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eigh Laney, a Madison resident who has been cycling for 30 years, founded the NunChuck Bunnies cycling team with her friend Gigi Carter to promote women’s cycling. Laney and Carter started the group in January 2016 and held their first race in Ridgeland, Race at the Renaissance, on July 30. More than 250 people competed for a $20,000 cash prize in it. “We were pleased with the turnout at the event,” Laney says. “People from as far away as Michigan, Georgia and Texas ended up showing up for it. We’re looking forward to an even bigger turnout at an event we’re planning for next year.” They will announce details as soon as they get the event permit. Laney says the team is working on sponsorships for the 2017 event. She received a bachelor’s degree in economics and international trade from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1984. Shortly after her graduation, Laney competed in her first triathalon in Shreveport, La. Laney later attended Mississippi State University for a master’s degree in agriculture and information sciences, receiving it in 2015. She is the owner and operator of K and K Export Management Services LLC, a Madison-
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based export management company that specializes in exporting vitamins for pets. The NunChuck Bunnies currently has six members on its roster. Laney said that five to seven members is the typical size for a cycling team. The team currently consists of Laney, Carter, Denise Mills, Alison Carey, Tiffany Landry and Heather Nelson. The team’s sponsors include Indian Cycle, Inclusion Innovates and Dog Wood Farms. In addition to the to-be-announced event for next year, Nunchuck Bunnies is also supporting and riding in the Koz and Back, a ride from Jackson to Kosciusko, Miss., and back on Nov. 12. The event is a fundraiser for the Gary Holdiness Cycling Foundation, an organization that promotes cycling safety on the Natchez Trace in honor of Gary Holdiness, a doctor and cycling enthusiast who died while cycling on the trace. Laney has two sons, Blake Kirtley, 25, and Brock Kirtley, 21. For more information on NunChuck Bunnies, visit the website at nunchuckbunnies.com or find the team on Facebook. —Dustin Cardon
cover painting by Anthony DiFatta
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6 JPS Ratings Down
JPS has failed to meet Superintendent Cedrick Gray’s goal of increasing ACT scores, the graduation rate and school ratings.
13 Trading Political War Stories
“Just like Fox News, Trump is perpetually factually challenged, hysterically biased, contemptuous of others’ ideas, so asphalted into his own mythos that he no longer can know what he doesn’t know.” —Joe Atkins, “Political War Stories”
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27 They Came from Outer Space Read about Peelander-Z before the band plays at Martin’s on Oct. 31.
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by Amber Helsel, Assistant Editor
A Nation of Immigrants
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ver since I can remember, other cultures have always fascinated me. When I was in kindergarten, we had a World Fair, and I vividly remember being excited about the China and Mexico exhibits. My favorite field trips in elementary schools were the ones where we got to see “The Majesty of Spain” and “Splendors of Versailles” at the Mississippi Arts Pavilion, where the Arts Center of Mississippi is located today. More recently, I got to do something really cool in relation to the culture of Mexico: I decorated sugar skulls for a story in this issue (see page 22). I think part of my fascination has to do with the fact that I don’t actually know my own ancestry. I don’t know where I come from. While I’m quick to say that my last name, Helsel, is German, the truth is I have no idea. Ancestry.com says it also originated from countries such as Bohemia, England, Norway and France, so I don’t know which branch of the tree I come from. The last name on my mom’s side of the family, Fletcher, originates from countries such as England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada and Germany, so the same goes with that last name. My last name, Helsel, most likely isn’t even spelled the way it should be. When coming to the U.S., many immigrants changed their last names to better assimilate into the culture, so I can’t really know it’s original spelling. Though I don’t know where I come from, one thing is clear: At some point in my ancestry, my family migrated to this country. Like many families that came to live in this state and in this country, they were immigrants. They came to America in search of a better life, as many families have and continue to do. In some small way, my family helped
contribute to the culture of this country, as all the people from different backgrounds and cultures have. That’s how I see the United States, and how I think everyone should start seeing it again: as a melting pot of cultures. If we do a little research and work toward understanding, we can learn more about the blend of cultures that makes our country great and hopefully learn more about ourselves in the process. That’s why I also find Donald Trump’s idea of building a wall (and making Mexico
Migration Policy Institute shows that 13.3 percent of the U.S. population is foreignborn. Census data from 2012 shows that 59,303 Mississippi residents were foreignborn citizens, out of the state’s population of 2,984,926. That’s about 2 percent of the population, and that number has grown by almost 20,000 since the year 2000. It still seems like a small number, right? But if you think about it, even if by descent, most of us are immigrants. I am. My apartment neighbors are. Jackson
I don’t know where I come from. pay for it) so alarming—and ridiculous. Sure, I understand wanting to tighten border security. The world isn’t really a safe place, so it makes sense to err on the side of caution. But I don’t think the solution is to keep people out. I concede that I don’t know what the exact solution is, but I know that building a wall isn’t the best option. How about making it easier for people to come into this country legally? How about not spouting unfounded statistics falsely indicating that illegal immigrants are rapists, criminals, possible terrorists and other assorted “bad hombres”? Many studies have shown that far fewer illegal immigrants commit crimes than people born in the United States do. 2013 data from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics says that immigrants make up 5 percent of the total prison population, and 2014 data from the
Free Press staff members are. People you meet on the street are. It’s an inarguable fact that immigrants built the United States, whether it be the founding fathers or the slaves that were forced to come here and work for free. It’s just that some of us have been here longer than others, so we forget where we came from. Or in many cases, we just don’t know, and some of us don’t want to find out. But I do. I wish I knew who my ancestors were, partially so I could learn who they are, but also because I’d like to honor them. If they hadn’t come to this country in search of a better life, I wouldn’t have been able to do so much in my lifespan. I mean, I’m the first person in my immediate family to receive a four-year college degree, and at 27, I’m in a management position at the Jackson Free Press. It’s been a pretty good life so far.
I wouldn’t have even been born had it not been for my ancestors deciding to come to the United States, and at some point, migrating to Louisiana and Mississippi. I’d like to think that I have my roots to thank for how far I’ve gotten. My ancestors were probably farmers, so I’m guessing my family’s work ethic has been passed down for generations. To be honest, I’m jealous of people who can connect with their cultural heritage—the African Americans who celebrate Kwanzaa, the Mexicans who celebrate Diá de los Muertos, and especially the people who are first-generation American citizens. They get to toe the line between their own culture and ours. It’s not an easy path to walk, I’d imagine, but at least they know who they are. At this point, and I don’t think I’m alone in this, I can only guess where I came from and hope that, someday, I’ll find the answers. And I also think learning about other people’s cultures— celebrating immigrants, instead of trying to keep them out—helps us understand each other better. I have one thing to ask, and it’s a question I ask myself every time I hear someone talking about the need for a wall between the U.S. and Mexico: What would Jesus do? I bet he wouldn’t shut people out. He would welcome them with open arms, and that’s what we need to start doing. There has to be a way to keep people safe without keeping out people who are seeking a better life or asylum from something terrible. Assistant Editor Amber Helsel likes to cook, eat, make art and pet cats. Pottermore sorted her into Gryffindor, but she knows that her true house is Slytherin. Email her story ideas at amber@jacksonfreepress.com.
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Anthony DiFatta
Arielle Dreher
Dustin Cardon
Sierra Mannie
Tim Summers Jr.
Micah Smith
Mary Osborne
Kristin Brenemen
Anthony DiFatta and his family just moved back to Mississippi from Massachusetts. He is a teacher and an artist. He did the cover art.
News Reporter Arielle Dreher is working on finding some new hobbies and adopting an otter from the Jackson Zoo. Email her story ideas at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com. She wrote the cover story.
Web Editor Dustin Cardon is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi. He enjoys reading fantasy novels and wants to write them himself one day. He wrote about Halloween events.
Education Reporting Fellow Sierra Mannie is a University of Mississippi whose opinions of the Ancient Greeks can’t be trusted nearly as much as her opinions of Beyoncé. She wrote about Jackson Public Schools.
City Reporter Tim Summers Jr. enjoys loud music, long city council meetings and FOIA requests. Send him story ideas at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. He wrote about about a possible change in city government..
Music Editor Micah Smith is married to a great lady, has two dog-children named Kirby and Zelda, and plays in the band Empty Atlas. Send gig info to music@jacksonfreepress.com. He wrote about Peelander-Z.
Sales Assistant Mary Osborne is a Lanier Bulldog by birthright and a JSU Tiger by choice. She is the mother of Lindon “Joc” Dixon. Her hobbies include hosting and producing “The Freeda Love Show,” which airs on PEG 18.
Art Director Kristin Brenemen is an otaku with a penchant for dystopianism. She’s gearing up for next convention season with inspiration from the New Horizon Pluto flyby. She designed much of the issue.
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“The minute this bill dropped, I knew that if it went to federal court, it would be repealed because it’s absolutely against federal law.” — Felicia Brown-Williams, public policy director at Planned Parenthood Southeast, on Senate Bill 2238’s demise
Thursday, October 20 A federal judge enjoins a Mississippi state law that prevented the Division of Medicaid from reimbursing the state’s Planned Parenthood clinic and the only abortion clinic for offering birth control and cancer screenings for women in the state. Friday, October 21 The Jackson division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation reports the results of a national sting operation aimed at recovering children exploited into sex trafficking, in which 28 arrests were made but no children were found. Saturday, October 22 Donald Trump vows during a speech in Gettysburg to sue every woman who has accused him of sexual assault or other inappropriate behavior after the election, once again calling them “liars” and saying their allegations were orchestrated by Democrats.
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Sunday, October 23 Donald Trump says that the First Amendment to the Constitution gives the press too much freedom and suggests that America adopt a system like England’s, which makes it easier to sue the media.
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Monday, October 24 The NAACP reports a recent incident in which white students at a south Mississippi high school put a noose around the neck of a black student and “yanked backward.” Tuesday, October 25 U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer approves a nearly $15 billion court settlement of most claims against Volkswagen for its emissions-cheating scandal. Get breaking news at jfpdaily.com.
JPS Board, Supe Under Fire Over Scores by Sierra Mannie
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hen Cedrick Gray took the reins as superintendent of Jackson Public Schools in 2012, he had three preliminary goals attached to his three-year, $200,000 contract. One was to increase the average ACT score to 20, and the second was to increase the graduation rate in each high school to 80 percent. A third loftier goal in the district, then on probation and academic watch and mired in lawsuits, was to have 95 percent of the schools rated successful (“C”) or above by 2015. But with 21 failing schools, a 67.7-percent graduation rate and an average composite ACT score of 15.6, the numbers now show that JPS has missed the mark. “Despite the inconsistency of state testing over the past three years, increased rigor of the MAP tests, combined with changed standards for what is considered a passing school and a failing school, we expected to perform much better,” school board President Beneta Burt said at a Thursday press conference in response to the district’s accountability rankings. But it is not like Gray didn’t say this might be coming. In a November 2015 opinion column in the Jackson Free Press, Gray wrote before the release of scores on the PARCC assessments that drops in performance were common in the face of new tests. Citing
Phil Bryant as Religious Liberty Get the look: Think Statue of liberty, Lady Liberty with a twist: There must be a cross somewhere on the robe, and the cowboy boys must be shiny. Tate Reeves as Tax Cuts Get the look: Simple. A pair of foam scissors you can wear.
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Wednesday, October 19 Donald Trump refuses to say at the end of the third presidential debate that he will accept the results of next month’s election if he loses to Hillary Clinton, and later says he will accept the results “If I win.” In the same debate, Trump says that no one respects women more than he does and then immediately calls Hillary Clinton “such a nasty woman.”
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Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Cedrick Gray will speak to the press for the first time on Thursday since the release of accountability ratings about the district’s test scores.
a June 2015 School Administrators article, Gray explained that new tests with higher expectations, cut scores and grading scales could negatively affect scores. “This time of transition in our state can be overwhelming without a precise plan of action. Jackson Public Schools has a plan and wants our community to know how important the progress of all of our scholars is to us,” wrote Gray, who has not commented on the new numbers to date. “So we ask you to remain calm as
we focus on the plan and build stronger schools together.” With this message, Gray spent the spring semester traveling across JPS and alerting parents to the possible impending changes at district-sponsored community meetings, citing plans such as his Schools of Promise improvement model to increase employee retention at seven of the most vulnerable schools in the district. Gray was not the only superintendent to express concern over the
Mike Chaney as Medicaid Get the look: The most affordable scrubs, stethoscope and sterile mask.
Cindy Hyde-Smith as Melania Trump Get the look: Go for that hot pink blouse, and slacks combo from debate No. 2, and highlight those long locks; wig optional if you’ve got short hair. Quote Michelle Obama to sell it.
Philip Gunn as ALEC Get the look: It’s a well-pressed suit not purchased in Mississippi. Stacey Pickering as a Ghost Get the look: Just don’t show up at the party, stay out of the state, country, etc., and blame your “other job.”
Trump as Trump Get the look: orange spray paint and a big, fat scowl. Bonus points: Add Gov. Phil Bryant on a leash.
“I think that we have to be smart about the way we deal with crime, and we haven’t been very smart. ” — Supreme Court Justice and candidate Jim Kitchens on why the so-called ‘War on Drugs’ wasn’t a smart crime approach
“If they’ve raped, robbed or killed somebody, we’re scared of them. We don’t want them back out on the streets.” — Mississippi Supreme Court candidate and Court of Appeals Judge Kenny Griffis on his approach to crime
Secret Tapes Reveal DA’s Private Side by Tim Summers Jr.
state’s more rigorous standards of academic proficiency; Dr. Gearl Loden leads the Brated Tupelo Public Schools district, but wrote in the city’s Daily Journal in August questioning whether or not the state’s new standards for measuring performance were in the best interests of children. Still, JPS is now an F, and parents and other groups are frustrated with the district—and have taken not only to social media, but also to public protests to express disapproval. Jackson resident and JPS father Napolean Edwards hosts several Facebook live video chats throughout the week via his group, “Team Cipher.” The group bills itself as bringing “integrity to public service” through reporting urban and political news and seeks to “empower the people through media and community awareness.” Ed-
Taped conversations of Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith depict that the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics’ raid on a home fueled his feud with the attorney general’s office.
June 12, when an unknown party went through the contents of Butler’s jail cell. “But somebody came to his cell,” Smith tells Johnson, who was wearing a wire at the behest of the attorney general during the conversation. “I think he said around—of course it was a Saturday night, but that would be Sunday morning around 2:30 in the morning, and they said face the wall. He was like, oh, lord, what the hell? Faced the wall. And they went into his cell and started grabbing his paperwork and sh*t trying to …” Johnson interrupts, asking who entered the cell.
wards says that Team Cipher “does not do journalism.” Edwards has filed a Change. org petition calling for the elimination of Gray from his role as superintendent. “Dr. Cedric(k) Gray has failed immensely to execute his duties as Superintendent of Jackson Public Schools in good faith and with good result (sic),” the petition reads. Edwards told the Jackson Free Press that Cipher is a 501(c)4 and a political action committee and has been registered in the state of Mississippi as such since March. The secretary of state’s website, however, does not list the organization as either a nonprofit or a PAC. Representatives from the secretary of state’s office had no record of their filing paperwork at press time. Representatives from the City of
“Well, see,” Smith said, “we don’t know, yet.” Smith said that after Butler’s family contacted him, he visited Sheriff Victor Mason and representatives from the attorney general’s office at the jail. “Well, when (Butler’s) family comes to me, I go over to the sheriff’s department, and they (are) all huddled up in there in Victor’s office. And then they come out with different excuses; he (is) on lockdown,” Smith said. The DA added that he asked for all the visitation records, vowing to subpoena whoever searched his cell. “So I’m going to find out who that is, and I don’t give a f*ck who it is,” Smith told the FBI and attorney general’s informant. “It could be (the) motherf*cking fed with intimidating a witness as well so …” The transcript trails off. What’s the Beef? In a separate track from the June 18 recording, Johnson cuts to the chase with Smith about the attorney general’s focus on Butler, asking him, “What’s their beef with Butler?” “It ain’t got nothing to do with Christopher (Butler),” Smith replies. “It’s the fact that they got caught on tape.” The tape in question, the DVR recordings from Butler’s home found after the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics raided it in 2011, forms the foundation of Smith’s assertions that Butler was set up, although it has never been clear in the documents exactly how. Documents from Smith’s attempt to dismiss the drug charges stemming from the 2011 raid describe the search of the house in a general way, but to
Jackson’s clerk’s office do not have record of paperwork from them, either. Edwards says that the group has filed all appropriate paperwork and should be registered by Thursday. The organization requests monetary donations from its listeners via mail and GoFundMe. Gray has been conspicuously absent from the press this past week. Jacksonbased Facebook commenters suggest Gray is lying low due to pressure to resign. Burt has denied all rumors that Gray has handed in his resignation, and cited his focus on the district’s Community Action Plan the district is required to submit to MDE to get back in compliance and correct its probation status. JPS plans to hold a board meeting at 5:30 p.m. at 621 S. State St. on Thursday,
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Oct. 28, to evaluate the superintendent and discuss the administration’s plans to improve the district’s academic success. Urban districts are usually victim to a complex web of societal factors that limit their success. The Response to Intervention, or RTI Action Network, a program focused on data-driven approaches to improving student learning, writes: “urban school districts are frequently marked by higher concentrations of poverty.” Like JPS, the 18 other failing districts in Mississippi serve a majority of African American students in schools in some of the state’s poorest areas. Sierra Mannie is an education reporting fellow for the JFP. Email her at sierra@ jacksonfreepress.com
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Chris Butler, ‘Political Prisoner’? Smith places Christopher Butler, who at the time of the recording was in the Hinds County Detention Center in Raymond, at the center of the struggle between the Hinds County district attorney’s office and the attorney general, even referring to Butler as a “political prisoner.” The district attorney also mentions an incident, estimated through context clues to be during the early hours of
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t is something out of a noir movie: wired confidants, explicit language and talk of conspiracies. Former Assistant District Attorney Ivon Johnson taped conversations with Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith on May 9 and June 18, the last session only four days before sheriff’s deputies arrested Smith on an affidavit from the attorney general’s office. In a strange turn, Smith’s attorney, Jim Waide, filed the transcripts with a motion to keep the conversations, specifically Smith’s use of racial slurs and profanity, out of the upcoming December trial, arguing that there is no relevance to the charges before the court. “Neither of the above transcripts,” Waide states in his motion to exclude the transcripts, “contain any evidence relevant to the present indictment, nor do they contain any evidence that incriminates Smith or McBride on any criminal offense.” Ultimately, a judge will decide whether the conversations have merit as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, but for the reader attempting to gain some perspective about the cases, the transcripts paint some of what may or may not be, as Smith describes it, “a big-ass false fantasy.”
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Changing the Form of City Government by Tim Summers Jr.
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en were elected,” Burton said. “People were excited about it.” The Legislature authorized the mayorcouncil form in 1973 and, as of 2014, 10 municipalities employ the strong-mayor structure: Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Columbus, Greenwood, Gulfport, Hattiesburg, Laurel, Meridian, Tupelo and, of course, Jackson. Now, Make Jackson Great Again, a group that former council candidate Corinthian Sanders leads, wants to change
sway over the city manager, who would in turn oversee the day-to-day affairs of the municipal government. Joseph Breen, executive director of the Stennis Institute, said each form of government has advantages and disadvantages, but that usually the form of government moved toward the strong-mayor form. “Council-manager are usually practiced by cities from 10,000 to 100,000,” Breen said, adding that it is usually a move Ward 4 Councilman De’Keither Stamps
n a vote of 4-1, the Jackson City Council last week shot down Ward 4 Councilman De’Keither Stamps’ proposed resolution supporting a citizen-led initiative to change the form of government from a “strong mayor” to a council-manager form of government. However, it isn’t just the council that stands in the way of a change. Stamps said during the council’s last meeting on Oct. 18 that his point was to increase the authority vested in the council members. “Certain communities wanted representation,” Stamps said. “And we got representation, but no power.” Pros and Cons The City of Jackson has operated since 1984 with what is commonly referred to as the “strong mayor” form of government. The City government was expanded from three commissioners, who ruled as both legislative and executive branch, into seven wards, each with an elected council member, and a “strong mayor” who would hold all authority over the city departments. The state Legislature required that a popular referendum approve the change; Jackson approved it with 65 percent of the vote. The newly formed city council’s duties were to authorize expenditures and set the legislative agenda for the city, but the pace and rhythm of progress belonged to the mayor. Otha Burton Jr., the first chief administrative officer for the City in the new form of government, said it allowed for greater diversity in the representation in the mayoral administration and the council. “I think it brought in four African Americans, and they were all elected in their wards,” Burton, now the executive director of the Institute of Government at Jackson State University, said. “And this was the first time any wom-
The city council voted down Councilman De-Keither Stamps’ proposal to change government from a “strong mayor” to a council-manager approach.
to a council-manager form, transferring oversight of departments to a professional municipal manager rather than the mayor. Sanders said changing the form to allow for the hiring of a professional city manager would provide accountability. “Look at us now; the state of our finances are in terrible shape,” Sanders said. “[T]he council-manager type of government ... is a government that is competent, professional, vetted and trained.” In this form, the council would hold
PRIVATE from page 7 Smith told Johnson there was much more to it. “So my goal is by the time they understand the case,” Smith said of the grand jury, “they’re going to be like, and you mean (Hinds County Circuit Judge Jeff Weill) denied your motion to dismiss this case?” He expands his description of the video later on. The video, Smith has maintained, contains evidence the agency planted evidence. The agency has repeatedly
of a smaller but growing town that needs a manager to handle growth. “When you get larger than that … we need that one person that all the people can look at and say I need change, and that is the strong-mayor form. You hope that one person can hear from the entire community and steer the council,” Breen said, adding that council-manager is usually for smaller, more efficient governments. Burton said the fast turnover of mayors in the City’s recent future works against
denied the allegations. Smith states in the recording that it holds damning evidence, including allegations of shooting animals and leaving parts out of their reports. “Oh sh*t, how could I forget the main video? Video of plant, then, yeah that’s right, shooting dogs and sh*t. They left that out of the report,” Smith said, referring to the MBN officers that filed a report of the incident. Later on in their conversation, Smith says he thinks the attorney general focused on Christopher Butler because of his association with the district attorney. “So it’s just they’re picking on people they think are closely associated with you—?” Johnson asked Smith. “Right.”
the advantages of a strong-mayor form of government, causing the bureaucracy to change every few years. “From 2005 to where we are now, that’s five mayors from 2005 to 2016 … and each came in not building on any (mayor) prior to them,” Burton said. “You had more politics than any consistency than any administrative or political knowledge of what to do. If you get too involved in the political things, the electoral process, you don’t get any continuity from any administration to the other.” “Our problem has been the turnover,” Burton said. “Our problem is that we have lost a lot of institutional knowledge with this turnover we’ve had.” Long Road Ahead Breen said changing to a different form requires signatures of eligible voters and then a majority of the vote on a referendum, both of which take time. “One of the biggest hurdles to change is 10 percent or 20 percent (of the eligible voting population), depending on what form of government … which is actually a bigger number than people understand,” Breen said. State law requires that 10 percent of the Jackson’s population, or about 17,000 people, sign a petition to change to a council-manager form of government. The council would then have to authenticate and approve it. After that, the citizens would vote yes or no. The U.S. Census lists Jackson’s adjusted projected population, rounded to the whole person, at 170,564, which means that over 85,000 votes are required to change the form of government. “And, quite frankly, you are talking about a significant amount of time invested just to collect these signatures even if you have a huge push,” Breen said.
“—to try to get to you?” “Yeah, and it ain’t nothing.” “Well,” Johnson said, while already wearing a wire, “I know it’s going to come one day when they start picking on me.” “Well,” Smith replied, “that’s why we got to get that ass.” Four days later, sheriff’s deputies and agents from the attorney general’s office arrested Smith in the Hinds County Courthouse, and the investigation went public. Email city reporter Tim Summers Jr. at tim@jacksonfreepress.com. Read more about the indictments of the district attorney at jfp.ms/DAFiles.
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What’s Next in Planned Parenthood Bill Fight? by Arielle Dreher
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All For Less Than $500 Medicaid reimbursements to the state’s Planned Parenthood clinic, which does not offer abortion services, totaled less than $500 in the past three years. The Division of Medicaid has paid the Hattiesburg clinic a total of $384 since fiscal-year 2014 in fee-for-service claims and $53 in encounter claims. Federal funds cannot pay for abortion, except in cases of rape, incest or safety of the mother, due to the 1976
McDaniel said the fact that the Planned Parenthood clinic in Mississippi doesn’t offer abortion doesn’t change his view because all money flowing to these organizations is fungible. So while federal funding might not directly fund abortions, that money offsets the private money, which can go toward abortion. Sen. Joey Fillingane, R-Sumrall, authored the bill and said he disagrees with the ruling and hopes that the state appeals. Imani Khayyam
ississippi women who use Medicaid can legally continue to get family-planning services like birth control and cancer screenings at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Hattiesburg and at the state’s only abortion clinic after a federal judge struck down the Mississippi Legislature’s attempt to block Medicaid payments to the facilities. The Mississippi Legislature passed Senate Bill 2238 to stop the State’s Medicaid division from reimbursing Mississippi women with Medicaid who access reproductive health services at facilities that offer or are affiliated with “nontherapeutic abortions” back in April, despite warning signs from neighboring states where similar laws have been struck down. Most recently, in Louisiana, the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in the Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast v. Gee case, which clarified Medicaid’s “free-choice-ofprovider” provision. U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan cited the Gee case in his opinion on Oct. 20. “Essentially every court to consider similar laws has found that they violated … the so-called ‘Free-Choice-of-Provider Provision,’” Jordan wrote in his opinion. Even states in budget crises have not been successfully able to defund Planned Parenthood. The Gee opinion cites a North Carolina case, Pashby v. Delia, where budget woes were not to blame for not providing reproductive-health care to the state’s most vulnerable people. “Although we understand that North Carolina legislature must make difficult decisions in an imperfect fiscal climate, the public interest in this case lies with safeguarding public health rather than with assuaging North Carolina’s budgetary woes,” the 4th Circuit opinion on the case says. Felicia Brown-Williams, public policy director of Planned Parenthood Southeast, said Judge Jordan most likely cited Gee due to timeliness—the 5th Circuit issued its opinion in mid-September. Brown-Williams said other states have similar laws where the federal court came to the same conclusion. “This is not the first case we’ve seen. In every case that this has come up, it is very clear that this is not legal,” she told the Jackson Free Press. “The minute this bill dropped, I knew that if it went to federal court, it would be repealed because it’s ab10 solutely against federal law.”
Felicia Brown-Williams (center), the public policy director at Planned Parenthood Southeast, said she knew a federal-court challenge would strike down a new State law targeting the clinic.
Hyde amendment. Sen. Chris McDaniel, R-Ellisville, was a co-author of Senate Bill 2238 and said he would like to see the issue have a full hearing on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals instead of a three-judge panel. McDaniel’s biggest problem with the bill is influenced by his views on the role of government, he says. “Any time we allow government force to demand that Mississippi taxpayers donate to an organization whose beliefs they disagree with, I think that’s problematic,” he told the Jackson Free Press. McDaniel says that the Medicaid code provision, which the Mississippi law was found to violate, depends on federal directives about how to use those federal dollars. “By virtue of just using federal dollars to fund Medicaid, we basically give up local control, and that’s always part of the problem we have is when we rely on federal dollars to fund our programs, so much of it is contingent upon federal directives that stifle local control,” he said.
Access and Possible Appeals Women accessing reproductive-health services at the Hattiesburg Planned Parenthood clinic did not see a lapse in services, Brown-Williams said, mainly because the clinic operates under a grant that allows it to offer some services at low or no cost. The clinic also has a year where it is able to wait to report reimbursements, so in short—the brief stint that Senate Bill 2238 had in active law didn’t affect many, if any, women. The law’s brief existence did cost taxpayers money, however. The attorney general’s office did not have a specific cost estimate by press time, but their civil litigation division spent around 38 hours litigating the case. The state will also have to pay the Planned Parenthood attorneys’ fees. In a statement the attorney general’s office said: “Prior to the Legislature’s enactment of this law during the 2016 session, several federal courts had already declared that state statutes prohibiting Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimburse-
ment for non-abortion related health care to violate federal Medicaid law. In September 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reached the same conclusion when it struck down Louisiana’s similar attempt to prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving any Medicaid reimbursements for healthcare. The federal district court in Mississippi was required to follow the Fifth Circuit’s decision regarding Louisiana and found Mississippi’s statute to violate federal Medicaid law.” The statement from the attorney general’s office indicates that decisions about appeals have yet to be made, “The State is considering its options and has not yet decided whether to appeal the decision,” the emailed statement says. In a brief last Wednesday, the attorney general’s office wrote on behalf of the State that it disagreed with the 5th Circuit’s decision. “The division of Medicaid respectfully disagrees with the panel decision in Gee and expressly reserves the right to ask that it be overruled by the Fifth Circuit en banc or the U.S. Supreme Court,” the Oct. 19 response says. Brown-Williams said it would be irresponsible for the State to appeal the law, wasting taxpayer dollars. “There is literally no question that the law is not in their favor, and it would be a clear and irresponsible use of taxpayer funds for the state to appeal this, given that the law is so clear,” she said. Prevention, Brown-Williams said, is both better fiscally and better for women and their families. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could change its Title X rule in coming months, signaling a potential end to bills and laws like Senate Bill 2238. The new rule seeks to “maintain uniformity in administration, ensure consistency of subrecipient participation across grant awards, improve the provision of services to populations in appropriate geographic areas, and guarantee Title X resources are allocated on the basis of fulfilling Title X family planning goals.” Title X funds cannot legally be used to pay for abortions. The public comment period on the proposed rule change received almost 50,000 comments by Oct. 7. It was public for a month. Email reporter Arielle Dreher at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com. Read more about Mississippi abortion rights at jfp.ms/abortion.
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Gov. Bryant: Do the Right Thing
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n terms of image, this year has not been the best for Mississippi. Even though Gov. Phil Bryant now seems to carry the gospel of reconciliation (he declared October as Racial Reconciliation Month), he carried a different message as recently as April, when he declared it “Confederate Heritage Month.” And to make matters worse, he made that declaration while Mississippi was in the middle of a struggle to remove the Confederate symbol from the state flag. If the governor expects Mississippians to take his offer of reconciliation seriously, he has to apologize to our state—apologize for Confederate Heritage Month, apologize for fighting on the wrong side of the flag debate—and moving forward, support the removal of the Confederate emblem from our state flag. Tell the state Legislature that it’s time for them to accept a resolution to vote on a new flag for Mississippi. If the governor is only willing to express empty declarations of reconciliation without making a change, what’s the point? Reconciliation denotes action. The flag is offensive to African Americans. There is no debate on that. The Confederate emblem must go. Many don’t seem to realize the effects that displaying this image is having on our state economy. Businesses have pulled out of Mississippi, stating that until we resolve our civil-rights issues, they will base their operations elsewhere. We are talking about jobs, people. Mississippi can’t afford to take a loss of this magnitude. We need jobs. Just last year, Mississippi ranked last as a state economy. We need to do what we have to in order to make our state attractive to corporations and companies. If Mississippi wants to join the rest of America in the 21st century, this is non-negotiable. I have personally worked on initiatives to bring jobs to Mississippi, but it’s hard recruiting companies to come to a state known for hatred and a dark past. I work in Washington, D.C., and it’s almost depressing to hear what some people think of our state. As it stands now, our state’s reputation and notoriety precedes us, so it’s on us to begin the uphill battle of proving that Mississippi has changed. After South Carolina stood up for what was right and removed the Confederate flag from their government institutions, it created a boom for their tourism and economy. They threw off the heritage of hate and embraced inclusion and acceptance, and the state continues to reap the rewards of that incredible stand. If Bryant takes a stand to support the change of the flag, it will signal to the rest of the country that Mississippi is open for business, and we want you to do business in our state. It will show the rest of the nation that we want you to come and visit our state and witness the dawn of a new era of change. We are asking the governor to accept his message of reconciliation and stand with us, but even if he doesn’t, we will press forward. Is the governor willing to fight against the millennial generation just so that some residents can hold on to the racist vestiges of their fathers? This generation is declaring that enough is enough. We will stand and unify together to create a campaign that will bring down this flag. We will show the world that we refuse to hold on to our state’s dark past, and we will usher in a new day filled with healing for our state. Is the governor with us or against us? I challenge him to make good on his promise of reconciliation, and join with us to send a message to the world: that Mississippi will no longer support symbols of hate. Duvalier Malone is the CEO and founder of Duvalier Malone Enterprises. 12 October 26 - November 1, 2016 • jfp.ms
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federal judge struck down Mississippi’s political Medicaid reimbursement law for “nontherapeutic abortion providers” last week in an attempt to block Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funding. Lawmakers passed the bill last session despite warnings from advocates and journalists alike that the law would not stand based on legal history and current laws that allow men and women on Medicaid to receive services such as cancer and sexually transmitted infections screenings or birth control from Planned Parenthood clinics. Mississippi has only one Planned Parenthood clinic, in Hattiesburg, and it offers women’s health services—but does not perform abortions. Even if the clinic did offer abortion services, federal law does not allow Title X funds to pay for the procedure. The Hyde Amendment allows federal dollars to fund abortions, but only in extreme cases like rape, incest or when the mother’s life is in danger. Co-authors of the Mississippi legislation, Senate Bill 2238, have a problem with taxpayer dollars, which help fund Medicaid, going to Planned Parenthood, despite the fact that the clinic in Mississippi does not offer abortion. The fact that any federal money goes toward an organization that does abortions anywhere in the U.S. was enough to get the bill out of both chambers and onto the governor’s desk in the spring. Republicans also use Planned Parenthood funding as a political wedge issue to appeal to anti-
abortion voters—even though the law was clearly frivolous and unconstitutional. Attorney General Jim Hood had not decided whether to appeal the case to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by press time. Supporters of Senate Bill 2238 would like to see an appeal, but it is a waste of time and money to push forward such legislation. Mississippi taxpayers have spent less than $500 on Medicaid reimbursements for women at Planned Parenthood in the past three years. By litigating the case and losing, the State owes attorneys’ fees already, and the cost of an appeal would only raise that ticket price. Mississippi cannot afford to appeal this case, and we cannot afford to keep passing bills for the sake of political clout and merit. The courts will most likely strike it down on appeal, especially after U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan relied on a September ruling from the 5th Circuit to overturn it. Federal funding for Medicaid is medical support for those who cannot afford it. This is health care for mothers, children and families who qualify for Medicaid because their family’s income is low enough. A single mother with an infant must make less than $2,500 a month to qualify for it in Mississippi. We need to remember the people that laws affect, not just the ideologies behind them. The women affected should matter more than a political anti-abortion agenda for mostly male lawmakers. The frivolous legislation must end here.
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XFORD—I drove back from my 50th high school reunion in Sanford, N.C., on Oct. 9, leaving behind the flooded creeks, downed power lines and punishing rain Hurricane Matthew inflicted while my old school mates and I traded laughs and halfcentury-old memories. The second presidential debate came on the radio somewhere near the AlabamaMississippi state line, and my wife, Suzanne, looked at me as if to say, “Out of one storm into another!” While listening rather than seeing it, we missed Donald Trump’s menacing stalk as Hillary Clinton tried to deflect her opponent’s charges regarding the 33,000 missing emails from her time as secretary of state. Actually, the number jumped to 39,000 a few minutes later, as Trump borrowed a leaf from ’50s-era communist witchhunter Joseph McCarthy, who would waive a list of “known communists” in the Department of State, ranging from 10 to 205. The number depended on which speech he made. Clinton’s responses to Trump’s attacks weren’t always encouraging. Regarding WikiLeaks revelations about her secret speeches to Wall Street executives, she essentially resorted to an ad hominem charge against the Russians for “directing the attacks, the hacking on American accounts to influence our election.” She did the same in the third debate on Oct. 19. Certainly, the United States would never try to interfere in the elections of another sovereign state, right? Well, there was Honduras and the brutal coup there in 2009 that had the implicit blessing of Secretary of State Clinton. And, of course, there was Libya and the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 that Secretary of State Clinton convinced President Obama to support. Clinton’s frequent evocation of Trump’s alleged ties to Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a little unsettling. If Trump is too buddy-buddy with Vladimir Putin, he’s also more than willing to go to war with Iran, vowing in a speech last month in Pensacola, Fla., that Iranian ships would be “shot out of the water” if they so much as inappropriately approach U.S. vessels. He also took aim at Iran in the third debate. That’s another reason many American voters are profoundly unhappy with
the candidates from both major parties this election. Fifteen years of war are enough, you two! Americans are sick of war. Over the years, I have aimed my pen many times at the Clintons. I think President Bill Clinton’s so-called “triangulation” of politics was an effort to neuter any passion for social justice that might remain from the old Democratic Party that brought us the New Deal and the Great Society. His subsequent repeal of the GlassSteagall Act, which deregulated Wall Street, set the stage for the 2007-2008 financial disaster. His wife has done little to distance herself from her husband’s policies. Yet I’m going to hold my nose on election day and vote for a Clinton, something I once vowed I would never do. Donald Trump, for all his anti-system appeal and legitimate criticism of Clinton-pushed trade deals such as NAFTA and the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (Hillary Clinton now says she opposes TPP), is a reckless, dangerous demagogue, the crowning achievement of Fox News’ years-long, 24-7 intravenous injection of poison into American minds. Just like Fox News, Trump is perpetually factually challenged, hysterically biased, contemptuous of others’ ideas, so asphalted into his own mythos that he no longer can know what he doesn’t know. Remember, it was Fox News that helped promote Trump’s ridiculous “birther” campaign to try and discredit President Obama by saying he wasn’t born in the United States. It’s no accident that accused sexual predator and former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes has been in Trump’s camp, advising him in his debates with Clinton. For Ailes, Trump is a dream come true. Not for me. Trump is so bad that I’m going to vote for Hillary Clinton. I’m hoping pressure from her primary opponent Bernie Sanders and the millennials who are forcing the Democratic Party establishment to shift away from the Bill Clinton model are going to keep Hillary Clinton from breaking the progressive promises she has made on the 2016 campaign trail. At my reunion, I thought a lot about my own youth and youthful idealism. I like to think I’ve held on to a little of it. Maybe that’s why I’m hopeful the U.S. is going to survive this political storm, just like my wife and I escaped Hurricane Matthew—with a lot of war stories but no serious bruises.
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Electing Justice: Justice Jim Kitchens
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questions and figure out the whys and whatfors of every problem. I’m very patient, and I’ve learned not to get in too much of a hurry when looking at legal problems. What area of law did you practice when you went back into private practice? At first I was doing general practice. I was down in Copiah County, and I did whatever came in the door, but as time went on, my practice developed more into a trial practice, and I’ve tried just about every kind of case there is.
of lawyer friends and non-lawyer friends. There was a feeling that the Supreme Court was not well-balanced, that you got the same kind of result all the time. If you were on one side, you were always going to lose, and if you were on the other side, you were always going to win, so there was some truth to that. I didn’t think Chief Justice James Smith was going to run again. I defeated the chief justice, and he had told me in 2000 that he was not going to run again in 2008. Imani Khayyam
lections for Mississippi Supreme Court justice seats only come up every eight years, so when they do, the money pours in, PACs line up and partisan lines are drawn in the supposedly non-partisan judicial sands. District 1, which contains Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties, as well as a swath of counties in the central part of the state, will elect a justice in November, and their choices are sitting Justice Jim Kitchens and Court of Appeals Judge Kenny Griffis, who is looking to make the jump to the state’s highest court. Both candidates agreed to one-on-one interviews to offer insight into their lives, careers and philosophies. Justice Jim Kitchens Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens will complete his first full eight-year term on the state’s highest court this year. Before joining the court in 2008, Kitchens worked primarily as a civil and criminal trial lawyer in Copiah County, where he lives. Kitchens graduated from the University of Mississippi law school in 1967 and moved home to Crystal Springs to practice law. Kitchens ran for district attorney of Copiah, Lincoln, Walthall and Pike counties in 1971 and served in that role for a decade. Afterward, he went back into private practice, working on both sides of criminal and civil cases. He lives in Crystal Springs with his wife Mary.
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What did you learn as a district attorney that influences your work now? I learned probably that the two most important things in prosecution were, one, selectivity and, two, preparation. I learned not to be overly influenced by first impressions and (to) always look more thoroughly at a problem than what first meets the eye because so many things, especially in the criminal-justice field, are not as they appear to be at first glance. That’s something I have taken with me all these years, and I try to see all sides of every problem. I try to see what may explain what seems to be inexplicable, what seems to be something that happened that there seems to be no reason for, usually there is some 14 reason for, so I try to delve deeply into legal
Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens, who lives in Crystal Springs, worked as a criminal and civil trial lawyer for most of his career in Copiah County before joining the state’s high court in 2008.
I never stopped doing criminal work. A lot of my contemporaries wanted to get away from criminal work because (they) couldn’t make much money out of it, but I enjoyed it. Criminal law has always been my favorite thing to do on either side. I was talking to a young district attorney the other day, and I said, “Look, if I lose this election, I might ask you for a job, I’d like to be an assistant DA again.” What made you want to run for the Supreme Court in 2008? Well, I was persuaded to do it by a lot
What is role of the Mississippi Supreme Court, and the role a justice on that court? The role of the Supreme Court is established in our Constitution, and it is an independent branch of government, the judiciary of which the Supreme Court is the ultimate court, and it’s sort of the nerve center of the state judiciary. So our role is that of a court of last resort. That’s what we do; we are the last place you can go in the judicial system of Mississippi. What we do has the potential and usually the reality of affecting every person
in this state. The Legislature passes laws, and then we interpret those laws, and our interpretation of the law is binding upon everybody in the state, including the Legislature. The individual justice’s role is to make all that happen in an orderly and lawful manner. We are responsible for seeing that the rule of law prevails in Mississippi—not that we enforce laws. We don’t do that, that’s the executive branch’s job. (We are responsible for) interpreting the laws in a consistent and usually in a predictable way, so that people can operate their businesses (and) can conduct their lives in a reasonable way, relying upon the courts of the state to keep things in due bounds, to keep things within the expected parameters that the public has a right to anticipate. Could you discuss the role of the justice when you’re writing opinions, partially concurring opinions, or dissents? I write a fair number of dissents, and a lot of them are in criminal cases and civil cases as well, and I’m not just dissenting in order to be different or to be argumentative. I try to express myself in legally sound manners so I’m not just expressing my opinion. I find the precedent for what I’m saying in every instance, but dissents have a very significant place in our jurisprudence, and we have quite a few decisions that are closely divided: a lot of 5-4 decisions, 6-3 decisions, and we also have some that are more one-sided than that. I guess really, I haven’t done any kind of statistical analysis, but I think that you would find that most of our (Mississippi Supreme Court) decisions are unanimous. Sometimes you see 8-0s and 7-0s when somebody had to recuse for some reason. Could you talk a little bit about being “tough on crime,” a phrase you brought up at Neshoba, and discuss how you adjudicate crime fairly? I think the term “tough on crime,” that phrase as I think back over my recollection of it arose in a political context.It was more KITCHENS, see page 16
Meet the District 1 Supreme Court Candidates
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Judge Kenny Griffis
What made you want to make the jump from Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court? Well, the Supreme Court is the ultimate decider of cases in Mississippi, so I
keep the law right and make sure it’s been applied in the case. And (even) if we may not like what the law says … our job is to make sure that if the lower court followed the law, we’re to affirm it. If they did not follow the law, then we’re to correct in what we did. Why did you write the dissents you’ve written? Were those all instances where you thought the majority wasn’t following existing law? That’s the way I feel. There are a lot Imani Khayyam
Tell me a little bit about your background in law and the kinds of clients you represented. I moved to Jackson in September of 1989, and I went to work with the law firm called Ott & Purdy at that time. They were mainly a construction law firm. I wanted to do more advanced practice, and I wanted to deal with businesses and people that were in business, deal with more commercial litigation. I represented not only construction companies but banks, individuals who wanted to start businesses. In fact, I incorporated one of the first Internet corporations in Mississippi. It was called Internet Mississippi Inc., and it was a group of visionary entrepreneurs that saw what was coming. I wanted to help entrepreneurs get started, so I helped a lot of people open their businesses. In April of 1995 they decided to split up, and I decided to go with a friend of mine and start a small firm called Lingle and Griffis, and I worked there for probably six years, then I got asked to be the legal director at BlueCross BlueShield of Mississippi, and I stayed there for 18 months, and realized that an in-house counsel job was not for me. I put up my solo practice at that point in Ridgeland, and then I ran for the Court of Appeals in 2002. I was elected in a contested race in 2002, and then I’ve been re-elected twice since then, unopposed.
think there’s a desire in all of us to serve at the highest level that we can in a field that we have passion for, and quite frankly, as a lawyer, I can’t think of any higher office or opportunity to serve than to serve on the Supreme Court. I love what I do. I love deciding cases, writing opinions. It’s important for us in how we write opinions. Those opinions are applied by lawyers every day, and sometimes they’re applied even so as to whether or not the lawyers can take a case or not take a case. I’m well over 8,000 cases I’ve decided; I think (in) my opinions, I am right
Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Kenny Griffis worked in commercial and civil litigation while he was in private practice, and he has been on the bench as a Court of Appeals judge for 14 years.
at or over 900 majority opinions, (and) I think if you look at my dissenting opinions, I’m around 100. That’s one thing that distinguishes me from my opponent, but I will say that he writes a lot of dissenting opinions, and one thing that I’ve pushed is that I’ve learned as an appellate judge is part of what I need to do is listen to what others have to say. I have to be able to discuss and debate with my colleagues in a way that’s courteous and respectful, but our job is not simply to write what we feel or what we think. Our job is to get the law right and
of times that we do have a disagreement as to what the law is. Now on the Court of Appeals, I will say this: There is one difference in the opinions that I write, and that I would write as a member of the Supreme Court. As a member of the Court of Appeals writing an opinion, I do have an audience, and the audience is not only the parties to the lawsuit and the other lawyers, but it’s also the Supreme Court. Them being my audience, I am trying to help them get to the right result also. Sitting on the Supreme Court, your audience, of course, are the parties that are
involved, but it’s also the members of the bar and trial judges, who watch the way we do things. One of the things we do is give advice, and we decide cases based on legal precedent, how cases before have been tried. At the Neshoba County Fair, you mentioned there being too many sets of rules for courts. Could you elaborate on that? I’ve advocated in this campaign that there are too many rules. When I started, there were seven sets of rules; today there’s 21. And my bet is there will be another set of rules by the end of the year. And I think that’s too many. I’ve gone through, and when you look at something with sheer volume, you try to remove the repetition and remove things that are not helpful. I think all the separate rules also create an access to justice issue because it increases the cost of what lawyers have to do to go to court. When I started, I could be in several courts in one day, and I think today when I talk to lawyers, I get the frustration that we’ve piled rule upon rule upon rule. So what you have now is you have lawyers that do nothing but domestic relations or nothing but a chancery-court practice, and when a circuit-court matter comes in they say, “No, thank you.” The Supreme Court sets those rules, so what I advocate and what I’ve pushed for and what I’ve promised lawyers is that one of the things I’m going to try my best to do is to make sure we take a look at the rules, and if it’s not a necessary rule, we get rid of it or we try to streamline the rules, and we make them easier. And I also tell the lawyers this: One of the problems they have is the Supreme Court right now could change the rules every Thursday afternoon. I believe we shouldn’t do it—maybe not a good phrase—but willy-nilly like that; we should do it with a schedule. The federal rules change once every two years. I don’t think it’s asking too much for any lawyer, no matter how young or old, to re-read the rules once every two years.
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udge Kenny Griffis is no stranger to the bench; he has been on the Court of Appeals for almost 14 years and has six years left of his term. Griffis, a Meridian native, was a CPA before returning to law school at the University of Mississippi and graduating in 1987. Griffis worked as a lawyer in Meridian, and then moved to Ridgeland, where he practiced primarily commercial and civil litigation, representing companies, businesses and entrepreneurs, before running for judge in 2002. He lives in Ridgeland with his wife, Mary Helen, and their five sons.
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What about drug courts—do you support them? I think that we have to be smart about the way we deal with crime, and we haven’t been very smart. The war on drugs is the most dismal failure, the greatest war ever lost. I thought as a young prosecutor that we could prosecute the drug problem away, but in the early ’70s, when I became a district attorney, the drug problem was in its infancy. 16 It really hadn’t progressed anywhere near
Do you think that they’ve progressed at all in terms of understanding what kids need to be in youth detention centers or
Justice Jim Kitchens says he writes a fair number of dissents on Mississippi Supreme Court decisions.
not—and if you have ideas for alternatives? I think progress has been made since when I was district attorney. We have a lot of good training of judges, and I think that training can only improve. There’s more attention given to youth court than in the past, but it’s still just dismally behind the times, and the options that we have for dealing with wayward children are not good. We have very little in the way of mental-health treatment that’s available publicly. Poverty is an underlying cause of so much juvenile misconduct and crime, and we are not dealing very well with that problem in our state. There are so many children that get caught up in the criminal-justice system, even the youth-court system, that are from severely disadvantaged homes and families. I guess we have made considerable progress, but as with almost everything in our state, we still have so far to go.
GRIFFIS from page 6 What are your thoughts on the criminal-justice system? Three years ago, the Legislature came up with a commission (task force) on criminal justice, and the task of the Legislature was, how do we make reforms in our criminal-justice system? I think our country is going through that issue right now: courtesy Griffis Campaign
a catchy slogan, and I’ve seen many campaigns built upon that premise. What I said at the Neshoba County Fair was almost a rebuttal of that theme, I think, because I don’t like that theme. I don’t dislike being tough on people who have really committed heinous crimes and that kind of thing. It’s the concept that especially a judge is going to be pre-disposed to be a certain way toward any kind of case. It’s one thing for a prosecutor to say that, but it’s another for a judge to say, “I’m going to be ‘tough on crime.’” In fact, I think it violates some of our judicial canons that we are supposed to adhere to. We’re not supposed to say as judicial candidates how we would handle any kind of a case because you can’t do that without pre-judging cases that you haven’t even heard of, or cases that haven’t occurred yet. Being “tough on crime” is one thing to talk about, and it’s another thing to have actually done it. I’ve tried death penalty cases, a lot of them on both sides. I’ve had to sign two death warrants, and these people were executed. It was my turn to do it. and I did it. I didn’t back up from that when my turn to do it came. I have examined these death penalty cases so, so carefully because … (of) all of the people who have been wrongfully convicted and served time, and some have been executed that shouldn’t have been, and I have a horror of that happening to somebody (even) serving 15 minutes that they’re not supposed to serve, let alone a long prison term or being executed. I personally have met people who were wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, and then were exonerated, and I just wonder how many have been executed that should have been exonerated and weren’t, so I’m not very tough when it comes to that. I’m pretty soft.
where it is now, so we young prosecutors back then thought, “We can stop this, we can knock it in the head, we can incarcerate it away,” and that was the dumbest thing in the world. Of all the things that I have seen in response to the drug problem from the judicial system, the only one that’s been worth anything is the drug court program. Some people have to be prosecuted and incarcerated, principally those in the commercial end of the drug business have to be put out of business and punished, and I’m all for that, but so often, even in drug-sales cases, it’s one addict selling to another or, in many instances, just giving to another.
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Judge Kenny Griffis says he will look at streamlining court rules if he is elected to the State’s highest court.
Is our criminal-justice system fair? When you start with that proposition, I believe that we should constantly be looking at improvements in our law. That’s what we pay the legislators to do, and I think there’s nothing wrong with having a conversation between judges and legislators about problems in the law. The Legislature’s job is to figure out the programs that we have, to give us what the sentences are and should be, and we give our circuit judges discretion after someone has pled guilty or their guilt has been determined, we give them some discretion to sort it out. Who are we mad at? Who’s made a mistake? And who are we scared of? If they’ve raped, robbed or killed somebody, we’re scared of them. We don’t want them back out on the streets. If they’ve made a mistake, we need a criminal-justice system where, if they made a mistake on Friday night, what can we do to get them to work on Monday morning? Because to go to work, that’s how I provide for my kids, that’s how I put food on my table, and if we’ve got a criminal-justice system that works, we’re able to sort through who that is, and we’re able to get them to work on Monday morning. I’m always asked, how does somebody get arrested 45 times and not be in jail? And a lot of times, it has to do with some failure along the way before they get to court, whether that be a problem with
the arrest, whether that be a problem with the evidence. We want to make sure that people don’t fall through the cracks. We’ve got to shorten the time period between the crime and the judgment day, and we can do that with computers. It takes work, it takes effort, and there again, that’s where the Supreme Court comes into play. What do you think about programs like drug courts, mental health courts and other alternatives that cost less and may lower recidivism rates? I am a supporter of drug courts for one reason: they work. There are issues, it’s not perfect, some people view it as a “get out of jail free” card, some victims don’t like it, but drug courts have proven there are some people involved in the criminaljustice system because they’re an addict, and if we can remove the addiction, then we can remove the criminal behavior. That’s the obligation that we owe to taxpayers, to make sure we incarcerate who we’re supposed to incarcerate. One of our big focuses has been on juvenile-justice courts and youth court. How could the system improve? I know we’ve got a lot of dedicated professionals. I believe that the Supreme Court can be the leader and make sure the conversation happens and make sure that we get everybody at the table that needs to get there. (We can ensure) that the next generation of youth court laws is fair, works, and gives alternative sentencing options to the youth-court judges and youthcourt professionals so that we can rehabilitate the offender and restore the victims. (I understand) because with five boys (sons), I mean, everything is not perfect. I know that boys will be boys, and I do believe this, there are often times a youth court is what stands between a young man, and I’m sorry to use a male pronoun, but men commit nine times more crime, but what stands between a young man and a life of crime or a life of incarceration. If we can get to them at an early age and work with educators, and we can have programs that work, but we can’t just stack them up and stack them high, and at one time, I think that was the perception of what we were doing. I think we’re beyond that. Interviews have been cut and edited for clarity and length. To read full interviews with the candidates please visit jfp.ms/2016elections. Both candidates will be on the Nov. 8 ballot for residents in District 1.
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Treat Yo’ Self This Halloween Nandy’s Candy (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 380) For Halloween this year, Nandy’s will have Halloween-themed butter cookies, candy corn, Halloween-themed chocolate-covered Oreos, chocolate bats and pumpkins, themed chocolate-covered Nutter Butters, themed suckers and more. courtesy Campbells Bakery
Campbell’s Bakery (3013 N. State St.; 123 Jones St., Madison) This year, Campbell’s will have Halloween cookies and iced teacakes, and customers can also order pumpkin cheesecake for fall events and parties.
Broad Street Baking Co. (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 101) For Halloween, Broad Street will have its Death by Candy king cake, which has Halloween candy bars and chocolate smashed up inside, and themed sugar cookies. The treats are available from Oct. 20 to Oct. 31. For more information, visit broadstbakery.com.
La Brioche Pattiserie (2906 N. State St.) For Halloween, La Brioche will have ghostshaped petit gateau Annas, scary Natalies, candy-corn, pumpkin-pie and caramel-popcorn macarons, pumpkin-spice cheesecake and more.
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Sugar Magnolia Takery (5417 Highway 25, Suite F, Flowood)
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This Halloween, Sugar Magnolia will have themed sugar cookies, petit fours and more.
Meme’s Brick Street Bakery (104 W. Leake St. Clinton) For Halloween, Meme’s will have pumpkin-spice and cookies-and-cream cupcakes, and themed cookies
Sweet Stuff (307A Clinton Blvd., Clinton) For Halloween, Sweet Stuff will have caramel apples, themed Rice Krispie treats, chocolate-dipped pretzels, marshmallow pops and more.
Freak Fest at Hal & Mal’s Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St., 601-948-0888) is hosting the Freak Fest Halloween costume bash on Saturday, Oct. 29, beginning at 9 p.m. The party will have a costume contest with more than $1,000 in cash and prizes for the first-, second- and third-place winners. The event will also feature live music from DJ Rozz, DJ Trix, Rob Roy, DJ Bambino and DJ T Zilla. Participants must be 18 or older to enter the contest and 21 to drink. For more information, visit halandmals.com. Boo at the Zoo The Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.) will host its annual Halloween event, Boo at the Zoo, on Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Oct. 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. on both days. The event is open to the public for the price of regular zoo admission and $3 for members. The zoo’s education team will have a “Hogwarts experience” in the Gertrude C. Ford Education Center. Costume parades will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Gertrude C. For Wildlife Theater, and a Monster Mash dance party will take place at 7:30 p.m. The event will also feature a “Haunted Hallows” event at the aquatics building, and animal encounters, games and activities, a haunted hayride, a live deejay, concessions and more. Family-friendly costumes are encouraged. For more information, visit jacksonzoo.org Park After Dark The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Dr.) and the Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Museum Blvd.) will join forces to host the fifth annual Park After Dark on Friday, Oct. 28, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. The events at the science museum include a “Goose Bumps: The Science of Fear” exhibit challenge, ghost stories in the science museum’s outdoor amphitheater, Halloween-themed science experiments with Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature, arts and crafts, and more. The children’s museum will
have a kung fu karate exhibition, spooky spin art and mask-making, science experiments and exploding pumpkins. Tickets for the event are $8 and allow entry to both museums. For more information, call 601-576-6000 or visit mdwfp.com or mschildrensmuseum.org. The Haunting of Old Towne Clinton will host The Haunting of Old Towne on Thursday, Oct. 27, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event features cakewalks, costume contests for all ages, a pumpkincarving contest, carnival-style games, candy and toys, and more. The cost for this event is $2 per person. For more information, visit clintonms.org.
decorating their cars and filling the trunks with candy, which allows children to trick-or-treat from car to car in a safe environment. Meadowbrook Church of Christ’s (4261 Interstate 55 N.) event will take place on Oct. 26 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and will feature pizza and popcorn, a cake walk, face painting, arts and crafts, games such as bean-bag tossing and more. The event will feature prizes for the best costume for children and adults, as well as a prize for the best-decorated car. Church members will be collecting donations of toiletries for local elderly who have trouble going out on their own. For more information, call 601-3625374. Bellwether Church’s (4624 Flickr/Pillow of Winds
Campbell’s Bakery will have Halloween teacakes this year.
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t’s Halloween, and you know what that means: trick-or-treating and going to parties and celebrations, probably dressed either as Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump or Ken Bone. Here’s what’s happening in Jackson.
The Jackson area will see many Halloween parties and events this year for partiers of all ages.
Halloween Bash with Peelander-Z On Halloween, Oct. 31, Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St., 601-354-9712) will host a Halloween bash that features music from Japanese action-comic punk band Peelander-Z. The doors open at 8 p.m., and the show begins at 9 p.m. The event will also have a costume contest and more. For more information, see page 27. Haunted Brewery Tours On Friday, Oct. 28, Lucky Town Brewing Company (1710 N. Mill St.) will host its inaugural haunted brewery tours events. The event, which begins at 4 p.m., will have a costume contest at 7 p.m., Halloween candy pairings with beer and haunted brewery tours. The event has no cover charge, but tours and samples are $10. For more information, find Lucky Town on Facebook. Trunk or Treat at Area Churches Several area churches will be hosting Trunk or Treat events this year, featuring church members
Old Canton Road) event will take place on Oct. 26 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and will feature face painting, a space jump and more. All proceeds will benefit Operation Christmas Child, and guests are asked to bring school supplies, high-quality crafts and toys, hygiene items or accessories to pack a shoebox. For more information, call 601-500-7930. Fondren Presbyterian Church’s (3220 Old Canton Road) Pres-BOO-terian Trunk or Treat will take place on Oct. 28 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and will feature hot dogs, costume prizes, face painting and more. For more information, call 601-982-3232. Last Call Sports Grill Last Call Sports Grill (1428 Old Square Road) will host Massacre Monday on Oct. 31 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The event will feature $3 drink specials all night, live music by DJ Pretty Ricky and a costume contest at midnight with a $250 prize for sexiest costume and a $1,000 prize for best costume overall. For more information, find Last Call on Facebook.
Dexter Allen’s Haunted Homecoming at F. Jones Corner On Oct. 29 Frank Jones Corner (303 N. Farish St.) will host Dexter Allen’s Haunted Homecoming. The event will feature live music from Dexter Allen starting at midnight, a costume contest with bar tabs as prizes for the winners and drink specials such as JELL-O shots. For more information, call 601-983-1148 or visit fjonescorner.com. Halloween Blowout at Pop’s Saloon Pop’s Saloon (2636 S. Gallatin St.) is holding a Halloween Blowout costume party on Oct. 29 that will feature a costume contest with $1,500 prizes for best and sexiest costume and live music from Miles Flatt. For more information, call 601-9614747 or find Pop’s Saloon on Facebook. Shucker’s Halloween Party Shucker’s Oyster Bar (116 Conestoga Road, Ridgeland) is holding its annual Halloween party on Oct. 29 starting at 8 p.m. The event has a $15 cover charge and will feature live music from Ian Faith, Acoustic Crossroads and DJ Mason, and a costume contest at midnight. The contest will have $2,000 worth of prizes, with $1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, $250 for third place and $250 for sexiest costume. Contestants must register for the contest by 10 p.m. For more information, visit shuckers ontherez.com. Playtime Entertainment On Saturday, Oct. 29, Playtime (1009 Hampstead Blvd., Clinton) will have a Halloween costume party starting at 8 p.m. with a costume contest and more. Guests must be 18 or older to enter the contest. Fenian’s Pub On Saturday, Oct. 29, Fenian’s will host a Halloween costume party from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. People can register for the costume contest between 9 and 10 p.m., and the winners will be announced from 12:45 to 1 a.m. First, second and third-place winners will receive prizes. For more information, find Fenian’s on Facebook. See jfpevents.com for more events, and add other Halloween events at jfp.ms/halloween2016.
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In Diá de los Muertos celebrations, sugar skulls represent those who have passed away.
altars, which generally have at least two tiers, have offerings such as candles, saints and the crucifix, marigolds, salt, water, photos and mementos of the dead, pan de muerto (sometimes called bread of the
dead), and other food and drinks that the deceased enjoyed, and sugar skulls. The tradition of sugar art began in the 17th century when Italian missionaries brought sugar art to the New World. Mexico was abundant in sugar but couldn’t afford European church decorations, so people began making sugar art for religious festivals. Sugar skulls, which can be made using ingredients such as clay, sugar or even chocolate, represent someone who has died. They often have departed soul’s names on them and are placed on the ofrendas to honor the spirit. They are decorated with different colors of royal icing, sequins, colored tin foil and other sparkly decorations. So how do you make them? Carla Hobson of local business Calaverita, or Little Sugar Skull, recently did a sugarskull workshop to explain the history and process behind the folk art. For more information on Little Sugar Skull and future sugar-skull workshops, find the business on Facebook.
Sugar Skulls Skull
1 cup sugar 4 teaspoons water Sugar skull molds
Icing
2 pounds confectioner’s sugar 1 egg white 2/3 cup water Icing colors
Directions
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Mix together sugar and water. The mixture is ready when it’s the consistency of wet sand. Put the mixture firmly into the molds and use something with a straight edge to make sure the back of the mold is flat. Pack the mixture down more. Place a square piece of cardboard on the back, turn it over and remove the skull carefully. If you’re using a two-piece mold, once the skull feels sturdy enough to handle, hollow the back out. Let the skull dry anywhere from eight to 12 hours.
Directions
Icing To make the icing, beat one egg white until it forms peaks. Then, little by little, add the sugar. The icing is done when it forms peaks. If it looks hard, you can add a little water, and if it is liquidy, add more powdered sugar. Divide the icing into disposable bags or cups and mix the colors in, starting with one drop. Leave about 1/2 cup of icing white.
If you’re using a two-piece skull, once it’s completely dry, use the white icing to glue the two pieces together. For the eyes, you can put a small dot of white icing in each eyehole and then place sequins, gems or rhinestones over the dot. Create designs with the icing. You can also use decorations such as ribbons, beads and more.
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THURSDAY 10/27
FRIDAY 10/28
FRIDAY 11/1
The Artisan Mixer 2016 is at Cathead Distillery.
Final Friday is in the Midtown Arts District.
“Mississippi: A Turtle Biologist’s Paradise” is at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
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WEDNESDAY 10/26
The Pumpkin Run is at 6 p.m. at Soulshine Pizza Factory (1111 Highland Colony Pkwy., Ridgeland). The race includes chances to win prizes by finding hidden treasures and pumpkins along the course. Two-mile and fourmile courses are available. Free; fleetfeetjackson.com.
THURSDAY 10/27
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The Jackson 2000 Fall Dialogue Circle is at 6 p.m. at the JFP Youth Media Project (125 S. Congress St.). The dialogue circle brings together local individuals to discuss race, prejudice and racial reconciliation using a curriculum and study guides from Everyday Democracy. Free; call 504-931-5486; email dialoguecircles@jackson2000.org; jackson2000.org. … Bob Dylan and His Band perform at 8 p.m. at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The iconic singer-songwriter is a 2016 Nobel Prize winner. Doors open at 7 p.m. $89.50; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.
The Bar-Kays perform as part of the Masters of Funk Tour on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Jackson Convention Complex.
$10 seniors, $6 students, members free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org. … The Masters of Funk Tour is at 8 p.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The Bar-Kays, Confunkshun, The Ohio Players and The Original Lakeside perform. $35-$75; call 601960-2321; eventbrite.com.
SATURDAY 10/29
Boo at the Zoo is at 5 p.m. at the Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Includes a dance party, a costume parade, animal by TYLER EDWARDS encounters, haunted hallows at the aquatics house, a live deejay, games and a haunted hayride. jacksonfreepress.com Additional date: Oct. 28, 5 p.m. Fax: 601-510-9019 $10.25 for adults, $7.25 for kids, Daily updates at $3 for members; call 601-352jfpevents.com 2580; email info@jacksonzoo. org; jacksonzoo.org. … Seratones performs at 8 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The Shreveport, La.-based rock-and-roll band performs. The Burning Peppermints also perform. $10 in advance, $15 at the door; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.
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Bob Dylan and His Band perform Thursday, Oct. 27, at Thalia Mara Hall.
FRIDAY 10/28
Museum24: Modern Finale begins at 10 a.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The 24hour closing weekend celebration for the exhibition “When Modern Was Contemporary” includes performances, mu24 sic, art making, specialty tours and games. $12 admission,
SUNDAY 10/30
“Our Town” is at 2 p.m. at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.). Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play is about struggles among residents of Grover’s Corners. Additional dates: Oct. 26-29, Nov. 1-2, 7:30 p.m. $28, $22 seniors and students; call 948-3533; newstagetheatre.com.
MONDAY 10/31
For the Church Micro-Conference is at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Jackson (431 N. State St.). Jason K. Allen, president of Midwestern Seminary, is the speaker. Lunch is provided. Free; call 949-1900; eventbrite.com. … Author Martin Hawkins signs copies of “Slim Harpo: Blues King Bee of Baton Rouge” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Reading at 5:30 p.m. $35 book; call 366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.
TUESDAY 11/1
The Women for Progress of Mississippi Lunch & Learn Series is at noon at AARP Mississippi (141 Township Ave.). The luncheon features guest speaker Kimberly Campbell, the state director of AARP Mississippi. Free; call 601-405-4478; womenforprogress.net. … Fear and Loving in Mississippi: An Exploration of the Mississippi Mindset is at 11:30 a.m. at the Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). Speakers include Reverend Ed Bacon, author of “Eight Habits of Love: Overcome Fear and Transform Your Life,” and Natalie Collier of the Children’s Defense Fund. $50; call 353-6336; operationshoestring.org.
WEDNESDAY 11/2
The Mistletoe Marketplace Preview Gala and Auction is at 7 p.m. at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). The annual event includes exclusive silent and live auctions, food from Mangia Bene, music from the D-Play Band and more. $100; call 601-948-2357; jljackson.org.
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JFP-SPONSORED Jackson 2000—Fall Dialogue Circle Oct. 27, 6 p.m., at Youth Media Project (25 S Congress St.). Brings together local individuals to discuss race, prejudice and racial reconciliation using a curriculum and study guides from Everyday Democracy. Free; call 504-931-5486; jackson2000.org.
HOLIDAY Boo at the Zoo Oct. 28-29, 5 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Includes a Monster Mash dance party, a costume parade, animal encounters, haunted hallows at the aquatics house, a live deejay, games and a haunted hayride. $10.25 for adults, $7.25 for kids, $3 for members; call 601-352-2580; email info@jacksonzoo.org; jacksonzoo.org. Park After Dark Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). The event features spooky science exhibits, candy treats for kids and costumes are encouraged. $8; call 601-576-6000; mdwfp.com. Eat Drink and Be Scary Halloween Party Oct. 28, 8 p.m., at Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum (1150 Lakeland Drive). The adult Halloween costume party features music from Violator All-star deejays, DJ Scrap Dirty and The Nasty Sho. $20; call 432-4500; eventbrite.com.
COMMUNITY TEDxJacksonWomen Oct. 27, 9:30 a.m., at Coalesce Jackson (109 N. State St.). Combines a simulcast of the TEDWomen conference in San Francisco and with live speakers in Jackson. $35; call 601-985-7979; find the event on Facebook. The Artisan Mixer 2016 Oct. 27, 6 p.m., at Cathead Distillery (422 S. Farish St.). Features a curated selection of visual and literary artists, clothing, jewelry designers, chefs, creators of home decor, body-care herbalist and live music from DJ Sean Mac. Free entry; call 601-6673038; eventbrite.com. Final Friday Oct. 28, 5 p.m., in Midtown Arts District. Enjoy entertainment, food and drink vendors, studio tours and more on the last Friday of each month. Free admission; madeinmidtownjxn.com.
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JSU Homecoming Parade Oct. 29, 8 a.m., at Jackson State University (1400 John R. Lynch St.). The annual parade celebrates homecoming weekend for Jackson State University. An alumni tailgate follows at 10 a.m. Free; jsums.edu.
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For the Church Micro-Conference Oct. 31, 10 a.m., at First Baptist Church of Jackson (431 N. State St.). Jason K. Allen, president of Midwestern Seminary, is the guest speaker. Lunch is provided. Free; call 601-949-1900; eventbrite.com. Mississippi: A Turtle Biologist’s Paradise Nov. 1, 12 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). The speaker is Grover J. Brown III of the University of Southern Mississippi. $6 admission; mdwfp.com. Mistletoe Marketplace Preview Gala and Auction Nov. 2, 7 p.m., at Mississippi Trade Mart (1200 Mississippi St.). Includes exclusive silent and live auctions, food from Mangia Bene, a red carpet and music from the D-Play Band. $100; call 601-948-2357; jljackson.org.
FOOD & DRINK BBQ, Beer & Bingo Oct. 27, 7 p.m., at Pig & Pint (3139 N. State St.). Includes bingo games featuring prizes from Lucky Town Brewing Company. Free; call 326-6070; pigandpint.com. Golden Tiger Jazz Brunch Oct. 28, 10 a.m., at Jackson State University Student Center (1400 John R. Lynch St.). The brunch honors the class of 1966. Singer Dorothy Moore is the guest performer. $25 per person, $250 for table of eight; call 601-979-2121; jsums.edu.
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cakes, two sausage links and a choice of orange juice, milk, coffee, soft drink or water. $10-$15; call 601-321-5517; find it on Facebook.
SPORTS & WELLNESS AIDS 2016: Mississippi Oct. 27, 9 a.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). Presents an overview and discussion of key research from AIDS 2016, focusing on issues pertinent to the black community in Mississippi. Lunch provided. Free; eventbrite.com.
the best in sports over the next seven days by Bryan Flynn
Chicago has reached the World Series for the first time since 1945. The Cubs haven’t won it all since 1908, so expect this World Series to get the biggest ratings since 2004 when Boston took the title. Thursday, Oct. 27
Soccer (6-8 p.m., SECN): The UM women’s soccer team hits the road to try for an upset against South Carolina, who is undefeated in SEC. Friday, Oct. 28
MLB (6:30-10:30 p.m., FOX): The 2016 World Series shifts from Cleveland to Chicago, as the Indians and Cubs face off in game three. Saturday, Oct. 29
College football (2:30-6 p.m., SECN): MSU looks to get back on track against Samford. … College football (6-9:30 p.m., WLOO): USM plays its homecoming game against Marshall. … College football (6:15-10:15 p.m., SECN): The Rebels look to take down a resurgent Auburn team. Sunday, Oct. 30
NFL (noon-3 p.m., FOX): The Saints, who need a win, host the Seahawks. … NFL (7:30-11 p.m., NBC): “Romo or Prescott?” will be the question when the Cowboys host the Eagles. JSU Reunion, Brunch and Theater Oct. 30, 1 p.m., at Johnny T’s Bistro & Bar (538 N. Farish St.). The event features a mimosa cocktail hour and a three-course meal in celebration. $40-$375; email jleeproductions@yahoo.com.
KIDS Art Is Word Oct. 28, 7 p.m., at Big Sleepy’s (208 W. Capitol St.). Inspire Jackson hosts open mic for youth poets, musicians and spoken-word artists. Includes music from DJ Spre. $5 for spectators, $3 for performers; call 601-454-5721; find the event on Facebook. Second Annual Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Breakfast Oct. 29, 7:30 a.m., at Applebee’s (2389 Lakeland Drive, Flowood). Children meet Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Donald and Goofy as part of a pancake breakfast. Includes two pan-
Monday, Oct. 31
NFL (7:30-11 p.m., ESPN): Hopefully, we will get our fair share of tricks and treats when the Chicago Bears host the Minnesota Vikings on Halloween night. Tuesday, Nov. 1
MLB (7-11 p.m., FOX): The 2016 World Series heads back to Cleveland for the final time as the Cubs face the Indians in game six. Wednesday, Nov. 2
MLB (7-11 p.m., FOX): No matter what happens, a World Series champion will be crowned after Cleveland and Chicago clash again in a deciding game seven. The Cleveland Indians have appeared in the World Series five times since the Chicago Cubs’ last visit, but the Indians haven’t won it all since 1948, with losses in the 1954, 1995 and 1997. Follow Bryan Flynn at jfpsports.com, @jfpsports and at facebook.com/jfpsports.
Purple Dress Run Oct. 27, 6 p.m., at Hal and Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). Participants wear their favorite purple “dress” for the 5K run/walk. Proceeds go to the Domestic Violence Services Center of Catholic Charities. $35 individual, $100 team of four; catholiccharitiesjackson.org. Breast Cancer Screenings and Breast Health Education Oct. 28, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Quality Health Care Services (717 E. Fortification St.). Includes free breast cancer screenings and educational material. Free; call 769-5725280; email qualityhealthcare1@att.net.
STAGE & SCREEN Events at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.) • “Our Town” Oct. 26-29, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 30, 2 p.m., Nov. 1-2, 7:30 p.m. Thornton Wilder’s play is about the residents of the village of Gro-
ver’s Corners. $28, $22 seniors and students; call 601-948-3533; newstagetheatre.com. • Educator’s Night Oct. 27, 4:30 p.m. Features performances of scenes from “The Selfish Giant” and “Oh Freedom! The Story of the Underground Railroad.” Education Director Kerri Sanders and Artistic Director Francine Reynolds speak. Free for educators; call 601948-3533; newstagetheatre.com.
CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Bob Dylan and His Band Oct. 27, 8 p.m., at Thalia Mara Hall (255 E. Pascagoula St.). The iconic singer-songwriter is a 2016 Nobel Prize winner. Doors open at 7 p.m. $89.50; call 877987-6487; ardenland.net. The Masters of Funk Tour Oct. 28, 8 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). The Bar-Kays, Confunkshun, The Ohio Players and The Original Lakeside perform. $35-$75; call 601-960-2321; eventbrite.com. Seratones Oct. 29, 8 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The Shreveport, La.-based rockand-roll band performs. The Burning Peppermints also perform. $10 in advance, $15 at the door; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.
LITERATURE & SIGNINGS Events at Lemuria Books (4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202) • “The Mississippi Book of Quotations” Oct. 27, 5 p.m. David Crews signs copies of his book. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $24.95 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. • “Slim Harpo: Blues King Bee of Baton Rouge” Oct. 31, 5 p.m. Martin Hawkins signs copies of his book. Reading at 5:30 p.m. $35 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com. “A Lowcountry Heart” Nov. 1, 5 p.m., at Eudora Welty House (1119 Pinehurst St.). Author Cassandra King Conroy signs copies of her late husband’s book. $25 book; call 601-353-7762; mdah.ms.gov/welty.
CREATIVE CLASSES Healthy Spooky Cooking Oct. 29, 2 p.m., at High Noon Cafe (2807 Old Canton Road). Alyssa Sikora of Magnolia Healthy Living teaches participants how to make healthy, natural Halloween snacks that are free of animal products and refined sugar. Free; call 601-366-1602; find the event on Facebook.
EXHIBITS & OPENINGS Museum24: Modern Finale Oct. 28, 10 a.m.Oct. 29, 10 a.m., at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). The 24-hour closing weekend celebration for the exhibition “When Modern Was Contemporary” includes performances, music, art making, specialty tours and games. $12 admission, $10 seniors, $6 students, members free; call 601-960-1515; msmuseumart.org. 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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It Came from Planet Peelander
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OCT. 27 - Thursday Japanese action-comic punk band Peelander-Z performs for the Halloween Bash at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar on Monday, Oct. 31.
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his year’s Halloween Bash at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar is bound to have its fair share of revelers in strange get-ups. However, one collective of costumed partiers will seem particularly out of place—almost as if they aren’t from this world at all. They also happen to be the evening’s entertainment, Japanese action-comic punk band Peelander-Z. “We explain in our show, we say we are not Japanese, we are not American, we are not human beings; we came from another planet,” Peelander-Yellow, the group’s guitarist and vocalist, says. “We play music like 10 percent, and 90 percent is we do the human bowling, we do the limbo dance, we give our equipment to the audience, and we are free and jumping. Boom, boom, boom!” So what sinister benefit could this band of aliens reap from bringing good times to Jackson show-goers? They feed on human smiles, he says. Of course, people need to smile, and aliens need to eat, so it’s a win-win. Yellow says the band isn’t about playing music but rather playing with the audience. He compares a Peelander-Z show to the feel of old-school wrestling—it’s about entertaining spectators on all sides, not just sticking to a stage and focusing their attention forward. The amount of participation also determines just how crazy the show can get, he says. “If people cannot understand, we explain very slowly,” he says. “And we’re going to go inside your brain and knock on the door. ‘Hey, wake up right now. Your mother is not here. Nobody will complain to you. You can dance because I can dance, and that means we can dance. Let’s dance.’”
While the members of Peelander-Z don’t take themselves too seriously, they do take a serious approach to touring, having played more than 1,500 shows over the band’s 18 years on the road. Yellow formed the group in New York City in 1998, first as a three-piece band with original members Peelander-Red and Peelander-Blue before the two musicians left to pursue other interests outside of music. Red’s decision to leave the band became the subject of the 2015 documentary “Mad Tiger,” which offered a look at the band members’ lives outside their wild performances. It’s a hardship that Peelander-Z has to go through just like any other band, Yellow says. “Everybody has a job, everybody has school, everybody has relationships, so I think we can say everybody has kind of the same situation,” he says. “… The first time (a member leaves) is very sad, but we have to get it and understand and sometimes forget. Sometimes we try, and sometimes we don’t try, but I have to walk my way. So I can say, I never give up, and please don’t give up on walking your way. Even if nobody believes in you, you have to believe in you. I try to believe me. That’s my project. That’s why I was born.” Even with drastic lineup changes, the style of the band is always intact, he says. For this tour, the group consists of Yellow on electric guitar, Peelander-Pink and Peelander-Purple both playing bass guitars, and a new Peelander-Green on drums. The band is an amoeba, Yellow says. It has always changed just as its audiences has, but different doesn’t mean bad. Peelander-Z performs at 9 p.m., Monday, Oct. 31, for the Halloween Bash at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St., 601-354-9712). For more information, visit peelander-z.com.
Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Johnny Crocker 7:30 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Brandon Greer Georgia Blue, Madison - Aaron Coker Hal & Mal’s - D’Lo Trio free Iron Horse Grill - Jimmy “Duck” Holmes 6 p.m. Johnny T’s - Old School Homecoming Party feat. DJ Finesse 9 p.m. Kathryn’s - Sofa Kings 6:30 p.m. free McB’s - Halloween Bash & Costume Contest feat. Faze 4 7-11:30 p.m. free Ford Academic Complex - James Martin & Lynn Raley 7:30 p.m. $5 donation Old Capitol Inn - Larry Brewer Pelican Cove - Alanna Mosley 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Andrew Pates 7:30 p.m. free Thalia Mara Hall - Bob Dylan & His Band 8 p.m. $52.50-$390
OCT. 28 - Friday Big Sleepy’s - Art Is Word 7 p.m. $3 participants $5 spectators Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m. Duling Hall - JSU Homecoming Party feat. Andre Delano 7 p.m. $25-$400 F. Jones Corner - The Blues Man 10 p.m. $1; Guitar Daddy & the Hurricanes midnight $10 Fitzgerald’s - Hunter Gibson & Ronnie McGee 7:30 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison - Brian Jones Hal & Mal’s - Southern Komfort Brass Band (red room); Barry Leach (rest) free Iron Horse Grill - Rhythm Masters 9 p.m.
Andre Delano Two Rivers, Canton - DoubleShotz 8:30-11:30 p.m. WonderLust - DJ Taboo 8 p.m.
OCT. 29 - Saturday Big Sleepy’s - Halloween Show feat. Dream Cult, Lesser Men & Lo Noom 8:30 p.m. $5 in costume $8 general admission Duling Hall - Seratones w/ The Burning Peppermints 8 p.m. $10 advance $15 door F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $1; Dexter Allen midnight $10 Fenian’s - Jason Daniels w/ Jason Bailey 9:30 p.m. Georgia Blue, Flowood - Kevin Ace Robinson Georgia Blue, Madison - Jason Turner Hal & Mal’s - Freak Fest Costume Contest feat. DJ Rozz, DJ Rob Roy, DJ Trix & DJ Bambino 9 p.m.; Alex Pieschel (rest) free The Hideaway - Halloween Party feat. Spank the Monkey, Jason Miller Band & Chad Wesley Band 9 p.m. $16 advance $20 door Iron Horse Grill - Carlos Elliot & the Cornlickers 9 p.m.
Kathryn’s - Amanda Jones & the Pieces 7 p.m. free Martin’s - Vibe Doctors w/ Physics for Poets & 5th Child 10 p.m. MS Museum of Art - Museum24 feat. DJ Scrap Dirty 1 a.m. $12 Ole Tavern - Halloween Bash feat. Cast of Comic & DJ 2Crackaz 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Pelican Cove - Jay & the Roundup Band 6 p.m. Reed Pierce’s, Byram - Halloween Party feat. Faze 4 9 p.m. free Shucker’s - Sid Thomspson & DoubleShotz 3:30 p.m. free; Ian Faith 8 p.m. $15; Acoustic Crossroads 10 p.m. WonderLust - Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m. free before 10 p.m.
Oct. 30 - Sunday Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. The Hideaway - Mike & Marty’s Jam Session Kathryn’s - Owens Brothers 6 p.m. free Pelican Cove - Scott Turner noon; Hunter Gibson & Ronnie McGee 5 p.m. Shucker’s - Andrew Pates 3:30 p.m. free Sombra Mexican Kitchen - John Mora 11 a.m. Wellington’s - Andy Hardwick 11 a.m.
OCT. 31 - Monday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society 7 p.m. Kathryn’s - Joseph LaSalla 6:30 p.m. free Martin’s - Halloween Bash feat. Peelander-Z 9 p.m.
Nov. 1 - Tuesday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fenian’s - Open Mic Fitzgerald’s - Doug Hurd & Chris Link 7:30 p.m. Kathryn’s - Brotherz w/ Guitar Daddy & the Hurricanes 6:30 p.m. free Last Call Sports Grill - Top-Shelf Tuesdays feat. DJ Spoon 9 p.m. Margarita’s - John Mora 6 p.m.
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Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m. Fitzgerald’s - Sonny Brooks, Rick Moreira & Chris Link 7:30 p.m. Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz free Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30 p.m. free Kemistry - Open Mic Night 9 p.m. 601-665-2073 Lee E. Williams Athletic & Assembly Building - 2 Chainz & Lil Wayne 8 p.m. $65-$100 Old Capitol Inn - Johnny Crocker Pelican Cove - Stevie Cain 6:30 p.m. Shucker’s - Lovin Ledbetter 7:30 p.m. free
Jackson Convention Complex - The Bar-Kays, The Ohio Players, Confunkshun & Original Lakeside 8 p.m. JSU Student Center - Golden Tiger Jazz Brunch feat. Dorothy Moore 10 a.m. $25 Kathryn’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7 p.m. free Last Call - DJ Freeze, DJ IE & DJ Unpredictable 601 1-8 p.m. free w/ RSVP M Bar - DJ T. Lewis free Martin’s - Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory 10 p.m. MS Museum of Art - Museum24 feat. Southern Komfort Brass Band 7 p.m. $12; Dylan & Zach Lovett 8 p.m.; Clouds & Crayons 9 p.m.; Cynical Twins 10 p.m. Offbeat - Lisbon Deaths, Alex Fraser & the Vagrant Family Band & El Obo 8 p.m. $5 Old Capitol Inn - Andrew Pates Pelican Cove - 3-Hour Tour 6 p.m. Shucker’s - Crocker & Reynolds 5:30 p.m. free; Ian Faith 8 p.m. $5; Billy Mauldin 10 p.m. free Courtesy Andre DeLano
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):
During this Halloween season, you have cosmic permission to be a bigger, bolder and extra beguiling version of yourself. I trust you will express your deep beauty with precise brilliance and imagine your future with superb panache and wander wherever the hell you feel like wandering. It’s time to be stronger than your fears and wilder than your trivial sins. Halloween costume suggestion: the superhero version of yourself.
I won’t offer you the cliché “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Instead, I’ll provide alternatives. How about this, from the video game “Portal 2”: “When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! Say, ‘I don’t want your damn lemons!’” Or you could try this version, from my friend Barney: “When life gives you lemons, draw faces on them like Tom Hanks did on his volleyball in the movie “Cast Away,” and engage them in sexy philosophical conversation.” Or consider this Brazilian proverb: “When life gives you lemons, make caipirinhas.” (Caipirinha is Brazil’s national cocktail.) Suggestion: Play around with these themes to create your Halloween costume.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):
All of us are creators and destroyers. It’s fun and healthy to add fresh elements to our lives, but it’s also crucial to dispose of things that hurt and distort us. Even your body is a hotbed of both activities, constantly killing off old cells and generating new ones. But in my understanding, you are now in a phase when there’s far more creation than destruction. Enjoy the exalted buzz! Halloween costume suggestions: a creator god or goddess, like the Greeks’ Gaia or Prometheus; Rainbow-Snake from the Australian Aborigines; Unkulunkulu from the Zulus; or Coyote, Raven or Spider Grandmother from indigenous North American tribes.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18):
In 1938, a chef named Ruth Wakefield dreamed up a brilliant invention: chocolate-chip cookies. She sold her recipe to the Nestlé company in return for one dollar and a lifetime supply of chocolate. Maybe she was happy with that arrangement, but I think she cheated herself. And so I offer her action as an example of what you should NOT do. During the next ten months, I expect you will come up with many useful innovations and intriguing departures from the way things have always been done. Make sure you get full value in return for your gifts! Halloween costume ideas: Thomas Edison; Marie Curie; Hedy Lamarr; Leonardo da Vinci; Temple Grandin; George Washington Carver; Mark Zuckerberg.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):
Speaking on behalf of the cosmic powers, I authorize you to escape dull realities and go rambling through the frontier. Feel free to fantasize twice as hard and wild as you normally do. Avoid literalists and realists who think you should be more like them. This is not a time to fuss over exacting details, but rather to soar above the sober nonsense and see as far as you can. You have permission to exult in the joys of wise innocence. Halloween costume suggestions: bohemian poet; mad scientist; carefree genius; brazen explorer.
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
I invite you to fantasize about what your four great-grandmothers and four great-grandfathers may have been doing on Nov. 1, 1930. What? You have no idea how to begin? You don’t even know their names? If that’s the case, I hope you’ll remedy your ignorance. Your ability to create the future you want requires you to learn more about where and whom you came from. Halloween costume suggestion: your most interesting ancestor.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
At any one time, more than two million frozen human embryos are stored in tissue banks throughout Europe and North America. When the time is right, their owners retrieve them and bring them to term. That’s the first scenario I invite you to use as a metaphor for your life in the coming weeks. Here’s a second scenario: Scotch whisky is a potent, mind-altering substance. Any particular batch must mature for at least three years, and may be distilled numerous
times. There are currently 20 million barrels of the stuff mellowing in Scottish warehouses. And what do these two scenarios have to do with you? It’s time to tap into resources that you’ve been saving in reserve—that haven’t been ripe or ready until now. Halloween costume suggestions: a woman who’s nine months pregnant; a blooming rose or sunflower; ripe fruit.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20):
To create a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, a winemaker needs about 700 grapes. Compare this process with rainmaking. When water vapor that’s high in the sky becomes dense enough, it condenses into tiny pearls of liquid called cloud droplets. If the humidity rises even further, a million of these babies might band together to form a single raindrop that falls to earth. And what does this have to do with your life? I suspect that in the coming weeks, you will have both an affinity and a skill for processes that resemble wine-making and rain-making. You’ll need a lot of raw material and energetic effort to produce a relatively small marvel—but that’s exactly as it should be. Halloween costume suggestion: a raindrop or bottle of wine.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
Some Brazilians eat the heads of piranhas in the belief they’re aphrodisiacs. In Zimbabwe, women may make strategic use of baboon urine to enhance their allure. The scientific name for Colombia’s leaf-cutter ant is hormiga culona, translated as “fat-assed ant.” Ingesting the roasted bodies of these critters is thought to boost sexual desire. Since you’re in a phase when tapping in to your deepest erotic longings will be healthy and educational, you may want to adopt elements of the aforementioned love drugs to create your Halloween costume. Here are other exotic aphrodisiacs from around the world that you might be inspired by: asparagus; green M&Ms; raw oysters; wild orchids; horny goat weed.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):
Do you know how to repair a broken zipper or patch a hole in your bicycle tire? Are you familiar with the art of caulking a bathtub or creating a successful budget? Can you compose a graceful thank-you note, cook a hearty soup from scratch or overcome your pride so as to reconcile with an ally after an argument? These are the kinds of tasks I trust you will focus on in the coming weeks. It’s time to be very practical and concrete. Halloween costume suggestion: Mr. or Ms. Fix-It.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):
In the film “Terminator 2,” Arnold Schwarzenegger played a benevolent android who traveled here from the future. As a strong, silent action hero, he didn’t need to say much. In fact, he earned $30,000 for every word he uttered. I’m hoping your speech will pack a comparable punch in the coming days. My reading of the astrological omens suggests that your persuasiveness should be at a peak. You’ll have an exceptional ability to say what you mean and mean what you say. Use this superpower with flair and precision! Halloween costume suggestion: ancient Greek orator Demosthenes; Martin Luther King Jr.; Virginia Woolf; Sojourner Truth; rapper MC Lyte; Winston Churchill.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22):
It’s the prosperity-building phase of your cycle. Let’s celebrate! Let’s brainstorm! Are there rituals you can create to stimulate the financial lobes of your imagination, thereby expediting your cash flow? Here are a few ideas: 1. Glue a photo of yourself on a $20 bill. 2. Make a wealth shrine in your home. Stock it with symbols of specific thrills you can buy for yourself when you have more money. 3. Halloween costume suggestions: a giant bar of gold; a banker carrying a briefcase full of big bills; Tony Stark; Lady Mary Crawley; Jay Gatsby; Lara Croft; the Yoruban wealth goddess Ajé.
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