: On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing American womenâ€™s right to vote, was certified in effect by Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby.

MCHS instructor gets yearly award SELMER, Tenn. â€” McNairy Central High School teacher Rod Barnes has been chosen as Classroom Teacher of the Year by the Tennessee Association of Career and Technical Educators. McNairy Countyâ€™s Career and Technical Education Director Ronnie Teague praised Barnesâ€™ work as he told the school board members about Barnesâ€™ award given by the Tennessee Association of Career and Technical Educators. Barnes is now eligible to compete for another honor in Region II. He will be competing against other CTE teachers from across the southeast.

On this date: In 1789, Franceâ€™s National Assembly adopted its Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. In 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa began cataclysmic eruptions, leading to a massive explosion the following day. In 1939, the first televised major league baseball games were shown on experimental station W2XBS: a double-header between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field. (The Reds won the first game, 5-2, the Dodgers the second, 6-1.) In 1944, French Gen. Charles de Gaulle braved the threat of German snipers as he led a victory march in Paris, which had just been liberated by the Allies from Nazi occupation. In 1958, Alaskans went to the polls to overwhelmingly vote in favor of statehood. In 1978, Cardinal Albino Luciani of Venice was elected pope following the death of Paul VI. The new pontiff took the name Pope John Paul I. (However, he died just over a month later.) In 1985, 13-yearold AIDS patient Ryan White began â€œattendingâ€? classes at Western Middle School in Kokomo, Indiana, via a telephone hook-up at his home after school officials had barred Ryan from participating in person. In 2009, authorities in California solved the 18year disappearance of Jaycee Lee Dugard after she appeared at a parole office with her children and the Antioch couple whoâ€™d kidnapped her when she was 11.

Tupelo theater set to hold auditions TUPELO â€” Tupelo Community Theatre Off Broadway will hold auditions for its production of Monsters Under the Bed by Gay Hammond at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 30 at 213 East Franklin

and at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 31 at Saltillo Elementary School Auditorium, located atÂ 424 S 3rd Avenue in Saltillo.Â The cast is made up of youth in grades 6thâ€“8th. No advance preparation is necessary.Â The childrenâ€™s production is a wild and physical anthology of stories and poems from cultures all over the world about trolls, ghosts, beasties and other things that go bump in the night.Â (Production dates for the show are October 29 and 30 at 7:30.Â Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and younger and may be purchased by calling 662844-1935.)

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Â STARKVILLE â€” Christine Jackson, the director of student services at the University of Louisville since 2012, has been named Mississippi Stateâ€™s new assistant athletic director of academics, Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin announced on Tuesday. Jackson replaces Ray Berryhill, who retired earlier this summer. She will oversee MSUâ€™s Templeton Athletic Academic Center and report to the Office of the Provost as well as MSU Athletics. Â Jackson has served over 13 years at the University of Louisville, including in her most recent role since July 2012. As director of student services, Jackson coordinated the admissions process for foot-

MEMPHIS â€“ The Pink Palace Museum of Memphis will hold their 43rd Annual Crafts Fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9 and Friday Oct. 10 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11. Admission is $9 for adults, $6 for seniors (60 and over) and $3 for children (under 12). Parking in front of the fair is $4 and free off Cherry. Seniors can park for $2 during senior afternoon fromÂ 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10. The family-oriented event held at the Audubon Park at the corner of Perkins Ext. and Southern, the craft show is the largest juried arts

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ball student-athletes. She was responsible for the academic needs of all freshmen and incoming transfer football student-athletes. She organized all aspects of the Kick Off Summer Bridge Program, which promoted academic success. She also supported the assistant athletic director with day-to-day operations of the Woodruff Academic Center and its staff. Prior to her promotion in the summer of 2012, Jackson served as the director of football student-athlete development (2010-12), coordinating life-skills programming for all football student-athletes at Louisville. Jackson earned her bachelorâ€™s degree in kinesiology in 1997 and her masterâ€™s degree in sport management in 1999 -- both from the University of Kentucky. Jackson and her husband Richard have three sons â€“ Trey, 13, Reese, 11, and Rashawn, 4. Â

Benefit Day set Sept. 12 at park WALNUT â€” A Benefit Day will be held for Anna Hopper, the two year-old daughter of Nick and Betsy Hopper at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Walnut Ball Park. The event will include an auction, food, bounce houses, a water slide, cake walk, train rides, pony rides, a dunking booth, knocker balls, pictures with Elsa from

Whitlock unseated as Tishomingo sheriff BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

IUKA â€” A new Tishomingo County sheriff will take office in January. Glenn Whitlock, who has held the sheriffâ€™s post for the past 12 years, was unseated in Tuesdayâ€™s Democratic primary runoff by first time challenger John Dennis Daugherty. â€œI am very humbled,â€? said Daugherty from the Tishomingo County Courthouse in Iuka. â€œIâ€™m so proud of how the great people of Tishomingo

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Crum, who will become the countyâ€™s next Tax Assessor. â€œI asked folks to give me a chance and they did,â€? said Crum. â€œIâ€™m so thankful they did.â€? Crum received 57 percent or 2,478 votes to Turnerâ€™s 1,836 votes. Turner had held the Tax Assessor position for more than 17 years. In the 3rd District Supervisor runoff, Michael Busby received 63 percent or 631 votes to Ronnie Woodruffâ€™s 345 votes.

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Insecurity over Katrina returns JACKSON — On Hurricane Katrina’s 10th anniversary, is it time to take off the chip? By now, everyone knows about Mississippi’s post-storm insecurity, its angst about being overshadowed by all the media Jeff Amy attention on New Orleans after Columnist the storm, when hundreds of Mississippians had also died, and tens of thousands were homeless. And the chip is still there. Some residents of the Magnolia State shined it up and planted it back on their shoulders last week when President Barack Obama announced that he would visit New Orleans, but not the Mississippi Gulf Coast to commemorate the anniversary. Maybe the best place to sample the reaction was the “Land Mass” Facebook page. It’s named after another hurricane-related sleight to Mississippi, when a Weather Channel forecaster predicted in August 2012 that Hurricane Isaac would hit “the land mass between New Orleans and Mobile.” Some adopted the phrase as an alternate name for their home. After noting Obama would visit New Orleans to commemorate Katrina, the page remarked, “Of course he will, since nothing actually happened in the Land Mass. That was just an urban legend.” Grabbing for attention was understandable in the wake of the storm, when there was so much devastation that it seemed like no one could ever get enough help. Attention was a currency that might be exchangeable for aid, especially in those first chaotic, panicky weeks of a yearslong rebuilding effort. “With all the publicity and headlines and all for New Orleans, we could not afford to be forgotten,” former Bay St. Louis Mayor Eddie Favre recently told a crowd at a Katrina commemorative event, explaining his famous vow to wear shorts until his city recovered. Robin Roberts, the Pass Christian hometown girl beloved in part for her advocacy of the coast after the storm, used that same word last week when she screened her new Katrina retrospective at an invitation-only event. “I vowed to you, you would not be forgotten,” the Sun Herald quoted the Good Morning America co-anchor as telling the audience. Former Gov. Haley Barbour, in his new book, “America’s Great Storm,” lists Roberts as one of the reporters who was “generous in making sure we were able to tell our story to a broader national audience,” along with MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mississippi natives Shepard Smith of Fox News and Kathleen Koch, formerly of CNN. Barbour, though, seems intent on downplaying Mississippi’s post-Katrina media inferiority complex, saying other Americans eventually paid plenty of attention to the state. “Many Mississippians were angry when their horrendous losses were ignored or, at best, underreported. I reminded them, ‘The news media doesn’t like to cover airplanes that land safely,’” Barbour writes in his introduction. “Nevertheless, as time went on, Americans began to notice the way in which Mississippians met head-on the challenges of recovery. I have come to believe that the response of the people of Mississippi to Katrina’s destruction did more to improve the image of our state than anything that has happened in my lifetime.” With current state officials including Gov. Phil Bryant hoping to tell a positive story about the state on the storm’s 10th anniversary, that might be a better tone. “We have borne the burden of painstaking recovery, and the fruit of our labors is remarkable,” Bryant wrote in a 10th anniversary report. “Businesses are reopened. Homes are rebuilt. Roads and bridges connect our Gulf Coast towns once again, and the economy is thriving. We have come so far, and we have come together.” But ultimately it’s up to Mississippians to decide whether they’re ready to stop feeling slighted. (Daily Corinthian columnist Jeff Amy is a writer for the Associated Press based in Jackson.)

Prayer for today Tender Father, help me to consider those who receive the crust of bread at my door; for if it be needed it is asked for by sad and desperate lives. Make me conscious of thy mercy and help, that I may be considerate for the one with the outstretched hand. Amen.

A verse to share “Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” — Matthew 9:37-38

Trump’s half-serious, half-fantasy plan Donald Trump’s six-page platform on immigration may not be, as Ann Coulter wrote, “the greatest political document since the Magna Carta.” But given the issue’s role in elevating the candidate to leading Republican polls, it merits serious attention. And at least some of the platform’s planks are serious. Trump calls for nationwide use, presumably mandatory, of E-Verify, the government system that is supposed to enable prospective employers to verify a job applicant’s immigration status. He also calls for completion of a visa tracking system. About half of the nation’s estimated 11.3 million illegal immigrants (Pew Research Center estimates, not significantly changed from 2009 to 2014) are people who entered on valid visas and have stayed past the expiration date. There’s only one problem here: gummint don’t do IT good. Example: healthcare. gov. Example: the FBI system abandoned after millions were spent. Example: the NextGen air traffic control system that went on the fritz last Saturday and stranded thousands at New York and D.C. airports. Unfortunately, Trump the businessman did not accompany these reasonable

proposals with suggestions about how to get government IT working. T r u m p Michael makes sense Barone too in calling for outlawColumnist ing sanctuary cities, though his remedy (withholding all federal funds) might not be the most effective. And ending catch-and-release of illegal border crossers seems like a no-brainer. However, some of Trump’s proposals are, as Bloomberg’s Megan McArdle writes, “a farce.” “End birthright citizenship,” he says bluntly. There’s an argument that the Supreme Court erred in its 1898 decision declaring that the Fourteenth Amendment grants citizenship to everyone born in the United States (except diplomats and the like). But that argument isn’t going to sway the Court anytime soon, and amending the Fourteenth Amendment requires two-thirds votes of both houses of Congress and ratification by 38 state legislatures. Ain’t gonna happen. Trump calls for building “a permanent border wall,” even though that’s technically unfeasible in some places (such as along the

Rio Grande) and declares, “Mexico must pay for the wall.” That sounds good in TV debates and on talk radio. But Trump’s argument that the U.S. can make Mexico pay by increasing border transit fees and impounding remittances from illegal workers is unrealistic. Will banks and Western Union be required to determine the legal status of depositors and customers? Will the government confiscate money deposited into U.S. bank accounts of workers’ foreign relatives? What may be most important about Trump’s sixpage platform are the things he misses – such as the fact that immigration from Mexico is sharply down from the 1982-2007 surge. Net migration from Mexico to the U.S. in 2008-2012 was zero. China and India each account for more immigrants than Mexico in recent years. Trump gets bogged down instead in a complex proposal to increase salary levels for holders of H-1B visas. He’s probably right that for a few big high-tech companies H-1Bs are a source of indentured labor that costs some Americans higher-paying jobs. But the solution is to ditch the H-1B formula that tends to tie down high-skill migrants to specific employers and substitute some-

thing like the Canadian and Australian point systems that provide more places for high-skill immigrants – and let them contribute to freemarket growth any way they like. The most unrealistic Trump proposal is his call for “a pause” – of unspecified length – in issuing green cards to workers abroad, “where employers will have to hire from the domestic pool of unemployed immigrant and native workers.” That’s a nod to historyminded immigration critics Pat Buchanan and Ann Coulter who argue the 1924 immigration act provided such a “pause.” But much of that “pause” came during depression and war, when immigration would have been minimal anyway. Shutting high-skill immigrants out today is cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face. Some of Donald Trump’s prescriptions make sense. But too many result from misdiagnosis and would transform treatable illness into wasting disease. (Daily Corinthian columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

Mississippi feels like the hottest place on earth As I write this, my weather app tells me the heat index is 110 degrees. These are the dog days of summer. If Mississippi in the summer feels like the hottest place on earth, you would be very close to being right. In fact, only a handful of places in the world are hotter than Mississippi in the summer: Phoenix and Las Vegas here in the states. Dubai, Marrakesh, Mecca, Timbuktu and Kuwait City in the Middle East. When you factor in the incredible humidity and the bugs, you can make a good argument that we have the world’s nastiest summers. The only place in Australia that could compare would be Darwin, one city in the far north. India and China have some hot cities, but not as hot as Mississippi. If it’s this hot in Mississippi, it must be even hotter on the equator, right? Wrong. It never gets cold on the equator, but it never gets as hot as Mississippi in the summer. That’s because the equator never gets more than 12 hours of sunshine. In the summer in Mississippi, we get more than 14 hours of sunshine.

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To be scientific, the total amount of solar radiation in a summer day is determined by Wyatt two factors: Emmerich the number of hours in Columnist the day and the angle of the sun’s rays to the surface. As you go farther north, the days are longer but the angle is slanted. Farther south, the angle is more direct but the days are shorter. As it turns out, Mississippi’s latitude is in the summer sweet spot. We get the maximum solar radiation for the longest period of time in the summer. Add in the constant humidity from the southerly Gulf winds and you get heat index misery. Because of this, the population of the South did not grow rapidly until the invention of the air conditioner. You can always put on more clothes when you’re cold, but there’s no stripping off your skin when you’re hot. Even our pools become hot tubs in August. Not to fret. Mississippi’s

annual average temperature is a perfect 65 degrees. If you like changing seasons, Mississippi has it all in as mild a manner as possible. I have the good fortune of having a sister who lives in the Netherlands, so escaping to Europe has become a bit more affordable with a free place to stay. This year I went with Ginny and the two boys while Ruth went to camp. Breaking up the months of heat can be a nice psychological boost. Closer, we have Asheville and the Appalachians or basically anywhere farther north. Once in Europe, we rented a car and drove through the Italian Alps. We took the Bernina Red Train, an open air train, through the heart of the Alps. The scenery was magnificent. We all agreed the Alps are more beautiful than the Rockies. Italy has several huge freshwater lakes in the alpine foothills. Lake Garda is about three times the size of the Reservoir with crystal clear water. It’s cold, but on a hot Italian summer day, quite refreshing. Italians flock to the Lake Garda beaches like Missis-

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sippians flock to South Walton Beach. One positive: no sharks or jellyfish. We made it back in time for my son John to vote for the first time. He was excited and walked into the Lakeland fire station with his voter registration card clinched proudly in hand. His excitement made me realize how we so often take voting for granted. Most of us don’t even bother, which is probably a good thing for those unwilling to take the time to learn about the candidates and the issues they face. Certainly the election of truckdriver Robert Gray, who didn’t even bother to vote for himself, to be the Democratic nominee for governor shows our democratic process is far from perfect. On the other hand, the election results also gave us a great example of how democracy works. Alternative energy advocate Brent Bailey and veteran government expert Cecil Brown were elected to be the Republican and Democratic nominees to the Public Service Commission. Either one will be a great improvement.

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Uber, college work on self-driving cars TUCSON, Ariz. — Uber is partnering with the University of Arizona to develop mapping technology as the ride-hailing company expands its research of driverless car technology. The partnership announced Tuesday between the San Francisco-based company and the university includes a $25,000 grant to UofA’s College of Optical Sciences. Uber will also test its self-driving vehicles on Tucson streets. “We’ll work with some of the leading experts in lens design here at the university to improve the imagery of what we capture and use to build out mapping and our safety features,” said Brian McClendon, vice president of advanced technology for Uber. McClendon wouldn’t elaborate on how many Uber employees would be working with university researchers but said he considers this a long-term collaboration.

Holmes’ sentencing hears from victims CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Scores of victims of James Holmes’ deadly attack on a Colorado movie theater, now free to vent their feelings before the judge, are describing haunting flashbacks, relentless survivor’s guilt and searing physical pain that endures three years later. Throughout Holmes’

three-month trial, if they were called to testify, survivors and family members were stifled by objections and court orders preventing them from veering off topic or saying too much about the extent of their loss. But they were allowed to speak without interruption as Holmes final sentencing hearing continued Tuesday, offering testimony that was sometimes quiet and reflective, sometimes laced with anger and frustration. Kathleen Larimer, whose son, John, was killed in the shooting, steadied herself to read a prepared statement but was halted by tears. “I’m so tired of crying,” she said from a lectern facing Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr., who on Wednesday will formally sentence Holmes to life in prison without parole.

Cheating site faces lawsuit from users LOS ANGELES — Eight people across the U.S. who registered to use Ashley Madison are suing the cheating website after hackers released personal and detailed information of millions of users, including financial data and sexual proclivities. The lawsuits were filed between last month and Monday by Ashley Madison users in California, Texas, Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee and Minnesota. They all seek classaction status to represent the estimated 37 million registered users of Ashley Madison.

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Obama in between Clinton, Biden bids WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is the man in the middle, caught between the White House aspirations of two of his closest advisers: Vice President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. For months, White House officials expected Clinton to be the Democratic nominee in the 2016 election. Some of Obama’s top political advisers moved to New York to run her campaign and Obama appeared to give his tacit approval, saying she would be an “excellent president.” But that bet on Clinton suddenly looks less certain. With Biden weighing his own presidential run more seriously amid signs of weakness in Clinton’s campaign, the White House faces the prospect of a family feud over who will become heir to Obama’s legacy. “Certainly he’s got something at stake here,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday of Obama’s interest in the 2016 election.

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Challenge dropped in single-vote loss BILOXI — Democrat Hunter Dawkins has dropped a challenge to his one-vote loss in the House District 121 primary. Dawkins tells The Sun Herald he won’t pursue his challenge after the local Democratic Executive Committee refused to hear it. Dawkins says his only recourse would be to take his case to Circuit Court, a move that he and his attorney estimated would cost $10,000. Dawkins say the party sent him a letter over the weekend that said it would not hear the challenge. Brian Pearse won the Aug. 4 Democratic primary by one vote after affidavit ballots were counted. He now faces Republican incumbent Rep. Carolyn Crawford in the November general election.

Former Meridian assistant arrested JACKSON — A former administrative assistant at Meridian Community College has been arrested after staff detected missing funds. The State Auditor’s Office says a Lauderdale County grand jury indicted Sandra Gail Young on embezzlement charges. She also was served with a demand for $202,919 — the amount allegedly misappropriated by Young from August 2008 through February. State Auditor Stacey Pickering, in a news release Monday, said based upon the evidence developed during the investigation, Young used her position to create

and submit false documents which allowed her to embezzle public funds from her employer.

Brookhaven amends smoking ordinance BROOKHAVEN — Electronic cigarettes now have the same restrictions as traditional cigarettes under Brookhaven’s smoke free ordinance. The e-cigarettes, which allow nicotine users to inhale vapor, also called vaping, have become increasingly popular substitutes for tobacco cigarettes. The Daily Leader reports the city will allow vaping in places that exclusively sell such products. Brookhaven’s ordinance makes it unlawful to smoke in indoor places including all government buildings and vehicles, all restaurants in the city limits and within the confines and premises of any business that elects to prohibit smoking.

LUMBERTON — Security camera footage in a Lumberton Shell Station caught a person stealing a $26 lighter. That person turned out to be a city alderman. When questioned, Alderman Jay McGraw did not deny it. In fact, WDAM-TV reports he owned up to it. “It was to do with shoplifting a cigarette lighter at the Shell station, other than that, I was caught doing that,” McGraw said. As of Monday, no charges had been filed

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Deaths Norman A. Gosslee

Col (Ret. USAR) Norman A. Gosslee, 87, passed away on Aug. 8, 2015, after an illness of three years. He was born in Seattle, Wa., the only child of Ned and Gladys Gosslee, who preceded him in death. Norm is survived by his wife, Helen, of the home; a son, Norman A. Gosslee of Gosslee Everett, Wa.; and a daughter, Mary Gosslee of Durango, Col. He is also survived by four sons he claimed as his own; Bill, Jack (Deborah), David (Denise) of KC North, Tom Norton (Salle) of Collierville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Jennifer, Keira, Kennedy, Tom, Chandler, Charles, David W., Eli, Hunter, Robert Norfleet, Jeffrey Gosslee, Autumn, Ryan and Aaron. Norm was a graduate of the University of Washington and received his commission through ROTC. He began his military service at the onset of the Korean Conflict. In later years, he had his own insurance agency in Seattle, Wa., and in between served several tours of active duty with the Army. In 1972, Norm attended Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, KS. He and Helen married and moved to San Fransisco, Ca. Norm will be remembered for the fun and wit he shared with others. He never met a stranger and could light up a room with his big smile. We want to thank the wonderful staff of Crossroads Hospice and the Seekers Class at the Platte Woods United Methodist Church, where he was a member, for all of their loving support. A memorial service with military honors celebrating Norm’s life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 15 at the Meyers Northland Chapel in Parkville, where following the service, light refreshments will be served and memories of Norm will continue to be shared. Memorial contributions may be made to the choir

at Platte Woods United Methodist or to Crossroads Hospice and may be left in care of the Meyers Northland Chapel in Parkville.

Larry Seago

A celebration of life service for Larry K. Seago is set for 2 p.m. today at McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors Chapel with Bro. Ray Bennett officiating. Burial will be in the Shiloh Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Larry died August 24, 2015, at his residence. He was born May 23, 1950, in Alcorn County to the late Lawrence and Frances Seago. He was a graduate of Kossuth High School and Missis- Seago sippi State University. Larry was serving as Corporate Business Manager for Keytronics. He enjoyed farming, raising cows and spending time with his family and grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Christopher (Chris) Seago; and his brother, Jerry Seago. He is survived by his wife, Nita Seago; sons, Mike (Whitney) Seago, Shawn Seago, Greg (Alexandra) Seago and, daughters Tina Seago Tyson, Lindy Jo (Ben) Mills; brothers, Danny Seago and Charles Seago; grandchildren, Anna Tyson, Madison Jo, Mason, Marli Mills, Ki Seago, Sophie Crow; and a host of other family and friends. Pallbearers are Doug Mitchell, Jimmy Gurley, Tommy Melvin, Michael Johnson, Bo Seago and Pete Seago. Honorary pallbearers are Gary Mitchell, Larry B. Mitchell, Jason Seago, T.J. Seago and Joey Kimery. The family will receive friends from 12 p.m. noon until service time today. Memorials can be made to the Christopher Jerry Seago memorial Scholarship Fund c/o of Kossuth High School 15 CR 604 Corinth, MS. 38834. Condolences can be left at

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Judy Sue Whitaker

Funeral services for Judy Sue Whitaker, 71, of Corinth are set for 3 p.m. Thursday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Falcon Cemetery in Selmer, Tenn. Visitation is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today and from 2 p.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Whitaker died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Magnolia Regional Health Cen- Whitaker ter in Corinth. She was born Sept. 5, 1943, and was a self-employed seamstress. She was a member of South Corinth Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Gene A. Whitaker of Corinth; her son, Gene Whitaker, Jr. (Kathy) of Corinth; four grandchildren, Jordan Duncan (Cole), Jason Anderson (Bethany Rowsey), Jacob Whitaker and Julia Whitaker; her sisters, Patsy Aldridge of Rienzi and Sandra Adams of Tennessee; her sisters-in-law, Doris Hathcock of Corinth and Ruby Brawner of Biggersville; numerous nieces, nephews, family and numerous friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Ted Palmer; her mother, Ileen Latch Palmer Adams; her brother, Randal Palmer; her paternal grandparents, George Washington and Sally Palmer; and her maternal grandparents, Eugene and Nanny Latch. Pallbearers are Jacob Whitaker, Jason Anderson, Cole Duncan, Philip Hathcock, gregory Norman and Garrison Norman. Honorary pallbearers are Jay Norman, Danny Palmer and Brad Riley. Bro. Charles Stephenson, Bro. Merl Dixon and Charlie Browning will officiate. Online condolences can be left at www.magnoliafuneralhome. net.

Oma Inez Searcey Bain

Funeral services for Oma Inez Searcey Bain, 92, of Corinth are set for 12 p.m. noon on Thursday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Visitation is from 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the Funeral Home. Mrs. Bain died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, at Baptist Hospital in Desoto.

Terry Houston Ligon

Funeral services for Terry Houston Ligon, 53, of Burnsville are set for 2 p.m. today at Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Burnsville. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time today at Corinthian Funeral Home. Mr. Ligon died Monday, Aug. 24, 2015 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was born on Feb. 1, 1962, in Iuka to Dudley and Syble Glidwell Ligon. He was a sawmiller by trade and a member of Harmony Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife of 13 years, Miranda Ligon of Burnsville; his children, Terry Dewayne (Jennifer) Ligon, Houston Ligon, Dora (Jay) Stricklin, all of Burnsville and Edward (Rebecca) Ligon of Corinth; nine grandchildren, Brooklyn Danks, Nathaniel Ligon, Gage Stricklin, Jayden Stricklin, T.J. Ligon, Caden Stricklin, Jazmine Stricklin, Codie Newcomb and Tyler Alexander; his siblings, Keith (Lisa) Ligon, and Diane Ligon, both of Burnsville, Marshall (Teresa) Ligon of Corinth, T. D. Whirley and Billy Joe Roach

of Burnsville. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Becky Ligon. Bro. Mark Jones will officiate.

Wanda S. Lopez

Wanda S. Lopez, 66, died Friday, August 21, 2015, at her residence in Selmer, Tenn. She was a retired employee of Schefenacker and a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Guy Lopez of Selmer, Tenn.; her children, Melisa (Michael) Banks of San Antonio, Texas, and Patricia (Steven) Quinones of Vista, Ca.; her siblings, Charles (Mona) Hatcher of the Samoa Islands, Ralph (Dorothy) Hatcher of Anza, Ca., David (Debbie) Hatcher of Fallbrook, Ca., Doris Manning of Munford, Tenn., and Carol (Johnny) Smith of Green Cove Springs, Fla.; her grandchildren, Justin Quionoes, Derek Quinones, Phillip Banks, Kacie Banks, and Mya Banks. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Obera Robertson Hatcher; and two sisters, Brenda Smothers and Mary Youngblood. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Corinthian Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Odell Thompson

Odell Thompson, 88, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, in Iuka following a lengthy illness. Arrangements are pending with Grayson Funeral Home.

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“The blue cards are a quick, convenient way for students to prove their skills and credentials,” said Bell as he thought of a prime example. “I can recall one young man who was so upset after an interview because he didn’t get the job he wanted. He began to exit the building mumbling to himself that he had gone though all his training for nothing, even going as far as to get his blue card. One of the employees overheard him and said,‘Well, why didn’t you say so?’ He had apparently failed to mention it or put it on his resume. Had he done so, he would have been hired straight off the bat.” “The center here at Corinth is one of 106 high school training sites in the state,” he continued. “I serve as the advisor for two of its programs – Construction Trades and Carpentry taught by instructor Tim Bradley and Metal

Fab and Manufacturing Fundamentals taught by instructor Jesse Potts.” Appealing to students grades 9–12 who wish to pursue careers in the areas of construction, welding, carpentry and manufacturing, the two courses are designed to concentrate on the core curriculum with an emphasis placed upon basic safety, employability skills and communication skills, according to Potts. “We also stress the importance of teamwork and proper usage of tools,” said Bradley, who is a new face at ACTC. “My current task is to pick up where the former teacher left off with credentials.” In addition to other important skills, the two courses rely heavily on mathematics. “There is a lot of math involved with measuring and other things, so students receive good real-world application in math,” said Career and Technology Director Rodney Hopper.

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