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Deadly Collapse One killed during demolition of storage building BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

A cleanup project turned tragic for a Corinth woman. Suzanne Marie Clark, 24, was killed when a storage building collapsed on her just before 1 p.m. Wednesday. Clark’s mother, Betty Thomas, was also trapped under the building, located on Stanford Drive just off Highway 72. Thomas, 40,

was pulled from the structure by Corinth Firemen and EMS. She was transported by ambulance to Magnolia Regional Health Center. “They were taking tin off the old building when it collapsed,” said Corinth Police Chief David Lancaster. According to the report, someone at the scene had called another individual to push over the building after the roof started sagging.

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Emergency personnel work to free a woman who was trapped underneath a storage building just before 1 p.m. Wednesday. Suzanne Clark, 24, was killed when the building came down on her on Stanford Drive. “The individual told them to stay out of it after it started sagging,” said Lancaster. The two along with Clark’s boyfriend, Kevin Haygood, all of 802 Red-

which was some 10-12 feet inside the building — by raising the roof section with air bags, cribbing and a hydraulic ram according to fire chief Rob Price.

wood Drive, Corinth, were working on tearing the building down when it collapsed. Corinth Firemen were able to free the body,

Three trucks with the Corinth department responded to the call. “Our guys did a great job of getting her out quick,” said Price.

City to seek formation of entertainment district BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen agreed Tuesday to seek the formation of an entertainment district in the city to encourage the development of entertainment venues. The city must prepare a legal description of the district and apply through the Mississippi Department of Revenue. Qualifying businesses that construct or renovate an entertainment facil-

ity in an approved entertainment district may use an accelerated state income tax depreciation deduction and most impose a $2 ticket or admission fee. Tourism Director Kristy White and Northern Mississippi Service Coordinator Jeremy Martin with the Secretary of State’s Office appeared before the board to discuss the proposal. “The tourism industry is changing,” said Martin. “People will come. If they will travel

hours out of their way on twolane back roads to get to Branson, Mo., then I can tell you if you find the right niche and market it correctly, they’ll come to Corinth. We’re giving you one tool that you can market and help make that a reality.” Two separate areas are proposed to become entertainment districts — generally the historic business district, but expanded to include some older buildings such as Corinth Machinery,

and some open property in the Crossroads Arena area. White said it will help the city be competitive when developers inquire with the Mississippi Development Authority. “It simply allows future developers to take advantage of it if they see fit,” said Martin. “As long as they are in the entertainment district they can petition the state Department of Revenue to take advantage of the five-year accelerated depreciation.”

The accelerated depreciation can be used in conjunction with any other available incentives, such as local property tax breaks for renovation. White said the arena and downtown areas would likely have two different types of marketing plans. “We have a lot of visitors who want to walk around downtown at night,” she said. “They actually Please see DISTRICT | 5

Concert brings holiday cheer to coliseum Smokeout BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Some of Corinth’s favorite vocalists and instrumentalists will team for the annual community Christmas concert benefiting the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center. “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the coliseum on Taylor Street. The evening of festive music is marking its fifth year. “It has done really well every year, and we’re having a lot of people interested in participating in the concert,” said

Chad Dickerson, president of the Corinth Area Arts Council. “We’ve got a good lineup for this year and are still confirming a few people. The program will be a mix of festive secular carols and sacred music.” The handbell choirs from First Baptist Church and First Presbyterian Church will participate, as well as the adult choir from First Presbyterian, the chorus of Corinth Middle School, the Corinth Elementary second-grade challenge class and a dance troupe from the Creative Arts Center. Vio-

lin and piano duets are among the instrumental selections. The arts council, which manages the 1924 theater building, uses the concert funds to make improvements. “All of the money raised goes to upkeep, maintenance and refurbishment of the coliseum,” said Dickerson. “Over the last five years, we have probably raised close to $10,000 with these concerts, which has helped with painting, putting in new chairs and parts of the sound system. The latest project is new carpet which has just

been installed for the lobby area. Proceeds from this concert will likely go to help pay for that.” Architect B.F. Liddon designed and built the entertainment venue for $60,000 with a seating capacity of 999. It was deeded to Alcorn County in 1981 with an estimated value of $3 million. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a Mississippi Landmark. Tickets for the Christmas cost $10 and are general admission with children 12 and under admitted free.

BY JEFF YORK The annual Holiday Fair, sponsored by the Alcorn County Mississippi Volunteer Homemakers, will be held Friday at Martha’s Menu. This event will be held from 9 a.m.2 p.m. in the dining room of the restaurant. This Corinth tradition brings together the best cooks in town that have prepared tasty homemade baked food to attract food lovers to the Holiday Fair. There will also be several handmade craft items that will be perfect for Christmas gifts and Thanksgiving treats.

“We have 65 volunteers in Alcorn County that have goals to educate the people of Alcorn County about the needs of stronger families,” said club member Ann Walker. “Our club wants to educate the senior citizens about healthier and safer living and to educate parents how to help in the prevention of child abuse.” An active group of volunteers in the Alcorn County Homemakers provide items needed at the state children’s hospital and to volunteer assistance in our county. “We want to help strengthen families through programs of

community leadership and to empower citizens to actively participate in public decision making on issues that concern children, families, and home life,” said Walker. The list of foods available at the Holiday Fair will make you hungry just reading them. There will be coconut cakes, pecan pies, pumpkin pies, pumpkin bread, homemade bread, breakfast coffee cakes, pound cakes and cookies. If you are looking for craft items made by the talented MHV ladies, this will be the place to visit on Friday. They will have handmade Christmas

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ornaments, Christmas gifts and many more gift items. There are four MHV Clubs in Alcorn County. The following list is a sample of volunteer activities that these club members participate in: ■ Donate books to the NE Mississippi Library in Corinth. ■ Participate in the Cultural Arts Event in May. ■ Holiday Fair (Location Dining Room of Martha’s Menu). ■ Blue Ribbon Child Abuse Prevention Month. This activity involves all the Kindergartens in Alcorn County, Corinth

Smokers are being encouraged to take a step toward better health today by beginning the process of kicking the habit as part of the American Cancer Society’s national Great American Smokeout. The Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Alcorn/Tippah is using the day as an opportunity to get the word out about the dangers of tobacco use. Emily J. McGrath, director of the local chapter of the coalition, said tobacco use continues to claim a huge number of lives in Mississippi. It is the largest cause of preventable death and disease in the country. In the Magnolia State, 4,700 adults will die each year from smokingrelated illnesses, according to statistics provided by McGrath. “Through this Great American Smokeout event, we want Mississippians to know that you can quit and there is plenty of help available for those who want to stop smoking permanently,” she said. McGrath said there are numerous resources available to help people who want to kick the habit. The place to start is the Mississippi Tobacco Quitline at 1-800-QUITNOW or www.quitlinems.com.

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Deaths Suzanne Clark Suzanne Marie Clark, 24, of Corinth, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Arrangements are pending with Magnolia Funeral Home.

Rev. V.L. Cummings BOONEVILLE — The Rev. V.L. Cummings, 78, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Patterson Memorial Chapel.

Louis Barrett HERNANDO — Funeral services for Louis Harley Barrett, 79, are set for 2 p.m. today at Forest Hill South Funeral Home in Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Barrett died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Born in Memphis on May 14, 1932, he was retired from the U.S. Air Force and from Ecolab in Memphis. He was a member, deacon and Sunday school teacher for many years at Church Road Baptist Church in Horn Lake. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Martha Lou Barrett;

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Bobby Voyles A memorial service for Bobby Wayne Voyles, 67, of Corinth, is set for 3

daughters Barbara Honeycutt (Michael) of Kossuth and Pamela Bevan (Richard) of Hernando; sons Wayne Barrett (Mittie) of Southaven and Ronnie Barrett (Belinda) of Hernando; two grandsons; six granddaughters; six great-grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. Visitation precedes the service beginning at noon.

Zelma Brimingham IUKA — Funeral services for Zelma Rinehart Brimingham, 83, are set for 2 p.m. today at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial at Sardis Cemetery in Rienzi. Mrs. Brimingham died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Iuka. Born Aug. 1, 1928, she was a seamstress in a factory and she volunteered for the Jacinto Foundation for many years. She was a member of Mackey’s Creek Primitive Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.B. Brimingham; one son, Gene Brimingham and wife Sue; one grandson, Tim Brimingham; her parents, Clifford and Vista Armstrong Rinehart; one brother, Lloyd Rinehart; and one sister, Jo Ann Sorrell. Survivors include her daughter, Sharon Elmore Tucker of

p.m. Saturday at Mission of Hope Church. Mr. Voyles died Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born May 26, 1944, he was a roofer and a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church. He was preceded in

Burnsville; four grandchildren, Terrie Brimingham Davis and husband Yancey of Saltillo, Bro. Tony Brimingham and wife Jana of Pelham, Ala., Jeffery Elmore and fiancee Crystal Borden of Booneville, and April Elmore of Burnsville; six great grandchildren; a sister, Lavern Bullock of Burnsville; other relatives and a host of friends. Bro. Tony Brimingham and Bro. Claude Kennedy will officiate. Visitation is today from 1 p.m. until service time.

‘Sandy’ Hyneman PAHOKEE, Fla. — A memorial service for James “Sandy” Hyneman, 66, is set for 5 p.m. Friday at Clewiston Golf Course in Clewiston, Fla. He died on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. He was the son of G.C. and Irene (Shelton) Hyneman. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County. Palms West Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of arrangements.

Terry L. Rhodes IUKA — Funeral services for Terry L. Rhodes, 62, are set for 1 p.m. Friday at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka with

death by his wife, Sharon Gail Phillips Voyles; his parents, Lee Voyles and Georgie Burcham Voyles; and brothers Lealand Voyles, Willie Ray Voyles, Leroy Voyles, Charles Voyles and Leon Voyles. Survivors include sons James Voyles (Missy) of

burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Mr. Rhodes died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at his residence. He was of the Baptist faith. He retired as an Assistant Division Engineer aftr 32 years with Norfolk Southern Railroad. He was preceded in death by his father, Palmer Rhodes; and his grandparents, John and Willie Mae Carson, and Sam and Cyntha Rhodes. Survivors include his wife, Ingrid Rhodes of Iuka; three daughters, Nikki Tapp and husband Derrick of Iuka, Callie Grimaldi and husband Chris of Villa Rica, Ga., and Jamie Schad and husband David of Temple, Ga.; his mother, Doris Rhodes of Iuka; two brothers, Johnny Rhodes and wife Joette of Iuka, and Davey Rhodes and wife Kim of Tuscumbia, Ala.; and five grandchildren, Coby Tapp, Mayci Grimaldi, Bradyn Grimaldi, Dallas Schad and Jaxon Schad. Rev. Jon Kaufman and Phillip Ogden will officiate. Visitation is today from 4 until 8 p.m. at Cutshall Funeral Home in Iuka.

Gilbert Steen Funeral services for Gilbert Norris Steen, 86, of Corinth, are set for 11 a.m. Friday at Mag-

Glen and Bobby Voyles (Sonya) of Russellville; two brothers, Donald Voyles (Ester) of Corinth and Billy Joe Voyles (Willie Mae) of Rienzi; two sisters, Ila V. Farris of Corinth and Dimple Bates of Jacinto; six grandchildren, Joshua Voyles (Shannon),

nolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Mr. Steen died Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011, at McNairy County Healthcare. Born May 12, 1925, he was a retired car inspector for GM&O/Illinois Central. He was a member and deacon of West Corinth Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Wanda Katherine Steen; his father, E. Candler Steen; his mother, Erline Hooker Steen; and his sister, Frances Butler. Survivors include two sons, Eddie Steen and wife Sandra of Corinth, and Rodney Steen Steen and wife Cathy of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Rhonda Steen Glidewell and husband Larry, Joshua Steen and wife Emily and Jenness Steen; eight great grandchildren; other relatives and a host of friends. Joshua Steen, Charlie Browning and Bro. Tim Dixon will officiate. Visitation is today from 5 until 8 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until service time at Magnolia Funeral Home.

MaKayla Voyles, Sharlett Voyles, Emmanuel Voyles, Kristina Voyles and Nicholas Voyles; two greatgrandchildren, MaLeigha Voyles and McKinley Voyles; and several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Bro. Don Shipman,

Bro. James Voyles and Bro. Bobby R. Voyles will officiate. Visitation is Saturday from 1 p.m. until service time at the church. Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences: magnoliafuneralhome.net

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Deaths Arthur Boren Funeral Services for Arthur Amos Boren, 87, of Corinth, are set for 11 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Corinth with Bro. Dennis Smith officiating. Burial will be in Henry Cemetery. Mr. Boren died on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at the Dogwood Plantation Retirement Facility in Corinth. He was born in Lexington on Sept. 2, 1924, to the late James Luther Sr. and Vallie Everett Boren. His early life was quite challenging because his parents could not hear or speak. This opened new doors in his life. Doors that allowed him to spread God’s word to those who could not hear but could read as he interpreted through sign language. He was a graduate of Corinth High School Class of 1942 and Boren was an allaround athlete, lettering in track, basketball and football. He held two conference records in track and field. He was also a Boy Scout for five years and attained the rank of life and served as a junior assistant scout master. After graduation, he worked for Glenn L. Martin Air Craft in Baltimore, Md., building B-26 bombers. After six months of employment, he left and returned home to enlist in the Navy. He received an honorable discharge after serving in the Naval Landing Force in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon returning home, Mr. Boren was hired at the Corinth Post Office as a temporary clerk until he married the former Estelle Phifer, at which time he resigned and they moved to Vicksburg to be closer to his parents. There he secured a job with the Corp of Engineers as an aid for almost two years. He then left and and returned to Corinth and his job at the post office. When he left the Corp of Engineers, he had an excellence efficiency rating which was only received by one other employee and himself. In 1969 while at the post office, he was bestowed an Outstanding Achievement Award for gathering and submitting 53 suggestions to the Memphis Regional Office that consisted of a plaque and monetary award;

the Superior Accomplishment Award for notable performance; the Post Office Department Certificate Award as an official commendation and appreciation for contributing beneficial suggestions; given a gold and ruby pin for his 40 plus years of service; and he was named Suggester of the Year for submitting 26 suggestions which received regional consideration. When he retired on Jan. 3, 1988, he had been employed by the government for 44 years and had a balance of 3,136 hours of unused sick leave. On Nov. 7, 1965, he was ordained as a deacon by First Baptist Church in Corinth. He was involved in several ministries that included teaching Sunday School at Whitfield Nursing Home and at First Baptist for more than 46 years. One of the things that he had learned from growing up with two impaired parents was the art of sign language. And because of this knowledge, he became involved in the deaf ministry at his church. He would interpret not only the Sunday School lessons but the sermons and songs during the services. He was often called on by several other churches in the area to use his gift for God’s glory. This gift would call him to the West Jackson Baptist Church in Jackson, Tenn., where he interpreted and taught sign language for over 15 years and was a vital part of their TV ministry which was televised on WBBJ every Sunday morning. He also served as a Minister to the Deaf at Calvary Baptist Church in Tupelo for a period of time. Through the years, Mr. Boren was called to interpret for the deaf at several revivals, crusades, church visitations, vacation bible schools, the Boy Scouts, schools, funerals and weddings. He also helped in job interviews, divorce cases and juvenile hearings. When the need arose, he would often be called to the hospital to explain to the deaf patients about procedures prior to an operation, to eye doctors to help with examinations, by the police to help during situations involving the deaf, and occasionally by civic clubs to speak on his involvement with those that have been impaired by the loss of their hearing. During his years of service at First Baptist he was involved in the 55 Alive Chior, where he interpreted hymns for the congregation.

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Mr. Boren interpreted for Eb from the TV show “Green Acres” when spoke and gave his personal testimony, Jerry Clower and Bill Glass, a former pro football player. He was instrumental in getting the first hearing impaired person employeed at ITT Telecom in Corinth which led to the hiring of two other people that were hearing impaired. He was called on by Mississippi State University to interpret during the Very Special Arts Festival, which was a competition for handicapped children throughout the state. This was sponsored by the National Committee on Arts for the Handicapped, an educational affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts. His teaching brought him to NorthEast Community College in Booneville and the Alcorn County Vocational Technical Center, where he taught dactylology, the technique of communicating by signs made with the fingers. He also assisted a student at Tishomingo County High School by interpreting the lessons, and with that assistance, that student was able to graduate from high school. He was also called to the post office in Booneville to interpret for an applicant during a test for a job. He was listed in the 1991 Northeast Mississippi Directory of Translators and Interpreters that was published by the Corinth-Alcorn County Chamber of Commerce. He was also listed in the American Sign Language Directory which was published and given to local industries, visiting foreign businessmen, hospitals, doctors and tourists. Mr. Boren taught sign language every Sunday night at First Baptist and at the Corinth Public Library every Monday night for several years as a volunteer. He is especially proud of three of his students for starting their own ministries for the deaf — Julie Plaxico, Lana Moss, and Jamie Bragg. He also had a love for tennis and was an accomplished player and continued to play even through his declining health past the age of 70. Playing tennis was his way of staying in shape. On Friday, March 3, 1995, he received the honor of Outstanding Citizen given by the Junior Auxiliary of Corinth at the 33rd Annual Charity Ball. He also received the Mississippi Ageless

Hero Award that was presented by former Miami Dolphins head coach Don Shula on behalf of the Blue Cross/Blue Shield and was the 2004 Northern Regional Honoree in the category of Community Involvement for his dedicated efforts as an interpreter for the hearing and speech impaired that was given to him in Hattiesburg. On Oct. 1, 2009, Mr. Boren moved to Dogwood Plantation where he shared his love of signing to all of the residents and workers daily. He was often visited by his Sunday School classes and various groups of children who gave him the name of “the man who sang and talked with his fingers.” Mr. Boren never ceased to share his life story of being raised by his two loving parents, his love for the Lord, helping others, and sign language to everyone he met. He loved to share how and why he began his involvement with the Ministry for the Deaf and praised the Lord for his ability to serve Him the best he could. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Estelle Phifer Boren; one daughter, Belinda Allen; and one brother, James Luther Boren Jr. He is survived by his daughter, Teresa Smillie and her husband John; three grandchildren, Shannon Grimsley and husband Jeff, Jason Smillie and wife Mandy, and Katie Briggs and husband Ryan; six greatgrandchildren, Shiloh, Shelby, Stella, Jacob, Parker, and Ella Kate; two nieces, Susan and Maja; and a host of friends. Today’s visitation begins at 9 a.m. at First Baptist Church and continues until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to the Music Ministry of First Baptist Church in Corinth or Mississippi School for the Deaf, ATTN: Sandra Edwards, 1253 East Over Drive, Jackson, MS 38921. Online ondolences: mcpetersfuneraldirectors.com

W.J. “Shorty” McCluskey W.J. “Shorty” McCluskey, 87, of Corinth, left us in peace on Monday, Nov. 14, 2011, at 4:25 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Military funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at McPeters Funeral Directors. Officiating at the service will be Daniel Farris, George Lee and

Kevin Naillieux. Shorty fought the fight, long and hard, simply to breathe until he could no longer do so. Mr. McCluskey was a US Navy Veteran, serving in WWII. He was a Second Class Seaman and received several Bronze Medals. He survived the bombing and sinking of two vessels. Shorty was a Brick Mason until the age of 74 and was said to be the best Corinth has ever had. Work was his hobby. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Family was his enjoyment, he so loved his three grandsons. Shorty taught his grandsons to fish and attempted to teach them to garden. He loved to cook, especially fish, for everyone. He belonged to a non-denominational church. Survivors include his beloved wife of 67 years, Dorothy Gray McCluskey; two daughters, Linda McCluskey of Corinth, and Pat McCluskey Porter and her husband Billy of Winston-Salem, N.C.; three grandsons, Eric Smith of Corinth, Josh Porter McCluskey and his wife Alice Porter of Boone, N.C., and Jake Porter of Greensboro, N.C.; and two great-grandchildren, Britton Perry of Corinth, and Makenzie Porter of Boone, N.C.; two sisters, Irene Gray of Corinth, Judy McPeters of Corinth, and her husband Bill; and his sister-in-law, Martha Albright, who was like a daughter to him. He is survived by brother-inlaws that he considered brothers; and a host of nieces and nephews that loved him dearly. Mr. McCluskey was preceded in death by his parents, W.E. and Callie Brown McCluskey; and a brother-in-law, Howard Gray. Pallbearers are Trey Albright, Greg Gray, John Gray, Larry Gray, Ricky Gray and Mark Matthews. Honorary Pallbearers will be Noel Gann, Ken Headrick, Randy Headrick, Travis Little, Brodie McEwen and Bill Whitehurst. Burial with military honors will be at The Valley of the Dogwood Cemetery. Condolence may be left at mcpetersfuneraldirectors.com Please see DEATHS | 2

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Is Newt Gingrich electable? Oh yeah BY DICK MORRIS AND EILEEN MCGANN As the debates accumulate, it becomes more and more evident that Newt Gingrich’s intellect, experience, articulateness and depth of knowledge elevate him to the top of the field. Anyone should be happy to pay admission to watch him duel with Obama in debate. Newt’s not as charismatic as Cain or as smooth as Romney, but boy, does he have a brain! Ever since the election campaign started, Newt has always gotten in his own way. Now he has graciously stepped aside and let his creativity and intellect shine through. Earlier in the debate, he bit the questioners’ heads off in piques of surly crankiness. No longer. Now, Newt just answers the questions as they come, often hitting them out of the ballpark. His perspective and insight is penetrating, and his condescension has vanished (or at least is sublimated). Unfortunately, he does owe some of his current surge to the unsubstantiated and vague charges against Herman Cain. While Republicans generally dismiss these allegations, they worry that they will hurt Cain in November, should he win the nomination. He’ll recover. His positive solutions for our economy will catapult him back into the upper echelon of contention. Michele Bachmann may also make a comeback, lifted by a tide of opposition to any tax increases embedded in the Deficit Reduction Commission’s report. But any recovery by Cain or Bachmann will not bump Newt from the top tier. The likely result of the debate process is to bequeath to Iowa three or four contending candidates and leave it to them to sort out. If Newt is the candidate, will his personal baggage drag him down? It’ll hurt, no doubt about that. The media will dissect his marriages, and his family will be deluged with questions and well-laid traps. Newt’s ratings will decline as the inevitable baptism of fire begins. As with Cain, he’ll experience a few bad weeks. But, as with Cain, Newt’s positive strengths will carry him through the flames, and he will come out the other end. But once Newt survives the process, he will be inoculated against the charges. He will have immunity against the issue. And here is the core of Obama’s problem: Each of the Republican candidates will be so thoroughly vetted -- and purified -- by the brutal process they are going through that they will be immune to his charges against them in the fall. John Kerry never went through that process. His quick knockout of Dean and the tepid challenge mounted by Edwards did nothing to vet his claims of hero status in Vietnam. Obama, on the other hand, survived the Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers charges in the primary. When the general election came, Wright and Ayers were old hat and had no electoral punch. Similarly, Bill Clinton got the nomination only after he had survived Gennifer Flowers and the accusations of draft dodging. In November, these charges were spent bullets. That’s the good news for Republicans. The nominating process has been so combative and the media scrutiny so searing that the candidates have been pre-screened. The FBI screening process is nowhere near as intense as the negative research capacities of the media and political opponents. If nominated, Romney will have survived the accusations of flip-flopping, Cain will have overcome the sexual harassment charges and Newt’s marital history will be yesterday’s news. And then we can get on with the business of winning the election. And win it we will. Obama cannot survive his 60 percent disapproval rating on his handling of the economy (the highest ever recorded by CBS during his administration). Under his leadership, Gallup reports an almost 10-point edge for the Republican Party on handling the economy. Against a generic opponent, Obama draws only 43 percent of the vote. With the personal negatives on the Republican candidates aired and used up during the primaries, there will be nothing for Obama to hide behind. (Dick Morris, former advisor to the Clinton administration, is a commentator and author of “Rewriting History.” He is also a columnist for the New York Post and The Hill. His wife, Eileen McGann is an attorney and consultant.)

Prayer for today Dear Lord, help us to keep awake and to make sure that we always have enough oil in our lamps to be ready to meet you. Amen.

A verse to share Jesus said, “In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.” — John 14:2 (NIV)

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Equality racket would have horrified founding fathers Our mainstream media have discovered a new issue: inequality in America. The gap between the wealthiest 1 percent and the rest of the nation is wide and growing wider. This, we are told, is intolerable. This is a deformation of American democracy that must be corrected through remedial government action. What action? The rich must pay their fair share. Though the top 1 percent pay 40 percent of federal income taxes and the bottom 50 percent have, in some years, paid nothing, the rich must be made to pay more. That’s an appealing argument to many, but one that would have horrified our founding fathers. For from the beginning, America was never about equality, except of God-given and constitutional rights. Our revolution was about liberty, about freedom. The word equality was not even mentioned in the Constitution, the Bill of Rights or the Federalist Papers. The word equal does not make an appearance until the 14th Amendment’s equal protection of the laws after the Civil War. The feminists’ Equal Rights Amendment was abandoned and left to die in 1982 after 10 years of national debate. When Thomas Jefferson wrote that memorable line -- All men are created equal -- he was not talking about an equality of rewards, but

of rights with which men are endowed by their Creator. He was talking Patrick about an Buchanan ideal. For as he Columnist wrote John Adams in 1813, Jefferson believed nature had blessed society with a precious gift, a natural aristocracy of virtue and talents to govern it. In his autobiography, a half decade before his death in 1826, he restated this idea of the aristocracy of virtue and talent which nature has wisely provided for the direction of the interests of society. Equality, egalite, was what the French Revolution, the Bolshevik Revolution, Mao’s Revolution of 1949, Castro’s Revolution of 1959 and Pol Pot’s revolution of 1975 claimed to be about. This was the Big Lie, for all those revolutions that triumphed in the name of equality were marked by mass murders of the old ruling class, the rise of a new ruling class more brutal and tyrannical, and the immiseration of the people in whose name the revolution was supposedly fought. Invariably, Power to the people! winds up as power to the party and the dictator, who then act in the name of the people. The most egalitarian society of the 20th

century was Mao’s China. And that regime murdered more of its own than Lenin and Stalin managed to do. Inequality is the natural concomitant of freedom. For just as God-given talents are unequally distributed, and the home environments of children are unequal, and individuals differ in the drive to succeed, free societies, where rewards of fame and fortune accrue to the best and brightest, must invariably become unequal societies. In the 19th and 20th centuries, no nation achieved greater prosperity for working men and women than the United States, where all were born free, but equal only in constitutional rights. Yet, though inequalities of income and wealth have endured through the history of this republic, each generation lived better and longer than the one that came before. That was the America we grew up in. As long as life for the working and middle classes was improving, who cared if the rich were getting richer? Today’s new inequality is due to several factors. One is a shift from manufacturing as the principal source of wealth to banking and finance. A second is the movement of U.S. production abroad. This has eliminated millions of high-paying jobs while enriching the executives and shareholders of

the companies that cut the cost of production by relocating overseas. Yet, behind the latest crusade against inequality lie motives other than any love of the poor. They are resentment, envy and greed for what the wealthy have, and an insatiable lust for power. For the only way to equalize riches and rewards in a free society is to capture the power of government, so as to take from those who have, to give to those who have not. And here is the unvarying argument of the left since Karl Marx: If you give us power, we will take from the rich who have so much and give it to you who have so little. But you must give us power. This is the equality racket. As Alexis de Tocqueville wrote: “The sole condition which is required in order to succeed in centralizing the supreme power in a democratic community, is to love equality, or to get men to believe you love it. Thus the science of despotism, which was once so complex, is simplified, and reduced . . . to a single principle. When they come preaching equality, what they want is power.” (Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?” He is also an American conservative political commentator, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster.)

Obama criticizes America as lazy, unimaginative President Barack Obama was wrong to say at the Asia-Pacific economic summit that America has gotten “lazy” in the past few decades at attracting foreign investment. What he should have said, in light of his administration’s handling of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, is that America has become quite adept at blocking it. To delay the project for more than three years and then, after giving every indication that it would go through, announce the ultimate decision will be kicked past the 2012 election takes hard work and brio. TransCanada wants to invest $7 billion in building a pipeline across the United States to carry oil from Alberta, Canada, to the Gulf Coast. If we were merely lazy, we’d have accepted the project and the thousands of associated construction jobs long ago. That would be the path of least resistance, not to mention common sense. But we refuse to take the easy way out. The bureaucrats produce exhaustive studies. The enviros stage

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protests. The brightest lights in Hollywood mobilize. The White House calRich culates its Lowry political interest. This National churning acReview tivity is the necessary predicate to delay and inaction. How thoughtless of President Obama to underestimate the effort expended in rejecting a foreign investment. The president’s “lazy” comment is one of a series of remarks carrying an undercurrent of disapproval of the country he is so luckless to govern. A few weeks ago, he observed that Americans had gotten “a little soft and we didn’t have the same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades.” At a San Francisco fundraiser, he lamented that “we have lost our ambition, our imagination, and our willingness to do the things that built the Golden Gate Bridge and Hoover Dam.”

Obama is prone to the posture of the dispassionate critic, floating above the foibles of America. It never seems to enter his mind that he might have disappointed us, but he certainly seems to think that we have disappointed him. We’ve been lazy and soft in our practices going back decades, hopeless until the advent of one Barack H. Obama, the would-be Redeemer President frustrated by the recalcitrant national material with which he’s forced to work, Michelangelo with a bum piece of marble. Heaven knows we have long-festering problems, but the loaded words in Obama’s statements suggest we suffer from a collective lack of elan. If only we were made of sterner stuff; if only we dreamed bigger. I The distance between President Obama’s self-image and the reality is yawning. Ambition? His heroic stimulus bill funded roadwork to create temporary insta-jobs and subsidized green-energy projects, some of which would have happened anyway. Imagination? He perpetually wants

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to send federal money to the states to prop up their existing unaffordable structures. Willingness to do the things necessary to build? He can’t even disregard his left on Keystone XL. It’s within the president’s power to do a few major things to make us more competitive. He could cut a deal with Republicans to reform individual and corporate taxes, exchanging lower rates for loophole closings. He could cut a deal restraining entitlements, sending a signal that Washington can begin to control its budget. Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican on the “super committee,” has offered a compromise plan along these lines. The president has shown no interest. He apparently prefers waging a blunt-force campaign against a “do-nothing Congress” and carping about what’s wrong with us. If this helps him win a second term, he can add poor judgment to his running indictment. (Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@ nationalreview.com)

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City Schools, and all private schools. The group visits the schools, and provides blue ribbons and brochures for the teachers, children, and parents. ■ Recycle newspapers, plastic bags, drink cans and tabs, postage stamps and magazines. ■ The upkeep of Highway 45/72 Intersection Beautification Project. The members maintain as well as add new plants and shrubs to enhance this site. ■ Recognize Dairy

Month by having a Dairy Luncheon (food items must have dairy products). ■ Awards Luncheon in February to honor all clubs and members who have worked extremely volunteering for the community. ■ Participate in Council and Leader Training. ■ Donate time and money to various local, state, and national charitable organizations. ■ International Study Program is presented to the Homemakers about a foreign country’s lifestyle and culture. ■ The Homemakers made

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items to send to the Children’s Hospital in Jackson. ■ Furnish refreshments to the local hospital. ■ Donate food to the Amen Food Pantry. ■ Give money to the Daily Corinthian’s Christmas Basket. This is an opportunity for you to take part as a community to buy not only great food and crafts, but this purchase helps in financing the volunteer activities of each club. The Holiday Fair is their major fundraiser of the year for the Alcorn County Homemakers.

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Two people face felony drug charges as the result of a search at an Alcorn County residence on Monday. The Alcorn Narcotics Unit arrested Bridget Carol Whitfield, 45, of 201 CR 408, Corinth, and her son, Christopher Allen Whitfield, 28, of the same address. Officers gained consent to search and found several items used in cooking methamphetamine, such as ammonium nitrate, solvents, pseudoephedrine and muriatic acid, said Narcotics

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This service can provide free counseling as well as

medications including the patch or nicotine gum. For more information on the local tobacco free

coalition and to find more resources about how to quit, visit www.tobaccofreems.org.

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Officer Michael Martin. Officers secured the items and took the suspects to the county jail. A hold was placed by the McNairy County Sheriff’s Department on Christopher Whitfield for promotion of methamphetamine stemming from another meth lab in that county, according to Martin.

Correction An error appeared in the front page photo caption on Saturday. The man holding the American Flag at the Veteran’s Day Parade — Frank Frye of Corinth — was incorrectly identified as a veteran.

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go to Memphis and spend all their money,’ Martin says

want to stay downtown. There are some opportunities in that area to revitalize some of the buildings.” A handful of other cities have formed entertainment districts since the law went on the books a

couple of years ago. Martin said Tupelo is trying to lure some of the 100,000 annual Elvis tourists from the birthplace to its downtown. “The problem is they come, they see, they go to Memphis and spend all their money,” he said.

Representatives of The Alliance, Crossroads Arena, Crossroads Museum and welcome center attended in support of the proposal. After getting the groundwork in order, the board tentatively plans to vote on the proposal at the first January meeting.

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