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Residents affected by dispute Area still under BY ZACK STEEN

ban on burning

County and city-owned Magnolia Regional Health Center will not be affected by the dispute.

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Some Crossroads area residents may be aﬀected by the recent dispute between a Tupelo hospital group and a healthcare provider. North Mississippi Health Services – who manages North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo, four community hospitals including NMMC-Iuka and

more than two dozen clinics throughout the area – are moving to terminate provider agreements with United Healthcare because the insurer has failed to pay them accurately.

BY JEBB JOHNSTON

“We have received a ton of calls of confusion,” said Meredith King, co-owner of Crossroads Insurance in Corinth.

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A good rain about two weeks ago was not enough to wash away the burn ban. The prohibition of burning activities continues under both a ban imposed by Alcorn County and a separate ban enacted by the state. Emergency Services Coordinator Ricky Gibens said some people believe the rain cleared the way for outdoor burning, but that is not the case. “Conditions are still pretty dry,” he said. “I’ve got a brush pile in my back yard I’d like to burn, but I can’t.” The rain gauge at the airport recorded 1.48 inches on Oct. 14 and another 0.12 inch the following day. “That was a good slow rain, but here’s the thing — the ground was so dry that the ground just

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soaked it up,” said MSU Extension Agent Patrick Poindexter. The county has seen no rainfall since then, and the National Weather Service Memphis Forecast Oﬃce does not anticipate a substantial chance of rain until late next week. Meanwhile, temperatures climbing into the 80s will aggravate the dry conditions. Gibens said Halloween and fall festival type activities should avoid any burning other than the use of gas or charcoal grills and fire pits, and the fire must be extinguished immediately after use. With the dry conditions, a cigarette tossed out a car window or a spark of any kind can easily lead to a wildfire. In the agricultural scene, the drought-like conditions this fall have mainly aﬀected soybeans. Please see BURNING | 2

MRHC gives free flu shots via drive thru BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Roll up and roll down. Magnolia Regional Health Center will host their annual Drive Thru Flu Shot event on Friday. Set for 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the MRHC Outpatient Complex on Harper Road, the event will provide the public with free flu vaccinations for anyone, ages six months and up. “The flu shot is everyone’s best protection against the flu and the Drive Thru Flu Shot is the best way to get vaccinated,” said MRHC Marketing Director Ben Tucker. “The event allows individuals wanting a shot to simply drive up, roll down their windows and roll up their sleeves.” Those at greater risk for flu complications are young chil-

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Martha Brewster (Della Miller) and Abby Brewster (Lesley Petty) serve Mr. Witherspoon (Randy Duke) a glass of their famous elderberry wine.

Two homicidal spinsters hit the stage black comedy is the most successful work of American Playwright Joseph Kesselring. Approximately one hour and 45 minutes to two hours in length with a 15-minute intermission, the show, produced through Dramatists Publishing is rated PG-13 due to some

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Audience members will gain a glimpse into the insane minds of two homicidal spinsters as Corinth Theatre-Arts presents “Arsenic and Old Lace”. Written in 1939, the farcical

sexual references and minor cursing. “We are doing a beautiful, fresh interpretation of this timeless comedy,” said Hunter Steele who is making his directing debut through Please see ARSENIC | 2

dren, adults 65 and older, pregnant women and people who have chronic illnesses. Caretakers of children under six months should be vaccinated to prevent the spread to an especially vulnerable age group. Thousands of deaths are attributed to the flu each year. Hand-washing and staying home when ill are ways to help curb the spread of the flu. Each person receiving the vaccination will be required to sign a consent form. Those who have an egg allergy, will not be able to receive the vaccination. (The Magnolia Regional Health Center Outpatient Complex is located at 1001 South Harper Road, across from The Dinner Bell. For more information, contact 662-293-1000.)

National guard honored at retirement BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

BOONEVILLE — A hometown hero came home Saturday night. A humble Major General Augustus Leon Collins was honored with a downtown event celebrating his retirement at the end of August as Mississippi’s Adjutant General, the top oﬃcial over the national guard in the state. “I’m just an old country boy from Booneville that was given a lot of encouragement from a lot of people,” he told the crowd after being lauded by a string of local and state oﬃcials and presented with a key to the city and

a copy of the road sign designating the newly renamed General Collins Drive in Booneville. Collins, a Booneville High School graduate, enlisted in the guard in Booneville and advanced through the ranks to lead the 155th Brigade Combat Team during Operation Iraqi Freedom and become the first African-American to be promoted to the rank of general in the Mississippi National Guard. Along the way he served in numerous leadership positions, helping lead and train thousands of troops. A visibly emotional Collins listed the names of many of his teachers throughout the years

and said the recognition for all he has been able to do should go not to him but to his family and to all of those who loved and encouraged him along the way. “Whatever I am, whatever I’ve accomplished it’s not because of anything special about me but about the people who have touched my life,” he said. U.S. Representative Trent Kelly, himself a colonel and 30-year veteran of the Mississippi National Guard, served with Collins including time in combat in Iraq. Kelly said the general is the perfect example of a true soldier’s oﬃcer who Please see COLLINS | 2

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Retired General Leon Collins displays a Booneville City Limits sign presented to him during a celebration honoring the Booneville native for his years of service in the Mississippi National Guard.

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“Even though this only affects the Tupelo hospital and their clinics, anyone who goes to those properties to see a specialist should be aware of the change – especially if they have United Healthcare.” King said she contacted both the hospital and the insurer on behalf of her clients. “North Mississippi Health Services will continue to accept United Healthcare supplements or AARP insurances, but will not accept any employer or any other United Healthcare insurance

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Judge James L. Roberts Jr., a circuit judge in the First Circuit Court District, shared memories of the late Noah S. “Soggy” Sweat Jr. during a tribute to the late “whiskey speech” writer on Tuesday. Roberts remembered Sweat as a great patriotic American who was a combat veteran of World War II and a reformer who brought professionalism to North Mississippi’s judicial community. “A lot of the professionalism we enjoy today is a direct handoﬀ from Soggy Sweat. He was a person who I believe to be a hero of the profession, and I was privileged to get to know him some,” said Roberts. The circuit judge also remembered Sweat as a humble man who knew how to accomplish great things without taking the credit for himself. He said he believed that if Sweat was alive today he would still be working for the betterment of the community. He also spoke with pride of the famous judge’s Alcorn County roots. “It is wonderful that he’s from Alcorn County,” said Roberts. “He was one of us.”

“We are seeing some possibility of reduced yields due to drought conditions based upon when those soybeans were planted,” said Poindexter. “We have also

and collect data, but the hospital declined. The healthcare provider then agreed to share the information directly. County and city-owned Magnolia Regional Health Center will not be aﬀected in any way by the dispute. “We are currently contracted with all United plans in the state of Mississippi, with the exception of their health exchange products,” said Ben Tucker, director of marketing and public relations at MRHC. “We have no intentions of that changing in the foreseeable future.”

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Artist Robbie Boyd’s portrait of Soggy Sweat will hang over the courtroom in the Alcorn County Courthouse. The tribute also featured remarks from a distinguished lineup of Mississippi’s judiciary branch, including speakers Judge Neal B. Biggers, United States District judge for the Northern District of Mississippi; Judge William L. Waller Jr., the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court; Judge Randy G. Pierce, direc-

tor of the Mississippi Judicial College and Judge Ed Perry, a former state representative from Oxford, who closed the tribute with a performance of Sweat’s famous speech. Artist Robbie Boyd was on hand to unveil her portrait of Sweat that will permanently hang over the courtroom he presided over.

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after January 1, 2017,” she said. “They are, however, still in talks and this all could be worked out.” The two groups did agree earlier this week to share research and information in hopes of resolving the dispute. North Mississippi Health Services discovered discrepancies this spring, with electronic payments from United Healthcare that came through as $0. Research by the hospital group has shown the problem could go back years. United Healthcare had proposed using a third party to review the claims

noticed a decrease in bean size in some situations. Eﬀects have been varied across the county, and those are based upon land conditions.” Some pasture land has also been aﬀected, with the dryness prompting an

early onset of dormancy. A number of trees shed their leaves early, prompting some concerned calls from residents, but Poindexter said these trees should weather the dryness without any problem.

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“Arsenic and Old Lace” at the Crossroads Playhouse. “Be prepared for many laughs provided by an astonishing cast. You will see love, death, and attempted murder with laughter caused by the aforementioned topics.” Patrons may remember the McNairy County resident from his plays at Arts in McNairy. “Though this is my first production in Corinth, I have been directing in Selmer for the last three years,” said Steele, who directed “Cheating Death” in 2014, “Lizzie Borden of Fall River” in 2015 and “You Can’t Take it With You” in 2016. The Selmer native’s latest venture opens to find two, charming and innocent ladies, Abby and Martha Brewster (Lesley Petty and Della Miller) who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously “acceptable” boarders by poisoning them with a glass of homemade elderberry wine. The deadly draft is laced with arsenic, strychnine, and “just a pinch” of cyanide. In addition to the misguided aunts, spectators will also meet their two nephews – the delusional yet, entertaining Teddy Brewster (Dan Marsh) who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and the murderous Jonathan Brewster (Dave Frost) who has received plastic surgery performed by his alcoholic accomplice, Dr. Einstein (Jackson Turner) to look like horror-film actor Boris Karloﬀ. Serving as the hero of the play, writer and newspaperman Mortimer Brewster (Matt Wood) and his fiancée, Elaine Harper (Channing Palmer) quickly realize the Brewster family is crazier than they thought and quickly take measures to rectify the horrifying situation. Just in time for Halloween, the American dark comedy will be present-

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Jonathan Brewster (Dave Frost) and Dr. Einstein (Jackson Turner) render a helpless Elaine Harper (Channing Palmer) unconscious. ed at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at the Crossroads Playhouse. A 2 p.m. matinée will be presented on Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children. The production is produced by Della and Cindy Miller and is sponsored by Wood, Carlton & Hudson, P.C. “The last time we presented ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’, we did a Friday, Saturday and Sunday night showing and reserved Thursday night for our sponsors,” said CT-A board member Josh Steen. “Our sponsors are extremely important to us and we are grateful for their generosity without which we could not do what we love doing. That being said, we are bringing back our private showings for sponsors on Thursday as a token of our appreciation and will only have public showings Friday thru Sunday.” “We are always in need of volunteers and any and all help is appreciated. So, if you build things in your garage and would like to help us with set building, we would love to have you. Volunteer opportunities are available for everyone, regardless of age and experience. No one will be turned away.” “If you learned sound

in your church or directed your child’s production, you would qualify to be a stage manager,” agreed board member and seamstress Whitney Gooch. “We always need tech people, builders and ushers. Also, if you can sew, please come see me. We could really use a few more seamstresses.” (For more information and to reserve tickets, contact the theatre at 662-287-2995. The theatre is located at 303 Fulton Drive in Corinth.) Cast: Abby Brewster – Lesley Petty Martha Brewster – Della Miller The Rev. Dr. Harper/ Mr. Witherspoon – Randy Duke Teddy Brewster – Dan Marsh Mortimer Brewster – Matt Wood Elaine Harper – Channing Palmer Officer Brophy – Remy Francis Duvalier Officer Klein – Taylor Frye Mr. Gibbs – Marshall Grooms Jonathan Brewster – Dave Frost Dr. Einstein – Jackson Turner Officer O’Hara – Josh Steen Lieutenant Rooney – Leah Petty

knew he was going to do so much,” said the retired teacher. Collins’ high school classmate and longtime friend Gary Walker organized Saturday’s celebration and said the general has blessed the country and his hometown with his willingness to sacrifice and dedicate his life to protecting freedom. “My heart is just bursting with joy knowing that one of our own from right here in Booneville has given so much to America,” said Walker. State Representative Tracy Arnold said he has gotten to know Collins through work at the state capitol and has found him to not only be a strong leader for the state, but a man after God’s own heart who has used his faith in God to help him

make the tough decisions required in his career. “He is an awesome leader, a Godly leader. He’s a man of great faith,” said Arnold. State Senator JP Wilemon also thanked Collins for his leadership and service to the state and country. In presenting the key to the city and the road marker to the general, Mayor Derrick Blythe said Collins has been a great representative and ambassador for the city and all of Booneville is indebted to him for his service. “It is a great pleasure to honor someone like General Collins,” he said. Collins plans to continue to live near Jackson where he has begun a career in the private sector after completing his military service.

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earned the respect of those who served under him by showing them his care and concern. “He cared about each and every soldier,” said Kelly. “They knew General Collins loved and respected them and they knew General Collins was doing what was best for them, this country and the state of Mississippi.” Booneville Alderman David Bolen knew Collins first as a young student he taught in sixth and eighth grade and coached on the football field. He recalled him as a determined student who had a spark about him that hinted of bigger things. “Leon was an outstanding student and football player. He always worked hard and you always

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Today in History Today is Thursday, Oct. 27, the 301st day of 2016. There are 65 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published.

On this date: In 1858, the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, was born in New York City. In 1880, Theodore Roosevelt married his first wife, Alice Lee. In 1922, the first annual celebration of Navy Day took place. In 1938, Du Pont announced a name for its new synthetic yarn: “nylon.” In 1941, the Chicago Daily Tribune dismissed the possibility of war with Japan, editorializing, “She cannot attack us. That is a military impossibility. Even our base at Hawaii is beyond the effective striking power of her fleet.” In 1954, U.S. Air Force Col. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was promoted to brigadier general, the first black officer to achieve that rank in the USAF. Walt Disney’s first television program, titled “Disneyland” after the yetto-be completed theme park, premiered on ABC. In 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down while flying over Cuba, killing the pilot, U.S. Air Force Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr. In 1978, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were named winners of the Nobel Peace Prize for their progress toward achieving a Middle East accord. In 1995, a sniper killed one soldier and wounded 18 others at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. (Paratrooper William J. Kreutzer was convicted in the shootings, and condemned to death; the sentence was later commuted to life in prison.)

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Across the Region Glen Dollar General’s new Alcorn store opens GLEN — Alcorn County’s latest Dollar General location officially opened for business this week. The store, location on U.S. Highway 72 East next to the U.S. Post Office in Glen, is Alcorn County’s eighth Dollar General. The company provides every day low prices on name-brand products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, as well as cleaning supplies, family apparel, housewares and seasonal items. With three locations inside Corinth city limits, other Dollar General stores in the county include Farmington, Biggersville and Kossuth.

Ripley Ex-firefighter pleads guilty in deadly fire RIPLEY — A former firefighter charged with arson fires in Union County has pleaded guilty to charges on a fire that ended with the death of a woman in the home. William Cody Lambert, 29, entered guilty pleas to second degree murder and arson during a hearing in Tippah County Circuit Court this week. Lambert is accused of setting the fires in hopes of being thought of as a hero for rescuing the people inside. One fire resulted in the death of Myrtle Mae Owen at her home on County Road 174 in the Alpine Community in Union County in 2009. Lambert was ordered to serve every day of a 32 year sentence.

Iuka Officials respond to shooting report IUKA — A family disturbance Monday afternoon near Tishomingo State Park ended in gunfire, sending one man to the hospital. The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the shoot-

ing in the Dennis area around 4:20 p.m. on Oct. 24. The caller said the victim was at a residence on County Road 87 while the shooter was at a house on County Road 75. While deputies split up between the two locations, paramedics stood by nearby, waiting for law enforcement to clear the scene. The victim had a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the upper right leg. He refused medical treatment by the paramedics, saying he would drive himself to the hospital. Statements were taken from the victim, the alleged shooter and an eyewitness. The preliminary investigation showed the incident was a family disturbance.

Booneville Boo Parade slated for Monday evening BOONEVILLE — The Booneville Boo Parade and Costume Contest will be Monday, Oct. 31 at 5:30 p.m. at the old Booneville Hardware building in downtown Booneville. There are five age divisions in the contest ranging from 0 to 18 and over. Categories include Most Creative, Cutest, Best Character, Best Superhero and Best Group. Winners will be awarded in each age group, with one overall individual winner for ages 0-12 and one overall winner for ages 13 and over. Contestants taking part in the group competition will be judged separately. There will only be one overall group winner. If desired, group winners may act out the group they are portraying. For information, contact Trudy Featherston at the Booneville & Prentiss County Main Street Association at 662-7284130.

Columbus Town Creek Campground closing COLUMBUS — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Tennessee-Tombigbee Water-

way Project will close its Town Creek Campground during the 2016-2017 winter season starting Nov. 1 and reopening Feb. 28, 2017. During the seasonal closure the project will be making repairs to waterlines at the facility. Town Creek Campground is located off Highway 50 west on Columbus Lake in Clay County. As an alternative, USACE will keep DeWayne Hayes Campground open during the winter season. This campground is located at 7934 Barton Ferry Road in Columbus, directly across the lake and only a short drive from Town Creek Campground and Columbus Air Force Base.

Tuplelo Expansion finished at Elvis birthplace TUPELO — After more than four years and more than $7 million, the renovation and expansion of the Elvis Birthplace and Museum is complete. No other plans are in the works, but executive director Dick Guyton said, “Now it’s time to maintain it.” The third and final phase of the renovation was centered around the lake and surrounding area. The work added a water fountain, a new paved walkway around the lake, several benches along the path and replacement of the old bridge. The lake was drained and filled for the work. “But what we don’t have is a lot of water,” Guyton said. “It’s about 10 inches below normal, so we could use some rain.” The first phase of the project, unveiled in August 2012, added a new 126-seat theater and a 75-seat outdoor amphitheater.

Tupelo CVB launches grant program for tourism TUPELO — Organizations looking to boost tourism can get help from the Tupelo Convention and Visitors Bureau

reports The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. For the past four years, the CVB has distributed nearly $80,000 per year, and looks to do the same this year. The Tupelo CVB is accepting requests through Nov. 15 for fiscal year 2017, which runs from Oct. 1 of this year through Sept. 30 of next year. The goal of the matching grant program is to fund the promotion of special events and festivals that attract overnight visitors to Tupelo. “Events are tourism drivers for Tupelo,” said Neal McCoy, executive director of the Tupelo CVB. “These grants are designed to help promote festivals and special events that bring people into Tupelo to spend the night.” The maximum amount that an organization can receive is $15,000, and a 30 percent match is required to request funding from TCVB. In addition, organizations are limited to asking for no more than 70 percent of their total marketing budget.

Saltillo Saltillo first to hear Vision Plan process SALTILLO — The future direction of Saltillo could be determined in the next 10 days, and city leaders are asking the public to help in the process, reports The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. The city will be the first in the state to participate in the Mississippi Vision Plan process, sponsored by the Mississippi Main Street Association. “We are really excited about this,” said Saltillo Main Street director Lindsey Hines. “It’s been a long time since March when we were named a Main Street community. “I can’t wait to get the results – when they tell us here’s what we found, here are things you can start implementing immediately.” The public side of the three-day project will kick off with a communi-

ty input meeting Nov. 1. The ultimate goal for the Vision Plan is to provide the community with an on-going, flexible work plan that city leaders and the Saltillo Main Street program can use to guide the continued revitalization and development of the town and stimulate further economic growth.

Oxford Man faces charges in armed robbery OXFORD — A Lafayette County man had been charged with a felony after robbing someone who offered him a lift. Oxford police investigators charged Anthony Wilson, 42, of Oxford, with one count of armed robbery and one count of robbery in Tuesday. The alleged armed robbery occurred Oct. 21 when Wilson asked for a ride to Anderson Road. Once in the vehicle, Anderson produced a firearm and took clothing and food from the victim. The victim was not injured at the time of the robbery. Wilson’s bond was set at $25,000.

Oxford 16 UM students earn scholarships OXFORD — Sixteen University of Mississippi students have been named as recipients of major scholarships this fall in the School of Engineering. Representing Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, they are this year’s Brevard, John G. Adler and Harper Johnson scholars. This exceptional group of students posted an average ACT score of 32.3 and an average 3.92 high school grade-point average. “Each year, our incoming classes increase in quality and quantity,” Dean Alex Cheng said. “These students are just a sample of the outstanding students choosing to enroll at the university and pursue a degree within the School of Engineering.”

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Hanging out in the hanging gardens VEZAC, France — Anyone who knows me well knows I have no patience for groomed grounds and formal gardens, and much prefer what I once heard called “uncontrolled profusion.” Yes, if something will grow and spread, that’s what I plant. I never, ever wanted a grownup yard. But I went with friends to a French garden in the Dordogne called Marqueyssac, or Rheta The Hanging Gardens of MarJohnson queyssac, and my hat is off to gardeners with this much conColumnist trol and sharp shears. Look it up, and you’ll see what I mean. To begin with, there are 150,000 boxwoods at Marqueyssac, none of them boxy or boring. They are planted in clumps, or clusters, and pruned by hand (twice a year) into geometric shapes, including one amazing area that looks like stones in a chateau. Another cluster resembles sheep, if the sheep were being herded and running side by side. We’re not talking typical topiary here, but more the look of a brain if it were huge and green. Almost the stuff of a sci-fi movie. The Blob, but green and made of boxwoods. I love the holly at Callaway Gardens and the azaleas at Bellingrath and the wisteria at the Biltmore. Showy gardens usually have one thing that blows you away. Here the vista is the best thing, with the Dordogne River and its tourist boats below, and in plain sight the houses built right into the cliffs at La Roque Gageac. You could plant one package of zinnia seeds and still have a remarkable garden with this view. Even better, though, is the chateau that goes with the gardens, though the tail definitely wags the dog. It is simple but luxurious, and its most impressive feature is the roof. Made of limestone slabs, it weighs more than 500 tons. Or that’s what the tour brochure claims, and I don’t know why you’d lie about the weight of your roof. There are more than 4 miles of walkways at the gardens, and I might have made it 1 mile. I have an ailing foot, which means I must pace myself. But I did see the chapel and the pigeon pen and the astounding view before sitting to watch people thread through the boxwoods. You can’t help but notice the decorum in public places in France, the quiet voices that offer a “pardon” if you’re bumped on a path. The children and dogs are better behaved than in our country, and neither runs wild through these gardens. Nobody litters, either, and I could count on one hand the pieces of trash I’ve seen by the side of the road in miles of exploration. Southwest France is clean, and polite. And the impressive flora isn’t limited to formal gardens where you pay to walk around. I’ve seen banana trees, bamboo, magnolias, nandina and gardenia -- all things that remind me of home -- all around. I always get eye-rolls when I return home with fancy French ideas for my sow’s ear of a place in the hollow. This time it is a special way to prune the wisteria. My friend Robert Clay will be dismayed to hear about this. He always helps me with that annual chore. On the side of a bistro, a mature wisteria was pruned to look like another tree, perhaps an oak, with its trunk supporting the green branches. Now, why wouldn’t that work in Fishtrap Hollow? To find out more about Daily Corinthian columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www.rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.

Prayer for today Lord God, may I not wait until I am aﬄicted and cannot use them to thank thee for my blessings. Guard me against infirmities that are brought on through indulgences, and help me to control my life. May I never forget that regret will not retrieve the life that is spent, even if it brings forgiveness and hope for the days to come. Amen.

A verse to share “Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy: That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.” Psalm 109:26-27

Dump Duterte — for starters Alliances are transmission belts of war. So our Founding Fathers taught and the 20th century proved. As the other Western powers bled and bankrupted themselves, Pat we emerged Buchanan relatively unscathed as Columnist the world’s No. 1 power. The Brits and French lost their empires, and much else, and ceased to be great powers. Stalin’s annexation of Central Europe and acquisition of an atom bomb, and Mao’s triumph in China in 1949, caused us to form alliances from Europe to Korea, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia. Yet, with the end of the Cold War, we did not dissolve a single alliance. NATO was expanded to embrace all the nations of the former Warsaw Pact and three former republics of the USSR. This hubristic folly is at the heart of present tensions with Russia. Now, Beltway hawks have begun to push the envelope to bring former Soviet republics Moldova, Ukraine

and Georgia into NATO, with some urging us to bring in the Cold War neutrals Sweden and Finland. Given the resentment of the Russian people toward America, for exploiting their time of weakness after the breakup of the Soviet Union, to drive our alliance onto their front porch, such moves could trigger a conflict that could escalate to nuclear weapons. Moscow has warned us pointedly and repeatedly about this. Yet now that the election is almost over, neocons burrowed in their think tanks are emerging to talk up U.S. confrontations with Syria, Russia, Iran and China. Restraining America’s War Party may be the first order of business of the next president. Fortunately, after the Libyan debacle, President Obama has lost any enthusiasm for new wars. Indeed, he has a narrow window of opportunity to begin to bring our alliances into conformity with our interests -- by serving notice that the United States is terminating its 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty with Manila. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is proving himself to be an unstable anti-American autocrat,

who should not be entrusted with the power to drag us into war over some rocks or reefs in the South China Sea. Duterte harbors a lifelong grudge against America for our war of 1899-1902 to crush the Philippine independence movement, after Admiral Dewey sank the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. We liberated the Philippines, only to annex them. A longtime mayor on Mindanao before being elected president, Duterte is reputedly the godfather of death squads that executed drug dealers and users. Now, the practice has apparently been introduced nationwide. While campaigning, Duterte said he would Jet Ski 120 miles to Scarborough Shoal, which is occupied by China though it is in Manila’s territorial waters. Since then, he has flipped and become outspokenly pro-China. Before attending a summit in Laos, Duterte called President Obama “the son of a whore.” He has insulted America and canceled joint military exercises. In Beijing he announced a “separation from the United States. ... No more American influence. No more American [military] exercises. It’s time to say goodbye.”

“I would rather go to Russia and to China,” he added. Would termination of our Mutual Defense Treaty mean severing ties with the Filipino people? By no means. What it would do, though, is this: restore America’s absolute freedom to act or not act militarily in the South China Sea, according to our interests, and not Duterte’s whims. Whether we intervene on Manila’s behalf or not, the decision would be ours alone. Terminating the treaty would absolve us of any legal or moral obligation to fight for Scarborough Shoal, Mischief Reef or any of the other rocks in a South China Sea that are now in dispute between Beijing and half a dozen nations. A U.S. decision to terminate the treaty would also send a wake-up call to every ally: America’s Cold War commitments are not forever. Your security is not more important to us than it is to you. As Donald Trump has been saying, we are starting to put America first again. Daily Corinthian columnist Pat Buchanan is an American conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster.

Immigration breeds controversies Despite controversies that rage over immigration, it is hard to see how anyone could be either for or against immigrants in general. First of all, there are no immigrants in general. Both in the Thomas Sowell present and in the past, Columnist some immigrant groups have made great contributions to American society, and others have contributed mainly to the welfare rolls and the prisons. Nor is this situation unique to the United States. The same has been true of Sweden and of other countries in Europe and elsewhere. Sweden was, for a long time, one of the most ethnically homogeneous countries in the world. As of 1940, only about one percent of the Swedish population were immigrants. Even as the proportion of immigrants increased over the years, as late as 1970 90 percent of foreign-born persons in Sweden had been born in other Scandinavian countries or in Western Eu-

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rope. These immigrants were usually well-educated, and often had higher labor force participation rates and lower unemployment rates than the native Swedes. That all began to change as the growing number of immigrants came increasingly from the Middle East, with Iraqis becoming the largest immigrant group in Sweden. This changing trend was accompanied by a sharply increased use of the government’s “social assistance” program, from 6 percent in the pre-1976 era to 41 percent in the 1996-1999 period. But, even in this later period, fewer than 7 percent of the immigrants from Scandinavia and Western Europe used “social assistance,” while 44 percent of the immigrants from the Middle East used that welfare state benefit. Immigrants, who were by this time 16 percent of Sweden’s population, had become 51 percent of the long-term unemployed and 57 percent of the people receiving welfare payments. The proportion of foreigners in prison was 5 times their proportion in the population of the country.

The point of all this is that there is no such thing as immigrants in general, whether in Europe or America. Yet all too many of the intelligentsia in the media and in academia talk as if immigrants were abstract people in an abstract world, to whom we could apply abstract principles -- such as “we are all descendants of immigrants.” Some people like to refer to the past as “earlier and simpler times.” But it is we today who are so simpleminded that it would be taboo to do anything so politically incorrect as to sort out immigrants by what country they came from. As Hillary Clinton said in one of her recently revealed emails, she is for “open borders.” However congenial the idea of open borders may be to elites who think of themselves as citizens of the world, it is not even possible to have everyone come to America and the country still remain America. What is it that makes this country so diﬀerent that so many people from around the world have, for centuries, wanted to come here, more so than to any other

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country? What is unique are American institutions, American culture and American economic and other achievements within that framework. People who came here a hundred years ago usually did so in order to fit within the framework of America and become Americans. Some still do. But many come from a very diﬀerent cultural background -- and our own multiculturalism dogmas and grievance industry work to keep them foreign and resentful of Americans who have achieved more than they have. Some immigrant groups seek to bring to America the very cultures whose failures led them to flee to this country. Too many Americans have become so gullible that they are afraid to even get the facts about which immigrants have done well and improved America, and which have become a burden that can drag us all down. Daily Corinthian columnist Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell.com.

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Booneville band wins fourth straight title BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

The Booneville Blue Devil Band kept its promise - all the way to a fourth straight state title. The band swept the Class 3A state marching championships with its show “The Promise” taking home the overall grand champion honor along with first place awards for color guard, percussion, general eﬀect, marching and music. “It’s been a really great year,” said Jada Forsythe who, with her husband, Josh Forsythe, directs the band. Selmer, Tenn. native Josh Forsythe is the former band director at Alcorn Central High School. Jada is a native of Booneville. Jada Forsythe said the success is a tribute to the dedication of the students who have worked tirelessly throughout the year to field their most complex show ever. “The kids have stepped up and really taken on a lot of responsibility,” she said. Added responsibility came not only to the students, but to Josh Forsythe who found himself

leading the band solo for several weeks early in the season for a very special reason - the birth of the couple’s child. “We’ve had so much going on, it’s been a whirlwind of a year,” said Jada. She said she’s extremely proud of the students and their willingness to buy-in to the dream of what can be accomplished and put in the hard work it takes to find continued success. The performance at the championship competition was their best of the year and it showed in the shower of awards. Forsythe is quick to give credit to all those who help the band achieve its success including show designer Tim Pierce who she said created a powerful, relatable show. “We knew it was going to be special the first time we heard it,” she said. The band’s success would also not be possible without major support from an army of parents who give of their time and resources to support their young musicians as well as the support of the school administration and the entire commu-

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The Booneville Blue Devil Band performs their show “The Promise” at the state marching band championship. nity. “This is such a band town. It’s so nice to have that support,” she said. The latest championship win caps a year of

big success including the Sweepstakes Award and best in class awards for Drum Major, Color Guard, Percussion, and Band and Best Overall

awards for Drum Major, Color Guard, Percussion, and Band at the Northeast Regional Marching Band Championship at Northeast Mississippi

Community College and all superior ratings in every category at the Region I Marching Contest in Tupelo, the qualifier for the state competition.

MSU announces summer grads Mississippi State University recently announced graduates for the 2016 summer term.

Local graduates include Taylor Burns of Corinth, college of education, BS and Alexandra

Marlar of Corinth, cum laude from the college of architecture, art and design, BS.

Council hears plans for civic unity Associated Press

TUPELO — After a nearly two-month process, members of the Tupelo City Council heard a formal package of recommendations designed to foster increased social

Local Modern Woodmen Financial Representative Zeb Taylor honors Debra Wheeler for her counless hours of service to her students.

Teacher named Hometown Hero For the Daily Corinthian

IUKA — Local teacher Debra Wheeler was honored as a Modern Woodmen of America Hometown Hero. Wheeler was recognized for her countless hours of service to all her students at Burnsville Elementary and Junior High in Burnsville. She goes above and beyond as a teacher. Here are a few comments some of Wheeler’s past students have said about her. “Without Ms. Wheeler as a teacher I would not have my “Out of the Box” thinking. She showed me that even though the way you accomplish something may be diﬀerent it does not mean it is wrong.” Another of her students said, “Ms. Wheeler helped me discover my creative spirit and without her I would not have really opened up to all that am and can be.” As part of the Hometown Hero Program, members of the Iuka Modern Woodmen Chapter presented Wheeler with a certificate and $100 award grant to be donated to charitable organization of her choice. Wheeler selected St. Jude to receive the donation. “Volunteers form the foundation of a strong community.” says Zeb Taylor, local Modern Woodmen Financial Representative. “Modern Woodmen’s Hometown Hero Program gives us the chance to thank those who selflessly give their time to make the world a better place.” Coordinated by local Modern Woodmen members, the fraternal

financial services organization’s Summit chapters, Chapters, and Youth Service Clubs provide opportunities for members to take part in social and educational activities and volunteer projects to meet local needs. For more information or to get involved, contact Carla Curtis at 662-6657904. As a tax-exempt fraternal benefit society, Modern Woodmen sells life

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During Tuesday’s session of the council, recommendations were oﬀered related to law enforcement oversight, community policing, workforce diversity and engagement with the faith community.

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Deaths Edwin Walker

Edwin Walker, 71, of Corinth died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 , at his residence in Corinth. Arrangements are pending with Patterson Memorial Chapel.

Charles Jumper

Funeral services for Charles Edward Jumper, 70, of Corinth are set for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Macedonia Baptist church. Burial will be at at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 in the National Cemetery. Visitation is at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Mr. Jumper died on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, in Corinth as a result of bone and lung cancer. He was born Dec. 30, 1945, and was a 1964 graduate of Easom High School. Mr. Jumper was a United States Marine and a member of Macedonia MB Church. Survivors include his son, Charles Jumper Robinson; and his siblings, Mary Anne Hearnton and Dr. Evelyn Webb; and a grandchild, Jaden Robinson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clinton and Madge CaldwellJumper; his grandchildren, Steve and Nellie Jumper, Fred Caldwell and Norine P.C. Riddles; his siblings, Larry Jumper and Bettie Sue Jumper Milton. The Rev. Dr. Eddie Jumper will oﬃciate. Patterson Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

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BY JULIE PACE AND EMILY SWANSON Associated Press

NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton appears on the cusp of a potentially commanding victory over Donald Trump, fueled by solid Democratic turnout in early voting, massive operational advantages and increasing enthusiasm among her supporters. A new Associated Press-GfK poll released Wednesday finds the Democratic nominee has grabbed significant advantages over her Republican rival with just 12 days left before Election Day. Among them: consolidating the support of her party and even winning some Republicans. “I’m going to pick Hillary at the top and pick Republican straight down the line,” said poll respondent William Goldstein, a 71-year-old from Long Island, New York, who voted for Mitt Romney in 2012. “I can’t vote for Trump.” Overall, the poll shows Clinton leading Trump nationally by a staggering 14 percentage points

among likely voters, 51-37. While that is one of her largest margins among recent national surveys, most show the former secretary of state with a substantial national lead over the billionaire businessman. The AP-GfK poll finds that Clinton has secured the support of 90 percent of likely Democratic voters, and also has the backing of 15 percent of more moderate Republicans. Just 79 percent of all Republicans surveyed say they are voting for their party’s nominee. With voting already underway in 37 states, Trump’s opportunities to overtake Clinton are quickly evaporating — and voters appear to know it. The AP-GfK poll found that 74 percent of likely voters believe Clinton will win, up from 63 percent in September. Troubles with President Barack Obama’s signature health care law have given Trump a late opening to warn voters against putting another Democrat in the White House. But even Republicans question whether the rising cost

of insurance premiums is enough to overcome the damage the businessman has done to his standing with women and minorities. “Donald Trump has spent his entire campaign running against the groups he needs to expand his coalition,” said Whit Ayres, a Republican pollster who advised Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s failed presidential campaign. Ayres called Trump’s campaign “strategically mindless.” Even if Clinton’s support plummets in the contest’s closing days, or she’s unable to motivate strong turnout in her favor, it’s not clear that Trump could marshal the resources to take advantage and collect enough states to win the 270 electoral votes needed to claim the White House. Clinton’s team has overwhelmed Trump’s campaign in its eﬀort to turn out voters. An Associated Press review of campaign finance filings finds that her campaign, the Democratic National Committee and Democratic parties in 12

states have more than three times as many paid employees as Trump’s campaign and the main Republican organizations supporting him. Clinton and Democrats had about 4,900 people on payroll in September, while Trump and Republicans had about 1,500. Both sides benefit from legions of volunteers knocking on doors and making phone calls to voters, as well as outside forces such as unions and super PACs pitching in on voter turnout operations. But key Republican groups such as the ones funded by the conservative billionaire Koch brothers are sitting out the presidential race because of their distaste for Trump, further extending Clinton’s likely advantage at getting out the vote. The strength of the Democratic turnout effort appears to be paying dividends in states where voting is underway. Nationwide, more than 12 million voters have already cast ballots, according to data compiled by the AP, a pace far quicker than 2012.

Trump spends day promoting new hotel BY BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump may be spending most of his days inside the frantic hurricane of the presidential campaign, but inside his new hotel in Washington, calm and luxury prevail. Staﬀ members offer impeccable service, serving Champagne to guests waiting to check in and preparing rooms with turned-down covers and bedside chocolates. Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., says he’s confident the Trump International Hotel fronting Pennsylvania Avenue a few blocks from the White House will be a place for both Democrats and Republicans — no matter who wins. “It’s not designed to be a partisan hotel,” Trump Jr. said. “It’s a luxury hotel for all of D.C.” That remains to be seen. Hundreds of peo-

ple protested outside the hotel during the ribboncutting Wednesday. The rally started as a protest demanding that Trump recognize union representation for workers at a Las Vegas hotel, but it broadened into a larger anti-Trump event. Trump attended the ribbon-cutting, calling it a “metaphor for what we can accomplish” and taking precious time away from an apparently sagging campaign. He summed up the project with only a few words: “under budget and ahead of schedule.” And he noted the renovation and operation of the hotel had created hundreds of jobs. The Trump Organization agreed to open the hotel by 2018 and invest $200 million in it in a deal with the federal government, which owns the site. A Trump website describes the project as costing $200 million, so

it was unclear what the “under budget” statement referred to. The hotel staﬀ appears as diverse as any workforce in America — despite Trump’s divisive remarks about immigrants, Muslims and other ethnic groups. A note atop the Gideon Bible in every guest room states that Qurans and other holy books are available upon request, a standard amenity at luxury hotels. Trump supporter Brenda Dunaway, at the 263-room hotel with friends for lunch Wednesday, stood in the lobby beneath chandeliers and a soaring glass roof and gave her approval. “It’s beautiful and tastefully done,” she said. “I hope it’s a big success.” Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric led two celebrity chefs, Jose Andres and Geoﬀrey Zakarian, to back out of running restaurants in the hotel, but David Burke’s Prime BLT is open in the lobby. Burke was on hand Tuesday night to chat with diners. No second restaurant has been announced. The five-star Trump

International Hotel is located in an 1899 landmark, the Old Post Office, which was in disrepair when the Trump Organization won a bid from the federal government to turn it into a hotel in 2013. Nina Gardner, a consultant who lives in the area, decided to attend the protest when she heard about it Wednesday morning. “I’m totally against Donald Trump and his candidacy,” she said. She has friends who are boycotting Ivanka Trump’s clothing and jewelry line, and she predicted his campaign would “end up hurting his business.” Rates at Trump hotels have been falling and some residents of a Trump apartment building in New York are trying to have the name removed. But Ivanka Trump insisted all was well as she stood by her father’s side Wednesday: “Our business at Trump Hotels continues to thrive.” Rates start around $400 most nights but cheapest rooms were over $600 for the night before Trump’s visit.

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Few stories in the Bible are better known, better loved, or more often told than that recorded in I Samuel 17; the story of David and Goliath. It is the story of a Hebrew lad sent to the site where the nation of Israel is set in array against the Philistine army. As the story unfolds, Goliath comes out on a daily basis to “defy the armies of the living God” (verse 26) David is not shaken or intimidated by the mountain of a man, but using very simple weapons coupled with faith in God, brings Goliath down, and the army of God is able to drive away the Philistines for a time. In the story there are some inspiring parallels for today, for those who have “giants” in their life that need to be defeated. First consider what we will call “The Goliath Factor”. This man was possibly more than nine feet tall, carried as much as two hundred pounds of armor, which may or may not have included the twenty ﬁve pond spearhead on the end of a staff that was like a weaver’s beam, and a separate individual whose sole responsibility seems to have been that of carrying his shield. (verses 4-7) The text says: “When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.” (verse 11) Verse twenty four says “And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, ﬂed from him, and were sore afraid.” This is often our response to the many things that challenge our faith in God, to the temptations that paralyze our strength, and our fervor for righteous pursuits. We must CONFRONT our weaknesses and fears, regardless of their size and strength, as David confronted Goliath. What is troubling you? What is the “Goliath” in your life you need to bring down? Don’t be intimidated, there is help. Be willing to stand “toe to toe” with Satan and his angels, and all the weapons he has in his very well-stocked and diverse arsenal. Paul warned: “Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices.” (2 Corinthians 2:11) (More next week) We invite you to study and worship with us at the Danville church of Christ.

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