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• Corinth, Mississippi • 18 pages • 2 sections

City liquor vote debate Corinth board asks legislature Tourism board talks resolution, for city-only liquor referendum which dies for lack of second BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth Board of Aldermen on Tuesday adopted a resolution seeking legislative approval for a city-only vote on the sale of alcoholic beverages, a move that opponents said would unfairly cut county citizens out of the process. In a 5-1 vote before an overflow crowd at City Hall, the board adopted a resolution to encourage the Mississippi Legislature to approve a Corinth-only vote on liquor sales. John Ross Jr. presented the resolution to the board for consideration, and a petition signed by a number of residents was given to the board. Ward 1 Alderman Andrew Labas introduced the motion to adopt the resolution, and Ward 3 Alderman Chip Wood seconded. Voting in favor were Labas, Wood, Ward 2 Alderman Ben

Albarracin, Ward 4 Alderman J.C. Hill and Ward 5 Alderman Michael McFall. Alderman at Large Mike Hopkins cast the lone “no” vote. If successful, the effort would give Corinth an exception to the requirement for a countywide vote on the sale of liquor. Corinth was a wet county for 21 years until 1989, when Alcorn County voters ended liquor sales and, in a city election, Corinth voters said “yes” to beer sales. Referendums on the sale of liquor in 1993 and 2005 failed to pass. “I do feel that a large percentage of my constituents are wanting the option to vote on this themselves and not be dictated on what they are or are not allowed to do by county residents,” Labas Please see ALDERMEN | 2A

BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The Tourism Board debated a proposed resolution concerning the sale of liquor in the Corinth city limits during its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. The board discussed presenting a resolution to the Corinth mayor and Board of Aldermen at Tuesday night’s meeting, recommending they petition the Mississippi State Legislature to pass legislation calling for a city-wide vote regarding the sale of liquor within the city limits. Chris Porterfield, the board’s chairman, had been approached by a group of concerned citizens who are interested in changing the current laws prohibiting the sale of liquor in Corinth. Board member Judge John Ross

made the motion to present the resolution at the city meeting. “I’m going to say this — I’m strongly for this, so I’m going to move for this to be adopted,” Ross said. Ross later amended the motion to include notifying the Board of Supervisors of the Tourism Board’s intention to present the resolution to mayor and Board of Aldermen. “We owe them the courtesy to apprise them of what we are proposing,” said Ross. After extended discussion, the motion died from lack of a second. Board member Glennan Grady said he was individually for the resolution, but had mixed feelings about the Tourism Board getting involved.

Mission launches dream, hope BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin were the guest speakers at a groundbreaking and dedication ceremony for the Hope Dream Center Mission on Tuesday. Located in the former Tate Street Baptist Church building, the Hope Dream Center will be a 36,000-square-foot shelter for homeless and troubled women — and their children — with room for over 100 occupants. The ceremony was held in the facility’s chapel. Dream Center board member Mike Stewart thanked the building’s owners, Rev. Willie and Annie Saffore, for offering the use of their property as a shelter for women and their children. “I am so honored they are actually going to let this be turned over as a shelter,” Stewart said. “They are good people.” He also expressed faith that God would see to the needs of the non-profit, non-denominational Christian shelter. “The chairman is Jesus Christ. We have to keep Him in the center place,” he said. “We have gone out on a limb and are depending on the Lord to handle this — if we do the right thing, he’ll do the rest.” Stewart called for volunteers, saying the mission needs

BY JEBB JOHNSTON The Corinth Artist Guild welcomes the public’s input on the future of the art gallery as the guild hosts its annual meeting this week. Set for 6 p.m. Thursday at the gallery at 507 Cruise Street, the meeting agenda includes election of a couple of board members, review of the past year’s work and planning for 2012 events. “We’re hoping people will come and share ideas with us that will help us better go forward,” said Guild President Sonny Boatman. The gallery hosts work by local artists, including monthly featured exhibits, and hosts

Warning, but no tornado BY BRANT SAPPINGTON bsappington@dailycorinthian.com

guest speakers. “Yesterday our nation and state celebrated the life and memory of Dr. King — and today we celebrate the kick-off of

A severe weather system dumped heavy rains across the Crossroads area Tuesday, but left no signs of damage despite the issuance of a tornado warning in Prentiss County. Tornado sirens could be heard throughout the city of Booneville as the National Weather Service issued the warning of a tornado just after noon Tuesday. Radar indicated rotation in storm as it passed across the Tippah-Prentiss county line, through the Jumpertown area and over Booneville. The Corinth area experienced heavy rainfall for a period, but there were no reports of flooding or damage. Prentiss County Emergency Management Director Ralph Lauderdale said the only dangerous condition he observed was a severe thunderstorm which produced heavy rain, but caused no damage. He said he searched for any signs of problems from the storm, but did not observe any issues or receive any reports of damage. “We haven’t found anything at all, not even a leaf blown off a

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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin were among the guest speakers at a ceremony at the Hope Dream Center Mission on Tuesday. Also taking part in the event were the building’s owners, Rev. Willie and Annie Saffore — amid a gathering of local civic and spiritual leaders. carpenters, painters, plumbers, electricians and other skilled workers to help the Hope Dream Center become a reality. Monica Sorrell sang “Open My Heart” and gave a testimo-

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educational outreach activities such as a summer art camp for youth and occasional workshops for adults. Boatman said the guild had a good year in 2011, although the gallery’s sales were affected by the financial climate of the country. Mississippi Art Sales operates the gallery, makes the sales and pays the artists a 65 percent commission. The remainder is donated to the nonprofit guild for operating expenses. The guild is currently seeking memberships, which also help cover operating expenses. It has grown from an initial Please see GUILD | 2A

nial of the struggles she faced as a young single mother trying to make her way in the world and how she overcame dire poverty through hard work and faith. Irwin was the first of two

K-C access road 95 percent complete BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Kimberly-Clark industrial access road construction is 95 percent complete, Alcorn County supervisors learned Tuesday. The board was notified that the office of state aid road construction approved the contractor’s request for a contract extension. Chuck Smith of Cook Coggin told the board there are 27 working days left in the contract as of Tuesday. Ninety-two percent of the contract time is elapsed. Smith said Eutaw’s remaining work includes a final layer of asphalt, striping, signage, some concrete work, and clean up and grassing in the Kendrick Road area.

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In other business, Justice Court Judge Steve Little notified the board of an order he entered on Friday regarding dress code and prohibited items in the court room at the Alcorn County Justice Center. “I have spoke with the sheriff and he has agreed to help enforce that code,” said Little. The judge said he believes people appearing in court “ought to present themselves in a manner with respect to the court.” The order prohibits the wearing of tank tops; halter tops; muscle shirts; shorts, except on children under 12; hats and caps; T-shirts; sweat pants or sweat suits; clothing with obscene or inappropriate logos, pictures or language; house

shoes; and flip flops. The dress code also prohibits bare midriffs and visible body piercings other than earrings, which cannot be “excessive.” Pants must be worn at the belt line. The order also prohibits food and drinks, pagers, cell phones, newspapers, video cameras and voice recorders. Law enforcement and officers of the court may have cell phones and pagers on vibrate. The board reappointed Ricky Gibens to the positions of fire coordinator, solid waste enforcement officer and homeland security director of Alcorn County and accepted a contract with Cook Coggin making Kent Geno the county engineer.

On this day in history 150 years ago Jan. 18 — General George H. Thomas had arrived in the vicinity of Logan’s Crossroads, Ky., the day before with 4,000 Union troops and spent this day scouting the enemy position. Confederate Gen. George B. Crittenden decides to attack him at dawn.

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said as he made the motion. “All we are requesting here is a vote amongst the citizens of Corinth. We’re not coming out in favor of alcohol. We’re not coming out opposed to alcohol. We’re in favor of the democratic process involved here.” Wood spoke about the different perspectives he heard from residents while campaigning across the county for a seat in the Legislature. “I can tell you there are many differences between the city of Corinth and Alcorn County,” he said. “People in Alcorn County are proud of the fact they don’t have building codes. They are proud of the fact they can throw up an orange upside down school bus in their front yard and their neighbor can’t say anything about it. The city of Corinth citizens don’t want that and there are certain things they pay more taxes for … I can tell you from my constituents and knocking on doors that there’s certain things that they don’t like being under the county’s rule.”

Hopkins said the matter has not been discussed with county supervisors and would impose the city’s will on the county. “I do not think the aldermen that voted yes are representing the majority of their voters,” he said. “I do not want this election and feel the majority of Corinth’s citizens do not want it.” Mayor Tommy Irwin said he would not take a position on the issue and encouraged those on opposite sides of the issue to be civil. “I will accept what the voter says,” he said. The board heard pro and con comments from several citizens. Kenny Digby of the Alcorn Baptist Association spoke on behalf of the opposition and argued that the local option law should prevail. “It was written where the whole county votes on liquor in their county seat,” he said. “Five years ago this local option law was followed … We got a good indication five years ago of where the people of this county are … This will be a similar effort to House Bill 1441

that put alcohol possibly at Bay Springs lock and dam even though nobody in Tishomingo County” voted for it. Digby said his wife was killed by a drunken driver and the legalization of liquor sales would increase the likelihood of the same happening to others. Thomas Holland argued that city residents should have the right to vote on the issue for the sake of growth and development, and a college student told the board that her friends make fun of Corinth’s lack of liquor. Terry Smith told the board to recall the days when Corinth had “night clubs and package liquor stores.” “Point to me one thing that was good that came out of it,” he said. Smith argued that it has “never brought jobs into a county.” The text of the resolution notes Corinth’s previous ballot approval of the sale of beer and light wine, the potential for increased tax revenue and the possible establishment of new business and industry.

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64 members in 2003 to its current numbers of more than 150. General membership is $16 for the year.

The current featured exhibit, running through the end of January, is Lynda Whitfield’s stormchasing photography. February’s exhibit will have a Black History

Month theme. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and by appointment. Contact the gallery at 665-0520.

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“I don’t think it’s this board’s business to get involved with this,” agreed board member Jason Grisham. The board’s Luke Doehner said he believed an independent entity should present the facts regarding the impact of liquor sales to the Tourism Board. They also discussed bringing The Alliance in on the decision. “The Alliance should be on board as well,” said Porterfield. Board member Rickey Marecle said that while he was in favor of a liquor vote, he questioned if it was the Tourism Board’s business to be the forerunner of the issue. “My personal feeling,” replied Porterfield, “is this board may get the ball rolling, but somebody else will take the ball and run with it.” Tourism Director Kristy White said it would be up to the legislators and voters, and in no way could the Tourism Board work to influence voters on the issue. Proposing the resolution to the mayor and Board of Alderman would be “the only thing the Tourism Board can do,’ White said. Grady took issue with the way the liquor resolu-

tion was presented. “It would be so much cleaner if we had a group come and ask us,” Grady said. “It’s somewhat underhanded in the way it’s presented. We’re asked to support a group we don’t know anything about. I’m for the cause, but I need to know who I’m dealing with. If I knew the group and had The Alliance’s approval, I’d be willing to second Judge Ross’s motion.” Grisham was concerned that the costs of legalized liquor would outweigh its benefits. “If you’re going to look at that seriously, I think you should look at the costs. I got on the Internet to look for the benefits of liquor to the area and they’re hard to find,” he said. “It’s easy to find the costs.”

The case for legal liquor Some of the benefits of legalized liquor were outlined in a cover letter for the proposed resolution that would have been delivered to the mayor and Board of Aldermen — had the measure passed. The letter cited the decrease of tax collections in the “present climate of economic shortfalls” and the public expectations for the same quality of

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a dream,” Irwin said. The mayor said he hoped the community would help out the Hope Dream Center by volunteering their time and abilities and making monetary donations. “I can’t wait to come back when this is open,” the mayor said. Wicker expressed his happiness in “having a little bit of church on a Tuesday afternoon.” Wicker’s short speech

focused on incidents from the Bible. He talked about “The Greatest Commandment”: When Jesus was asked what was the most important commandment, he replied that the first was to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. The second — likened to the first — is to love your neighbor as yourself. Jesus said there were no commandments greater than these. “The part I like is saying

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services. It described how many tourists currently pass up Corinth’s lodging options to stay in nearby cities where they have the choice of ordering a drink with a meal. “Taxes from increased sales will provide additional funding for public services as well as increase the tax collections from the special local-private hotel and restaurant tax,” the letter explained. It also cited statistics from the Mississippi Development Authority’s Tourism Division Research Program Manager regarding the two Mississippi towns that recently legalized liquor — Flowood and Pearl. According to the MDA, Flowood saw a 9.4 percent increase in its 2 percent food and beverage tax for the fiscal year ending June 2011, while Pearl saw a 7.4 percent increase. Mississippi law requires a countywide vote on liquor sales. Alcorn County has defeated a liquor referendum three times since 1989. Mississippi made alcohol illegal statewide in 1907. It was the last state to repeal prohibition in 1966. Since then the legality of alcoholic beverages has been at the discretion of the counties, except in cases of special legislation.

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loving your neighbor is like loving God,” said the senator. “It would seem to me the Hope Dream Center is loving our neighbor and like loving God — the Greatest Commandment.” Wicker closed with an assertion that ventures like the Hope Dream Center should be important to Americans and pointed to the writings of Alexis de Toqueville, a French observer of early American democracy who noted that Europeans ask their governments to solve their problems, while Americans form associations to solve their own problems. “What we’re about today is American as apple pie,” Wicker said. “If there’s any place of second chances on the face of the Earth, it’s the United States of America.” The program closed with an opportunity for participants to view a “model room” to see what the finished living areas of the Dream Center Mission will look like. Tax-deductible donations can be mailed to: Hope Dream Center Mission of Corinth MS, 1223 Tate St., Corinth, MS 38834. For more information contact Mike Stewart at 662-808-0291 or send an email to dreamcenterofcorinth@gmail.com

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tree,” said Lauderdale. He said he’s not sure exactly what prompted the tornado warning to be issued and that he knows a lot of people were frightened by the warning and sirens. He said it’s always better, however, to err on the side of caution when it comes to severe weather. “I’d really rather be overwarned than underwarned,” he said.

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Deaths Connie M. Osborn

BURNSVILLE — Funeral services for Connie M. Osborn, 78, are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Glen with burial at Antioch Cemetery. Mrs. Osborn died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Booneville. She was a member of Antioch Freewill Baptist Church and taught Bible study classes at her home for many years. She was retired from Irwin B. Schwabe Co. in Paden and was also a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy M. Osborn; her father, Joseph Castrogiovanni; her mother, Frances J. Bauer; and a grandson, Mike Robbins. Suvivors include one daughter, Fran Richardson (Steve) of Corinth; three brothers, Joey Castrogiovanni (Ginger) of Illinois, Phil Castrogiovanni (Nancy) of Illinois, and Jay Castrogiovanni of Florida; four grandchildren, Dana Jones (Brandon) of Walnut, Lucas Richardson (Kelly) of Myrtle Beach, S.C., John Richardson and Amanda Mills of Corinth, and Tyler Richardson of Corinth; and one great-grandchild. Rev. Briggs King will officiate. Visitation is today from 3 until 9 p.m. at Cutshall Funeral Home in Glen.

Bobby Glover

WALNUT — Funeral services for Bobby Lynn Glover, 55, are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Ripley Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Harmony Church Cemetery. Mr. Glover died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at his home in Walnut. Born March 17, 1956, he was a Christian and worked for Waste Connection. He also worked as a heavy equipment operator for a number of companies. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Gladys Antwine Glover. Survivors include one sister, Gayla Glover (Bo Bates) of Walnut; one brother, Louis Glover (Betty) of Walnut; and three nieces, Amy Coldwell-Moss (Brad), Kitchie Cutberth (Rooter), and Lesa Brock (Rickey), all of Walnut. Bro. Jesse Cutrer will officiate. Visitation is today from 5 until 8 p.m. at Ripley Funeral Home.

Nellie Mae Holloway

Mrs. Nellie Mae Holloway, age 82, of Corinth, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. Mrs. Holloway was a retired seamstress with the Mitchell Mfg. Company of Corinth and attended both the Pentecostal and Baptist Churches, she enjoyed shopping, watching comedy on T.V. and believed she was left here to pray for her children. Services for Mrs. Holloway will be Thursday, January 19, 2012, at 11 a.m. at McPeters Funeral Directors Chapel. Burial will follow the service at the Kemps Chapel Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 5 until 9 p.m. at McPeters. Officiating Bro. Harold Burcham and Warren Harrell. Mrs. Holloway is preceded in death by her husband, Markus Holloway; two sons, Paul Edward Boggs and Bobby Gene Boggs; a grandson, Jonathan Christopher Boggs; a sister, Wilma Pogue; and her parents, Mark and Celice Counce; and her first husband and father of her children, Calvin Edward Boggs. Survivors include two sons, Ricky Wayne Boggs (Rochelle) of Ripley; Tony Ray Boggs (Charity) of Faulkner; a daughter, Janice “Mae” Davis (Donald) of Corinth; her grandchildren, Shannon Michelle Boggs, Allie Christine Boggs; Mechelle Boggs; Shonney Boggs (Christy), Daniel Davis (Amanda), Tina Swindle (Chris), Heather Wilson (Meacha); Ashley Brown (Andrew); several great grandchildren; her brother, Kenneth Counce (Brenda) of Counce, Tenn., and her special friends, Nova Lee Thacker and Bob Wilkins. Pallbearers: Donald Davis, Daniel Davis, Chris Swindle, Shonney Boggs, Larry Boggs, H.T. “Peck” Boggs. Condolences may be made to mcpetersfuneraldirectors.com.

Charles Wayne Pegram Funeral services for Charles Wayne Pegram, 39, of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. today at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tenn., with burial at Mt. Zion Cemetery in McNairy, Tenn. Mr. Pegram died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Corinth. Born March 9, 1972, in Selmer, Tenn., he was a former subcontractor with Patrick Home Center in Corinth. He worked at various other jobs before becoming disabled. He was a member of a motorcylce club called “The Family” that was started at the Warehouse in Corinth. He was preceded in death by his father, Jere Dean Pegram; and a brother, Thomas Earl Pegram. Survivors include his

wife of 21 years, Shirley Louise Glidewell Pegram of Corinth; two daughters, Brittany Ann Pegram (fiance Robert VunCannnon) of Corinth, and Cristen R. Pegram of Corinth; three sons, Robert Anthony Glidewell (fiancee Christina Chotes) of Corinth, Jimmy Dove of Finger, Tenn., and Adam Dove of Finger, Tenn.; two sisters, Rebecca Lynn Sanders (Buddy) of Bethel Springs, Tenn., and Debra Ann Henry (Jessie) of Sugarland, Texas; a brother, James Dean Pegram (Yolanda) of Sugarland, Texas; a grandchild, Annalynn Grace Chotes (Glidewell); and a host of extended family and friends. Bro. Randy Smith will officiate.

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Inmates earn GEDs Inmates at the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility are working to-

ward a brighter future. A commencement ceremony for the facility’s first class of graduates was held Sunday at the Alcorn County Courtroom. Ten inmate students received their Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development (GED) diplomas during the ceremony. Welcoming the new graduates are Warden Doug Mullins and GED Instructor Daphne Cummings. The students graduating include Donnie Bridgman, Fredrick Butler, Danny Dean, George Fairley, Jason Harris, Lee Holloway, Antonio Isabell, Derrick Johnson, Albert Martorano and Jeffery Morgan.

Alcorn Narcotics Unit 128 live dogs makes three arrests discovered BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The Alcorn Narcotics Unit has added three more arrests to the drugrelated list. Christy Annette Barnes, 38, 93 CR 144, Corinth, was the latest charged by the unit. Barnes was charged with sell of a controlled substance on Monday. Her bond was set at $10,000 by the grand jury. On Jan. 13, officers arrested Gary Lee Harris, 31, 12 CR 342, Glen, and charged him with possession of two or more precursors with intent to manufacture a controlled substance. Justice Court Judge Steve Little set Harris’ bond at $5,000. The Unit also arrested Kent L. Mace for selling a controlled substance on Jan. 11. Mace, 56,

Apartment 40 Tinnon Terrace Apartments, Corinth, had his bond set at $3,000. All three are currently out on bond.

Corinth man arrested In another drug-related case, Prentiss County Narcotics and Booneville Narcotics investigators combined to arrest Ronnie Dale Williams, 30, 401 Jobe St., Corinth, on Jan. 12. Williams was arrested in the Tuscumbia Community and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine after it appeared he had been cooking meth in a small camper behind his home. Williams was out on parole at the time of the arrest. Bond was set at $10,000.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Authorities in West Tennessee arrested two women when they discovered 128 live dogs, one dead dog and a live cat inside a U-Haul truck during a traffic stop on Interstate 40. David Lytal, special agent in charge of the West Tennessee Drug Task Force, said an agent found the animals Tuesday after detecting a foul odor coming from the back of the truck on I-40 in Fayette County. Lytal says the agent found dog kennels stacked in the truck. The animals had been in the truck since Saturday. The women told authorities they were taking the animals from California to Virginia.

Delma Bonds IUKA — Delma Bonds, 90, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at North Missisippi Medical Center in Iuka.

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Role of government in Americans’ lives This year’s election is boiling down to the role government should play in America. Should we have bigger government that provides more and more things for more and more people, or should we have smaller Daniel government that provides only Gardner essential services as stipulated in the Constitution? Columnist Since the election of ’08, and in particular since the rise of TEA Parties across America, the debate has used words like socialism and capitalism to characterize the two sides. Merriam-Webster defines socialism in part as “any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.” The same source defines capitalism as “an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market.” Necessarily socialism has a political component because in all of its various forms only government can implement socialism, whereas capitalism is simply an economic system based on private ownership. So, which is better: to have the government own or control everything or to let the people have private ownership? For the past 110 years or so progressive politicians in both parties have created bureaucracies to meet an assortment of needs for a variety of different groups. Common sense says every time government creates a new program or bureaucracy, government must raise more money to pay for the new service and government raises more money by raising taxes. As government grows bigger and controls more of our lives and livelihoods, we have to pay the government more and more money in taxes. That’s the very point TEA Parties began making three years ago. Nobody denies Washington wastes a lot of our money. In fact, politicians routinely run on promises of cleaning up Washington and eliminating waste and yada, yada, yada . . . We’ve heard it all before, and since the ’08 elections we’ve seen Washington increase government spending, ergo raising the need for higher taxes, every year. That’s not terribly surprising since virtually all governments raise spending every year. Do we really need all that spending? No. Has anyone in Washington slowed that spending? No. Has anyone cut any waste out of government spending in Washington? No, and double no. The problem has gotten so bad in recent years we now owe more than we produce every year and we are quickly getting to the point where we won’t be able to pay for anything in Washington except interest on the debt. All the money we pay in interest goes for no benefits whatsoever. We’re getting to the point where the government would have to own or control everything we produce in order to pay for all the money we’ve borrowed as well as interest on that debt. And, that brings us back to the question of whether we want government to get bigger or whether we want government to begin cutting back on spending. Those who have grown government bigger and bigger are espousing socialism regardless of their empty campaign speeches and slogans promising to cut waste out of government. Voters need to judge politicians on what they’ve done, not on what they say. Daniel L. Gardner is a former resident of Corinth who now lives in Starkville. He may be contacted at Daniel@DanLGardner.com.

Worth Quoting A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. — Mark Twain

Prayer for today Dear Lord, help us to remember we have brothers and sisters all around the world. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A verse to share Paul wrote, “Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 3:13-14 (NRSV)

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Dr. Ron Paul is a ‘true believer’ He is a conviction Last May, Ron Paul politician and, like filed his financial disBarry Goldwater and closure form, and The George McGovern, Wall Street Journal the candidate of a enlisted financial cause. analyst William BernAware it is unlikely stein to scrutinize his Patrick he will ever be presiinvestments. “Paul’s portfolio Buchanan dent, the 76-year-old soldiers on in the isn’t merely differColumnist belief that this cause ent,” said an astonwill one day triumph ished Journal, “it’s in a party where he was, not shockingly different.” Twenty-one percent of long ago, seen as an odd his $2.4 to $5.5 million duck, but a party where towas in real estate, 14 per- day he speaks for a national cent in cash. He owns no constituency. It is easy to understand bonds. Only 0.1 percent is invested in stocks, and Paul why the young are attracted bought these “short,” bet- to him. There is a consistenting the price will plunge. cy here no other candidate Every other nickel is sunk can match. Republicans may deplore into gold and silver mining the GOP Great Society of companies. Bernstein “had never Bush 43. Paul stood almost seen such an extreme bet alone in voting against every on economic catastrophe,” Bush measure. By two-toone, Americans now believe said the Journal. “This portfolio,” said Ber- the Iraq War was a mistake. nstein, “is a half step away Paul, alone among the canfrom a cellar-full of canned didates, opposed the war. And because his camgoods and 9-millimeter paign is about a cause largrounds.” “You can say this for Ron er than himself, it is a safe Paul,” conceded the Jour- bet he will not quit this race nal. “In investing as in poli- until the last caucuses have tics, (Paul) has the courage met and the last primary has been held. of his convictions.” Prediction: Paul will go Indeed, he does. Paul’s investments mirror his be- into the Tampa, Fla., conlief that the empire of debt vention with more delis coming down and West- egates than any other canern governments will never didate save the nominee of repay what they have bor- the party. There is a gnawing fear rowed. And here we come to the in the GOP that Paul will reason Paul ran a strong quit the party when the third in Iowa and a clear primaries are over and run second in New Hampshire. as a third-party candidate

on the Libertarian or some other line in the November election. Not going to happen. Such a decision would sunder the movement Paul has pulled together, bring about his own and his party’s certain defeat in November, and re-elect Barack Obama. Paul would become a pariah in his party, while his son, Sen. Rand Paul, who would be forced to endorse his father over the GOP nominee, would be ruined as a future Republican leader. Why would Dr. Paul do this, when the future inside the GOP looks bright not only for him but for his son? The course Ron Paul will likely take, then, is this. Commit to this nomination battle all the way to Tampa, contest every primary and caucus, amass a maximum of delegates. If Rick Perry, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich lose in South Carolina, they will lose in Florida, and begin to peel off and drop out, for none is a cause candidate and each will soon come to realize that his presidential aspirations are done for now if not for good. Their departure will leave the Republican contest a Romney-Paul race, giving Paul half a year on the campaign trail to increase his visibility, enlarge his following, grow his mailing lists and broaden his donor base. In return for a commit-

ment to campaign for the ticket, Paul should demand a prime-time speaking slot at the convention and use the speech to emulate Barry Goldwater in 1960 when he admonished conservatives at the convention to “grow up,” so that “we can take this party back.” Assuming the nominee is Mitt Romney, should he win in the fall and Paul has campaigned for him, Paul will not only have a friend in the White House, but be a respected figure in the party with a constituency all his own. Most important to Paul are the issues he has campaigned on: a new transparency and accountability for the Federal Reserve, a downsizing of the American empire, and an end to U.S. interventions in foreign quarrels and wars that are none of our business. Whether Paul goes home to Texas when his last term in Congress is over in January 2013, or whether he remains in Washington in a policy institute to advance the causes he believes in, his views will be sought out by the major media on all the issues he cares about. Moreover, his fears of a coming collapse, manifest in his portfolio, could come to pass, making of Ron Paul a prophet in his own time. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?”

The ongoing ‘Planet of the Apes’ saga and said he found While much of the it “very improbnation focuses on the able” that a chimp Republican candicould live that long. dates and primaries, “Eighty is tough to I find myself more swallow,” Dr. Steve fascinated by the Ross told The New Cheetah controverRheta York Times. sy. When you think Grimsley The Times did a about it, all fall under Johnson nice obituary, anythe heading “Planet of how, with a classic the Apes.” Columnist headline: “Cheetah, A Florida animal Tarzan’s Chimpansanctuary announced last month that chimpanzee zee, Died. Perhaps Even ReCheetah, Johnny Weiss- cently.” I can’t help but notice muller’s hairy sidekick in the famous Depression-era that movie-star humans ofTarzan movies, died at age ten seem to live forever, or 80. The Suncoast Primate at least longer than most of Sanctuary received Chee- us, perhaps because, yes, tah, it said, from Weiss- acting is hard work but not muller’s estate around compared to, say, coal min1960. And kept him till he ing or dentistry. Maybe the same goes for movie-star died. The sanctuary said Chee- chimps. Cheetah got special tah enjoyed football games treatment, no doubt, and and Christian music, same by some accounts even got as many of the presiden- away with biting the likes of tial candidates. Unlike Rick co-star Maureen O’Sullivan, Perry, however, Cheetah who played Jane. “He bit her at every opcould finger paint. But then a Chicago ex- portunity,” Mia Farrow pert weighed in to ruin the wrote. Mia is Maureen’s charming Cheetah story daughter.

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And that quote reminded me of one of my own mother’s best stories. When she was a young girl, her farmer father drove a school bus in Southwest Georgia to help make ends meet during the Depression. On one class trip, he drove the bus and its high-school passengers from Colquitt, Ga., to Wakulla Springs, Fla., where some of the Tarzan movies were filmed. My mother, about six or seven, rode along. When they arrived at the exotic park that could pass for Tarzan’s jungle, my mother refused to get off the bus. There were “monkeys” on the loose there, she said, and she wanted no part of that scene. I’ll always wonder if she missed a golden opportunity to meet Cheetah, one of the biggest stars on the planet at the time. Did primal fear keep her from meeting the primate who would warrant a (sort-of) New York Times obituary? Were the fierce foes she

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imagined actually friends in ape’s clothing? Or, as Mia’s memory might indicate, maybe Mother was right? I can’t blame Mother for her childhood nerves. I steer clear of some Republicans for fear of being bitten. Once bitten twice shy, they say, an old saying that would apply to almost anything but American voters. American voters haven’t evolved enough not to vote against their own self-interests. We keep going back for more. And more. Whenever a candidate thumps his chest and swings across the television screen screaming, we jump off the deep end and cling to the same flimsy vine. “Me Santorum,” he says. “Me Jane,” we reply. And we wonder how we end up clear up to our uninsured necks in crocodiles. To find out more about Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www. rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.

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State Hood: Judge should invalidate some pardons BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said Tuesday he’ll ask a state judge next week to revoke several pardons Haley Barbour issued in his final days as governor, including those for five convicts who worked as trusties at the Governor’s Mansion. Hood said the five former trusties — four of them convicted of murder, one of robbery — failed to meet the state constitutional requirement of publishing a legal notice for 30 days in a local newspaper to let people know they’re seeking a pardon. As trusties, the five men did odd jobs such as cooking, cleaning and serving food at the mansion in downtown Jackson. They were released from prison days before Barbour, a Republican, finished his second term on Jan. 10.

Section 124 of the Mississippi Constitution says that before a pardon can be granted, public notice must be published 30 days in advance in a newspaper in or near the county where the crime occurred. Barbour said the person seeking the pardon is responsible for publishing the notice. Hood, a Democrat, obtained a court order last week from Hinds County Circuit Judge Tomie Green, temporarily blocking the release of five inmates who had received full pardons from Barbour but had not yet been set free. They include Azikiwe Kambule, a South Africa native who was a teenager when he was convicted in 1997 of armed carjacking and being an accessory after the fact to murder. The charges stemmed from a 1996 slaying in Madison County. Green will hold a hearing next Monday to de-

termine whether the five pardoned inmates who are still being held, and the five trusties who are already out, met the publication requirement. Hood said Tuesday that none of the 10 met it. Hood said his office has served civil papers on four of the five former trusties, telling them to appear in court next Monday. He said workers served papers Tuesday at an apartment in Birmingham, Ala., on David Gatlin, a former trusty who was convicted of killing his estranged wife and shooting a man in 1993 in Rankin County. Hood said Gatlin had purchased a vehicle at a Jackson-area car dealership and the attorney general’s office got Gatlin’s new home address from the dealership. Hood said authorities have been looking for several days in DeSoto County, Miss., and in Memphis, Tenn., for the fifth former

Hood: Some pardoned by Barbour gave proper notice Associated Press

JACKSON — Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he won’t challenge the pardons of 13 people who met a state constitutional requirement to publish a notice that they were seeking a pardon. The state constitution says the notice must be published for at least 30 days in a newspaper in or a near the county where the crime occurred. The 13 were among about 200 people given reprieves by Haley Barbour during his final days as governor. The list includes Joel Warren Vann, sentenced in August 1996 in Alcorn County for DUI death. Vann was discharged from

probation in May 2000. Some of the others include: ■ Mark Hubbard Allen — Sentenced in October 1996 in Oktibbeha County for vehicular homicide. Discharged from parole supervision in January 2007. ■ Bobby Ray Camp — Sentenced in January 1993 for burglary and larceny of a building in Monroe County. Sentences discharged in February 1994. ■ Mabrie C. Gilmer — Sentenced in December 1990 in Warren County for manslaughter. Discharged in December 1992. ■ Jerome Francis Jackson — Sentenced in May 1989 in Jackson County for burglary and larceny.

Discharged from probation in January 1993. ■ Herbert Lowery — Sentenced in March 1979 in Warren County for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Completed parole in March 1981. Granted a certificate of rehabilitation by Warren County Circuit Court in November 2007. ■ Kevin Bandouglas McCullough — Sentenced in March 2003 in Pike County for selling marijuana. Granted certificate of rehabilitation in January 2007. ■ David Willard Newcomb — Sentenced in December 2000 in Tishomingo County on methamphetamine charges. Discharged in October 2002.

trusty, Joseph Ozment, who was convicted in 1994 of killing a man during a robbery. “His mother and family are not cooperating very well with us,” Hood said during a news conference. “He’s dodging service.” Barbour issued 203 “full, complete and unconditional” pardons during his two terms, with 198 of them in his final days in office. During his final days as governor, Barbour also gave medical releases to 13 inmates, saying they require expensive treatment such as dialysis. He gave suspended sentences to two people and granted conditional clemency to one. Barbour said 189 of the people he granted reprieves were already out of prison. Barbour also said during a news conference Friday that as a Christian he believes in redemption, and pardons offer a sec-

ond chance. Hood took issue with that Tuesday. “Certainly, Christians forgive. Victims can forgive,” Hood said. “But the state of Mississippi doesn’t.” Hood said his staff has checked records for 181 of the people pardoned by Barbour and found 13 who met the publication requirement. Hood said some published 28 days in advance of the pardon, not 30. He said falling short by two days is reason for a judge to revoke a pardon. “The constitution is not a technicality,” Hood said. Bipartisan groups of legislators propose changing the constitution or state laws to limit the gubernatorial pardon power. Barbour’s successor as governor, Republican Phil Bryant, said Tuesday that he favors some sort of limits. For example, he said he might favor a constitutional amendment that

would allow a governor to singlehandedly grant pardons only in cases in which there’s clear evidence of innocence. Otherwise, Bryant said it might be best to have a board review pardon requests and make recommendations. Bryant was a deputy sheriff before entering politics two decades ago. “I’ve never been one that would think that one individual, simply because they were elected governor or any other office, simply has the authority to say, ‘OK, now at my direction, I can pardon someone,”’ Bryant told reporters Tuesday before a speech in downtown Jackson. “I think it goes back to the old feudal system where kings had that authority. I personally — and I’m not being critical of anyone — but I just personally don’t think anyone in government ought to have that absolute power.”

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