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and Flags LADD, p 4

Dak’s Secrets DREHER, p 10

A VOICE

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FROM OUTCRY SMITH, p 26

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allaway High School wide receiver Malik Heath, 17, glides down the field as the Chargers practice for the start of the 2017 season.

Throughout the two-hour practice, the four-star recruit encourages and helps his teammates. He also never seems to a drop a pass as his large hands swallow ball after ball each time they come his way.

It is easy to see why his teammates and coaches compare him to Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant and Atlanta Falcons wide-out Julio Jones. His body control and ability to lock the ball in his hands is similar to those stars.

Heath is not your typical wide receiver. He has plenty of swag, which is a must for any receiver, but he doesn’t call for the ball on every play.

“I know the ball will find me,” he says.

“I just chill and lay back while my teammates get off, and then I go do my thing.”

Last season, that meant racking up 1,276 yards on 42 receptions with eight touchdowns. He also chipped in four interceptions while playing defensive back for the Chargers.

Heath says he did not think about college football until he realized his potential at a Mississippi State University football camp as a sophomore. MSU wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales quickly took note

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of the 6-foot, 3-inch, 205-pound receiver and offered Heath his first scholarship. He committed to the school in April 2016.

Heath is still working to get better and to have the skills to play right away at a major school. “I know I have to get better at getting off the ball, working my release, fighting through contact and run crisp routes if I want to play as a freshman in the SEC,” he says.

Though the senior says he is locked in with MSU, he is still going to make official visits to schools such as University of Oklahoma, the University of Florida and the University of Nebraska.

“I want to open my eyes to what other schools are out there,” he says.

Now that he is a Dandy Dozen player, Heath has few individual goals left for his final high school season. However, one major accomplishment still eludes him and his teammates: a football state championship at Callaway.

“It would be an honor to leave a legacy of a state championship for other guys to look up,” Heath says. “Callaway is coming for a state championship. We are going to be great.”

The young athlete says he wants to study business in college. In his free time, he plays basketball with friends.

—Bryan Flynn

cover photo courtesy JSU Athletics, MSU Athletics, Ole Miss Athletics, USM Athletics

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7 Barriers to Child Care

Parents, having to re-apply for federal childcare funding, face significant challenges.

26 Creating a Culture

Get to know Jesus Culture before the band comes to Jackson on Friday, Aug. 25.

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Cam Bonelli; courtesy Jesus Culture; Imani Khayyam

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editor’s note

by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

White America’s Overdue Leap of Faith

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pass six Confederate battle flags on my eight-minute drive to work in downtown Jackson. I also pass the Confederate States of America statue with the face of former Mississippi Gov. John M. Stone, a Tennessee native and Civil War colonel, on a tall pedestal branded with CSA emblems. The statue is in the state’s Confederate Monumental Park and sits next door to the Old Capitol where Mississippi voted to secede on Jan. 7, 1861, in order to maintain and expand slavery into “free” states.

The Daughters of the Confederacy erected the ornate monument in 1888 with the Mississippi Legislature’s money. Inside it, behind locked glass doors, stands an Italian marble statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. He was moved inside the Old Capitol Museum for a while, but after Hurricane Katrina, Davis came home to his crypt inside the memorial in 2009.

I grew up 90 miles from Jackson with odes to the War of Northern Aggression all around me in Neshoba County. We saw rebel flags when we drove to the capital city to eat at segregated restaurants and sit in whites-only doctors’ waiting rooms. We may not have had much, but white supremacy was our way of life, and had been injected into me and other whites since the state was settled. It’s why many of my ancestors wore a Confederate uniform.

After losing the war and defeating Reconstruction, Mississippi was rebranded with symbols of the supposedly “lost cause” of slavery. Myriad statues and rebel flags— by then embedded boldly inside our official state flag—kept telling whites that we were still superior to something, somebody.

We learned to count with “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe” ending with catching an n-word by his toe. I still grimace when

I see Black-eyed Susans; the flowers were “N*gger’s Navels” to us. Those thumb-sized chocolates at Christmas? “N*gger’s toes.”

The messaging was incessant: Black people were inferior, lazy and had to be kept separate because they would hurt little white girls like me. But they were good at sports, cooking, music. But nothing else.

My history books taught that slavery was good for us and them, that the Civil War was over “state’s rights.” Mississippi’s

The n-word was probably one of my early words.

Declaration of Secession tells us the South left the U.S. so we could own black people because their skin could handle sun better in the fields than our fair European complexions. They had no reason to lie then.

The n-word was probably one of my early words; it was just another noun like “butterbeans” or “hounddog.” As I learned to think, logic started taking over for me: It just didn’t make a lick of sense to my little brain that Christians didn’t mean it for everyone. So I asked adults: Why don’t we love them, too? White men called me a “little n*gger lover,” trying to put down signs of dissension fast and furious.

The indoctrination continued through school at Neshoba Central in the 1970s. I hated being trapped inside the rac-

ist culture. I hadn’t yet read the inscriptions of every Confederate statue as I do now, but the seeds of “brain drain” were planted. The culture, with its required hate of “them,” was stifling, and I knew I’d be on the first train out of here when I was old enough.

Jim Crow officially ended when our schools reluctantly integrated in early 1970.

But, by the mid-1970s, national Republicans, starting with Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon and soon Ronald Reagan, were urging whites to keep fearing and loathing all the shiftless black men and lazy welfare mothers raising young thugs—and they all wanted to take our stuff, you know.

Even a young Haley Barbour was among strategists trying to keep white southerners from turning the corner on our racist past.

It took a CBS TV movie in 1975 to bust open all the history they were hiding from us. “Attack on Terror” was about the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner, which no one had told me about.

Then 14, I went to the Neshoba County Library and stared at old headlines in the Neshoba Democrat excusing the horrors the men my family knew well had done.

Since that day, I’ve made it my business to learn my own history as a white southerner, which is inextricably wound up in what we call “black history” in America.

It is not the path easiest traveled to cast off the chains of all this overt and subtle indoctrination, but I’ve long refused to be part of the conspiracy to keep us all mired inside the prison of white supremacy.

The legacy of slavery, and what it has done to people I’m supposed to fear and hate—and ones I’m supposed to love—is part of who I am as a white Mississippian, and it is a curse on our state and nation.

The only way out is through it,

however. Many white people want to just “move on.” They’ll shudder dismissively if you challenge the myths, preferring to leave the statues and flag and true history alone because it’s just “dredging up the past.”

They are serving white supremacy whether they mean to or not. The past is not over, and never will be with overt symbols embedded in our state government and our field of vision, like beacons back to an ugly heritage. Changing the flag and the statues won’t magically end white supremacy, but it telegraphs that white people are starting to understand how it continues and benefits us even if we don’t want it to. It’s not the flag that matters; it’s more people wanting to change it that can help save us.

The lost-causers planted the memorials around the nation to keep romantic myths of white “heritage” alive. By the late 19th century, white supremacy required being stuck there, so they created touchstones to make sure we didn’t grow and move on.

After Democrats defected the South to pass federal civil-rights laws, a backsliding GOP decided to use white racial resentment to get votes for tax cuts and such. I’m madder at no one more than well-heeled southern strategists who wouldn’t give my people a fighting chance to be better than the beliefs of our ancestors by tethering us to our racist heritage for politcal gain. Now in 2017, a president that their strategy created is building on the same bigotry of low expectations for white people in America.

To finally break this curse, white America must decide to turn the corner on the dark heritage we inherited and stop today’s horrifying march backward. We white folks did not do those horrific things then, but it is up to us what we do now. Let’s finally take that long overdue leap of faith.

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contributors

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Bryan Flynn

Arielle Dreher

Imani Khayyam

Cam Bonelli

Micah Smith

Tyler Edwards

Kimberly Griffin

Zilpha Young

Sports writer Bryan Flynn is a husband and stay-at-home father to a toddler girl. He constantly wonders, “If it didn’t happen on ESPN or Disney Jr., did it really happen?” He wrote the cover package.

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 about child care, test scores and Dak Prescott

Staff Photographer Imani Khayyam is an art lover and a native of Jackson. He loves to be behind the camera and capture the true essence of his subjects. He took photos for the issue and helped keep us all smiling.

Freelance writer Cam Bonelli, a former JFP intern, is a photographer and movie buff who can usually be found wearing a Wavves hat. She wrote about Jax-Zen Float’s new artist program.

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 the band Jesus Culture.

Events Editor Tyler Edwards loves film, TV and all things pop culture. He’s a Jackson native and will gladly debate the social politics of comic books.

Send events to events@jacksonfreepress.com. He compiled the event listings.

Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin loves Jesus, her mamma, good food, traveling and working out—in that order.

And let’s be honest: she runs this joint.

Zilpha Young is an ad designer by day, and painter, illustrator, seamstress and freelance designer by night. Check out her design portfolio at zilphacreates.com. She designed ads for the issue.

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“If this referendum happened again, we would need white people voting for us. This can’t be a one-sided fight: we need our fellow white citizens, our fellow immigrant citizens and ... other fellow citizens to create a groundswell.”

— Mississippi-native actress and activist Aunjanue Ellis on if a ballot referendum was used to change the Mississippi state flag.

Thursday, August 17

Mississippi dedicates a new historical marker for the Mississippi Freedom Trail honoring African American students who challenged segregation at a public library in 1961. … The executive director of Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis’ retirement home that is now a private museum, officially offers to take Confederate monuments that any city or jurisdiction has decided to take down.

Beauvoir told the JFP in May that it would like to take the statues.

Friday, August 18

Steve Bannon resigns as Donald Trump’s chief strategist and returns to his job as executive chairman of selfproclaimed “alt-right” Breitbart News.

Saturday, August 19

Thousands of demonstrators chanting anti-Nazi slogans in a public rejection of white nationalism upstage and cut short a small group in Boston that planned a “free speech rally” after the violence in Charlottesville.

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Sunday, August 20

NASA marks the 40th anniversary of the launch of Voyager 2, now almost 11 billion miles from Earth, with photos of the solar system the craft took throughout the 1980’s.

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Monday, August 21

The moon blots out the sun in the first full solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. from coast to coast in nearly a century.

Tuesday, August 22

Actor and activist Aunjanue Ellis denounces Gov. Phil Bryant for his refusal to back changing the state flag to one without a symbol of the Confederacy in a speech at the Capitol.

Get breaking news at jfpdaily.com.

State School Districts Get ‘Baseline’ Reprieve, for Now

by Arielle Dreher

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he state’s public-school district officials can breathe a sign of relief— for now. The Mississippi Board of Education approved a new baseline for state test scores last week that will affect what grade the schools and districts earn in the school’s accountability ranking system.

This year, however, schools and districts get to adjust to the new baseline by keeping whichever grade is better: the one evaluated with the old score baseline or the new baseline.

The state board’s decision to change the baseline was not unanimous or without tremendous debate. It was standing room only Aug. 17 in the board’s Jackson meeting room, as stakeholders from some of the state’s top- and bottom-ranked school districts anxiously waited to see how the board’s changes to the state test score baseline would affect their students.

The change was abrupt and caught school-board members off guard last week.

Board member Charles McClelland said a superintendent from a “failing” school district called him almost in tears over the proposed change.

“He said he was hired by (his district’s

school) board to come up with a plan to meet what we have put out as a department to show growth,” McClelland said of that superintendent at the Mississippi school board meeting last week. “He put together a plan, he said, and the board bought into that and he went to his staff and students to get them to buy into this plan, he said that they bought into the plan, and (there

Academic Assessment Program, named MAAP for short, and called McClelland.

“‘How can I go back to my board and back to my students and say, ‘look, I told you all this, but we’re going to change ball game?’” the superintendent had asked McClelland, who expressed concerns about the changes happening so soon before the accountability results go public.

“I have a problem with that. When you’ve got him and teachers thinking one way and then we change it, that’s not right,” McClelland told the state board last week.

The decision to change the baseline, while technical in nature, is political in practice.

Test scores make up a large part of a school’s and a district’s accountability ranking or grade.

Schools and districts are both graded on a scale of A through F, and Mississippi legislators make policy based on letter grades.

The Compromise

Changing the baseline for test scores has significant consequences mainly for the school districts at the top and the bottom of the state’s accountability rankings, which meant some school-board

The decision to change the baseline, while technical in nature, is political in practice.

NFL If I Know

by Micah Smith

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ith the start of a new football season, you can also expect an inordinate amount of sports-relatedfacts. There will be statistics, rankings, rosters and other assorted names and numbers to sift through. Before you get too deep into the data stream, we thought we’d share a few fun bits of NFL trivia.

was) excitement from students feeling that they were improving.”

McClelland said the superintendent was excited with the projected growth in his failing district because it looked like some of the previously ranked “F” schools would move up in their ranks. Then he heard about the news of the proposed new baseline for scores on the Mississippi

1. Which Washington Redskins great changed the pronunciation of his name to rhyme with “Heisman”?

2. Which NFL team went more than 30 years before winning a playoff game?

3. Which College Football Hall of Famer turned down a career with the Chicago Bears to become an Academy Award-winning editor?

4. Which former New York Jets player’s name inspired a skit on Comedy Central’s “Key & Peele”?

5. Which Denver Broncos linebacker also owns a chicken farm in Dallas?

6. Which football tradition did Gallaudet University quarterback Paul Hubbard, who was legally deaf, start in the 1890s to communicate play calls?

Answers: 1. Joe Theissman; 2. New Orleans Saints; 3. Irvine “Cotton” Warburton; 4. D’Brickashaw Ferguson; 5.Von Miller; 6. Huddles

Wednesday, August 16

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant refuses the Legislative Black Caucus’ request to call legislators back to the Capitol to consider removing the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. … Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba releases a statement condemning the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville over the weekend.

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“We have room for growth, and with additional supports for teachers and students, I believe we will see even more students reach proficiency.”

“Control what you can control and those things are: your effort, those things are your attitude, your determination, your will and your passion for what you do and all that.”

— State Superintendent Carey Wright on the release of state test scores, showing many students scored at Level 3 (of five).

— Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, on how he deals with pressure and stays focused on the field.

Some Parents Left Behind on Child Care

by Arielle Dreher

members were vocally resistant to the proposed changes.

The initial baseline score-change proposal would have hit the state’s lowestperforming schools and districts hardest.

The number of “F”-rated districts would have grown from 12 to 21, preliminary data from the Department of Education show. Conversely, the number of “A” districts would also have grown from seven to 14 under the new proposed baseline.

Mississippi Department of Education officials suggested an amended proposal for implementing the new score baseline, which the board ended up approving after about an hour and half of combined debate on the matter.

Paula Vanderford, chief accountability officer at MDE, suggested that the de-

partment publish both school and district grades without the baseline score changes and with the new baseline score changes.

Whichever baseline gives the school or district a better grade, it can keep for the 20162017 results only. Going forward, however, MDE’s accountability officials will evaluate all schools on the new baseline.

Some board members felt more comfortable with the amendment than they did about just changing the baseline scores without giving the districts advance notice.

“This is not a pure science. … I think we all are acknowledging we’re going to have to make a change,” board member John Kelly said. “No district should be harmed this year (under the amended proposal).”

State Superintendent Carey Wright assured board members that the depart-

wrong with that,” Suel told the Jackson Free Press.

Prep Company Tutorial School is a child-care center for kids ages 0 to 5 years old during the day and 0 to 12 years old after school, with two locations in Jackson. Suel works with some parents at her center who do not have computers or a way to send emails.

They will come to the office, and her director will help them email their forms.

At first, Suel and her directors would submit the required paperwork and make phone calls on parents’ behalf until MDHS told them they could no longer do that without the parent in the room.

Serving Those in Need

Working parents are eligible for the Child Care Payment Program, as long as they work 25 hours a week. Parents on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program get priority, as well as parents and children deemed homeless.

To apply, parents need to submit a long-form birth certificate for each child, Social Security cards, and verification of child support or guardianship if either of those apply.

As of July, MDHS data show that 17,675 children, or 9,328 families, were enrolled in the program.

The number of families kicked off the program are not available yet because MDHS is still in the pro-

ment equally applied measures used to grade state tests to all schools and districts regardless of their letter grades. MDE awards each school and district a certain number of points each year, so districts can see how many more points they will need to improve in the following years, to meet the new baseline of cut scores.

Most board members, though, wanted to know the reason for the baseline change in the first place.

How We Got Here

The 2016-2017 school year was the second year in a row that students took the MAAP exams in third through eighth grade as well as once in high school to assess their English language arts and mathematics skills. Before changing the state as-

more CHILD CARE, see page 8

sessments to MAAP, MDE used a different test in 2015 and a separate test in 2014, as the state worked to find a test to meet federal and state standards.

The volatility of students taking three different assessments over three years left the MDE Board with having to take what board President Rosemary Aultman called “a shot in the dark” at setting a baseline for student test scores last year.

School districts came to MDE concerned about potential inflation of test scores, and future scores looking too improved and not realistic to keep up with, Vanderford told the school board.

Vanderford and her team took the school districts’ concerns to the Technical more BASELINE see page 8

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Deloris Suel wants child-care providers to get more advance notice if parents in their centers are potentially eligible to be kicked out of the Child Care Payment Program.

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eloris Suel knows and works with employed parents who can no longer receive financial support for child care due to clerical reasons like not having the same address on their driver’s license as where they currently live.

Suel, who owns Prep Company Tutorial School in Jackson, and other providers are scrambling to help low-income parents who are losing certificates that help them afford child care while they re-apply for the federal assistance program.

The Child Care Payment Program provides lowincome parents federal financial support to help pay for child care while they work. Community Development Block Grants provide the funds. Congress changed the program in 2016 to require states to roll out a re-determination process to ensure everyone receiving the vouchers were still eligible.

The Mississippi Department of Human Services is the state agency that carries out the changes to the program in the state. MDHS struggles to reach some of Suel’s parental clients within the 60-day window they have to re-apply for the certificate. The agency then contacts Suel to try to reach the parent and eventually calls to inform her when it has kicked a parent out of the program.

The process to re-apply, however, has left some parents behind. For instance, the new program requires applicants to have an email address.

“Everybody don’t have a way to send this stuff in; everybody don’t have an email address. To require everybody to have an email address: something is

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Mississippi Board of Education members John Kelly, Jason Dean and Charles McClelland (left to right) all had questions about changing the baseline for state test scores at the board’s meeting on Thursday, Aug. 17.

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schools as well as any school that improves a letter grade. Under the new baseline, the number of “A” rated schools will jump from 64 to 88, preliminary data from MDE show. The number of “B” schools will drop slightly under the new baseline from 241 to 237.

That is, more than 300 schools, not Imani Khayyam

Advisory Committee, made up of primarily out-of-state analysts and people who work in student testing. The TAC suggested that MDE change the baseline, and in turn, the state’s Commission on School Accreditation seconded the recommendation after a contentious meeting.

Dr. Christopher Domaleski, who chairs TAC, said the board had a problem with its growth mechanism in evaluating state test scores.

“If you’re starting from an artificially inflated spot, which is what we had in 2016, then the ability to show progress from 2016-2017 is going to be inflated,” Domaleski told the board over a conference call at the Aug. 17 meeting. “… The recommendation is to have growth more accurately portrayed (and show) the real achievement that’s occurring in the state.”

When MDE releases accountability results for last school year in October, schools and districts will get to accept their best grade of the two results—one calculated using the old baseline, one using the new baseline. Presumably, most schools and districts will take the better of the two grades to avoid or benefit from Legislature-

approved programs.

Schools that earn an “A” or “B” grade in the coming school year could benefit from the School Recognition Program, a salary increase for teachers in those schools.

The Legislature approved funding over $20 million for the program in 2017 for a salary increase for teachers in “A” and “B”

cess of redetermining if parents are eligible. Parents can be kicked out of the program for not submitting paperwork by the deadline, not working the required number of hours or being over the income limit for the program.

Where parents really run into trouble applying, however, is when addresses do not match up.

The Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative hosted a town-hall meeting last week where MDHS workers confirmed that applicants must have the same address on their driver’s licenses or state-issued ID as they do on their check stubs. Several child care providers at the town hall expressed concern at this requirement.

That is a challenge for parents at or below the poverty line, Suel said. She pointed to her own childhood, growing up in a family of 10, where she would sometimes move from her mother’s to her grandmother’s house because of family issues.

“When those issues came up, you had to move until they got straight, and this is still going on. And you have some parents that even if they gave (their address) to you with the right address, next month it was going to be different,” Suel said.

Technically, MDHS prioritizes parents who move from place to place if they are homeless, but not everyone reports homelessness. MDHS workers said at the town-hall

meeting that they receive referrals for homeless parents and children through nonprofit organizations and charities, such as Catholic Charities.

“Everybody who is homeless don’t go to a charity organization,” Suel said. “They don’t report that they’re homeless because there’s shame … but to me if you have to move in with your mama, you’re homeless.”

Additional Challenges

Twelve mothers have lost their certificates at Prep Company Tutorial School since the redetermination process started in the spring for parents. Child-care providers at the town-hall meeting expressed concerns that more rejections could be forthcoming. Suel asked MDHS workers if child-care providers could receive the 60-day notice at the same time as parents do, instead of 30 days before a parent’s termination like the program currently allows.

This would enable Suel and her staff to work with parents far in advance to keep them in the program. Prep Company benefits from the program because MDHS pays the certificate funds for each parent on the program to the center. Suel said the certificate amount is not as one might think, however.

“For an infant, we don’t even get $100 a week,” she said. “You can imagine what that does if we’re trying to maintain the level of education that they’re asking for; we can’t do it. So that’s the first hindrance, and we’ve not gotten an increase since maybe 2007.”

More than half of the parents who send their children

including those that improve a letter grade, could see a teacher pay bump. The school board could address policy affected by their baseline change at their September board meeting.

The nine school districts that would have earned an “F” under the new baseline but will be able to slide by with a “D” this year using the old baseline scores, will avoid being absorbed into the state’s Achievement School District, for now.

The state’s Achievement School District is MDE’s proposed method for absorbing some of Mississippi’s struggling school districts and schools into a new state-run district. Any district or school that received an “F” grade two years in a row or in two of the past three years.

The state school board approved a search for a superintendent to run the new district at the meeting last week. The ASD will begin in the 2017-2018 school year.

Districts feared that changing the baseline would solidify their absorption into the new statewide school district. But preliminary data show that most districts, or at least a total of nine districts, in danger of dropping to an “F” will get a year to improve their scores dramatically under the new baseline.

to Prep Company are on the child-care program, Suel said, and when a parent gets kicked off, he or she either leaves, or stays and tries to make ends meet. Suel has one mother who is paying out of pocket for child care after MDHS rejected her for the certificate again—and she is struggling.

Parents rejected from the re-determination program can appeal the decision, but Suel said few of her parents were aware of that right before she told them.

The re-determination process does not stop with parents, and child-care providers must re-submit paperwork to MDHS too. All workers in the state’s child-care centers have to take up-to-date health and safety courses, now available online, and providers must provide evidence that they have licenses to operate in the state and meet the Mississippi Department of Education’s early childhood learning standards in their facilities.

Suel focuses on education and literacy for kids of all ages at her center. She purposely chose the same curriculum for her 0 to 5 year olds that Jackson Public Schools uses for kindergarteners, so they are exposed to the assessments before entering kindergarten.

Back before starting her child-care center in her home in 1983, Suel was a substitute teacher, which led her to focus on young children. Working as a substitute teacher, she found that lots of middle school students struggled to read.

Her experiences pushed her to invest and work in early childhood development.

“Because if we get them now, we won’t have to worry about that,” Suel said.

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ak Prescott chooses not to worry about things he can’t control. He stays focused on the task in front of him, he says, controlling only what he can. When the 24-year-old is not studying film or on the field, he likes to get lost in NCAA football on PlayStation 3 to take his mind off the game.

your will and your passion for what you do and all that,” said Prescott, who talks like a master in mindfulness. He said being present in his life and work come naturally to him; he didn’t have to study to find the focus he needs.

“Go into whatever situation or whatever is handed to you, and make the

stay focused even when he cannot control what happens in his personal life. He lost his mother to colon cancer in 2013 while he was playing football for Mississippi State—a sport she had pushed him to excel in, even when she was ill.

“Something as simple as losing my mom, the fact that I couldn’t control Courtesy James D. Smith/Dallas Cowboys

Dak Prescott, the former Mississippi State quarterback turned Cowboys starter, says he is excited about taking more of a leadership role on the team this season. He tells young people that his success is about believing in himself, no matter what happens.

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“I play video games—just the fact they kind of take me away from my life or whatever is going on now ... and in something that’s not exactly real,” the Louisiana native told the Jackson Free Press in a phone interview last week.

It is only Prescott’s second season in the NFL, but the 24-year-old is leading one of the best football teams in the country, based on last year’s season, for the second year in a row. The quarterback, who grew up in a trailer with his mother and brothers in a small, rural Louisiana town, says his advice for young people growing up in similar circumstances is all about control.

“Control what you can control and those things are: your effort, those things 10 are your attitude, your determination,

most out of it. Make the best out of it, have a positive attitude, doing the most you can with your situation and with your moment and knowing that God and knowing that people around you will take care of the rest, things that are out of your control, but staying focused and believing in yourself through it all.”

The former Mississippi State quarterback adapted quickly to situations out of his control. Last season, Prescott led the Cowboys in one of their best seasons in almost a decade, stepping in as starting quarterback when Cowboys veteran quarterback Tony Romo injured his back in the preseason, then leading the team to the playoffs, setting many records and ending up as Rookie of the Year.

Prescott has learned to lean in and

cancer, I couldn’t control what it was doing to her,” he said from training camp this week.

“But all I could control is how I made her proud: what I did in school, what I did on the football field and how I treated others. And that’s all I focused on

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in supporting my mother, and just trying to keep that same attitude throughout life.”

Last season the Cowboys went 13-3, clinching their division and earning home-field advantage. They lost to the Green Bay Packers by three points in the NFC divisional playoffs after Prescott led a comeback to tie the game.

This year, the team has been in headlines already after the NFL suspended Ezekiel Elliott, the breakout running back, for an investigation of alleged domestic-violence charges.

Prescott is not worried about the team without Elliott.

“We have great veteran running backs and great players that have played a long time in this league that have done it at a high level like Darren McFadden and Alfred Morris, and we have a great offensive line,” Prescott said. “The things Zeke did last year weren’t just on Zeke. He’s an amazing player, and he’ll be missed, but we have players that have stepped in and taken advantage of their opportunities that have done well in the past over their careers.”

Prescott said the NFL is great but that he does miss his MSU teammates, coaches and college football back in Starkville, which was just “something different.” He encouraged quarterback Nick Fitzgerald to take Coach Dan Mullen’s advice, trust his teammates, his coaches and himself.

“He’s an athletic quarterback that can have a lot of success,” Prescott said.

The Cowboys face the Oakland Raiders in their third preseason matchup in Dallas this Saturday at 7 p.m.

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r. Announcement: “In the ghetto criminal-justice system, the people are represented by members of the newly established Ghetto Science Community Peace Keeping Unit: police officer and part-time security guard at the Funky Ghetto Mall Dudley ‘Do-Right’ McBride; attorney Cootie McBride of the law firm McBride, Myself and I; and associate peace officers Inspector ‘Beatdown’ Lipscomb and Sister ‘Lady’ Church Hat of the ‘Praise Patrol.’ This is their story.”

(In a new “Law-N-Order SUV,” the peace officers are headed to the “Fine Young Progressives Anti-Hate, Racism and Bigotry Protest and Rally” at Cootie Creek County Community College.

Also at the rally is “The Cootie Creek Chapter of Alt-Right White Nationalists.”)

Dudley ‘Do Right’ McBride: “I’m not happy about us peacekeeping at the rally. What happened to ‘Turn the other cheek,’ ‘Those who live by the sword, die by the sword,’ and ‘Don’t start nothing, won’t be nothing?’”

Sister, ‘Lady’ Church Hat: “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens. I guess the ‘Fine Young Progressives’ have decided that now is the time to stand up to the maliciousness of hate, racism and bigotry.”

Inspector ‘Beatdown’ Lipscomb: “So, now that they see the light, it’s time for them to stand up for their rights.”

(As the Law-N-Order SUV approaches the rally, a speeding van misses protesters and counter protesters and crashes into the Cootie Creek County Community College’s General Buford Beauregard Confederate Statue.)

Cootie McBride: “This is getting spooky.”

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“More Monuments” “I’m someone that believes in more monuments, not less monuments. What we ought to do is we ought to remember our history. But we also ought to celebrate the progress that we’ve made since that history.”

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Why it stinks: Pence’s incredibly tone-deaf response about wanting “more monuments” is about as vague as the infamous “all sides” comment. Celebrating the progress the country has made with erecting “more monuments” completely ignores the fact that white supremacy is exactly what has preserved Confederate statues and inspires those that rally around them in the first place. Pence directly benefits from white supremacy, like all white people, but his side-step stance on “remembering” instead of clarifying what should be remembered, like how slavery continues to affect people of color today, is a scapegoat.

Address Poverty With Understanding, Compassion

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he barriers to entry for receiving childcare support from the government don’t seem like barriers for upper- and middleclass men and women: an email address, a stable home address, long-form birth certificates.

But for low-income families, Internet access and a stable living environment—let alone an address— to keep things like birth certificates safe aren’t a given; they’re a privilege that many families in poverty cannot afford.

Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs has been clichéd to death, but the base of his pyramid reflects the deeper human instinct for survival. We need food and water, warmth and rest, and we need security and safety. Those staples make up the base of survival for humans, Maslow believed, and American politicians have made policy according to these needs.

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or TANF and SNAP for short, are both programs that address the base level of human need—hunger. Building on that need, the federal government authorized the Child Care Payment Program to help working parents pay for child care, especially for young children not in school yet. Few jobs allow a parent to bring their child to work, so child care for low-income working parents makes sense.

But so often, the implementation of programs intended to help those in the most need can actually do harm if they are not executed in an

intelligent, practical way with the people who will benefit from the program in mind. The barriers to entry in Mississippi’s Child Care Payment Program are an example of this. Several middle- and upper-class Mississippians likely have a different address listed on their license or car tag than their home address, depending on which tag would cost less. But parents trying to get child-care support are not afforded this privileged loophole.

When we make policy for a certain group of people, in this case low-income families in need of child-care support, we should be listening to not just the child-care providers but the parents themselves who want to use the program.

The Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative is hosting town-hall meetings across the state about the new CCPP policies. Parents and providers are speaking out about suggestions and potential fixes to keep parents who really need the support enrolled in the program. The Mississippi Department of Human Services needs to listen.

Lots of procedures and rules that MDHS operates under are malleable—up to the discretion of the executive director John Davis and ultimately Gov. Phil Bryant, who appoints the agency’s leader.

Of course, Davis is the same agency head who appealed U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves’ ruling to strike down the House Bill 1523. Caring for the marginalized in society, whether that be the LGBT community or those families on the poverty line, should be not only a goal but a priority of MDHS. We challenge them to act like it.

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Republican Party Dismantling Mississippi’s Public Health System

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ississippi has quickly become an excellent case study of how a public health system is nearly decimated when a poor state gives its revenue to the rich. The recent controversial tax cuts serve as justification for huge budget cuts to state health services. Data from the Mississippi Legislative Office show that the state reduced healthcare appropriations funds by more than $22,000 from fiscal-year 2017 to fiscalyear 2018. The cuts will likely negatively impact pregnant teens, and women and their newborns.

As the Jackson Free Press pointed out in an editorial in May 2016, “Cuts to the Department of Health mean decreased infant-mortality education in the state …”

Consequently, pregnant teens and women, whose newborns are at risk of experiencing death or factors that can lead to it, may not receive the adequate prenatal education to improve their birth outcomes. Also, the Mississippi Department of Health confirmed that county health departments no longer offer maternal healthcare services.

Rep. Sam Mims, the chairman of the Public Health and Human Services Committee, and Sen. Dean Kirby, the chairman of the Public Health and Welfare Committee, should be gravely concerned about the adverse impact that the budget cuts will have on the lives of pregnant residents and their babies. Reducing the state’s infant death rate of 9.6, which is the highest in the nation, should be a top priority for these pro-life politicians.

In other words, more babies are likely to die in our state than anywhere else in the nation and often because of factors that prenatal education and support can prevent.

Mims’ district, which covers Adams, Amite, Pike and Franklin counties, has some of the highest rates of poor birth outcomes in the state, data from MDH show.

The data also showed that a total of 48 percent of pregnant residents smoked during their pregnancies. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that smoking during pregnancy can cause certain birth defects, infant death and pre-term

births, which are the no. 1 cause of infant deaths in Mississippi. Prenatal smoking may help explain why Mims’ district has a pre-term birth rate of 46 percent.

Also, 33 percent of pregnant teens and women in Pike County, where Mims lives, did not receive prenatal care in the first trimester of their pregnancies, and 56 percent of births were non-medically necessary early deliveries (prior to 39 weeks) with induced labor or Cesarean sections, a cash cow for hospitals in Mississippi.

C-section deliveries are the number-one surgery that doctors in the U.S. perform, and Mississippi has the highest rate in the nation at 38 percent, a report from the CDC shows.

A Consumer Reports article reported that healthy, low-risk women who are undergoing their first C-section are three times more likely to suffer life-threatening complications such as severe bleeding, heart attack, venous thromboembolism (a blood clot that starts in a vein), kidney failure and major infections.

But when women are adequately educated about the medical dangers associated with a C-section delivery and how they can reduce their risk of having the surgery, they often elect to have a vaginal birth, find a physician to support their choice, and practice prenatal behavior such as not smoking or drinking alcohol while pregnant.

Mississippi Republicans have successfully used their anti-abortion rhetoric and legislation to convince Mississippians that they are champions of the unborn. However, their budget cuts weaken the health of the very group they claim to protect. They have used tax cuts to reduce government revenue, and then used the consequential lack of funds to justify cuts to important services that benefit poor groups such as mothers and their newborns, regardless of their race, political affiliation or faith.

Their dismantling of our publichealth system should be a last straw for voters. How many Mississippi babies must die before we hold Republican legislators accountable for their actions?

Getty Israel, who has a master’s degree in public health, is a health consultant and author.

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University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles

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Year one of the Jay Hopson era was frustrating. USM opened the season with a major comeback victory over the University of Kentucky only to commit three turnovers in a loss to Troy University.

Losing to LSU wasn’t a shock, but the University of Texas, San Antonio, beating the Golden Eagles the week before was shocking. The team ended up losing to Old Dominion University, the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and the University of North Texas, which are all teams USM should have beaten.

The Golden Eagles had some reasons for losing those games, including quarterback Nick Mullens’ injury. But the biggest problem was the mental lapses on offense and defense mental lapses. At times, the defense would forget to tackle or cover for long stretches. The offense would stall in scoring positions or take forever to get going, even with Mullens at quarterback.

USM definitely should have won more games, but at least the program didn’t bottom out after the coaching change. The Golden Eagles have a chance to improve in Hopson’s second season.

Season Overview

Southern Miss has to replace Mullens. Sophomore Keon Howard or junior Kwadra Griggs are the top choices to take 16 over behind center. Howard started last

Head coach: Jay Hopson (39-23 overall, 7-6 at USM, entering second season) 2016-2017 record: 7-6 overall, 4-4 C-USA

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signing day. He now has had a full year to put his system and philosophies in place.

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t’s that time of year once again when I lock myself away in a room and relive last college football season while preparing for the current one. Each year my hair gets grayer, and my predictions get worse.

Last year, I made some nice hits in my predictions, but I had plenty of big misses as well. I thought the University of Southern Mississippi would win at least six games, and the Golden Eagles proved me right.

Injuries prevented the team from over-achieving, but the program didn’t bottom out, even with a coaching change.

Mississippi State University did slightly worse than I thought. I had the Bulldogs winning six games, and they won five but went to a bowl game, so that’s a win for me.

Jackson State University also finished slightly below my expectations. I thought the Tigers would win at least four games, but they only won three. Overall, it is not bad being off just one win.

Then came the University of Mississippi. My thoughts were that the Rebels would win eight games. Quarterback Chad Kelly’s injury hurt that prediction, but UM ended the season by losing five of its final seven games. That meant that the Rebels went 5-7 on the season and three games worse than my prediction. No one is perfect, but this was a tough prediction to miss with the talent the Rebels returned last year.

I’m going to try to be better for the 2017-2018 season, but if you want to win money, don’t bet on these predictions. If you like losing money, bet heavily on this preview.

Prediction

Coach Jay Hopson

season when Mullens was injured, and Griggs re-shirted.

No matter who starts at quarterback, USM running back Ito Smith will be the offensive star. Smith has the ability to take over games if the Golden Eagles don’t forget about him getting pass-happy on offense.

The team’s passing game will feature Allenzae Staggers at wide receiver, that is, if a quarterback on the roster can get him the ball. USM has to rebuild the offensive line with just two starters returning.

Southern Miss has some holes to fill on defense, but the good amount of returning players can help with the transition.

Defensive lineman Xavier Thigpen and defensive back Picasso Nelson are two seniors the defense must rely on this season.

2017 Outlook

USM needs to get better at forcing turnovers on defense and protecting the ball on offense. Last year the team finished -17 in its turnover margin, which didn’t help the Golden Eagles win games.

Smith will have to carry the load early as either Howard or Griggs settles into the starting quarterback job. Smith is the only returning player in college football with 3,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards over his career.

If the defense can keep mental breakdowns to a minimum, it should help the team win those games it shouldn’t have lost last season.

Hopson did a good job after getting to the team just a few weeks before the 2016

The schedule is pretty favorable to the Golden Eagles this year. The team has three tough games against the University of Tennessee, Louisiana Tech University and the University of Kentucky.

USM hosts the Wildcats, but travels to the Bulldogs and Volunteers. Southern Miss could win the C-USA West if they can get past Louisiana Tech. Out-of-conference games against Southern University and University of Louisiana, Monroe, shouldn’t be too much trouble.

Southern Miss always seems to lose a game or two the team should win. That game could be a trip to West Virginia to face Marshall University. But there is no way USM shouldn’t win seven games, and with a little luck, the Golden Eagles could run the table.

If the quarterback situation works out, this is easily a 9-3 team.

Schedule

Sept. 2 Kentucky; Sept. 9 Southern; Sept.

16 @ UL Monroe; Sept. 30 North Texas; Oct. 7 @ UTSA; Oct. 14 UTEP; Oct. 21 @ Louisiana Tech; Oct. 28 UAB; Nov. 4 @ Tennessee; Nov. 11 @ Rice; Nov. 18 Charlotte; Nov. 25 @ Marshall

Jackson State University Tigers

The Tony Hughes era got off to a rough start, with Jackson State beginning the season on a three-game losing streak.

JSU turned things around by winning two in a row. The team went on to lose five of its final six games, but the story is about more than just losses. Even though the Tigers were coming up short on the scoreboard, they were in close games. Southern University won by four points, Prairie View A&M University won by 14 points, Alabama State University won by seven points, Alabama A&M University won by seven points, and Alcorn State University won by 19 points.

In three of the five losses, the Tigers were just a touchdown away from winning or tying the game.

Season Overview

Early on in the season, the main question is who the starter will be and what that player’s depth chart will look like. For quarterback, Juwan Adams played in eight games last season, but he decided to transfer. Jarin Morikawa played in six games last season, but concussions forced him to retire. That

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Head coach: Tony Hughes (3-8 overall, all at JSU, entering second season) 2016-2017 record: 3-8 overall, 3-6 SWAC

just leaves Brent Lyles, who played in seven games, as the only quarterback who was on the roster for JSU last season. Jackson State signed two quarterbacks in Jeff Toney and Tavis Williams out of high school.

The Tigers are also welcoming transfer Alin Edouard. Edouard has journeyed around the junior-college ranks as he has worked to become eligible.

2017 Outlook

The Tigers have plenty of talent to compete in the SWAC this season. For example, running back Robert Johnson and wide receiver Jevon Floyd are returning to the offense. The defense features defensive end Keontre Anderson, linebacker Andre Lloyd and defensive lineman Malik Hamner. JSU also is also adding two Mississippi State transfers, defensive back Jamoral Graham and defensive lineman Deion Pope.

The Tigers probably won’t win the opener against Texas Christian University, but the rest of the schedule features winnable games. Hughes doesn’t need to win the division title this year, but he should improve on his win-loss record.

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While a good academic progress rate got Mississippi State into a bowl game, the team left wins on the table last season. MSU lost against the University of South Alabama on a missed field goal and to the University of Kentucky when the Wildcats made a field goal as time expired. The Bulldogs lost in double overtime to Brigham Young University, and a slow start cost the team a chance to defeat Louisiana State University.

MSU struggled in pass coverage, the kicking game and trying to get new quarterback Nick Fitzgerald in the groove. But everything seemed to click in the Egg Bowl. The Bulldogs won, which allowed the team to go to a bowl game. The victory also denied their archrivals a shot at one.

Season Overview

After Fitzgerald’s 1,375 yards last season, there is no question about his run-

ning ability. What everyone will question this year is whether or not he can throw the ball after completing just 54.3 percent of his passes.

Fitzgerald will look to returning wide receiver Donald Grey to get the passing game going. If Aeris Williams picks up some of the rushing production, he can help Fitzgerald.

Todd Graham is now the fourth new defensive coordinator in the last four years.

But no matter who the DC is, the Bulldogs must do better in pass coverage or

Alcorn State is favored to win the SWAC East, but Jackson State isn’t that far off from challenging. Winning some of those close games could put the Tigers in the final SWAC Championship Game.

The annual matchup against Tennessee State University could be a coin-flip game. JSU plays Tuskegee at a neutral site this year in an interesting match against a good Division II squad.

It wouldn’t be shocking to see JSU reverse its record from last year, but it is highly unlikely. The Tigers should finish with a winning record if they play up to their talent. I think a 7-5 record is easily attainable.

Schedule

Prediction

Hughes got a full offseason for the players to get acquainted with his system and standards. That should help this season as everyone buys into the vision that he has for the program.

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Head coach: Dan Mullen (61-42 at MSU, entering ninth season) 2016-2017 record: 6-7 overall, 3-5

Sept. 2 @ TCU; Sept. 9 Tennessee State (neutral site); Sept. 16 @ Grambling State; Sept. 23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Sept. 30 @ Prairie View A&M; Oct. 14 Tuskegee (neutral site); Oct. 21 Southern; Oct. 28 @ Mississippi Valley State; Nov. 4 Alabama State; Nov. 11 @ Alabama A&M; Nov. 18 Alcorn State

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produce a pass rush that covers up any deficiencies in the secondary.

win plenty of games, but only if the quarterback play and pass coverage improves.

2017 Outlook

Prediction

With just two starters returning, the Bulldogs’ offensive line needs to be reworked, but plenty of offensive fire is returning this season, with its top-two leading rushers from last season and all of the receivers except Fred Ross, who graduated.

Graham has plenty to work with on defense, with potential breakout stars in defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons and linebacker Leo Lewis. J.T. Gray could be a major part of the defense since he can play safety and linebacker much like University of Michigan star Jabrill Peppers did last season.

MSU has to find a new place kicker after Westin Graves’ career ended due to back problems. His injury led to him missing several big kicks last season, including the game-winning one against USA.

The Bulldogs have enough talent to

Some prognosticators think the Bulldogs will be a dark horse in the SEC this year. That seems like a stretch to me, but the team getting enough wins to go to a bowl game is well within reach.

Winning away games against the University of Auburn and to the University of Georgia might even mean that a run for the SEC West title is possible.

This team feels like its ceiling is eight wins and would majorly over-achieve with nine wins. Anything less than six wins means this team is not living up to its potential. Overall, it looks like a 7-5 season.

Schedule

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Last season didn’t go as planned for the University of Mississippi. The team returned star quarterback Chad Kelly and plenty of talent with early high expectations, but it didn’t take long for things to sour after the Rebels blew leads against Florida State University and the University of Alabama in two of the first three games of the season. The Rebels righted the ship with back-to-back blowout wins over the University of Georgia and University of Memphis. In the middle of the season, the wheels came off when the team had three straight conference losses to the University of Arkansas, Louisiana State University and Auburn University.

Kelly injured his knee in a closer game than expected against Georgia Southern University. Then-head coach Hugh Freeze pulled the red shirt off superstar recruit Shea Patterson, who won his first college start against Texas A&M University.

Patterson couldn’t keep the Rebels winning in a shocking loss to Vanderbilt University. The season ended with a blowout loss to main rival MSU.

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2017 Outlook Shea Patterson

Season Overview

A lingering NCAA investigation has haunted the program for nearly half a decade now. The program self-imposed a bowl ban for this year early in the offseason, which adds to the mess in Oxford.

Late in July, more gas went into the potential dumpster fire Freeze resigned six weeks before week one of the season. That forced Matt Luke into the interim head coach role. Freeze is gone, and Phil Longo is the new offensive coordinator. The offense should be good, with Patterson and wide receivers A.J. Browns and Van Jefferson

Alcorn State University Braves Head coach: Fred McNair (5-6 overall, all at ASU, entering second season) 2016-2017 record: 5-6 overall, 5-4 SWAC Last Season Recap

The Alcorn State Braves were the Southwestern Athletic Conference East champions for the third year in a row, although injuries like the one to quarterback Lenorris Footman dropped the Braves’ win total from the year before.

Grambling State University defeated the Braves, keeping them from a third straight SWAC Championship win.

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Head coach: Matt Luke (0-0, interim coach) 2016-2017 record: 5-7 overall, 2-6 SEC

leading a nice group of skilled players.

The defense looks to bounce back after struggling last season with new coordinator Wesley McGriff. Plenty of talent is on the defensive side of the ball with defensive end Marquis Haynes returning.

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Footman is back, and so is Noah Johnson, who replaced him last season. Most of Alcorn State’s top skill players at the running back and wide receiver are returning, as well. The defense has three returning starters on the defensive line and four in the secondary.

Schedule

Sept. 2 Miles; Sept. 9 @ Florida Int.; Sept. 16 McNeese; Sept. 23 Southern; Sept. 29 @ TSU; Oct. 5 @ Alabama State; Oct. 14 Prairie View; Oct. 21 @ Grambling; Nov. 4 Alabama A&M; Nov. 11 MVSU; Nov. 18 @ JSU

UM faces a lot of questions this year.

Talent won’t be a problem for this team, but how will it respond to the outside noise? If the team struggles early, will the wheels come off?

How will a potential September or October meeting with the NCAA Committee on Infractions affect the players on the field? Will the NCAA allow them to transfer and be eligible right away at a new school if they bring the hammer down on UM? The team says it is all-in for the university and program, but will that be the case if the NCAA adds a year or two to the bowl ban? Will players leave even if they have to sit out to get away from sanctions?

Prediction

The season should start smoothly with an opener against the University of South

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Alabama and the University of Tennessee, Martin. After that, things get dicey.

The Rebels have a cross-country trip to face the University of California with a week off before playing at the University of Alabama and at the Auburn University.

Then the team has three home games against Vanderbilt University, Louisiana State University and the University of Arkansas. Finally, the team has a road trip to the University of Kentucky.

I wouldn’t be surprised if this team won just three games or if it decided to spoil and ruin other teams’ seasons. There is so much going on that it is nearly impossible to tell how this team will respond once the season starts. I’m going with my gut on this one and saying this team goes 4-12.

Schedule

Sept. 2 South Alabama; Sept. 9 UT Martin; Sept. 16 @ California; Sept.

30 @ Alabama; Oct. 7 @ Auburn; Oct. 14 Vanderbilt; Oct. 21 LSU; Oct. 28 Arkansas; Nov. 4 @ Kentucky; Nov. 11 Louisiana-Lafayette; Nov. 18 Texas A&M; Nov. 23 @ MSU

needs to change, and with five starters returning on offense and six on defense, this season would be a good start.

The schedule is brutal to begin with, as MVSU will face opponents on the road for three of the first four games.

Schedule

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Mississippi Valley State University Delta Devils Head coach: Rick Comegy (168-115 overall, 4-29 at MVSU, entering fourth season) 2016-2017 record: 1-10 overall, 1-8 SWAC Last Season Recap

The Delta Devils lost eight games in a row to start last season before notching their lone win against the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. MVSU then lost its final two games of the season. Most of the losses weren’t even close.

Season Outlook

Head coach Rick Comegy has coached the Delta Devils to just three SWAC wins in his first three years. That

Sept. 2 @ North Dakota State; Sept. 9 @ Southern Illinois; Sept. 23 Grambling; Sept. 30 @ Charleston Southern; Oct. 7 @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Oct. 14 @ Alabama A&M; Oct. 21 Virginia-Lynchburg; Oct. 28 JSU; Nov. 4 TSU; Nov. 11 @ Alcorn; Nov. 18 Alabama State

Delta State University Statesmen Head coach: Todd Cooley (26-16, all at DSU, entering fifth season) 2016-2017 record: 4-6 overall, 3-5 GSC Last Season Recap

The Statesmen won their opener before losing the next two games. Then, they won the next two games before dropping another. DSU won against the University of West Florida before losing three more to end up with a 4-6 record—its first losing season since 2012.

Season Outlook

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The Statesmen also have several returning starters on defense, but the unit will need to learn new defensive coordinator Jerry Patridge’s scheme.

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Schedule

Sept. 2 Tarleton State; Sept. 9 Chowan; Sept. 16 West Georgia; Sept. 23 @ Shorter; Sept. 30 @ MC; Oct. 7 West Alabama; Oct. 14 @ West Florida; Oct. 21 Valdosta; Oct. 28 @ North Alabama; Nov. 4 @ North Greenville; Nov. 11 Florida Tech

Thursday, Aug. 24 NFL (6-9:30 p.m., NFLN): The Miami Dolphins head north to start the third week of the preseason games against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Saturday, Aug. 26 NFL (7-10:30 p.m., NBC): The New Orleans Saints host the Houston Texans. … NFL (7-10:30 p.m., CBS): It’s a battle of new Los Angeles teams, as the Rams and Chargers fight for bragging rights.

Sunday, Aug. 27 NFL (noon-7 p.m., Fox): It’s double header on Fox, starting with the Chicago Bears on the road against the Tennessee Titans and the Cincinnati Bengals traveling to face the Washington Redskins. … NFL (7-10:30 p.m., NBC): Week three of preseason football ends with the San Francisco 49ers on the road against the Minnesota Vikings.

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Monday, Aug. 28 College football (11:30 a.m.-noon, SECN+): Get ready for the season with the University of Mississippi weekly press conference. … College football (1-1:30 p.m., SECN+): Tune in for the Mississippi State University weekly press conference to open the 2017 season.

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Tuesday, Aug. 29 College football (6-6:30 p.m., SECN): There will be plenty on- and off-the-field topics to discuss on the “Ole Miss Football Preview.”

Wednesday, Aug. 30 Tennis (5-10 p.m., ESPN2): Day three of the 2017 U.S. Open sees the top players in the nation take to the tennis courts all night long.

Head coach: Aaron Pelch (35-34 overall, all at Millsaps, entering eighth season) 2016-2017 record: 3-7 overall, 2-6 SAA Belhaven University

Friday, Aug. 25 NFL (7-10:30 p.m., CBS): Two possible playoff teams face off, as the Kansas City Chiefs travel to deal with the Seattle Seahawks.

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Head coach: John Bland (80-51 overall, 6-24 at MC, entering fourth season) 2016-2017 record: 3-7 overall, 1-7 GSC

Hinds Community College Eagles

Last Season Recap

Nothing has been easy about Mississippi College’s adjustment back to Division II football after years at the Division III level. The highlight of last season was a 32-0 win over Shorter University in the penultimate game of the season.

Season Outlook

MC brought in a massive signing class this year, as the team works to become more competitive and earn its first Gulf South Conference win since 1995. The Choctaws have to find a new quarterback, but no matter who runs the offense, the defense needs to get better after allowing 32 points per game last season.

Schedule

Last Season Recap

Millsaps College went 1-1 in nonconference play last year, with a loss to archrival Belhaven University before and a win against Trinity University.

The Majors also lost their first three conference games before notching a win against Birmingham-Southern College in October. The team lost two games to close out the month. Millsaps scored its last win against Sewanee: The University of the South before a loss to Rhodes College in the closer.

Season Outlook

Three quarterbacks who received playing time last season will return. Having more experienced athletes throwing the ball should help improve an offense that averaged 25 points per game last year.

The defense will need to make a few more stops after the team lost four games by only seven or less points.

Schedule

Aug. 31 @ Belhaven; Sept. 9 @ Texas Wesleyan; Sept. 16 Trinity; Sept. 23 Sewanee; Sept. 30 @ Rhodes; Oct. 14 @ Austin; Oct. 21 Berry; Oct. 28 Centre; Nov. 4 @ Birmingham-Southern; Nov. 11 Hendrix

Aug. 31 @ Clark Atlanta; Sept. 9 @ Southwest Baptist; Sept. 16 @ West Alabama; Sept. 23 Florida Tech; Sept.

30 Delta State; Oct. 7 @ West Florida; Oct. 14 @ Valdosta State; Oct. 21 West Georgia; Nov. 4 Shorter; Nov. 11 North Alabama

Belhaven University Blazers Head coach: Hal Mumme (141-144-1 overall, 6-25 at Belhaven, entering fourth season) 2016-2017 record: 2-8 overall, 1-6 ASC Last Season Recap

Last season, the Blazers won just two games, but one of those game was against rival Millsaps College in the season opener.

Belhaven then lost eight games in a row before beating Howard Payne University.

Season Outlook

Starting quarterback Hunter McEachern will be returning, as will defensive lineman Alvin McCaskey and linebacker Keith Marshall, who both need to improve a unit that gave up 53 points per game last year.

Schedule

Aug. 31 Millsaps; Sept. 16 @ Texas Lutheran; Sept. 23 @ East Texas Baptist; Sept. 30 Howard Payne; Oct. 7 @ McMurry; Oct. 14 Southwestern; Oct. 21 @ Mary Hardin-Baylor; Oct. 28

Head coach: Larry Williams (0-0 overall, entering first season) 2016-2017 record: 2-7 overall, 2-5 conf.

Last Season Recap

Last year was just one of those where nothing went right, as injuries and bad luck plagued Hinds Community College all season. The Eagles had a 2-7 record, and most of the losses were blowouts.

Season Outlook

After 23 seasons, coach Gene Murphy left his post, and defensive coordinator Larry Williams will take the reins. He will have to work with an Eagles offense that scored just 16 points per game and a defense that allowed 32 points per game.

Luckily, both units have plenty of returning skill players.

Schedule

Aug. 31 @ Northwest; Sept. 7 @ Itawamba; Sept. 14 Southwest; Sept. 21 @ Pearl River; Sept. 28 GCCC; Oct. 5 @ CopiahLincoln; Oct. 12 East Central; Oct. 21 @ Jones; Oct. 28 East Mississippi

Holmes Community College Bulldogs Head coach: Jeff Koonz (25-30, all at HCC, entering seventh season) 2016-2017 record: 7-3 overall, 4-2 conf.

Last Season Recap

Holmes got four straight wins before going on a three-game losing streak in the middle of last season. Luckily, the team won the final two games of the regular season. Holmes beat Iowa Western Community College 28-21 in the Graphic Edge Bowl.

Season Outlook

Holmes will have to add onto the success from last season, which can be a difficult task. Head coach Jeff Koonz has done an excellent job at Holmes, but the team can learn from mistakes and avoid losses.

Schedule

Aug. 31 East Central; Sept. 7 @ Southwest Mississippi; Sept. 14 @ Mississippi Delta; Sept. 21 Coahoma; Sept. 28 Northwest Mississippi; Oct. 5 @ East Mississippi; Oct. 12 @ Copiah-Lincoln; Oct. 21 Northeast Mississippi; Oct. 28 @ Itawamba

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Support your local farmers whenever possible. “If their farms go out of business, they’ll probably become homes, shopping centers and office buildings,� she says. “Think about the economic cost and carbon footprint if that happens.�

Buy produce when it’s in season. “In-season fresh fruits and vegetables are at their peak flavor,â€? she says. “Plus, they’re typically dirt cheap, so you can probably afford to buy extra and freeze them for later.â€? Â

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Use everything in your vegetable drawer. “I travel a lot. Before I leave town, I cook and freeze everything in my vegetable drawer so I’m not throwing it out when I get home,� she says. “I make soups and stews with whatever’s left in the refrigerator. I’m not good at remembering to label things, so I often have no idea what I’m defrosting for dinner. I also freeze my fruit, so I nearly always have something on hand for smoothies.�

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Jonathon Boogie Long performs at 7:30 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The Baton Rouge, La., blues artist’s latest album is titled “Trying to Get There.”

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $5 in advance, $10 at the door; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.

THURSDAY 8/24

The Creative Impact Luncheon is from noon to 1:30 p.m. at The Westin Jackson (407 S. Congress St.).

Kickstarter CEO and co-founder Yancey Strickler delivers the keynote address, titled “Resist and Thrive: Creativity, the Public Good, and Making Good Ideas Happen.” $75; call 601-960-1557; email david@greatjacksonartscouncil. com; find it on Facebook.

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Seth Power EP Release Show is at 8 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). The singer-songwriter and Brandon native’s latest EP is titled “Magnolia Soul.” Jake Slinkard & Co. and Sam Mooney also perform. Doors open at 7 p.m. $7 in advance, $10 at the door; ardenland.net.

SATURDAY 8/26

The Millsaps Makers Market is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at North Midtown Arts Center (121 Millsaps Ave.). Features live music from local musicians, local vendors selling creative

by TYLER EDWARDS work and art studio tours. Free; find it on Facebook. … The 10th annual Dog Days of Summer is jacksonfreepress.com from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at PelaFax: 601-510-9019 hatchie Shore Park (478 PelaDaily updates at hatchie Shore Drive, Brandon). jfpevents.com The Community Animal Rescue & Adoption fundraiser features pet parades, a children’s carnival, a petting zoo, live music, a silent auction, dog agility and K9 unit demonstrations, and more. Free admission with bag of dog food, $5 carnival; call 601-922-7575; carams.org.

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Film producer Anita Modak-Truran is one of the guest speakers for “Faulkner—His Past Is Never Dead. It’s Not Even Past.” at Millsaps College on Tuesday, Aug. 29.

FRIDAY 8/25

The Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Festival is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Main Street Clinton (300 Jefferson St., Clinton). Features music from Colony House, Elliot Root, Southern Komfort Brass Band, Knox Hamilton, Stoop Kids, Greater Pyrenees, Young Valley and a songwriter showcase. Additional date: Aug. 26, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. $10 24 two-day pass; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net. … The

SUNDAY 8/27

The “What the Health” documentary viewing is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Cool Al’s (4654 McWillie Drive). The film discusses the connections between diet and disease, as well as the inner workings of the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industries. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

MONDAY 8/28

The “Equal Means Equal” screening is from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Malco Grandview Cinema (221 Grandview Blvd., Madison). Director Kamala Lopez’s documentary discusses discriminatory attitudes toward women in issues such as workplace matters, domestic violence, health care, rape and sexual assault, the foster care system, the legal system. $10; call 601-790-3090; find it on Facebook.

TUESDAY 8/29

“Faulkner—His Past Is Never Dead. It’s Not Even Past.” is at 7 p.m. at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.) in the Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex. Anita ModakTruran, executive producer of the first official Faulkner documentary, and Lee Caplin, a representative of the Faulkner Estate and movie producer, share the legacy of the late author and his continued relevance in our society. $10; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

WEDNESDAY 8/30

“Farm to Ferment Series: Part 3” is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Hatch (126 Keener Ave.). Participants learn how to make flavorful and nutritionally dense sourdough breads with local baker and sourdough expert, Robert Raymond. $40; call 601-354-5373; find it on Facebook. … Cassie Beasley signs copies and reads from her novel “Tumble & Blue” at 5 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). $17.99 book; call 601-366-7619; lemuriabooks.com.

Mississippi Humanist Association—Humanist Happy Hour Aug. 23, 6-8 p.m., at Ole Tavern at George Street (416 George St.) Participants meet members of the organization and learn about their mission, activities and events. Free; call 589-0721; email mha@mshumanists.org; mshumanists.org.

Brown Bag Lunch Talk Aug. 24, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., at U.S. Small Business Administration (210 E. Capitol St.). Participants discuss and learn about concepts in regards to starting, financing and growing a small business. Free; email rosetta. harris@sba.gov; sba.gov.

Creative Impact Luncheon: Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler Aug. 24, noon-1:30 p.m., at The Westin Jackson (407 S. Congress St.). Kickstarter CEO and co-founder Yancey Strickler who delivers the keynote address titled “Resist and Thrive: Creativity, the Public Good, and Making Good Ideas Happen.” $75; call 601960-1557; email david@greaterjacksonarts council.com; find it on Facebook.

Cool Down with Banner Hall Aug. 24, 6-8 p.m., at Banner Hall (4465 Interstate 55 N.).

The family-friendly block party features a pop-up art and jewelry show from Bliss Gift & Home, a shopping experience giveaway, burgers and king cake tasting from Broad Street Bakery & Café, a cocktail hour at Lemuria Books, and more. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

H Squared Networking + Social Aug. 25, 7-9 p.m., at Deep South Pops (1800 N State St.).

The networking social and fundraiser benefits H Squared Consulting, a nonprofit organization designed to help people injured in auto accidents. Free, donations and sponsorship welcomed; email hsquaredconsulting@outlook.com; hsquaredconsulting.org.

Certified Volunteer Telephone Crisis Counselor Class Aug. 26, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., at Broadmeadow United Methodist Church (4419 Broadmeadow Drive). Participants learn to be a telephone crisis counselor. Free; contactthecrisisline.org.

Homebuyer Education Class Aug. 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 Woodrow Wilson). Participants are able to get information on buying a home and obtaining home grants.

Free; call 601-266-6038; email cassie.hicks@usm. edu; usm.edu.

Millsaps Makers Market Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at North Midtown Arts Center (121 Millsaps Ave.). Features music from local musicians, local vendors selling creative work and art studio tours. Free; email will@jellydonutstudio.com; find it on Facebook.

Enchanted Evening Aug. 26, 7-10 p.m., at The Railroad District (824 S. State St.). The Friends of Children’s Hospital benefit features food from local vendors, music from Sam Mooney, a silent auction and more. $60 for ages 35 and under, $100; call 601-936-0034; email friends@foch. org; foch.org.

Third Annual Honorary Conference Luncheon Aug. 26, noon, at The Rickhouse (717 Poplar Blvd.). Speakers include Dr. Timothy Quinn and Pamela Confer. Features guests Judge Stacy O’Neal, Ebony Lumumba, Tonya Ware, Tameka Garrett and more. Kathy Amos is the host. $65, VIP $90; email coachkamos@icloud.com; epwawomen.com.

“Faulkner—His Past Is Never Dead. It’s Not Even Past.” Aug. 29, 7 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Anita Modak-Truran, executive producer of the first official Faulkner documentary, and Lee Caplin, a representative of the Faulkner Estate and movie producer, share the legacy of the late author and his relevance in our society. $10; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

Something Blue Soirée Wedding Show Aug. 30, 5:30 p.m., at Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St.).

The expo features one-on-one interactions with wedding industry professionals and other brides.

Features more than 20 event area specialties.

Free admission; call 601-948-3429; find it on Facebook.

BE THE CHANGE Make-A-Wish Pancake Fundraiser Aug. 26, 8-10 a.m., at Moss Creek Fish House (413 Riverwind Drive, Pearl). The benefit breakfast features pancakes and a chance for kids to take photos with characters from “Frozen.” Proceeds go to Make-AWish Mississippi. $10 per person; call 601-932-7424; mosscreekfishhouse.com.

Scouts Helping Kids—A Food Drive for the Mississippi Food Network Aug. 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Kroger (4910 Interstate 55 N.). Boy Scouts from Troop 30 greet Kroger customers with a shopping list of needed food items for the Mississippi Food Network. Shoppers can purchase items from the list and give it to a Scout as they leave the store. Free; email boscoe1995@yahoo.com; find it on Facebook.

10th Annual Dog Days of Summer Aug. 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at Pelahatchie Shore Park (478 Pelahatchie Shore Drive, Brandon). The Community Animal Rescue & Adoption fundraiser features pet parades, a children’s carnival, a petting zoo, live music, a silent auction, dog agility and K9 unit demonstrations, and more. Free admission with bag of dog food, $5 carnival; call 601-922-7575; carams.org.

KIDS Baby Bookends Aug. 24, 10:30-11 a.m., at Elsie E. Jurgens Library (397 Highway 51, Ridgeland). The interactive program for children and their caregivers includes Mother Goose rhymes, playing instruments, story time and movement activities. For ages 3 and under. Free; call 601856-4536; mcls.ms.

FOOD & DRINK “BBQ Basics” Cooking Class Aug. 23, 10 a.m., at The Everyday Gourmet (1270 E. County Line Road). Participants learn to make no-mayo potato salad, Esther’s slaw, grilled build-your-own tricked out burgers, smoked pork butt with Kansas City barbeque sauce and homemade peach ice cream. $65; call 601-977-9258; theeverydaygourmet.com.

“It’s Pasta & Grilled Chicken Night” Cooking Class Aug. 23, 6-8 p.m., at Farmer’s Table

Cooking School in Livingston (1030 Market St., Flora). Participants learn to make farm salad, homemade pasta, alfredo cream sauce, grilled crosshatched chicken and classic tiramisu $59; call 601-506-6821; farmerstableinlivingston.com.

Farm to Ferment Series: Part 3 Aug. 30, 5-7 p.m., at The Hatch (126 Keener Ave.). Participants learn how to make flavorful and nutritionally dense sourdough breads with local baker and sourdough expert, Robert Raymond. $40; call 601-354-5373; find it on Facebook.

Sixth Annual Farm to Table 100 Dinner Aug. 30, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Table 100 (100 Ridge Way, Flowood). The fundraising dinner for Farm Families of Mississippi celebrates local farmers and purveyors. Includes live music, cocktails and eight interactive food stations. $95 per person; call 601-420-4202; eathere.com.

SPORTS & WELLNESS Jackson Poker Run Aug. 24, 5:30 p.m., at Lucky Town Brewing Company (1710 N. Mill St.).

The three-mile run features two “card stops” along the course and participants receive a third card when they finish the run and try match the three cards to the two house cards at the brewery.

Also features jambalaya from The Louisiana Marathon. Free admission; call 601-790-0142; find it on Facebook.

Pro Wrestling EGO: All or Nothing 3 Aug. 26, 7-9 p.m., at The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road). The pro wrestling match features wrestlers such as Joey Abel, Chuck McMullen, Rey Fury, Monty Warbucks, Amaiya Jade, Stormie Lee, Ivory Robyn, and more. Doors open at 6 p.m. $10 ages 12 and up, $8 ages 5-11, free for ages 4 and under; call 601-2914759; find it on Facebook.

Mayweather vs. McGregor Aug. 26, 8-11 p.m., at Twin Peaks Restaurant (6010 Interstate 55 Frontage Road). Includes a live screening of the fight between boxing champion Floyd Mayweather and mixed-martial-arts champion Conor McGregor. Food and drinks for sale. $25 cover; find it on Facebook.

STAGE & SCREEN “What the Health” Documentary Viewing Aug. 27, 5-8 p.m., at Cool Al’s (4654 McWillie Drive). The film discusses the connections between diet and disease, as well as the inner workings of the healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industries. Q&A session follows. Free admission; find it on Facebook.

CONCERTS & FESTIVALS Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Jonathon Boogie Long Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m.

The Baton Rouge blues artist’s latest album is titled “Trying to Get There.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $5 in advance, $10 at the door; call 877-987-6487; ardenland.net.

• Seth Power EP Release Show Aug. 25, 8 p.m.

The singer-songwriter and Brandon-native performs. Jake Slinkard & Co. and Sam Mooney also perform. Doors open at 7 p.m. $7 in advance, $10 at the door; ardenland.net.

• The Cured: The Ultimate Cure Experience Aug. 26, 8 p.m. The Cure tribute band per-

forms. Doors open at 7 p.m. $15 in advance, $20 at the door; ardenland.net.

Events at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave.) • KYLE & Luckily I’m the Hunter Aug. 24, 8-11 p.m. The math-rock and post-rock instrumental bands hail from Atlanta, Ga., and Pensacola, Fla., respectively. Him Horrison and Disco Lemonade also perform. For all ages.

Donations encouraged; find it on Facebook.

• Beatcade Aug. 26, 7 p.m. Features music from DJ Young Venom and DJ Young Static, drink specials, and all-you-can-play video games on systems such as PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo 64 and Wii U. $1; find it on Facebook.

Alfred Banks Aug. 24, 9 p.m., at Hal & Mal’s (200 Commerce St.). The New Orleans hip-hop artist performs. Doors open at 8 p.m. $7 in advance, $10 at the door; find it on Facebook.

Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Fest Aug. 25, 6 p.m., Aug. 26, 3 p.m., at Main Street Clinton (300 Jefferson St., Clinton). Features music from Colony House, Elliot Root, Southern Komfort Brass Band, Knox Hamilton, Stoop Kids, Greater Pyrenees, Young Valley and a songwriter showcase. $10 two-day pass; ardenland.net.

Scarab Aug. 25, 9 p.m., at The Hideaway (5100 Interstate 55 N. Frontage Road). The Journey tribute band performs. For ages 18 and up.

Doors open at 8 p.m. $15; find it on Facebook.

Outcry Tour Aug. 26, 3 a.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The worship concert features music from Jesus Culture, Lauren Daigle, Bethel Music, Chad Veach and Local Sound. $24.95 and up; outcrytour.com.

Wild Thoughts Aug. 26, 9 p.m., at ISH Grill & Bar (5105 Interstate 55). Features music from Southern Komfort Brass Band and DJ Unpredictable 601. $15 admission, VIP packages start at $95; call 769-257-5204; find it on Facebook.

And The Echo Aug. 26, 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m., at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St.). The Oxford-native electric-pop band performs. Cody Cox also performs. Doors open at 9 p.m. $10; call 601-948-0888; Find it on Facebook.

Come Sing With Us Aug. 29, 7-9 p.m., at Trinity Presbyterian Church (5301 Old Canton Road).

The Jackson Choral Society begins rehearsals for “Closer to Home,” this year’s production featuring music from Mississippi composers. Free; call 601-260-6356; jacksonchoralsociety.org.

LITERARY & SIGNINGS “Tumble & Blue” Aug. 30, 5 p.m., at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). Cassie Beasley signs copies and reads from the novel. $17.99 book; lemuriabooks.com.

EXHIBIT OPENINGS Art in Mind Aug. 23, 10:30 a.m.-noon, at Mississippi Museum of Art (380 S. Lamar St.). Art Therapist Susan Anand and Museum Director of Engagement & Learning daniel johnson lead the art experience for senior citizens which stimulates cognition. Free admission; 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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Music listings are due noon Monday to be included in print and online listings: music@jacksonfreepress.com.

Aug. 23 - Wednesday

AUG. 24 - Thursday Bonny Blair’s - Fannin Landin’ Capitol Grill - Jesse Robinson & Friends 7:30-10:30 p.m. $5 Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

F. Jones Corner - Raul Valinti & the F. Jones Challenge Band 10 p.m. $5 Fenian’s - Beth Patterson Georgia Blue, Flowood - Aaron Coker Hal & Mal’s - D’Lo Trio (rest.)

7 p.m.; Alfred Banks 9 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - McKinney Williams 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Jay Wadsworth w/ the Sofa Kings 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Kemistry - DJ TMoney 9 p.m.

Offbeat - KYLE, Luckily I’m the Hunter, Him Horrison & Disco Lemonade 8-11 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Blake Scafidel 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 7:30 p.m. free Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Underground 119 - Stevie J Blues

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Bonny Blair’s - Ronnie McGee Center Stage of MS - Stephanie Luckett, Katrina Anderson & Krystal Gem 9 p.m. $10 Cerami’s - Linda Blackwell & James Bailey 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Char - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

County Seat, Flora - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30-10:30 p.m.

CS’s - Adam Faucett w/ Jesse Coppenbarger 8-11 p.m.

Drago’s - Barry Leach 6-9 p.m.

Duling Hall - Seth Power EP Release Show w/ Jake Slinkard & Co. and Sam Mooney 8 p.m. $7 advance $10 door F. Jones Corner - Sorrento Ussery midnight $10 Fenian’s - Risko Danza Georgia Blue, Flowood - Shaun Patterson Georgia Blue, Madison - Dan Confait The Hideaway - Scarab 9 p.m. $15 Iron Horse Grill - Davis Coen & the Downstream Drifters 9 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Chris Gill & the Sole Shakers 7-10:30 p.m.

Stevie J Blues

Aug. 26 - Saturday Bonny Blair’s- Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 7-11:30 p.m.

Briarwood Pool - The Red Hots 7:30-9:30 p.m. $30 Char - Bill Clark 6 p.m.

Drago’s - Hunter Gibson 6-9 p.m.

Duling Hall - The Cured 8 p.m. $15 advance $20 door F. Jones Corner - Big Money Mel & Small Change Wayne 10 p.m. $1; Todd Thompson & the Lucky Hand Blues Band midnight $10 Fenian’s - Jason Daniels Georgia Blue, Flowood - Jason Turner Georgia Blue, Madison - John Causey The Hideaway - Jason Miller Band 10 p.m.

Iron Horse Grill - Chuck Bryan & the Texas Blues 8 p.m.

ISH - Southern Komfort & DJ Unpredictable 601 9 p.m. $15 Kathryn’s - Acoustic Crossroads 7-10:30 p.m.

Kemistry - DJ TMoney 9 p.m.

Main Street Clinton - Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Fest feat. Colony House, Southern Komfort Brass Band, Knox Hamilton, Stoop Kids & more 3-10 p.m. $10 two-day pass

Martin’s - And the Echo w/ Cody Cox 10 p.m. $10 Pelahatchie Shore Park - Dog Days of Summer feat. Steve Deaton & Holiday House 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Jessie Howell Trio 2 p.m.; Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 7 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon - Chase Tyler Band 10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Andrew Pates 3:30 p.m.; Bonfire Orchestra 8 p.m. $5; Josh Journeay 10 p.m.

Sombra, Flowood - Joe Carroll 6-9 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Underground 119 - Lightnin’ Malcolm WonderLust - Drag Performance & Dance Party feat. DJ Taboo 8 p.m.-3 a.m.

Aug. 27 - Sunday 1908 Provisions - Knight Bruce 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Char - Big Easy Three 11 a.m.; Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Jackson Yacht Club - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 3-6:30 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Xtremez 6-9 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Road Hogs noon; Acoustic Crossroads 5 p.m.

Shucker’s - Big Al & the Heavyweights 3:30 p.m. free Table 100 - Raphael Semmes Trio 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; Dan Michael Colbert 6-9 p.m.

Aug. 28 - Monday Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Hal & Mal’s - Central MS Blues Society (rest) 7 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Crocker & Reynolds 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Ronnie Brown 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Andrew Pates 6 p.m.

Aug. 29 - Tuesday Bonny Blair’s - Doug Hurd Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Fenian’s - Open Mic Kathryn’s - Barry Leach 6:309:30 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Stace & Cassie 6 p.m.

Table 100 - Chalmers Davis 6 p.m.

Aug. 30 - Wednesday Alumni House - Pearl Jamz 5:307:30 p.m.

Char - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Larry Brewer & Doug Hurd 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Kemistry - DJ Trigger 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Brian Jones 6:30 p.m.

Shucker’s - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 7:30 p.m. free Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

8/24 - Royal Teeth - Tipitina’s, New Orleans 8/25 - Lil Weezyana Fest feat. Lil Wayne - Champions Square, New Orleans 8/27 - R. Kelly - FedExForum, Memphis

DIVERSIONS | music

Creating a Culture

by Micah Smith

courtesy Jesus Culture

Alumni House - Brian Jones 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Duling Hall - Jonathan Boogie Long 7:30 p.m. $5 advance $10 door Hal & Mal’s - New Bourbon Street Jazz Band 6 p.m.

Kathryn’s - Gator Trio 6:30 p.m.

Kemistry - DJ Trigger 7 p.m.

Pelican Cove - Chad Perry 6 p.m.

Shucker’s - Road Hogs 7:30 p.m.

Table 100 - Andy Henderson 6 p.m.

Kemistry - KujoNastySho 9 p.m.

Main Street Clinton - Red Brick Roads Music & Arts Fest feat.

Elliot Root, Cody Cox, Patrick McClary, McKenzie Lockhart & Schaefer Llana 6-10 p.m. $10 two-day pass Martin’s - Wrong Way w/ Crane 10 p.m. $10 MS Coliseum - Jesus Culture, Lauren Daigle, Bethel Music, Chad Veach & more 7 p.m. $24.95-$64.95 Pelican Cove - Jason Turner 7 p.m.

Pop’s Saloon - Chad Perry Band 10 p.m.

Shucker’s - Acoustic Crossroads 5:30 p.m.; Bonfire Orchestra 8 p.m. $5; Aaron Coker 10 p.m.

Sombra, Flowood - Stace & Cassie 6-9 p.m.

Table 100 - Tommie Vaughn 6 p.m.

Two Rivers - Sid Thompson & DoubleShotz 8:30-11:30 p.m.

Underground 119 - Jamell Richardson WonderLust - DJ Taboo 8 p.m. $5 Courtesy Stevie J Blues

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Jesus Culture, a Sacramento, Calif.-based worship band, performs for the Outcry Summer Tour at the Mississippi Coliseum on Friday, Aug. 25.

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usic and worship have been intertwined topics for Chris Quilala, one of the primary vocalists and leaders of the band Jesus Culture, for most of his life.

He began playing the drum at age 12 and dove further into music after finding his mother’s old guitar in a closet. He taught himself to play through the chord diagrams on praise-song sheet music. However, it wasn’t until a few years later that he gave his life to Jesus at a youth camp and realized he wanted to lead worship.

“I was just like, ‘What is this that happens when we worship? God shows up, and he also responds and pours out his love on us,’” he says. “So for me, I was about 14 or 15 when I decided that was something I wanted to give my life to.”

Quilala, 34, says that in the early days, Jesus Culture, a ministry that started in the youth group at Bethel Church in Redding, Calif., mostly played for the youth. When they had opportunities to travel, though, their experience didn’t differ much from other bands.

“We’d be so stoked to hop in a van and drive nine hours to play somewhere in the middle of nowhere, and traveling to play music was like, ‘Wow, this is the coolest thing,’” he says with a laugh. “But we were sleeping on floors in churches, and we loved it. It was something that felt just pure and honest. … We were just being faithful with what God put in front of us.”

While that goal remains the same, a lot has changed for Jesus Culture. The ministry, which also includes leaders such as Kim Walker-Smith, and Bryan and Katie Torwalt, currently hosts conferences around the world, and launched a church plant in Sacramento, Calif., in 2014.

Jesus Culture also created its own

record label in the mid 2000s and has released more than a dozen albums, the most recent being “Love Has a Name,” which hit shelves on Aug. 11. Quilala released his first solo album, “Split the Sky,” on the label in November 2016.

Perhaps the biggest change, though, is that there are a lot more eyes watching.

When the band first started, Quilala says it seemed like no one cared what they did, so they could do anything they wanted musically as long as they pointed listeners toward God. Although the latter point is still the focus, they also want to make sure that worship teams around the world can share the songs with their churches.

“There is a balance, I think: one, being excellent (as musicians) and being good stewards, but ultimately, just trying to follow the Holy Spirit,” he says. “… We want people to encounter (God’s) presence and leave talking about Jesus. If the music at all gets in the way of that, we have to step back and figure out how we can adjust.”

Another balancing act comes with being both a touring band and worship team with a young home church. It’s something that they are still figuring out, Quilala says, but the change has been a positive one.

“For years, Jesus Culture was more of an events-based ministry or a conference (and a band) touring albums,” he says, “and I think the thing we love about having a local church is that we feel so much support and strength from the team at home, from our local community.”

Jesus Culture performs for the Outcry Summer Tour on Friday, Aug. 25, at 7 p.m. at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). Lauren Daigle, Bethel Music, Martin Smith, Chad Veach and Local Sound also perform. Ticket prices start at $24.95. For more information, visit outcrytour.com.

Jax-Zen Float has partnered with local artists such as Eli Childers for its artist program, which allows artists to do the floatation therapy in exchange for them creating art.

Floating to Creativity

by Cam Bonelli

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ecause floatation therapy is designed to let an individual enter a deep state of relaxation, Jason and Jina Daniels think the practice can help artists boost their creativity.

The Daniels are bringing together relaxation and art at wellness and creativity center Jax-Zen Float in midtown through the business’ new float creation program, which lets artists participate in floatation therapy in exchange for them creating art.

For floatation therapy, participants get into a float tank, which is a light-and-sound-proof pod that encloses the participant. The float tanks have nearly 200 gallons of water with 850 to 1,000 pounds of pharmaceutical-grade Epsom salt dissolved into it, and the salt-water solution creates an anti-gravity environment.

The water remains also close to the body’s temperature (around 93 degrees) and the air inside the chamber, which results in sensory deprivation, allowing the person to enter a physical and mental state of relaxation.

The sessions in the tanks last about 90 minutes.

Jina says the pair knew that an artist program was something they wanted to do at the float center.

“We just had to get everything finalized,” Jina says. “Right now we have two programs. (The first

is) visual arts, and we are still working on the music program. Eventually we want to play the artists’ music created during the program while people are using the float tank.”

Jina says the goal of the float program is to nurture the creativity in others and to learn from their experience within the float tanks.

“We want to help artists, but it’s kind of an experiment,” Jina says. “Everyone reacts to floating differently. Sometimes it helps someone work out a lot of ideas, and other times it allows them to get much needed rest.”

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“Our hashtag is #NurtureTheFlow, and we want to do just that with the artist program,” Jason says.

Jax-Zen Float is currently accepting applications to the float creations project. Interested artists should go to jax-zenfloat.com and review the Artist Program Agreement, and then send an email to contact@ jax-zenfloat.com with a description of the person’s work along with photos and websites, social media and other links, and write about why he or she wants to be involved.

For more information about Jax-Zen Float (155 Wesley Ave., 601-691-1697), visit jax-zenfloat.com.

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Sunlight and Shadows: The Paintings of Kate Freeman Clark THROUGH OCTOBER 22

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Kate Freeman Clark (American, 1875 - 1975) Untitled (Mill Pond, Moors Mill), 1914, oil on canvas. 34 x 38in. Collection of the Kate Freeman Clark Gallery, Holly Springs, MS. 83.44

This exhibition brings together fifteen paintings borrowed from the Kate Freeman Clark Art Gallery in Holly Springs, where

Clifford 49 Bi- times four 50 Mitch’s husband on “Modern Family” 52 Tickle Me Elmo toymaker 54 Org. in “Concussion” 57 “Wheel of Fortune” host since 1981 61 Actress Woodard of “St. Elsewhere” 64 “Enough already!”

67 Constitutional amendment that established Prohibition 68 WWE wrestler John 69 “The Bone Garden” writer Gerritsen 70 Online magazine once owned by Microsoft 71 Shoe brand with the old slogan “They feel good”

BY MATT JONES

33 How some daytime daters meet 34 Reason for a scout’s badge 35 Fictional beer on “King of the Hill” 37 Wallace of “Stargate Universe” or Wallach of “The Magnificent Seven” 38 Charged particle 40 Gp. that includes Nigeria and Iraq 44 Respectful tributes 45 Suffix denoting the ultimate 49 Time-based contraction 51 “I don’t want to break up ___” 53 Ex-NBA star Ming 54 No, to Putin 55 Pate de ___ gras

56 Carries with effort 58 “Community” star McHale 59 Tolstoy’s “___ Karenina” 60 Etta of bygone comics pages 62 Kentucky senator ___ Paul 63 Geological time spans 65 Bygone TV taping abbr.

66 Definite article ©2017 Jonesin’ Crosswords (editor@ jonesincrosswords.com)

Last Week’s Answers

For answers to this puzzle, call: 1-900-226-2800, 99 cents per minute. Must be 18+. Or to bill to your credit card, call: 1-800 655-6548. Reference puzzle #838

Down

“Parts on Back-Order” —it is humanly elbissop.

Across

1 South Beach, e.g.

5 Glide along 10 Get to the end of Julius Caesar, in a way?

14 “The Book of Mormon” location 15 Impractical 17 1999 Drew Barrymore rom-com (and James Franco’s film debut) 19 Kind of board at a nail salon 20 Passover feast 21 Some laptops 22 Have the appearance of 24 Bit of bitters 26 Protection for goalies

28 “You ___ awesome!”

32 Tomato on some pizzas 36 Mo. with both National Beer Day and National Pretzel Day 37 His first public jump in 1965 was over rattlesnakes and two mountain lions 39 Sewing kit staple 41 Nintendo’s ___ Sports 42 “Fidelio,” for one 43 Star of “The Birds” and grandmother of Dakota Johnson 46 Cup lip 47 Effortlessness 48 “Awake and Sing!” playwright

1 Frank Herbert sci-fi series 2 “Big ticket” thing 3 Listens in 4 “___ the door ...”

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Each of the 26 letters of the alphabet is represented in this grid by a number between 1 and 26. Using letter frequency, word-pattern recognition and the numbers as your guides, fill in the grid with well-known English words (HINT: since a Q is always followed by a U, try hunting down the Q first). Only lowercase, unhyphenated words are allowed in kaidoku, so you won’t see anything like STOCKHOLM or LONG-LOST in here (but you might see AFGHAN, since it has an uncapitalized meaning, too). Now stop wasting my precious time and SOLVE! psychosudoku@gmail.com

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):

What I wish for you is a toasty coolness. I pray that you will claim a messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender and a calming climax. I very much hope, Virgo, that you will finally see an obvious secret and capitalize on some unruly wisdom and take an epic trip to an intimate turning point. I trust that you’ll find a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart. These wonders may sound paradoxical, and yet they’re quite possible and exactly what you need.

Psychologist James Hansell stated his opinion of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: “He was wrong about so many things. But he was wrong in such interesting ways. He pioneered a whole new way of looking at things.� That description should provide good raw material for you to consider as you play with your approach to life in the coming weeks, Libra. Being right won’t be half as important as being willing to gaze at the world from upside-down, inside-out perspectives. So I urge you to put the emphasis on formulating experimental hypotheses, not on proving definitive theories. Be willing to ask naive questions and make educated guesses and escape your own certainties.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21):

You’re entering a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll be likely to receive gifts at a higher rate than usual.

Some gifts could be big, complex and catalytic, though others may be subtle, cryptic or even covert. While some may be useful, others could be problematic. So I want to make sure you know how important it is to be discerning about these offerings. You probably shouldn’t blindly accept all of them. For instance, don’t rashly accept a “blessing� that would indebt or obligate you to someone in ways that feel uncomfortable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21):

You are currently under the influence of astrological conditions that have led to dramatic boosts of self-esteem in laboratory rats. To test the theory that this experimental evidence can be applied to humans, I authorize you to act like a charismatic egomaniac in the coming weeks. JUST KIDDNG! I lied about the lab rats. And I lied about you having the authorization to act like an egomaniac. But here are the true facts: The astrological omens suggest you can and should be a lyrical swaggerer and a sensitive swashbuckler.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19):

I invite you to eliminate all of the following activities from your repertoire in the next three weeks: squabbling, hassling, feuding, confronting, scuffling, skirmishing, sparring and brawling. Why is this my main message to you?

Because the astrological omens tell me that everything important you need to accomplish will come from waging an intense crusade of peace, love, and understanding. The bickering and grappling stuff won’t help you achieve success even a little -- and would probably undermine it.

about this one: “I want to do with you what spring does to the cherry trees.� Here’s another: “I hunger for your sleek laugh and your hands the color of a furious harvest. I want to eat the sunbeams flaring in your beauty.�

ARIES (March 21-April 19):

Welcome to Swami Moonflower’s Psychic Hygiene Hints.

Ready for some mystical cleansing? Hint #1: To remove stains on your attitude, use a blend of chardonnay wine, tears from a cathartic crying session and dew collected before dawn. Hint #2: To eliminate glitches in your love life, polish your erogenous zones with pomegranate juice while you visualize the goddess kissing your cheek. #3: To get rid of splotches on your halo, place angel food cake on your head for two minutes, then bury the cake in holy ground while chanting, “It’s not my fault! My evil twin’s a jerk!� #4: To banish the imaginary monkey on your back, whip your shoulders with a long silk ribbon until the monkey runs away. #5: To purge negative money karma, burn a dollar bill in the flame of a green candle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20):

A reader named Kameel Hawa writes that he “prefers pleasure to leisure and leisure to luxury.� That list of priorities would be excellent for you to adopt during the coming weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you will be the recipient of extra amounts of permission, relief, approval and ease. I won’t be surprised if you come into possession of a fresh X-factor or wild card. In my opinion, to seek luxury would be a banal waste of such precious blessings. You’ll get more health-giving benefits that will last longer if you cultivate simple enjoyments and restorative tranquility.

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The coming weeks will be an excellent time to cruise past the houses where you grew up, the schools you used to attend, the hotspots where you and your old friends hung out, and the places where you first worked and had sex. In fact, I recommend a grand tour of your past. If you can’t literally visit the locations where you came of age, simply visualize them in detail. In your imagination, take a leisurely excursion through your life story. Why do I advise this exercise? Because you can help activate your future potentials by reconnecting with your roots.

CANCER (June 21-July 22):

Stockbrokers in Pakistan grew desperate when the Karachi Stock Exchange went into a tailspin. In an effort to reverse the negative trend, they performed a ritual sacrifice of 10 goats in a parking lot. But their “magic� failed. Stocks continued to fade. Much later they recovered, but not in a timely manner that would suggest the sacrifice worked.

I urge you to avoid their approach to fixing problems, especially now. Reliance on superstition and wishful thinking is guaranteed to keep you stuck. On the other hand, I’m happy to inform you that the coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to use disciplined research and rigorous logic to solve dilemmas.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20):

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):

In the coming days, maybe you could work some lines from the Biblical “Song of Solomon� into your intimate exchanges. The moment is ripe for such extravagance. Can you imagine saying things like, “Your lips are honey,� or “You are a fountain in the garden, a well of living waters�? In my opinion, it wouldn’t even be too extreme for you to murmur, “May I find the scent of your breath like apricots, and your whispers like spiced wine flowing smoothly to welcome my caresses.� If those sentiments seem too flowery, you could pluck gems from Pablo Neruda’s love sonnets. How

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20):

One of my favorite Cancerian artists is Penny Arcade, a New York performance artist, actress and playwright. In this horoscope, I offer a testimonial in which she articulates the spirit you’d be wise to cultivate in the coming weeks. She says, “I am the person I know best, inside out, the one who best understands my motivations, my struggles, my triumphs. Despite occasionally betraying my best interests to keep the peace, to achieve goals, or for the sake of beloved friendships, I astound myself by my appetite for life, my unwavering curiosity into the human condition, my distrust of the status quo, my poetic soul and abiding love of beauty, my strength of character in the face of unfairness, and my optimism despite defeats and loss.�

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