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Fillmore project paving to begin BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The construction contractor for the Fillmore Street project plans to begin laying asphalt this week. Felix Rutledge of Rutledge

Contractors of Tupelo said he hopes to have the concrete work complete by Wednesday with paving to follow on Thursday and Friday, weather permitting. The permanent striping will follow 10 days after paving.

He is not anticipating significant road closings, but traffic may have to be redirected at times, and some limited blocking of streets may be needed. Rutledge said the crew will probably start paving at the

south end of the project and move north to Main Street. The contractor has asked residents not to park on the street in the construction zone. The Fillmore Street project has a 60-day contract for the

Hunting for eggs

Wilson brings romance to war

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Kennedy will speak at SCV meeting BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Of the many books penned about the Civil War, perhaps few are able to bring romance to the conflict. Lee Wilson’s new novel about Shiloh, “Once a Southern Soldier,” takes that approach. A practicing dentist in Memphis for 30 years, Wilson will visit Corinth for April 21 activities including the Sons of Confederate Veterans Heritage Weekend on the grounds of the depot and the Antiques Crossroads Market at the nearby CARE Garden. Wilson’s book is available now at the Crossroads Museum. He will be on hand during the event to discuss his novel and his interest in the war. “This will be the local launch for his novel about a soldier at Shiloh,” said Brandy Steen, museum director. “We’re excited to be the exclusive seller of the book in Corinth.” The debut novel tells the story of a young farmer from the Mississippi town of Duck Hill. Newly married to his childhood sweetheart, he is thrust into the war at Shiloh. The story focuses on the western theater while portraying how a common soldier felt and suffered while those left behind lived in fear and faced hardships. Wilson is a firearms instructor for the State of Tennessee and a Civil War enthusiast with particular interest in the Western theater. He has followed his great-grandfather’s steps on the battlefields. Wilson is tentatively scheduled to be at the event at 10 a.m. The SCV heritage activities are set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the museum grounds. The event will include relic and flag displays, Civil War period sutlers, living history demonstrations and live music. The antiques market is also set for 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the CARE Garden. The event offers individuals and dealers an opportunity to sell antique and vintage items. There is no gate fee, and the public is invited to browse and shop. Interested sellers need to contact the tourism office at 287-8300.

milling and paving of the street from the Childs Street intersection to the Main Street intersection several blocks to the north at First Baptist Church. It also

Staff photos by Steve Beavers

The hunt didn’t last long as youngsters quickly picked up eggs during the 8th Annual Community Egg Hunt at Crossroads Regional Park on Saturday. One year-old Christian Gann found some eggs during his first egg hunt. John-Michael Lee Toles uses his basket to beat the heat from the sun, left. Eona Caldwell looks for some eggs during Saturday’s event at Crossroads Regional Park, right.

A nationally known author will be the featured speaker at the upcoming monthly meeting of Corinth’s Col. W.P. Rogers Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Donald Kennedy of the Kennedy Twins, a two-brother writing duo best known for their book “The South Was Right!” will speak during the SCV’s meeting at Martha’s Menu D. Kennedy in downtown Corinth. “We are honored. Kennedy is one of the most publicized speakers we’ve ever had,” said Camp Commander Larry Mangus. “He’s really an advocate for state’s rights, and we’re lucky to get him.” Donald and brother Ronald Kennedy make up the Kennedy Twins. Their most successful book, “The South Was Right!” has sold over 120,000 copies. Born and raised in Mississippi, the brothers have written six other books and republished an 1825 textbook on the United States Constitution. Their other books include: “Why Not Freedom! America’s Revolt Against Big Government,” “Myths of American Slavery,” and “Was Jefferson Davis Right?”. Their most recent book, “Nullifying Tyranny,” was released in Spring 2010. The Kennedy Twins are advocates of limited government — i.e. “real State’s Rights” — and have appeared on several TV programs. They have been interviewed in Col. Oliver North’s radio show, “Bill Maher’s Politically Incorrect,” the BBC and French National TV. Both brothers have served as Commander of the Louisiana Division Sons of Confederate Veterans and have received awards from the National Commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, state and local United Daughters of the Confederacy chapters and many Please see SCV | 3

Tourism officials to offer guided Civil War tours BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Sean Marcum

In observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Corinth Area Visitors & Convention Bureau will soon offer free guided tours of the city’s Civil War-related sites. “Because of popular demand and the importance of April 2012 for the Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration, we decided to offer the compli-

mentary tours once again,” said Tourism Director Kristy White. “The tours give people such a wonderful insight about Corinth and its Civil War heritage.” The tours will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday with the Civil War Walking Tour. Participants will meet at the site of Battery Robinett near the Civil War Interpretive Center. The Sunday tour — and all scheduled Sunday tours — will

Index Stocks........7 Classified......14 Comics...... 11 Wisdom...... 10

Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports........8

cover several miles and comfortable shoes are recommended. The first Downtown Walking Tour will begin at the historic railroad crossing at the Corinth Depot on Tuesday, April 17. Shorter than the Sunday tour, it is a relatively moderate walk with stops near historic businesses, homes and the Verandah House. Tour guide Sean Marcum said he is going to put some extra

energy into this last series of Corinth tours. Marcum, 23, is an accomplished young historical tour guide. He conducted his first Corinth tours last April and continued the tours in the Fall. Marcum will depart for another history-related gig in Germany in early May. He is the founder and operator of Shiloh-Corinth Battlefield Please see TOURS | 2

On this day in history 150 years ago Citizens of Corinth begin to pack their belongings and travel south by wagon and train. The day before, they had been ordered by Gen. Beauregard to evacuate the city as he fears an immediate advance by the Union armies at Pittsburg Landing.

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Caterpillar’s core processing team in Corinth recently celebrated five years worked without a recordable injury. The team attributes its ongoing safety success to a diligent, proactive individual focus. The Sawyer Road Core Processing facility inspects and processes core returns from Caterpillar dealerships and customers worldwide. During the last five years, the team of approximately 100 individuals has processed more than 15 million cores while working more than 1.3 million hours without a recordable injury. Used engines and engine components, or core, are returned from around the world to the Sawyer Road facility. Once there, the team unloads and inspects each piece to issue dealer credit and store the material for future remanufacturing. Core processing is a critical step in the Reman life cycle, and the safe completion of this high-volume operation is a notable achievement.

Things to do today Library exhibit The Corinth Artist Guild Gallery is displaying computer enhanced photographs by Ray Tinsley at The Corinth Public Library. Also on display at the library are the paintings of Dot Courson, Florence Milam, Bruce Biglow, Judy Ferguson and Toni Spink The exhibits will be on display through April 28.

Civil War art A collection of “Civil War Impressions” is featured at the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery to coincide with ongoing sesquicentennial activities. Prints and some of the originals will be for sale. Art gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Senior activities The First Presbyterian Senior Adult Ministry

hosts 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.

Activity center The Bishop Activity Center is having the following activities April 9 - April 13: Today -- Bible study with Robert Ross of Alcorn M.B. Church. Senior citizens, age 60 and above are welcome and encouraged to attend Bishop Activity Center. Daily activities include crafts, jigsaw puzzles, quilting, table games (Dominoes and Rook), washer games and Rolo Golf.

Cake decorating Northeast Mississippi Community College is offering cake decorating classes this month for creating flowers and

borders. Cake Decorating (Class II) will be held today through May 1 on the Booneville campus in Waller Hall from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Cost is $50. For more information, contact Continuing Education at 662-720-7296.

Library guests Jimmy Johnson, creator of the “Arlo and Janis” comic strip, will be at the Iuka Public Library, in Iuka at noon today to discuss and sign copies of his new book, “Beaucoup Arlo & Janis.” Syndicated columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson will be there to introduce Jimmy at this unique and special event. There will be a $2 admission fee which goes to help the Friends in supporting the Iuka Library. A light lunch is provided with admission.

Student art show

Christ Not In The Tomb “Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and knowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden to it.” - Acts 2:22-24 This was a part of Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost. God had determined that Christ should die. This was determined before the world began - Rev. 13:8. The Father loved him because he was willing to lay down his life. “Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life that I might take it again” - John 10:17. Christ knew that he would die. Who crucified Christ? God planned it, Christ agreed to it, Judas betrayed him, Pilate and the Roman soldiers Crucified him, the Jews Killed him. God raised him from the dead. Peter contrasts what they had done with what God did - they crucified him, but God raised him from the dead. Peter, on Pentecost, is the first to say this: “whom God that raised up” - Acts 2:24. It is repeated again and again: “This Jesus hath God raised up, wherefore we are all witnesses” - 2:32; 3:15; 4:10; 5:30; 10:40; 17:31. The raising of Christ from the dead “by God” is one of the greatest of all miracles, and gives God the greatest glory. Wherever the gospel was preached: at Pentecost, in the Temple, before priest and rulers, on Mars’ Hill, Rome, the raising of Christ from the dead by God - was the center of preaching. Without this, our faith and hope would be in vain. Peter says: God… hath begotten us again into a lively - living - hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” - I Peter 1:3. This is the great difference between Christianity and all other religions of the world - we have hope, by the resurrection of Christ, that God will raise US from the grave. The tomb in which Christ was buried is empty. The empty tomb proclaims the message of the angels - “He is not here; for he is risen, as he said” - Matt. 28:6. This is what makes the gospel good news. Without this message, our faith would be vain and our hope destroyed. “There shall be a resurrection of the dead…” - Acts 23:15. Believe it.

Northside Church of Christ 3127 Harper Road - Corinth, MS - 286-6256 Minister - Lennis Nowell Schedule of Services Sunday Morning Bible Study........................................................... 9:45 Sunday Morning Worship Service ................................................. 10:35 Sunday Evening Worship Service .................................................... 5:00 Wednesday Night Bible Study ......................................................... 7:00 You are cordially invited to attend every service.

Northeast Mississippi Community College Art Department is exhibiting its annual Student Art Show. Gallery Hours are MondayFriday, 8 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Zumba classes Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville is sponsoring a free Zumba class at the Westside Community Center every Tuesday starting at 6 p.m. Doors will open 30 minutes before the class begins — no one will be allowed to enter after the class starts. For more information, contact Sergio Warren at 720-5432 or sergio.warren@ bmhcc.org; or Susan Henson at 212-2745 or slhenson2009@hotmail.com.

Corinth Middle School takes top honor Corinth Middle School claimed the overall championship at the junior high district math tournament held at Northeast Mississippi Community College on Friday, March 9. Approximately 90 seventh and eighth graders from Northeast Mississippi Community College’s five-county district of Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo and Union counties competed for top honors on the college’s Booneville campus with Corinth Middle School claiming the top honor. The highest overall score for the classes determined the overall top school. Competing for Corinth Middle School included (from left) seventh grader Baylee Howard, seventh grader Sydney Warren, sponsor Nicole Howard, eighth grader Ben Putt and eighth grader Claire Smith.

Unemployment statistics drop in McNairy County BY JEFF YORK For the Daily Corinthian

SELMER, Tenn. — The job front in McNairy County continues to brighten with the fourth drop in unemployment in the last five months. McNairy County had a jobless rate of 9.6 percent in February, according to numbers released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This was a 0.4 percent increase from their January total of 10.0 percent. There was a labor force in the county of 11,100 in February and 10,040 of those had jobs. This left 1,070 potential workers without jobs. McNairy County’s job-

less picture is brighter than 12 months ago. The county had 12.4 percent of the county’s work force unemployed in Feb. 2011. Tennessee’s unemployment rate for February fell to 8 percent, down from the January revised rate of 8.2 percent. The national unemployment rate for February 2012 was 8.3 percent, unchanged from the January rate. Williamson County had the lowest unemployment rate in the state again at 5.6 percent. Scott County had the highest unemployment rate at 17.6 percent. West Tennessee again was hit hard by unem-

ployment with four counties among the 10 highest rated counties in the state. Obion County had the highest rate in the West State area with 15.4 percent jobless rate in February. Tennessee had 47 counties with a rate between 5 percent and 10 percent and 48 counties with a rate of 10.0 percent or greater. No county had a rate of less than 5.0 percent or greater than 20 percent. The state had 75 counties register a drop in unemployment during February with 10 counties reporting an increase and 10 counties remained the same as January.

different in every tour,” said Marcum. Subsequent tours: ■ Sunday, April 22 — 2 p.m. at Battery Robinett ■ Tuesday, April 24 — 6 p.m. at Corinth Depot ■ Sunday, April 29 — 2

p.m. at Battery Robinett ■ Tuesday, May 1 — 6 p.m. at Corinth Depot For more information visit corinthcivilwar.com or call the Tourism Office at 287-8300.

project, which includes milling and paving of the street from Cruise Street to Young Street. Prairie Construction of Tupelo holds the 90-day contract.

Proper Street has been milled and is awaiting paving. The projects are funded through an allotment of federal dollars for transportation projects.

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Shiloh museum A museum dedicated to the Battle of Shiloh and area veterans is now open next to Shiloh National Military Park. It is located at the intersection of state Route 22 and Route 142 in Shiloh, across from Ed Shaw’s Restaurant. 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 731-926-0360.

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Tours. “Basically it will be the same tour as in the Fall with little improvements here and there — but there will be something

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includes some handicap accessibility ramps and limited sidewalk repair. Work also continues on the Proper Street

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State telephone deregulation jumps another hurdle BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi would lose most of its remaining regulatory authority over AT&T under a bill the House gave final passage Monday. Telephone service in Mississippi was mostly deregulated in 2006, ending the Public Service Commission’s traditional power to set rates. House Bill 825 would remove the commission’s remaining ratemaking authority over 30,000 local-only landlines. The measure would also end AT&T’s obligation to serve as company of last resort for landline customers in its traditional territory, and eliminate requirements that the company file service and financial data with the commission. Public service commissioners and some consumer advocates fought the bill, saying it was likely to hurt rural residents and senior citizens. The bill was amended to retain the commission’s authority over consumer complaints, as well as some other regulatory provisions, but opponents say that’s not enough. AT&T says the requirements are unfair burdens

that competitors don’t bear. The Dallas-based communications giant has won passage or is pushing similar bills in a number of other states. Some opposition to the Mississippi measure had come from rural phone companies worried about losing revenue for switching calls. The Mississippi Senate deleted a study committee to examine switching charges. Monday, the House agreed to the change, 86-34, sending the bill toward Gov. Phil Bryant’s desk. Some Democrats tried to get the bill sent to a round of House and Senate negotiations where they hoped to reinstate the study committee, saying they wanted to protect rural telephone companies. “The small telephone companies in this state, many of them are opposed to this,” said Rep. Cecil Brown, D-Jackson. “If it hurts their business, it’s going to hurt your local communities. That’s all there is to it.” House Public Utilities Committee Chairman Jim Beckett, R-Bruce, said forcing a conference committee with the Senate was just an effort by opponents to defeat the measure.

Briefs Tdap vaccination required for 7th graders JACKSON — The Mississippi State Department of Health will require the Tdap vaccination for all students entering 7th grade beginning with the 2012-13 school year. The Tdap vaccine — tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis — had previously been a recommended vaccination for the age group since 2006. Forty-one other states already implemented this vaccination. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has increased in frequency across the country in recent years, as protection from the childhood pertussis vaccine has become weaker over time in the adolescent population. State Health Officer Dr. Mary Currier says Tdap is recommended for all adolescents but will only be required for those entering the seventh grade.

Law requires publication of budget notes JACKSON — A new Mississippi law is designed to make some budget information more readily available to the general public. Senate Bill 2561 becomes law July 1. It says that if House or Senate staffers prepare a memo about the potential budget impact of any piece of legislation, that memo — called a fiscal note — must be published on the legislative website, along with the bill. Fiscal notes are not prepared for all bills. Generally, they’re written for bills that propose big changes. Associated Press

Deaths Charolett Clayton

Funeral services for Charolett Clayton, 43, are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Ray Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Clayton died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at her residence. She was born June 3, 1968 in Memphis, Tn. to the late W.L and Nancy Hutcheson Hopper, she was a housewife, attended the Mills Community Baptist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, watching NASCAR and flowers. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husClayton band of 26 years, Robert Clayton of Rienzi; a son Greg Clayton of Columbus; a daughter, Tiffany Clayton and her finance Jarell Chamblee of Rienzi; sisters Carolyn (Rodney) Swindle of Corinth, and Lorie (Billy) Garvin of Booneville; a granddaughter that is due in July, Kayla Elizabeth; nephews and nieces Derek (Lauren) Swindle, Cody Swindle, Claresia (Chad) Dees, Chelsey Garvin; and a host of other family and friends. Pallbearers are Cody Swindle, Cody Kelton, Derek Swindle, Chad Dees, John Hearn and Danny Brinson. Visitation is 3-9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until service time on Wednesday.

Garlene Dawson

MIDDLETON, Tenn. — Funeral services for Garlene Cooper Dawson, 80, are set for 11 a.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Middleton with burial in Rogers Springs Cemetery. Mrs. Dawson died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at her residence. Born June 2, 1931, she was a member of Grace Bible Church and a former cafeteria manager. She was preceded in death by husbands, Boyd B. Cooper and John Freeman Dawson; a son, Terry Mike Cooper; her parents, Garland and Nell Sexton Burnette; and three brothers, James Henry Burnette, Billy Joe Burnette and Aaron Burnette. Survivors include a daughter, Sulene Wilbanks (Avis) of Walnut; a son, Mark Cooper (Connie) of Middleton; a sister, Mary Ann Raines of Memphis, Tn.; and a granddaughter, Kassie Cooper of Middleton. Skippy Rowland will officiate. Visitation is 9-11 a.m. today at the funeral home.

Alpha L. Mosley

IUKA — Funeral services for Alpha L. Mosley, 78, were held Monday, April 9 at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Mosley died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at her residence. She was a homemaker and member of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph B. Mosley; an infant son, Leroy Mosley; her parents, Harper and Bertie Ray; and four brothers, Ward Allen Ray, John Harper Ray, Leonard Ray and Troy Ray. Survivors include a brother, Edward Ray of Southaven; and two sisters, Ollie Lambert of Burnsville and Aline Moore of Iuka. Bro. Doug Christy officiated.

O’Neal Morelock

RIENZI — Funeral services for David Wayne O’Neal Morelock are set for 1 p.m. Wednesday at McPeters Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Hinkle Cemetery in Rienzi.

other Southern heritage organizations. Mangus said he and the camp’s 1st Lt. Commander Dennis Brown heard Kennedy speak at the state-level SCV meet-

Mr. Morelock died Sunday, April 8, 2012 at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was born on April 12, 1946 to the late James Harry and Gladys Bragg Morelock. His family said that there was nothing that he couldn’t do. He was a Master Fabricator, Designer for Chadco, an avid mechanic specializing in tractors and skilled in paint and body work. He is survived by his wife, Becky Morelock of Corinth; three daughters, Susan Wright and husband Joshua of Booneville, Regina Hudson and husband Daniel of Iuka, and Cristy Strickland and husband Michael of Corinth; three brothers, Howard Morelock and wife Eunice of Rienzi, Howell Morelock and wife Ann of Corinth, Barrion Morelock and wife Mary of Corinth; two Grandchildren, Trinity Wright and Aiden Strickland; one niece, Rene Estes of Rienzi; and a host of friends. Bro. Don Clenny and Bro. Trent Spencer will officiate. Visitation is today from 5-8 p.m. and from 10 a.m. till service time on Wednesday. Condolences may be left at www.mcpetersfuneraldirectors.com

Lana K. Newcomb

Lana K. Newcomb, 58, of Corinth, died Saturday, April 7, 2012 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born April 26, 1953, she was a member of Wheeler Grove Baptist Church and a seamstress. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Newcomb; her parents, James and Vera L. Davis; and a brother, Larry Davis. Survivors include three daughters, Shannon Hornfrek (Ray) of Tucson, Arz., Tammy Palmer of Corinth, and Renae Rinehart of Finger, Tn.; two brothers, Morris Davis of Corinth and Lonnie Davis of Walls; eight grandchildren, Preston Barnes, Anna Osland, Tyler Barnes, Brianna Rinehart, Robbie Chase, Brandie Cooper, Casimer Hornfrek and Tana Barnes.

Bonnie Brooks Raggett

MUNFORD, Tenn. — Bonnie Brooks Raggett, 75, formerly of Corinth, died Friday, April 5, 2012 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Tn. She was born March 5, 1937, to Truitt Brooks and Cleo Rainey in Alcorn County. She was a 1955 graduate of AAHS (KHS), and the Memphis School of Cosmetology in 1957. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandmother, relative and friend. She was stricken with polio at a young age, but never allowed her handicap to interfere with her outgoing life. She was a member of the Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her father and stepmother, Truitt (Thelma) Brooks of Hernando; her mother and stepfather, Cleo (Jess) Derrick of Corinth; her in-laws, J.G. and Ruth Raggett; a niece, Tammy Brooks Beckham; her grandparents, Howard and Lottie Brooks, and John and Lillian Rainey. Survivors include her husband of 54 years, J.G. Raggett, Jr.; a daughter, Leigh Ann (Greg) Bartram; a son, Neal (Tracy) Raggett all of Brighton, Tn; a brother, Weldon (Nita) Brooks of Pickwick, Tn.; her aunts, Fredra Wilbanks, and Margie Brooks of Corinth and Vernell Killough of Nashville, Tn.; grandchildren, J.P. (Tiffany) Bartram of Murray, Ky. and Derrick Bartram of Brighton, Tn., and Kelly (Jim) Ford of Dyersburg, Tn.; great-grandchildren, Colton Ford, and Samuel David Bartram; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Visitation was Sunday, 5-8 at the Munford Funeral Home in and the services were Monday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home chapel with burial in the Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

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‘Mah-velous’ Mitt vs. ‘Out of Touch’ Obama BY ROGER SIMON Associated Press

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, and sometimes a joke is just a joke, but what was the president really saying last Tuesday afternoon when he made a joke about Mitt Romney? And what did Romney mean last Tuesday night when he took his wife’s (metaphorical) advice to “unzip” and “let the real Mitt Romney out?” Barack Obama was making a major speech at the Associated Press annual luncheon, and he knew his every word would be examined, especially if one of those words was “Romney,” a name he rarely utters in public. “One of my potential opponents, Gov. Romney,” Obama said, “said that he’s ‘very supportive’ of this new (Republican) budget, and he even called it ‘marvelous’ — which is a word you don’t often hear when it comes to describing a budget.” The editors at the AP luncheon laughed. But Obama, who has excellent comic timing, was saving the real punch line. “It’s a word you don’t often hear generally ,” Obama said. The crowd hooted. Who could fail to remember Billy Crystal’s line, “you look mah-velous, darling!”? Yeah, that Mitt probably goes around saying how he knows a bunch of mah-velous NFL owners and mah-velous NASCAR owners and how his wife has mah-velous bicoastal Cadillacs and how he once he imprisoned his mah-velous dog atop his mah-velous car. Teddy Roosevelt, it should be noted, did go around saying “bully” a lot. But maybe that sounded manly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. But what was the president saying about Mah-velous Mitt? I think he was saying Romney was the kind of guy who uses wimpy words, a man insulated from the rough and tumble of real life and out of touch with real Americans due to his vast wealth. But after Romney won three more primaries last Tuesday night, he characterized Obama as out of touch, not due to wealth, but due to an out-of-control ego. “President Obama thinks he’s doing a good job. No, I’m not kidding. He actually thinks he’s doing a great job,” Romney said. “According to the president, only Lincoln, FDR and Lyndon Johnson have accomplished more. And no, he didn’t say that on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ “It’s enough to make you think that years of flying around on Air Force One, surrounded by an adoring staff of true believers telling you what a great job you are doing, well, that might be enough to make you a little out of touch.” Along with the punches and punch lines, however, the two do have serious and competing visions of America. As Obama said last Tuesday: “Can we succeed as a country where a shrinking number of people do exceedingly well, while a growing number struggle to get by? Or are we better off when everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules?” As Romney said last Tuesday: “I don’t want to transform America; I want to restore the values of economic freedom and opportunity and limited government that have made this nation the leader it is.” Obama said last Tuesday: “We’ve sought to ensure that every citizen can count on some basic measure of security. ... No matter how responsibly we live our lives, any one of us, at any moment, might face hard times, might face bad luck, might face a crippling illness or a layoff.” Romney said last Tuesday: “Free enterprise has done more to lift people out of poverty, to help build a strong middle class, to help educate our kids and to make our lives better than all of the government programs put together. ... Many Americans have given up on this president, but they haven’t ever thought about giving up.” After Obama finished his speech to the AP, the first question he got was, “What can you say to the Americans who just want both sides to stop fighting and get some work done on their behalf?” In answering, Obama invoked the most revered name in modern Republican politics. “Ronald Reagan, who, as I recall, is not accused of being a tax-and-spend socialist,” Obama said, “understood repeatedly that when the deficit started to get out of control, that for him to make a deal he would have to propose both spending cuts and tax increases. Did it multiple times. He could not get through a Republican primary today.” That last line began a lot of news stories. And so did Obama’s tone. Bret Baier of Fox News said Obama’s speech “sets the stage for a vitriolic debate.” The Associated Press characterized Obama as “combative” and “stinging.” And Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus said, “The president’s speeches are becoming somewhat of a ‘Saturday Night Live’ skit.” So “Saturday Night Live” got a lot of shoutouts last Tuesday. It is an open question, however, whether its satire will match the zip of the real campaign. (Roger Simon is chief political columnist of politico.com, an award-winning journalist and a New York Times best selling author.)

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Inspiration plus perspiration equals success This week the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans (www. horatioalger.org) will celebrate its 65th anniversary. I confess I did not know of its existence until I read their ad in an airline magazine. I am familiar with Horatio Alger, the man, who inspired generations of boys, and later girls, with stories of people overcoming difficult circumstances to succeed, but I was ignorant of the association that carries on his vision. The association’s focus recalls an era that preceded our entitlement, envy and greed generation. One of the goals stated in its “Success Factors Study,” is to “... identify and assist scholars who exemplify resilience in the face of adversity — a hallmark characteristic of Association members, themselves leaders who have journeyed from humble beginnings to achieve unprecedented success.” Scholarship money goes to young people in need who have demonstrated the character qualities the society embodies and promotes. The adults who are honored by the association are people who, when young, dug ditches, painted houses

and worked at other menial jobs. Some came from what we once called “broken homes,” Cal others had Thomas a l c o h o l i c fathers, or Columnist absent mothers. Many escaped poverty. They tell their stories of a teacher who inspired them, or a mentor who encouraged them. The one common denominator in each of their backgrounds is the individual’s embrace of this simple formula: Inspiration followed by perspiration equals success. While the Horatio Alger Association is nonpartisan, The Republican Party is missing a great opportunity to resurrect Horatio Alger and return him to the center of American society. Instead of allowing some liberal Democrats to own the issue of “compassion” and promote victimhood and class warfare among their constituents, Republicans should feature people on the campaign trail who tell their stories of achievement, encouraging others not to “settle,”

or become mired in difficult circumstances. One of the honorees at last year’s Horatio Alger Awards dinner, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, said: “People who believe they’re victims will become victims. People who believe they can win, eventually will win.” Ailes grew up in humble surroundings, but refused to allow those surroundings to define him. Instead of focusing on failure and poverty, why aren’t Republicans telling stories of success and prosperity, or at least self-sufficiency and what it takes to improve a life? Success is not a secret. It is as old as civilization itself. The late radio broadcaster Paul Harvey made a career out of telling stories about people who overcame hardship through perseverance and tenacity and by embracing virtues that have helped those who live by them to experience a better life. Also appearing at the 2011 Alger dinner was actor Tom Selleck, who said, “There are no magic formulas, no single book, or even educational degrees that can generate the spirit of achievement through perseverance.

Nothing creates and inspires resolve more than knowing achievement is possible for someone who came from circumstances like your own. When the hardships of life threaten to sever hope from you, there is no prosthetic for an amputated spirit, no therapy for the atrophy of a dream, no medication for the sickness that breaks the heart and withers the soul. There is the American Dream.” Republicans are known for wanting to reduce the power of government. That is more likely to occur when the power of the individual increases. “You can do it!” parents cry as they take the training wheels off their kids’ bikes and give them that last guiding push down the sidewalk. Take the “training wheels” of government off those Americans who rely on government far too much. Convince these Americans that they can make something of themselves, if they would only try. These should be the objectives of Americans of every political stripe. Horatio Alger got it. So can Republicans. (Readers may e-mail Cal Thomas at tmseditors@tribune.com. )

Rep. Ryan’s proposal hard to take seriously Call me a cynic, but it’s been my experience that when politicians say they’re going to lower your taxes, it’s not your taxes they’re talking about. Take, for example, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s new (actually recycled) tax plan. The Wisconsin Republican proposes cutting federal income taxes, bringing down top rates from their current 35 percent to 25 percent. The lowest brackets would drop to 10 percent from 15. He’s also suggesting lowering corporate taxes in various ways and has rejected raising the paltry capital gains tax. He’s not just for cutting, of course. He also wants to boost military spending. When asked how he’s going to make up for the hole in the budget his plan would open, he becomes vague. “You can’t go out there with a detailed formula until there’s a consensus that we need to broaden the base and reduce rates,” he told The New York Times. “We need hearings in the light of day, with no back-room dealings. If we can’t afford to retain certain tax breaks, then let’s have a debate about it.”

R i g h t . A consensus in Congress. That shouldn’t be too hard to Donald get. He would Kaul make up for Other Words the trillions in lost revenue by trimming some frivolous government programs, like Medicare and education for example, and get the rest by closing “loopholes.” Who is this guy, Candide? It’s hard to take Ryan’s proposal seriously. In the first place, virtually the entire Republican membership of the House has taken a blood oath never to raise taxes. They’ve actually signed a document promising not to. And you can’t close loopholes without, by definition, raising taxes. In the second place, Washington is home to a huge, well-paid army of lobbyists whose job it is to get subsidies, favorable regulations, and tax breaks for their clients. They’re good at their job. Whenever their clients’ interests are in danger, they swarm to the Capitol armed

with arguments, valid and specious, and ready cash. They don’t always get their way, but they’ve got a terrific batting average. In the third place, Congress is always going to have trouble creating a fair tax structure, partly because lawmakers can’t agree on what “fair” is. Is it a progressive system in which the well-off pay more than the not-so-welloff because they’ve benefitted from the system more? You can make that case, as the Bible does in the Apocrypha: “If thou hast abundance, give alms according; if thou have but little, be not afraid to give according to that little.” But you can also make a case, as flat-tax advocates do, that real fairness demands that everybody pays an equal share of his or her income to support society. If the federal government tried to institute a true flat tax, however, it would have a revolution on its hands. Such a tax would not merely require a uniform tax rate for rich and poor; it would eliminate all deductions and subsidies, without exception. For example, consider what

would happen if the government were to eliminate the deduction of home mortgage interest. Homeowners would be outraged and the entire real estate industry would be howling as home sales plummeted. If deductions for business meals were no longer deductible — on the theory that if you want to do business you can use your office and eat on your own nickel — the National Restaurant Association’s lobbyists and leaders would surround the Capitol, armed with pitchforks. And if lawmakers were to take away deductions for charitable contributions, the nation’s do-gooders would rise up as one to smite every member of Congress. Local and state governments would be up in arms if Washington tried to take away the federal deduction for the taxes they levy. And on and on and on. It’s hard to tell whether Ryan is a dreamer or a con man at this point. If we wanted a dreamer, Ralph Nader would be president. (OtherWords columnist Donald Kaul lives in Ann Arbor, Mich. otherwords.org)

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Local Bryant signs stronger–beer law Man turns personal BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippians will soon be able to buy stronger beer, which supporters say will allow beer lovers to sample more kinds of suds and increase business opportunities for breweries. The law signed by Gov. Phil Bryant on Thursday takes effect July 1. It allows the professional brewing and sale of beer with alcohol content of up to 8 percent by weight, above the current 5 percent limit. The law was supported by a group called Raise Your Pints, which has been lobbying for the change for three years. “Literally thousands of Mississippians are crossing into Alabama, Ar-

kansas, Tennessee and Louisiana to buy beer and bring it home,” said Butch Bailey, president of Raise Your Pints. Bailey said he’s confident that distributors, who control the beer trade in Mississippi, will broaden their offerings to satisfy demand. Raise Your Pints members were planning celebrations this week, and are likely to gather again to mark the July 1 legalization date. “We’ll introduce highgravity, gourmet beer to Mississippi in a big way, come July 1,” he said. The owners of the state’s lone brewery, Lazy Magnolia in Kiln, said they have had to pass up contracts to make beer for other companies because they were limited to a

“Literally thousands of Mississippians are crossing into Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana to buy beer and bring it home.” Butch Bailey President of Raise Your Pints low alcohol content. Bailey said that the promise of economic benefit from the bill was key to building support for changes. A number of lawmakers in both the House and Senate tend to vote against any measure expanding the availability of alcohol. Bailey said his group is still seeking other changes. It wants the state to legalize home brewing and

Inmate sentenced for having cell phone Associated Press

MAYERSVILLE — Posts on Facebook from inside prison will cost an Issaquena County inmate an additional five years. The Vicksburg Post reports that Jimmy Pruitt was sentenced this past week to five years in prison for possession of a cell phone in a correctional facility. Pruitt was serving an eight-year sentence for a manslaughter conviction from Adams County. Prosecutors say the sentences will run one after another. Pruitt originally was put on probation in 2010 following a prison term

for the shooting death of Christopher Bourdin of Natchez. He was sentenced in 2004 to 15 years with seven years suspended, according to court records. In March 2010, Pruitt was found guilty of violating his probation and imprisoned in the Issaquena County Correctional Facility. Prosecutors said a cell phone was found in Pruitt’s pants on April 14, 2011, following a tip to prison officials that the man had been posting on the social networking site. Court records show data transfers and calls to numerous numbers, including 15 calls from the

phone to a number associated with one of Pruitt’s cellmates. Prosecutors said no one other than Pruitt was charged, though investigators believe others used the phone.

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allow breweries to make beer with even higher alcohol content, as long as the beer is being shipped out-of-state to a place where such levels are legal. Raise Your Pints is also supporting a proposal to let breweries offer free samples to visitors, although Bailey said others are the primary backers of that bill.

challenges into art BY TONI LEPESKA Associated Press

OLIVE BRANCH — An Olive Branch man suffered a stroke in his mid-40s and, after he learned to talk and read again, he borrowed from a children’s nursery rhyme to carve out a form in Styrofoam. The Humpty Dumpty he crafted was propped up on a perch with a bandage on his head and one of his thumbs up to show he wasn’t left broken like a cracked egg. The story began when part of Richard Sandidge’s brain had to be cut away during his ordeal five years ago.

For a while, he couldn’t even remember what he liked on his hamburgers. He persisted, however, and the pieces of his broken self began to mend. Like his revised version of Humpty Dumpty, he believed he could be “put ... together again.” In the words of his art teacher, “he’s done like a 180-degree turn.” The local library branch recently began displaying some 20 pieces of Sandidge’s threedimensional art, including his Humpty Dumpty piece and some acrylic paintings. Only four months ago, Sandidge began carving Styrofoam into art.

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