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The Lighthouse Foundation has seen an overwhelming need for help this Christmas during the first two weeks of registration for their annual Toy Store Christmas Toy project. Registration began the first week of November and foundation Executive Director Gary Caveness said they response has been enormous. “The need seems to be greater each year,” said Caveness. “We’ve got a huge need in this community.” The foundation relies on donations from the community to help them provide gifts to children in struggling families who might otherwise not have anything under the tree on Christmas morning. Caveness said each year the need has grown and each year the community has stepped up and provided them with the resources they need to make it happen. He said they’re counting on the community to help them again this year. Financial donations are needed which will then be used by the foundation to purchase gifts to be given away. Donations may be mailed to The Lighthouse Foundation, P.O. Box 2121, Corinth, Miss. 38835. Volunteers are also needed to aid in the effort. Anyone interested in volunteering should call the foundation at 662-286-0091. The foundation will be closed this week for the Thanksgiving holiday and no registration sessions will be held. They will reopen on Monday, Nov. 26 for the final week of registration with sessions on the Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at the foundation headquarters on Johns Street. There will also

BOONEVILLE — A man remains at large after robbing a downtown bank in Prentiss County. According to Booneville Police Chief Michael Ramey, a teller at Renasant Bank was robbed by a male just before 5 p.m. Friday. No one was injured in the robbery and no weapon was shown as the man robbed the bank on West Market Street. The Daily Corinthian contacted Ramey Saturday afternoon and the police chief wasn't able to provide any more details in the robbery as the investigation continues.

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Robert Stewart and wife Janette were part of a steady line of customers during the final day of the Hostess outlet store on Cass Street.

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Joyce Alred didn't just like her job. The Hostess Cakes store manager loved it. A job she did for almost three years was set to end at 4 p.m. Saturday as the popular outlet store at 414 South Cass was closing its doors for good. “It has been unreal knowing we will lock the doors forever,” said Alred. “An icon is going to be gone.” Alred shared hugs and tears with customers as she checked them out Saturday morning. “I'm going to miss the customers,” she said. “I just love people.” Folks arrived early and filled their buggies and arms with Wonder Bread and other snacks. “I don't know what I am go-

ing to do,” said Sandra Yancey. “This is the cheapest place to get bread and cakes … we are losing everything we need.” Yancey showed a sense of humor during the difficult time. “Do you think if I chain myself to the door, they won't close?” she said to another customer. Concern for store employees was on the mind of Kristall Prather. “I am sad for all the workers losing their jobs before the holidays,” she said while in line with daughter, Hali. “I have already gave them a hug once and will probably do it again before I leave.” True to her word, Prather shared one last hug with employees as the exited the store for a final time. Robert Stewart and wife Janette had no luck in finding

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Twinkies during a visit to the store. “It's our anniversary cake,” he said. “Can't find them anywhere.” Stewart grew up on Hostess products. “There wasn't any other bread store when I grew up,” he shared with another customer in line. “Gradually things are starting to disappear … what is going to be next?” Steve Henson was also one of the over 20 something people in a steady line. “I can remember coming here when I was barely old enough to have a memory,” he said. “It's not going to be the same without the classic white Wonder Bread.” Henson said he will miss the Hostess Ding Dongs, which

JACKSON, Tenn. — Tess Gurley Rouse, 41, of Corinth, pleaded guilty this week to one count of defrauding Medicare of more than $368,000 in a scheme involving her company that was based in Hardin County, Tenn., announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III. Using her company, Eagle Eye Durable Medical Equipment in Counce, Tenn., Rouse falsified claims electronically for Power Mobility Devices for Medicare beneficiaries in West Tennessee, North Mississippi and elsewhere, Stanton said in a news release. Many of the recipients would not have qualified for these devices under the criteria established by Medicare. To further her scheme, Rouse supplied false docu-

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Food basket fund has $20,000 goal Tour features Williams home, historic chapel BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Applications for the Corinth Rotary Club/Daily Corinthian Christmas Basket Drive are now being accepted at the newspaper’s office on Harper Road. Organizers of the effort will provide 1,000 Christmas baskets of food to needy families in Corinth and Alcorn County. Cost for the food drive is approximately $20,000, the goal for this year's drive. “This will be the first year in quite some time that we will be raising the money without any corporate match,” said Rotary member and Daily Corinthian

Publisher Reece Terry. “However, we are confident through the generosity of individuals and clubs and organizations we will meet our goal and provide help to our community’s needy.” Applications for the Christmas baskets will be printed in the newspaper for the next two weeks and will be available at the Daily Corinthian office. They can be submitted inside the front entrance of the Daily Corinthian office during the weekdays from Monday, Nov. 19, to 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 30. The office will be closed for

This year’s Corinth Home & Garden Tour features two downtown gems decked in their holiday finest. Shifting from the spring to the fall, the fundraiser for the Verandah-Curlee House is set for Friday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with the home of Bailey and Gloria Williams at 1302 Taylor Street and the Fillmore Street Chapel. “We wanted to try something different and take advantage of Corinth’s wonderful holiday

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The dining room of Bailey and Gloria Williams on Taylor Street, as well as the rest of the house, will be decorated for the holiday season during the Corinth Home & Garden Tour on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

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Thanksgiving. Applicants should include two working phone numbers. Drive Chairman Steve Icardi said the need for the Christmas baskets is great this year. Those approved for Christmas baskets will be called at home beginning Tuesday, Dec. 11. The baskets will be handed out at the Crossroads Arena on Saturday, Dec. 15, from 8 to 10 a.m. Randy Long, Rotary member and owner of Longâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wholesale, said the contents of the baskets would cost between $25 and $30 at retail prices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As always, we try to buy at the best value we

can â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not at retail prices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and this enables us to give away more baskets,â&#x20AC;? Long said. Each basket will contain a canned 15-ounce whole chicken, green beans, whole kernel corn, yams, five pounds of flour, five pounds of cornmeal, four pounds of sugar, fresh apples, either crackers or vanilla wafers, canned soup, pinto beans, chicken and dumplings, macaroni and cheese and canned peaches. The community is being asked to help meet this year's goal of $20,000. Donations can be made in memory or in honor of friends, coworkers or family members. The donation and ac-

knowledgment will be printed in the newspaper. Persons can make donations to the Christmas Basket Fund, c/o Daily Corinthian, P.O. Box 1800, Corinth, Miss. 38835. Be sure to include the name of the person being honored if living, or the name or names of people deceased if the donation is made in their memory. Also include the names of the people or person making the donation -or the name of the business or organization -- especially if it's a different name than what is printed on the check. Donations are currently being accepted and the fund will continue until Christmas Day.

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decorations,â&#x20AC;? said Amy Marolt, tour committee chair for the Friends of the Verandah-Curlee House. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plus, we felt that a holiday home tour would enhance all the great events our town has during that festive time of year.â&#x20AC;? As in past years, the event includes related activities including the Holiday Shoppe, a fine arts auction and holiday music. Demonstrations on gift wrapping and creating Christmas centerpieces are also planned. The Williams home, which began as a small four- or five-room dwelling built by Isom Phillips in 1885, has evolved with various owners through the years. Samuel L. Nelson, who bought the home in 1897, made bold changes that gave it a Colonial Revival style with eight tall Doric columns on the front and side porches. An addi-

tion of another two rooms to the back of the house occurred during the occupancy of Walter and Priscilla King. The Cary Stovall family then occupied the home until it was sold to the Williamses in 1967. In 2007, the Williamses began extensive work on the home, adding a family room, modernizing the kitchen and master bath, and adding a three-car garage with a guest apartment upstairs. A curving staircase and large rooms with high ceilings add to the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic character. Furnishings include antiques from the Williams and Schumpert families. The home sits on the site of Battery Powell, where Confederate troops attempted to stand their ground during the war. Tour participants will also get a look at Corinthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest church building, the Fillmore Street Chapel,

which will host a number of nativity scenes for the occasion. The church was built by Corinthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest craftsmen of the period, including Martin Siegrist, a master craftsman from Switzerland who came to Corinth in the 1850s to build Corona Female College. The church was built in 1871 as the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and later became the Fillmore Street Presbyterian Church. The vestibule with the two towers was added in 1898. The church features Gothic Revival architecture with lancet windows and elaborate stained glass. Tour proceeds go to Verandah-Curlee House renovations. Phase one of the restoration work is pending for the 1857 home, which was used as a military headquarters during the Civil War. Tickets cost $10 and are available at the event.

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the release said. Rouse is scheduled to be sentenced at 1:30 p.m. March 21 by Judge J. Daniel Breen. She could receive up to 10 years in federal prison, up to a $250,000 fine, and be forced to pay restitution. There is no parole in the

federal prison system. These cases were investigated by the Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General. These cases were prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stuart Canale on behalf of the government.

time sessions. Those registering for help should bring a photo ID; proof of residency in Alcorn County (such as a utility bill, rent or mort-

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Deaths Angela Richardson

MICHIE, Tenn. — Angela Lea Richardson, 48, died Saturday, November 17, 2012. All other arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tenn.

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ASHLAND— Clara Mae Crotts Scott, 92, died Friday, November 16, 2012 at Ashland Health and Rehab. All other arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Magnolia Funeral Home.

Linda Casey

CORDOVA, Tenn. — Funeral services for Linda Casey, 70, are set for 3 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tenn. with burial in Pleas-

ant Site Cemetery. Mrs. Casey died Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Cordova. Born August 12, 1942 in Selmer, she was a retired Supervisor for ITT. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends and going to the river and beach or any place to get a tan. She enjoyed working in her flower beds, going to Tunica, and shopping. She is survived by two daughters, Tammy Rena Casey of Selmer and Patti Jean Casey of Adamsville; three sisters, Elizabeth Thomas of Selmer, Martha Glidewell and husband Windell of Selmer, and Pat Smelser and husband Matt of Adamsville; two brothers, Hershel McClain and wife Carol of Selmer and Roger McClain of Selmer; six grandchildren, David Lynch and wife Samantha

Bobby Caldwell

Funeral services for Marvin Harold “Bobby” Caldwell, 88, of Corinth, were held 2 p.m. Saturday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial in Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. Mr. Caldwell died Thursday, November 15 at his home following a lengthy illness and with his family by his side. Born July 18, 1924, he was a Caldwell contractor and land developer for 50 plus years and a member of the Carpenter’s Local. In addition he was a 36-year member of the Alcorn County School Board, former member of the Lions Club, a 32nd Degree Mason, member of the York Rite, Scottish Rite, Shriners and Eastern Star. Mr. Marvin Harold “Bobby” Caldwell was awarded a certificate of appreciation of effective service from the United States of America War Department Army Service Forces-Corps of Engineers, Manhat-

of Cordova, Casey Lynch and fiancee Brittany Onan of Henning, Tenn., Katie Newman and fiancé Jimmy Hopkins of Memphis, Tenn., Dalton Pettigrew of Adamsville, Garrett Pettigrew of Adamsville, and Preston Pettigrew of Adamsville; and a greatgrandchild, Carter Onan. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Lorraine Hopkins McClain; a daughter, Lisa Diane Casey; and a brother, Tyler McClain.

Donna Hicks

Funeral services for Donna Marthalee Hicks, 73, of Corinth, are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Corinthian Funeral Home with burial in Farmington Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Hicks died Saturday, November 17, 2012 at her residence.

tan District dated August 6, 1945 and signed by the Secretary of War in Washington, D.C. for participation in work essential to the production of the atomic bomb thereby contributing to the successful conclusion of World War II, He was an avid hunter, fisherman and gardener. He loved his his family and friends and he especially loved children and wanted to take care of everyone. He was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Dimple Rast Caldwell of Corinth; a son, Joe Caldwell and wife Amanda of Corinth; two daughters, Tami Taylor and husband Mark, and Lori Caldwell all of Corinth; 11 grandchildren, Chancey Caldwell and wife Brandi, Justin Caldwell and wife Jennifer, Ben Caldwell and wife Christy, Natalie Anderson and husband Adam, Morgan White, Nick Ashe, Landon Ashe and wife Marley, Skyler McCrimon, Tyler Raines, Katelin Raines, Brooklin Nunley and husband Andy; 11 great grandchildren, Ariane Caldwell, Chance Caldwell, Noah Caldwell, Chloe Caldwell, Bryce Selzer, Kalli Ashe, Cassie Ashe, Cason Ashe, Bentley Wiginton, Maggie Nunley and Drew Nunley; two sisters-in-

Born May 15, 1939, she was a retired hotel manager and member of Oldham Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Bobby E. Hicks of Corinth; two daughters, Kathy Harvey and husband Doug of Corinth, and Melissa Walls and husband Al of Corinth; three sisters, Barbara Holtsford of Corinth, Mary Sanders of Corinth and Betty Nunley of Iuka; and grandchildren, Megan, Magdalene, Nathan Harvey and Daniel Walls. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Johnie McMahan Hamm; two brothers, William Hamm and Billy Ray Hamm; and a sister, Alice Hamm. Rev. Charles Stephenson will officiate. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. tonight and noon to service time Monday.

law, Nell Heavner of Corinth and Bonitha Bowen Rast of Corinth; his caregivers, Brenda Nelms, Tracy Treece, Margie Gray, Stephanie and Bro. Merl Dixon; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by a son, Harold Lane Caldwell; his parents, Joseph Sidney Caldwell and Mary Edna Bass Caldwell; two brothers, William Burl Caldwell and Leroy Caldwell; and a sister, Mary Elizabeth Bonds. Judge Paul Funderburk and Bro. Kenny McGill officiated. Visitation was from noon until service time Saturday. Pallbearers were Dr. Hardwick Kay, Rick Quinn, Jimmy Tate Waldon, Joe Duncan, Jerry Castleberry and Buddy Kemp. Honorary pallbearers were Keith Settlemires, Dr. T.L. Sweat, Bobby Latch, Thurston Little, Pleasant Hill UMC Men, Judge Tommy Gardner, Judge Paul Funderburk, Billy McCoy, Judge Jimmy Roberts, Harvey Moss, Lee Hinton, Arvolle Brown, Legacy Hospice and Judge Jim Pounds. Memorial donations can be made to Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Building Fund.

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Orchestra plans ‘Home for the Holidays’ concert BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Tickets go on sale Monday for the Corinth Symphony Orchestra’s annual Christmas concert. “Home for the Holidays,” scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 2 will be held at the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center. Joining the orchestra will be middle school choirs from Alcorn Central, Kossuth and Biggersville, as well as dancers from the Turning Point Dance Academy, who will perform dances from the “Nutcracker Suite” by Tchaikovsky. “As far as we know, this will be the first time a ballet has performed in Corinth,” said Maurice Weatherall, conductor of the orchestra. “We’ve really reached into the community to make this concert with as much local involvement as we possibly could.” The concert will also feature a choir from Pontotoc’s D.T. Cox Elementary School. The symphony will play a crowd favorite from past years — “Russian Christmas Music.” “It’s a very big, larger than life piece of music depicting what Christmas in

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Beware the Grinch this holiday season The news that the Corinth Police Department is seeking tips on the theft of a horse last week is a wakeup call as to what lengths criminals will stoop when it comes to stealing. Each holiday season local law enforcement warn there is a rise in thefts as some decide the best gift during the season of giving is the season of taking. Beware the Grinch. It appears the black Tennessee Walker was stolen from a pasture at a Kendrick Road residence between 1 and 2 a.m. Thursday, Detective Capt. Ralph Dance recently told the Daily Corinthian. The suspects apparently attempted to take two horses, but only got one. The resident discovered the horse was missing when someone notified him the other horse was loose. Dance said it appears the horse was loaded into a trailer and taken down the railroad tracks in the direction of the overpass. He is hoping someone may have seen some activity in the area and could provide a valuable tip in the case. The two horses were in the pasture at the time of the theft. The suspects also went into the barn and helped themselves to a Western saddle. Dance said the horse is like a pet to the family, so we understand when the family said they want the horse returned. And rightfully so. It wasn't long ago in this country that those caught stealing horses met their fate at the end of a rope. Hopefully someone will step forward and help solve this case. In the meanwhile, we should all beware the Grinch this holiday season and protect what is ours. Daily Corinthian (Information may be reported to the Corinth Police Department at 286-3377 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-773-tips or on-line at crimestoppersms.com.)

Prayer for today Thank you, Lord, for the many ways you watch over and protect us in the course of the day. As you shelter us, show us also how to provide physical and spiritual shelter for those we encounter today. Amen.

A verse to share Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will. — Romans 12:2

Worth Quoting It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. — Friedrich Nietzsche

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Pell grant program remains a target STARKVILLE — While some U.S. college students celebrated and some protested President Barack Obama’s re-election, Pell grant recipients looked at the outcome of the election through the prism of the victor’s impact on the program. P e l l Grants, formerly known as Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, are named after Sid Salter the late sixColumnist term former Democratic U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island. These federal grants provide funds for millions of American low-income students attending institutions of higher learning to help them pay for their educations. On the stump, Obama claimed to have doubled the total amount of funding available for Pell grants. But critics argued that those grants were funded in part by the elimination of other student-friendly benefits like the in-school

interest benefit on Stafford loans for graduate students and summer enrollment Pell benefits. Republican Mitt Romney’s campaign promised “refocus Pell Grant dollars on the students that need them most and place the program on a responsible long-term path that avoids future funding cliffs and last-minute funding patches.” But the Fiscal Year 2013 House budget resolution authored by Romney’s running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, would make substantive cuts and enforce tighter fiscal constraints on the Pell grant program in terms of eligibility, limit the total of grant funds available and end the entitlement portion of the program – which would enable future cuts. Regardless the occupant of the White House, the ultimate impact on the Pell grant program will come from Congress and decisions that the legislative branch of government makes about future Pell appropriations. What does this debate mean to Mississippi high-

er education finance? The impact is extreme. For FY 2008-2009, 96,179 Mississippi students received $259.3 million in Pell Grants. Of that, $236.8 million went to statesupported institutions. In 2009, 42 percent of Mississippi university students received Pell grants. While the national average of college students receiving Pell Grants is 27 percent, the average in Mississippi is higher — ranging in the 2008-2009 school year from 28 percent at Mississippi State University to 37 percent at Delta State University to 38 percent at the University of Southern Mississippi to 44 percent at Mississippi University for Woman to 68 percent at Jackson State University, 71 percent at Alcorn State University and 76 percent at Mississippi Valley State University. Data was unavailable for the University of Mississippi. At state private colleges, Pell Grants are part of the education finance landscape as well. In 20082009, 36 percent of Bel-

haven College students were Pell Grant recipients as were 34 percent at Mississippi College, 19 percent at Millsaps College and 76 percent at Tougaloo College. The average Mississippi college student, even with those federal grants, leaves college with $22,566 in debt. Regardless the reaction to the outcome of the presidential election among college students or the tenor of the “fiscal cliff” debate on Capitol Hill, the longterm future of the Pell grant program in Mississippi will have a tremendous impact on access to higher education in the poorest state in the union. Yet as with other “limitless” entitlement program, how can Congress reach any sort of compromise on avoiding the “fiscal cliff’ and the long-term debt and deficit problems that confront this nation without also looking at entitlements like Pell grants? (Daily Corinthian and syndicated columnist Sid Salter can be contacted at 601-507-8004 or sidsalter@sidsalter.com.)

Demography doesn’t have to decide GOP’s destiny Some media pundits see in the growing proportion of non-white groups in the population a growing opposition to the Republican Party that will sooner or later make it virtually impossible for Republicans to win presidential elections or even to control either house of Congress. But is demography destiny? Conventional wisdom in the Republican establishment is that what the GOP needs to do, in order to win black votes or HisThomas panic votes, is Sowell to craft poliColumnist cies specifically targeting these groups. In other words, Republicans need to become more like Democrats. Whether in a racial context or in other contexts, the supposed need for Republicans to become more like Democrats has long been a recurring theme of the moderate Republican establishment, going back more than half a century. Yet the most successful Republican presidential candidate during that long period was a man who went completely counter to that conventional wisdom-namely, Ronald Reagan,

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who won back to back landslide election victories. Meanwhile, moderate Republican presidential candidate after moderate Republican presidential candidate has gone down to defeat, even against Democratic presidential candidates who were unpopular (Harry Truman), previously unknown (Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton) or who had a terrible economic track record (Barack Obama). None of this seems to have caused any second thoughts in the Republican establishment. So long as that remains the case, demography may indeed be destiny-- and that destiny could be Democratic administrations as far out as the eye can see. If non-white voters can only be gotten by pandering to them with goodies earmarked for them, then Republicans are doomed, even if they choose to go that route. Why should anyone who wants racially earmarked goodies vote for Republicans, when the Democrats already have a track record of delivering such goodies? An alternative way to make inroads into the overwhelming majority of minority votes for Democrats would be for the Republicans to articulate a coherent case for their principles and the benefits that those prin-

ciples offer to all Americans. But the Republicans' greatest failure has been precisely their chronic failure to spell out their principles -and the track record of those principles -- to either white or non-white voters., Very few people know, for example, that the gap between black and white incomes narrowed during the Reagan administration and widened during the Obama administration. This was not because of Republican policies designed specifically for blacks, but because free market policies create an economy in which all people can improve their economic situation. Conversely, few policies have had such a devastating effect on the job opportunities of minority youths as minimum wage laws, which are usually pushed by Democrats and opposed by Republicans. But these facts do not “speak for themselves.” Somebody has to cite the facts and take the trouble to show why unemployment among minority youths skyrocketed when minimum wage increases priced them out of jobs. The loss of income from an entry-level job is only part of the loss sustained by minority young people. Work experience at even an entry-level job is a valuable asset, as a stepping stone to

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progressively higher level jobs. Moreover, nobody gains from having a huge number of idle youths hanging out on the streets, least of all minority communities. Labor unions push minimum wage laws to insulate their members from the competition of younger workers, and Democratic politicians are heavily dependent on union support. For the same reason, Democrats have to go along with teachers' unions that treat schools as places to guarantee their members jobs, rather than to provide the quality education so much needed to rise out of poverty. What Democrats cannot say under these conditions is what Republicans are free to say -- even if Republicans have seldom taken advantage of that freedom to make inroads into minority voting blocs. Inroads are all they need. If the black vote for Democrats falls to 70 percent, the Democrats are in deep trouble. But if Republicans continue inarticulate, then it is they who are in big trouble. More important, so is the country. (Daily Corinthian columnist Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His website is www.tsowell. com. )

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Dolphins found shot, slashed, stabbed GULFPORT — Authorities are investigating several attacks on dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico after some were found with gunshot wounds, cuts and missing jaws. The Sun Herald reports that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a “heads up” directive. That puts officials on alert for an increase in human interaction with dolphins in the waters across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Authorities say cases of gunshot wounds, mutilations and other injuries have been detected. Scientists from the Insti-

tute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport have responded to four dolphin strandings. And on Friday, a team went to Deer Island and found a second dolphin dead with a portion of his jaw missing. A dolphin found dead earlier near Gautier had a 9mm bullet wound.

and kicked and stomped her on Oct. 14, 2007. Authorities say Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson notified the Highway Patrol immediately after the incident and turned over a video. The FBI is leading the investigation. It’s not clear why Hughes was charged nearly five years later.

Jan. 14 trial date set for former state trooper Firefighters hoping to improve rating JACKSON — A Jan. 14 trial date has been set for a former Mississippi Highway Patrol officer charged with beating a woman. A complaint filed Oct. 12 in U.S. District Court in north Mississippi says Christopher Gary Hughes threw the woman to a concrete floor of the Lee County Detention Center

COLUMBUS — Now that the Oktibbeha County District 5 Fire Department has finished its final test, fire services coordinator Kirk Rosenhan said the department only lacks a few details to complete its report to the Mississippi Ratings Bureau. “That was it,” he said.

“Now all we are doing is pretty much waiting on the mailbox.” The Commercial Dispatch reports that if the department is successful in improving its fire protection rating from a Class 10 to a Class 8, residents in the district could see reductions in insurance costs of as much as onethird. The reductions would vary based on terms of individual policies. Rosenhan estimated the final paper work confirming the new rating should arrive in the next couple of weeks, but even if Class 8 is achieved, reductions on existing premiums would not start until a policy was renewed or a new one purchased.

Schools to have wellness coordinator HATTIESBURG — The Hattiesburg Public School District plans to hire someone to help students and employees stay fit. The district’s board of trustees has approved adding a “wellness and conditioning facilitator.” The Hattiesburg American reports that one of the facilitator’s duties will be to work with student athletes. District athletic director Cheyenne Trussell said the facilitator will provide strength and conditioning training and different regimens for different sports. Trussell said a volunteer has been performing those duties. Trussell said the facili-

tator also will lead afterschool exercise sessions at the district’s schools and the central office for teachers and staff. A district spokesman said officials hope to have the new hire in pace by January.

Ex-USM president hired for UWF provost HATTIESBURG — Former University of Southern Mississippi president Martha Saunders has been hired for a provost position at the University of West Florida. The Hattiesburg American reports that Saunders is the new provost and vice president of academic affairs of the University of West Florida.

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