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• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • 1 section

Boards shift tourism funds to arena BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth aldermen and Alcorn County supervisors on Monday voted to allocate $250,000 of the tourism budget for Crossroads Arena advertising and promotion, but an arena board member said the money will go largely untouched by the arena. A joint special meeting of the Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen and Alcorn County Board of Supervisors was held to set a budget for the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau after the two boards separately rejected the CVB’s proposed budget. Some members of the two boards demanded a $250,000 allocation for grants to the arena along with no reduction in the amount going to local events. In an 8-3 vote, aldermen and supervisors adopted the citycounty rewrite of the budget with Aldermen Ben Albarracin, Chip Wood and Michael McFall voting “no.” Casting the “yes” votes were Aldermen Andrew Labas, J.C. Hill and Mike Hopkins and all of the supervisors — Lowell Hinton, Dal Nelms, Tim Mitchell, Gary Ross and Jimmy Tate Waldon. The result for the CVB is effectively a cut of 43 percent

“We won’t use the $250,000. Tourism can relax.” Alva Dalton Crossroads Arena board member from its budget, including a 24 percent slashing of salaries. However, comments from an arena board member cast doubt on use of the newly available pot of money. “We won’t use the $250,000,” said Alva Dalton. “Tourism can relax.” His comments followed a question from Supervisor Ross about how much the CVB contributed to support the recent successful arena concert by Luke Bryan, a current charttopping country music artist. Tourism Director Kristy White said the arena made no request for support of the show. “There was no request because we are not in the advertising and promotional business,” said Dalton. “When we have a show like Luke Bryan, the promoter promotes and advertises. We can’t give tourism enough justification to get any money. Please see ARENA | 2

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Alcorn County Board of Supervisors President Lowell Hinton addresses the audience during Monday morning’s joint meeting of supervisors and the Corinth city board. In attendance were both tourism and arena board members.

Officials keep eye on landfill fire BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth Fire Department is keeping tabs on a smoldering landfill fire that started sometime Sunday. The fire department was first called to the inert landfill on Linden Street late Sunday afternoon. “It’s in the mulch,” said Fire Chief Rob Price. “It’s not in the trees and stumps and other stuff. It’s a pretty good size pile. If the whole thing happens to go, it’s going to be there a while.” A bulldozer was called in to help contain the burning area. Price said the fire, which continued on Monday, is not posing a danger to any surrounding areas. “We’ve got our fingers crossed and are praying for rain,” said Street Commissioner Jim Bynum. “We’re keeping someone watching it around the clock.” The cause is unknown. The inert landfill makes mulch from leaves and tree debris collected throughout the city.

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

A Daily Corinthian newspaper delivery driver escaped injury following a hit-and-run accident early Sunday morning. Dustin Gray not only avoided being hurt, but went on to complete his route. Gray, of 491 Dusty Lane, Selmer, Tenn. was traveling eastbound when he attempted to turn onto Harper Road off of Highway 2. A silver, four-door Grand Am or Grand Prix struck Gray’s 2004 Ford Focus, causing it to flip multiple times before coming to rest upside down in the northbound lane of Harper Road. Staff photo by Steve Beavers

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A fire continues to smolder at the city inert landfill.

NPS releases ‘Voices of Corinth’ CD BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth during the Civil War comes to life in a new audio recording made by the National Park Service. Produced by Shiloh National Military Park, the “Voices of Corinth” audio CD tells the story of wartime Corinth through the words of participants, both military and civilian. Shiloh Superintendent John Bundy said Shiloh Park personnel who worked on the project are very proud of the “Voices of Corinth” CD. “The project was produced completely ‘in house,’ with park volunteers and rangers not only lending their voices to the recordings, but our rangers also conducted all of the research, wrote the script and then recorded, edited and mixed the CD,” said Bundy. “We did all of it ourselves,” said Park Ranger Chris Mekow.

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The “Voices of Corinth” project was recorded and mixed in just one week to make it available for purchase in time for the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Corinth, which was fought in early October 1862. The CD’s purpose, explained Mekow, is to supplement any tour or study of Corinth by bringing to life the voices of the people who experienced the Civil War in the area. “The CD basically begins when Corinth was occupied in early 1862 and takes listeners from that point to when the Union abandons the town in 1864,” said Mekow. “We use letters, diaries and journals written by people where were there and use those to tell the story of the people who experienced it — generals, privates, teachers and the missionaries who established the Contra-

School hosts College, and Career Fair BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Students from the Alcorn County School District will have a chance to get a head-start on their futures at the College and Career Fair 2012. “This fair is all about showing students options that are available to them after high school, whether it be at our local community college, universities, in the military, trade and technical schools or in local business and industries,” said Alcorn Vocational Counselor Jennifer Koon. Seniors from Biggersville, Kossuth and Alcorn Central will attend the fair on Wednesday Please see CAREER | 2

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Index Stocks........7 Classified......14 Comics...... 13 Wisdom...... 12

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

On this day in history 150 years ago Sept. 25 — General Rosecrans assumes command of the Corinth garrison, replacing Major General Edward Ord who takes over the garrison at Bolivar, Tennessee. A Confederate cavalry scout routs a Union force at Davis Bridge on the Hatchie River.

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And that will be the case in this $250,000.” Of the tourism funds available to the arena for promotional grants in the prior year, the arena received only $17,000 “because that’s all we could justify based upon a use of it as being advertising and promotion,” said Dalton. According to the legislation that established it, the 1 percent of the tourism tax that goes to the tourism board can only be doled out for marketing and promotion. Since the opening of the arena, the city and county budgets have included allocations for arena operations. In the budgets for fiscal 2013, the city allocated $63,000 and the county allocated $110,250. “We can’t operate on the money we get,” said Dalton. “And, by law, the city should be required to match whatever the county gives the arena. And you haven’t done it.” Aldermen who voted “no” on the budget rewrite cited several reasons. “When we first had this discussion, the $63,000 we were giving was going to be coming back to us, which obviously now is not the case,” said Michael McFall. “This is cutting the tourism budget by 45 percent. I don’t know anybody that takes a 45 percent budget cut. I don’t know how they stay in business. I think they do a great job. Can they take a budget cut and reduce and give money to the city park and the arena? Yes. I’m 100 percent for it. But not 45 percent.” Alderman Chip Wood

at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Corinth held a similar fair last week. “It’s a good opportunity for seniors to talk to some of the schools they wouldn’t normally have a chance to speak to,” said longtime Kossuth High School Counselor Kim Lyles. Lyles said the fair used to be held at night, but because there were so many competing events and activities during the evening hours, district officials decided three years ago to hold the fair during the morning. Colleges from the surround states will be represented, as well as the armed forces and several local employers. Representatives from banks will give students advice on the financial aspects of attending college. In October, Alcorn County seniors will visit Northeast Mississippi Community College to learn more about the community college route to higher education. There will be other activities throughout the year to help prepare local seniors for the next step in their lives — be it toward a career or education.

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Crossroads Arena board member Alva Dalton talks with Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin during Monday’s meeting in the court room at Corinth City Hall. said from a business standpoint, he objects to the large salary decrease, because employees who face budget cuts usually take on more work. Board of Supervisors President Lowell Hinton said the the shift of tourism funding is part of a larger plan to refinance the arena bond for the purpose of expanding Crossroads Regional Park. Because it will cost more to maintain an upgraded park, he said the idea was to take the arena operations allocations from the city and county budget and divert that to upkeep of the park. Mayor Tommy Irwin said he supports the shift in tourism funding. “We’ve got a business called the arena,” he said.

“It doesn’t make any difference whether you like it or not. This ideology that we’ve had — it’s for families and it’s not supposed to make money — that’s not where I came from.” Following the meeting, Chris Porterfield, board chairman for the CVB, said he plans to get the attorney general involved in the question of whether the budget has been handled in full compliance with the law. Tourism Director Kristy White had not seen the city-county rewrite of the budget prior to Monday’s meeting. “We will support the arena with advertising and promotion within the boundaries of our local and private law,” she said. The budget adopted by

the two boards cuts out a number of line items such as employee dental insurance, the postage machine, technical services, and $10,000 dues for inclusion in the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance. The travel budget is cut from $18,500 to $5,500. The tourism board had submitted a revised budget of $583,700 with an allocation of $150,000 for arena promotion. The new budget takes effect Oct. 1. The 2 percent tourism tax, which is split between the CVB and payment on arena debt, generated a record $1.058 million in fiscal 2012. Excess funds in the debt retirement account may go to capital projects at the arena.

“Informed students are better equipped to make good choices,” said Koon. “We want to give our students every advantage we can.” Organizations attended the College and Career Fair include: ACCO Brands, ACE Power Association, Air Evac EMC Inc., Baptist College of Health Sciences, Blue Mountain College, Booneville Academy of Cosmetology, Caterpillar, CB&S Bank, Corinth Academy of Cosmetology, Delta State University, Education Services Foundation, Jackson State University, Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell, Judson College, Lowe’s, Magnolia Regional Health Center, Millsaps, Mississippi National Guard, Mississippi State University, Mississippi Technical Center, Mississippi University of Women, Mississippi Construction Education Foundation, NEMCC Division of Engineering Tech., NEMCC Admisssions, NEMCC Business Division, NEMCC Construction Engineering Tech., Northeast MS Public Health, Renasant Bank, Trustmark National Bank, U.S. Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, Union University, University of Mississippi, University of Mississippi STEM Ambassadors, University of North Alabama and WIN Job Center.

Correction An error appeared in the 2012 Reader’s Choice Award story Sunday about Lloyd’s Harper Road Cafe. Lowell Gann is owner of the restaurant, named after Gann’s grandfather, Lloyd.

Former lawmaker Bowles dead at 78 Associated Press

HOUSTON — William Eugene “Billy” Bowles, who served 20 years in the Mississippi House of Representatives and ran Bowles Grocery for 34 years, has died. He was 78. Officials with Houston Funeral Home said Monday that Bowles died Sun-

day at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Houston First United Methodist Church in Houston, Miss. Bowles, a staunch support of small business, retired from the Legislature in 2004.

What Do Sinners Need? “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). “But God commandeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). Thus, we learn that all have sinned and stopped short of the glory of God. It is difficult to get some to understand they are lost. So, what do sinners need? Sinners need enlightenment and understanding. This we learn from the Lord’s teaching. The Bible – “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. The entrance of thy word giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple. I thought on my ways and turned my feet unto thy testimonies – teaching” (Psalms 119: 105, 130, 59). Sinners heart need to be purified. This is done when one obeys the Gospel. The Bible – “Put no difference between us – Jews – and them – Gentiles, purifying their hearts by faith” (Acts 15:19). “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently. Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever” (I Pet. 1:22-23). Sinners need to be converted. The Bible – “Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 18:3), “The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul” (Psa. 19:7). Sinners need remission of their sins – God’s forgiveness. The gospel is God’s power to save those who believe and obey (Rom. 1:16). The love of God calls for man to obey the gospel. The Bible – “If you love me, keep my commandments” (John 14:15). The gospel included God’s commands to sinners, which they must obey. Sinners must believe Christ is God’s Son (John 8:21-24). Must repent - turn away - of every sin (Acts 17:30). Must confess that Jesus is the Christ (Matt. 10:32-33). “Why tarriest though? Arise and be baptized and wash away the sins, calling on the name of the Lord” (Acts 22:16). Sinners must obey Christ. What can we learn? Must obey Christ or be lost forever.

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Heaven’s Gates & Hell’s Flames The final night of the drama Heaven’s Gates & Hell’s Flames — hosted by West Corinth Baptist Church — is set for tonight at 7o’clock. The opening night of the drama saw around 300 people attend on Sunday night with 46 decisions made, according to pastor Seth Kirkland. Church members Sandy Robinson (from left), Jessica Eaton and Kyler Rickman take part in one of the scenes in the presentation. Admission is free and a nursery will be provided. For more information contact the church at 662-286-6529.

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band Camp.” Approximately 50 historical characters tell Corinth’s story from both sides of the conflict. Along the way listeners will hear from generals Beauregard, Van Dorn and Grant, as well as civilians like Kate Cumming, a Scotland-born lady who nursed Corinth’s Confederate wounded after the Battle of Shiloh. “Voices of Corinth” was funded in part by Eastern National bookstores, a notfor-profit partner of the National Park Service. It is available for $8.95 at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center bookstore. (For more information on the CD and upcoming events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Corinth visit www. nps.gov/shil or call 2879273.)

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Things to do Today T-shirts on sale The 22nd Annual Hog Wild BBQ Festival T-shirt is now on sale. The Tshirts are available at The Alliance. Cost is $10 for youth and $15 for adult sizes.

America’s eating habits Dr. Angela Jill Cooley of the University of Mississippi will present, “Greens, and Tomatoes, and Beans…Oh My! Making the Food Movement Relevant in North Mississippi.” Cooley will examine Michael Pollan’s ideas in his book “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto” in the context of Mississippi’s food culture. She serves as a postdoctoral fellow and visiting assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. Her presentation is open to the public. The Tuesday, Sept. 25 lecture is slated for 11 a.m. on Northeast’s Booneville campus’ in the Claude Wright Room of Haney Union.

Senior activities The First Presbyterian Senior Adult Ministry is 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.

Activity center The Bishop Activity Center is having the following activities for the week of Sept. 24-28: Today -- Sportsplex, arm chair exercises with Mike Stewart. Senior citizens, age 60 and above, are welcome and encouraged to attend. Daily activites also include jigsaw puzzles, quilting,

table games (Dominoes & Rook), washer games and Rolo Golf.

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Exhibits held Photos on display The 11th Annual Crossroads Museum Photo Contest received 219 entries this year. Those photos are on display at the museum which is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on Sunday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m. The museum is located at 221 North Fillmore Street in downtown Corinth. Admission is adults $5; over 50 $3; under 16 free. For more information call 662-287-3120 or visit www.crossroadsmuseum. com.

Welcome Center events Anyone who needs new recipe ideas for tailgating or football gatherings can go by the Mississippi Welcome Center in Alcorn County to pick up a unique recipe for MS Caviar and a free copy of the eat.drink.MS magazine which features several tailgating recipes. The Welcome Center is also highlighting the great outdoors in Mississippi, including the many outdoor attractions in Alcorn and Tishomingo Counties. Visitors can also fill out one of the comment cards and be entered in the end of the month drawing for a Mississippi specialty gift item. The Welcome Center, 2028 South Tate St., Corinth, is also celebrating Blues Month through Sept. 30. Many Blues artists are from Mississippi, stop in the Welcome Center anytime during normal business hours to pick up an official Blues Trail Map, There will also be information in Blues venue locations and event listings. For more information, call 662-286-3443

■ The Corinth Artist Guild Gallery, 504 Cruise St., is hosting an exhibit of Angela Foster’s paintings, “The Menagerie.” The subjects of most of Foster’s work is wildlife, though she also paints landscapes and the occasional portrait. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ■ Paintings by Northeast alumni Dot Courson and her daughter Susan Patton are on display in the Anderson Hall Art Gallery on the Booneville campus of Northeast Mississippi Community College. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Contact Terry Anderson for more information at 662-720-7336 or tfanderson@nemcc. edu. ■ The Crossroads Museum at the Historic Depot at 221 North Fillmore Street (across from Joe’s Shoes) in downtown Corinth has a special Civil War Archives exhibit to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Corinth, Battle of Shiloh and the Civil War. The exhibit features authentic and some never-before-seen rare Civil War relics and information from the vast Crossroads Museum archives. The museum is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Sunday, 1-4 p.m. Admission is adults, $5; over 50, $3; and children under 16, free. For more information, contact the museum at 662-287-3120 or visit www.crossroadsmuseum.com.

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“I noticed a car coming up on me pretty quick,” said the 33-year-old newspaper carrier. “I got halfway on the shoulder and was close to turning when the car hit me.” Other than hitting his “head real hard” the carrier was ok.

“It wasn’t violent outside of the initial impact,” said Gray. Witnesses at the scene stated the silver vehicle appeared to have major damage on the front of the passenger’s side. “When I got out of the car, I noticed the car kind of stopped at the top of the hill, then kept on go-

ing again,” said Gray. The carrier was wearing his seat belt. The accident, worked by Corinth Police Officer Matt Wood, remains under investigation. Anyone with any information about the vehicle which left the scene should contact the police department.

Funeral services for Erik James Brady, 36, of Southaven, are set for 2 p.m. today at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial at Forrest Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Brady died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, at his home. Born Aug. 14, 1976, he was a tool and dye machinist. He was a Baptist who enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, especially his children, and also enjoyed fishing, playing video games and doing mechanic work. Brady Survivors include his wife of three-and-one-half years, Jenna Briggs Brady of Southaven; his parents, Eddie and Vicki Brady of Rienzi; four sons, Stephen Brady and Devon Brady of Rienzi, Jaxon Brady of Houston and Aiden Brady of Southaven; a daughter, Addyson Brady of Southaven; his maternal grandmother, Lula Faye Morris of Rienzi; his parents-inlaw, Rickey and Debbie Briggs of Corinth; a sisterin-law, Kimberly Briggs of Corinth; the mother of his sons Stephen and Devon, Linda Childs Brady of Rienzi; and other relatives and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Oliver James and Winna Faye Brady, and his maternal grandfather, Howard Gifford Morris. Pallbearers are Jared Busby, Darrel McNair, Justin Brown, Mike Graham, Tyler Morris, Clint McNair and Stacey Stone. Bro. Raybon Richardson will officiate the service. Visitation is from 12 noon to service time.

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Funeral services for Barbara Diann Bingham, 56, of Guntown, are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Funeral Home Chapel of Memories with burial at Fraley’s Chapel Church of Christ Cemetery. Mrs. Bingham, a homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 23, 2012. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Guntown, born Oct. 12, 1955. Survivors include one son, Craig Bingham (Amy) of Saltillo; two daughters, Brenda Hughes (Michael) of Fulton and Rebecca Bingham of Guntown; an honorary daughter, Tasha Hawkins of Guntown; her mother, Ruby McDonald Charles of Forrest City, Ark.; two brothers, Ralph Charles and Mark Charles (Linda), both of Forrest City, Ark.; two sisters, Shirley Charles of Guntown and Joyce Carter (Donald) of Forrest City, Ark.; and grandchildren April Hughes, Shelby Hughes, Alisha Rebstock (Roger), Emily Bingham, Ashley Bingham, Shyanne Bingham and Elijah Hawkins. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Bingham; her father, Herman Lee Charles; and a brother, Michael Wayne Charles.

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Funeral services for Harold Hughes Coleman Jr., 66, were held Sunday at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Greenbrier, Ark., with burial at Old Salem Cemetery in Damascus, Ark. Mr. Coleman died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012. Born in Memphis, Tenn., on March 18, 1946, he was the son of Harold Hughes Coleman Sr. and Emma Ruth Clark Coleman, formerly of Corinth. Mr. Coleman worked for the Frisco Railroad for many years as a mechanic and the Colonial Country Club as a turf mechanic. He was member of the Sardis Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Lucy Kay Smith Coleman; sons Chris Coleman (Sabrina) of Lakeland, Tenn., and Greg Coleman (Elizabeth) of Raleigh, N.C.; a daughter, Angelia Berhardt (William) of Damascus, Ark.; nine grandchildren; two sisters, Jocelyn Gaines of Memphis, and Louise McGowen of West Memphis, Ark.; nine

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Obama deserves another four years This is in response to the recent letter to the editor stating Mitt Romney is the man for the job. I am glad we live in a country where we can agree to disagree. The letter is in reference to Romney/Ryan are the men for the job for president and vice president of the United States. The letter writer goes on to state why he thinks Romney/Ryan are the men to lead this nation for the next four years, which I strongly disagree. As a 100 percent disabled Vietnam veteran who spent six years in the United States Marine Corp and utilizes the V.A. hospital in Memphis, I have observed numerous young men and women who will carry with them the rest of their life disabilities associated with President Bush/Chaney reasons for going to Iraq/Afghanistan. When President Clinton left office, he left a surplus for the Bush administration. In defense of President Bush, 9/11 was unforeseen and the cost of seeking out Al Qaeda. But then there was his reason for going after Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction, which were never found. Ask the employees of General Motors, Chrysler Corp. and all the plants throughout the United States which supply parts for these companies, how they feel about who should be our next president. I think the majority will say President Obama. I can recall Romney stating to let Chrysler go bankrupt. Thank God this did not happen — how many jobs would have been lost then? The actual meltdown on Wall Street occurred during the last six months of the Bush administration. This crisis was awaiting President Obama when he went into office. We have gotten rid of Bin Laden and Al Qaeda is on the run. I strongly believe the country is on the recovery from the worst recession since the Depression and I believe president Obama deserves another four years to complete this. I believe we need a president for all the people — not just 47 percent. Mike Crowe Hwy.72, Walnut

Prayer for today God of love, help us draw upon the love you have put in us and find ways to express it in words and actions, even, and especially, to those who are strangers. Amen.

A verse to share Paul wrote, “It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. This life that I live now, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave his life for me.” — Galatians 2:20 (TEV)

Epps’ budget presentation by the numbers BY JACK ELLIOTT JR. JACKSON — Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps likes numbers and he had plenty this past week when he appeared before legislative budget writers. ■ Mississippi leads the nation in locking people up at a rate of 686 inmates per 100,000 residents, based on 2010 figures. The national average is 439. ■ Mississippi is leader in average prison sentences, at 6.05 years compared to a national average of 5.42 years. ■ The state system has more than 22,000 people in custody and 39,000 under supervision. ■ 78 percent of the inmates use alcohol or drugs and many committed crimes while under the influence or to feed a habit. ■ The Mississippi Department of Corrections needs about $30 million as soon as possible cover a deficit this year, and that’s before lawmakers start looking at new budget figures for the fiscal year that begins next July 1. “There’s nothing in this deficit that we can do without in terms of public safe-

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themselves. Corrections officials removed the inmates as part of a settlement in a 2005 lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union. Epps’ numbers on average sentence length and average length of stay in the prison system led to a discussion of how judges sentence those convicted in their courts. Epps said Mississippi is not alone in struggling to pay for growing prisoner populations. He said California has gone so far as to reduce some crimes considered felonies to misdemeanors. He said other states have reduced sentences for some felonies. “I am not suggesting we do that,” Epps said. Epps said — and some lawmakers agreed — that sentences handed down by judges are not consistent across the state. He said the Legislature might consider sentencing guidelines, or standards for judges to follow — similar to what’s used in federal courts. While the U.S. Supreme Court struck down sentencing guidelines in 2005, federal judges still calculate the

sentence based on the old guidelines, with numerical values given for factors such as the seriousness of the offense and the defendant’s criminal record. Judges are not bound by the result. The disparity in sentencing in Mississippi, said Rep. Greg Snowden, R-Meridian, should be reviewed by lawyers, judges and others. He said while sentencing guidelines are probably not desirable, some changes could be made. Epps said some relief has come through earned time off sentences and medical leave, but more could be done. “We’ve kind of kicked the can down the road. We’ve just got to look at different things,” Epps said. House Corrections Chairman George Flaggs, DVicksburg, said he and Judiciary B Chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, will get their committees together in October to look at sentencing and other issues. (Daily Corinthian columnist Jack Elliott Jr. is a writer for the Associated Press based in Jackson.)

Obama’s first term is like FDR’s second

Worth quoting If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher. — Abdul Kalam

ty,” Epps told members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Epps said he’s under a federal court order to move youthful offenders 17 and younger into a separate facility at the prison in Rankin County. The move will require some renovations and more staff. He said a population growth of 1,126 inmates over the past year requires more corrections officers. There also is about $3.3 million in repair work needed at various facilities. And dormant Unit 32, which once housed death row and mentally ill inmates in conditions that prisoner advocates described as inhumane, may have to be reopened, Epps said. He is asking for money to make repairs.The unit, which was shuttered in January 2011, once held 1,000 men, from gang leaders to petty thieves to mentally ill inmates. Prisoners were kept in isolation 23 hours a day, often behind full metal doors in stifling cells with broken lights, yet violence was common between inmates and guards and among the inmates

BY MICHAEL BARONE People, not least himself, have often compared Barack Obama to Franklin D. Roosevelt. You know the narrative. He came to office in a financial crisis and proceeded to take government action to revive the economy and expand government to help the little guy. That narrative was developed by great New Deal historians like Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and has been an article of faith among liberal Democrats ever since. Expand government, and the people will love you. Except that it hasn’t worked out exactly that way. Most Americans don’t much love the stimulus package or Obamacare. That’s why you didn’t hear much about them at the Democratic National Convention. The economy has not responded as Obama’s economists predicted, to say the least. Job growth has been sluggish, investment even more so, and inflation may be starting to rear its ugly head. Obama’s term does resemble Roosevelt’s -- but his second term in office, not the first. If you look at the unemployment numbers for FDR’s first term, you can see why his party (unlike Obama’s Democrats) gained seats in the off-year election and why the president was resound-

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ingly re-elected in 1936. The unemployment percentages for successive years, rounded off, were 25 percent, 22 percent, 20 percent, 17 percent. Awfully high, but steady and heartening progress. The numbers for the second Roosevelt term were not so nice. Rounded off they were 14 percent, 19 percent, 17 percent, 15 percent — higher at the end than after the first year, with a spike in between. More like Obama’s numbers than like the first Roosevelt term. The second Roosevelt term was so dismal that many New Deal historians glossed over it or avoided it altogether. Schlesinger’s first three volumes of “The Age of Roosevelt” were bestsellers. The third, running up to the 1936 election, was published in 1960. Schlesinger lived another 47 years, active to the end. In that time, he wrote numerous books and probably millions of words of beautiful prose. But he never got around to Roosevelt’s second term. The reason, I suspect, is that he found the subject depressing, at least up until 1940, when Roosevelt rallied to aid Winston Churchill’s Britain at a time of world crisis. Why did Roosevelt’s second term turn out so poorly? Basically, because his policies were so unpopular. His 1935 labor act led to vio-

lent sitdown strikes in auto, steel and rubber factories, in which union victories were resented by the wider public. His high tax rates on high earners — the great white whale of the Ahab-like Obama — plus something called the excess profits tax and the threat of onerous new regulation discouraged business investment, leading to what some called a capital strike. In that setting many liberals, as historian Alan Brinkley writes, “reached the pessimistic conclusion that stagnation had become the normal condition of modern industrial economies.” Sounds like Bill Clinton’s argument: No one could do better. Republicans gained 80 House seats in the 1938 offyear elections. A conservative coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats dominated Congress for most of the next 20 years. Polling in the run-up to the 1940 election showed Roosevelt and the Democratic Party in nothing like the dominant position they held in his first term. Gallup polls showed that most voters wanted a Republican as the next president. Of course, we know that Roosevelt won a third term and then a fourth after that. The New Deal historians have taken that as evidence that Americans loved his big government policies. But Roosevelt won in 1940

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and 1944 on foreign affairs and as a war leader. The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 overshadowed economic complaints. In June 1940, Hitler overran France. With his thenally Josef Stalin, he threatened to take over most of the landmass of Eurasia. We were as close as the world has ever gotten to George Orwell’s “1984.” That crisis gave Roosevelt an enormous electoral advantage. Republicans’ presidential hopefuls had no foreign policy credentials. Thomas Dewey was a 38-year-old district attorney, Robert Taft a second-year senator, Wendell Willkie a utilities executive. Democratic alternatives to Roosevelt were just as weak: a salty Texas vice president, a former campaign manager, an outgoing governor of Indiana. Roosevelt finagled his renomination in July 1940 and won a decisive victory in November. Roosevelt and his party were rescued from his second term record by a world crisis. It’s not clear what will rescue Obama’s candidacy. (Daily Corinthian columnist Michael Barone is senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, www.washingtonexaminer. com. He is also a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

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Shipyard fined over toilet pollution PASCAGOULA — Ingalls Shipbuilding has paid a $33,775 fine after a portable toilet dumped untreated waste into the East Pascagoula River for more than six years. Spokesman Bill Glenn says that the toilet station was connected to a storm drain at the Pascagoula shipyard after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, instead of to the sewer system. The unit of Huntington Ingalls Industries found the problem in October 2011, corrected it the same day and called regulators, Glenn says. By the time the ship-

yard fixed the problem, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality estimates the toilet had dumped about 1.8 million gallons of wastewater into the river. Under a June settlement with MDEQ, Ingalls studied whether the discharge caused damage, and whether remedial actions were needed. Glenn says the study found no environmental harm.

Dems endorse Banks for Supreme Court JACKSON — The Mississippi Democratic Party is endorsing Democratic state Rep. Earle Banks of Jackson as he runs for state Supreme Court.

The endorsement was announced Monday, weeks after the state Republican Party endorsed the man Banks is trying to unseat, Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. of Jackson. Mississippi judicial candidates run without party labels, but state law doesn’t stop political parties from throwing their support behind candidates. Banks is an attorney and president of People’s Funeral Home. He has served in the House since 1993. Waller has served on the Supreme Court since 1996 and became chief justice in 2009. The central district has 22 counties: Bolivar, Claiborne, Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Hum-

phreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Rankin, Scott, Sharkey, Sunflower, Warren, Washington and Yazoo.

Warr wants federal conviction tossed GULFPORT — A former Gulfport mayor is asking a federal judge to throw out his guilty plea almost three years ago to a felony charge of stealing FEMA funds. The plea deal Brent Warr entered into with the government allowed him and his wife to walk out of court with no prison time. The Sun Herald reports that Warr’s attor-

ney argues in new court documents that FEMA did not determine that Warr was ineligible for the assistance his family received after Hurricane Katrina even though the government charged him with the crime. Warr contends that FEMA has acknowledged since his plea that it made errors in determining applicant eligibility for benefits following Katrina. Warr was sentenced in 2009 to three years’ probation and ordered to pay $9,558 in restitution.

Northern federal court changes ahead JACKSON — Legislation to realign the federal court in north Mississippi

will condense the existing four divisions into three, according to Republican Sens. Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker. Cochan and Wicker say the bill now goes to the president and will take effect 60 days after the president signs it. The northern district court presently hears cases in Oxford, Greenville, Aberdeen and Clarksdale. The division in Clarksdale would be closed under the bill. Cochran says the realignment should improve the overall operation of the federal judiciary in north Mississippi. The southern federal court district in Mississippi has divisions in Jackson, Hattiesburg and Gulfport.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY TRENT KELLY is pleased to announce the appointment of

APRIL BOSTICK WOOD as an Assistant District Attorney assigned to the Corinth Office an investiture ceremony will be held on

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Thursday, September 27, 2012, 9:00 a.m. in the Courtroom of the Alcorn County Justice Center 2833 South Harper Road Corinth, Mississippi everyone is invited to attend the Ceremony and Reception to follow

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