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Alcorn County corruption probe Defendants scheduled to appear, enter pleas today in Circuit Court BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Several individuals are scheduled to enter pleas today in the state auditor’s Alcorn County corruption probe. Two defendants are set to ap-

pear in Alcorn County Circuit Court at 10 a.m. followed by others at 2 p.m. before Judge Paul Funderburk. Also, the auditor’s office said a press conference with State Auditor Stacey Pickering and

District Attorney John Weddle will be held at 11:30 a.m. to discuss the corruption case. Funderburk will also lead the oath of office this morning for the interim Second District supervisor, Ralph Coln, who was

appointed by the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors on Friday. Prior to today, only Jimmy Ray Mitchell has made a guilty plea to the auditor’s accusations. Others charged are Dal Nelms, the former Second Dis-

trict supervisor; William Paul Rhodes, the former county purchase clerk; Joseph Lin McNair Jr.; Danny Roy Peters; Sheriff Charles Rinehart; Teddy Cleveland Null; Pamela Denise Null; and Douglas Alan Essary.

Jacinto Foundation addresses concerns BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

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Iuka’s Heritage Festival was a good place to find some indulgent treats over the weekend. Five-year-old Grayson Rhodes enjoys a break from the bouncy toys Saturday with a funnel cake. He is the son of Jill and Jamie Rhodes of Burnsville.

Appearing before the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors, the Jacinto Foundation proposed a new appointee to its board of directors and talked about some of the issues facing the courthouse property. The discussion followed a recent meeting in which Jacinto area residents gathered to air concerns about the condition of the courthouse and grounds. Executive Director Beth Whitehurst told supervisors in Friday’s special meeting that the Jacinto Foundation Board of Directors wants the supervisors to appoint the next elected Second District supervisor to the foundation’s board. The new supervisor, who will take office in January, would fill the slot of John Ross Jr., who last week became an elected mem-

ber of the foundation’s board. “The foundation board believes that since the courthouse and park lie in the Second District of Alcorn County, this will provide not only the people of Alcorn County but also the people of the Second District a representative on the Jacinto Foundation Incorporated Board of Directors,” said Whitehurst. Alcorn County is the only government contributing funds — currently $24,578 per year — to the upkeep of the 1854 courthouse and surrounding grounds. Neighboring Tishomingo County and Prentiss County gave financial support in the past but not in recent years, and the Jacinto Foundation has sent letters to both encouraging their renewed support. Please see JACINTO | 2

Libraries set session 4-H holds annual Promotion Day on digital offerings BY STEVE BEAVERS

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Five branches of the Northeast Regional Library will host how-to sessions on the library’s new digital offerings in the next couple of weeks. E-books, audio books and magazines are all now on offer for compatible smartphones and tablets. “It is something people have asked for the last several years,” said Corinth Librarian Brandon Lowrey. “We are proud we are now able to offer that to the region.” The library has found the service works best on devices running the Apple iOS or Android operating systems. It is

not working well on Amazon’s Kindle. Using an app, library patrons will be able to check out and download the digital media. The selection of books ranges from new releases to classics. “There is something for everyone,” said Lowrey. “Our collection is going to add more on a monthly basis.” Downloaded items will disappear from the device at the end of the check-out period. During the information sessions, presenters will explain what is available and assist Please see LIBRARIES | 3

A chance to join the fun. Numerous youngsters ages 5-18 got a chance to see what 4-H is all about during the annual 4-H Promotion Day held recently. Children took part in handson activities such as air rifle shooting, crafts and planting. An inflatable jumper and games were also available along with hot dogs, popcorn and cokes. “There were about 150 kids here and several of them signed up for 4-H,” said Misti Crum with the Mississippi State Extension Service. Leaders with the different 4-H Clubs were on hand to talk about what each has to offer. As the youth development program of the nation’s 109 land-grant universities and the Cooperative Extension Sys-

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Lisha Hopper and her Wenasoga Lucky Clovers had a display which allowed youngsters to plant a flower at 4-H Promotion Day. tem, 4-H fosters an innovative, “learn by doing” approach with proven results. More than six million 4-H youth in urban neighborhoods,

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Alcorn County Supervisors approve a tax decrease to a total of 63.44 mills from 75.96 mills. Board Attorney Wendell Trapp says the decrease is made possible due to a rise in the assessed value of property in the county.

Efforts continue to support those who have fled the devastation of Hurricane Katrina as well as help those who remain on the coast. Local Red Cross Director Gwen Spain notes more than $33,000 has been donated locally for relief efforts.

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College Board maintains focus after Jones exit BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — Displeasure over how contracting was managed at the University of Mississippi Medical Center was the key reason trustees gave earlier this year when they refused to renew the contract of University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones. Less than six months after the struggle over reappointing Jones, the medical center appears to be making some progress in satisfying demands for reform, but College Board trustee Doug Rouse of Hattiesburg said the effort remains incomplete. “I think both the board and the medical center realize there’s still work to be done,” said Rouse,

an orthopedist who chairs the board’s Health Affairs Committee. The dispute over Jones shined a light on longstanding trustee discontent with how the medical center spent its money, even as it grew to a 10,000 employee operation with a $1.4 billion annual budget. That’s nearly 40 percent of the entire budget for Mississippi’s eight public universities. Board members ordered an accounting review, which recounted numerous examples of the medical center violating trustee policy calling for all contracts worth more than $250,000 to be voted on by the board. There were also claims that the medical center violated state purchas-

ing laws. UMMC officials said that the situation improved dramatically after they created a central contracting office in 2010, taking contracting power out of the hands of individual departments. Medical center officials also said new software helped them begin managing contracts better. Trustees said they weren’t satisfied that Jones was placing a high enough priority on their concerns or making fast enough progress. UMMC Vice Chancellor LouAnn Woodward is “committed to addressing these issues,” Rouse said, a statement she echoed. “I want the board to feel informed and have confidence,” said Woodward, who said she spends “a lot

of my time” on contracting issues and board communication. Since March, a lawyer and management consultants have reviewed UMMC’s situation. In June, the consulting firm of Grant Thornton LLP presented a report to the board that suggested a further automation of the contracting process, a software upgrade, more efforts to explain how UMMC is using its electronic health records program, on which it has spent more than $90 million. Trustees remain deeply involved in UMMC’s affairs, with dozens of performance indicators being presented to the board each month. That’s a much greater level of

scrutiny than other institutions receive. Rouse said the scrutiny may not last forever, but said he believed it’s appropriate for now. “We’re not trying to micromanage anything,” he said. “We just are simply committed to helping them become more efficient and helping them get the information they need.” The board has approved the software upgrade in June and UMMC is rolling out more automation. However UMMC leaders say they may not create a central program office, saying they fear it would become a bottleneck that would delay projects. UMMC also hired Retha Clark, who had been working as a consultant as its first chief operating officer.

Woodward signed a two-year contract on March 1, with her salary set at $680,000 for the first year and $700,000 the second year. The vice chancellor is named by the Ole Miss chancellor with the approval of the board. That leaves the possibility that a new university leader, expected by December, could replace her. When Woodward signed the contract, Rouse said trustees told her that they expected her to resolve the procurement problems. Trustees could refuse to renew her contract when it expires if they aren’t satisfied with the progress. “When the time is appropriate, I think you will see a contract extension,” Rouse said.

Man gets 45 years Humboldt starts No Excuses University in woman’s death The Associated Press

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PERU, Ind. — A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison in the 1992 killing of an Indiana woman in her mobile home. Timothy Jimerson, 55, was sentenced Thursday after he was found guilty last month of voluntary manslaughter with a deadly weapon in the death of Toni Spicer, 27, a dancer at the Hip Hugger strip club. In 2011, DNA testing on a single strand of hair found on Spicer’s naked body linked Jimerson to the killing. Jimerson told Indiana State Police detectives in 2012 that he had killed Spicer, the Kokomo Tribune reported. But he maintained his innocence during the hearing in Miami County Circuit Court. He testified Thursday that he woke up in Spicer’s trailer after blacking out from a night of drinking and taking three opioid painkillers and he wasn’t sure how he got

there. Jimerson said he found Spicer tied up in her bedroom and leaned over her body to see if she was dead, claiming that’s how his hair got on her. “I want the family to know that what happened is sad and bad and all that, but I did not do this,” Jimerson said. “I didn’t even know Toni. I had nothing to do with her.” Spicer was beaten and strangled. Her two children found her tied to her bed with pantyhose on Aug. 29, 1992. “This was a particularly brutal and confrontational murder,” said Miami County Prosecutor Bruce Embrey. “This man wrapped pantyhose around her neck four times and proceeded to strangle the life out of her. That takes more than a few seconds. It was a faceto-face murder, and very personal.” Embrey asked for the maximum 50-year sentence due to the brutality of the killing.

HUMBOLDT, Tenn. — Students in Nancy Sims’ classroom are only in third grade, but they know they make up the college class of 2029. “I am smart,” the students recite in unison every morning. “I am capable. I am important and I deserve this education. One goal, all students, no excuses.” Throughout East Elementary School in Humboldt, classrooms and hallways are filled with pennants, mascots and flags from colleges across the country as the school works to become a “No Excuse University.” The program is a network of like-minded schools, according to Jennifer Springer, who teaches fourth grade at East. Springer launched the effort to bring No Excuses University to her school. The school is not officially part of the program, but will apply to become a member at the end of the year, she said. “It’s a belief that all students deserve to be educated in a way that

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prepares them for college,” Springer said. Springer said many parents do not talk about college with their children, but students need to strive for higher education. “High school’s too far down the road to start to talk about school,” Springer said. “By the time they get to high school they’re going to need to know what they want to do. Elementary school, I think, is where to start that.” In order to bring college to the students, teachers each picked a college for their room, decorating with college paraphernalia. Grades each know their class year — not when they will graduate high school, but when they will graduate college. No Excuses University is based on six systems: intervention, data management, assessment, standards alignment, collaboration and a culture of universal achievement. Charlotte Shivley, principal at East, said the school already had those

systems in place, but embraced the program because it unified them and tied up loose ends. Colleges adopted by different teachers include Baylor University, Auburn University, Union University, Lane College, Bethel University, Hawaii Pacific University and more. “The students in that class, they know everything about Hawaii Pacific University, and some have said, ‘I’m going to go to Hawaii Pacific University’ when they get older,” Springer said. The guidance counselor’s room takes a different twist by being themed after the movie “Monsters University.” Springer said the program allows students to learn about different parts of the country and to realize that their dreams can take them anywhere. Students refer to themselves with the names of their adopted college’s mascot. Some know the cheers of the university and students are allowed to wear their college’s

T-shirt on Mondays. Teachers and other employees wear No Excuses T-shirts on Fridays. Some universities have even coordinated with classrooms. Springer’s classroom adopted Murray State, her alma mater, which is sending a T-shirt for each of her students. Another teacher, Leandra Morgan, tie-dyed shirts orange to give out to her students, who cheer “War Eagle” on call. Maleah Murphy, 7, said she wants to go to college in Memphis. She said she enjoys having her second-grade classroom revolve around Auburn. “I want to get my education and I want to be a teacher,” Murphy said. “It looks fun and you can teach people to learn stuff.” Zavierre Cook, 8, said that while he enjoys getting to wear his orange Tshirt to school, sitting in an Auburn-themed classroom can be a struggle for someone who wants to attend the University of Alabama.

The park, for some time, has been open only with staff present because of some child safety concerns that arose. “I would like to work with the new sheriff and the Second District supervisor and see if maybe we can leave the park open more than we are now so that when the courthouse isn’t open, the park could be opened,” said Whitehurst. The Jacinto Foundation received a $100,000 grant in 2005, and about $75,000 of that has been used. It is a reimbursement grant, meaning the organization has to have money in hand to do any work. That grant has funded masonry restoration, window work, plaster repair, painting, ADA compliance, repairs to the well house and an upgrade to the sprinkler system, among other im-

provements. “To be really clear here, not one penny of any grant money ever received by the Jacinto Foundation Incorporated has ever been paid to Jacinto staff or the board of directors,” said Whitehurst. A new $50,000 grant coming from the Mississippi Development Authority will also be on a reimbursement basis. During the past week, the foundation braced one of the windows that is among the biggest structural concerns. Whitehurst has examined the structure with an architect and said the building is not about to fall down, while others take a different view. “The common sense thing I see is if you don’t stabilize that building fairly soon, you aren’t going to have a building,” said Waldon.

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revolutionary opportunities and implementing community-wide change at an early age. The 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development shows youth involved in the free membership 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 engage 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.

“If they don’t [provide funds], I think we need to put a board together that’s interested in it and everybody pulling in the same direction,” said Fifth District Supervisor Jimmy Tate Waldon. The neighboring counties continue to have the authority to make one appointment to the Jacinto board. The courthouse is currently closed to visitation while some of the structural issues are addressed. When it reopens, it will only be available to the public with staff present because of some instances of vandalism. “The days of the courthouse just being left open so people can walk through are over,” said Whitehurst. “At this point, we’ve got to have people in there to protect it.”

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Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 8, the 251st day of 2015. There are 114 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 8, 1935, Sen. Huey P. Long, D-La., was shot and mortally wounded inside the Louisiana State Capitol; he died two days later. (The assailant was identified as Dr. Carl Weiss, who was gunned down by Long’s bodyguards.)

On this date: In 1565, a Spanish expedition established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Florida. In 1761, Britain’s King George III married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz a few hours after meeting her for the first time. In 1900, Galveston, Texas, was struck by a hurricane that killed an estimated 8,000 people. In 1921, Margaret Gorman, 16, of Washington, D.C., was crowned the first “Miss America” in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1934, more than 130 people lost their lives in a fire aboard the liner SS Morro Castle off the New Jersey coast. In 1945, Bess Myerson of New York was crowned Miss America in Atlantic City, New Jersey, becoming the first Jewish contestant to win the title. In 1954, the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was founded in Manila by the United States, France, Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Thailand and Pakistan. In 1966, the sciencefiction TV series “Star Trek” premiered on NBC; the situation comedy “That Girl,” starring Marlo Thomas, premiered on ABC. In 1974, President Gerald R. Ford granted a “full, free, and absolute pardon” to former President Richard Nixon covering his entire term in office. In 1985, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds tied Ty Cobb’s career record for hits, singling for hit number 4,191 during a game against the Cubs in Chicago. Ten years ago: Congress hastened to provide an additional $51.8 billion for relief and recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Five years ago: BP took some of the blame for the Gulf oil disaster in an internal report, acknowledging among other things that it had misinterpreted a key pressure test of the well, but also assigned responsibility to its partners on the doomed rig.

Across the Region 4 charged with drug offenses after bust BETHEL SPRINGS, Tenn. — A recent drug bust in Bethel Springs resulted in four adults being charged with drug offenses, based on a press release by Lt. Brad Johnson, of the McNairy County Sheriff’s Department. Lt. Johnson was called to a home at 1770 Murray School Road in Bethel after a report of marijuana being grown at the residence. Those arrested at the home were Gary D. Tomasewski, 38, Manufacturer/Sell of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Simple Possession. Cameron A. McCain, 23, Manufacturer/Sell of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Simple Possession and Possession of a Prohibited Weapon. Jeremy V. Overstreet, 23, Manufacture/Sell of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Simple Possession and Possession of a Prohib-

ited Weapon and Sherry L. McCain, 53, Manufacturer/Sell of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Simple Possession. Johnson and other McNairy deputies searched the property and made their discovery of illegal drugs. They found five marijuana plants on the home’s back porch, plus a total of 2.6 ounces of marijuana in the home that was already bagged for sale. Officers found also in their search inside the home the scales and baggies used in the sale of marijuana. The other officers involved in the search and arrests were Lt. James Frazier, Investigator Steve Ellsworth, Deputy Zach Bay, and Deputy/ K9 Dustin Jaco.

Shiloh sets 9/11 observance day SHILOH, Tenn. — Shiloh National Military Park is planning a day of remembrance for 9/11 on Friday. Visitors will join park

rangers in placing American flags on the front lawn of the Visitor Center honoring those killed in the terror attacks of 9/11. Almost 3,000 people were killed on Sept. 11, 2001. It remains the single largest terrorist attack on American soil. In addition to those U.S. citizens and military personnel lost, more than 90 other countries had citizens perish in the attacks. “On this, the 14th anniversary of the terror attacks, it is appropriate that we take time to reflect on the events of that day and those who perished,” said Shiloh Superintendent Dale Wilkerson. “We invite everyone to come to the park and place a flag in solemn remembrance.” Flags will be provided by the park and available at the Visitor Center front desk from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information on this event and future park events, contact the Visitor Center at (731) 689-5696.

Reward at $13,000 in deputy shooting ABERDEEN (AP) — It has been just over a week since Monroe County Deputy Eric Sloan was shot, and the gunman remains on the run. Now, residents are giving money to make sure the shooter is brought to justice. Sloan was treated and released from the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after being shot in the abdomen following a traffic stop near Okolona. WCBI-TV reports people throughout Monroe County are digging deep into their pockets to help catch the person who shot Sloan. So far, 11 business and residents have donated money. The reward fund, which started at $1,000, is now $13,000. Precision co-owner Brad Moore, contributed $5,000 and hopes the extra cash will help get people talking. Anyone interested in donating can call the sheriff’s office at 662-

369-2468.

Tishomingo County unemployment falls IUKA — Tishomingo County unemployment hit 6.8 percent in July, ranking 27th among Mississippi counties. The rate is nearly unchanged from June’s 6.9 percent and down from 8.3 percent a year earlier and 10.2 percent two years prior. Mississippi’s unadjusted rate for the month was 6.9 percent, down from 7 percent in June. The county had 540 people categorized as unemployed, down from 640 a year earlier, and 7,430 employed, compared to 7,020 in July 2014. New claims for unemployment insurance payments in the county numbered 40 for the month, compared to 36 a year earlier, and continued claims totaled 367, down from 440. Benefits paid totaled $57,051 for the month, compared to $73,514 a year earlier.

MSU buying property in strained area BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi State University is purchasing property on the edges of its campus, as the school and surrounding community struggle with rapid growth in a formerly rural area south of campus. President Mark Keenum said at a College Board meeting last month that the university wants to buy land “on our doorstep” as it comes available to accommodate future growth. Keenum said a recent agreement among MSU, Starkville and Oktibbeha

County to allow MSU police to make arrests up to 500 feet off campus could also help manage traffic and speeding along Blackjack and Oktoc roads, where rapid development has led residents of houses to complain they can’t get out of their driveways. That policing agreement became possible after the Legislature authorized MSU police to work off campus earlier this year. MSU’s foundation bought two houses earlier, and the university is now buying them from the foundation, paying $331,250

for a 2,400-square-foot house on a half-acre of land and $452,500 for a 2,800-square-foot house on 0.7 acres. The university is also paying $400,000 to buy a 1,400 square-foot house from a private individual. The College Board approved all three transactions last month. “Since the property is adjacent to the south entrance of the MSU campus if another party were to purchase this land, the university could be faced with undesirable development adjacent to campus and near a highly visible border of the university

campus,” the university wrote in documents presented to the board. MSU already owns one house on the south side of Blackjack. “We felt like us having an ability to impact future development would be wise, Keenum said. “The pieces of property don’t come on the market all the time.” One large student apartment complex already exists near the roundabout at the junction of Blackjack and Oktoc, developers plan to open a second, 800-unit complex by next fall, and two more are in planning

stages, the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors has been told. The unincorporated area lies due south of the heart of MSU campus. Roads and sewer capacity are being strained by the development, and supervisors are trying to figure out how to finance improvements in what was once a semi-rural area. Keenum agreed that the area is straining to accommodate apartment complexes aimed at students. “I do think the infrastructure to support that housing is lacking tremendously,” he said.

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BILOXI — Stun guns get used on an average of more than four people a week in south Mississippi, The Sun Herald reported. The newspaper said a survey answered by 14 of the area’s 15 law enforcement agencies found that all have stun guns, and officers used their stun guns at least 253 times over the past 20 months. The Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics says stun gun use by police nationwide increased from 60 percent of departments in 2007 to 81 percent in 2013. Some agencies in Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties bought stun guns at least 10 years ago, ahead of the curve, and all others soon followed, the newspaper reported. Biloxi police Major Jim Ad-

amo and other officials have said it shows a progressive approach in law enforcement and public safety throughout Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties. Police in Gulfport, the state’s second-largest city, reported the region’s greatest use: 108 stun-gun discharges over 20 months. Local agencies own 636 Taser-brand stun guns, with the largest number, 127, owned by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. A Justice Department study in 2011 showed stun-gun use by police had decreased injuries by 50 percent or more. Adamo agreed with other officials who maintain Tasers reduce injuries and can help protect bystanders. Police may draw a gun but

are less likely to use it — and people tend to believe that people who pull out a Taser will fire it, Adamo said. He said Biloxi officers pulled out their Tasers 50 times last year, but discharged them only 25 times. The threat was enough the rest of the time, he said. “Most people who know about Tasers don’t want anything to do with it,” Adamo said. Gulfport Police Chief Leonard Papania said his officers pulled out Tasers 135 times in the past year, and discharged them 108 times. Of 6,518 arrests, he said, 1.7 percent involved Taser use. “Our officers were hit, kicked, shot at and spit on,” he said. “Those 135 were resistive, some being assaultive, and 89 fled.”

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Exchanging one country for another Back when I was in school, I performed a scientific experiment in which I poured a liquid of one color into a beaker that contained liquid of a different color. At first the liquid in the beaker was diluted, but Cal as I kept pouring, the poured Thomas liquid eventually overtook the liquid in the beaker, creating Columnist an entirely new substance. That’s what is happening in Europe as thousands of migrants flee their home countries, seeking refuge in the European Union. Germany, alone, is expected to have received 800,000 migrants by the end of the year, four times last year’s number. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suspended the EU’s Dublin Regulation for Syrian migrants. Under the rule, writes The Telegraph, “...migrants can only apply for asylum in the first EU member state they enter, and face deportation if they try to apply in another. But Germany ... has now ordered its officers to process applications from Syrians even if they have made their way through other EU countries.” Critics of the Dublin Regulation have called it expensive and ineffective. Many Syrian migrants reach Greece first, but decline to seek asylum there, preferring to push on toward Hungary, which is considered the gateway to Europe. Merkel has said she might reinstate border checks, which was a regular practice before the EU was created. She should. That most of these migrants come from Muslim countries raises several important questions. The first is how many actual or potential terrorists are among them? Second, why would Muslims, many of whom believe the West is decadent and anti-God, want to come to Europe? Third, why haven’t these migrants sought refuge in other Muslim countries? No nation, no continent, can survive uncontrolled immigration, especially when it involves people whose language, religion, culture and worldview differ – in some cases radically – from the countries to which they are migrating. Uncontrolled migration in Europe and illegal immigration in the United States spell an eventual death knell for both countries, which is, no doubt, the intent of ISIS, which is reportedly backing this flood of humanity. Will those flooding Europe eventually embrace European values, or will the migrants demand that their values and religion dominate? In the U.S., cries of “racism” in the immigration debate have replaced sound reason. But this isn’t about discriminating against people of a different language or color; it is about preserving what we have, not only for those of us who have contributed to making America what it is, but also for immigrants who would not only like to partake of our success, but contribute to it. If nations want to preserve the lifestyles and culture which they and their forebears have worked and fought to create and sustain, borders must be controlled and assimilation must be a top priority for those who are allowed to enter. Otherwise, nations become disunited with competing subsets jostling for power, influence and benefits. Those who support “open borders” have an obligation to tell us when enough is enough. Must we wait until the American “liquid,” which contains the values, faith and prosperity from capitalism that built and sustained us through wars and depressions, is replaced by a different “liquid”? If we wait for that day to arrive before we act, it will be too late. Yes, give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free – but legally, in an orderly fashion and not en masse. And let’s also learn what these migrants and immigrants likely mean by “freedom.” If they mean Sharia law, that is not freedom for Europe, or for America. If the EU and the U.S. fail to address this very real crisis, we and they are assisting in national suicide. (Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.)

Prayer for today Almighty God, cause me to look out this morning, and open wide my eyes, that I may see what great preparation thou hast made that I might live. May I be ashamed to start wrong and be unworthy of the glory of this day. Amen.

A verse to share “When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.” Matthew 8:10

Do cops’ lives matter to Obama? Barack Obama, as chief law enforcement officer of the United States, is going to have to stop acting like a conscientious objector in this war on cops. Wednesday, another officer, in Fox Lake, Illinois, Lt. Charles “GI Joe” Gliniewicz, was gunned down. Last Friday, Darren Goforth, a Houston deputy sheriff, was shot 15 times by an alleged black racist. President Obama called the widow of Deputy Goforth, but he has yet to show the same indignation and outrage he exhibited at what happened to Trayvon Martin in Florida and Michael Brown in Ferguson. This year, 24 cops have been gunned down. And the day after deputy Goforth’s execution, “Black Lives Matter!” showed up at the Minnesota state fair chanting, “Pigs in a blanket! Fry ‘em like bacon!” Last fall, when mobs blocked highways after the death of Eric Garner in an encounter with police on Staten Island, the hoodlum chant was: “What do we want? Dead cops! When do we want ‘em? Now!” Soon after, two cops in Brooklyn were executed in their patrol car. Time for Obama to ascend the bully pulpit and call out the racial demagogues in his own radical left constituency. For some of the evils of the

last century we thought we left behind seem to be returning, as is the old indulgence Pat of lawlessBuchanan ness when done by Columnist those claiming some “grievance” against society. Violent crime is rising again, a direct result, many believe, of a new police reluctance to be aggressive in enforcing the law, to avoid violent clashes with criminals and suspects, the socalled “Ferguson effect.” The lead story in the Sept. 1 New York Times reported a surge in murders in the city after the Eric Garner incident, and even greater surges in Milwaukee, St. Louis, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Chicago. A closer look at the Times figures reveals something more disturbing. Chicago, a city with not half the population of New York, exceeds New York in murders this year, 294 to 208. Washington, a city not a tenth as populous as New York, had half as many murders, 105. Baltimore, where Freddie Gray died in police custody, and six officers have been charged in his death, has had more murders this year, 215, than New York, though New York has 14 times the population.

To discover the causes of the new crime wave in America, we should reconsider what rolled back the tsunami of crime that swept America from the 1960s to the early 1990s. One of the causes of that crime wave was simple demography. From 1962 to 1990, the baby-boom generation, largest in U.S. history, passed into, through, and out of that age cohort, 18 to 36, where crime among males is at its highest. Second, beginning with the Reagan era around 1980, America nearly quadrupled the number of incarcerated, from 600,000 to over 2 million in jails and prisons. Muggers, robbers, rapists, killers were taken off the streets and put away for decades. With mayors like Rudy Giuliani, hard-core criminals had the book thrown at them, and even petty criminals were prosecuted before they graduated to worse crimes. Cops became heroes. America’s cities became livable again. Washington ceased to be the “murder capital of the nation.” Young people begin moving in and fixing up inner-city neighborhoods that few had dared to visit a couple years before. While we have nowhere near the murders, rapes and robberies we did in the worst decades of the 20th century, the crime rate is ris-

ing across the nation. Post-Ferguson, America seems to be dividing angrily over this issue of cops and crime. The Right sees America’s cops as civilization’s last line of defense against crime and anarchy. Among liberal elites and the Black Lives Matter crowd, an old notion is regaining ascendancy -- cops are the problem and police are all too often the oppressors. In the 1960s, Vice President Hubert Humphrey declared that if he had to endure the conditions of the ghetto, he “could lead a pretty good riot” himself, while Nixon ridiculed the Kerner Commission report that blamed the riots on “white racism.” Nixon and George Wallace got 57 percent of the vote in 1968. And a strong stand for law and order helped to give the GOP a near quarter-century lock on the presidency. The law and order issue is lying there again, waiting to be picked up. Meanwhile we ought to hear from our president about who and what he thinks is responsible for all those wounded and dead cops. (Daily Corinthian columnist Pat Buchanan is an American conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster.)

Trump’s appeal seems based on yesterday’s news Aside from the court-ordered dribbling out of Hillary Clinton’s classified-material-filled emails, the big presidential campaign news of the summer has been the boom for Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination. Trump has risen from 3 percent in the polls (when he announced on June 16) to where he now stands at 26 percent – 14 percent ahead of any other candidate. Trump is drawing support from a constituency that in many ways resembles that amassed by another celebrity candidate who defied the usual political rules, Ross Perot in 1992. Like Perot, Trump runs better among whites than blacks, among men than women, among non-college graduates than college grads, in the suburbs and countryside than in big cities. Like Perot, he does not run especially strong among traditionally religious voters. But there is one striking difference in their appeal. In November 1992 Perot won more than 20 percent among voters under 45 but only 12 percent among those 60 and over. Younger voters,

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Trump. For millennials, it appears, Donald Trump is yesterday’s news. Why should that be so? The best explanation I can come up with is that Trump’s signature issues are issues that have been declining in importance in recent years. They still animate older voters, who have been paying attention for some time. But for younger voters, they’re yesterday’s news. Consider Mexican immigration and Trump’s proposal of forcing Mexico to somehow pay for construction of a fence on the southern border. The fact is that net Mexican immigration since the 2007-2008 economic collapse has slowed to a trickle. Barely half of the country’s illegals now are from Mexico, and in 2014, for the first time, more non-Mexicans than Mexicans were apprehended on the border. More immigrants now come from China and India than from Mexico. Trump has also not focused on proposals that could reduce the illegal population, like requiring employers to use e-Verify or, as Chris Christie reasonably

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advocated, using FedEx-like tracking methods to identify the nearly half of illegals who have overstayed legal visas. Similarly, Trump’s complaints about trade agreements, reminiscent of Perot, ignore the fact that international trade has continued to decline since 2009. Higher Chinese labor costs and the perils of long supply chains have led firms to return manufacturing jobs in the United States. Declining international trade is of course a mixed blessing, a symptom of stagnant economies here and abroad. But “the giant sucking sound” Perot decried is a thing of the past. Trump’s issues, still raging for older voters, don’t seem to resonate with the young. And don’t point to a way toward a Republican appeal to the electorate of the future. (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.)

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Salmonella may be part of big outbreak BATON ROUGE, La. â€” Three cases of salmonella in Louisiana may be part of the outbreak that sickened 285 people in 27 states, killing a 99-year-old California woman, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals. The Louisiana cases were in the Baton Rouge area, the northeast and the northwest, according to a news release Saturday. The outbreak also included one or two cases in Mississippi, 60 in Arizona and 51 in California as of Thursday, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website. Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce of San Diego made a voluntary recall Friday of â€œLimited Editionâ€? brand cucumbers, which are produced in Mexico. Louisianaâ€™s health department received notification Friday night and began calling national companies with Louisiana outlets that might have sold or used the cucumbers, spokeswoman Ashley Lewis wrote. The agency said Red Lobster restaurants in Louisiana disposed of the cucumbers Friday. Whole Foods also was on the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationâ€™s recall list of chains which had bought the cucumbers, and managers at the Baton Rouge store told state sanitarians Saturday that they had stocked and were getting rid of the vegetables, said Olivia Watkins, also a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Hospitals. However, she said Sunday night, the chain assured her that Whole Food managers in Baton Rouge were mistaken when they said they had that brand. Whole Foods Market national spokesman Michael Silverman wrote in an email Sunday night, â€œWe did and do not carry the cucumbers at issue in this recall.â€? Authorities say the cucumbers also were distributed in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois,

Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah. Â

Search for tangled blue whale resumes RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. â€” Whale watch boats and the Coast Guard are resuming their search off Southern California for a blue whale entangled in hundreds of feet of fishing line. Federal marine officials said Sunday that they are seeking assistance from boaters and pilots who may spot the 80-foot mammal. The whale hasnâ€™t been seen since rough seas forced rescuers to abandon efforts Friday to cut the animal free. They managed to attach a buoy to make the whale easier to spot, but it hasnâ€™t been seen since. A spokesman for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says people should stay 1,000 feet away from the whale if they spot it and should alert the Coast Guard. Â Spear taken from Hawaii warrior statue HILO, Hawaii -- Part of King Kamehamehaâ€™s spear is missing. Police on Hawaiiâ€™s Big Island are asking the public for help locating the top section of the spear thatâ€™s part of the statue of the Hawaiian warrior in Hilo. Police say the spear was last seen Saturday and was reported missing Sunday. The bronze spear with a golden tip is about 6 feet long. Kamehameha the First is known for uniting the Hawaiian islands in 1810. The statue in Wailoa State Park is one of several bearing his likeness across the state. On Kamehameha Day, celebrated June 11, his statues are ceremoniously draped with lei. According to the Hawaii Tourism Authority, the Wailoa State Park statue in downtown Hilo was dedicated in 1997.

School suspends 2 football players MARBLE FALLS, Texas â€” A San Antonio school district has suspended

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two football players from the team and from school after one of them ran into the back of a referee watching a play and the other dove into the official. The districtâ€™s athletic director Stan Laing told The Associated Press Monday that the students were suspended indefinitely pending the outcome of an investigation and due process hearing. Video showed the referee watching the play, and his head snapping back when he is leveled from behind. The other player then dove on top of him. The team from John Jay High School in San Antonio was playing Marble Falls High School in Marble Falls, located about 90 miles north of San Antonio. The names of the players and the referee have not been released.

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Meridian shootings kill 1, hurt another MERIDIAN â€” Meridian Police are investigating two separate shootings that happened within 30 minutes of each other. The first of the Sunday afternoon shootings happened around 2 p.m. WTOK-TV reports that 20-year-old Demarcus Smith was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting. The second shooting happened blocks away just 30 minutes later. Witnesses say they heard six shots, and that the victim was shot while he was sitting on his front porch. Police said the victim was hospitalized. There was no information available on his condition. A detective said police believe the two crimes are connected, and both might be connected to another shooting that happened Saturday night.

Deer devour hemp crops in Oregon

Girl scout tapped to help free turtles

MURPHY, Ore. â€” Deer got the munchies at an industrial hemp crop in southern Oregon. The deer got by barbed-wire fencing a couple weeks ago and went through the hemp plants like high-powered mowers, the Grants Pass Daily Courier reported. â€œGenerally, I donâ€™t think they like cannabis. They liked ours, though,â€? said Cliff Thomason, a real estate agent who is the steward of the first industrial hemp crop in Oregon, which was planted near Murphy by Thomason and his partners with Orhempco. The company planted roughly 1,000 plants in the section the deer got into, and Thomason said there are only about 40 left. Industrial hemp has a low level of THC, the psychoactive property of marijuana. Kit Doyle, another partner in Orhemco, said itâ€™s high in protein and thatâ€™s likely why the deer went on a binge. Orhempco has several crops of industrial hemp â€” each planted at a different time and is in a different stage of maturity. Doyle said the group expects to have other plants go to harvest that will produce hemp seed for sale.

BILOXI â€” An animal enthusiast and girl scout from Ocean Springs was honored over the holiday weekend by being allowed to take part in the freeing of several endangered sea turtles. Asher Day, 18, carried the rescued turtles to the water Saturday as a crowd watched on the beach in Biloxi. Day has been working since 2013 with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies on a sea turtle awareness project. She tells WLOX-TV that she held workshops and presentations to educate the community about the dangers that five species face. â€œThe turtles that we released today were all Kempâ€™s Ridley sea turtles, they were all juveniles. Some of them were caught incidentally at local fishing piers and some were actually strandings,â€? IMMSâ€™ Dennis McGrury said. Getting to release the turtles was not Ashleyâ€™s only honor. She also unveiled one of two new sea turtle informational signs she created with her dad that will adorn the beach. â€œMy signs are about the three species (Green, Loggerhead, Kempâ€™s Ridley) and they tell you about the Kemps mainly because they are

the most endangered and they also tell you what you can do to help,â€? said Day. â€œIt is a really great thing to see someone like that and the scale of things that she has done. The signs alone will impact visitors to the coast for years to come,â€? said McGrury.

Authorities review death of 1-year-old

Singing River Hospital and one was in stable condition. Jackson County Coroner Vicki Broadus identified the dead man as 24-year-old Darnell Bolton of Moss Point. He died shortly after arriving at a hospital.

Both drivers killed in head-on collision

One dead, two hurt after triple shooting

CARTHAGE â€” Two people died in a weekend traffic accident in Leake, County. The Mississippi Highway Patrol says the head-on collision happened late Saturday night on Mississippi Highway 488. A Highway Patrol news release says a pickup truck driven by 46-yearold Thomas Page of Carthage was eastbound on the highway; a car driven by 38-year-old Rocky Tucker, also of Carthage, was heading west. Police said the pickup crossed the center line and collided with the car. Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. Â Â

MOSS POINT â€”Authorities in Moss Point say one person is dead and two others hospitalized after a triple shooting at a car wash. The shooting occurred around 8 p.m. Sunday. A clerk who was working at a nearby store at the time of the shooting told The Sun Herald that she heard too many shots to count. She said she looked out and saw one victim on the ground between two vacuum stations. Moss Point police confirmed Monday morning that one man died, one underwent surgery at

PASCAGOULA â€” The Jackson County coronerâ€™s office says thereâ€™s no indication of foul play in the death of a woman whose body was found in her office at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Deputy Coroner Jason Moody tells The Mississippi Press that an autopsy will determine the cause of 53-year-old Evelyn Richardsonâ€™s death. Police say her body was found about 6:30 a.m. Friday, when coworkers came to her office to pick up two-way radios.

KOSCIUSKO â€” Attala County authorities have launched a child abuse investigation connected to the death of a 1-yearold girl. Jasmine Irwin was taken off life support on Sunday. She had been airlifted to University of Mississippi Medical Center after first being taken to Attala Baptist Hospital on Friday with severe head injuries. Attala County Sheriff Tim Nail confirmed to WLBT-TV that the child had a fractured skull, bruises and burns to her feet.

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MIDDLETON, Tenn. â€” Funeral services for Bro. Virgil R. Howell, 85, are set for 2 p.m. today at Brintâ€™s Chapel Baptist Church in Middleton, Tenn., with burial in Brintâ€™s Chapel Cemetery. Bro. Howell died Saturday afternoon, Sept. 5, 2015, at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. A native and lifelong resident of Hardeman County, he was the son of the late Willie Everett and Lillie Gertrude Sisco Howell. On Dec. 31, 1949, he was united in marriage to the former Mary DeLois Rogers, to whom he was marHowell ried for more than 65 years. Bro. Howell was a Baptist minister for many years, having pastored at Mt. Olive, Butlerâ€™s Chapel, Chapel Hill and Lone Oak. He also served in an interim capacity at Essary Springs and Enon. Presently, he had been a member of the Brintâ€™s Chapel Baptist Church. He enjoyed farming and working with cattle. In addition to his ministerial duties, he worked at Reichold Chemical for 10 years and was a school bus driver for 19 years. Bro. Howell was also co-founder, in 1986, of Middleton Care Center. Survivors include his wife, DeLois Howell of Middleton; his daughter, Maxine (Wayne) Thomas of Middleton; his son, Calvin (Brenda) Howell of Bolivar; four brothers, William, Orville, Frankie and Jackie Howell; his sister, Linda Webb; six grandchildren, Gary (Jennifer) Howell, RenĂŠe (Bill) Russell, Chad (Stephanie) Massey, Lisa Hampton, Jason (Ashlee) Howell and Tiffany (Chris) Gray; 17 great-grandchildren, Joseph Howell, Ashley (Brian) Keller, Matthew Howell, Kirstann Howell, Jessica Howell, Alyssa Walker, Haley Walker, Eric Hampton, Carson Howell, Ian Hampton, Collier Howell, Karleigh Shields, Valerie, Natalie and Tessa Massey and Easton and Oaklee Gray; one great-great-grandchild, Zaiden Howell; and a son-in-law, Steve Pulse. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Sadie Mae, Lillie Fay and Dorothy Howell, and three brothers, Billy Joe, Leon and James Howell. Memorial contributions may be made to Gideons International (http://www.gideons.org/howyoucanhelp/give.aspx). Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar had charge of the services.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. â€”Attorneys for the Kentucky clerk who was jailed last week because of her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples said Monday they have filed an emergency motion with a federal court that they hope will result in Kim Davisâ€™ freedom. The filing seeks to have Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear accommodate Davisâ€™ â€œreligious conviction,â€? and not compel her to grant licenses to gay couples, Liberty Counsel said in a statement. â€œThe motion requests an injunction pending appeal for an exemption from the Governorâ€™s mandate that all county clerks issue marriage licenses,â€? said the statement by Liberty Counsel, which is representing Davis. The same injunction request was denied last month by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, who jailed Davis on Thursday. Charla Bansley, communications director for Liberty Counsel, said Davis could be released from jail immediately if the motion were granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ordering Beshear to issue Davis an â€œaccommodationâ€? â€” allowing her to remove her name and title from official marriage certificates issued

Charla Bansley Liberty Counsel communications director in Rowan County. By doing that, Davis would not be sanctioning any same-sex unions and her conscience would be satisfied, they say. â€œIf there was an accommodation, she would be released (from jail) because she would no longer be in contempt,â€? Bansley said. On Sunday, about 30 protesters lined the sidewalk outside Bunningâ€™s home in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, carrying signs that read â€œFree Kim Davis.â€? Fort Thomas Police Lt. Casey Kilgore said the group gathered around 2 p.m., and the protest stretched on several hours. He said the group sang and waved their signs; they broke no laws and no one had been arrested. He did not know if Bunning was home. Davis, an apostolic Christian, says gay marriage is a sin. She also says it would be a sin for her to issue a marriage license to a same-sex couple because the licenses are issued under her au-

thority. She tried in vain to have state lawmakers change the law as a legal challenge to Kentuckyâ€™s same-sex marriage ban wound its way through the federal appeals court. Davis stopped issuing all marriage licenses in June the day after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Two gay couples and two straight couples sued her. Judge Bunning ordered Davis to issue the licenses and the Supreme Court upheld his ruling. But Davis still refused to do it, saying she could not betray her conscience or her God. Thursday, Bunning ruled Davis was in contempt of court for disobeying his order and sent her to jail. Her deputy clerks then issued marriage licenses to gay couples Friday with Davis behind bars. Bunning indicated Davis will be in jail at least a week. She could stay longer if she continues to not obey the judgeâ€™s or-

der. Bunning had offered to release Davis from jail if she promised not to interfere with her deputy clerks as they issued the licenses. But Davis refused. Kentucky law requires marriage licenses be issued under the authority of the elected county clerk. Davis views issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as a stamp of approval of something she believes is a sin. She has said she will not issue marriage licenses until the state legislature changes the law so the licenses can be issued under someone elseâ€™s authority. The state legislature is not scheduled to meet again until January and Beshear has refused to call a special session. Davis has refused to resign her $80,000-a-year job. As an elected official the only way she could lose her job is to lose an election or have the state legislature impeach her, which is unlikely given the conservative nature of the state General Assembly. Davisâ€™ plight has reignited the gay marriage debate and the limits of religious freedom. Her imprisonment has inspired spirited protests from both sides in this small eastern Kentucky community known mostly as the home to Morehead State University.

Clinton says no apology needed for private email account The Associated Press

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa â€” Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she does not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because â€œwhat I did was allowed.â€? In an interview with The Associated Press during a Labor Day campaign swing through Iowa, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination also said the lingering questions about her email practices while serving as President Barack Obamaâ€™s first secretary of state have not damaged her campaign.

â€œNot at all. Itâ€™s a distraction, certainly,â€? Clinton said. â€œBut it hasnâ€™t in any way affected the plan for our campaign, the efforts weâ€™re making to organize here in Iowa and elsewhere in the country. And I still feel very confident about the organization and the message that my campaign is putting out.â€? Yet even in calling the inquiry into how she used email as the nationâ€™s top diplomat a distraction, Clinton played down how it has affected her personally as a candidate. â€œAs the person who has been at the center of it, not very much,â€? Clinton said. â€œI have worked re-

Which Bible Do You Have? There are so many different Bibles available today. Do you have one of those â€œbaby Biblesâ€?? The one that is light blue or pink or white and is small enough to ďŹ t into a babyâ€™s hand. Those are precious and are a great way for young children to learn to love the Bible. Do you have one of those pocket-sized or checkbook-sized Bibles? Sometimes itâ€™s the entire Bible, and sometimes itâ€™s just the New Testament. Those are convenient editions to take with you anywhere you go. Do you have one of those handy-sized Bibles? Itâ€™s not too big and not too small. Itâ€™s a handy size to carry to worship or to a Bible study. Do you have one of those large-pint Bibles? They often come in â€œlargeâ€?, â€œgiantâ€? and â€œsuper-giantâ€? print. Theyâ€™re easier on the eyes, but maybe not as easy to carry. Do you have one of those study Bibles, reference Bibles, analytical Bibles? Those usually provide very helpful aids in studying various topics that are developed throughout the Bible. There is great variety in these types of Bibles, and careful Bible students will use them with caution, remembering that notes in the margins are put there by men. The variety of Bibles thus far discussed does not even begin to touch the abundance of what is available, including compact Bibles, devotional Bibles, parallel Bibles, chronological Bibles, Bibles for teens, Bibles for women, Bibles for children, etc. Now, whatâ€™s the point of all of this? There is deďŹ nitely a wide variety of Bibles available today, but when you get beyond â€œwhat kindâ€? it is and â€œwhat featuresâ€? it might have, what kind do you have? There is one type of Bible out there called the â€œOpen Bibleâ€?. It doesnâ€™t really matter if you have that name (â€œOpen Bibleâ€?) printed on the spine of your Bible; what matters is that you open your Bible! There is one type of Bible out there called a â€œStudy Bibleâ€?. Again, it doesnâ€™t really matter if you have that name (â€œStudy Bible:) printed on the spine of your Bible; what matters is that you study your Bible! There is one type of Bible out there called a â€œDaily Bibleâ€?. it doesnâ€™t matter if you have that name printed on the spine of your Bible; what matters is that you spend time daily with your Bible! There is one type of Bible out there called a â€œLife Application Bibleâ€?. Even if that is not printed on the spine of your Bible, what matters is that you make application to your life every time you study your Bible! Sometimes we place a lot of emphasis on â€œwhat kindâ€? of car we drive or â€œwhat kindâ€? of clothes we wear or â€œwhat kindâ€? of food we eat, etc. However, what really matters is, â€œWhat kind of Bible do you have?â€? Is it an open, study, daily, life application Bible? Is it a well-worn, marked-up, been-through-a-lot Bible? With all that is happening around us in our country today, we need to make sure weâ€™re getting into our Bibles and that the Bible is getting into us!

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ally hard this summer, sticking to my game plan about how I wanted to sort of reintroduce myself to the American people.â€? As she has often said in recent weeks, Clinton told AP it would have been a â€œbetter choiceâ€? for her to use separate email accounts for her personal and public business. â€œIâ€™ve also tried to not only take responsibility, because it was my decision, but to be as transparent as possible,â€? Clinton said. Part of that effort, Clinton said, is answering any questions about her email â€œin as many different settings as I can.â€? She noted she has sought for nearly a year to testify before Congress about the issue, and that she is now slated to do so in October. The one-on-one interview with AP was the

second for Clinton in the past four days. On Friday, she did not apologize for using a private email system when asked directly by NBC, â€œAre you sorry?â€? Asked Monday by the AP why she wonâ€™t directly apologize, Clinton said: â€œWhat I did was allowed. It was allowed by the State Department. The State Department has confirmed that. â€œI did not send or receive any information marked classified,â€? Clinton said. â€œI take the responsibilities of handling classified materials very seriously and did so.â€? Clintonâ€™s efforts to address the email issue comes as her chief rival for the Democratic nomination, independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, exits the summer surging in still-quite-early

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public opinion polls and drawing massive crowds to his rallies and events. Asked for an example of how she differs with Sanders on policy, Clinton demurred. â€œIâ€™m going to keep laying out what I would do as president, what I stand for. ... Iâ€™m very much looking forward to the debates that weâ€™re going to have and weâ€™ll have plenty of time to draw those contrasts.â€? Asked when she might start, Clinton said: â€œI donâ€™t have any timing. Iâ€™m talking about what I would do as president: where I stand, what I believe.â€? Late Monday, Clinton picked up the endorsement of Iowa Rep. Dave Loebsack, adding to a growing collection that includes the nod Saturday from New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. Last year, Clinton turned over roughly 55,000 pages of emails to the State Department that she sent and received using a home-brew email server set up at her home

in suburban New York while serving as secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. Clinton has said she set up her own system instead of using a State Department account for the convenience of using a single hand-held email device. The State Department is currently reviewing and publicly releasing those emails, some showing that Clinton received messages that were later determined to contain classified information, including some that contained material regarding the production and dissemination of U.S. intelligence. â€œThere is always a debate among different agencies about what something should be retroactively (marked classified),â€? Clinton told the AP on Monday. â€œBut at the time, there were none. So Iâ€™m going to keep answering the questions and providing the facts so that people can understand better what happened.â€?

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