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Vol. 118, No. 279

Wurlitzer factory played unique role in music history

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

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Alcorn County’s unemployment rate remained level last month as the overall state rate saw a slight decrease.

The county had an unemployment rate of 6.6 percent for October according to the latest figures released by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. The figure was equal to the September rate. Mississippi’s overall unemployment rate fell from 7.4 percent in September to 7.3 percent for October.

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This well-preserved Wurlitzer 112A electronic piano with built-in amplifier and speaker was built in Corinth in 1956. The odd finish that resembles unfinished pressed board is a speckled paint finish. Alan Lenhoff, who is researching the Wurlitzer electronic pianos, purchased it from a young Detroit musician a couple of years ago. It is now in the music room of Lenhoff’s coauthor, David Robertson, in Adelaide, South Australia.

“One of the most famous uses of the Wurlitzer piano was Ray Charles’ ‘What I Say,’ a classic of rhythm and blues,” said Lenhoff, who hopes that local residents can help fill in some of the blanks about Wurlitzer’s operations in Corinth.

The electronic piano was also a staple of the sound of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,

Jobless rate unchanged

BY BRANT SAPPINGTON

Today

22 pages • Three sections

Corinth rocked the world Think of cities that hold a place in rock and roll history, and Corinth probably doesn’t spring to mind.

But there is a chapter in Corinth’s past that Michigan writer Alan Lenhoff believes is worthy of more than a footnote in the annals of rock music, thanks to the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company.

With David Robertson of Adelaide, South Australia, he is penning a book on the classic keyboard instruments used in rock music between the 1950s and 1980s. One of the most important, Wurlitzer’s electronic piano, was largely produced in Corinth for some time.

“I’m not sure how much people in Corinth realize it, but they are part of a legacy of rock music that, even decades after these instruments were produced, they are still important and used and wanted,” said Lenhoff, who is director of project management and corporate communications for Michigan.com, which publishes the Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News.

Hits like “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye, “Top of the World” by the Carpenters, “You’re My Best Friend” by Queen and “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You” by Aretha Franklin used the Wurlitzer instrument.

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people employed in Alcorn County rose slightly from 13,810 in September to 13,920 in October.

Alcorn County had the lowest unemployment rate among immediately surrounding counties in October. Tishomingo County had the second lowest rate at 7.4 percent, followed by Prentiss at 7.7 percent and Tippah at 9.0 percent.

The county posted the 15th lowest rate among the state’s 82 counties. Rankin County had the state’s lowest figure at 4.6 percent while Clay County had the highest unemployment rate in the state at 15.1 percent.

he said, and is still used today by contemporary artists like Norah Jones and Kid Rock.

The book will also look at instruments like the Vox Continental organ, the Fender Rhodes electric piano and the Hammond organ.

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Meal offers hope in trying times

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Dr. Hook was right.

“Life Ain’t Easy.”

Most of the song’s lyrics – recorded by the band in 1973 – ring true today.

Oakland Baptist Church realizes things are tough. As people struggle in life, Oakland is offering hope.

“It would be so much easier not to do life,” said Oakland member Michal Ann Spencer. “But that’s not what we are called to do.”

The church is passing out hope in the form of a meal on Dec. 13 with its 3rd Annual Taste of Hope for those on hard times. “‘Taste of Hope’ is for anyone

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The serial number plate on the keyboard shows that it was produced in Corinth.

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During the stop, officers became suspicious of the driver’s behavior, and a search uncovered a variety of schedule III and schedule IV pills, a couple of bags of methamphetamine and a stolen pistol, according to Narcotics Officer Darrel Hopkins.

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in need,” said Oakland volunteer Annette Yancey.

“It’s not a huge sacrifice,” added Spencer. “Taste of Hope is just four hours in one day to show people someone cares.”

OBC members decided to show people how much they cared instead of telling them by starting a trio of events in 2012. Garden of Hope kicked off things in May with Closet of Hope beginning a month later. Taste of Hope came about in Novenber three years ago.

“It has been a wakeup call,” said church member Bryan Clausel. “There are some rough places in town, but we don’t see them when we go to church or a busi-

ness … I knew there was a need, but I didn’t realize how big it was.”

Since starting in 2012, over 1,700 meals have been distributed by the church to those who are needy in the community.

This year, the church is planning on making anywhere from 1,000 to 1,200 meals.

Those in need have two options this year to receive Taste of Hope meals. People can have meals delivered or they can choose to pick them up. No dine-in meals will be available this year.

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On this day in history 150 years ago The Battle of Franklin — Gen. John B. Hood orders an attack against the entrenched Union army. With no artillery support the charge is a disaster to the Confederacy, and among the 6,252 casualties are 1,750 killed, including six generals.

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up will be available from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The meal will consist of lasagna, green beans, corn, roll and dessert.

“We all know of someone who is in need or doesn’t have any family,” said Spencer. “We just want to show them how much we love them.”

A desire to help hurting people caused Spencer and Chris Botting to come together. Their mission soon turned into Taste of Hope.

“We didn’t know how it would go or if would even last a year,” said Botting. “Our goal was to reach people who didn’t have anything.”

“The whole church is involved in some way,” added Spencer.

No strings are attached with the meal, according to Yancey.

“We don’t want people to feel like they are being tricked,” she said.

“It is pretty basic,” added Oakland pastor Dr. Randy Bostick. “We have to show them Christ and not just tell them about Him.” (Those in need of a meal on Dec. 13 or those who know of someone in need can call the church office at 287-3118.)

BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON — The Mississippi Capitol is undergoing an $8.3 million restoration designed to help keep it in good working condition for generations to come.

Crews have been working several months on the 111-year-old structure, and their efforts will continue even after the legislative session starts in January.

“Anytime you have an old building, especially one of historical value, you have to do some work every now and then,” said Sen. Terry Burton, R-Newton, who serves on the Public Property Committee. “It’s important to keep your assets up.”

Although the Capitol has undergone roof repairs and other maintenance work in recent decades, this is its most extensive round of work since a 1979-82 resto-

ration that cost $19 million.

Back then, the Legislature moved out and met in another downtown Jackson building, the former Central High School.

This time, the Legislature will keep working in the Capitol, although daily routines will be different. Temporary walls are blocking off the rotunda at the center of the first and second floors, where lobbyists and visitors congregate. Marble floors are covered with padding and plywood as a precaution against damage from items that might accidentally fall.

Restoration is being done in several phases. The first phase includes exterior work, waterproofing and restoration of stained-glass windows from the House and Senate chambers and the governor’s office. It is scheduled to be completed by next summer, said Lawson Newman, the main ar-

chitect for the project.

Later phases will include work on the glass domes over the two legislative chambers.

“Over the course of several years, the entire building will have been restored,” said Newman, who works with the Jackson-based firm WFT Architects.

Legislators approved $6 million in bonds during the 2010 session, another $900,000 in bonds during the 2013 session and nearly $1.4 million in cash during the 2014 session to pay for the Capitol restoration.

The four-story, Beaux Arts style statehouse was built from March 1901 to July 1903 on the site of the old state prison and cost $1.09 million, funded with back taxes paid by Illinois Central Railroad. It has marble from around the world, brass fixtures, ornate iron work and intricate stained-glass windows and ceilings.

Yet, in recent years, the building’s beauty has been marred by leaky roofs. During heavy rains, workers would place four or five tall garbage cans in the first floor rotunda to catch water that fell 180 feet from the center dome.

A mishap during restoration also created more work, but not at taxpayers’ expense. A heavy rainfall occurred one recent Sunday — the day before workers were set to replace some roofing over the Senate chamber.

Because old waterproofing material had been removed, rain poured in around windows, leaving stains on the walls and soaking the carpet in the chamber.

The construction company is paying to repair the damage from the Nov. 16 storm, said Department of Finance and Administration director Kevin Upchurch, the state’s chief fiscal officer.

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its electronic pianos in 1954 in North Tonawanda, New York.

“It was pretty clear that these were going to be a popular instrument,” said Lenhoff. “They were originally marketed at the home market and the school market. The thought was these were portable electric pianos, they were less expensive than conventional pianos, they took up less room and you could plug a headphone into them for silent practice.”

But they quickly caught on with stage musicians.

“Suddenly to be able to have a portable piano of your own and not be at the mercy of whatever beat up piano you found in a club or an auditorium somewhere where you were playing was just a revelation, and so

these things took off,” he said.

It appeared there was a real demand for the product, and Wurlitzer decided to open a plant devoted primarily to its production. The company and the City of Corinth reached an agreement in 1955, and the city built a 100,000-square-foot facility for its newest industrial employer, which was welcomed with a parade and opening ceremony on May 10, 1956.

As the Wurlitzer keyboard’s popularity grew, “More and more often they were seen on stage, and it got to the point where they really became sort of an icon of rock and pop music,” said Lenhoff. “Wurlitzer was really the first to have a commercially viable electronic piano out there, so they had a head start on the competition.”

The Fender Rhodes pianos

that came in the 1960s had an ethereal, heavenly bell-like sound that was more suited to jazz, he said.

“They didn’t really hold up to rock music, and they couldn’t really compete with guitars,” said Lenhoff. “The Wurlitzer piano had a grittier sound, a more aggressive sound, and it very much could stand up to competing with electric guitars and loud drums.”

Today, the electronic Wurlitzers can be found selling on the Internet for three and four times their original price.

“They are being refurbished and they are used on stage, and frankly they are the inspiration for a lot of digital keyboards today that emulate that sound,” he said.

In later years, some other Wurlitzer locations also produced them, including Holly

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Springs; DeKalb, Ill.; and Logan, Utah. The last of the electronic pianos was made in 1984.

Lenhoff would like to hear from people who worked on the instruments in Corinth or had relatives who did and can share stories about the plant and production of the electronic pianos. Stories about “what dad or grandpa did at the plant” are welcomed, and he is also interested in photos from Wurlitzer.

Lenhoff hopes to have the book, already two years in the making, ready to hit shelves next fall, and he hopes it will find an audience.

“You could walk into a bookstore or go to Amazon and you could see dozens of books that are about guitars that were important in rock music, and a lot of them are beautiful coffee table books showing like Fend-

er Stratocasters from the ‘60s and things that people really covet, but, to my knowledge, this is the first time somebody is going to create a coffee table type book on the keyboards that were used in rock music,” he said. “We think there’s going to be some interest in that.”

Lenhoff played in some bands before becoming a journalist and enjoys playing the vintage keyboards for enjoyment.

“I’ve bought and refurbished two Wurlitzer electronic pianos, and they’re absolutely wonderful instruments,” said Lenhoff.

“It takes a little care and feeding to keep them going at this point, but it’s worth it because it’s a very special sound and feel.”

(To contact Lenhoff about the Wurlitzer plant, send an e-mail to alan.lenhoff@gmail.com.)

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Today in History Today is Sunday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2014. There are 31 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 30, 1864, the Second Battle of Franklin took place in Tennessee during the Civil War as Confederate forces led

by Gen. John Bell Hood attacked Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. John Schofield; Hood’s men were driven back with devastating losses.

On this date: In 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. In 1803, Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States.

In 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — was born in Florida, Missouri.

In 1874, British statesman Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace.

In 1900, Irish writer Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46.

In 1936, London’s famed Crystal Palace, constructed for the Great Exhibition of 1851, was destroyed in a fire.

In 1939, the Winter War began as Soviet troops invaded Finland.

(The conflict ended the following March with a Soviet victory.)

In 1954, Ann Elizabeth Hodges of Oak Grove, Alabama, was slightly injured when an 81⁄2 -pound chunk of meteor crashed through the roof of her house, hit a radio cabinet, then hit her as she lay napping on a couch.

In 1982, the Michael Jackson album “Thriller” was released.

In 1994, the cruise ship MS Achille Lauro caught fire off the coast of Somalia; two passengers died during the evacuation of the vessel, which sank two days later. (The Achille Lauro had gained notoriety in 1985 when it was hijacked by Palestinian extremists.)

Agenda set for supervisors meeting The Alcorn County Board of Supervisors will hold a regular meeting at 9 a.m. Monday at the supervisors’ office on Fulton Drive.

The agenda includes: ■ Call to order ■ Prayer by Bro. James Dyer, pastor of Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church ■ Approval of minutes of Nov. 17 and Nov. 26 meetings ■ Approval of financial report and payment of claims, Nov. 17 - Dec. 1 ■ Award bid on Ayrshire Elec-

tronics building renovations ■ Request for cash on Chalybeate Water System improvements project — Jack Griffith ■ Authorization to advertise for bids for county depository ■ Tax settlement for October ■ Notification from Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality — Expiration of Solid Waste Assistance Grant SW941 ■ Notification from Department of Revenue — Order finally approving the real roll and personal roll for 2014 ■ Magnolia Regional Health

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Country legends return on Booneville-based label NASHVILLE — Perry Edge, President of Double E Promotions, has announced the exclusive release of Shenandoah’s new single, “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” to Country Gospel radio, on the Double E Promotions 2014 Christmas Compilation Disk, due out in December.

It’s been 20 years since Marty Raybon and the guys of the Grammy-winning group Shenandoah have recorded together. “Mary Had A Little Lamb,” written by band mem-

ber Mike McGuire, will be the first single released from the six song Christmas CD, called “Christmas Comes Alive.”

Expected new dates are to be released for the up-coming 2015 tour called Shenandoah “Reloaded” featuring Marty Raybon.

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Coyotes are wily predators and can be annoyance

BY MARINA D’ABREAU DENNY Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Mississippi State University

STARKVILLE — Before 1965, coyotes did not live in southern states east of the Mississippi River.

However, over the last 40 years, the coyote population has expanded rapidly for several reasons, including loss of larger carnivores such as red wolves and cougar, the introduction of coyotes to the area by humans, reduced trapping in the West and widespread timber harvesting.

An adult coyote weighs between 25 and 35 pounds -- similar to a medium-sized dog. With its pointy ears, tapered muzzle and drooping bushy tail, the coyote resembles a German shepherd or collie. Coyote fur color can vary widely from silver-gray to reddish-brown to black.

Coyotes are often referred to as ghosts because they are frequently heard but rarely seen.

The eerie howling of coyotes can be heard in urban and rural settings. The coyote is one of the most urbanized of the wild dog species on Earth. Other evi-

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The coyote is an opportunistic hunter in both rural and urban areas. It looks like a mediumsized collie or German shepherd. dence of their presence may include tracks and scat, or feces.

A highly opportunistic carnivore, the coyote will adjust its diet and behaviors to take advantage of the most available prey. In urban settings, that “prey” may include small dogs or cats, birds and rodents, unpicked fruits and vegetables from the garden or even the contents of trash cans.

Listed as a nuisance animal by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks, the coyote regularly causes conflicts through its interactions with humans.

As with any wild animal, pur-

posefully attracting coyotes to your neighborhood or yard by providing regular food or water can have dire consequences.

Once coyotes associate humans or humans’ homes or yards with food, their daytime activities may increase. This, in turn, may lead to increased human-coyote interactions.

Coyote attacks on humans are quite rare. Reported attacks nationwide are often defense related. A coyote may attack if it feels threatened or is protecting a den with pups. Additionally, more coyote attacks are reported from January through April, which is coyote breeding season.

If you think you have coyotes in your neighborhood, what should you do?

First, avoid leaving food outside for your pets or other animals in the neighborhood. Free food may be quite tempting for coyotes. Also, purchase trash cans with secure lids.

Second, do not allow small dogs or cats to go outside unleashed and unsupervised.

When walking your dog, always keep it on a leash. Consider carrying a walking stick or noisemaker to ward off a possible attack.

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However, if you encounter a coyote and feel threatened, do not run away. The coyote will interpret that as prey behavior and may act accordingly. Instead, shout, wave your hands and throw something in its direction to scare it away. Typically, coyotes are frightened of humans and will avoid a confrontation if given an escape route.

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Mark Boehler, editor

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Corinth, Miss.

Obama rewards illegal immigration Like millions of other Americans, I appreciate the plight of billions of people throughout the world who would like nothing more than to find themselves in the United States, where they could enjoy a much higher standard of living and wonderful opportunities for advancement.

It certainly seems like a compassionate thing to offer them legal status in America Ben and the opportunity to pursue Carson their dreams.

It should first be considered, Columnist however, that we have millions of people already mired in dire poverty in our inner cities, rural townships and places such as Appalachia who would certainly appreciate a helping hand before we extend one to foreigners.

The same principle is seen when you board an airplane and hear the announcement, “In case of an emergency, oxygen masks will drop from the ceiling.

Put yours on first, and then administer help to those around you.” There are many around us already in need of help.

According to President Obama, only those five million or so illegals who have been in America for five years or more will benefit from his largesse. He indicates that they will not be eligible for health care and other benefits.

Obviously, this fits right into the same category as his promise: “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.”

Once illegals have legal status, it will be difficult to deny them any of the multitudinous entitlements that are freely distributed throughout our society.

Also, we must remember that illegals who have been here for less than five years only have to claim that they have been here longer than that in order to collect goodies. In effect, instead of helping five million people, we probably will be aiding at least twice that many.

Even this would not be a problem if we had plenty of money.

The sad fact is our national debt is approaching $18 trillion. If you paid that back at a rate of $1 billion per day, it would take nearly 50 years.

Many powerful nations before us have met their fate through fiscal irresponsibility.

What makes our leaders think we are immune from the destructive forces of a shaky financial foundation?

The founders of our nation feared that the time would arise when an individual or group of individuals in our government would become intoxicated with their power and attempt to impose their will upon the entire society through dictatorial decrees rather than through the legal process established by our Constitution.

For this reason, they established three separate but equal branches of government, dividing the powers. This ingenious method of power division worked beautifully until recently, but hopefully, we are about to experience a demonstration of how the separation of powers preserves the integrity of our system.

It will require that the legislative and judicial branches of government manifest the necessary courage to stand up for the people they represent.

The American people should not be manipulated into believing that they are heartless simply because they want to preserve the rule of law in our nation and look after their own before they take in others. We also have to consider the millions of people who have immigrated here legally, as well as those who are in the queue.

It is incredibly unfair to them to grant amnesty to those who have jumped ahead of them in line illegally. I hope all of our government officials will recall the words of the Pledge of Allegiance, with particular emphasis on the part that says: “with liberty and justice for all.”

Ben S. Carson is professor emeritus of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and author of the new book “One Nation: What We Can All Do To Save America’s Future.”

Prayer for today My Father, I pray that thou wilt help me, that I may not consume my life in preparing clothes and food for my body. Amen.

A verse to share “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”

— Mark 12:30

Pelosi’s grip seems to have weakened No one in Washington much cares what House Democrats do these days.

House rules tend to ensure that the main job of members of the minority is to show up, vote “no” and lose.

And in the next Congress, Democrats will have fewer seats in the House than they’ve had since 1929 and 1930.

So not too much notice was directed last week at Nancy Pelosi’s first major intraparty defeat since she became House Democratic leader in 2003. She won that post by defeating colleague Steny Hoyer (they worked as interns in the same Maryland senator’s office in the early 1960s) and has been winning fights ever since. Until now.

That defeat was the election by the Democratic Caucus of New Jersey’s Frank Pallone to be ranking minority member of the Energy and Commerce Committee over Pelosi’s choice, California’s Anna Eshoo.

The election was conducted by secret ballot, and the vote was 100-90.

Those numbers are a vivid contrast to the totals in what was probably the most dramatic leadership vote in the Democratic caucus, the contest for majority leader in 1976, 38 years ago. The winner was Texas’ Jim Wright, who would go on to become speaker after Tip O’Neill retired 10 years later. The loser was California’s Phil Burton. The vote was 148-147. Burton spent

the rest of his life — he died suddenly in 1983, at 56 — trying to track down those who Michael had commitBarone ted to him but cast their Columnist secret ballot for Wright.

Do the arithmetic. There were 295 House Democrats voting in the caucus that year. This year there were 190.

There is a direct linkage between Phil Burton and Nancy Pelosi. Burton was succeeded by his widow, Salah Burton, who, stricken with cancer, endorsed Pelosi as their successor in 1987.

Though he never reached the leadership heights Pelosi has, Burton played a critical role in changing the House. For years, liberal Democrats had decried the seniority system, which automatically made conservative Southerners and/or senile members committee chairmen. There they could and did block liberal measures from coming to the floor.

After the big Democratic victory in the 1974 election, Democratic leaders conceded that the caucus could vote on chairmanships if a sufficient number of members signed petitions for such a vote. Burton organized a drive to get signatures to challenge every chairman.

Nothing personal, signers could tell chairmen; we just

want everyone to get a vote.

As a result, three chairmen were defeated, and the principle was established that the Caucus determined chairmanships. That principle was reaffirmed when Pallone won last week.

After their big victory in the 1994 election, House Republicans, led by their new speaker, Newt Gingrich, instituted a similar procedure. Chairmen would be determined by the Republican Steering Committee, on which party leaders had a major share of the votes, and there would be a (occasionally waived) six-year term limit on chairmen.

Both reforms can be defended on legislative process grounds. It makes sense for legislative committees to be run by members in line with the views of the majority of the majority party.

Another result: Members compete for elective chairmanships by raising money for colleagues, largely from Washington insiders. The reforms make the House more accountable to voters than the seniority system, but also more responsive to lobbyists.

Pelosi has worked the new system ably. She has raised $400 million for her fellow Democrats. She supported campaign chairman Rahm Emanuel’s recruitment of moderates who matched their districts, which gave Democrats a House majority in 2006.

She saw to the ouster in

2008 of Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell, the longest-serving House member ever, in favor of her fellow Californian Henry Waxman.

She rallied House majorities for the stimulus package in February 2009 and for cap-and-trade — a favorite of Bay Area environmentalists — in June 2009.

She pushed through Obamacare in March 2010.

But in November 2010, Democrats lost 63 seats and their House majority. Democratic moderates virtually disappeared. Pelosi’s hold on the leadership remained strong. But this year she stumbled.

She pushed hard for Californian Eshoo, a close personal friend, though Pallone had more seniority. Black Caucus members, many with seniority, didn’t like that. Some resented Pelosi’s refusal to allow a pregnant and disabled member to vote by proxy.

Burton’s reform made the House Democratic Caucus more liberal -- but also much smaller. Now Pelosi’s grip seems to have weakened just a little.

Michael Barone, senior political analyst at the Washington Examiner, (www.washingtonexaminer.com), where this article first appeared, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.

Same-sex marriage ruling tied to ’04 election tactic STARKVILLE — So exactly what was the genesis of the hard-hitting ruling by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves that granted a preliminary injunction blocking Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriages?

From a political standpoint, the Mississippi Legislature adopted sort of a belt-and-suspenders approach to the question of same-sex unions in 2003 by putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot in 2004 that would ban samesex marriage in this state - a status that had already been illegal by statute in Mississippi since 1997.

On the ballot, Mississippi voters were offered a “yes” or “no” vote decide the fate of Constitutional Amendment No. 1, which was authorized by House Concurrent Resolution 56 during the 2004 session of the Legislature and reads as follows: A “yes” vote approved a constitutional ban on same-sex marriages in Mississippi and deny legal recognition of such marriages performed in other states or countries by the state of Mississippi. A “no” vote would disapprove the

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A decade ago, there was no constitutional ban on samesex marriage Sid Salter in MississipColumnist pi but such unions had specifically been illegal by statute since the state in 1997 adopted statutes modeled after the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Passed by Congress in 1996, DOMA barred federal recognition of samesex marriages and allowed states to ignore gay marriages performed elsewhere. Four states (Maryland, New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Wyoming) had laws or court rulings prohibiting same-sex marriage that predated the federal DOMA. Eleven states responded to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decision allowing same-sex marriage by proposing to alter their constitutions or statutes to require that marriage partners be one man and one woman.

Missouri voters approved such a measure by a 71 per-

cent majority. Louisiana followed suit with almost 80 percent of state voters approving the same-sex marriage ban.

As in the rest of the country, same-sex marriage ban amendment proponents in Mississippi said the 1997 DOMA statutes could be overturned in a future court challenge unless voters express their will through passing the ban amendment.

Opponents said the amendment was overkill and denied a basic right to same-sex couples particularly in states that won’t recognize legal civil unions.

But Mississippi voters passed the same-sex marriage ban amendment by numbers similar to Louisiana’s margin.

Fast-forward to 2013 and the U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote struck down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional. Specifically, the high court ruled that DOMA because it denies same-sex couples the “equal liberty” guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment.

In his ruling, Judge Reeves held that Mississippi’s same-sex marriage ban violated the 14th Amendment by failing to protect

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individual rights against the beliefs of the majority of voters. In deference to pending similar cases out of Louisiana and Texas before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, Reeves postponed his injunction from going into effect for 14 days.

Reeves’ decision came the same day a similar ruling was handed down by a federal district judge in Arkansas and within says of South Carolina becoming the 35th state in which same-sex marriages are recognized as legal.

The irony from a political standpoint is the fact that the 2004 vote on the same-sex marriage ban was pushed as a way to increase conservative voter turnout.

Now, the “belt-and-suspenders” tactic is being used by gay marriage activists to drag Mississippi toward the same-sex marriage status recognized when the U.S. Supreme Court negated DOMA in 2013.

The issue is one Mississippi voters will definitely see again in the 2015 election cycle.

Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him at sidsalter@sidsalter.com.

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Pentagon, Obama in uneasy relationship WASHINGTON — Robert Gates was stunned.

President Barack Obama’s first defense secretary was on a trip to Afghanistan when he found a telephone at the special operations headquarters that was linked directly to the White House.

To Gates, the phone symbolized Obama’s efforts to centralize decision-making in the White House.

Gates’ successor, Leon Panetta, had similar criticisms after his left.

Obama’s third Pentagon chief, Chuck Hagel, was picked partly because he was seen as more deferential to Obama’s White House advisers.

But Hagel also grew frustrated with what he saw as the West Wing’s insularity.

Effort to recognize tribe draws anger WASHINGTON — Several members of the Congressional Black Caucus are urging the Obama administration to withhold federal recognition of a Virginia Indian tribe because of its history of banning intermarriage with blacks.

In January, the Interior Department proposed recognizing the Pamunkey tribe in southeast Virginia, which would make members eligible for special benefits in education, housing and medical care — and allow the tribe to pursue a casino. A decision on recognition, which would be the first for a Virginia tribe, is due by March 30.

The Congressional Black Caucus members urged Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Attorney General Eric Holder to hold off until the Justice Department investigates any discriminatory practices by the tribe.

Neither department has responded to the request, made in a Sept.

23 letter, according to a spokeswoman for Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson, who signed the letter.

Ferguson trying to move on from strife FERGUSON, Mo. — Life won’t return to normal in Ferguson for a long time, but there are signs that the community is trying to move on after days of intense unrest.

The St. Louis County town was ravaged by

looting and violence in the immediate aftermath of the Monday announcement that a grand jury would not indict Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson. The white officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black and unarmed, on Aug. 9.

Some sense of normalcy has begun to return. Police have reopened several blocks of West Florissant Avenue, where several businesses were torched, but only during daylight hours.

Murder suspect asks: Did I do it?

NEW YORK — A man charged in an infamous New York City missingchild case told a psychologist he started pondering whether he was the killer while watching TV reports on the case a month before he became a suspect.

That’s according to a defense psychologist’s report in a recent court filing that adds new details about Pedro Hernandez’s defense. He has pleaded not guilty to killing 6-year-old Etan Patz. Etan’s 1979 disappearance galvanized the missing-children’s movement.

Hernandez told police in 2012 he’d choked Etan. Defense psychological experts’ reports say he later was unsure whether the scenario he’d described was real or imaginary.

His trial is expected early next year. A judge ruled this week that jurors could hear Hernandez’s confession.

California jails see drug smuggling rise VISTA, Calif. — Drug smuggling is up at many California county jails and one reason, sheriff’s officials say, is that some parolees are getting arrested just so they can try to sneak narcotics behind bars.

Sheriff’s departments, which run county jails, report more illegal drugs in the three years since an overhaul of the state corrections system started sending lower-level felons to county lock-ups to reduce overcrowding in state prisons.

Officials say the “prison realignment” law generally has brought tougher inmates into jails and they point to a provision allowing parole violators to serve 10 days in the local jail instead of months in prison.

Across the State

So-called “flash incarceration,” intended to give authorities a way to avoid sending parolees back to state prisons, is being used by some offenders to bring drugs, hidden inside their bodies, into county jails, sheriff’s officials say.

“It’s very different than what the deputy sheriffs were previously used to dealing with,” said Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson.

Poor crop to impact pasta consumers BISMARCK, N.D. — A poor durum wheat crop means the pasta sold in supermarkets likely will be pricier or of poorer quality.

Durum is ground into the semolina flour used to make pasta. About half of the nation’s durum is produced in North Dakota, where wet weather during spring planting and the fall harvest led to a crop that’s more than 4 percent smaller than last year’s and of poorer quality.

Nationally, the crop is about 8 percent smaller than last year. And similar production problems in Canada and Europe brought global production to its lowest in 13 years.

National Pasta Association Executive Director Carol Freysinger says consumers will see an impact. But North Dakota Wheat Commission Marketing Director Jim Peterson says it likely won’t be enough to turn shoppers away from noodles.

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Man dead in officer involved shooting PEARL — A man is dead following an officer involved shooting in Pearl.

Pearl police Capt.

Brian McGairty says the incident occurred around 6 p.m. Friday at the Highlands Trailer Park.

McGairty says 42-yearold Mark Allan Bartlett was shot after police say he brandished a gun at an officer in a threatening way when police were called out to a domestic disturbance. Bartlett died at a local hospital.

None of the officers were injured.

The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department and Mississippi Bureau of Investigations are investigating the incident.

Woman indicted for manslaughter NATCHEZ — A Natchez woman has pleaded not guilty to a charge of manslaughter in the fatal stabbing of her boyfriend during a domestic dispute in July.

The Natchez Democrat reports that 46-year-old LaVonda Darcell Jackson entered the plea this week in Adams County Circuit Court. She is charged in the death of 30-year-old Tere McGraw.

Police say the couple had been drinking and began arguing at Jackson’s home on July 25. Police say during the argument, Jackson grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed McGraw in the chest. McGraw was pronounced dead at the scene.

Judge Al Johnson al-

lowed Jackson to remain free on the $45,000 bond she has posted while she awaits trial.

Two found dead at Greenwood motel GREENWOOD — Greenwood police are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found Thanksgiving Day on a local motel.

Police Chief Ray Moore tells The Greenwood Commonwealth that the victims have been identified as 37-year-old Jessie Lee Jr. and 36-year-old Ditrena McIntyre Lee. Moore says they were from Georgia but did not release hometown.

Moore says police were called to the Golden Coach Inn about 9 a.m. Thursday and used a pass key to enter the room.

Once inside, Moore says officers found Ditrena Lee lying face up on the bed. Jessie Lee was found lying face up on the floor near an interior wall.

College Board OKs new arts program COLUMBUS — The state College Board has approved a master’s of fine arts program in creative writing at the Mississippi University for Women.

The program is set to launch in August 2015, pending approval of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The program will include coursework in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and drama.

It will require 48 hours of coursework, which

can be completed in two to three years. Most coursework can be completed online, providing flexible scheduling.

There will be a twoweek residency period on campus in late May or early June. There will be workshops, professional seminars, public readings and time to develop a sense of community.

Ex-administrator enters his plea NATCHEZ — The former administrator of Adams County’s Juvenile Justice Center has pleaded not guilty to charges he allegedly kept for himself public money paid for housing out-of-county juvenile offenders in the local youth detention center.

The Natchez Democrat reports that Charles Kevin Nations entered the plea Wednesday in circuit court to a charge of embezzlement by a public employee.

The 42-year-old Nations resigned his position at the youth court in July.

Car drives off I-220 overpass; 1 injured RIDGELAND — Investigators are trying to figure out what caused a woman to drive her car off an overpass before dawn.

WLBT-TV reports Ridgeland police say the woman was driving on Interstate 220 southbound Friday near the I-55 junction, when she somehow went off the bridge and dropped to the ground below.

Police say the driver was hurt, but she was expected to survive.

Rule for farms aims to help Lake Erie TOLEDO, Ohio — Ohio’s lawmakers are moving toward taking on the algae that has plagued Lake Erie in recent years.

New legislation recently approved in the state House would ban farmers in much of northwestern Ohio from spreading manure on frozen or saturated fields.

Farmers also would need to hold off if heavy rains are in the forecast. Another provision would set new rules on the dumping of dredged sediment in the lake.

Both the livestock manure and the dredging are thought to contribute to the algae blooms that produce the kind of dangerous toxins that left residents around Toledo and in southeastern Michigan without water for two days in August.

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Higher prices please tree growers

BY SCOTT MCFETRIDGE Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa — Christmas trees likely will cost a little more this year, and growers like John Tillman say it’s about time.

Six years of decreased demand and low prices put many growers out of business. Those who withstood the downturn are relieved they survived.

“I’m awful proud to still be in the Christmas tree business,” said Tillman, who ships up to 20,000 trees each fall from nine fields south of Olympia, Washington. “We lost a lot of farmers who didn’t make it through.”

Prices vary according to the variety of tree, but growers this year will see about $20 per tree, $2 more than the last several years, according to Bryan Ostlund, executive director of the Salem, Oregonbased Pacific Northwest Tree Association. Prices will likely rise as the holidays near and supply decreases.

Consumers looking to deck their home could

pay a little more than last year, but costs vary widely depending on factors such as transportation, tree-lot rental space and big-box retailers’ demand that prices remain stable. For example, a 6-foot Douglas fir in Oregon, which grows about one-third of the nation’s Christmas trees, could sell for $25 while a similar tree hauled to Southern California might go for $80.

Tara Deering-Hansen, a spokeswoman for Midwestern supermarket chain Hy-Vee, said wholesale tree prices have climbed slightly but prices are set at each store and customers might not see any increase.

Heavy snow last week slowed the shipment of trees from Michigan, which ranks third in production and supplies much of the Midwest and parts of the South.

In some loading yards, stacks of trees awaiting shipment were covered with up to 2 feet of snow.

“Getting the snow off was more work than load-

ing the trees,” said Dan Wahmhoff, co-owner of a nursery in southwestern Michigan. “It was definitely a challenge — wind and snow and cold, trucks were getting stuck — but we made it through.”

In the coming years, growers expect the supply of trees to remain stable with prices gradually increasing, in part because it takes six to seven years for a seedling to grow large enough to sell.

Even with the increase, most growers are being paid less now than in the mid-2000s, when trees from new and expanded farms hit the market as demand fell.

And the industry still faces challenges, as competition from artificial tree manufacturers and other factors have led to a drop in trees harvested, from 20.8 million in 2002 to 17.3 million in 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The National Christmas Tree Association, based in Missouri, has encouraged growers to offer more options that meet the needs

of younger people who live in urban areas and don’t have space for a towering tree, says executive director Rick Dungey.

More growers are realizing that if they offer different looks — such as a tree that could fit on a coffee table or one thin enough to squeeze into a narrow room — people will buy them, Dungey said.

“There are more options and choices out there,” he said.

Small tree-farm owners who sell straight to customers aren’t as affected by the factors increasing prices to consumers nationally.

Jenny Howell, whose family runs Howell Tree Farm southwest of Des Moines, said they’ll raise prices a bit because of high fuel prices for mowers and other equipment over the summer and drought that caused some seedlings to die. It can be cold, hard work traipsing through the snowy tree farm in December, but Howell said her family still enjoys it.

“It’s a happy business,” she said.

Deaths Kenneth Mathis

Funeral services for Kenneth Mathis, 73, of Walnut are set for 1 p.m. Monday at Theo Church of Christ with burial at Camp Ground Cemetery.

Visitation is today from 5 p.m. until service time on Monday.

Mr. Mathis died Saturday, November 29, 2014 at his residence in Walnut. Born December 12, 1941, he was a retired factory worker. He was a member of Theo Church of Christ.

Survivors include sons, Kendal Wade Mathis of Walnut and Charles Kenneth Mathis of Walnut; daughters, Debbie Ann Mathis Lormendez (Jesus) of Walnut, Teresa Lynn Mathis Hernandez of Walnut and Kim MelMathis lisa Mathis Holt (Joe) of Walnut; 12 grandchildren, Amy Agee, Ben Mathis, Nathan Zills, Matthew Mathis, Christopher Mathis, Justin Zills, Adam Wilbanks, Jesse Collins, Kenneth Willard Jackson, Dustin Wilbanks, Jacob Hernandez and Caitlyn Mathis; six great grandchildren; three step great grandchildren; brother, McArthur “Rayburn” Mathis of Walnut; other relatives and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Polly Ann Mathis; great granddaughter, Chassidy Cheyanne Zills; father, J. V. Mathis; mother, Avis Fiveash Mathis; and sister, Mary Kathryn Patty.

Pallbearers included Ricky Morphis, Jimmy Tate Waldon, Nathan Zills, Jeff Null, Christopher Mathis and Johnny Wayne Mathis.

Charlie Browning and Minister Ron Adams will officiate.

Magnolia Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Former UPS driver’s pregnancy Ferguson lesson: Police look bias claim going to high court at better de-escalation tactics Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Peggy Young only has to look at her younger daughter to be reminded how long she has fought United Parcel Service over its treatment of pregnant employees, and why.

Young was pregnant with Triniti, who’s now 7 years old, when UPS told Young that she could not have a temporary assignment to avoid lifting heavy packages, as her doctor had ordered.

“They told me basically to go home and come back when I was no longer pregnant,” Young said in an interview with The Associated Press. “I couldn’t believe it.”

She sued the Atlantabased package-delivery company for discriminating against pregnant women. She lost two rounds in lower courts, but the Supreme

Court will hear her case Wednesday.

The 42-year-old Young, who lives in Lorton, Virginia, said her persistence is not only for herself. “I am fighting for my two daughters and I’m fighting for women who want to start a family and provide for the family at the same time,” she said.

UPS spokeswoman Kara Gerhardt Ross said the law is on the company’s side. “UPS did not intentionally discriminate,” Ross said.

The outcome could have wide-ranging effects.

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Young’s case hinges on the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, a law that Congress passed in 1978 specifically to include discrimination against pregnant women as a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Congress acted after the Supreme Court, then composed entirely of men, said workplace rules that excluded pregnant workers from disability benefits and insurance coverage did not amount to sex discrimination under the landmark civil rights law.

The question in Young’s case is whether UPS violated the law through its policy of providing temporary light-duty work only to employees who had onthe-job injuries, were disabled under federal law or lost their federal driver certification.

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SEATTLE — The grand jury that declined to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson was focused on whether he might have acted in selfdefense when he shot and killed unarmed, 18-yearold Michael Brown.

But the case raises another question: Could Wilson have avoided getting into a spot where he had to make that splitsecond, life-or-death decision?

Departments around the country have in recent years stepped up their training in “de-escalation” — the art of defusing a tense situation with a word or a gesture instead of being confrontational or reaching for a weapon.

Proponents, including the Justice Department, say the approach can improve trust and understanding between police and residents, curtail the unnecessary use of force and improve the safety of officers and civilians alike.

“We haven’t taught officers to just walk away,” said Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Commissioner Robert Haas.

“But if the only reason a person is acting up is because you’re standing there ... isn’t that a viable approach?”

Haas and other law enforcement officials said they didn’t want to second-guess Wilson’s actions because they weren’t

in his shoes at the time of the Aug. 9 shooting.

But, many said, the case should accelerate a national discussion about police culture and the potential for broader training in de-escalation, which is considered especially important in dealing with people in mental health or drug-related crises.

In Missouri this month, a federal law enforcement team held training with St. Louis-area police, including top commanders from Ferguson, on how unintentional bias affects police work. That approach goes hand-inhand with de-escalation.

“In every police encounter, the officer and the civilian bring with them and see the world through their experiences. The more these views diverge, the more they immediately see the other as a threat,” said Jenny Durkan, the former U.S. attorney in Seattle who led the effort to curb excessive uses of force by city police.

According to Wilson’s grand jury testimony, Brown and a friend were walking down the middle of the street when he drove up and asked them to use the sidewalk. When they declined, he suggested it again. Brown responded by cursing at him, Wilson said. He backed up his vehicle to confront Brown, who was carrying stolen cigars.

Brown shoved the vehicle’s door shut as Wil-

son tried to open it, and then attacked the officer through the door’s open window, Wilson said. The officer began shooting, then got out of the car, chased Brown, and fired some more when Brown turned around.

In its investigations of police agencies, the Justice Department has singled out poor de-escalation tactics.

In a July report on the Newark, New Jersey, department, the DOJ faulted a “pattern and practice of taking immediate offensive action” rather than acting within the bounds of the Constitution and displaying the “thick skin and patience” needed for the job.

In Seattle and in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the DOJ blasted police for too quickly using flashlights, batons or stun guns as weapons when force could have been avoided.

In Seattle in 2010, an officer killed a Native American woodcarver who had crossed the street while holding a small knife and a block of wood. The officer got out of his car, and when the carver — who turned out to be hard of hearing — didn’t immediately drop the tool as ordered, he was shot.

Like Wilson, the officer wasn’t charged criminally because of the high bar for such prosecutions against police, but the case helped spur the federal civil rights investigation of the department.

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Memoirs of an Elf brings serious holiday hijinks he stops to pet every dog.

Santa loves dogs, and they love him, but that takes time and there’s none to spare. As Santa plays with a puppy named Tugboat, Spark says it’s time to go.

At halfway around the world and with the bag half-empty, the sleigh starts falling behind.

Santa needs to step it up, but he’s too busy enjoying the cookies that kids have left for him. Santa loves cookies – except ginger snaps. Those are the ones he gives to Spark, Bobbin, and Nutshell.

Spark would love it if you’d leave more gingersnaps.

With nine hours to go, they finish Mexico City . Four hours to go, and they’re done with South America so Santa takes a minute to play with the toys. Spark urges him to hurry. It’s almost Christmas morning…

And with a half-hour to go, they finish!

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“Memoirs of an Elf” by Devin Scillian, illustrated

by Tim Bowers c.2014, Sleeping Bear Press $16.99 / $17.99 Canada 32 pages Your mom and dad take their jobs very seriously.

They get to work on time and they do a good job. Sometimes, they might even stay late to finish a project because it’s important to be responsible. That’s a lesson they’ve taught you because you take your around-the-house jobs seriously, too.

You always do your chores right because people depend on you. But in the new book “Memoirs of an Elf” by Devin Scillian, illustrated by Tim Bowers, an important job is done correctly because Christmas depends on it!

It’s Christmas Eve, a quarter to ten, and Spark Elf is getting antsy. In just two hours, he and his fellow elves Bobbin and

Nutshell will help Santa deliver presents. The reindeer are ready, the sleigh is full, and because he feels “so good,” Spark snaps an elfie.

At quarter to eleven,

with an hour to go, it starts to snow and that makes Spark really happy.

It would make him even happier if Santa would hurry up. Santa says Spark worries too much.

And then it’s “launch time!”

Guam and Fiji are first for gift delivery, followed

by New Zealand . Santa starts singing his favorite Christmas carol, and

tant that someone will miss very, very much. Can St. Nick save Christmas in the nick of time?

Oh my, but there’s all kinds of cute inside “Memoirs of an Elf.” Spark Elf may be my new Christmas hero, in fact, because author Devin Scillian gives him a Type-A personality mixed with just the right kind of holiday sweetness. Spark is businesslike and efficient, yet he still appreciates the tiny things that make the Yule cool, and he’s eager to share secrets with kids who are lucky enough to have this book.

But Spark isn’t the only irresistible thing here: I was totally charmed by the illustrations from Tim Bowers. They made me want to read this book all over again.

This is not your traditional Christmas story, but reading it surely could become a new tradition for your family. It’s meant for kids ages 5-to-10, but “Memoirs of an Elf” is serious fun for anyone.

Gathering hints at showdown awaiting GOP in 2016

BY JILL COLVIN & STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press

BOCA RATON, Fla. — A half-dozen potential Republican presidential contenders spent last week peacocking across the sprawling grounds of a pink-hued luxury resort, schmoozing with donors and sizing up the competition in the party’s most fractured field in decades.

They rarely criticized each other in public, but there were subtle jabs.

Within hours of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gracing the cover of a magazine in an illustration of him kissing a baby’s head, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal suggested the party needs bold leaders, not showmen.

“We have enough politicians who try to be celebrities and kiss babies and cut ribbons,” Jindal said.

Whether it was an intentional shot at Christie or not, the looming 2016 contest changed the context of every speech, interview and panel discussion at the Republican Governors Association’s annual conference. The summit at the oceanside Boca Raton Resort & Club felt like a test run for what is increasingly shaping up to be a brutal showdown for the GOP presidential nomination among more than a dozen potential contenders, including a cluster of governors.

In contrast, Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent recent weeks basking in the glows of grandmotherhood and applause at a few public events — without any major challenger for the Democratic nod, should she choose to pursue it.

While the potential GOP field appears stronger than four years ago, the Republicans are without a front-runner.

“There are, like, 16 people who could run,” said former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who downplayed the potential risk of so many candidates at each other’s throats. “They won’t all run, of course, but a lot of quality in there.”

The candidates aren’t expected to start formally declaring their intentions until the first quarter of next year. But the developing tensions were already apparent as five potential candidates appeared together on stage in a packed, grand ballroom to answering questions from moderator Chuck Todd, the host of NBC’s “Meet The Press” — a dress rehearsal of sorts for the looming primary.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a former congressman, repeatedly crossed words with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, challenging Walker’s telling of the history of the Bill Clinton administration.

On another panel, Walker

mentioned that he’d been in high school at a time when Kasich had voted on a piece of immigration legislation.

“Well, you don’t look that much younger,” Kasich quipped.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry left little doubt that the race is on.

“I think the campaign has engaged. We’re talking about issues here that are going to affect the presidential election in 2016,” Perry said. “I think we need to have this conversation with America.”

The governors who would be president agreed on one thing: their superiority as candidates over their nongubernatorial competition. Those in attendance repeatedly stressed that the party’s best hope for reclaiming the White House lies with a chief executive at the top of the ticket.

But they dismissed the idea of any kind of advance pact to ensure they don’t inflict too much damage during the primary.

“Um, no, no pacts, at least none that I’m involved in,” said Christie, joking that he’d be closely watching Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, another potential contender, to make sure he wasn’t forging any deals.

Behind the scenes, however, that’s exactly what the contenders were aiming for.

Dozens of the party’s

Man eats early, gets stabbed by girlfriend

biggest donors enjoyed private audiences with prospective candidates.

They mingled in hotel corridors, at fancy dinners, on a nearby golf course where basketball great Michael Jordan was spotted, and at fetes, like an oceanside reception decorated with twinkling lights, a clam cake station and ice sculptures.

The guest list included Republican heavy hitters like Paul Singer, Anthony Scaramucci and Foster Friess.

Christie, who arrived with what appeared to be his entire senior team, said he was enjoying spending time with donors “in an atmosphere that’s a lot more relaxed,

like this one this week.”

Indeed, one top consultant who has served as senior adviser on numerous campaigns was spotted walking through the lobby in his bathing suit on the way to the pool between meetings. And at all times, lobbyists from companies like Google hovered, slipping business cards to governors and aides, who left one speed dating-style session with pockets bursting.

Still, the presidential undertones were more subtle at times than in annual retreats of years past when prospective candidates like Mitt Romney, John McCain and Rudy Giuliani held private

meetings to craft campaign strategy with key supporters.

“In prior election cycles, the RGA postelection meeting has been the kicking off point for presidential campaigns,” said GOP operative Charlie Spies, who led Romney’s super PAC in 2012, echoing several other longtime attendees. “This year’s event was more low-key.”

The event was “not about asking. This is about thanking and congratulating,” said longtime Republican adviser and money man Fred Malek. “Part of it also is inspiration so that people will have their mind set on moving ahead in the next cycle.”

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“There’s no credit card that pays you 12 percent or 15 percent or 18 percent back in rewards.�

Even so, many shoppers will reach for a credit card this holiday season.

A recent survey by the National Retail Federation found that about 38 percent of consumers planned to rely on credit to buy their holiday gifts. That’s up from 28.5 percent last year and the biggest share in the survey’s history.

Here are three tips that can help you avoid ending up with a debt hangover this holiday season: 1. READ THE FINE PRINT This time of year, credit issuers and retailers roll out cards with special discounts and interest rate grace periods in a bid to woo borrowers. If you can’t resist applying, be

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Using credit to tackle your holiday shopping can be tempting. And offers of a discount for opening a new account, or interest-free purchases for a year or more make it more enticing.

But relying on credit without a plan to pay off the debt quickly can easily cost you more in the long run. Carrying higher balances for several months could lower your credit score, making it more expensive to refinance your home, buy a car or qualify for other loans. “No amount of rewards are going to be worth using a credit card and carrying a balance from one month to the next,� said Bill Hardekopf, CEO of LowCards.com, which tracks credit card offers.

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Take Macy’s and Kohl’s.

Customers who are approved for a card from either of the department store chains receive a variety of discounts. With Macy’s card, new cardholders receive 20 percent off, but the savings max out at $100.

Consumers who open a Kohl’s credit card account receive 15 percent off on their next purchase and a 20 percent discount when they receive the card. In addition, the card entitles borrowers to at least 12 annual discounts ranging from 15 percent to 30 percent on select merchandise.

Macy’s lists an annual percentage rate of 24.5 percent for purchases on its card. Kohl’s advertises a rate of 23.99 percent.

That means those discounts may not be so wallet-friendly should you carry a balance beyond a month or two.

Then there are the cards that offer 0 percent interest on purchases for a year or more. They can save you money over time. But often just being late on a single payment is enough to end the interest rate grace period, wiping out your initial savings. “Often, if the balance is not completely paid off prior to the expiration date of the time period, a high interest rate is charged going back to day one,� said Ray Benton, a certified financial planner based in Denver.

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If you’re considering using a card offering zero interest on purchases for a period of time, try this: Take how much you would charge on the card and divide it into monthly payments within the interest-free period.

This can help you determine whether you can comfortably afford to pay the balance off before the regular interest rate kicks in. If that payment schedule is too much of a financial squeeze, it’s likely you’ll end up paying interest charges.

2. CASH IN REWARDS If you’ve been accruing rewards points on one of your credit cards, you may have already earned enough to buy gifts this holiday season.

Some cards offer cash back, credits against your balance or even special deals to buy gift items from a points redemption store. Major card issuers such as American Express, Chase, Citi and Discover offer some type of points reward program.

3. HAVE A REPAYMENT STRATEGY Establish a budget for how much of your holiday shopping you can put on your credit cards and still afford to pay off any balance within a realistic, but expedient, period of time.

That should also help limit your spending and provide a roadmap for paying off your card balances.

Hardekopf also says if you are going to carry a balance, contact your issuer and ask for a lower rate. There is no guarantee that it will be lowered, but it never hurts to ask.

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NEW YORK — A sharp drop in crude prices tugged down shares in oil and gas companies on Friday, leading the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to a slight loss in a short trading session.

The index, a benchmark for many investments, still closed out November with its third-best month this year. “Crude is the big story today,� said JJ Kinahan, TD Ameritrade’s chief strategist. “There are very clear winners and losers.

The Chevrons and Exxons of the world are getting hammered; then on the other side you have the shipping companies — UPS and FedEx — along with the airlines.

For them, it’s a beautiful story.�

The S&P 500 index lost 5.27 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 2,067.56.

As a group, energy companies lost 6 percent, the worst drop of the 10 sectors in the S&P 500 by far.

The Dow Jones industrial average inched up 0.49 of a point, a sliver of a percent, to eke out another record high, 17,828.24. The Nasdaq composite picked up 4.31 points, less than 0.1 percent, to 4,791.63. Regular U.S. trading closed at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Friday and the market was shut Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Rising corporate profits and a steadily improving U.S. economy have helped push the stock market to record highs this month. The S&P 500 gained 2.5 percent in November.

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Recovering addict must fight battle without family support DEAR ABBY: I am a former drama queen and addict now enjoying long-term sobriety, or trying to. What’s missing in my life is my family. Since returning from rehab, I have been “going it alone” -- and I’m not sure why.

My kids are the only grandchildren in the family. I work and go to school. I am pleasant.

There have Abigail been some Van Buren rough spots I have had Dear Abby to deal with, and when I have needed to, I have called my mom or sister, but they don’t call me or visit.

They have expressed no love for me through all of this. When I call, I feel like I’m intruding.

Aren’t I entitled to their love and caring? I feel abandoned. It’s hard doing things on my own. My family lives close by, so distance isn’t the issue. What am I missing?

I want my kids and me to have a family, but when I try to reach out, I end up hurt by their lack of interest. Should I just get on with my life? I have been going through this for years. -- MOVING ON IN FLORIDA

DEAR MOVING ON: It’s possible that the “drama” and turmoil you put your family through while in the throes of your addiction is the reason your mother and sister avoid you. They may be reluctant to take a chance again.

Because they have made it plain that they aren’t interested in a closer relationship with you and your children, you should ABSOLUTELY get on with your life. Sobriety isn’t easy to attain, and you have every right to enjoy yours to the fullest.

It would be healthier for you to stop courting rejection and “create” a caring family for yourself and your children. Many people do this for a variety of reasons.

It’s not unusual for people in recovery to socialize with others like themselves. Start there, because it would be better for all of you to spend your time with people who welcome and appreciate you.

DEAR ABBY: My fiance, “Bryan,” is a mama’s boy. There’s nothing wrong with loving your parents and being close to them, but his family takes it to the extreme. Bryan must see them multiple times a week, call and text them all the time, and they still don’t get enough. Then they usually call wanting something or needing our help.

Bryan and I have worked hard

to get where we are, and we can’t always be at their beck and call.

His sister says I have “changed him” because he doesn’t come around as often anymore.

I’m 21 and Bryan is 24. I don’t think he realizes that growing up means leaving the nest and detaching from the family a bit. I understand closeness, but if I’m going to be his wife, I’m scared I won’t come first. What happens if we have a child who needs him, but Bryan has to bail his mama out of something? -- GETTING WORRIED IN GEORGIA DEAR GETTING WORRIED: Do not wait until you have a child to find out that the two of you will never agree on this.

Find out NOW. Sometimes the most important conversations are the most difficult to engage in. You and Bryan need to have a serious talk about how you feel about his relationship with his parents and sister, because unless you come to a mutual understanding, it will become a source of constant irritation after you two are married, and you will both be unhappy.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Horoscopes ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You walk a balancing act with your interactions today as you strive to highlight enough similarities that they feel comfortable around you and enough differences to interest them.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You don’t stop loving someone just because you reach the point in the relationship at which love hurts. Beyond that point is a deeper understanding of love’s true nature.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

When all you want is all you need, you’ve arrived at a level of maturity reserved for old souls of all ages. Contentment is a rich spiritual evolution that some will not know in this lifetime.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

You don’t always have to go through the bad to get to the good, but until you have known the bad, you won’t fully understand the good. The main thing is to be courageous and open to the full spectrum of life.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). What you do socially today is the

equivalent of asking the new kid over to the lunch table. You care about people in general, and you have terrific instincts about how to show it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). At the end of the day, you won’t remember all the clean fun you had because it’s the messes that make an impression. So don’t be afraid to make a mess.

As long as the mess doesn’t hurt anyone, you can always clean it up later.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Go to extra lengths to communicate with people. Make no assumptions about what they already know. Trouble will be avoided when you carefully describe your needs, plans and expectations.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Smell is the most sensitive of the five human senses and the one most tied to emotional recollection. You’ll smell something that brings you back to a happy time of life. Re-create this more often!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.

21). The benefits to having such a curious mind will be readily apparent today. You don’t have to look for new interests, because your original ones always lead you down ever more interesting paths.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s something about a good meal that brings about stellar conversation. If you get the chance to share a bite with a friend, you won’t be sorry you said “yes.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

A Chinese proverb suggests that the time to dig a well is before you are thirsty. The most important moments of the day will be the ones in which you anticipate what you’re going to need next and make a plan.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Write down what happened to you recently so that you’ll remember it later. You just may find that the act of writing helps you experience things differently now, too. Life feels more profound when you document it well.

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Local Schedule Monday JH Basketball Ripley @ Corinth, 5

Tuesday Basketball Biggersville @ Central, 6 (WXRZ) Tish County @ Corinth, 6 Pine Grove @ Walnut, 6 Soccer Corinth @ Itawamba AHS, 5

Thursday Basketball Walnut Invitational (G) Ripley-H.W. Byers, 4 (B) Ripley-H.W. Byers, 5:30 (G) Walnut-B. Mountain, 7 (B) Walnut-B. Mountain, 8:30 JH Basketball Corinth @ New Albany, 5

Sports

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Ole Miss routs Miss. St.

BY DAVID BRANDT Associated Press

OXFORD — Mississippi’s quarterback had a hurt ankle and its two top receivers were out with leg injuries.

The offensive line was mostly a mess, with players constantly shifting spots because of injuries or ineffective play.

And despite all that, the Rebels managed to play their best game of the season.

The unlikely duo of Jaylen Walton and Jordan Wilkins — along with coach Hugh Freeze’s deep dive into the playbook — pushed No. 18 Ole Miss to a convincing 31-17 victory over No. 4 Mississippi State on Saturday in the Egg

Bowl.

“I was willing to throw everything we had at them,” Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said.

“And we had some more if we needed it.”

The most surprising moment came when Wilkins, a freshman running back, took a pitch from Bo Wallace and then threw a perfect 31-yard touchdown pass to Cody Core that gave the Rebels a 31-17 lead with 9:14 remaining. It proved to be an insurmountable margin for Mississippi State.

It was just the second throw of Wilkins’ career.

Walton had a 91-yard touchdown run and had a career-high 148 yards rushing

on 14 carries.

Wallace threw for 296 yards despite completing just 13 of 30 passes. He sprained his ankle in last week’s loss to Arkansas and wasn’t moving very well on Saturday. But he made enough plays to help the Rebels win the Egg Bowl for the second time in his three seasons as the starter.

“I knew this game would define my legacy,” Wallace said. “I had to win this game to be remembered like I want. ... I hope they’ll remember as a guy who gave his all ever single game and won a lot of games.”

Ole Miss (9-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) led 7-3 at halftime before its offense got

going in the second half and finished with 532 yards. It’s the 10th time in 11 seasons the home team has won the Egg Bowl.

“It wasn’t about us spoiling the year for them as much as reclaiming what we think is ours,” Freeze said. “(Mississippi State) had a good season in a great league.”

The loss by Mississippi State (10-2, 6-2, No. 4 CFP) means Alabama clinched the SEC Western Division. Dak Prescott threw for 282 yards and a touchdown.

It’s the first time both teams came into the Egg Bowl ranked since 1999.

Please see OLE MISS | 11A

Friday Basketball Corinth @ Biggersville, 6 (WXRZ) Kossuth @ Tish County, 6 Walnut Invitational (G) Thursday’s losers, 4 (B) Thursday’s losers, 5:30 (G) Thursday’s winners, 7 (B) Thursday’s winners, 8:30 Soccer Senatobia @ Corinth, 5

Saturday Basketball Baldwyn Shoot-Out (B) Central Soccer South Pontotoc @ Corinth, 1

Shorts Upward Basketball Registration for Upward Basketball at Wheeler Grove Baptist Church is being conducted through Dec. 15.

For more information please contact the church staff at 287-2864.

• Oakland Baptist Church has extended its Upward registration until December 1. Makeup evaluations will be held on that same day from 5-7 p.m.

Youth Basketball League Registration for the Chewalla Baptist Basketball League will continue through December. The children’s basketball league will be for boys and girls ages PreK-6TH Grade. Cost is $20 a player or cheerleader.

For more information about the league, contact Ross Shelton (731610-0458) or Meg Day (731-6101425). League play will be on Saturdays and will begin in January at Chewalla Baptist. You can also e-mail chewalla60@yahoo.com.

Jericho Basketball Registration for the 2015 Jericho Sports Ministry youth basketball season is underway at Tate Baptist Church. Cost is $35 per player and includes jersey with name. League is open for ages 4-15.

Call the church at 286-2935 to register. Deadline to enter is Dec. 3.

Photo by Randy J. Williams

Corinth’s Hack Smith (44) drives against a Bolton player during action in the Lighthouse Thanksgiving Classic. The Warriors beat Lausanne on Saturday to finish the weekend 1-1.

Lighthouse Thanksgiving Classic CHS evens the score; Jackson clubs go 2-0

BY H. LEE SMITH II lsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Turns out one dunk did more than three.

Antares Gwyn hammered home a Javen Morrison lob, ending a 7-0 run by Lausanne (Tenn.) and beginning a 6-0 spurt by Corinth as the Warriors broke even in Lighthouse Classic action with a 63-48 win in the sixth of seven games on Saturday.

Gwyn had a hand in all six

Corinth (3-1) points after the Lynx had cut a 17-point deficit to 10 by holding CHS to an 0-for-4 showing from the floor and forcing three turnovers the first 2:54 of the final period.

Aldair Carlos scored six points in the Lausanne spurt -- all coming via dunk. Gwyn scored two buckets and assisted on a third as Corinth pushed the lead back out to 16 over a span of 54 seconds.

Gwyn earned game MVP honors with a game-high 21 points and nine rebounds. He also filled up the stat sheet with five assists, four steals, a block and the momentum-

Friday’s Results

Adamsville (Tn.) 66, Biggersville 65 MVP: Tucker Campbell Baldwyn 70, Mt. Pleasant (Tn.) 44 MVP: Felix Hayes

Provine 49, Tupelo 41 MVP: Jerekius Davis

Madison Prep (La.) 59, Lee (Ala.) 38

shifting dunk.

• Biggersville fell on the short end of a 66-65 decision to Adamsville (Tenn.) in Saturday’s opener. The Lions, now 0-7, have dropped three games by a combined eight points.

Two of the top teams in the

MVP: Brandon Sampson

Southwind 59, Velma Jackson 57, OT MVP: Donte Fitzpatrick

Corinth 63, Lausanne 48 MVP: Antares Gwyn

Callaway 54, Miller Grove (Ga.) 48 MVP: Malik Newman 27

state finished classic play at 2-0. Provine edged out Tupelo 49-41, while Callaway -- which drew the prime time slot both nights -- beat Georgia power Miller Grove 54-48 behind Malik Newman’s MVP Please see CLASSIC | 11A

No. 25 MSU women rout Fitting end for fired Florida coach New Orleans The Associated Press

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NEW ORLEANS — Victoria Vivians scored 16 points, Morgan William added 10 with six assists and No. 25 Mississippi State rolled in an 85-45 rout over New Orleans on Saturday.

Kayla Nevitt finished with 15 points, Dominique Dillingham chipped in 12 and Jerica James added 10 for the Bulldogs (6-0), who scored 34 points off turnovers. Vivians and William each had four of Mississippi State’s 16 steals.

The Bulldogs opened the game on a 15-2 run and pushed that lead to 26 after a layup by Martha Alwal and two free throws from Dillingham. They led 41-21 at halftime and coasted easily into the second half. A 13-2 surge put Mississippi State ahead by 49 with 4:27 left.

New Orleans (0-3) committed 28 turnovers and was held to 29.4-percent shooting from the field.

Mathilde Fogelstrom led the Privateers with 11 points and 10 boards, while Randi Brown contributed nine points.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — It was fitting end to fired coach Will Muschamp’s season.

His tenure, too.

Florida made costly mistakes, had a critical dropped pass, settled for field goals and even provided some strange play-calling down the stretch in a 24-19 loss at top-ranked Florida State on Saturday night.

“We’ve had our opportunities,” said Muschamp, who lumped this one in with close losses to LSU and South Caro-

lina. “You look at two other games where we had the game in hand and had our opportunities to get it done and we didn’t get it done. It falls on my shoulders, and that’s why they’re going to be looking for a coach.”

Athletic director Jeremy Foley fired Muschamp two weeks ago after a headscratching collapse against the Gamecocks. Muschamp agreed to stick around for the final two regular-season games, including the finale against rival and undefeated

FSU (12-0).

The Gators (6-5) were hoping to pull off a huge upset and carry Muschamp off the field — much like they did to Ron Zook in Tallahassee a decade ago.

Florida nearly repeated the feat.

But Muschamp’s team failed to deliver — much like it did for most of his four seasons. Players said it was an emotional locker room after the game.

“We cried for him, we hugged him, we just told him

that we loved him,” center Max Garcia said. “That’s pretty much all you need to know.”

The game spoke volumes.

The Gators barely capitalized on reigning Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston’s career-high four interceptions and didn’t muster enough offense in the second half to rally.

“You’ve got to get seven points in those situations, especially against a team like that, especially as explosive as Please see FLORIDA | 11A

No. 2 Alabama surges past No. 15 Auburn The Associated Press

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Amari Cooper tied his own school record with 224 yards receiving and caught three touchdown passes in No. 2 Alabama’s 55-44 comeback victory over No. 15 Auburn on Saturday night in the highest-

scoring Iron Bowl.

Quarterback Blake Sims and the Crimson Tide (11-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) turned to the Heisman Trophy candidate for touchdowns of 39 and 75 yards in the third quarter.

Alabama had already

clinched a spot in the SEC championship game against No. 17 Missouri but the top team in the College Football Playoff rankings scored 28 consecutive points heading into the final seconds.

Auburn (8-4, 4-4) surged ahead 36-27 before losing its

third straight SEC game in a season that once also carried playoff hopes.

Sims passed for 312 yards and four touchdowns but was also intercepted three times.

Auburn’s Nick Marshall had 456 yards passing, 206 to Sammie Coates.

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Vols eligible for bowl after beating Vandy The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Joshua Dobbs ran for two touchdowns and 91 yards as Tennessee beat Vanderbilt 24-17 Saturday to become eligible for the Volunteers’ first bowl since 2010.

With the win, the Vols (6-6, 3-5 Southeastern Conference) also snapped a two-game skid to their in-state rival that had been their longest since 192526.

Cameron Sutton returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown for Tennessee. The Volunteers also came up with three interceptions and three sacks, two by Curt Maggitt.

The Commodores (3-8, 0-8) at least avoided losing an eighth league game by double digits to wrap up coach Derek Mason’s first season a year after going 9-4. Torren McGaster had two interceptions, and the Commodores sacked Dobbs three times.

Tennessee outgained Vanderbilt 83-12 in offense through the first quarter, then lost freshman running back Jalen Hurd to an upper-body injury.

No. 16 Georgia Tech 30, No. 8 Georgia 24, OT At Athens, Ga., Harrison Butker kicked a career-long 53-yard field goal on the final play of regulation, and D.J. White picked off a pass in overtime to preserve Georgia Tech’s victory over Georgia.

Georgia Tech (10-2, CFP No. 16) trailed 24-21 after Hutson Mason threw

a 3-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Mitchell on fourth down with 18 seconds left. But the Yellow Jackets wound up with good field position after a squib kickoff, Justin Thomas scrambled 21 yards into field goal range, and Butker’s kick barely cleared the crossbar.

Zach Laskey put Georgia Tech ahead with his third touchdown run of the game in overtime, but Butker’s extra point was blocked. The Bulldogs (9-3, CFP No. 9) had a chance to win it as they faced second-andgoal at the 9.

Mason again tried to hit Mitchell on a quick slant. This time, White stepped in to make the interception, ending an explosive game.

No. 23 Clemson 35, S. Carolina 17 At Clemson, S.C., Artavis Scott had two long touchdown catches, Wayne Gallman ran for 191 yards and Clemson ended a five-game losing streak to rival South Carolina.

The Tigers (9-3) hadn’t beaten the Gamecocks (6-6) since 2008, an unprecedented run of failure that overshadowed their 32-8 record the past three seasons.

This time, Clemson showed off a perked up offense bolstered by the return of freshman starter Deshaun Watson at quarterback.

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showing that included 27 points.

Southwind (Tenn.) was doubled up by Velma Jackson in the first half before claiming a 59-57 win in overtime. The Falcons, one of seven teams to play both nights, finished at 1-1.

Madison Prep (La.) broke even with a 59-38 win over Lee, Alabama.

The Generals finished play at 0-2. Mt. Pleasant also finished 0-2 as Baldwyn remained unbeaten with a 70-44 win.

Corinth 63, Lausanne 48 Corinth forced 27 Lynx turnovers and held them to 19-of-55 from the floor, including 0-for-7 from deep. Lausanne came in at 2-0 winning by an average margin of 86-40.

The Warriors used a big run to end the first period ahead 15-7. Behind 12 points from Gwyn and 11 by Kendall Stafford, Corinth led 29-15 at the break, holding the Lynx without a bucket the final five minutes.

A 6-0 run to begin the third pushed Corinth’s lead out to 20 at the 5:26 mark. Lausanne scored with 5:16 left in the quarter, ending a near 10-minute drought from the floor.

The Lynx got to within 55-46 with 1:07 remaining. Corinth hit 6-of-8 from the stripe and got a Quentin Patterson bucket in a 8-2 game-closing run.

Stafford followed with 16 and nine rebounds for the Warriors.

Patterson added nine, all in the final quarter.

Adamsville 66, Biggersville 65 The Cardinals got 26 from Dakorea Dilworth and 23 points, 15 rebounds and five assists from MVP Tucker Campbell in holding off the Lions.

Both fouled out, but BHS couldn’t take advantage, missing five of its seven free-throw attempts in the final quarter.

Devonte Spears tallied a game-high 28 for the Lions, 22 in the second half as the teams

tallied 28 each. Spears hit two of the Lions six 3-pointers, but was just 4-of-11 from the line, including all five BHS misses in the final quarter.

Adamsville jumped out to a 20-8 lead after one, with Dilworth providing half the points.

Adamsville 66, Biggersville 65 Adamsville 20 8 16 22 -- 66 Biggersville 8 19 17 21 -- 65

ADAMSVILLE (66): Dakorea Dilworth 26, Tucker Campbell 23, Des Whitley 9, Zach Howell 3, Tyler Luna 3, Riley Jenkins 2.

BIGGERSVILLE (65): Devonte Spears 28, Tyran Davis 12, Trip Campbell 9, Bradley Davis 8, Greg Robinson 4, Luke Spencer 2, Cameron Barnett 2.

3-Pointers: (A) Dilworth 3, Whitley 3, Howell, Luna. (B) Campbell 3, Spears 2, B. Davis.

Records: Biggersville 0-7

Baldwyn 70, Mt. Pleasant 44 Baldwyn 17 20 19 14 -- 70 Pleasant 7 15 7 15 -- 44

BALDWYN (70): Felix Hayes 23, Conner McKay 14, Chet Barber 9, Armontie Price 6, Coby Agnew 6, Romaro Crump 4, Tyler Smith 3, Casey Cagle 2, Marco Harris 1.

MT. PLEASANT (44): Walter Crawford 9, Travelle Bailey 8, Jordan Woodson 6, Tez Rogers 6, Jeshawn Miller 5, Bradey Gill 3, Jordan Gillesoie 2, D.J. Bullock 2, Lorenzo Brown 2, Carson Russell 1.

3-Pointers: (B) McKay 4, Hayes. (MP) Bailey 2, Woodson.

Record: Baldwyn 4-0

Corinth 63, Lausanne 48 Lausanne 7 8 13 20 -- 48 Corinth 15 14 16 18 -- 63

LAUSANNE (48): Marc Crawford 14, Camren Tayor 13, Aldair Carlos 11, Jesse Neloms 4, Rayshad Williams 3, James Babb 3.

CORINTH (63): Antares Gwyn 21, Kendall Stafford 16, Quentin Patterson 9, Javen Morrison 5, Tada Stricklen 4, Tairek Johnson 4, Trae Burcham 2, Hack Smith 2.

3-Pointers: (L) None. (C) Stafford 2.

Records: Lausanne 2-1, Corinth 3-1

Basketball NBA standings, schedule EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 13 3 .813 — Brooklyn 6 8 .429 6 Boston 4 9 .308 7½ New York 4 13 .235 9½ Philadelphia 0 16 .000 13 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Washington 10 5 .667 — Atlanta 9 6 .600 1 Miami 8 7 .533 2 Orlando 6 12 .333 5½ Charlotte 4 14 .222 7½ Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 10 6 .625 — Milwaukee 10 7 .588 ½ Cleveland 8 7 .533 1½ Indiana 7 10 .412 3½ Detroit 3 13 .188 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Memphis 14 2 .875 — Houston 12 4 .750 2 San Antonio 11 4 .733 2½ Dallas 13 5 .722 2 New Orleans 7 8 .467 6½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 12 4 .750 — Denver 8 8 .500 4 Utah 5 11 .313 7 Oklahoma City 5 12 .294 7½ Minnesota 4 10 .286 7 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 13 2 .867 — L.A. Clippers 10 5 .667 3 Phoenix 10 7 .588 4 Sacramento 9 7 .563 4½ L.A. Lakers 3 13 .188 10½ Friday’s Games Chicago 109, Boston 102 Golden State 106, Charlotte 101 Atlanta 100, New Orleans 91 Dallas 106, Toronto 102 Milwaukee 104, Detroit 88 Oklahoma City 105, New York 78 L.A. Clippers 102, Houston 85 Indiana 98, Orlando 83 San Antonio 112, Sacramento 104 Denver 122, Phoenix 97 Memphis 112, Portland 99 Minnesota 120, L.A. Lakers 119 Saturday’s Games Dallas 110, Philadelphia 103 Washington 83, New Orleans 80 Atlanta 105, Charlotte 75 Cleveland 109, Indiana 97 L.A. Clippers at Utah, (n) Houston at Milwaukee, (n) Sunday’s Games San Antonio at Boston, Noon Chicago at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.

Golden State at Detroit, 2:30 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 5 p.m.

Miami at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Orlando at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Portland, 8 p.m.

Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games San Antonio at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6 p.m.

Denver at Utah, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Friday’s men’s scores EAST Buffalo 72, Canisius 57 Columbia 52, American U. 43 Cornell 68, Binghamton 54 Harvard 75, UMass 73 Md.-Eastern Shore 72, Fordham 66 NJIT 84, Duquesne 81 Northeastern 57, Fairfield 48 Seton Hall 58, George Washington 54 St. Bonaventure 74, Niagara 59 St. Francis (NY) 59, Tennessee St. 57 St. Francis (Pa.) 85, Navy 68 Stony Brook 70, St. Thomas Aquinas 49 Towson 77, UMBC 66 Wagner 64, Penn 61 SOUTH Cal St.-Fullerton 64, FIU 61 Creighton 57, Middle Tennessee 47 Davidson 72, UNC Wilmington 49 E. Illinois 54, Southern U. 43 George Mason 64, Manhattan 63 Georgia Southern 71, SC State 58 Howard 96, Gwynedd-Mercy 83, 2OT Kennesaw St. 77, Chattanooga 69 LSU 83, McNeese St. 72 Morehead St. 121, Kentucky Christian 49

NC Central 40, N. Arizona 36 Northwestern St. 87, Missouri Valley 76 Old Dominion 73, VCU 67 Portland 71, Drake 59 Presbyterian 88, Bob Jones 39 South Florida 79, Jacksonville 65 The Citadel 84, Warren Wilson 45 William & Mary 66, Wofford 62 Wright St. 56, SC-Upstate 51 MIDWEST Belmont 83, Ohio 81 Cent. Michigan 79, Grand Canyon 77 Dayton 75, Ill.-Chicago 41 Georgia St. 66, IUPUI 63 Illinois St. 85, Youngstown St. 73, OT Iowa 77, Longwood 44 Loyola of Chicago 69, Kent St. 61 Michigan 91, Nicholls St. 62 Milwaukee 64, Mid Continent 59 Nebraska-Omaha 78, Nevada 54 Notre Dame 90, Chicago St. 42 Oakland 81, Toledo 79 S. Illinois 76, Olivet Nazarene 60 SE Missouri 85, Alabama A&M 51 UMKC 84, William Jewell 44 W. Illinois 91, Greenville 56 Wichita St. 75, Tulsa 55 SOUTHWEST Houston Baptist 88, Dallas Christian 44 MVSU 66, NC A&T 63 Radford 57, Texas A&M-CC 46 Saint Louis 60, Bradley 57 Sam Houston St. 111, Southwest 51 TCU 61, Mississippi St. 52 UALR 85, Cent. Arkansas 71 FAR WEST Stetson 62, Florida A&M 50 Texas-Pan American 78, North Dakota 60 UC Riverside 76, Abilene Christian 56 UNLV 75, Albany (NY) 59 Wyoming 78, New Mexico St. 75 TOURNAMENT Barclay’s Center Classic Third Place Vanderbilt 68, La Salle 55 GCI Great Alaska Shootout Fifth Place Washington St. 89, Missouri St. 84, OT Seventh Place Alaska-Anchorage 65, Rice 54

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Today Tennessee at Houston, Noon Oakland at St. Louis, Noon Carolina at Minnesota, Noon Washington at Indianapolis, Noon Cleveland at Buffalo, Noon San Diego at Baltimore, Noon N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, Noon Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, Noon New Orleans at Pittsburgh, Noon Arizona at Atlanta, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Green Bay, 3:25 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:30 p.m.

Monday Miami at N.Y. Jets, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 4 Dallas at Chicago, 7:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 7 N.Y. Giants at Tennessee, Noon Carolina at New Orleans, Noon N.Y. Jets at Minnesota, Noon Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, Noon St. Louis at Washington, Noon Baltimore at Miami, Noon Indianapolis at Cleveland, Noon Tampa Bay at Detroit, Noon Houston at Jacksonville, Noon Buffalo at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Arizona, 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

Seattle at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.

New England at San Diego, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 8 Atlanta at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s college scores

(10-2), 3:30 p.m.

Liberty (9-4) at Villanova (10-2), 3:30 p.m.

Championship Saturday, Jan. 10 At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas Semifinal winners, Noon

Hockey NHL standings, schedule EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 24 16 6 2 34 85 64 Montreal 25 16 7 2 34 65 63 Detroit 23 13 5 5 31 69 58 Boston 24 14 9 1 29 61 58 Toronto 23 12 8 3 27 76 69 Florida 21 9 6 6 24 45 53 Ottawa 23 10 9 4 24 61 63 Buffalo 24 8 14 2 18 43 76 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 23 16 5 2 34 81 55 N.Y. Islanders 24 17 7 0 34 77 65 N.Y. Rangers 23 11 8 4 26 68 64 Washington 23 10 9 4 24 65 65 New Jersey 24 9 11 4 22 58 71 Philadelphia 23 8 12 3 19 61 74 Carolina 23 7 13 3 17 54 68 Columbus 22 6 14 2 14 51 81 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 22 15 5 2 32 62 45 St. Louis 23 15 6 2 32 63 49 Chicago 23 14 8 1 29 70 47 Winnipeg 25 12 9 4 28 52 56 Minnesota 22 13 9 0 26 63 52 Dallas 23 9 9 5 23 68 79 Colorado 23 8 10 5 21 59 73 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 23 16 6 1 33 72 61 Anaheim 24 14 5 5 33 64 60 Calgary 24 14 8 2 30 75 64 Los Angeles 23 12 6 5 29 64 53 San Jose 24 10 10 4 24 62 66 Arizona 23 9 11 3 21 57 71 Edmonton 24 6 14 4 16 54 82 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Friday’s Games Detroit 5, New Jersey 4, SO N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 0 Chicago 4, Anaheim 1 Washington 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Boston 2, Winnipeg 1, OT Buffalo 2, Montreal 1 Carolina 4, Pittsburgh 2 Vancouver 5, Columbus 0 Florida 3, Ottawa 2 St. Louis 4, Edmonton 3, OT Minnesota 5, Dallas 4, OT Saturday’s Games Buffalo 4, Montreal 3, SO N.Y. Rangers 5, Philadelphia 2 Toronto 6, Washington 2 Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 1 Pittsburgh 3, Carolina 2 N.Y. Islanders 3, New Jersey 1 Columbus at Nashville St. Louis at Minnesota Dallas at Colorado Calgary at Arizona Chicago at Los Angeles Anaheim at San Jose Sunday’s Games Vancouver at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m.

Florida at Columbus, 6 p.m.

Montreal at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m.

Boston at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

EAST Boston College 28, Syracuse 7< Cincinnati 14, Temple 6< Fordham 44, Sacred Heart 22< Michigan St. 34, Penn St. 10< SOUTH Appalachian St. 45, Idaho 28< Clemson 35, South Carolina 17< Florida St. 24, Florida 19< Georgia Southern 22, Louisiana-Monroe 16< Georgia Tech 30, Georgia 24, OT< Indiana St. 36, E. Kentucky 16< Liberty 26, James Madison 21< Louisiana Tech 76, Rice 31< Louisiana-Lafayette 42, Troy 23< Louisville 44, Kentucky 40< Memphis 41, UConn 10< Mississippi 31, Mississippi St. 17< NC State 35, North Carolina 7< Old Dominion 31, FAU 28< Richmond 46, Morgan St. 24< Rutgers 41, Maryland 38< Southern U. 52, Grambling St. 45< Tennessee 24, Vanderbilt 17< Texas St. 54, Georgia St. 31< UAB 45, Southern Miss. 24< MIDWEST Illinois 47, Northwestern 33< Indiana 23, Purdue 16< Kansas St. 51, Kansas 13< Ohio St. 42, Michigan 28< West Virginia 37, Iowa St. 24< Wisconsin 34, Minnesota 24< SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 68, New Mexico St. 35< Baylor 48, Texas Tech 46< Sam Houston St. 21, SE Louisiana 17< UTSA 34, North Texas 27< FAR WEST BYU 42, California 35< Montana 52, San Diego 14< New Mexico 36, Wyoming 30< S. Dakota St. 47, Montana St. 40< San Diego St. 38, San Jose St. 7< Southern Cal 49, Notre Dame 14< Utah 38, Colorado 34 FCS playoffs First Round Saturday Fordham 44, Sacred Heart 22 Indiana St. 36, Eastern Kentucky 16 Richmond 46, Morgan St. 24 Sam Houston St. 21, Southeastern Louisiana 17 South Dakota St. 47, Montana St. 40 Montana 52, San Diego 14 Liberty 26, James Madison 21 Stephen F. Austin (8-4) at Northern Iowa (8-4), 8 p.m.

Second Round Saturday, Dec. 6 Fordham (11-2) at New Hampshire (101), Noon Indiana St. (8-5) at Chattanooga (9-3), Noon Richmond (9-4) at Coastal Carolina (11-1), Noon Stephen F. Austin-N. Iowa winner at Illinois St. (10-1), 1 p.m.

Sam Houston St. (9-4) at Jacksonville St. (10-1), 1 p.m.

South Dakota St. (9-4) at North Dakota St. (11-1), 2:30 p.m.

Montana (9-4) at Eastern Washington

FOOTBALL National Football League OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed RB George Atkinson III from the practice squad. Placed CB Carlos Rogers on the reserve/injured list.

HOCKEY National Hockey League MHL — Fined Montreal D Alexei Emelin $11,021.51 for an illegal check to the head of Buffalo F Brian Gionta during a Nov. 28 game.

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Recalled C Michael Chaput and LW Kerby Rychel from Springfield (AHL). Assigned C Alexander Wennberg to Springfield.

DALLAS STARS — Reassigned LW Curtis McKenzie to Texas (AHL).

thrown in traffic or this, that and the other. We put you on scholarship at Florida. Catch it.”

Defensive lineman Gerald Willis also drew Muschamp’s ire.

Standing on the sideline, Willis was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for forearming Winston out of bounds.

“If I was still head coach, he’d be kicked off the team,” Muschamp said.

“Ridiculous.”

Muschamp may have felt the same about receiver Latroy Pittman, who was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct after appearing to say something to an official. Pittman’s 15-yard penalty left the Gators with a 52-yard field goal that Austin Hardin missed. It would have put Florida ahead 22-21 late in

the third quarter.

Hardin made four field goals but missed his final two attempts, including a 42-yarder that also would have put the Gators ahead in the fourth.

“We had to settle for six field goals,” center Max Garcia said. “It was really hard for us. It was really frustrating, especially when we started missing them toward the end.

When you get that, it just really crushes your team.

We tried to overcome adversity as much as we could. We kept fighting.”

The Gators played stout defense from start to finish.

They allowed 306 yards, including just 125 passing, and knocked around Winston as much as anyone has the last two years. But Florida couldn’t get much

going on offense. Matt Jones and Kelvin Taylor were mostly stuffed in the run game, so Harris had more on his shoulders.

Especially on the final drive. But Harris’ final seven passes fell incomplete.

And with two timeouts and about 2 minutes to play, Harris kept throwing deep.

“Hold on now,” Muschamp said. “You’re complaining about me throwing the ball? Seriously, I’ve been getting drilled for four years for running the ball. I say we throw it, and I get drilled for it. You guys are amazing.”

Muschamp will take some time off before making a decision about his future. He plans to coach somewhere next season, and he’s sure to get several offers to be a defensive coordinator.

Mullen said there was “plenty of blame to go around” but saved the brunt of his criticism for the defense. Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram caught five passes for 176 yards Ole Miss had lost three straight conference games — including last week’s 30-0 setback at Arkansas — before breaking through with a convincing win.

“People thought we wouldn’t be up for this game, but it’s the Egg Bowl,” Walton said. “How can you not get up for the Egg Bowl?”

The Rebels came into the game giving up just 13.5 points per game, which ranked No. 1 in the country. Ole Miss lived

up to the stats, using a swarming defense to contain Mississippi State’s running game.

But the Rebels’ offense took a while to get going.

One promising early drive ended when Wallace’s errant pass was intercepted in the end zone

by Taveze Calhoun. But it was one of the few mistakes the senior made. His 1-yard run late in the first quarter helped the Rebels take a 7-3 lead into halftime.

The third quarter didn’t look anything like the first half, with the teams trading long pass completions to set up quick scoring opportunities. Wallace completed an 83-yard pass to

Engram — which was the longest for the program since 2008 — to set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Jeremy Liggins that gave the Rebels a 14-10 lead.

But it was Walton’s 91yard run that really gave the Rebels momentum.

The play was designed for the 5-foot-8, 166-pounder to run right, but after a few steps he changed directions, shooting through the left side of the line before breaking a few arm tackles and streaking down the left sideline for the score and a 24-10 lead.

“I made one hard cut to see what I could get,” Walton said. “I remember one guy missed me and then there was nothing there.”

Football NFL standings, schedule AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 9 2 0 .818 357 Miami 6 5 0 .545 285 Buffalo 6 5 0 .545 238 N.Y. Jets 2 9 0 .182 177 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 7 4 0 .636 333 Houston 5 6 0 .455 242 Tennessee 2 9 0 .182 192 Jacksonville 1 10 0 .091 161 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 7 3 1 .682 246 Baltimore 7 4 0 .636 295 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 .636 288 Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 242 West W L T Pct PF Denver 8 3 0 .727 332 Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 261 San Diego 7 4 0 .636 245 Oakland 1 10 0 .091 176 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 9 3 0 .750 375 Dallas 8 4 0 .667 302 N.Y. Giants 3 8 0 .273 233 Washington 3 8 0 .273 217 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 4 7 0 .364 262 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 288 Carolina 3 7 1 .318 215 Tampa Bay 2 9 0 .182 207 North W L T Pct PF Green Bay 8 3 0 .727 354 Detroit 8 4 0 .667 231 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 253 Minnesota 4 7 0 .364 202 West W L T Pct PF Arizona 9 2 0 .818 240 Seattle 8 4 0 .667 298 San Francisco 7 5 0 .583 231 St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 209 Thursday Detroit 34, Chicago 17 Philadelphia 33, Dallas 10 Seattle 19, San Francisco 3

PA 227 219 207 303 PA 256 226 293 305 PA 234 208 263 219 PA 260 195 216 285 PA 285 273 294 273 PA 281 286 300 300 PA 246 207 337 244 PA 195 221 244 285

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FLORIDA CONTINUED FROM 10A

they are,” Muschamp said.

Plenty of other things went wrong, too.

With Florida leading 9-0 and looking to extend the lead, Treon Harris’ pass to senior tight end Tevin Westbrook bounced off his hands and landed in Terrance Smith’s arms.

Smith returned it 94 yards for a touchdown.

Westbrook, who also dropped a would-be touchdown late that probably would have beaten LSU, got an earful from Muschamp as he walked toward the sideline.

“He’s had some opportunities to make some catches,” Muschamp said.

“In that situation, catch the ball. That’s really the message: catch the ball.

You can argue about it’s

OLE MISS CONTINUED FROM 10A

The loss is a severe blow to Mississippi State’s hope of advancing to the inaugural College Football Playoff. De’Runnya Wilson caught eight passes for 117 yards and Fred Ross added six catches for 103 yards, but the Bulldogs were undone by an aggressive Ole Miss offense that wasn’t afraid to take chances.

“This is as tough as it gets,” Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said.

“I do not care about the stakes. This game is for bragging right in the state.

It is the most important game we play. So it is obviously a devastating loss.”

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Daily Corinthian • Sunday, November 30, 2014 • 1B

More young abuse victims getting justice

BY HENRY BAILEY JR. The Commercial Appeal

SOUTHAVEN — His online KIK social media account was under the cute user name “thewhiterabbit.”

But this “rabbit” was a sexual predator, and his prey was a 13-year-old Southaven girl who began communicating with him through KIK in October 2013, exchanging nude photos with him, and later through Skype.

When the girl came up missing on June 23, her mother reported it to the Southaven police, and told investigators of the online contacts with who turned out to be 39-yearold Bobby Allen Osborne, a South Carolina registered sex offender.

The next day, the teen was found with Osborne in South Carolina and Osborne was arrested on federal charges, including enticement of a minor to travel in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

Osborne’s case never made it through the criminal justice system: On Sept. 30, he was found dead in his cell at the Lafayette County Detention Center cell in Oxford, the result of self-inflicted hanging, authorities said.

But because of a twoyear-old multi-disciplinary team now working through the Southavenbased Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center, more accused child sexual predators are seeing their day in court in DeSoto County, and more young

abuse victims are getting justice.

The team — made up of law enforcement, prosecutors, social workers, forensic interviewers, therapists and victim advocates — share information, tying sensitive interviews with medical care, counseling, investigation and prosecution.

The group begins evidence recovery quickly and also the healing process.

The payoff: In the six months following the June 2012 start of the team collaboration, child sexual abuse cases presented to the grand jury more than doubled over the previous six months, from 16 to 33, said Assistant District Attorney Steve Jubera in DeSoto County.

So far in 2014, the state has presented to the grand jury 72 child abuse cases, up from 49 for all of 2013, Jubera said.

The cases include statutory rape, sexual battery, child exploitation and possession of child pornography, among other charges, including two child abuse deaths, he said.

Of the outcome of the 2013 cases, Jubera said there were 12 pleas, one trial, 14 “no true” or no indictment bills, eight cases remanded to either youth or adult court and 14 cases that were not finished by the close of the year.

The work of the multidisciplinary team has made a difference, said Olive Branch police detective Jessica Riley.

“When I started two

“We hope that by the team working together and getting cases prosecuted and offenders arrested, it will send a message: Don’t come to DeSoto County and try to prey on children here, because we will prosecute you — we have a system that works.”

Ashley Schachterle Founder and director, Healing Hearts or three years ago, there may have been five cases a year that we’d see all the way to prosecution.

Now that figure is about 10 cases. The MDT has helped tremendously.”

While the prosecution of cases has increased, the actual number of offenses has not, said Ashley Schachterle, founder and director of the nonprofit child advocacy center Healing Hearts.

“We’re just becoming more aware of what’s happening, because now we have a comprehensive system in place,” he said.

Healing Hearts opened in 2013 with a mission to respond to child abuse with a team approach that reduces trauma to the children, including by conducting forensic interviews, thorough fact-finding questioning of the victims in a room equipped with discreet video cameras and microphones.

Other team members can watch the questioning from a monitoring room, and the victims do not have to repeat their abuse experiences to multiple investigators.

“There’s definitely more pedophile-type cases being investigated,” said DeSoto Sheriff Bill Rasco.

He said cyberspace has become a fertile field for sex offenders.

“The Internet is being used heavily by these pedophiles to contact young girls,” Rasco said. “It’s just sickening.”

The Internet is not the only hunting ground.

Jailed and awaiting trial on state charges of sexual battery and child exploitation is Truitt Ray Neal, a 53-year-old Horn Lake man accused of abusing a girl from 2009 to 2014 while “in a position of trust and authority,” according to the Oct. 9 indictment. And while the investigation is ongoing, the victim is already getting care and counseling through the Healing Hearts team.

The case “is a good example of the multi-disciplinary team approach, because everyone was ‘in the same room,’ so to speak, allowing for a complete investigation as well as timely follow on care for the victim,” said Ju-

bera.

“If we have a person who’s been gunshot, we don’t say, ‘No, don’t go to the hospital, we have to preserve your injury to help prepare our case to the grand jury.’ So why would we expect that of a child in a sexual abuse case?” said Jubera. “That would be horrific for a child.”

This year, “we’ve handled about 30 sex-crimes cases involving children,” said Sheriff’s Detective Jerry Owensby. “Ten years ago, before the MDT, the number would be more like half that.”

Owensby and other investigators note that boosting reports are Department of Human Services’ referrals, the federal Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force program, the child advocacy center and more involved parents who use social media.

“There’s a concerted effort,” said Owensby, adding that before Healing Hearts, cases requiring forensic interviews and counseling had to go to Memphis, Oxford or Tupelo.

During forensic interviews, children are “screened” for Internet activity, including the sending of videos or other images, said Schachterle, a licensed clinical social worker.

“Kids are always on these apps, and it’s easy for offenders to get in there and lure them into a relationship,” she said.

“You can be, or pretend to be, anybody you want

to be on the Internet. You want to be 17? OK, you’re 17.”

Predators show vulnerable youths “a lot of attention. They tell them what they want to hear, build their trust, and over time they’ll ask, ‘Why don’t you meet me?’ Or ‘Why don’t you run away with me?’”

Their victims “run all across the spectrum; they come from ‘good’ homes as well as ‘bad’ ones,” said Schachterle.

Although registered offender Osborne ended his life, the damage goes on.

Paul Roberts, assistant U.S. attorney based in Oxford, said the investigation “revealed other online victims” besides the Southaven girl. For this vulnerable teen, “there’s an emotional breakup that’s hard to deal with,” said Roberts.

“This guy was the first love of her life. She’s going to be blaming herself for the rest of her life for the death of this creep,” said the federal prosecutor.

The MDT provides for counseling to help victims cope. And issues a warning.

Said Schachterle: “We hope that by the team working together and getting cases prosecuted and offenders arrested, it will send a message: Don’t come to DeSoto County and try to prey on children here, because we will prosecute you — we have a system that works.”

With every case that breaks the silence, said Jubera, “we give a child a voice.”

MDAH suggests Warren County keep historic buildings

BY JOHN SURRATT The Vicksburg Post

VICKSBURG — A state agency has entered the controversy surrounding the proposed demolition of two buildings on Adams Street owned by Warren County.

A letter from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History received by Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. urged the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to uphold the Board of Architectural Review’s Oct. 14 decision that denied the county’s request to raze the buildings.

An appeal hearing on the decision will be Monday.

“As you know, these two houses are located within both the Grove Street-Jackson Street National Register District and Vicksburg’s local

Historic District,” wrote Barry White, a local government coordinator for MDAH. “I am writing to respectfully request that the Vicksburg Board of (Mayor and) Aldermen uphold the Architectural Review Board’s denial of a certificate of appropriateness for demolition of the structures.

“MDAH would especially hate to see the Adams Street houses lost to a parking lot. As the appeal approaches, MDAH hopes that the board will not overturn the Architectural Review Board’s decision,” White wrote.

Flaggs said he sent a copy of the letter to Board of Supervisors President Bill Lauderdale, adding, “they (the county) went to Archives and History for its advice. I hope it will help them decide to sell

those buildings.”

He said Lauderdale is expected to meet with City Attorney Nancy Thomas and Board of Architectural Review chairman Toni Langford Ferguson to discuss the buildings. On Nov. 3, Flaggs appointed Thomas and Ferguson to meet with county officials and try and work out a compromise to save the buildings.

“I’m going to see what they have,” Lauderdale said. “Maybe they have a solution.”

He said, however, the supervisors have already told County Administrator John Smith to raze the buildings.

The fate of both buildings has been debated by city and county officials since 2002. Because they are in the city’s Grove Street-Jackson Street National Register Historic

District both buildings are protected under the city’s historic preservation ordinance, but have been allowed to deteriorate.

Known as the “old Verhine building,” the house at 1015 Adams St. was built in the 1890s and was home to Verhine & Verhine law firm from 1991 to 2002, according to city directories.

The county’s former justice court building at 1019 Adams St. was completed in the 1870s as a house and was once the law office of John Prewitt before he became a circuit judge.

According to a letter earlier this year from the MDAH, the Verhine building is a contributing resource to the National Historic Register District and eligible for designation as a Mississippi Landmark. Archives

and History lists the old justice court building as a non-contributing resource to the same national district. Because the old justice court building is in the city’s historic district, however, it is protected under the city’s regulations.

The board’s decision in October marked the fourth time in 10 years that it debated a county request to raze the buildings. In 2004 and 2005, the county sought to raze the buildings. The board put a 150-day stay on each request, but the county took no action.

After the board’s decision in April, the county appealed to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which granted a 60-day extension in August.

When the board granted the extension, Flaggs indicated he would fight the

demolition, adding, “If they get the blessings to demolish the buildings, they’re going to have to go through a court of law.”

The county bought the old justice court building in 1984, to be home to its three justice court judges.

The judges were moved in 2002 and the building essentially became a storage bin.

County buildings and grounds director Chuck Thornton said the county bought the Verhine building about 2002 for about $46,000, adding it was in a dilapidated state when the county bought it, but did not know how much the county paid for the old justice court building.

If the Board of Mayor and Aldermen uphold the decision prohibiting razing the buildings, the county’s next resort is to appeal it to circuit court.

Consider giving gifts a recipient can consume Southern Miss junior

BY KIM COOK Associated Press

The holiday catalogs and gift guides are starting to pour in, full of wonderful stuff to wrap for friends and family. But what about those who don’t really want more stuff?

Small space dwellers don’t have room for much. Seniors may not either, or may just not want the burden of more things at this stage in life.

Instead, think about giving something your recipient can use, and use up.

Some consumable-gift options: Food and drink, of course; unusual kits are creative options. Overstock’s new Farmers Market department has make-your-own mozzarella, tofu, Bloody Mary, hard cider or butter kits.

For a culinary vegan, consider a box of sprouting seeds, with varieties of lentils, mung beans, adzuki and green peas. (www.overstock.com ) You might make homemade vanilla extract to

Does a friend or family member love a particular shampoo?

Put together a gift bag with a bottle; enhance it, perhaps, with a gift certificate from a blow bar, or a new hairbrush. give in small, vintagestyle bottles. Or consider giving a week or two’s worth of surprise treats: Create a stack of little nesting boxes filled with favorite sweet and savory snacks.

Does a friend or family member love a particular shampoo? Put together a gift bag with a bottle; enhance it, perhaps, with a gift certificate from a blow bar, or a new hairbrush.

Or gather a basketful of seasonally scented body products like Buche de Noel cleanser and eggnog-scented soap. (www. lushusa.com ) A photo calendar with pictures of the recipient’s family, favorite places or other personalized content makes a yearlong gift. (www.shutter-

fly.com ) ProsperityCandle.com offers the Forever candle, made by —and providing a living wage to — women artisans in developing countries, and when you’ve burned yours down you can return it for a free refill. Fragrances include vanilla bean and peppercorn, amber and orchid, and redwood and patchouli.

For some, the best presents are experiences, including classes, lessons, gym memberships, vacations, event tickets, massages, charitable donations, and music or magazine subscriptions.

Humanaut, a branding agency in Chattanooga, Tennessee, runs a site called UnstuffGifts. com that lets you findgifts based on the recipi-

ent’s interests. For example, a hipster might like a distillery tour. Adventure buffs might enjoy a day of indoor sky jumping. A hiking enthusiast could appreciate a state park pass.

“The spirit of giving is a wonderful tradition.

But the truth is, most of us simply don’t need more stuff,” says David Littlejohn, Humanaut’s creative director.

“We created Unstuff so that people could give thoughtful gifts with a clear conscience, knowing their gift will be appreciated, used and never contribute to the planet’s growing amount of trash and waste.”

Do you have a skill or talent? Know-how makes a great gift, says Jeff Milchen, co-founder of the American Independent Business Alliance.

He suggests giving away your expertise in, say, web design, pet training, first aid, photography or a craft. Neat freaks might offer closet organization or cleaning services.

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— University of Southern Mississippi defensive tackle Rakeem NunezRoches took time out to make the Thanksgiving holiday brighter for some of the area homeless.

On Wednesday, NunezRoches took sleeping bags and backpacks to the Field House for the Homeless to hand out. The backpacks contained several different items, including gloves, socks, hats, toiletries and canned goods.

WDAM-TV reports Nunez-Roches and his family were homeless at one time, so he says that’s why it is important for him to give back.

“It started in high school in the 10th grade,” he said. “I started doing this with my mother because we have been in this situation where we were homeless. Now we’re in a better situation with me playing ball in college and my mother having a job.

That’s why we like giving back to the homeless.”

Nunez, a staunch believer in helping those who can’t help themselves, teamed up with her son after coming to the United States on an initiative when Nunez-Roches was in junior high school.

“Bookbags for the Homeless,” they dubbed it — a way to pay it forward to those less fortunate.

The NFL prospect saw a need to continue his family’s work after arriving in Hattiesburg. Last year, the first time NunezRoches went out on his own, he delivered more than 20 bookbags.

This year, he said there was a significant increase in the amount and number of donations he collected.

Nunez beams when she hears her son say such things.

“I broke down in tears when I found out he started (“Bookbags for the Homeless”) at college,” she said. “I said, ‘Our kids do listen and watch what we’re doing.’ It really affected me.”

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Videos preserve memories In a financial climate where most people are pinching pennies, it comes as no surprise that many engaged couples seek ways to cut costs with regard to their weddings. Some couples are undecided whether certain components of their wedding are necessary.

The decision to hire a videographer is one such area couples fret over.

After all, with a photographer snapping hundreds of pictures, having a video may seem like an unnecessary luxury. However, people often find that having a wedding video to cherish long after the day has passed is well worth the price.

There are several advantages to hiring a professional videographer to capture the day. A professionally produced wedding video is not the same as Uncle Fred carrying around his archaic camcorder and catching a few embarrassing dance moves during the reception. A professional video will showcase all moments of the wedding from perspectives not easily captured by pho-

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Morelock—Mercer Miss Kayla Ruth Morelock and Mr. William Scott Mercer will exchange vows at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Hatchie Chapel Church in Walnut.

The bride-elect is the daughter of Jeff and Annette Morelock of Rienzi.

She is the granddaughter of Howard and Eunice Morelock of Rienzi, and James and Loretta Sims of Corinth.

The prospective groom is the son of Ronnie and Teresa Mercer of Walnut.

He is the grandson of Lee and Jimmie Sue Mercer of Walnut, and Mildred Roseberry and the late Bill Roseberry of Walnut.

The bride-elect is a 2008 graduate of Kossuth High School. She will re-

ceive her Doctorate of Pharmacy from the University of Mississippi in May 2015.

She is presently employed at Medical Plaza Pharmacy.

The prospective groom is a 2007 graduate of Kossuth High School and a 2014 graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College where he earned a degree in Civil Engineering Technology.

He is presently employed at the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

All friends and relatives of the couple are invited to attend the ceremony and the reception which follows.

The couple will reside in Rienzi.

Engaged couples about to take a trip down the aisle are increasingly choosing to pay for the wedding themselves.

Where it used to be tradition for the bride’s parents to handle the bill for the occasion, today the responsibility for funding has largely fallen into the hands of the prospec-

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Here are some things to think about.

• Choose a videographer who will work in conjunction with the wedding mood and parameters. You probably don’t want a videographer who uses bright lights that can be distracting. Nor do you want a videographer who pushes the camera in guests’ faces for a lessthan-candid interview.

Today’s professionals are inconspicuous and simply record the events as they unfold.

• The videographer often works in tandem with the photographer. Some photographers have a videographer on staff.

But it is fine to bring in your own if you like the quality of the photographer’s photos but not the videographer’s work.

• A videographer will capture the things you may have missed during the busy day. He or she can serve as the eyes and ears for the things you’re

not seeing and hearing.

• Although ours is an increasingly digital world where people capture photos and videos on their smartphones and other devices on a regular basis, a wedding video can serve as a family memento. What other time, apart from the holidays, do you have all of your friends and loved ones together in one place?

• Although no one wants to think of a friend or relative passing away while planning their wedding, the fact remains that after a few years some of the people who attended your wedding may no longer be around. Having a wedding video may be the only last moving image and sound of a special person who is no longer in your life.

• Sound is a portion of the wedding that photos simply cannot capture.

To relive the music and the words of the day, a videographer is a necessity.

Professionals who use wireless microphones will produce a video with the best sound quality.

• You can work with a good videographer so it’s not simply a video with close-up shots of your face or unflattering perspectives. Talk about your preferences and even fears about being filmed (some people just don’t like watching themselves on TV), and the videographer can no doubt find solutions that will accommodate your needs.

• There are many things that you will not see at the wedding but may have liked to, such as the first gasps of wonder upon guests walking into the reception room, or the tears on the face of an aunt who was sitting too far back in the church pews. This is where a wedding video can prove invaluable.

• Modern videographers offer high-resolution, edited movies.

These can be delivered via Blu Ray DVD and ensure the best quality for your package.

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tive bride and groom.

To meet the financial demands of the modern wedding, some individuals turn to loans for financing a portion or all of the wedding. You may question whether this is a good idea.

As with any situation, there are pros and cons.

The same can be said about a wedding loan.

The following are some factors you will need to consider before taking out a loan.

One of the most important things to realize is that a wedding loan, like any loan, will need to be paid back and interest fees will be included. What that means is that, by the end of the payback period, you will have spent several thousand dollars more on the loans than the original principal amount when interest is added in. If you’re taking out a loan because you’ve already gone above budget on wedding expenses, a loan may push that budget even further into the red.

That being said, there are some instances where a loan may be an option that works for a couple. For example, couples who anticipate considerable monetary gifts from guests attending the wedding can off-

set the cost of the loan with those gifts. Some couples might begin their professional careers after their wedding, which will increase their salary enough to repay the loan quickly. Others may actually have the money for the wedding, but want to use a loan as a way to establish strong joint credit as a new couple.

However, many couples take out loans because they simply cannot afford their dream wedding. In a world where many people already live beyond their means -- financing cars, homes, retail purchases -- a wedding loan may just be another shovelful of soil on a financial grave. The consensus among financial experts is that it is better to scale back the wedding or postpone it until you can save money the old-fashioned way instead of taking out a loan.

But if a loan seems the only option, here are some tips.

• Shop around on a wedding loan, just as with any other loan. Find the best rates and terms before settling on a lender.

• Decide how much you can afford to pay back within 2 to 3 years and how much the monthly payment will be. Then

take out the loan only in that amount.

• Figure out which portions of the wedding can be scaled back to make the finances work.

• See if options like refinancing a home or borrowing from family would be better than taking out a loan.

• Look at banks, credit unions and even programs sponsored through your employer to compare rates on loans.

• Wedding loans may be secured or unsecured.

A home or car can serve as a form of security in a secured loan. Unsecured wedding loans do not require a form of security.

• Personal loans, like wedding loans, generally have low annual percentage rates. It may be worth it to take out the loan rather than using a credit card for financing because the card’s rates could be double.

Keep in mind that a wedding loan -- even if it comes at a low interest rate -- means you’re starting out your new life together with a large amount of debt for an event that lasts one day.

Think about whether the wedding of your dreams is worth using that joint checking account to pay off months of wedding debt.

Sewer workers retrieve heirloom ring after woman flushed it Associated Press

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Pat Hanson of Central Point says she’s lost about 10 pounds recently, an aftereffect of a fall, and noticed in church earlier this month that her mother’s wedding ring was loose on her finger.

After the service, Hanson used the restroom and, whoops, the ring got flushed.

“I just panicked. I wanted to dive down that toilet right after it,” Hanson told Medford Mail Tribune (http://bit.ly/1FpkJz4).

The ring, she said, dates to 1920. Her mother died in 1989, and she’s been wearing it daily since then.

There was little she could do on a Sunday but

“I feel I ought to write a letter to the pope and let him know we had a miracle here in Central Point.”

Pat Hanson Lost heirloom ring pray. The next morning, Nov. 10, she and a friend went to the regional sewer utility, Rogue Valley Sewer Services.

Out to the Shepherd of the Valley Catholic Church went four workers, two trucks and portable closed-circuit TV gear.

No luck. The sewer workers broke the news to Hanson. Then the next day, without telling her, they went back to work.

“We didn’t want to get her hopes up,” operations manager Shane Macuk said.

Eventually, worker Travis Cox spotted the ring, and eventually the crew got it out.

With the ring cleaned up, repaired and resized, Hanson is praising the sewer workers and citing the patron saint of lost items.

“I’d done a lot of praying to St. Anthony,” she said. “I feel I ought to write a letter to the pope and let him know we had a miracle here in Central Point.”

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With shake-ups, AC/DC perseveres with album

BY MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AC/DC finally joined iTunes in 2012 after years of refusing to do so, but make no mistake, the Australian rock band is still old school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like everybody to buy vinyl again,â&#x20AC;? guitarist Angus Young said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my favorite.â&#x20AC;?

He continued with a loud laugh: â&#x20AC;&#x153;They ought to make them portable â&#x20AC;&#x201D; iVinyl.â&#x20AC;?

AC/DC, which has enjoyed four decades of success, will release â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock or Bust,â&#x20AC;? its first album in six years, on Dec. 2. It

is the follow-up to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Ice,â&#x20AC;? which sold 784,000 units during its first week in 2008.

The band has yet to join Spotify, something Young said is possible. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess, if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doing a good service. I mean, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll certainly entertain the idea, I suppose,â&#x20AC;? he said, though Cliff Williams followed with the question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is it like Pandora? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard of it.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock or Bust,â&#x20AC;? which has received favorable reviews, is a typical AC/DC album and one the band hopes fans will listen to on record players, in addition to iPhones. It was recorded in May.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want people to put it on and go, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AC/DC and no one else,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Young said.

In a recent interview, the two members were full of laughter and good energy as they discussed their new music and an upcoming world tour, planned for next year.

But the band is in the midst of turmoil and tragedy despite its success: Drummer Phil Rudd was recently charged with threatening to kill, and guitarist Malcolm Young, who has dementia, left the rock group in September.

Rudd, who showed up late to court in New

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Zealand this week and clowned around by jumping on the back of one of his security guards, is also charged with possessing methamphetamine and marijuana.

Young said Rudd was acting strangely as the band recorded â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock or Bustâ&#x20AC;? and were starting to promote it. They plan to go tour without him, he said.

Ironically, Ruddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next court appearance is set for the same day that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock or Bustâ&#x20AC;? will be released.

Young, 59, said his older brother, Malcolm, is doing fine, but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play any longer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was progressing

further, but he knew he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it. ... He had continued as long as he could, still writing. But he said to me, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Keep it going,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Young said.

Malcolm, 61, is being replaced by their nephew, Stevie Young, who filled in for Malcolm during AC/DCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U.S. tour in 1988. Stevie also plays on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock or Bust.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about the closest who plays like Malcolm and he knows that style.

And for him itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural the way he plays,â&#x20AC;? Young said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Malcolm has that hard-rhythm solid sound and Stevie ... he grew up on that. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who he emulated. He stuck

to that style, which is a unique thing.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stevieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personality is very much like Malcolmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as well, and you kind of play how you are,â&#x20AC;? Williams, 64, chimed in.

The band members said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re extremely happy with the outcome of the new album, especially Brian Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vocals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was sounding great from (the) get-go. He was a bit worried,â&#x20AC;? Young said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were upstairs, but we could hear him from downstairs. He was sounding great. He still ... sounds rather angelic in a rough sort of way,â&#x20AC;? he said, laughing again.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Horrible Bosses 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122; doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work

BY JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

The characters of the modern workplace comedy, like the rest of us, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to make a living anymore.

Having haplessly tried to murder their bosses in the first â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horrible Bosses,â&#x20AC;? Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis return in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horrible Bosses 2â&#x20AC;? as hopeful inventors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bet on ourselves,â&#x20AC;? they tell each other, making a clearly questionable wager. They go into business with a bath product dubbed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shower Buddy,â&#x20AC;? and with their abysmal guest spot on a morning show promoting it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear they may have backed the wrong horse.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become a familiar genre trope of recent years: The idealistic selfstarter business that almost certainly wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand a chance in real life.

Dwarfed by corporations or left behind by the digital economy, comedies are routinely littered with plucky upstarts, from

Kristen Wiigâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s would-be baker in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bridesmaidsâ&#x20AC;? to Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Google aspirants of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Internship.â&#x20AC;?

While the first â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horrible Bossesâ&#x20AC;? tried to tap into the widely held fantasy of killing the overlords of the office, its sequel mines the farce in being your own boss. The entrepreneurial efforts of the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever-yammering trio, of course, fail, and the film descends into a thin kidnapping plot that serves mainly to space its celebrity cameos.

Hoodwinked by a rich distributor (Christoph Waltz), the guys â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nick, Kurt and Dale â&#x20AC;&#x201D; plan to kidnap the executiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playboy son (Chris Pine).

The ill-conceived scheme returns them to their criminal adviser (Jamie Foxx, who the film could have used more of), Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now imprisoned former boss (Kevin Spacey) and Daleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s old torturer dentist (Jennifer Aniston). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horrible Bosses 2â&#x20AC;? is built on its hydra-headed leads who appear almost

tethered together, crowding the frame like the Three Stooges. Bateman, Day and Sudeikis are each talented comic actors who have their riffing rhythm down, skillfully weaving and overlapping their idiotic antics.

But this gratuitous sequel fails most because their triangle offense, while smooth, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dynamic enough. With Bateman playing the straight man and Sudeikisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; smiley, glib shtick wearing thin, the only source of laughs is the slapstick of Day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a reliably funny, highpitched ball of anxiety.

So â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horrible Bosses 2â&#x20AC;? goes for whatever cheap, vulgar gags it can collide into. Most unfortunate is the sex-crazed debasement of Aniston, who lights up the movie but suffers some of its lowest jokes. Really, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an altogether likable cast, all of whom appear quite game despite the lacking material. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Horrible Bosses 2â&#x20AC;? is rated PG-13. One and a half stars out of four.

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BEAT the COLD! Best HARDWOOD FOR PULP. 2BR/ 2BA Trailer in Strickland areaCords Around! $125 De- 15 ac. Ready to har665-1310 livered! Call and be a vest. 662-603-7472 customer for life! Also, 0232 GENERAL HELP kindling for sale 603-7818 JOHNNY CASH, The REAL ESTATE FOR SALE CAUTION! ADVERTISEAutobiography, $30. Call WANTED TO MENTS in this classifica0554 RENT/BUY/TRADE 662-286-6491 tion usually offer informational service of HOMES FOR M&M. CASH FOR JUNK 0710 SALE products designed to CARS & TRUCKS. 662-415- NEW MEN's Nike Cortez help FIND employment.

5435 or 731-239-4114. running/walking shoes.

Before you send money WE PICK UP! 11.5M, White/silver to any advertiser, it is swoosh. $35. 662-415your responsibility to 6944 verify the validity of the 0557 HOLIDAY TIME

offer. Remember: If an ad appears to sound “too good to be true”, then it may be! Inquiries can be made by contacting the Better Business Bureau at 1-800-987-8280.

PETS

0320 CATS/DOGS/PETS

ALMOST NEW OVERSIZED WHEELCHAIR. $100. CALL 731-607-3173 CURIO CABINET, Cherry Finish, Glass sides & front, Glass shelves, Mirror & light, $75. Call 662286-6491

HOME SERVICE DIRECTORY

HOME IMPROVEMENT & REPAIR HANDY-MAN Repair Spec. Lic. & Bonded, plumbing, electrical, floors, woodrot, carpentry, sheetrock.

Res./com. Remodeling & repairs. 662-286-5978.

SERVICES

HOUSE FOR SALE

CHRISTMAS DECO, Santas (some animated) snowmen, deco wd sleigh, Lots of figurines, Christmas figures, lited village bldgs w/figures & trees to go w/them, wreath, garland. All for $150/OBO. 662-415-5694

PRO-FORM Treadmill speakers for I-Pod, exercise programs w/incline. Folds when not in use. $200. 731-607-3173

Over 1500 sq ft 3 Bedroom- 2 Bath Brick Home Quiet Neighborhood in READER'S Digest ConCorinth City Limits densed Book. 1953 seOpen floor plan, New lections. Books VOL XV. Paint throughout!!

61 yrs old. $10. Call 662- Very Large kitchen, liv286-6491 ing room and bedrooms.

HOME INTERIORS NATIVITY SET WITH STABLE. READER'S Digest Con- Walk-in closets in every $100. CALL 662-286-6491 densed Book. Volume 3, Bedroom. Master bedroom with on-suite.

1970, $10. 44 years old.

CKC YORKIE Puppies, Born Aug 8, all shots & LGE. BOX big Red Christworm, Males $150- 396- mas bows, approx. 20. $10.

1182 Lge Red/White net wreath. Christmas or FARM Valentine. Approx. 36". $30.

Christmas Tree- 6/5 ft. tall, multi lights, deco MERCHANDISE with red apples. $25.

Christmas Houses $10.00 0518 ELECTRONICS Call 662-646-6188 or 284ATT MOTOROLA TUNDRA 8292 FLIP PHONE. GOOD CONMISC. ITEMS FOR DITION. HINGES GOOD. 0563 SALE $35. 662-416-0229

0533 FURNITURE

TRANSPORTATION

Call 662-286-6491

WIRE MESH & Steel Ramp for Utility Trailer.

53"Wx49"L. $50 Firm. Call 662-415-3415

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

HOMES FOR 0620 RENT

1301 NORMAN, 3BR, 1 Bath, Lge. LR & Den. $500 mo + dep.

1305 Norman, 2BR, 1 Bath. Stove & Refrig. $325 mo + Dep. (2) P235 75R15 Kumho, 1 Mile from Hospital. white lettering, radials, Call 662-415-0080 good condition, $75/OBO. 662-415-3415 3 BR, 2 Ba, Stove, Refrig, BEST SELLER READER'S Elec, HVAC, Encl. GarDIGEST. 38 years old. age w/door newly ren$10. Call 662-286-6491 ovated. Near McNairy Central. No Pets. $625 BLACK LADIES LEATHER mo + Dep. 731-610-2877 JACKET, by Jacquelene Farrar. Size 1X, Like new, worn 2X. $130. 286-5216

BLACK WOODEN & WICKFLORAL SOFA, loveseat & E R R O C K E R w / s t o o l , green recliner. All for good condition. $50. $250. Call 286-6590 or Call 286-5216 286-9026 CHURCH PEWS (28) 14' wooden padded, HOSPITAL BED. Like New. c o m m u n i o n / s o n g b k $500. Call 662-287-5644 holders. $2200. Call 662423-8767

Fenced in backyard, double garage, Large storage building.

Call 662-808-0339 $133,000 Owner Wants Offers!

This property is NOT for rent or rent to own

MISC. REAL 0780 ESTATE CEMETERY PLOTS (6) Forrest Memorial Pk, Will sell separate $600 ea. of all for $500. ea.

662-212-3394

U.S. Savings Bonds are gifts with a future.

STORAGE, INDOOR/ OUTDOOR AMERICAN MINI STORAGE 2058 S. Tate Across From World Color 287-1024

MORRIS CRUM MINI-STORAGE 286-3826.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DIRECTORY

Office For Rent

Notice is hereby given that the Alcorn Board of Education, Alcorn County, Mississippi will until the 3rd day of December, 2014, at 4:00 p.m. at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center, 2101 Norman Road, Corinth, MS 38834, receive sealed bids to purchase a 2004 6X16 CMT livestock trailer located at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center. Please contact Rodney Hopper at 662-286-7727 to view trailer.

The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

0204 ADMINISTRATIVE

Process Control Engineer

618 Alcorn Dr. • Corinth, MS 38834 (662) 286-6901 1. Find You Tag # In The Classified Section of the Daily Corinthian.

2. Drive Your Vehicle To The Daily Corinthian 3. Collect $50.

our certified technicians We’ll Put Collision Let quickly restore your vehicle condition Damage in Reverse towithpre-accident a satisfaction guarantee.

State-of-the-Art Frame Straightening Dents, Dings & Scratches Removed Custom Color Matching Service

The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of progressive experience in project design and management, and an engineering degree is preferred but not required. PLC troubleshooting and repair background desired. Knowledge and experience in developing and writing programs for graphical Operator Interfaces, to include production reporting and information systems. Extensive knowledge and experience in developing, modifying programming and troubleshooting PLC control systems. Proficient using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access and Power Point). Proficient using AutoCad, SolidWorks, Visio or other CAD (Computer Aided Design) systems. Highly effective time management skills. Conduct work in a manufacturing environment (Negotiating uneven walk areas, climbing ladders, crawling, working in heights, tight enclosures, extreme heat/cold/noise and vibrations). Must be capable of functioning independently and with groups of people to move projects toward the desired outcomes and deadlines.

Timber Products Company is a leader in diversified wood product sales, manufacturing and transportation. If you meet the above stated requirements, please submit your resume and cover letter to: Human Resources Timber Products Company 2701 South Harper Road Corinth, MS 38834 Email: morganj@ser.timberproducts.com

We’ll Deal Directly With Your Insurance Company No up-front payments.

No hassle.

No paperwork.

Free Estimates 25 Years professional service experience Rental cars available

Timber Products Company is recruiting for a Process Control Engineer for its Corinth, Mississippi plywood facility. This position is responsible for implementing manufacturing systems and processes, project planning, and management of electrical and control systems used to improve manufacturing processes.

Corinth Collision Center 810 S. Parkway

662.594.1023

Timber Products Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including protected veterans and people with disabilities, supporting a drug free / tobacco free workplace.

This description provides general information about the functions and principal duties of the job. It is not a detailed description of all the work requirements of the job. All work requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

0710 HOMES FOR SALE

Patti's Property Rentals

80 ACRES

3901 Worsham DriveSpecious, well-maintained 3600 square foot tri-level home that offers country style living in the city. 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, kitchen, den, sun room, living room and dining room.

Large elevated deck in back. New energy efficient windows. Roof only one year old. All major appliances included. Large lot with lots of beautiful flowers.

Call 662-415-2285 or 662-287-7525 for an appointment.

Priced at $210,000!

TRI-LEVEL HOME FOR SALE BY OWNER 3,893 SQ. FT. 33 CR 151 CORINTH, MS 38834.

FOR APPOINTMENT CALL (662)287-2357 OR VIEW AT: WWW. 33 CR 151 CORINTH, MS 38834.ZILLOW

$139,900

28 x 70 Double-Wide OLD SALEM RD. New NEAR CITY LIMITS. Appliances, WILL SALE OR New 4 Ton AC TRADE FOR Unit, PROPERTY Remodeled NEAR OR IN and Updated NASHVILLE, TN. SELLER RETAINS $40,000 OBO 50% MINERAL RIGHTS. Must Be CALL 615-383-3511 moved OR 615-973-6169 662-664-0357

3BR, 1BA, Kitchen has an island and is open to the living area. Separate laundry room and covered carport. All appliances stay as well as washer, dryer and deep freeze.

Location is on a Large lot on Martin Luther King Dr. Call: 662-415-2511

CR 200 2 4303 & 3 Bedroom 3BR/1BA Homes $650mo/ $500

Corinth: dep large garage Starting at $750 and Central: 2BR/1BA Starting at $700 Strickland

Available NOV 15 $550mo/ $450 Dep. Large garage and Storage Bldg.

662-279-7453

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s e l a S GUARANTEEDAuto Advertise your CAR, TRUCK, SUV, BOAT, TRACTOR, MOTORCYCLE, RV & ATV here for $39.95 UNTIL SOLD! Ad should include photo, description and price. PLEASE NO DEALERS & NON-TRANSFERABLE! NO REFUNDS. Single item only. Payment in advance. Call 287-6147 to place your ad.

868 AUTOMOBILES

868 AUTOMOBILES

864 TRUCKS/VANS SUV’S

864 TRUCKS/VANS SUV’S

ED C U D RE

1996 VW Cabrio Convertible 178,000 Approx.

Miles $3000.

2002 Saturn 4Cyl, Automatic Transmission 32 MPG All New Electrical System

$1500.00 662-423-8449

White 2006 Wrangler X

Mint Condition! Straight 6- automatic- with 44,100 miles.

Trail Certified, but never been off-road.

Mickey Thompson wheels with BF Goodrich Tires (35’s)- less than 15K miles on them. Black Hard top currently on it & Bikini top comes with it. Tan Leather Interior, Stereo Sound Bar, Custom Jeep Cover, and Custom Bumpers. Serviced regularly.

4\” lift with 2\” body lift. Title in Hand- $22,000.

Cashier’s Check or Cash only, extra pictures available. Serious Buyers Only, located in Corinth, MS. Call Randy: 662-415-5462

2013 Nissan Frontier Desert Runner 2x4 4 door, Silver 1350 Miles

$25,000 $26,000

662-415-8881

1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee 283,000 Approx.

Miles $3000.

662-396-1182

COMMERCIAL

ED C U D RE KUBOTA TRACTOR TRACTOR KUBOTA

Hyster Forklift Narrow Aisle 24 Volt Battery 3650.00 287-1464

ED C U D RE 2006 Jeep Liberty UCED

D Tires New RE100K 500 6,Miles Never $BeeWrecked $8200 OBO 662-664-0357

2011 Nissan Sentra SL Super Black, beige interior, 80,000 miles, Super Clean, Sunroof, loaded, navigation system, blue tooth

$12,900 662-401-2474

2000 GMC Jimmy

4x4 • 150K leather, sunroof, 4.3 vortec good tires $1,600.00 OBO

662-319-7145

2007 White Toyota Tundra double cab, 5.7 V8 SR5, Aluminum wheels, 64,135 miles, lots of extras, $19,000.

Call 662-603-9304

470 TRACTORS/ FARM EQUIP.

L4630 46 HP, 4wd, 295 Hours L4630 46 6’ HP,LMC 4wd,Bush 295Hog Hours $13,900.00 5’King Cutter Tiller All $17,500.00 Will Separate Call: 662-415-2340 Call: 662-415-2340

804 BOATS ALUMINUM BOAT FOR SALE 16FT./5FT. 115 HP. EVINRUDE. NEW TROLLING MOTOR TRAILER NEWLY REWIRED ALL TIRES NEW NEW WINCH

8,000 lbs, outside tires Good Condition $15,000

662-287-1464

2000 MERCURY Optimax, 225 H.P. Imagine owning a likenew, water tested, never launched, powerhouse outboard motor with a High Five stainless prop,

ASKING $7500.00 CALL 662-427-9591 MADE IN LOUISIANA. THIS IS WHAT SWAMP PEOPLE USE.

for only $7995.

Call John Bond of Paul Seaton Boat Sales in Counce, TN for details.

731-689-4050 or 901-605-6571

1989 FOXCRAFT

D REDUCE

Clark Forklift

804 BOATS

18’ long, 120 HP Johnson mtr., trailer & mtr., new paint, new transel, 2 live wells, hot foot control.

2013 KUBOTA 3800 SERIES TRACTOR BUSH HOG, BACKHOE, FRONT LOADER AND BOX BLADE

$6500.

$23,500

WILL TRADE

662-596-5053

662-643-3565 816 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES

2007 Ford F-250 Black, Diesel- Straight Shift Fully loaded!!!

2 Door, Non-slip Rear, Bucket Seats EGR Delete Kit installed, Running Boards, Telescopic mirrors Tow Package

ONLY 36K MILES!!!

$25,000

2010 Chevy Equinox LS

1997 New Holland 3930 Tractor

2003 White 2004 White Ford 250 Ford 250 5.4 Titan Engine Goose neck Hitch

130K Miles, Fully Loaded GREAT Condition!

Xtended Cab Short Bed

$10,500 662-415-8343 or 415-7205

662-279-1040

Big Boy Forklift $

1250

Great for a small warehouse

$8,000.00

662-287-1464

662-415-3600

1400 Hours

$8500.00 731-926-0006

Loweline Boat

14’ flat bottom boat. Includes trailer, motor and all.

Call

662-415-9461 or

662-554-5503

‘07 Dolphin LX RV, 37’

gas burner, workhorse eng., 2 slideouts, full body paint, walk-in shower, SS sinks & s/s refrig w/ im, Onar Marq gold 7000 gen., 3-ton cntrl. unit, back-up camera, auto. leveling, 2-flat screen TVs, Allison 6-spd. A.T., 10 cd stereo w/s.s, 2-leather capt. seats & 1 lthr recliner, auto. awning, qn bed, table & couch (fold into bed), micro/conv oven, less than 5k mi.

$85,000 662-415-0590

864 TRUCKS/VANS SUV’S

2006 Wilderness Camper

2003 VW Beetle Automatic, Cold Air Good Tires Paint and Body Good Condition Extra Clean 139,989 Miles

$5900.00 662-287-5929

Antique 1986 FORD F350 XL- Dualley, 7.3 Diesel, new tires, Paint, Lots of Extras, 164,803 Miles, Motor runs well, 2nd Owner, $4950.00 662-287-8894

5th Wheel 29.5ft w/ large one side slide out non-smoking owner fully equip.

IUKA 662-423-1727

2001 Nissan Xterra FOR SALE Needs a little work.

Good Bargain!

Call: 662-643-3084

1993 John Deere 5300 Tractor

Toyota Forklift 5,000 lbs Good Condition

662-287-1464

w/ John Deere loader.

2900 Hours

$10,500

731-926-0006

1993 BAYLINER CLASSIC 19’6” LONG FIBERGLASS INCLUDES TRAILER THIS BOAT IS KEPT INSIDE AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION NEW 4 CYL MOTOR

PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE CALL 662-660-3433

REDUCED

2005 AIRSTREAM LAND YACHT 30 ft., with slide out & built-in TV antenna, 2 TV’s, 7400 miles.

$75,000.

662-287-7734 832 MOTORCYCLES/ ATV’S

2000 Chevy Express RV

Excaliber made by Georgi Boy

1991 CUSTOM FORD VAN

Handicap Van w/ Extra Heavy Duty Wheelchair Lift 101,538 Miles

48,000 ONE OWNER MILES POWER EVERYTHING

$4995.

CALL: 662-808-5005

$ ,000 OBO 662-287-7403

TOYOTA FORKLIFT

5,000 lbs, Good Condition

$6500.00

662-287-1464

1985 30’ long motor home, new tires, Price negotiable.

662-660-3433

Bass Boat 2005 Nitro 882 18’+ w/ 150 HP Mercury upgraded electronics, low hours Nice condition $14,000 OBO 665-0958 Leave a message

CED U D E R 2005 Yamaha V-star 1100 Silverado

Loaded with Chrome, 32,000 Miles, factory cover with extras

$2,700.00

662-396-1098

804 BOATS

1999 Dodge Ram 1500 V-8 Extended Cab Long Wheel Base Auto Transmission Runs Good

2012 Jeep Wrangler 4WD 9,600 Miles, Red Garage Kept, it has been babied.

All maintenance records available.

Call or Text:

$3200.00 662-427-9022

662-594-5830

Little Guy Campers

1997 Mustang

All different Styles

Black Like new on the inside and out.

Runs Great, good tires, 114K miles

and Sizesstyles All different andorSizes Collegiate, Solid colors

Collegiate, or Solid colors Available Available Perfect for tail-gating or Perfect for tail-gating or camping trips! camping trips!

Phone 662-808-9916

$

6,200.00

662-664-0357

$20,000 731-610-3793

2010 Black Nissan Titan Pro4x

Off Road 5.6 V-8 4 Door 93,000 Miles

$25,000 662-415-8869 or 662-415-8868

731-453-5031 1989 Mercedes Benz 300 CE 145K miles, Rear bucket seats, Champagne color, Excellent Condition.

Diligently maintained. $5000.00 662-415-2657

1984 DODGE RAM CLASSIC CUSTOMIZED CALL FOR DETAILS 731-239-8803

Great Hunting Truck or Work Truck 1997 Dodge Ram Pickup Extended Cab, 4x4, 2yr transmission 175k Miles Used as a work truck at Pickwick past 10 years.

Runs Good $3000 731-438-2304

15 FT Grumman Flat Bottom Boat 25 HP Motor $2700.00 Ask for Brad: 284-4826

2001 Volvo S40

2004 F & F 17.5 ft.

103,000 miles,brilliant red with black leather, 4cylinder, automatic power sunroof,cd player, runs and drives great and gets about 30mpg.

3850.00

662-665-1995

1999 Ford F-150 Lariat Edition

2007 Avalanche LTZ 4WD, Loaded 60K Miles

2012 Buick Enclave Pearl White 59,850 Miles Fully Loaded! $28,500 Heated Leather Seats DVD, Sunroof, Back-up Camera 5 xxx Miles $30,400 662-415-6290 or 662-287-2968

53’ GOOSE NECK TRAILER STEP DECK BOOMS, CHAINS AND LOTS OF ACCESSORIES $12,000/OBO

Custom Built Crappie Boat w/ 50hp Honda Motor, Tilt & Trim, completely loaded.

$

6900

662-415-4229

302 Auto 163K Miles $3200 OBO 662-750-0199

8 x 2 Speed, non-Synchro Mesh Transmission. Roll over protective structure, hydrolic power lift. Like New Condition, owner deceased, Kossuth Area. $12,500- 662-424-3701

23’ on trailer & cover 5.7 liter engine runs & works great.

78,000 original miles,new tires.

$4500

662-284-9487

ED EDUC R 2007 Yamaha 1300 V-Star Bike

$10,000 $6,000.00

w/removable (three bolts) trike kit.

6400 miles, excellent condition. $

662-287-2703 or 662-415-3133

731-607-3172

662-808-9662 or 662-808-2020

2001 Dodge Durango 4 x 4

Big Bear 4-Wheeler

$

8500.00 FIRM

1994 Ford F-150 Fully Loaded, White Good Condition, 4x4 5.4/V8, New Tires Never wrecked

ED C U D RE

1996 CROWNLINE CUDY

SLT- Loaded OUt All Power, Everything Works

2009 TT45A New Holland Tractor 335 Hours

2012 Lowe Pontoon 90 H.P. Mercury w/ Trailer Still under warranty.

Includes HUGE tube $19,300 662-427-9063

1500 Goldwing Honda

83,000 Miles 4.7, Super Clean, Non-Smoker New Tires and Brakes Snow White, Black Cloth

662-665-1781 $3600.00 OBO

4x4

7500.00

$1,900

2005 Mazda Tribute 137K Miles $4500

662-664-0357

415-2769

Runs Great and In Great Shape!

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Gifts for movie lovers that go beyond the box set

BY SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES — When shopping for the movie lover on your list, why not think outside the box (set)?

While DVD or Blu-Ray box sets can still make great gifts, here are other things to consider for your favorite cinephile this season.

Commemorative books The next best thing to a motion picture might be a collection of still pictures inside one of these new image-filled film books: With an introduction by Martin Scorsese, “Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic” tells the

history of film through DeMille’s work. Peek behind the scenes with set shots, film stills and personal recollections by one of the authors, DeMille’s granddaughter, Cecilia DeMille Presley (from Running Press, $60).

New Zealand-based Weta celebrates its 20th anniversary with a twovolume hardcover set.

“Weta Digital: 20 Years of Imagination on Screen” explores the specialeffects company’s digital work in films such as “Avatar,” ‘‘The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit.” ‘‘Weta Workshop: Celebrating 20 Years of Creativity” showcases costumes, creatures and other creations by the company’s conceptual de-

sign and manufacturing studio (from Harper Design, $100).

Projector gadget Turn your cellphone into a mobile movie house with the simpleyet-genius Smartphone Projector. Made of cardboard and glass, this affordable gadget requires no outside power source to magnify and project a smartphone screen (www.uncommongoods. com/product/smartphone-projector , $27).

Fun stuff Kids of all ages love toys.

If fans of “Transformers,” superheroes or “Star Wars” movies are on your

list, consider wrapping up Optimus Prime, an Iron Man figurine or a miniature Millennium Falcon for their bookcase or toy box (www.hasbro.com ).

Superhero fans might also appreciate the happy nostalgia of adult-sized Underoos (http://www. hottopic.com/hottopic/ Brands/Underoos ).

ages can be pricey, but last-minute, individual screening tickets can be had for $15 to $20 each.

The Sundance Institute also sponsors various free activities during the independent film showcase (http://www.sundance. org/festivals/sundancefilm-festival ).

Goodie bag Do Sundance If you want to go big, go for a trip to the Sundance Film Festival in January.

Held in picturesque Park City, Utah, the 10-day event is open to the public, with celebrity sightings, screenings and filmmaker meet-and-greets in a festive, snowy atmosphere.

Festival passes and pack-

It’s easy to make a sweet gift for a film fan: Fill a popcorn tub with classic movie candy (or order one here: www. winecountrygiftbaskets. com , $34.95) and top it with tickets for the local cineplex.

Streams come true

Give hundreds of movies for $7.99 a month by springing for a Netflix membership.

Easiest gift ever (www. netflix.com ).

Inside the box If it must be a box set, consider the 10-disc “Stanley Kubrick: The Masterpiece Collection.”

It includes a hardcover book of film archive photos, two new documentaries about Kubrick, and eight of his films: “Lolita,” ‘‘Dr. Strangelove,” ‘‘2001: A Space Odyssey,” ‘‘A Clockwork Orange,” ‘‘Barry Lyndon,” ‘‘The Shining,” ‘‘Full Metal Jacket” and “Eyes Wide Shut” (www.amazon. com , $179.99).

Lab-coated Muggles use Harry Potter to study human brain Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Harry Potter swoops around on his broom, faces the bully Malfoy and later runs into a three-headed dog. For scientists studying brain activity while reading, it’s the perfect excerpt from the young wizard’s many adventures to give their subjects.

Reading that section of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” activates some of the same regions in the brain that people use to perceive real people’s actions and intentions. Scientists then map what a healthy brain does as it reads.

The research reported Wednesday has implications for studying reading disorders or recovery from a stroke.

The team from Carnegie Mellon University was pleasantly surprised that the experiment actually worked.

Most neuroscientists painstakingly have tracked how the brain processes a single word or sentence, looking for clues to language development or dyslexia by focusing on one aspect of reading at a time. But reading a story requires multiple systems working at once: recognizing how letters form a word, knowing the definitions and grammar, keeping up with the characters’ relationships and the plot twists.

Measuring all that activity is remarkable, said Georgetown University neuroscientist Guinevere Eden, who helped pioneer brain-scanning studies of dyslexia but wasn’t involved in the new work.

“It offers a much richer way of thinking about the reading brain,” Eden said, calling the project “very clever and very exciting.”

“For the first time in history, we can do things like have you read a story and watch where in your brain the neural activity is happening.”

Tom Mitchel Director, Carnegie Mellon Machine Learning department No turning pages inside a brain-scanning MRI machine; you have to lie still. So at Carnegie Mellon, eight adult volunteers watched for nearly 45 minutes as each word of Chapter 9 of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was flashed for half a second onto a screen inside the scanner.

Why that chapter? It has plenty of action and emotion, but there’s not too much going on for scientists to track, said lead researcher Leila Wehbe, a

Ph.D. student.

The research team analyzed the scans, second by second, and created a computerized model of brain activity involved with different reading processes. The research was published Wednesday by the journal PLoS One. “For the first time in history, we can do things like have you read a story and watch where in your brain the neural activity is happening,” said senior author Tom Mitchell, di-

rector of Carnegie Mellon’s Machine Learning Department. “Not just where are the neurons firing, but what information is being coded by those different neurons.”

Wehbe had the idea to study reading a story rather than just words or phrases.

But parsing the brain activity took extraordinary effort. For every word the researchers identified features — the number of letters, the part of speech, whether it was associated with a character or action or emotion or conversation.

Then they used computer programming to analyze brain patterns associated with those features in every four-word stretch.

They spotted some complex interactions.

For example, the brain region that processes the characters’ point of view is the one we use to per-

ceive intentions behind real people’s actions, Wehbe said. A region that we use to visually interpret other people’s emotions helps decipher characters’ emotions.

That suggests we’re using pretty high-level brain functions, not just the semantic concepts but our experiences, as we get lost in the story, she said.

A related study using faster brain-scanning techniques shows that much of the neural activity is about the history of the story up to that point, rather than deciphering the current word, Mitchell added.

The team’s computer model can distinguish with 74 percent accuracy which of two text passages matches a pattern of neural activity, he said, calling it a first step as researchers tease apart what the brain does when someone reads.

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Gift guide: Lots of tablet choices, oh my!

BY ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer

NEW YORK — Time for a tablet?

People tend to hold onto tablets longer than smartphones, so take time to weigh your options. A major consideration is what phone you or your gift recipient already has.

Although it’s possible for Android owners to have Apple’s iPads, for instance, there are advantages to sticking within the same system. You often can buy apps just once and share them across both devices, and you don’t need to learn two different systems.

Here are some buying tips organized by system.

Prices listed are for base models. You can typically spend more for additional storage or LTE cellular connectivity.

Apple’s iOS The iPad remains top

of the line among tablets. The selection of apps designed specifically for it is unmatched. Those who already have iPhones will appreciate the ability to start email and other tasks on one device and finish on the other. You can even make phone calls from iPads, if you have an iPhone on the same Wi-Fi network.

The downside is the $499 price tag for the latest full-size model, the iPad Air 2. Many Android tablets are cheaper. You do get a light and skinny device for the price, with a camera that matches the iPhone’s 8 megapixels (though the iPad still lacks a flash). The new Air also has a fingerprint sensor to bypass security passcodes and to authorize online purchases using Apple Pay. It won’t work with in-store payments, though.

If you are on a budget or want a smaller device, consider last year’s iPad

Mini 2 for $299. This year’s Mini doesn’t have many improvements over last year’s model, except for the fingerprint and Apple Pay capabilities.

The convenience might not be worth spending more for the $399 iPad Mini 3.

You might consider putting the savings toward a mid-tier or higherend model. With both the Air 2 and the Mini 3, you can upgrade to 64 gigabytes of storage from 16 GB for just $100 more. Or get 128 GB for $200 more than the base model.

Google’s Android Android phones and tablets don’t let you switch back and forth as easily as Apple devices do.

The advantage of sticking with an Android tablet for Android phone owners is having a unified library of apps.

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S is the best of the An-

droid tablets I’ve tried.

The display uses a technology called AMOLED to produce colors that pop out as you view video or browse the Web. But the Tab S also comes with a high price tag — $500 for the full-size model and $400 for the smaller one.

Samsung does offer an even-pricier Pro series, with screens of up to 12.2 inches diagonally, but that’s really aimed at professionals. Full-size models tend to be nine or 10 inches, while mini models are seven or eight inches. At the small and cheap end, Samsung offers the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 4 for about $180.

Book lovers can choose a Nook edition, made in partnership with Barnes & Noble.

Google’s $399 Nexus 9 has the advantage of running an Android version that’s closest to Google’s vision. Samsung and other manufacturers typically add their own

twists, which can confuse consumers. The Nexus does have a wireless chip for in-store mobile payments using Google Wallet, if you feel like waving it around in the checkout line.

I’m including Amazon’s Fire HDX tablets under Android, even though the system’s been modified so much that there’s little resemblance. App selection isn’t as good as what you get on purer Android devices. But Amazon is able to add such features as one-button access to live video help. It is great for first-time tablet owners and comes at a nice price — the full-size model for $379 and the smaller one for $179.

Microsoft’s Windows Until Windows 10 comes out next year, there’s a huge divide between Windows phones and Windows tablets.

Apps aren’t compat-

Help your selfie with some add-on photo gear

BY RON HARRIS Associated Press

ATLANTA — Not all selfies are created equal.

Some are blurry, are poorly framed or miss the action entirely because you might be scrubbing your thumb fishing for a virtual shutter button as the moment passes you by.

Although phone manufacturers are trying to help by building in tools for better selfies, many of these have their limits.

For better selfies, consider some of these gadgets for yourself or your loved ones.

Halo/Hisy ($25) This one is really simple. The Halo is a small plastic button that serves as a wireless shutter trigger for your phone’s camera. Its only job is to trigger your phone’s shutter when you click the button. One function, one result.

My tests with the Halo for my Android phone went smoothly. The company makes an iPhone version called Hisy. You need to install its free camera app, Shutter Panorama, as neither Halo

nor Hisy works with the regular camera app that comes with the phone.

Shutter Panorama doesn’t have too many manual settings or special features. But the device does a good job in allowing me to place my phone in places other than my hand. I got some nice shots of myself and my dog by putting the phone against a rock in the front yard and sitting a few feet away. It’s more elegant than setting the camera’s timer and running to get in the shot.

Kodak Pixpro SL25 ($300) The Pixpro SL25 from Kodak is essentially a camera lens that mounts onto your phone, allowing for higher resolution than what your phone’s camera can capture. The Pixpro communicates with your phone over WiFi and lets you compose the image on the phone’s screen. Once the photos are snapped using the shutter button on the Pixpro, the phone serves primarily to review and share the images to social media services.

The downside is you

Some phones are coming with better front cameras.

The one on HTC’s new Desire Eye is 13 megapixels, the same as the rear camera. have a second device to carry around, which defeats the purpose of taking selfies on the fly.

The upside is image quality. The Pixpro shoots sharp 16 megapixel photos and full high-definition video at 1080p. This quality is common for rear cameras, but not the front ones for selfies. As a bonus, the Pixpro offers a zoom of up to 25 times, which is more helpful for regular shots than selfies. It’s a real, optical zoom, not a software magnification phones typically use.

The Pixpro has foldout arms to attach to my phone, such that the

two devices act as one.

That, in itself, isn’t different from using just the phone for selfies. But I was able to hold the Pixpro and press the shutter in ways I could not with my phone. For instance, I was able to have my finger rest on a physical button on the Pixpro instead of searching on the phone’s touch screen for a virtual one.

I had a lot of success using the Pixpro unattached to my phone as well. It has a wide-angle lens that fits plenty of action into the frame.

Some phones are coming with better front cameras. The one on HTC’s new Desire Eye is 13 megapixels, the same as the rear camera. There’s even a front flash. You’ll still get sharper images with the Kodak attachment.

Satechi Smart Selfie Extension Arm Monopod ($50) This telescoping monopod from Satechi helps get more than just yourself in the frame. Similar to the Kodak unit, this monopod has springloaded rubber pieces

that grip the phone on its sides, holding it firmly in place. From there, you simply extend the telescoping device out to its full three feet and get lots of buddies or surroundings into the shot.

What really helps is that a shutter button on the grip of the pole connects to your phone via Bluetooth, allowing you to snap the selfie without reaching up to the phone. Once I paired the monopod to my phone and launched my default camera app, I was able to easily snap various selfies with a birds-eye view and other vantage points longer than my arm.

The Satechi unit worked fine with my phone’s default camera, but not with other camera apps I enjoy, such as FxCamera and Candy Camera.

Samsung’s new Galaxy Note models do let you fit more people in by stitching multiple images together. You tilt the phone left and right, and the Note’s software does the magic behind the scenes. The shot won’t be as instant, though, as what the monopod can provide.

ible, and Windows tablets have more in common with Windows desktops and laptops. A Windows tablet is best suited for someone looking to replace a PC. In fact, many Windows tablets are just laptops with detachable keyboards.

There are too many models to list, so I’ll use Microsoft’s own Surface Pro 3 as an example. You type on a touch screen or attach a $130 keyboard cover.

The Surface itself starts at $799, though configurations go as high as $1,949 for those serious about ditching the PC. The Surface’s built-in kickstand can be adjusted to a range of positions, some better for desks and others for the lap. The best thing about Windows tablets is their ability to run regular Windows software, such as Office and Photoshop. Other tablets have, at best, a light version.

Cops: Woman drops cocaine baggie in police station Associated Press

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Authorities say a woman being cited for public drunkenness in Pennsylvania accidentally dropped a baggie of crack cocaine on the police station floor.

Uniontown police say 23-year-old Savannah Turachak, of Lemont Furnace, was patted down for weapons but not otherwise searched when she was brought to the station Nov. 19. That’s because police were just citing and releasing her.

But police say Turachak returned moments later to report being harassed by someone and, in the process, fluffed her shirt to straighten it out — and the drugs fell out.

Surveillance video shows she tried to pick up the bag but instead left it when three other people walked in. Police found it a short time later and charged her.

Online court records don’t list an attorney for Turachak.

The Corinth Symphony Orchestra Presents

Sunday, November 30th, 2014 Corinth Coliseum Civic Center 2:30 p.m.

Come Home for the Holidays and enjoy a beautiful afternoon to kick off your Christmas season. Expect some surprises and sit back and enjoy the sounds of the season featuring the talented Corinth Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Maurice Weatherall.

Tickets will be available at the following locations: Pizza Grocery, The Corinth Alliance, The Corinth Tourism Office – Cash or checkss accepted.

Admission: $15 Advance tickets; $20 at the door Active military FREE with valid ID

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Assistance Free Yoga Weekly chair yoga classes taught by Certified Yoga Instructor Karen Beth Martin are held every Thursday at 10 a.m., in the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church fellowship hall.

Each class is 40-45 minutes in length and are tailored to the abilities and limitations of those attending with the goal of improving strength, flexibility and balance.

The class, geared toward seniors, is open to the public. Class is donationbased. For questions, contact the church office at 662-286-2922.

Retiree breakfast The Caterpillar Retiree Breakfast is held the first Monday of each month at 7:30 a.m. at Martha’s Menu in Corinth.

Mississippi Youth Challenge Mississippi Youth Challenge Academy features a structured environment with a focus on job training, social skills and selfdiscipline. Other academic opportunities include high school diploma, college classes through a local university and nationally certified construction skills. The academy is designed to meet the needs of today’s “at risk” youth.

Both males and females, 16-18 years old, can apply.

Applicants can earn their GEDs. Tuition is free.

For more information, call 1-800-507-6253 or visit www.ngycp.org/state/ms.

Volunteers needed • Hospice Advantage in Corinth is looking for volunteers in the surrounding area: Corinth, Tippah, Tishomingo and Prentiss County. Volunteering is a wonderful way to give back to your community

and lend a helping hand to the elderly.

For more information, call Carla Nelson, volunteer coordinator with Hospice Advantage on becoming a volunteer at 662-665-9185 or 662279-0435. The website is hospiceadvantage.com.

• Magnolia Regional Hospice is currently seeking individuals or groups to be trained as volunteers. Hospice is a program of caring for individuals who are terminally ill and choose to remain at home with family or a caregiver. Some of the ministry opportunities for volunteers are sitting with the patient in their homes to allow the caregiver a break, grocery shopping, reading to a patient, craft opportunities, bereavement/grief support and in-office work.

For more information, contact Lila Wade, volunteer coordinator at 662-293-1405 or 1-800843-7553.

Legacy Hospice is looking for volunteers. Legacy needs special people with special hearts and volunteers who are wanting to help others. Their duties will be helping with the support of patients and caregivers, writing letters, making phone calls, and community activities.

There is a training period involved at no cost. If interested, contact Julie Hutchins, volunteer coordinator at Legacy Hospice, 301 East Waldron St, Corinth or call 662-2865333.

Alliance Hospice is looking for volunteers in the area that enjoy visiting and giving back in the community. If interested call 662-286-9833 or email sabrina@alliancehospice.net.

Senior activities The First Presbyterian Senior Adult Ministry has

two fitness classes available to senior adults.

Judy Smelzer leads a stretching/toning class on Mondays at 9 a.m. in the fellowship hall. There is no charge.

FPC is also hosting a Wii sports class for senior adults on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. There is no cost to participate.

Call the church office at 286-6638 to register or Kimberly Grantham at 284-7498.

Al Anon Meeting Al-Anon meetings are held monday nights at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Corinth. Enter on the courtyard side.

The meetings are for all those affected by alcohol.

For more information call 662-462-4404 or 662287-7819.

Red Cross The Northeast Mississippi Chapter of the Red Cross offers a wide variety of assistance and services, including disaster relief.

The Northeast Mississippi Chapter includes 16 counties. It is headquartered in Tupelo, with offices in Tishomingo, New Albany, Starkville and Columbus. Although Red Cross no longer has a Corinth office, the organization wants to stress it continues to offer services in Alcorn County.

People seeking disaster assistance in Northeast Mississippi can call the Tupelo headquarters during office hours at 662842-6101. The toll-free after hours phone line is 1-855-891-7325.

The Red Cross’ service line for the armed forces is 877-272-7337. They also offer health and safety training, including first aid, baby-sitting and CPR, as well as disaster training for businesses.

To learn more about the Red Cross health and safety training call 1-800733-2767.

Friendship class The Friendship Class meets weekly on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church on Shiloh Road. This group of mentally challenged adults and mentors enjoy sharing time together, games, crafts, singing and refreshments. For more information, call the church office at 2866638.

Alcoholics Anonymous The Corinth Downtown Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church at 501 Main Street, Corinth.

Story Hour Pre-school Story Hour is held each Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Corinth Library. Year-round art exhibits are also on display and educational non-profit groups meet in the auditorium monthly.

The Corinth Friends of the Library hold their ongoing book sale inside the library. Hardback, paperback and audio books, and VHS and DVD donations to the library are always appreciated.

For more information, call 287-2441.

Quilt Guild meets The Cross City Piecemakers Quilt Guild meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Homemakers Extension Office (beside the arena) at 1 p.m. Anyone interested in quilting (learning or collecting) is invited to attend. For more information, contact Sharon at 287-0987.

Marine Corps meet The Corinth Marine Corps League meets the first Tuesday of every month at Martha’s Menu, downtown Corinth, at 6 p.m.

Children with disabilities

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Featuring: Mark Greenberger, MD A urologist specializing in the treatment of E.D. Also featuring: A patient who permanently corrected his E.D. Tuesday, December 3, 2014 Refreshments available at 6:15 p.m.

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To reserve your space or for more information about this FREE seminar, please call: (866) 233-9368.

The Alcorn and Corinth School Districts are participating in an ongoing statewide effort to identify, locate and evaluate children birth through the age of 21 who have a physical, mental, communicative and/or emotional disability. Early identification of children in need of special educational experiences is important to each child. The information gathered from contacts with parents other agencies will also be used to help determine present and future program needs as progress is made toward the goal of providing a free, appropriate public education to all children with a disability.

Contact Stephanie Clausel at the Alcorn School District or Linda Phillips at the Corinth School District with information on any children who may have a disability by calling or writing to: Alcorn School District, Special Services, 31 County Road 401, Corinth, MS 38834, 662-286-7734 or Corinth School District Special Services, 1204 North Harper Road, Corinth, MS 38834, 662-287-2425.

Genealogy society PARTNERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND An educational series, sponsored by Coloplast Corp., designed to inform and empower. www.ColoplastMensHealth.com

The Alcorn County Genealogical Society is located at the southeast corner of the Alcorn County Courthouse basement in the old veterans’ services office. It is open Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Society can be contacted at 662-286-0075 or email acgs2@att.net.

Support groups • The Crossroads Group of Narcotics Anonymous meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, and at 7 p.m., seven days a week, at 506 Cruise Street in Corinth. All meetings are non-smoking.

The Northeast Mississippi area of Narcotics Anonymous Hotline is 662-841-9998.

• A Narcotics Anonymous meeting is held on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at the Johnson-Ford-Mitchrell Community Center, 707 Spring Street in Iuka. Call 662-279-6435 for directions.

The “Downtown Corinth” of AA meets Sundays at 8 p.m. for speaker meetings and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. for closed topic discussion meetings at the First Baptist Church (side pavilion) at 501 N. Main Street, Corinth.

For more information for all area AA groups, please call 662-212-2235.

• An Alcoholics Anonymous meeting is held in Iuka at the old Chevy dealership building off old Hwy. 25 each Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common welfare is to stay sober and help others achieve sobriety. The Iuka meeting is an open meeting, anyone who has a problem with alcohol or other substances is welcome to attend.

For more information, call 662-660-3150.

• The Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group in Corinth is partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association Mississippi Chapter.

Keri Roaten is the facilitator. The group meets every first Thursday of each month at the Corinth Public Library, from 6-7 p.m.

The group discusses the hardships of those caring for people effected by the disease and offer several different resources as well. For more information, contact k_roaten@hotmail.com or 662-594-5526.

• The “Good Grief” ministry of the HopewellIndian Springs United Methodist Charge is a collaborative effort of both churches and meets every Wednesday afternoon at 3 p.m. in the dining room of the Arby’s Restaurant, 706 Highway 72 East, Corinth.

The ministry was established to support those who have experienced a devastating life event such as the death of a loved one, diagnosis of a terminal illness or condition, the loss of a spouse or parent through divorce, even the loss of a job or home. The ministry is non-denominational and open to all.

There is no cost to attend and no obligation to continue. For more information, call Bro. Rick Wells, pastor of Hopewell and Indian Springs United Methodist Charge and facilitator at 662-587-9602.

• Al-Anon is a support group and fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics. The group meets at 7 p.m. on Mondays at 1st Baptist Church in Corinth. For more information, call 462-4404.

• Finding Hope Ministries, a ministry of Fairview Community Church is offering a depression support group. The sessions will be held in the fellowship hall of Fairview Community Church, 125 CR 356, Iuka -- just off Hwy. 350. The support group meets from 10-11 a.m. Friday mornings and 6-7 p.m. Friday evenings.

For more information, call Debra Smith at 662808-6997.

• A grief support group for anyone who has lost a loved one or may have a sick family member and needs someone who will understand what your going through is meeting at Real Life Church, (next to

Fred’s in Corinth), every Monday from 6-7 p.m.

For one on one meetings, contact Sherry Scott at 662-415-7173.

• C.A.U.S.E. (Corinth, Autism, Understanding, Support, Education) support group, “Just love them for who they are,” meets every first Monday of the month at 6 p.m.

There is help for parents of a child with autism.

Meet other parents, share experiences, ask questions, get advice, help others, vent or just read.

For more information, call 662-415-1340.

• Corinth “Crossroads” Multiple Sclerosis Group invites anyone with multiple sclerosis to come meet with them on the third Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Mississippi State/ Alcorn County Extension Office, 2200 Levee Road, located behind the Crossroads Arena. Contact Joy Forsyth at 662-462-7325 for more information.

Sharing Hearts Sharing Heart is an adult care program offering a one day a week day care for adults suffering from Alzheimer’s or any other form of disease related dementia. Volunteers and participants meet each Tuesday from 10-3 at First Baptist Church located at 501 Main Street. The program is designed to offer caregivers a day of rest and their family members a day of caring supervision along with music, games, lunch, exercise and crafts all designed to entertain and provide social interaction.

For more information, please call Melinda Grady at 662-808-2206.

Shiloh museum A museum dedicated to the Battle of Shiloh and area veterans is open next to Shiloh National Military Park. It is located at the intersection of state Route 22 and Route 142 in Shiloh.

The Shiloh Battlefield & World War II Museum is the home of Honor Our Veterans Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to raising money for projects to benefit area veterans.

The museum features items Larry DeBerry has amassed over a lifetime of collecting Shiloh-related artifacts, as well as artifacts from the Korean War, World War II, the Vietnam War — all the way up to the war in Afghanistan.

The Shiloh Battlefield & World War II Museum is open Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 to 5 p.m.

For more information call Larry DeBerry at 731-9260360.

Thrift stores • The Lighthouse Family Thrift Store is located in the Harper Square Mall at 1801 South Harper Road in Corinth. One hundred percent of the revenue goes back into the community in helping the Lighthouse Foundation.

The store is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.

Those wanting to donate items to the Salvation Army, 2200 Lackey Dr., whether it be clothing or furniture can call 2876979. The Salvation Army hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Saturday. The social service part of the agency is open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. A senior citizen discount day is held on Wednesday.

Post 6 meets Perry Johns Post No. 6, American Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting every second Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall on South Tate St., Corinth, along with the Ladies’ Auxiliary and Sons of Legion Squadron No. 6.

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Community Events Reminder Events need to be submitted at least two weeks prior to the event.

Community events publishes on Wednesdays, Sundays and on Friday if space is available. Â

Christmas Concert Corinth Symphony orchestra will hold their Christmas Concert at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30 at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center located at 404 Taylor Street. Tickets are $15 if purchased in advance or $20 at the door. No debit or credit cards will be accepted. Refreshments will be served before the musical and during intermission. Â

Community Christmas Concert The 8th Annual Christmas Concert, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,â&#x20AC;? sponsored by the Corinth Area Arts Council and a Corinth Coliseum-Civic Center fundraiser is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at the Corinth ColiseumCivic Center. Admission is $10 for adults and free for children 12 and under. This is a variety show featuring local vocalists, instrumentalists, choirs and dancers. Â

Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter The Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter will hold their annual Christmas Open House from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. The event will feature arts and craft vendors and free cookies and drinks. Mayor and Mrs. Tommy Irwin will sponsor the first five dog adoptions and the first five cat adoptions. Special adoption rates will be available all day with dogs available for $40 and cats available for $20. Applications will be available for shelter-supported specialty Mississippi license tags. The shelter will have its new 2015 calendar available for purchase. Chances on a gift basket valued at over $900 will be sold for $5 each. All proceeds will benefit the shelter.

The drawing will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20.

The winning ticket must be retained in order for to recieve the basket. Â

Alcorn Central PTO The Alcorn Central PTO is hosting a Jingle Bear Bazaar Holiday Market Place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6

inside the Alcorn Central Elementary School Gym. Vendors Include boutique clothes for children and adults, jewelry, home dĂŠcor, door hangers, custom made duck calls, purses, cheesecake and holiday desserts, candles, pallet creations, custom made owl pillows, holiday stockings, herbal products, and much more. In addition to door prizes, Santa will be there taking pictures.   Â

Mission Mississippi Mission Mississippi has changed the time and venue for their December meeting. It will move from its usual third Thursday meeting at Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Menu to the Easom Outreach Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunday lunch at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7. In January, the meeting will return to Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Menu at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15. Â

Girl Scout Service Projects Local Girl Scouts request your help with a community service project to benefit the AMEN Food Pantry. Those who wish to help can drop canned goods and other non-perishable items in boxes located at the following businesses: Lilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (100 S. Parkway Street ), Mid-South Auto Color and Supplies (2005 Hwy. 72E), Subway - by hospital (3000 Hwy. 72 W), Medical Plaza Pharmacy (111 Alcorn Drive), Trustmark - Main Office (501 Fillmore St.), Shiloh Market (2036 E Shiloh Rd.) The food drive will continue until Monday, Dec. 8. In addition to the boxes, there will be a vehicle parked at the Trustmark Drive-Thru located at 611 Fillmore St. during the Christmas parade on Saturday, Dec. 6 for those who would like to make their donations at that time.

From 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, local Girl Scout troops will go door to door singing Christmas Carols and picking up donations of canned goods and other non-perishable items to be donated to the AMEN Food Pantry.

Flyers with more information will be passed out in the neighborhoods to be covered by Monday, Dec. 8.

Community Fellowship Dinner The monthly Eason Outreach Foundation

Community Fellowship Dinner will be held from noon until 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7 at the Easom Community Center at 700 S. Crater Street in Corinth. The menu is dressing, meat loaf, Southern fried chicken, greens, candied yams, purple hull peas, strawberry cobbler, peach crunch, buttered rolls and beverage. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. All carryouts are $10. For tickets or more information call Ernestine Hollins at 662643-8024 or Sam Crayton at 404-386-3359.

MRHC Retirees Luncheon The next MRHC Retirement Group meeting will be held at noon on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in the MRHC Conference Center. If you are interested in attending, please R.S.V.P to Patrice Cox 662-293-7688 or pcox@mrhc.org.

Farmington Christmas Parade

Coat Drive. Donations of canned foods, new toys and new or used coats are appreciated and should be dropped off at Cash Express. Items must be received by Monday, Dec. 15 in order to get them delivered

by Christmas. For more information call Amy or Summer at 662-3962389.

Gallery Exhibit Holiday Party The Easom Community Center will host its Annual Christmas Celebration beginning at 9 p.m. on Dec. 20. All proceeds from this fund raiser will be used to support Easom Community Center programs. Entertainment will be provided by J.C Honey Boy Hill. Tickets are available at the Community Center, Darleneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House of Design and from several volunteers and board members. For more information, contact Ernestine Hollins, 662-643-8024, or Sam Crayton at 404-3863359.

Senior Connectors

The City of Farmingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third annual Christmas parade is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12.

It will travel the same route as last year beginning at the intersection of County Road 215 and County Road 200, going east on County Road 200, past Farmington City Hall, turning right on County Road 218 (Central School Road) and ending at Central Pentecostal Church. Entry forms may be filled out at Farmington City Hall during regular business hours. The only entry fee is a non-perishable or canned food item.

For more information, contact Jan Haley at jhaley112@hotmail.com or Traci Underwood at tjunder@comcast.net.

 Jingle Bell Bazaar The Second Annual Jingle Bell Bazaar, sponsored by F.U.E.L will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13 inside the LC Follin building in Kossuth. The blue building is located just before the Kossuth School campus. Over 30 different crafters will participate this year. In addition, the First Annual Kossuth Christmas Parade will begin at 4 p.m. Â

10th Annual Toy and Coat Drive Cash Express at 1113 Highway 72 East in Corinth is holding their 10th Annual Toy and

Medical Clinic is open from 1 to 5 p.m. on the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of each month. It is located at Easom Center at 700 Crater St. in the old South Corinth School.

The clinic accepts patients with no ability to pay. Walk-Ins are welcome.

The Senior Connectors, a group consisting of senior citizens from the Alcorn and surrounding counties, will meet for their monthly luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 11 at Ryanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafeteria.

The luncheon begins at 11:00 a.m. and is Dutch Treat. Senior Connectors was formed under the auspices of the Community Development Council at The Alliance. The group, in addition to the monthly luncheon, also conducts an annual fall day trip and The Spring Fling each April.

Each month the group invites a guest speaker in line with items of concern and/or interest to senior citizens. This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest speaker will be, Mr. William McMullen Director of The Northeast Regional Library system.

All local seniors are invited to attend and signup for our free monthly newsletter.

Come join us on the second Thursday of each month. Â

Retired Railroaders There will be a meeting for retired railroaders at 8 a.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Menu Restaurant in downtown Corinth. Active railroaders are welcome.

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The Corinth Artist Guild Gallery is featuring the art of Debi Bond, who spent the past 11 years in Ecuador, where she taught art and enjoyed painting murals in the city. Mission work took the family to Ecuador, which has been a big influence on Bondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art during that time. The exhibit runs through November and December at the 609 Fillmore Street gallery. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Community Garden The Easom Community Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden is open to the public on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to pick mustard and/or turnip greens for family consumption. The garden is open during the hours of 1 p.m - 4 p.m. Stop by the kitchen area and sign-in before entering the garden, The Community Garden is made possible through the volunteer work of Danny Finger, William Dilworth, Charlie Betts, Bobby Ratliff and others.

Head Start Registration Corinth and Kendrick Head Starts are now registering children for the upcoming fall 2014-2015 school year. Those who have a child who will be 3 or 4 on or before September 1, 2014 should contact their local Head Start. Corinthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number is 662-286-5802 and Kendrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number is 66287-2671.

Slots are limited and are filling up fast.

Things to bring: A certified birth certificate.

The head start can help order one if necessary.

Parents should have their W2 tax return available. Parents should have their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shots up-to-date and get a signed 121 form. The head start will need the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s social security card which can be applied for at the Social Security Office if necessary. They will also need a copy of the childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insurance card. For more

information contact the centers at the numbers listed above. Â

Legacy Hospice Legacy Hospice is looking for volunteers from the age of 17 and up. Legacy Hospice offers three types of volunteers: Direct patient volunteers do things directly with the patient and caregiver. Indirect volunteers help with clerical work in the office.

Bereavement volunteers help families and loved ones on their journey through the grieving process. For more information contact Sherry Dalton at 662-286-5333 or by email at sherry.dalton@legacyhospice.net.

Alliance Hospice Alliance Hospice is looking for Volunteers from ages 16 to 85, who would love to interact with local senior citizens.

For more information please contact Sabrina Hall at 662-286-9833 or by email at sabrina@alliancehospice.net

VFW Post 3962 â&#x20AC;˘ VFW Post No. 3962 hosts a Karaoke Night every Friday at the post on Purdy School Road in Corinth. Karaoke begins at 8 p.m. with music by D.J. Lanny Cox. Lanny Cox also provides music at the VFW on Saturday Dance Night which begins at 8 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ VFW Post No. 3962 will hold its monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month with brunch at 6 p.m.

VFW ladies and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auxiliary will have a join meeting at 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ The VFW Post 3962 will hold a Singleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s/50â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dance from 8 p.m. until midnight every Thursday.

Admission is $5.

Checker Players Checker players are needed, especially Intex retirees, to play from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays at the American Steel Builders Union building across from Ability Works. For more information, call 662728-5498.

American Legion Post 6 Bingo American Legion Post 6, located on South Tate St. will have Bingo every Friday. Doors will open at 4 p.m. with sales starting at 5:30 p.m. Games will begin at 6:30 p.m. A full concession stand will be available.

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Gift Guide: Dragons, aliens, heroes for the gamer

BY LOU KESTEN Associated Press

Sony’s PlayStation 4 video-game console has built an impressive lead over its competitors.

That’s good news for holiday shoppers because it has driven Microsoft and Nintendo to offer more budget-friendly holiday deals on their consoles.

Microsoft Corp.’s $350 Xbox One packages have jettisoned the Kinect motion-sensing device, which some gamers didn’t find appealing because it gave them more exercise than they would have liked. Instead, you get a copy of either “Assassin’s Creed Unity” or “Sunset Overdrive.” Meanwhile, Nintendo has a $300 Wii U package with “Super Mario 3D World.”

Sony Corp.’s console still costs $400, but you can get “Grand Theft Auto V,” updated with better graphics, free with one PS4 Black Friday bundle.

Of course, your gaming loved one probably

already has the latest console. In that case, here are some new games to feed the machine. Be sure to find out which console your loved one owns.

For adults ■ “Dragon Age: Inquisition” (Electronic Arts Inc., for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, $59.99): Anyone who’s into “Game of Thrones” or “The Lord of the Rings” will adore this swordand-sorcery epic from the role-playing masters at BioWare. It offers more than 100 hours of adventure as you build an army of humans, elves, dwarves and more to prevent demons from destroying a sprawling, gorgeous fantasy world.

■ “Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor” (Warner Bros., for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, $59.99): In this actionfocused take on J.R.R. Tolkien’s world, a swordwielding ranger takes on a

series of orc warlords, one by one. No two duels are the same, and victory requires a satisfying blend of strategy and reflexes.

■ “Titanfall” (Electronic Arts, for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, $59.99) or “Destiny” (Activision, for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, $59.99): Gamers who love to go online and shoot other gamers got two fresh arenas this year. “Titanfall” adds giant robots to the mayhem, while “Destiny” delivers a wider variety of intense cooperative battles.

■ “Wolfenstein: The New Order” (Bethesda Softworks, for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, $59.99): Some trigger-happy gamers prefer a good story to the chaos of online play. For them, I recommend this chilling alternate history, in which a plucky resistance fighter tries to take down the Nazi regime that has overrun all of Europe.

■ “Alien: Isolation”

(Sega, for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, $59.95): The toothsome alien stalking this space station can’t be killed, so anyone who goes in with guns blazing is likely to get eaten. It’s almost as nerve-racking as the original “Alien” movie from 1979.

For everyone ■ amiibo (Nintendo, Wii U, $12.99): The “toysto-life” category — figurines that interact with video games — has been the hottest thing in toy stores for the past few years. Nintendo Co. is finally joining the fray.

Want to team up with Mario in “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U” ($59.99)?

Place his character on the Wii U’s GamePad, and you can teach him new fighting styles. The amiibo models include favorites such as Donkey Kong, Pikachu and Kirby.

They are also compatible with “Mario Kart 8,” ‘‘Hy-

rule Warriors” and more games to come.

■ “Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes” (Disney, for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, $74.99): The Walt Disney Co., meanwhile, has expanded its line of playable figurines by calling on the Avengers to assemble. The starter kit includes Iron Man, Thor and Black Widow, all starring in a goofy, kid-friendly adventure in Marvel’s Manhattan. Additional heroes like Spider-Man and Groot cost $15 apiece.

■ “Skylanders Trap Team” (Activision, for the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Wii U, $74.99): Activision started the whole toys-to-life trend with this blockbuster franchise, and this year’s model is as clever as ever. The new Trap Team Skylanders can capture villains in shells made of “traptanium” (known to the rest of us as plastic). Switching traps allows you to

play as different bad guys.

There are now hundreds of Skylander characters available, costing $5 to $16 apiece. Surely the collector in your family is missing a few.

■ “Fantasia: Music Evolved” (Disney, for the Xbox One, Xbox 360, $59.99): Players become conductors in Disney’s reimagining of the classic film, rearranging tunes from a playlist that goes from Mozart to Elton John to Nicki Minaj. Like most rhythm games, it’s good fun for family gatherings. (Be advised: It does require Kinect.)

■ “Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth” (2K Games, for the PC, $49.99): The stargazer on your list will dig the latest “Civ” simulator, which adds all kinds of crazy technology, from nanorobotics to neural uploading, to the classic formula. Why settle for conquering Earth when there are whole new planets out there?

Food books — a good year for geeks, grains, globe-trotters

BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor

Geeks, grains and globe-trotting. Nearly every one of this year’s best food books seems to fall into one of those categories.

For those of us who (somewhat obsessively) watch the food world, there actually is some logic to that. Chefs have become fascinated by the hows and whys of cooking, delving into the science of the kitchen to find new ways to master delicious. After some fits and rough starts, publishers finally are learning how to make food science sexy to the home cook.

Meanwhile, we’re al-

ways searching for the new “it” food. This year, wacky grains got their moment. And since ethnic is the new mainstream, cookbooks that help us grasp global cuisines — all the while making them feel familiar — hit a splendid pace in 2014.

So whether you are in the market for a gift, or just looking to bulk up your own collection, here are my picks for the best food books from 2014.

The geeks Most cookbooks dedicated to the science of cooking miss the mark, assuming the audience is either would-be lab jock-

eys hankering for esoteric ingredients or obsessives who simply will not rest until having mastered the PERFECT! roasted chicken. And that tends to leave the rest of us scratching our heads.

But Cooking Light magazine columnist Keith Schroeder understands that average cooks can benefit from food science, too. His cookbook, “Mad Delicious: The Science of Making Healthy Food Taste Amazing” (Oxmoor House, $35), gently — and comically — guides readers through 126 everyday classics, explaining what to do and why. And his recipe format is almost genius. Each ingredient

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is accompanied by a brief explanation of its role in the recipe. The result: You learn even just by assembling your shopping list.

On the more hardcore end of the spectrum is Tyler Florence’s foray into food science, “Inside the Test Kitchen” (Clarkson Potter, $35). He mostly blows up conventional thinking on classic recipes, coming up with creative ways to do the basics better. His egg-roll omelet (it’s cooked on a rimmed baking sheet) alone is worth the price of admission.

The grains If brown rice and barley still count as exotic in your kitchen, it’s time to catch up. Running parallel to vegetables getting sexy, unusual grains, seeds and legumes are suddenly hot — and increasingly available. But most folks find them intimidating. After all, raise your hand if you know how to prepare freekeh, wattle seeds and amaranth. Didn’t think so.

Except it’s not enough for cookbooks to merely explain how to use unusual ingredients. They also need to inspire you to want to. And that’s why Molly Brown’s “Grains” (Hardie Grant Books, $34.95) and Ghillie

James’ “Amazing Grains” (Kyle Books, $29.95) stand out. Both build comfort with the unfamiliar, as well as making you eager to get in the kitchen.

The globe-trotters As the world gets smaller, our culinary reach broadens.Numerous wonderful books want to help us make sense of it all.

For the big picture, we have David Joachim’s “Global Kitchen” (Oxmoor House, $29.95), another entry under the Cooking Light banner.

It is simply a gorgeous book that immediately captures the beauty and breadth of world cuisine.

The recipes make it enticing to embrace new dishes that (thankfully) never feel “light.”

For anyone hankering for a Parisian fantasy, start with David Lebovitz’s “My Paris Kitchen.”

A prolific blogger and author who moved from the U.S. to Paris a decade ago, Lebovitz makes French cooking accessible. Of course, his Paris kitchen is influenced by the many Middle Eastern and African cuisines that now call that city home, but that only makes the book that much more exciting.

Also from Paris is the sensual chocolate and sweets cookbook, “A La Mere de Famille,” with recipes from the 250-yearold Parisian confectionary of the same name. Written by the company’s chief chocolatier Julien Merceron, the book showcases one must-eat item after another. And the recipes are mercifully simple and short.

Speaking of sensual, England’s Nigel Slater has offered up “Eat” (Ten Speed Press, $27.99), a collection of 600 straightforward dinner ideas that are global in scope, but midweek-friendly in manner. Slater is gifted at getting the cook in the moment and in the mood.

This book — organized by cooking method, because some nights you only have time for a sandwich — should just live on your counter.

Finally, global in thought if not in geography is Douglas Gayeton’s “Local: The New Face of Food and Farming in America” (Harper Design, $35). This remarkable and stunning book tells the story of sustainable food via profiles of dozens of thinkers, growers and producers. Anyone who cares about food will care about this book.

Who’s behind the tree at Paris’ Notre Dame?

Associated Press

PARIS — Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has a Christmas tree this year thanks to an unusual patron: the Russian government.

Amid high tension between Russia and the

West over violence in Ukraine, Russia’s ambassador to France says the “tree is a message of peace.”

When the rector of Notre Dame told foreign embassies this month that the cathedral need-

ed money for the huge tree, Russia was the first to offer. Ambassador Alexander Orlov insisted it has nothing to do with politics. Still, Notre Dame officials promise to seek a Ukrainian-funded tree next year.

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