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imothy Kendricks, 27, isn’t your average college student. He battled a lifethreatening disease and came out on top, and then he wrote a book about his struggles.

“I am a cancer survivor,” Kendricks says. “My senior year of high school (at Wingfield High School)—a long time ago—I was diagnosed with Stage IV Wilms cancer.”

Wilms cancer is a rare type of kidney cancer that develops in one or both kidneys.

It typically affects children under age 5, although research is inconclusive as to why or how it develops. Although Kendricks developed the disease in his late teens, and not as a toddler, the disease did not permanently deter him from succeeding and achieving his goals. “I was one of the best (basketball) players, not just in the state, but nationally,” he says. At the time of his diagnosis, several local and national colleges were trying to recruit Kendricks for his basketball skill, but after the cancer, the offers disappeared.

Kendricks feels like his experiences have made him a better, more mature person. “I feel like (the battle with cancer) taught me a lot,” he says. “It showed me how to view life from a different perspective,” he says. “I beat the cancer in a record breaking time, I can say, probably about in nine months.”

Though he’s lived elsewhere, Kendricks considers Jackson his home.

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“I was born here in Jackson,” he says.

“Basically, I’ve been here all my life. I wouldn’t say (I have lived) anywhere else. …

I love Jackson,” he says.

Kendricks considers himself to be more of a “city guy,” but he also enjoys Jackson’s soul food and outdoor life, and feels that it is all part of Jackson’s allure.

Currently, Kendricks is pursuing a graduate degree from Jackson State University in sports management. He graduated from JSU in 2013, where he received his bachelor’s degree with a major in criminal justice and a minor in sociology.

A leader to the core, Kendricks is an active part of the Jackson State community.

He volunteers and helps out with the flag football team. “I feel like my competitive nature and leadership (makes me an asset to Jackson). I enjoy being around in the community and what I’m doing now … being out here helping with the flag football and being able to attend (games). I feel like my courage—being able to fight something and stand up to it—is a wonderful thing.”

He just wrote a book called “The Battle Off the Court: A Survivor’s Story” (Bar Publishing, 2014, $3.50), which is available on Kindle. “It’s about my struggles and where I come from—me playing basketball and going through an illness that could have taken my life,” he says.

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EDITOR’S note

by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

Mississippi: Clawing to the Top

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onna Ladd wrote the following editor’s note for the Starkville Free Press the day before Mississippi State beat Auburn University to become the No. 1 football team in the country. It is republished in the JFP this week in honor of State’s continued fight to stay at the top of the college football polls—and just in time for the JFP annual Best of Jackson contest; the ballot is on page 32 and at bestofjackson.com.

As we’ve all been riding high in recent weeks over the Mississippi State football team’s meteoric rise on the media radar, we’ve all seen those tweets. You know, the anti-Mississippi ones that we all know go deeper than football rivalries. For instance: “Auburn’s job is to get those two schools in that sh*tty state of Mississippi off their high horse.”

That was only the next in many trashMississippi barbs (often about our very real obesity, poverty and race history), but it suddenly helped crystallize my feelings over being from and living in the state that gives all the others a scapegoat—a way to feel superior to something or, in this case, an entire state.

We all know Mississippians are pretty much all sensitive about being the country’s punching bag, even as our state’s residents have done or voted to allow some really stinky stuff (like keeping the old state flag, to name just one). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve edited defensive clichés like “In Mississippi, we even wear shoes” out of perfectly well-written pieces on various subjects. Coming from this state with our history, much of which is barely past, we can assume that many outsiders are looking down at us, if we’re not careful. And not a small number are.

Look at that tweet again. I actually thought the “sh*tty state” part was funny— just typical athletic trash talk—but when I thought about it in conjunction with yanking us off our “high horse,” it went to a dif-

ferent place in my head. I’ve learned over the years—growing up in Mississippi, then leaving for 18 years and bopping around “smart” America, then returning to start a group of publications starting with this one—that a particularly pernicious group of folks out there want us to fail.

It is often people who aren’t doing a whole lot better job than we are, or have done, at stuff like race relations and diversity but who like to pretend they are. They

We are steadily climbing up on a high horse. like to point to Mississippi to excuse their own failings and prove that at least they’re better than we are.

We’re sitting at an interesting juncture here in Mississippi. Working from Jackson now for 12 years to provide a progressive voice and forum for so many Mississippians who have long felt silenced, too often to the point of leaving and taking their energy and brilliance with them, I’ve watched our state start to find its legs in so many ways. We’ve begun to build up confidence, stamina, networks and determination to continue this state’s evolution into a place where its smart residents can’t imagine leaving, at least not for long.

We Mississippians do keep surprising people, whether it’s with Republicans and Democrats joining together to repeatedly defeat the horrendous Personhood effort,

or by our towns that keep standing up against homophobic forces while quoting back to them Bible verses that are more about “do unto your neighbor” than about how someone is going to hell.

We are steadily peeling back the layers of hate and distrust that have kept our state’s residents divided and conquered for too long. We’re replacing them with hope and courage to stand up and claim our rightful piece of the puzzle that is Mississippi. It’s ours, and we’ve decided to stay and fight for it, to build rather than tear down, to focus on our positives and use them to solve our negatives.

When Mississippians start doing this together thing, we quickly find that the culture around us starts changing. We suddenly believe we’ve got this, we can solve problems, we’re as good as anyone else and, by damn, we can even win stuff—hearts and minds, respect, awards and maybe even a national championship or a Heisman. I find this is true for natives and even transplants, especially those from nearby states that suffer from similar collective inferiority neuroses, even if slightly less debilitating as Mississippi’s.

It doesn’t hurt when a smart person, say a Dan Mullen, shows up in our state without that familiar bigotry toward our residents, looks at the kind-of ragtag group of talented-but-ignored players he can manage to assemble, sees potential greatness and then rolls up his sleeves and sets out to change their perceptions and all the rest of ours’. Mullen talks about changing the culture at Mississippi State to one that believes in winning.

That’s how perpetual top-10 teams are built: They believe they should win, and so they often do. They don’t believe they will win “if …”; they know they can win “despite” setbacks. The same goes for people.

Why do the work it takes to be brilliant if

you don’t actually think you can be?

I don’t know what is going to transpire for State, or Ole Miss, going forward, but it’s been amazing to see Mississippi teams that collectively believe in their own potential. They are surrounded by many Mississippians who are ready to shred the stereotypes and bigotry that are directed toward us, even if it’s due to our own collective actions or omissions. We are ready, overall, to change our culture, and we are ready to have greatness come to us, on our own turf, rather than always have to take our smarts and strength and go looking for it somewhere else.

Many of us now want to control our own destinies, rather than be told to settle for inferiority here, or to get out. A major way to do that is to own who we are. I don’t know about you, but our whipping-postfor-the-world role also makes me want it.

It gives me my personal strength and my fire to work twice as hard to prove that I’m at least as good as the next guy, or state.

My partner Todd (an Aggie!) likes to point to the proverbial baseball bat that Mississippians can pull out when we think we’ve been wronged. We may not agree on everything, but Mississippians of all races and backgrounds suddenly stand together when you start trying to belittle us off our high horse. Yes, we have used that instinct for some bad things over the years, but increasingly I see it turned to the positive.

It is our younger residents—like Mayor Parker Wiseman up in Starkville who doesn’t hide his progressive beliefs to run for, or stay in, office—who are going to change Mississippi by staying, working, believing, fighting, and rejecting the culture and trapped mindsets of the past. We are steadily climbing up on a high horse, and I believe we will stay there for a long time.

This is our state, world, and we’re ready to win.

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CONTRIBUTORS

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Ronni Mott

R.L. Nave

Julie Skipper

Jake Sund

Micah Smith

Kelly Stone

Trip Burns

Gina Haug

Ronni Mott has been a Mississippian since 1997. She’s an award-winning writer and a yoga teacher, just stumbling and fumbling toward bliss like everyone else. She interviewed Bill Maher for this issue.

R.L. Nave, native Missourian and news editor, roots for St. Louis (and the Mizzou Tigers)—and for Jackson.

Send him news tips at rlnave@ jacksonfreepress.com or call him at 601-362-6121 ext. 12. He wrote several news pieces.

Freelance writer and attorney Julie Skipper works and plays downtown. Ask her about it if you want an earful. She hopes to learn to cook one day, but mostly thinks of the kitchen as additional closet space. She wrote a food story.

Jake Sund is a native of Madison with a bachelor’s in English education from Mississippi State University. If he’s out and about, chances are he’s watching live music somewhere in the Jackson area. He wrote a music story.

Music Editor Micah Smith is an adjunct professor at the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good. He also plays with the band Empty Atlas. He wrote arts and music stories.

Kelly Stone is an author from Brandon who writes romance novels. Her other passions include writing poetry and short stories. She wrote a Hitched story.

Staff Photographer Trip Burns is a graduate of the University of Mississippi, where he studied English and sociology.

He enjoys the films of Stanley Kubrick. He took many photos for the issue.

Account Manager Gina Haug is a self-professed information collector who has a love for all things fun. She is a huge Ole Miss and Saints fan, and her birthday is her favorite holiday.

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Vote for a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Better Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Special thanks to your regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public school superintendents, teachers, district staff, parents and community friends for their splendid support and help with gathering more than 200,000 signatures for the Better Schools, Better Jobs constitutional amendment to require full state funding for our kindergarten through grade 12 education system, without new taxes.

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sippi voters in November 2015, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why our deadline was so short. What an achievement!

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Critics will claim Mississippi cannot afford to fully fund its K-12 schools, which was

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Response to â&#x20AC;&#x153;How Obamacare Went South in Mississippiâ&#x20AC;? by Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News

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Janna Wow is right! The author would have you think that Obamacare would have been perfect for Mississippiansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health needs had the Tea Party not opposed it. That is astounding. The Affordable Care Act is simply a bad lawâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;unbelievably expensive and restrictive.

The purpose of the ACA is to provide the federal government a way to take control of the health care of the citizenry. Just wait until your doctor prescribes a medication, and Obamacare says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sorry, that drug is not on our list of available drugs. The government will not pay for it for you.â&#x20AC;? Then are you going to complain about the Tea Party?

HA! The problem is with Obamacare itself.

Obamacare is failing all across the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just in Mississippi, a state that the author of this article seems to loathe.

tstauffer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wowâ&#x20AC;? @Janna ... what an utter misconception of what ACA is.

The ACA (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obamacareâ&#x20AC;?) is a law that regulates and attempts to expand health insurance in this country, as well as an expansion of Medicaid to cover the â&#x20AC;&#x153;working poorâ&#x20AC;? as opposed to the simply destitute.

We can no longer be turned down due to pre-existing conditions, and all insurance policies are required to offer certain basic benefits. Ideally, the exchanges (originally a GOP idea) would create more competition among insurance providers and more information for consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and, indeed, in states that participated fully, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working that wayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like Kynect in Mitch McConnellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home state.

Is ACA perfect? No. But the current gridlock in Washington, the blocking of Medicaid expansions and the lack of commitment by state leaders to pull together an exchange means Mississippi residents are

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promised by the Legislature in 1997 but fully funded only twice. We believe we have the funds and must dedicate them to providing our children with the tools they need for the good-paying jobs that will make their lives and the state of Mississippi better.

We hope anyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to help us make that happen will contact us at 769524-6818 or get involved through our website betterms.org. Also, follow us on Twitter @BetterMS2015 or our Facebook page.

Patsy R. Brumfield, Jackson losing out on the benefits of ACA that are being enjoyed by many other states around the country.

Duan @ Janna â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is ACA perfect? No. But the current gridlock in Washington, the blocking of Medicaid expansions and the lack of commitment by state leaders to pull together an exchange means Mississippi residents are losing out on the benefits of ACA that are being enjoyed by many other states around the country.â&#x20AC;?

I will add southern states such as Arkansas, Kentucky and West Virginia.

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new state-wide health-care systems. They are getting health care for the first time.

Many Democrats do not even run on the truth that these state-wide plans, when executed well, are a blessing to many without insurance due to the ACA law, which by the way is Obamacare. Many people getting the insurance when asked do not know that what they have is Obamacare.

Mississippi is giving up about $8.7 billion in health-care money by not expanding health care in this state. That money, with the multiplier effect, would generate nearly $30 billion in the state and region.

The stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility is to its citizens and education and health are the most fundamental things a state can do.

Do we have to call a state constitutional convention to write this rights into our state constitution?

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Consumer spending represents 70 percent of GDP. With all this good news, have you heard one Republican or Tea Party politician talking about the positive economic signs?

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Wednesday, October 29 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says that U.S. troops returning from helping fight Ebola in West Africa must undergo 21-day quarantines upon their return.

Capitol Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catch-22

Thursday, October 30 Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly declares that he is gay, making him the highest-profile business CEO to come out. â&#x20AC;Ś U.S. marshals capture Eric Frein, the survivalist accused of ambushing two Pennsylvania state troopersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;killing one and seriously wounding the otherâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;after a seven-week manhunt.

t close to 5 p.m. on Sept. 24, water spouted high into the air from a 12-inch water main into the air, flooding Capitol Street in downtown Jackson.

To her surprise, Lina Lynn, owner of Wasabi Bistro, says her restaurant never lost water. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say she completely weathered the storm. The following day, even though Wasabiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water was working just fine, water to the McCoy Federal Building and most other downtown offices still had not been restored. Most downtown employees were sent home early, leaving Lynn with no customers. She had to throw out most of the food they prepped for the day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were having problems paying the bills because we were closed down,â&#x20AC;? Lynn said of the week they were dealing with water problems as she busily rolled sushi during a recent lunch hour.

Lynn declined to say how much money Wasabi lost that week, but said that it was substantial. She has said in the past that the restaurantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business has dropped 40 percent since construction began. The same is true of Wasabiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighbor to the west, Elite Restaurant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the day, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have a beautiful downtown,â&#x20AC;? said Chuck Odom, who works with the Elite, adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not thriving, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not surviving very well.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though they know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long shot, she and other businesses are talking about the possibility of legal action against either the city or the contractor, Madison-

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Sunday, November 2 Russia supports rebel-organized legislative elections in eastern Ukraine that had been staunchly denounced by the international community.

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Monday, November 3 The Homeland Security Department adds new screening requirements for Europeans and other travelers from countries for which a visa isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t required for U.S. entry â&#x20AC;Ś Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center, now Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tallest building, opens for business.

Tuesday, November 4 Russian diplomats inform the United States that Russia will boycott the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, potentially hurting efforts initiated by President Barack Obama to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism.

Get breaking news at jfpdaily.com.

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Saturday, November 1 The United Nationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expert panel on climate science finishes a report on global warming that the UNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environment agency says offers â&#x20AC;&#x153;conclusive evidenceâ&#x20AC;? that humans are altering the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s climate system. â&#x20AC;Ś Bangladesh experiences a nationwide blackout when a transmission line bringing electricity from neighboring India fails.

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by R.L. Nave

Lina Lynn, owner of Wasabi Bistro, wonders how much longer her three-year-old restaurant on West Capitol Street can hold out without help from the city or an uptick in the number of people working downtown.

based Eutaw Construction Company Inc. At the same time, Mayor Tony Yarber said the city is testing the section of water main that broke to determine the cause of the rupture. The possibility of the city seeking redress from contractors is â&#x20AC;&#x153;not off the table,â&#x20AC;? Yarber told reporters recently.

Yarber dispatched one of his deputy chief administrative officers as an emissary to businesses on Capitol Street to smooth things over.

Before she opened Wasabi in Decem-

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ber 2011, Lynn said then-landlords apprised her of the coming Capitol Street project, but assured her that business wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t suffer too much and, with the other developments like the Farish Street revitalization in the works, anyone moving downtown close to that action would be well-positioned to thrive. While downtown is slowly but surely picking up, with long-dormant office space filling up and the dark Landmark Building under new ownership and, reportedly, with at least one tenant lined up, down-

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town hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hit any King Edwardscale home runs in a while, which is making business owners like Lynn and (folks at the Elite) nervous.

Despite promises of a more walkable, business-friendly Capitol Street, it would be an understatement to say the project has been a headacheâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for the drivers who must navigate the construction and confusing system of newly installed roundabouts, city officials constantly bombarded with complaints and the frustration of local business owners. In that way, the trials and tribulations of Capitol Street represent a Catch-22 for growing Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s downtown.

How do you promote a downtown with such highly visible signs of growing pains?

Ben Allen, president of Downtown Jackson Partners, which controls the business-improvement district in downtown and thinks of itself as booster club for downtown, says being upfront is the best policy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re honest with people. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sugarcoat anything,â&#x20AC;? Allen said.

When courting private investors and businesses, Allen said his group is truthful about the challengesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he calls Farish Street a â&#x20AC;&#x153;messâ&#x20AC;? and said having three mayors over a span of one year disrupted the continuity of some projectsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and admits mistakes were made. For example, of the $9.2 million Capitol Street project, which started

construction back in July 2013, Allen said the window for completion in the original request-for-proposals was too wide. A larger window allowed the city to charge the contractor less than having a shorter timeline that would require crews to work fast and steadier, Allen said.

The project is slated for completion in February 2015. Even still, Allen is hopeful about the pace of public investment, which includes Capitol Street and Jackson State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s near completion of renovating the building at 101 West Capitol St., which will house between 300 and 350 students and 50 to 70 JSU faculty members. Crews have been prepping the property for more than a year, and JSU officials say they expect it to be finished in January, ahead of the spring semester. When government institutions invest, it tends to reassure skittish private developers, Allen said.

In the meantime, Lynn has proposed hosting a block party for Chinese New Year at the end of February and throwing downtown street festivals throughout the year.

City of Jackson officials have said they are open to Lynnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposals. Jonathan Kiser of Neel-Schaffer, an engineering-consulting firm that is managing the project, declined to comment, citing the threats of legal action against contractors.

Comment at www.jfp.ms. Email R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com.

City Moves to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Ban the Boxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

by R.L. Nave

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lanked by Ward 4 Councilman Deâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keither Stamps and Ward 5 Councilman Charles Tillman, Mayor Tony Yarber announced Nov. 4 that the city would look to end the practice of asking about applicantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; criminal records and would encourage public- and private-sector employers to do the same.

Speaking to reporters, Yarber urged city contractors and landlords â&#x20AC;&#x153;to consider applicants on their merits first and not on their past mistakes.â&#x20AC;?

The City of Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s employment application asks, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Have you EVER pleaded nolo contendere (no contest) to or been convicted of a crime?â&#x20AC;? and the form has a place to check for felonies as well as misdemeanors other than nonDUI traffic violations.

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Such boxes are particularly problematic in Jackson, the largest city in the state with the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second highest rate of incarceration. Yarber said Jackson would be the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first city to implement such a change.

Stamps, the council president, said the move would give people a chance to go forward and secure employment.

While there are no immediate plans to introduce an ordinance, Stamps said the council is working with Yarberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration on developing a policy.

Yarber said his legal department would draft an internal policy, hopefully by the beginning of 2015, and said he would be open to an ordinance from the city council. Tillman, a longtime educator, said the initiative is long overdue.

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DISH | ward 1

Ashby Foote, Enterprising Candidate

by Anna Wolfe

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How would you use your financial expertise in city council?

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they’re trying to take care of with that tax money, and I’m not saying we need to go immediately and just cut the millage rate down, but the reality is that we have to be competitive if when people come to move to the Jackson area we’d like them to consider Jackson as a place to live.

lenge is—and I haven’t had time to go through (the budget) at this point in time— to come up with a laundry list of solutions.

As I see it, the role of the city councilperson is to facilitate a line of communication with citizens, with businesses that are in the Jackson area, to make Jackson more efficient.

I’m not going to be the person that has all the answers, but I can talk to a lot of people and hopefully bring good potential solutions to the city council that we can then discuss and try to come up with the best plan.

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shby Foote is new to the political scene, but he believes his knack for numbers gives him an edge as a candidate for Ward 1 City Council. A longtime Jacksonian and founder of Vector Money Management, Foote has extensive experience in finance.

Foote, 62, graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1974 and has been married to his wife, Suzie, for 30 years. They have three sons, Turner, Stuart and Tommy, one daughter, Sarah, and one granddaughter, Bella.

During this interview, Foote retrieved a calculator to show how much higher Jackson’s property taxes are compared to surrounding areas.

This is one reason Foote believes Jackson is not competitive with other cities. He recently told the Jackson Free Press about his plans if elected.

Tell me what Vector Money Management is?

We’re a registered investment advisory firm. We manage portfolios, publicly traded stocks and bonds, for our clientele, individuals and some institutions, like foundations and all. We’ve done that for 25 years. In the process of making investment decisions, one of the things we spend a lot of time on sort of macro-economic issues. What causes the economy to grow? Or not grow? Or do better? Or to perform well? And then within individual companies. Why do some companies do really well?

Why does Microsoft do well while other companies don’t do well? There are factors that make some enterprises exceed beyond their wildest expectations.

Jackson city government is a big enterprise. It’s got a lot of different things it needs to accomplish during the course of a year. As so often happens in government they, often times, end up with more obligations Ashby Foote, founder and president of Vector Money Management, is running for the Ward 1 City Council seat to try to accomplish, whether [MXL LSTIW SJ FVMRKMRK ßRERGMEP ORS[PIHKI XS XLI GMX] it’s safety in the streets, whether budget planning process. it’s the school system. In this What is your assessment of the business climate in case, water and sewer has beJackson? come a big issue, and you’ve got other things that people want to turn to You seem to be using parking We need to focus on safety so that people government to help solve problems. So it be- meters as a microcosm for a bigger consider that a safe place, just personally safe comes a question of being able to afford all of problem. What other examples for business people and their clients because (those). The needs can exceed your ability to illustrate that problem? the clients have to feel comfortable to come meet those needs.

Exactly. That’s what I was trying to do. down and visit a business, if it’s an accounting At the end of the day, a lot of those isOne of the first things I would ask if firm, if it’s a law firm, if it’s an investment firm sues boil down to either being able to priori- we were in a budget meeting would be to or if it’s some other type of firm. tize them and then be able to finance them. try to turn to whoever department parkAll the construction going on right now I’ve worked in the area of finance for the last ing meters is and say, ‘Can you explain and that’s continuing to go on and the re34 years, and I’ve learned a lot. I didn’t start how you come in 70 percent short of what do of the construction with the changing of out as an expert in finance. The actual expe- you expected to get?’ It’s not like the city is Capitol Street from one-way to two-way—I rience … I think, is a crucial factor in being going to be in default because you’re short really have to question that decision. That’s able to solve problems. $123,000, but that’s really messed up for a lot of cost for not much value added at a The revenue for Jackson primarily planning purposes. time when we’ve got severe financial needs comes from property taxes. One of the issues There are other solutions. The point is over our water and sewer system. To me, that came up during (the Ward 1 forum last not to try to say this is the specific solution that’s an example of poor prioritizing. week) was: Are citizens of Jackson paying too that fits Jackson, but there are other solutions much in tax revenues? My answer to that that we need to consider that would perhaps You stress safe communities when question was that Jackson is not very com- save us some money at this point in time, you’re talking about economic petitive when it comes to taxes with the other whether it’s contracting out services with an development. How do you think the city council can have an impact on surrounding areas. independent company or whatever.

Obviously, Jackson’s got a lot of things That’s a good anecdote, and the chal- crime rates?

Crime rate is obviously a huge part of how Jackson is perceived. I’m not an expert on crime, but there are experts on the whole crime issue out there. The way I see impacting that is by reaching out and talking to the law enforcement officials, the ones that are working for the city of Jackson, other law enforcement officials, looking at best practices in cities across the county that have situations or demographics similar to Jackson.

How would you suggest Jackson retain its middle class?

We’ve got to be competitive from a tax situation for the middle class so it’s cost efficient to live in Jackson, (and) they get a good value for their tax dollars. We’ve got to have a better school system. There’s three schools in Ward 1—Spann, McLeod and Casey. Casey has an A-rating, I think Spann has a B, and then McLeod is like a D. We’ve got to increase the performance of our schools.

City council, while I think we vote on, approve, have an approval process involved with the budget of the schools, we don’t really control the schools per se, so we need to be proactive in trying to make the schools better, but we don’t really have authority over the schools as far as hiring and firing.

Editors note: Spann has a C rating.

If you’re dealing with a divisive topic in City Council where you have some kind of financial input, how are you going to get members who might not have the same knowledge and background that you have to get on board with your ideas?

It’s not going to happen overnight. Finance is complex. The investment world can be very complex. Like any discipline, it has its own set of language and things that the people in it know about. In many areas I’m a layperson. Investment is an area that I have expertise in.

So part of it’s going to be education.

Here’s some fundamental rules. One of them would be, investment capital is going to go where it’s well-treated, so we need to be … business-friendly. If we want businesses to come to Jackson … they need to see Jackson as pro-business.

But there’s more complicated things that are going to come along, and I see myself as being able to, over time, build trust with other councilmembers that I share their values which is trying to make Jackson a more dynamic, growing, safe city. I’ve got to believe everybody on the council wants that and it’s just a matter of how to accomplish it.

Read all Ward 1 candidate interviews to date at jfp.ms/ward1. Email author at anna@ jacksonfreepress.com.

TALK | city

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n the past few months, regular attendees of Jackson City Council have become accustomed to the city clerk rattling off long series of numbers.

The numerals are actually case numbers assigned to properties that the city has declared nuisances, ready for demolition or clean up. Since August, more than 200 lots have been declared menaces to public health, safety and welfare.

The rapid uptick represents a departure from years of gridlock homeowners have complained about when it comes to cleaning up problem properties. It used to be that the process to clean them would be caught up in a nearly endless cycle of snail-mail letters, empty threats from the city, and legal tangles that can

Mayor Tony Yarber’s administration is streamlining how the city deals with blighted property.

lation of city codes. If it is, the city issues a warning to the property owner, who has 90 days to respond, but that can be done with a simple letter and one-time compliance.

If, for example, the violation is due to an unkempt lawn, the owner can have the grass cut once. If he or she then fails to keep

up the lawn again, another complaint must be filed, and the 90-day process starts over.

In that way, the laws benefit the landowners and make it difficult for the city to wrest abandoned properties from owners who aren’t caring for the land.

Private citizens can purchase the property directly from the state, but the City of Jackson has also had some success in the past by asking the state to give the property to the city.

State law prohibits the secretary of state’s office from donating the properties directly to nonprofit organizations, but it doesn’t prevent them from donating them to a municipality.

The city in recent months moved to a system in which prospective contractors undergo a background check and get added to a pre-approved list from which the clean-up jobs are divided up. Yarber said that, in recent months, the city discovered that some of the contractors being used were not qualified to do work they bid on, such as remove asbestos.

In addition, Yarber said the city streamlined the process by ending the process of bidding out the jobs to local contractors.

“The law doesn’t say that; it’s just what we do, and what we’ve found is that it bogs us down,” Yarber said.

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The initiative is coupled with various housing programs that give a leg up to low-income and first-time homebuyers, which incentives keeping the properties cleaned up.

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take months and even years to resolve.

Mayor Tony Yarber credits a change he made when he came into office in April to move housing code enforcement to the Jackson Police Department.

“We’ve done that to give code more teeth so that when they go out in communities, they have leverage of law enforcement authority,” Yarber explained recently.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued a report in 2008 that called vacant and abandoned residential and commercial properties costly problems that the mortgage foreclosure crisis exacerbated.

“These properties are a drain on city budgets,” the report said. “They detract from the quality of life, as well as the economic opportunities, of those living around them. They are an impediment to individual neighborhood redevelopment and, ultimately, to achievement of city-wide economic development goals.”

The report cites Meridian as one 27 cities using best practices to deal with blight properties through its Housing Condemnation Project, a partnership with the Lauderdale County Board of Supervisors and the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office.

In that program, county crews demolish vacant, dilapidated houses, the majority of which are in low-income neighborhoods.

The city is responsible for abating asbestos.

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TALK | poverty

Funding Cuts Could Put Women and Children Out

by Anna Wolfe

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woman who has been living at Matt Devenney Emergency Shelter for two and a half weeks doesn’t know where women will go if Stewpot does not receive the funds necessary to keep the shelter open.

For now, Matt’s House, as well as Billy Brumfield Emergency Shelter, are scheduled to close Nov. 15.

The woman, Samantha Stevens, was evicted from her home in Rankin County

helpful for people in crisis who need shelter immediately.

Christie Burnett, director of Stewpot’s Opportunity Center, said that getting women into shelters on the spur of the moment “isn’t going to happen” anywhere other than Matt’s House.

Additionally, Stewpot shelters are the only ones that don’t require a TB card that shows that a person is cleared of tuberculosis.

To get one, a person has to get to a hospi-

rector Frank Spencer says Stewpot lost $90,000 in city grants—called Emergency Solutions Grants—as a result of a spending regulation from HUD. The organization also lost a direct HUD grant of $50,000 to Matt’s House.

“No more than 60 percent of a grantees’ fiscal year total allocation can be used for Emergency Shelter activities,” Henderson wrote in the same statement.

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prior to finding a home at Matt’s House. Her face lights up when she talks about the two supervisors at Matt’s House, who provide a welcoming community for women and children in need.

She spent a week, and the very last of the money she had, at a hotel before finally finding an open bed at the shelter. If it hadn’t been for Matt’s House, she said she’d likely be on the street. “We still need emergency shelters,” she said. “What about right now? What about people that need (shelter) immediately?”

For Stevens, Matt’s House, which provides housing to homeless women and children for 14 days, was the only place she could go. (She requested and was granted an additional 14 days from the shelter).

Other emergency shelters were either full or don’t house women. Transitional shelters, which provide extended stay but require clients to have referrals, are not

tal, which can be hard for a homeless person without transportation.

But the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is urging Jackson to move toward funding rapid-rehousing programs instead of emergency shelters. In fact, they have a put a cap on the percentage of Jackson’s HUD grant that the city can use on emergency shelters, according to Vanessa Henderson, director of Housing and Community Development for Jackson.

“The revisions in the regulations changed the program focus from addressing the needs of the homeless people in emergency or transitional shelters to assisting people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness,” Henderson wrote in an emailed statement in response to an interview request, which the City declined.

This move accounts for a $140,000 cut to Stewpot’s ministry. Executive Di-

ter Jr. said that before this new rule, the city could have spent 100 percent of its grant on emergency shelters and, according to Henderson, they did.

Rapid rehousing agencies place homeless people in housing and provide services to them while they are in the program “that hopefully will enable them to get housing and food and clothing ... counseling about jobs and medical services,” Spencer said.

The difference is, people who are homeless can get immediate shelter at emergency shelters as opposed to working with an agency to be placed in housing.

Stewpot also lost $28,000 in funding from United Way. That cut brings the Stewpot’s total loss to about $170,000 out of its $1.8 million budget.

Carol Burger, President of United Way for the Capital Area, said the organization simply did not raise enough money to contribute the amount of money to Stewpot as

they have in the past. Last year, United Way gave $30,000 to Stewpot. This year, they were only able to give $2,000.

United Way, which is funded through different companies who run United Way campaigns and corporate and individual donors, was short $500,000 this year and had to make difficult decisions about which programs and areas to prioritize.

“Stewpot was one of the programs that we just didn’t have the money to invest (in), which was a hard decision to make … when you don’t have the resources, you just don’t have them,” Burger said.

On Oct. 28, Mac Epps, president and community organizer of the voter-participation program Mississippi MOVE, held a press conference outside Matt’s House to urge community members to help anyway they can.

Sen. Hillman Frazier, D-Jackson, who attended to show support for the shelters, reminded the community that anyone can find themselves in hard times. “All of us are one step removed from needing these services,” Frazier said, adding that homelessness is especially rampant in Jackson.

Spencer has also requested $100,000 from Jackson and $100,000 from Hinds County. The city council and board of supervisors are currently discussing this proposal.

“I’ve got encouraging words from individual council members and from supervisors but they haven’t taken any official action at this point,” Spencer said.

Priester said representatives from Stewpot made a presentation to the city council and the councilmembers are searching for a way to help the emergency shelters.

“There has not been a clear source of additional funding that we’ve been able to identify. We are still working closely with the administration, though, to try to see if we can figure out where to find some additional funds for Stewpot,” Priester said.

Priester said the only other place that the city could pull money from to fund Stewpot would be from the general budget.

“Right now, the general budget just doesn’t have a lot of flexibility,” he said.

Meanwhile, Stevens said she has acquired a new job that she will begin on Nov. 17, just two days after the shelter is set to close. “Hopefully, I’ll already have something,” she said, laughing sadly when asked what she’ll do if the shelter closes. But she worries about the women who could find themselves homeless after the closure.

“You don’t know who could be out in a car, under a bridge. It could be a mother and her children staying in a car,” Stevens said.

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ne of the most interesting aspects of being a high school teacher is observing the social interactions that occur between the students. If you throw in the fact that I only graduated from high school myself four years ago, the lens through which I observe the interactions are very â&#x20AC;&#x153;adjusted.â&#x20AC;? I have figured out all of the stereotypical cliques that are omnipresent at most American high schools and where most of my students fall within those pseudo-categories.

Today I witnessed a rare, profound act of kindness and consideration from one of my students. I felt compelled to share.

To respect and protect the identity of my student, I will refer to this student as Gary Oak. Gary is a simple kid. Gary plays football. Gary is often ostracized by his classmates. In my presence, I do not allow this to persist. Unfortunately, I cannot be there with Gary at all times. I cannot imagine what is said to and about Gary when he is in the hallway, locker room, etc. At the end of class today, I witnessed Gary partake in one of the kindest gestures I have ever seen. Yesterday, the majority of my students were out on a field trip. The office sent around a roster of the students who would be out for the day. This list just happened to have the birthdays of each student on it. When the bell rang, all of the students gathered their things and exited my class. All of them except Gary.

As I was heading to the hallway to monitor the students changing classes, I noticed that Gary went toward my desk and grabbed something. My first inclination was to ask Gary why he thought it was OK to grab something off my desk without my permission. In retrospect, though, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad I fought that inclination. I chose to just watch Gary to see what he would do.

After watching about a minute, I walked up to him and asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gary, what are you doing with that paper?â&#x20AC;? His response was so emotionally gripping.

He responded, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aw, Mr. Abram, I was just writing down the birthdays of some of my friends so I can wish them a happy birthday when it comes.â&#x20AC;? In that moment, I simply encouraged Gary to hustle to class, but it was not until my commute home did I fully comprehend what Gary had done. Here is a kid who is incessantly ridiculed by his classmates, yet some of the birthdays that he wrote down were the same kids who talk about him. I am Garyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teacher, but in that moment Gary taught me more about character than heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ever know.

Timothy Abram is a U.S. history teacher at West Tallahatchie High School in Webb, Miss. He is a recent graduate of the University of Mississippi. All opinions expressed are his own. Email him at tim.abram27@gmail.com.

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Best of Jackson 2015: All About Local

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ith the holidays and cooler weather upon us, another season beginsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Best of Jackson.

Starting last year, the Best of Jackson ballot was split into two stages: the nominations ballot and the finalists ballot. In this issue of the JFP, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find 2015â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nominations ballot; you can also access it online at bestofjackson.com.

On the write-in nominations ballot, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re encouraged to enter the name of a person, business or organization (as appropriate) that you would like to nominate for a given honorific.

Once the nominations ballot closes (the digital ballot closes Nov. 23), weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tally the nominations, determine eligibility and then release the finalists ballot on Dec. 3. The finalists ballot will offer four finalists in each category; the voting will be to determine the winner.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re changing two things this year that you should know about.

First, the Best of Jackson 2015 will have what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re calling an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oscars-styleâ&#x20AC;? finale for the first timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;each of our finalists will be honored as finalists, and then there will be one winner in each category. Unlike in previous years, we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t offer second place, third place, good showing, etc., but just one winner among the four finalists. We believe this best reflects the true value of the reader poll, as being named a finalist is, in and of itself, a significant achievement.

Second, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re formalizing the eligibility of lo-

cal businesses that participate in the dining, nightlife and retail categories.

Best of Jackson has always been about celebrating whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique and special about the Jackson metro area. In that spirit, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more vigorously defining what constitutes a local, independent business to make it clear who is eligible to be a finalist.

According to the American Independent Business Alliance (amiba.net), a local, independent business is privately owned or has local cooperative ownership; is at least 50 percent owned locally; decision-making authority is vested in the local ownership; and the business is not subject to conditions dictated remotely (e.g. menu, marketing, decor).

Additionally, the Best of Jackson 2015 contest requires that local companies with a small number of locations both in and outside of metro Jackson be Mississippi-based and owned.

While this definition precludes franchises from winning in many categories, we have created a new category to honor local owners of franchises for their efforts in the community.

Voters are encouraged to nominate local, independent businesses in the other categories about businesses; as always, final determination of eligibility is vested solely in Jackson Free Press Inc. management.

Best of Jackson is most useful and interesting when it rewards the hard work of locals and trumpets the best, unique offerings of this place we call home. Think local first! And donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to vote.

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uring Mayor Tony Yarber’s campaign, he said he would be dedicated to working for the “everyday people of Jackson” if elected. His administration’s failure to address the state Legislature’s amendment of the 1-percent sales tax legislation through the passage of House Bill 787 is instructive as to how a Yarber administration makes decision without the input of the citizens of Jackson.

It is the administration’s public duty to seek counsel and insight from the people before making a decision that has widespread implications for the future of our city; otherwise, who is he serving? The citizens of Jackson passed the 1-percent sales referendum in its original form. His failure to engage and educate the citizens of Jackson on this important issue is an affront to the democratic process.

In January 2014, an overwhelming 90 percent of Jackson voters voted to tax themselves so that the City of Jackson could afford the necessary infrastructure repairs that would help improve the streets, water and the city’s sewage system. However, amidst the turmoil and contention created by the untimely death of our mayor and the special election to replace him, the state Legislature passed House Bill 787 in April 2014 that amended the original legislation.

HB 787 became effective April 24, 2014, the day that Tony Yarber was sworn in as mayor of Jackson. It exempts from the tax the wholesale sale of food and drinks purchased by vendors and alcoholic beverages.

This amendment is beneficial to mainly business owners.

Unfortunately, this action by the Legislature may reduce the $15 million in projected revenue that the tax was expected to produce. This could mean that certain infrastructure repairs may be stalled or the city may have to forego certain repairs altogether if the city does not have enough funds to make the necessary repairs. The Legislature’s action creates a conundrum because it altered the tax without consulting the citizens of Jackson and, based on reports from the Jackson Free Press, the amendment was made in a manner that was less than transparent with city government officials.

The Yarber administration’s initial silence and failure to address the issue until a couple of months later is interesting. When Mayor Yarber did speak about the Legislature’s actions at a public forum at Koinonia Coffee House, he said that he viewed it as

a trade-off that he would not challenge because the city will have the opportunity to collect the tax for an additional three years.

The state’s action may be an excellent trade-off for Jacksonians, but as an elected official and self-proclaimed public servant, Mayor Yarber and his administration have a duty to educate and consult the citizens of Jackson about how they felt about the state’s amendment of the 1-percent sales tax legislation. The following are a few critical questions that the citizens need answers to regarding the future of the tax: 1) How much money will the city collect from the 1-percent sales tax legislation in its amended form? 2) Who was responsible for authoring and introducing HB 787? 3) How will the Legislature’s amendment to the 1 percent tax legislation affect Jackson’s ability to meet the requirements of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Consent Decree given to the City of Jackson in 2009? 4) How much money has been collected from the tax to date?

5) What other sources of funding is the city pursuing to ensure that the necessary infrastructure repairs will be made over time?

If the Yarber administration is one that is dedicated to ensuring that the will of the citizens be respected and that the voice of the “everyday people” is heard, it should have educated the citizens of Jackson about how and why the tax was amended, listened to how the people feel about the state’s action, and based on what the citizens felt needed to be done, researched the next steps and identified avenues to address the state’s actions.

The Yarber administration’s failure to do these things is a prime example of devaluing the thoughts and opinions of the people that it serves when it really counts. Although Jacksonians did not have the opportunity to have a say in the decision to accept the amended version of the 1-percent sales tax, we must still take action to ensure our collective voice is heard at the doors of both city and state government on this critical issue.

Adofo Minka is a native of St. Louis, Mo., who moved to Jackson with his family two and a half years ago. He is a practicing criminal defense attorney and founding attorney of the Law Center for Human Rights and Justice. Minka is also a member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and a founding member of Cooperation Jackson, an emerging network of worker-owned and democratically operated cooperative enterprises based in Jackson.

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f comedian Bill Maher wants a title, it could be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Opinionated.â&#x20AC;? From his breakthrough role in 1993 as host of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Politically Incorrectâ&#x20AC;? on Comedy Central to his current gig on HBOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real Time with Bill Maher,â&#x20AC;? the 58-year-old New York City native built his career on the strength of his often stridently liberal points of view.

Love him or hate him, Maher is informed. Between having a network news editor for a father and a double-major bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in English and history from Cornell University, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s articulate on a wide range of topics. And he embraces controversy, which follows him around like a happy, drooling puppy. His snark might have you shouting at the TV, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely to be boring.

Maher spoke with the Jackson Free Press in anticipation of his first appearance in Mississippi at Thalia Mara Hall Nov. 15.

Mississippi isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly a bastion for liberal, progressive thought. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the appeal?

A lot of your fans here are upset over Alexandra Pelosiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s video that depicted

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by Ronni Mott Mississippians as ignorant, toothless, hick rednecks.

She did a documentary â&#x20AC;Ś called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red (vs.) Blue America.â&#x20AC;? I know what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about. Yes, she absolutely talked toâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;how else could you put itâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;toothless hillbillies. But there are toothless hillbillies there!

But letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be honest: She also talked to black welfare recipients in New York City whoâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if you saw that oneâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but they looked just as bad as the toothless hillbillies.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been getting a lot of pushback about your stance on Muslims. Did the vehemence of the reaction surprise you?

No. Actually what has been gratifying and surprising is quite the opposite. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been talking about this for years, well over a decade. In the past, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had almost no liberal support, and that has changed. Now, I have at least half.

I mean, the audience is literally divided, you know? Yes,

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I do love going to the conservative places in America, because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve yet to find a place so conservative that I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find two or three thousand screaming liberals to come out (and) have a great time.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think people understand how diverse America really is, politically, because what happens in most states is that a lot of elections arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even contested. We just assume that certain places are not in the game, and so politicians donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go there. No politician campaigns in California because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reliably blue. No politician (on a national level, of course) goes to New York or Texas. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really pay to try to win for the Democratic candidate in Mississippi. But the people are there. â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to Alabama already twice this year; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been to Mobile and to Birmingham. When you go to places like that and the progressive people come out, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like doubly excited to see you, because I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gratified that I did not write off the whole state and went, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, you know, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a bunch of hicks down there.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Because I know better. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just a bunch of hicks. â&#x20AC;Ś In this day and age, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really about region so much as it is about city versus country.

When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a fairly large city, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like everywhere else in America. They have Thai food. They have a Pottery Barn. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the 1950s any more.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking forward to coming to Jackson. This may be the last state that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never played.

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there are still a lot of peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking about liberals nowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a lot of liberals who, if you say the word Muslim, they have a very knee-jerk reaction, and just see it as, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an attack on a minority.â&#x20AC;? And then, I think, there are a lot of liberals who have come over to my point of view, which is, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hello. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the liberal in this debate.â&#x20AC;?

What Sam Harris and I were saying that night on the show and what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been saying is not even really controversial. The liberals who get so mad at me, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even stop to listen to what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying.

These are not really controversial comments; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just facts. If I say that it is a widely held view in the Muslim world that death is the appropriate response to either making fun of the Prophet or leaving the religion, that is not a controversial statement. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just how it is.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate, but we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to start the debate from the point of, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agree that these are the facts.â&#x20AC;? They contend that we shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even say that, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just crazy, because again, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the one defending liberal principlesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like, you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kill people.

generalities to advance knowledge. â&#x20AC;Ś Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said my piece, and everyone else should now talk about it. I put it out there, (and) Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad we started a national debate. And now, the rest of everybody else can argue about it. I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve said it.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to keep talking about it. No doubt weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll come back to this in the years

Reza Aslan on CNN said, essentially, Maherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about generalities. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk about specifics.

Yeah, like health care. They should be running on health care. They should be bragging about it. â&#x20AC;Ś It is crazy, especially since there are millions of people whose lives have been altered for the better by the fact that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be worrying and stressing every day of their lives that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get an illness which will either kill them or bankrupt them. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just huge in so many peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sad, more than anything, that people cannot make the connection between something that actually, viscerally makes their lives

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a silly proposition, because all knowledge is based on generalities. You cannot interview 1.5 billion Muslims. And this idea that you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;Muslim Worldâ&#x20AC;? is so silly.

Read any history book. They always use the term Christendom. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t interview every Christian. You have to make

better and voting for it, or voting to reward the person that gave it to them.

People say all the time when they do polls about Congress, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done anything that affects my life positively.â&#x20AC;? Well, this is actually something that affected your life very positively, very personally, very up front. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right in front of your

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I always have said that one party has all the brains, and the other has all the balls.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to come, but I just feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m saying the same things over and over and over.

A couple of years ago, you said that Bill Clinton turned Democrats into â&#x20AC;&#x153;soft conservativesâ&#x20AC;? and that Democrats just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t brag about their wins.

MAHER: IN HIS OWN WORDS â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suicide is manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of telling God, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fire meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I quit.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;To me, a real patriot is like a real friend. Whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your real friend? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the person who tells you the truth. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face it; God has a big ego problem. Why do we always have to worship him?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want my president to be a TV star. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be on television every minute of every dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the president, not a rerun of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Law & Order.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; TV stars are too worried bout being popular and too concerned about being renewed.â&#x20AC;?

face. You used to have to sh*t your pants because you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what would happen to you if you got sick. That burden has been lifted from your shoulders. You can go through your life now without having to worry about that. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about 10 million people who have that now, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just going to get more.

As Paul Krugman pointed out (in Rolling Stone magazine), for all those liberals who carp about how Obama didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t achieve this, and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t achieve that: Of course! No politician ever does. Politics is the art of the possible. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a single-payer system. We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even get a public option. But that was never on the table. It was never possible because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very strong opposition that constrained him from achieving what he wanted to achieve. But unlike the last eight presidents who all had dreams of passing affordable, universal health care, or at least considered it, he did it. He got it done. And we have

it, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only going to get better for more people. And these are mostly the poorest people.

So whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the dynamic thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keeping progressives from crowing achievements from the rooftops?

I guess itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the DNA of the liberal in this country. I always have said that one party has all the brains, and the other has all the balls. The Republicans, of course, have no problem about bragging about nothing. They can foment something out of thin air and make it sound like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done great things. Like (Sen.) Ted Cruz going around saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;ISIS? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d take them out.â&#x20AC;?

Really. And how would you be able to do that? Why would they give up to you, Ted? Because youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a chicken hawk with a law degree?

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re never bothered by facts.

Democrats always seem to have trouble with their intestinal fortitude and their wobbly spine. They just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to be able to muster up the courage to stand behind their convictions.

Again, this is not a difficult one, giving America health care. I just want to say to them, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You gave them a good thing. You didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give them herpes, you gave them health care.â&#x20AC;?

Some media outlets have dubbed you a vaccine â&#x20AC;&#x153;truther.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrong. â&#x20AC;Ś I wrote a long article PRUH 0$+(5 VHH SDJH

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tea baggers. The one thing they hate is when you call them racist. The other thing they hate is black people. But they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say it.â&#x20AC;?

republic. Liars and panderers in government would have a much harder time of it if so many people didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t insist on their right to remain ignorant and blindly agreeable.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curious people are interesting people; I wonder why that is. If you think you have it tough, read history books.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Religion is dangerous because it allows human beings who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have all the answers to think that they do.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are a nation that is unenlightened because of religion.

I do believe that. I think religion stops people from thinking. I think it justified crazies.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s make a law that gay people can have birthdays, but straight people get more cakeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you know, to send the right message to kids.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freedom isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t free. It shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a bragging point that â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Oh, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get involved in politics,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; as if that makes someone cleaner. No, that makes you derelict of duty in a

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need more people speaking out. This country is not overrun with rebels and free thinkers. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overrun with sheep and conformists.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe every other American movie shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be based on a comic book. Other countries will think Americans live in an infantile fantasy land where reality is whatever we say it is and every problem can be solved with violence.â&#x20AC;?

SOURCE: BRAINYQUOTE.COM

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JFP Interview with Bill Maher in 2010 … in The Huffington Post. I’m sure it’s in their archives, detailing what I’ve said over the years and what I believe.

It all started when I said, “I don’t believe in flu shots,” and I stand by that. I think flu shots are a real scam because flus are always shifting. By the time you get the shot, the flu has migrated and morphed into something else. I think it’s just a way for companies to make a fortune.

Also, I don’t think it’s great to overvaccinate. My position on vaccines was, first of all, do we really have any studies on the cumulative effect of so many vaccines? I would liken it to antibiotics. Do I think there’s a place in the world for antibiotics? Of course there is. I’m very glad that I came along in a time after there was antibiotics because they’re a magic bullet.

Of course, we also know that when you use too many of them, they can be very harmful. I’m just wondering the same thing with vaccines. But to say I’m a vaccine truther is just stupid.

Fair enough. You did a show on Ebola.

(Laughs.) And I have it now.

You seem to have climbed onto the “government can’t do anything right” bandwagon.

It does seem that way, doesn’t it. It’s just so depressing that you live in a country like this that’s such a rich country with such a wonderful history, that has done so many wonderful things in the past, and it just seems like we have fallen, and we can’t get up. Maybe it was just coming on the heels of the revelations about the Secret Service, but it seemed like the Secret Service and the (Centers for Disease Control), within a couple of weeks of each other—two of the last places I thought we were OK. When the first Ebola patient came back, not the one who died, but the doctor who lived, I remember seeing the film of him getting off the ambulance, and he was in the suit. He was having trouble walking, but he was still walking. And I just thought, “Wow. There’s America for you.

We’re doing it right.” We somehow saved this guy’s life. My heart goes out to those poor people in Africa who are dying, but we found a way to save this guy, and we got him to the hospital, and the infection

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didn’t spread, of course, because we know what we’re doing.

And then, to have this other guy walk into that hospital in Dallas, and you read

‘Democrats always seem to have trouble with their intestinal fortitude ...’

about all of the things they did wrong.

Just common-sense things. I’m not talking about you had to go to medical school to know this; I’m just talking about you had to have an IQ above 10 to know that when

you’re dealing with a disease like that, the protective suit has to cover all of you. You don’t pile the feces up to the ceiling. Just insane!

Yes, I’m not going to lie: Sometimes I wear my emotions on my sleeve on the show. It just pissed me off so much that we let that happen, and that we, as a country, are so often stuck on stupid.

These days, with all the corporatizing of journalism, a lot of journalists take their marching orders based on what the corporations want.

Absolutely.

And nowadays, it seems like people get their news from comedians like yourself and Jon Stewart, or Fox News. As a politically involved comedian, how do you see your responsibility?

First of all, to always try to be true, to say what’s true. I don’t think Fox News does that, but Fox News has an agenda that’s very different from mine. My

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agenda is this: I do a show on Friday night. It’s live. I think about the person who doesn’t have time during the week—because people have busy lives, and they have jobs and kids and lots of

‘It just seems like we have fallen, and we can’t get up.’ stuff going on—the person who does not have time to read the paper. They would like to; they’re interested in the news. They want to have an interest in what’s going on in the world. That’s why they’re watching my show; otherwise, they’d be watching “Dancing With the Stars” or whatever.

But if they’re watching my show, they’re

obviously interested in public affairs. They just don’t have, perhaps, the time to absorb it in the way that they would like.

I feel like my obligation, my chief obligation (I mean besides entertaining them; that’s number one) … is to make sure that in that one hour on Friday night at the end of the week, I can catch them up on what I thought were the most important stories of the week. These may not be the stories that the mainstream media thought were the most important stories of the week, but they’re the ones that I feel, “People, if you only have one hour to give me, let me make you aware of these six, seven or eight stories.” Somewhere in the show, either in the monologue or the panel discussion or the new rules or in the rant I do in the end … or in one of the two one-on-one interviews, I will make you aware of everything I think you would want to have known about this week, but you didn’t have time to read.

Bill Maher performs at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.) Nov. 15. The event starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are from $60 to $90, and are available through TicketMaster and other online sellers.

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or one day, five years ago, the universe as we know it imploded a teeny tiny bit.

It was October 2009, and political and cultural critic Bill Maher, who is known for his progressive views on most everything, locked horns on his HBO show with Bill Frist, a conservative Republican, former U.S. senator and physician from Tennessee over flu vaccines.

In a back and forth with Frist, a heart surgeon, Maher posited: “Why would you let (the government) be the ones to stick a disease into your arm? I would never get a swine-flu vaccine or any vaccine. I don’t trust the government, especially with my health.”

Later, Dr. Frist told Maher of the comic’s opposition to vaccinations: “Well, you’re wrong. I’m serious.”

Taken together with Maher blasting people on Twitter who received flu vaccines as “idiots,” Maher earned a reputation as an anti-science “vaccine truther,” a reference to conspiracy theorists who claim the U.S. government orchestrated the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

In 2009, public-health officials were in the throes of dealing with the pandemic of H1N1, a strain of influenza the media dubbed “swine flu,” which caused an estimated 18,500 deaths worldwide.

Even odder, the controversy aligned Maher with the anti-vaccine movement, whose adherents tend to be the devoutly religious. Maher is an atheist.

In response to the controversy, Maher clarified his position in a column for The Huffington Post, saying that he was merely offering a different point of view for consideration.

“And it’s precisely because I am a Darwinist that I fear the overuse of antibiotics, since that is what has allowed nasty killer bugs like MRSA to adapt so effectively that they are often resistant to any antibiotic we can throw at it. There are consequences to vaccines and antibiotics. Some people want to study that, and some, it seems, want to call off the debate,” Maher wrote in March 2010.

“I don’t think it’s ‘anti-science’ to pause and consider that point of view,” he concluded.

—R.L. Nave

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ON VIEW Spanish Sojourns: Robert Henri and the Spirit of Spain is organized

by Telfair Museums, Savannah, Georgia. This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Foundation for the Arts, Terra Foundation for American Art, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Robert Henri and Spain, Face to Face. An Exhibition about Connoisseurship, Conservation, and Context is organized by the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi. Local presentation of these exhibitions is made possible through the generous support of the Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation.

The Mississippi Museum of Art and its programs are sponsored in part by the city of Jackson. Support is also provided by:

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 – JANUARY 4, 2015

ON VIEW NOVEMBER 1, 2014 – JANUARY 25, 2015

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Featuring the work of 15 artists living and working across Mississippi.

2014 MISSISSIPPI INVITATIONAL is presented with support from:

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Brush Strokes of a Southern Love Story

by Kelly Stone

Writer Nell Knox and artist William Goodman married June 1, 2014.

After dinner, guests indulged in Italian-cream cake, a favorite of the bride and groom.

Goodman and Knoxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s officiants blessed the couple with prayers. Goodmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Will Goodman, serenaded them during the toast with his own original lyrics. Goodmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Nan Grave Goodman, presented them a gift book filled with memories of how the couple met, and Knoxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandmothers gave special toasts.

Afterward, the couple extended the celebration privately on a flight to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where they stayed for five days.

Goodman and Knox define marriage as a commitment to working things out. They strive to keep an open mind and have no plans of settling into predefined roles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no competition,â&#x20AC;? Goodman says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She knows my weaknesses. I know her weaknesses. We just flow in a rhythm. We jam.â&#x20AC;?

Because they are self-employed, Goodman and Knox work long hours. He is an artist; she is a writer and teacher.

Both are independent with a strong work ethic, and they believe in the supporting one another. Knoxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s November book release for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Studio Jackson: Creative Culture in the Mississippi Capitalâ&#x20AC;? (History Press, 2014, $22.95) is just as important as Goodmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s art shows. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re best friends who passionately love each other,â&#x20AC;? Goodman says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We work together. We have a lot of trust, and we always make time for each other. We put each other first.â&#x20AC;?

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How It All Began he love story of Nell Knox and William Goodman began in June 2011 at a mutual friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first day we met, we ended up talking for about three hours,â&#x20AC;?

Knox says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Immediately, I wanted to get to know this guy better.â&#x20AC;?

Goodman felt the same chemistry during their first encounter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if I had a chance, but I wanted her to be in my life,â&#x20AC;? he says.

As their relationship developed, Goodman and Knox grew to trust and respect each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nell is the most beautiful person Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever met ... inside and out,â&#x20AC;? Goodman says.

After dating for two and a half years, Goodman proposed to Knox using one of her favorite books, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Slouching Towards Bethlehemâ&#x20AC;? by Joan Didion. He added a special touch by personalizing it with his love story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He cut a circle in the book and hid the ring,â&#x20AC;? Knox says. On Dec. 30 at 9:04 p.m., he proposed to her.

The round-cut diamond on a six-prong setting turned out to be Knoxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dream engagement ring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not vintage, but it has an old-fashioned setting,â&#x20AC;? she says.

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After the ceremony, guests left the cha6IRXEPW Lincoln Town Car pel, and Knox prepped for the reception, removing wedding attire that included a special headband. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Molly Gee of Jackson made the veil and headband,â&#x20AC;? Knox says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She named the headband, The Nell Headband, after me.â&#x20AC;?

Overjoyed, Goodman and Knox arrived at the reception at Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in party attire. The family-only seated dinner had a preset menu by Derek Emerson, the owner and head chef of Walkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and a good friend of Goodman.

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by Julie Skipper

hough the word “revolution” ordinarily indicates an intention to dramatically change things, Seafood R’evolution actually seeks to preserve and honor Mississippi’s seafood culture and heritage. The three months of research that chefs John Folse and Rick Tramonto, who own Restaurant R’evolution in New Orleans, conducted after deciding to open an eatery in Mississippi are evident in every choice made for the restaurant, from the space’s décor to the food and drinks.

Matt Allen, the director of wine and spirits, and Michael Wagner, head bartender, preside over the wine and spirits program.

The bar area features a ceiling of reclaimed wood and lamps inspired by old glass buoys

in New Orleans. Coming to Mississippi “just made sense,” Allen says, citing the state’s “growing food culture and creative economy.” His selection of about 300 bottles will be in a 4,000-bottle wine room large enough to accommodate charity dinners twice a year. Allen loves educating not only staff, but also wine-drinking patrons, and he looks forward to organizing wine dinners and short, after-work educational seminars on how to taste or pair wines with food.

The wine list will be American-focused, Allen explains, but will represent all the great wines of the world. By-the-glass offerings will feature local favorites, plus one selection that changes each week—a sommelier’s choice that lets folks try something different.

While Allen reigns over wine world, Wagner gets to exercise his creative freedom as a mixologist, creating a cocktail menu filled with flavor and informed by local history. Wagner came to Seafood R’evolution with an interest in pre-Prohibition cocktails honed over the last few years while working behind the bar at Parlor Market and The Manship. He’s excited to bring that interest to his new endeavor.

“I wanted to stock the bar for my bartenders as extensively as the chefs stock the pantry for the cooks,” Wagner says.

That bartenders’ “pantry” includes lots of house-made Seafood R’evolution, which will have prejuices, syrups and tinctures, loProhibition era cocktails that highlight local cal produce and 10 house-made history, opens Nov. 17 at Renaissance at infusions of Cathead Vodka. In Colony Park. a nod to the pear orchards and like those that once dotted the waters of the strawberry farms of Ridgeland, a number of Gulf Coast. At one end, a mural reproduc- cocktails highlight those flavors. One, the es a scene from the cover of one of Folse’s Choctaw Indian Agency, named after an cookbooks, and French doors open onto a organization on nearby Old Agency Road, patio with additional seating. The other end includes a strawberry-balsamic shrub, a is flanked by the raw bar, whose menu will pear-infused tincture and whiskey. be separate from the restaurant offerings and Like the food menu, the beverage will include a wide selection of crudos and menu will change throughout the year to multiple varieties of fresh oysters. reflect fresh produce and seasonality.

Bar patrons can sit at bar stools or With staff busily working and training tables to enjoy a spirit-driven menu of pre- weeks in advance, Allen is confident that evProhibition-era cocktails, wine or one of 65 eryone will be ready to hit the ground runbeers (50 of which are local or regional craft ning on opening day Nov. 17. It promises brews), as well as the full restaurant menu. to be a great place to raise a glass and soak in Both the wine list selected by Allen and some Mississippi history with some innovacocktails created by Wagner offer innovative tive new tricks. choices while complementing the seafoodSeafood R’evolution (1000 Highland heavy dishes, such as Gulf fish prepared to a Colony Parkway, Ridgeland) opens Nov. 17. At guest’s liking and served filleted or whole. first, the restaurant will only be open for dinAllen is a sommelier and has worked ner Monday through Sunday from 5:30 p.m. with Folse and Tramonto for three years, to 10 p.m. Eventually, the restaurant will open helping open their Restaurant R’evolution for lunch and Sunday brunch.

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hen Sarah Celino embarked on a 30- to drink it or not is a matter of personal preference. her body healed. “Real food has compounds we can’t day experiment in clean eating, her mo“Everything in moderation is key,” he says. In keep- package up,” Kimball says. “The more we can keep our tive was simple: “I felt like crap all the ing with the keep-it-natural tenant of clean eating, wine body healthy from the inside out, the better we can retime,” says Celino, who owns cloth- would be a better choice than a sugar- and artificial-flavor duce our long-term risk of disease.” ing boutique Bella and Harlow in New Orleans. laden Four Loko, he says.

Eating clean isn’t always easy, especially at first. It “I wondered, ‘Is it what I’m eating?’ I was like, Celino drank juice or water when she went to takes willpower to make the transition, Fortenberry says, ‘What if I just try and do a whole month of giving up bars. The first 10 days of clean eating were the hardest. because sugar and other additives are addictive. More prep the things I think are making me feel bad?’”

“You’re going to get headaches,” she says. “Your digestion work is usually involved, which can be inconvenient.

For Celino, that meant no caffeine, alcohol, milk, is messed up because your body is trying to get used to “It’s easier to carry around a sandwich as opposed to cheese, red meat, refined sugar or processed food. But for something new.” eating a salad,” Fortenberry says. somebody else, clean eating might look different. Some After 10 days, Celino had more energy. “It was easDaschbach recommends incorporating vegetable people consider their meals “clean” when they’re follow- ier to get up in the morning, and I was more productive and fruit prep into your shopping routine. “If you go ing the Paleo diet. Others might eschew all meat, but throughout the day,” she says. shopping on Sunday, come home and spend 30 to 40 drink red wine. It turns out the concept of clean eating is Fortenberry says this is a common benefit of clean minutes cleaning and cutting your vegetables into manas flexible as it is ubiquitous. ageable, bite-size pieces,” he says.

“There is not one standard“Then you can portion them out ized definition of clean eating,” each day of the week.” says Molly Kimball, a registered Fresh produce can be pricey, dietitian with Ochsner Health Kimball says. Frozen produce is System’s Elmwood Fitness Cena cost-effective, convenient alter. “Clean eating is a concept ternative. “Frozen vegetables are or lifestyle, and the definition chopped and take some of the varies person by person.” work right out of it for you,” KimHowever, there are a few ball says. “It’s a lot better than not guidelines. Clean eating emphaeating those foods at all.” sizes unprocessed foods that are Fortenberry urges people to close to their natural state (e.g., read nutrition labels. “Look for less fruits, vegetables, eggs, nut butthan five ingredients (in processed ters, fish, grass-fed beef, brown foods),” she says. rice and green tea).

“If you don’t know how to For processed foods, the pronounce it, don’t eat it,” Dasfewer the ingredients, and the chbach says. “Look at the calories, more they sound like food and and the calories from fat. That will not chemical compounds, the give you a good indication of how better. People who eat clean learn fattening the product is. The two to read nutrition labels, and, permost common things added to haps most importantly, listen to processed foods are fat and sugar their bodies: If you feel bad after to make them taste good. Look eating certain foods, maybe it’s at the vitamin breakdowns. If it’s Clean eating emphasizes unprocessed foods that are close to their natural state. time to give them up.

0 percent, you’re not getting any “Clean eating means elimnutrition there. Fiber and protein inating any food or calories are important as well.” that are not beneficial to you,” says Julie Fortenberry, a eating. “When people eat better, they tend to sleep betDuring Celino’s clean-eating trial, she had fruit registered dietitian and lifestyle nutritionist with Touro ter,” she says. “When you get quality sleep, your body smoothies or eggs for breakfast. Lunch was salad. For dinInfirmary in New Orleans. “And that is different for every (in) gets more of a fat-burning mode, which ultimately ner, she and her husband grilled fish or chicken and ate it person. Some people eliminate processed food or sugar or helps with weight loss.” with more salad. “I lost a little over 10 pounds, but I didn’t cut back on gluten. It’s eliminating something that causes Kimball says a clean diet also provides more consis- join a gym or start some crazy workout routine,” Celino a problem area for yourself.” tent energy during the day. says. “It was just cutting out a bunch of empty calories.”

Celino noticed her latte habit was causing her prob“There’s a lot of energy swings with prepackaged Now that her 30-day experiment has ended, Celino lems. “I had fallen into this belief that you need a latte to and processed foods,” she says. “You get these rushes and enjoys the occasional cheeseburger or cappuccino, but be awake and productive, (even) when it ends up giving rapid release of blood sugar, followed by a rapid release of her eating choices have permanently changed. “It has you this sugar crash three hours later,” she says. insulin, and then we look for more food as a pick-me-up. made a lasting effect on how we eat at home,” she says.

Brad Daschbach, an educator with Whole Foods A whole, clean diet has the healthy fat and protein we “We are still buying the whole fruits and veggies. We’re Markets’ Healthy Eating program, says there are multiple need to keep our energy stable.” not buying anything processed.” viewpoints in the nutritional community about coffee.

Those are the short-term benefits of clean eating. In Though Celino made many changes to her diet all at Because it is minimally processed, coffee can be part of the long term, a clean diet can prevent high cholesterol, once, Fortenberry says baby steps can be just as effective. clean eating, Kimball says. heart disease, cancer and diabetes. That’s because fruits “Start wherever you can,” she says. That can mean trad“Coffee or tea is not the problem,” Kimball says. and vegetables have natural bioactive compounds that ing chips and dip for celery and nut butter, or starting the “It’s what we put in it.” can’t be reproduced in processed foods. Kimball recounts day with a fruit smoothie instead of sugary cereal.

“If you add sugar or milk, that’s where the clean eat- a story about her mother, who was tube-fed for a year “You can start with little changes and improve from ing gets a little blurred,” Daschbach says. because of an illness. “She got all the nutrients, protein there until you can live comfortably, convenience-wise, Kimball recommends minimizing your soft drink and fat she needed, but everything was breaking down,” and commit yourself to doing that. Any step toward your intake. Instead, drink water, sparkling water, green tea or Kimball says. “Her hair fell out. Her skin didn’t heal.” health is going to be helpful.” coffee. As far as alcohol intake, Daschbach says whether When Kimball’s mother resumed eating real food, This piece first appeared in Gambit in New Orleans.

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outhaven native Cory Branan Tenn., his home for nearly four years. is coming close to home on This idea of settling in, if not down, Nov. 9 with a stop at Duling also appears throughout the album. As Hall in support of his new- he sings in the title track, “Years of living est album, “The No-Hit Wonder,” blood to string, years of living hand to his second release through Chicago- mouth, years just getting kicked again. based label Bloodshot Records. Justin Boys, it is what it is.”

Townes Earle, son of country singerComing to terms with himself songwriter Steve Earle, will share the as an artist is what “it” is, he says. The stage with Branan, ensuring an eve- album is about making damn good ning alternative-country fans definite- music and sharing it with listeners who ly won’t want to miss. understand his struggles as a working“The No-Hit Wonder” doesn’t class songwriter. He is accepted that he stray too far from Branan’s work since can be respected and appreciated for his his 2001 debut, “The Hell You Say,” ac- craft, even if the hits never come. It’s a companying impeccable Memphis-branded musicianship with potent lyrics about the bitter truths of the rambling life.

As the title of the album suggests, Branan is short on chart-topping hits, but make no mistake: Branan is every bit as talented as any singersongwriter you will find playing today. While we may be less acquainted with his music, his peers know him quite well.

When he played in Oxby Jake Sund ford last month, Jason Isbell, two-time winner of the Americana Music Association’s “Song of the Year” Award, lesson he hopes all musicians learn. called Branan “one of my favorite song“I’ve done everything that’s in writers working today.” that song (‘The No-Hit Wonder’), New on this album are more but it’s not just me. I’m not the only optimistic tunes—undoubtedly due one doing it, and that’s the real impeto his new marriage and 2-year-old tus for the song,” he says. “If it was daughter—that break up the tried just me, I don’t think I’d sing it. It’d and truthful, broken-hearted and sound like Eeyore’s diary.” lonesome drinking songs for which When it comes to playing a show he’s best known. in his home state, Branan is quick to “I think people tend to hear tem- admit that it means a good bit more pos and get lost, but if you listen to the than shows in, say, the United Kinglyrics …, there are definitely songs on dom, where he is scheduled to close out the album that are ridiculously upbeat,” this tour in March 2015. he says. “I’m in a pretty good place.”

“There’s something about the landAfter more than a decade of con- scape of the Delta. It’s so desolate that stant touring and layovers in music it’s oddly comfortable. … It’s home,” cities across the country, including Los Branan says. “Mississippi is tricky, now!

Angeles, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Austin, The cool stuff stays the same, but the Texas, Branan set up shop in Nashville, cast of characters always changes.”

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Cory Branan performs with Justin Townes Earle at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9 at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave., 601-292-7121). Tickets are $20 in advance through ardenland.net and $25 at the door. “The No-Hit Wonder” is available on iTunes and Amazon. For more information, visit corybranan.com.

Mississippi-born musician Cory Branan comes to Duling Hall Sunday, Nov. 9, with a new album and a new lease on songwriting.

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Big Change on the Big Screen

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“We try to bring in films that would probably not ever be seen around here, mainly because they’re independent international and domestic films,” Saint Pe’ says.

The festival will feature workshops for acting and screenwriting and present movies from a wide variety of genres, including documentaries, student films, narrative features, short films and the newest category, action-adventure, which includes extreme-sports footage. While the event has spanned two to three full days in the past, a majority of this year’s festival takes place on Saturday, Nov. 8. Two free films will be shown Friday, Nov. 7, at the Courtyard Marriott: director Rob Florence’s “Zach and Addie,” a documentary about the famous French Quarter murder-suicide, and director Tom Stout’s southern drama, “L.A. Dirt.”

Saint Pe’ says the shortened duration gives his team a chance to adjust to the new location, the renovated Cinemark Tinseltown in Pearl. But it meant a more rigorous process for film selection.

Over the festival’s five-year existence, Saint Pe’ has built an artistic atmosphere around it, which makes it a perfect

Edward Saint Pe’ helps provide an outlet for the state’s movie-making newcomers through the Mississippi International Film Festival on Saturday, Nov. 8.

venue for timely, thought-provoking movies. In 2011, Danny Glover (of “Lethal Weapon” and “The Color Purple” fame) appeared and spoke at the festival to promote his 2010 civil-rights drama “Freedom Song.” Two of this year’s biggest films are producer Robbie Fisher’s “Mississippi Love Story” and “Mississippi I Am” from special guest Lance Bass. The State of Mississippi will give him a homecoming award.

Saint Pe’ brings passion and a wealth of experience to the Mississippi International Film Festival, gained from a turbulent yet fortuitous career in entertainment. At age 20, he

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that poked fun at the ills of the French high bourgeoisie—greed, hypochondria, philandering, pretension. “Tartuffe” takes aim at hypocrisy, gullibility and obsession through the vehicle of religion.

The title character dupes the foolish and wealthy Orgon with a thin veneer of piety, posing as a holy man. Orgon promises Tartuffe his daughter and his fortune before his wife, Elmire, reveals the depth of the deception. On the brink of utter disaster (and characteristic of the plays of the era), Tartuffe is exposed and Orgon’s family and fortune restored. “This is about a con man who moves into this house … and among other things, wants (the owner’s) money and house, and wants to seduce his wife under the cloak of religion,” Maxwell says, putting the play’s themes into perspective.

Maxwell, a staple of Jackson’s theater scene, acted in “Tartuffe” at New Stage Theatre “about 300 years ago,” he says, and fell in love with the play. Now on the Belhaven staff part time, he’s thrilled to be directing this production within his varied career as an

author, actor, teacher and director.

Richard Wilbur, 1987 United States poet laureate and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, translated “Tartuffe” in 1963, mirroring Molière’s original French verse. “It’s a real challenge for the cast,” Maxwell says, even more than Shakespeare. “How do you make conversation out of rhymed couplets?”

The actors have to make sense of the meaning and not get trapped in the lines’ rhythms, he adds.

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Better. Not this. From the cross. Again.

Blocking a scene is painstaking, detailed work that requires Sarah Harris (as Madame Pernell), Jon Dixon (as Tartuffe), Madison Parrott (as Elmire) and Conner Bingham (as Orgon) to run their lines again and again as director John Maxwell watches and shows them how to match the words with action.

Each movement heightens tension or comedy; each vocal inflection adds or detracts from the poetic rhythm and flow.

“I spent all afternoon on this, and I completely changed it,” Maxwell tells them about this key scene in “Tartuffe” (often subtitled “The Hypocrite,” or “The Imposter”), Molière’s comic masterpiece. The play, first performed 350 years ago in Paris, is a living, breathing thing, and it requires the actors to imbue it with meaningful physicality.

Molière, the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, made a career out of writing plays

moved from Louisiana to New York City to pursue an acting career. Soon after, he took his first TV job in broadcast operation control at NBC headquarters. In 1980, Saint Pe’ moved back to Louisiana, hoping to nab a local TV spot in New Orleans. After a few months of unemployment, he took a delivery job at Jackson’s WLBT, hoping it could lead to writing opportunities.

In 1981, Saint Pe’ wrote and appeared regularly on “Our Playmates,” a local children’s show, as a rotund cattle-roper named Cowboy Bill. A short time later, Saint Pe’ became WLBT’s weekend weatherman. In 1991, Saint Pe’ founded WeatherVision, a syndicated forecast company that serves TV stations and networks around the nation.

He now owns WLEZ Radio, teaches as an adjunct professor of broadcast meteorology at Jackson State University’s e-Center and hosts JSUTV’s new nightly interview show, “Nightique,” on Comcast Channel 14.

Although Jacksonians won’t find big-budget hits filming around every street corner just yet, the Mississippi International Film Festival builds up our city’s movie community, allowing up-and-coming artists to learn from one another and share their visions on film.

The Mississippi International Film Festival is 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Cinemark Tinseltown (411 Riverwind Drive, Pearl; 601-936-5856). The pre-festival screening is 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7 at the Courtyard Marriott (415 Riverwind Drive, Pearl). All-day tickets are $6, and acting and screenwriting workshops are $10 each. For more information, visit msfilm.org.

“Tartuffe” runs at Belhaven University Nov. 12-15.

ample of the playwright’s genius, the Catholic Church forced King Louis XIV to ban it until Molière rewrote the now-lost original ending. What theater goers see today is the revised version, one more palatable to the

powerful religious leaders of the day.

“It was pretty scandalous at the time,” Maxwell says. “The church wielded so much power. There certainly was very little room for irony or satire as far as the church was concerned. ... In a way, (“Tartuffe”) is not a satire of religion or the church. Tartuffe is just a scoundrel.”

Molière also introduced in “Tartuffe” the notion that women could step out of their traditional subservient roles—an idea far ahead of its time—through the character of Dorine, a servant. In fact, it is more likely that the “low-born” characters have common sense in this play.

“Dorine kinds of grounds us all,” Maxwell says. “She’s saucy, and she’s brassy and says things only she can get away with.”

But don’t let the serious themes dissuade you. “Tartuffe” is full of comedy and wit. The ending is pure fantasy; reality lies in the flawed characters and the political and social satire that come before it. “Really good theater always pushes the envelope. It always does,” Maxwell says.

Belhaven University presents “Tartuffe” Nov. 12-15 at the Center for the Arts Blackbox Theatre (835 Riverside Drive). Curtain is 7:30 p.m. nightly, with an additional 2 p.m. matinee Nov. 15. General admission is $10; seniors and students $5; free for Belhaven faculty, staff and students. For more information, call 601-974-6492.

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Vasti Jackson performs at Duling Hall.

Speakeasy Burlesque Whiskey Tasting is at One Block East.

“Tartuffe” is at the Belhaven University Center of the Arts.

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B+ Exhibit opens at the Lewis Art Gallery (Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex, 1701 N. State St.). See sculptures from Stephen Coles. Show will hang through Dec. 17. Free; call 601-497-7454; email johnsda1@millsaps.edu; millsaps.edu. … The Barrel House Ramblers perform at 6:30 p.m. at Underground 119 (119 S. President St.). Free; call 601-352-2322; underground119.com.

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Oxford, Miss., indie-rock band Young Buffalo performs at Martin’s Friday, Nov. 7

THURSDAY 11/6

Fondren After 5 is at 5 p.m. in Fondren. This monthly event is a showcase of Fondren shops, galleries and restaurants. Music includes the North Mississippi Allstars, Jacquelynn Pilcher, Daggers and The Stonewalls. Free; call 601-720-2426; email newfondrenafter5@gmail.com (artists, crafters and musicians); fondrenafter5.com.

SATURDAY 11/8

Mississippi Sports Expo is from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.).

Includes interactive sports activities, the Youth Fun Run at 7 a.m., a spirit squad exhibition, the City with Soul ClasBY MICAH SMITH sic basketball tournament and more. $8; call 960-2321; email mssportsexpo@gmail.com; JACKSONFREEPRESS.COM mssportsexpo.com. … The FAX: 601-510-9019 Mississippi International Film DAILY UPDATES AT Festival begins at 11 a.m. at TinJFPEVENTS.COM seltown (411 Riverwind Drive, Pearl). Watch independent films.

Lance Bass makes an appearance for the screening of his film, “Mississippi I Am,” Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Related activities are held at the Courtyard Marriott on Nov. 7. $6 per day for films, $10 per workshop; call 601-665-7737; msfilm.org.

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Gallery 1’s Pop-Up Shop with Offbeat features performances from DJ Young Venom and DJ Phingaprint Friday, Nov. 7.

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The Pop-Up Shop with Offbeat is at 7 p.m. at Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4). Shop for vinyl, T-shirts, art and more. Free; call 601-9609250. … The Whigs perform at 9 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). $10 in advance, $12 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net. … Young Buffalo performs at

SUNDAY 11/9

“Miss Evers’ Boys” is from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.) at McCoy Auditorium. The play is about a small-town nurse who deals with the effects of the Tuskegee Experiment on the men in her area. $10, $5 students with ID; call 601-979-5956 or 601-979-4309; maddrama.com.

MONDAY 11/10

Millsaps Fall Forum is from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Millsaps College Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.) in room AC 215. Dr. Carolyn Dupont speaks on the topic “The Role of Religion in Mississippi during the Civil Rights Years.” Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu. … Blue Monday is at 7 p.m. at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). $5; call 601-948-0888; centralmississippibluessociety.com.

TUESDAY 11/11

The Inaugural Piano Trio performs at 7 p.m. at Broadmeadow United Methodist Church (4419 Broadmeadow Drive). The Mississippi Chamber Music Guild presents its first performance of Bach, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev on violin, cello and piano. $20, $5 with student ID; call 3661403; email royce@castlemedia.net. … Student Composers Concert XIII is at 7:30 p.m. at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive). Enjoy an interactive showcase of works from Belhaven student composers. Doors open at 7 p.m. Free; call 601-974-6494; belhaven.edu.

WEDNESDAY 11/12

Author Rick Cleveland signs “Mississippi’s Greatest Athletes” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Cleveland is the executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. $38 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com. … TrippNOutTuesday is 8 p.m. at One Block East (642 Tombigbee St.). Must be 18 to enter and 21 to drink. $5 admission, $2 beers; call 601-287-2686.

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10 p.m. at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St.).

Call 601-354-9712; martinslounge.net. … Whiskey Kiss performs at 9 p.m. at The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N.) $10; call 769-208-8283; hideawayms.com.

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Registration required. $30; call 979-1246; email msecenter@msecenter.com; jackson2000.org.

(/,)$!9 Mistletoe Marketplace Nov. 6, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Nov. 7, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.).

More than 100 vendors sell their wares at the annual holiday shopping event. Proceeds benefit the Junior League of Jackson. $10, $20 three-day pass, $5 seniors and children ages 6-12, children under 6 free (no strollers permitted), separate admission applies for special events; call 601-9482357; email info@mistletoemarketplace.com; mistletoemarketplace.com.

Back 2 Egypt Costume Gala and Fundraiser Nov. 7, 6:30 p.m., at Mississippi e-Center at Jackson State University (1230 Raymond Road).

The JSU Wesley foundation hosts this fundraiser for a February 2014 mission trip. Speakers include golfer Eddie Peyton and basketball coach Joezon Darby. $25, sponsorship $250; call 601-979-1318; email msecenter@msecenter.com; msecenter.com.

Olde Towne Holiday Market Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., at Olde Towne Clinton (Jefferson Street and West Leake Street, Clinton). In front of City Hall. Shop at the open-air market in Olde Towne Clinton. Free; call 601-924-5472; email mainstreetclinton@clintonms.org; clintonms.org.

Mississippi Youth Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal Concert Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m.-noon, at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.). Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at how the orchestra prepares for upcoming performances. Free; call 601-376-9760; email mysoms@yahoo.com.

#/--5.)49 Events at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.) • History Is Lunch Nov. 5, noon. John Evans and Lisa Newman of Lemuria Books talk about the new book “Jackson.” Book sales and signing to follow. Free; call 601-5766998; mdah.state.ms.us.

• History Is Lunch Nov. 12, noon. Deborah Thomas, digital projects coordinator for the National Digital Newspaper Project at the Library of Congress, discusses “Chronicling America,” a project to digitize America’s historic newspaper pages from 1836-1922. Free; call 601-576-6998; mdah.state.ms.us.

TAPS Fashion and Full Frames Model Showcase Nov. 6, 6 p.m., at Regency Hotel and Conference Center (420 Greymont Ave.).

The Curves & Cocktails VIP Lounge is 6-7 p.m., and the show is at 7:30 p.m. A portion of proceeds benefits Divas in Action. $10 advance, $15 door, $25 VIP lounge; call 969-2141; email thickandproudsisters@aol.com; eventbrite.com.

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Community Reinvestment Awards Banquet Nov. 6, 6:30 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). In the Thad Cochran Center. The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation honors of Dr. Aaron Shirley, founder and chairman. $35; call 601-982-8467; jacksonmedicalmall.org.

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Events at Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex (1701 N. State St.) • Millsaps Fall Forum Nov. 7, 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. In room AC 215. First-semester students present essays in response to the required reading of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide.” Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

• Millsaps Fall Forum Nov. 10, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

In room AC 215. Dr. Carolyn Dupont speaks on the topic “The Role of Religion in Mississippi During the Civil Rights Years.” Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

Social Studies Teachers Workshop Nov. 7, 8 a.m.3 p.m., at Old Capitol Museum (100 S. State St.).

Scholars and professionals explore the theme and present ways it can be taught in the classroom.

Lesson plans for grades 4–6 and 7–12 are included. 0.5 CEUs available. Register by Oct. 31. $40$40; call 601-576-6800; oldcapitolmuseum.com.

2014 Food Summit and Agricultural Revival Nov. 7, 8 a.m., Nov. 8, 7 a.m., Nov. 9, 10 a.m., at Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive). Includes discussions around organic, sustainable and whole foods between farmers, health practitioners, legislators, chefs, educators and others. Registration required. $15-$30 per event (some events free), free for students with ID; call 432-4500; mssagnet.net.

Lucky Town Brewing Company Beer Dinner Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m., at Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave., Suite 201). Enjoy a five-course dinner paired with beers. Reservation required. $65 per person plus tax and tip; call 601-982-2899.

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Jackson Touchdown Club Meeting Nov. 10, 6 p.m., at River Hills Club (3600 Ridgewood Road). Mississippi State University athletic director Scott Stricklin speaks. $30 non-members; call 601-506-3186; jacksontouchdownclub.com.

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“The Women of Farish Street” Nov. 7, 7 p.m., Nov. 8, 3 p.m., at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.). At. F.D. Hall Music Center. Jasmine Rivera stars in playwright Carole Cannon’s show about one of America’s oldest black business districts. $20, $10 seniors and students; call 601-421-7517; email farishstreetwomen@gmail.com.

"% 4(% #(!.'% NAMIWalks Nov. 8, 9 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). At the Art Garden. This year’s theme is “Walkin’ off the Blues.” Check-in is at 8 a.m. The 5K run/ walk is a fundraiser for NAMI Mississippi. Fundraising encouraged, donations welcome; call 601-899-9058 or 800-357-0388; email kjones1980@gmail.com; namiwalks.org.

Out of the Darkness Community Walk Nov. 8, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., at The Nature Park (Flowood Drive, Flowood). The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is the host. Check-in is at 8 a.m. Proceeds benefit local and national suicide prevention and awareness programs. Fundraising encouraged; call 888-333-2377; outofthedarkness.org.

Wine and Woofs Nov. 11, 6 p.m.-8 p.m., at Rossini Cucina Italiana (207 W. Jackson St., Suite A, Ridgeland). Includes wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, a silent auction, door prizes and music from Ralph Miller. Proceeds benefit Community Animal Rescue and Adoption (CARA). For ages 21 and up. $40 in advance, $50 at the door; call 601-842-4404; email denise.cantrell@thinkvss.com.

Events at Madison Public Library (994 Madison Ave., Madison) • Readers’ Theater Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m. through Nov. 18 Kids become excited about reading while developing fluency and comprehension by using a script to develop characters and perform stories. Free; call 601-856-2749.

• Baby Bookworms Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Wednesdays, 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m. through Nov. 19 The interactive session includes rhymes, songs, puppets and more to stimulate the learning process of babies and toddlers. For ages 2 and under. Free; call 601-856-2749.

&//$ $2).+ Lucky Town Brewing Grand Opening Celebration Nov. 7, 4 p.m.-7 p.m., Nov. 8, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Lucky Town Brewing Company (1710 N. Mill St.). $10 (includes tasting glass and six beer samples); call 201-0988; email chip@luckytownbrewing.com; luckytownbrewing.com.

Speakeasy at One Block East: A BurlesqueStyle Whiskey Tasting Nov. 8, 9 p.m., at One Block East (642 Tombigbee St.). Black Hat Burlesque co-hosts the event with whiskeys such as Crown Royal XO and Bulleitt Rye, and moonshines from Tiny Man. For ages 21 and up. $10 in advance, $15 at the door; call 601-944-0203.

Fall Dance Concert Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 8, 2 p.m., Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., at Belhaven University (1500 Peachtree St.). In the Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center Studio Theatre. $10, $5 seniors and students, free for Belhaven students and employees; call 601-965-1414; belhaven.edu.

ART21 Access Screening Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m., at Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4). ART21 exhibits pieces from artists that reveal how art can inspire and transform lives and communities. Free tickets; call 601-960-9250; eventbrite.com.

“Tartuffe” Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., at Belhaven University Center for the Arts (835 Riverside Drive). In Blackbox Theatre. The comedic play is an English translation of French playwright Moliere’s masterpiece about piety and hypocrisy. $10, $5 seniors and students, free for Belhaven students and employees; call 601-965-7026; belhaven.edu.

#/.#%243 &%34)6!,3 tobyMac Nov. 6, 7 p.m., at Broadmoor Baptist Church (1531 Highland Colony Parkway, Madison). The contemporary Christian hip-hop artist performs. Other performers include Matt Maher and Ryan Stevenson. Doors open at 6 p.m. $20$45; call 800-965-9324; itickets.com.

Mississippi International Film Festival Nov. 79, 11 a.m., at Tinseltown (411 Riverwind Drive, Pearl). Watch independent films, and attend film and acting workshops. Lance Bass screens his film, “Mississippi I Am,” Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.

Related activities are held at the Courtyard Marriott. $6 per day for films, $10 per workshop, admission TBA for award brunch Nov. 9 at 11 a.m.; call 601-665-7737; msfilm.org.

Pops I: Oh, What a Night! Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). In collaboration with Broadway Hits International, the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra presents the Billboard hits of the 1960s. $20 and up; call 601-960-1565; msorchestra.com.

Justin Townes Earle Nov. 9, 7 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). Cory Branan also performs. All-ages show. Adults must accompany children. $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $180 VIP table and four tickets ; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

,)4%2!29 3)'.).'3 Events at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202) • "Song of My Life: A Biography of Margaret Walker" Nov. 5, 5 p.m. Carolyn Brown signs books. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $20 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "Prayer" Nov. 11, 6 p.m. Timothy Keller signs books. $26.95 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

• "Mississippi's Greatest Athletes" Nov. 12, 5 p.m. Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum executive director Rick Cleveland signs books. $38 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

#2%!4)6% #,!33%3 Collaged Coptic Stitch Books Nov. 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Purple Word Center for Book and Paper Arts (140 Wesley Ave.). Kristen Tordella-Williams teaches you to create a collaged books and Coptic stitch binding. Registration required. For ages 18 and up. $60, $45 members; purpleword.org.

%8()")4 /0%.).'3 B+ Exhibit Nov. 5, at Lewis Art Gallery (Millsaps College, Ford Academic Complex, 1701 N. State St.). See sculptures from Stephen Coles. Show hangs through Dec. 17. Free; call 601-497-7454; email johnsda1@millsaps.edu; millsaps.edu.

The Final Rose: She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not Nov. 7, 6 p.m.-9 p.m., at Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4). Multimedia artist Ormond White presents the interactive performance that incorporates original sound compositions with vocal solos. Free; call 601-960-9250.

,'"4 Family and Friends of LGBTQI Persons Support Group Nov. 10. Call or email for location and time. The group offers a safe place for people to share feelings and experiences. Professional counselors lead the sessions. Free; call 601-842-7599; email supportforfamandfriends@outlook.com.

Check jfpevents.com for updates and more listings, or to add your own events online. You can also email event details to events@jacksonfreepress.com to be added to the calendar. The deadline is noon the Wednesday prior to the week of publication.

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Two Years of Trainwreck-Town

by Micah Smith

After two years and more than a dozen albums released, indie labels Elegant Trainwreck and Homework Town celebrate their successful merger at Offbeat, Saturday, Nov. 8, including a performance by 5th Child.

decided to fuse the projects into one split seven-inch record.

“We said, ‘There’s no reason that Liver Mousse fans shouldn’t be going to 5th Child shows, and 5th Child fans shouldn’t be going to Liver Mousse shows,” Lee says.

Two years later, that communal mindset is the driving

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force behind Elegant Trainwreck and Homework Town. The anniversary event showcases many diverse, promising artists that Cox and Lee, both 35, have worked with this year, including Jaxx City, Swamp Babies and the Empty Handed Painters. The show also features a look to the near future with performers such as Vibe Doctors, Tira D and Young Valley, all of whom the label hopes to release music for in 2015.

In part, it was the labels’ limitations that created their strong stable of Jackson upstarts. “We try to stay realistic in what we can push instead of having two dozen artists we barely have time to do anything for,” Cox says. “We do a lot of stuff to (support musicians), even if we don’t release a record for someone, like putting them on shows.”

Early in his own career, Cox struggled with a lack of direction. Outside of bigger independent labels such as Esperanza Plantation, now located in Memphis, Jackson musicians didn’t have many options. He often spent money and effort on the wrong things. Cox hopes to help the newcomers avoid those pitfalls without tying them down.

“It’s a real open-door policy. If they stay with us, it’s because they really want to stay with us,” he says. “We pick people that we already enjoy their music, and they might flounder and not get anything completed without a little guidance and push.”

The Elegant Trainwreck-Homework Town Two-Year Anniversary Party is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.). Tickets are $5. For more information, visit eleganttrainwreck.com or find the event on Facebook.

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“We kind of look at Homework Town as being the record label and Elegant Trainwreck being the production company, because we love to put on art events and shows,” Lee says. Elegant Trainwreck typically holds the labels’ rockoriented acts, and Homework Town is home to rap and hiphop artists. Both logos appear on the albums they release.

Although Cox’s Elegant Trainwreck and Lee’s Homework Town are nigh inseparable at this point, they were at vastly different stages when the duo first combined efforts.

Cox created his label about two years before the merger as a way to release music from his solo project and his bands, Liver Mousse and Furrows. Meanwhile, Lee was just launching his hip-hop and electronic brand. Nevertheless, the two shared much in common, including a desire to blur lines in Jackson’s divided music community.

“You’ll hear people say that the Jackson music scene is cliquish or that nobody comes to shows. What we saw was the ability to bridge the gaps,” Lee says. “There’s not a Jackson hip-hop scene. There’s not a Jackson rock scene.

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There have been fewer heartbreaking losses than what happened to Ole Miss on Saturday. It is tough to have the gamewinning touchdown and star wide receiver taken away in one play.

THURSDAY, NOV 6 NFL (7:30-11 p.m., NFLN): Brian Hoyer is keeping Johnny Manziel on the bench, but can he continue to do so when the Cleveland Browns face division foe Cincinnati Bengals?

FRIDAY, NOV 7 College football (7:30-11 p.m., ESPNU): The Memphis Tigers and the Temple Owls battle for the sixth win to reach bowl eligibility and to stay alive in the conference race.

SATURDAY, NOV 8 College football (11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., SECN): The Ole Miss Rebels should have no trouble bouncing back from their loss to Auburn as the team hosts the Presbyterian Blue Hose. â&#x20AC;Ś College football (3-6:30 p.m., SECN): Mississippi State shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need a lastminute interception to get past Tennessee-Martin.

SUNDAY, NOV 9 NFL (12-3:30 p.m., Fox): The New Orleans Saints look to extend their winning streak to three straight games as they host the San Francisco 49ers.

MONDAY, NOV 10 NFL (7:30-11 p.m., ESPN): Mark Sanchez looks to revitalize his career as the long-term starter for the Philadelphia Eagles against Cam Newtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carolina Panthers.

TUESDAY, NOV 11 College football (7-10 p.m., ESPN2/ ESPNU): The MAC keeps its midweek games going with Akron at Buffalo and Toledo at Northern Illinois.

WEDNESDAY, NOV 12 College football (7-10 p.m., ESPN2/ ESPNU): More MACtion for your midweek as Ball State faces Massachusetts and Kent State takes on Bowling Green.

The Rebels have lost their last two games by a total of seven points. The team can still have a very good year with a strong finish.

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It all starts at 11 a.m. with the University of Oklahoma hosting Baylor University on Fox Sports 1 in one of two huge Big 12 match-ups. The two-loss Sooners can knock the one-loss Bears out of the playoff race.

There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much time to catch your breath before Notre Dame travels west to face Arizona State University on ABC at 2:30 p.m. out of the Pac-12 conference.

The Sun Devils and Fighting Irish have one loss each, but the loser of this game will be on the outs in the title hunt.

When the sun goes down, the action really heats up. The second major Big 12 showdown takes place at 6:30 p.m. on Fox. One-loss Kansas State University, who lost out of conference to Auburn University, faces its oneloss host, Texas Christian University.

The battle between the Wildcats and the Horned Frogs could be for the Big 12 championship, since the loser may forfeit both a conference race and playoff spot.

It might be time to get another TV because the big games keep coming as the Horned Frogs and Wildcats play at 6:30 p.m. on Fox, and the University

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As you flip between the SEC and Big 12, ABC ups the ante with a Big10 battle between Ohio State University and host Michigan State University that could decide the east division. Neither team has a conference loss, yet. Virginia Tech upset the Buckeyes at home before the Hokiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; season went sideways.

Only the Oregon Ducks out of the Pac12 have beaten the Spartans in a game that Michigan State was in control of in the third quarter. This is another game where the loser is doubly punished, getting knocked out of the conference title race and the playoff race at once. This game will give us the third team of the day to suffer its second loss.

Night owls can stay up late and turn over to ESPN at 9 p.m. to catch the over-achieving Utah Utes as they host the Oregon Ducks. Utah lost this past week to Arizona State, which knocked them out of the playoff race. The Utes will try to return the favor to the Ducks this week.

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As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

I didn’t have any idea. I had no aspirations at all. I was a senior in college when I realized what I wanted to do. I was a pre-med major. I shadowed a family doctor, and I realized I didn’t want to do that.

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(In my last year at Holmes Community College in Goodman), I had a vision. I saw what I wanted out of life. I pushed myself to the next level. I thought, “If I could go to school (two or) four years, maybe I can go six, then maybe eight.” It was a gradual progression to where I could get to the point of becoming a doctor. I envisioned what was my ideal place to work,

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Being able to make a difference and helping people in my own little way. I enjoy interacting with my patients. I get to know some of them well. Also, my job is not very stressful.

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