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Aldermen ponder pants policy proposal Minister seeks ordinance to stop the sag BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

An associate pastor told the Board of Aldermen that the city should require saggers to pull up their pants. John Patterson, associate minister of New Covenant Baptist Church, asked the board on Tuesday to consider adding a

provision dealing with sagging pants to the public indecency ordinance. “We’re trying to gain respect — let our young folks know they need to respect themselves more instead of going around in the grocery store and different public places with their clothes all off their butt,” he said. Patterson believes it would help the city and not be a hindrance to law enforcement. He said children as young as 7 and 8 years old are wearing sagging pants. Alderman Chip Wood said he

believes it would be difficult to enforce a sagging pants law. Patterson replied, “You’ve got the manpower to go in the neighborhood and sit on corners and just watch folks ... You can’t stop for a minute and say, ‘Pull your pants up?’” The board took no action on the request. Alderman J.C. Hill said the police chief requested time to review the proposal. The Tupelo City Council recently adopted such an ordinance. Patterson said he is also on the NAACP prison committee, which will be asking the Leg-

islature to consider a state law prohibiting sagging pants. In other business: ■ The board received updates on four properties that have been targeted for cleanup. Aldermen gave a continuance to April 3 at 310 Tate St., which has been purchased by Taylor Heating & Air with plans for demolition of the building. The board also gave a continuance to April 3 at 1106 Ross St., where cleanup is about one-third complete, and at 1811 Droke, where a contractor has been hired for demolition and cleanup but

has not been able to do the job because of wet conditions. The ongoing Rhoades property cleanup on U.S. 72 is continued until May 1. ■ The board authorized the mayor to sign documents for PPM to conduct a phase one environmental assessment and asbestos testing at the old Wurlitzer property for $5,500. ■ Aldermen adopted the final versions of the ordinance establishing the entertainment district and the ordinance establishing a property tax break for revitalization in certain areas.

Center needs help to turn dream into reality House

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Hope Center needs Money BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

The Hope Dream Center Mission of Corinth needs some help to turn its aspirations into reality. The Dream Center must come up with around $21,000 to meet the city building code requiring a sprinkler system for the 36,000 square-foot facility at 1223 Tate St. “It is a struggle right now,” said Center President Annie Saffore. “We know there are good people out there that want to help ... some just don’t know what we are doing.” What the Hope Dream Center Mission wants to do is provide a shelter for the homeless and troubled women along with their children in the old Tate Baptist Church building. U.S Sen. Roger Wicker and Corinth Mayor Tommy Irwin were part of the dedication ceremony in mid-January. “Our plans are to provide a place where the homeless and troubled women know they are cared about,” said Saffore. “You don’t have to be a bad person to be homeless. Unfortunate things can happen and put anyone in that situation.” Should it receive the variance request, the HDCCM is set to renovate the building into rooms that can house over 100 people. Plans call for the center to have 50 rooms available. Donations are also needed to help with bathrooms, furniture, beds, linens, along with clothing and shoes. Those eligible for the shelter must come in and fill out an application good for 28 days. If a longer stay is necessary, another

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Staff photos by Steve Beavers

Hope Dream Center Mission of Corinth President Annie Saffore says the center is in need of donations to make the shelter for the homeless and troubled women work. 28-day form must be filled out. Woman and children will receive meals, a warm bed and lodging with clean bathrooms. They will be counseled to determine their needs as well as how to avoid repeating their circumstances. “Clients will be trained to be

able to live on their on,” said Saffore. “If they need clothes, we will provide them and also have retired teachers come in to work with them if they need help getting a GED.” Clients will be required to help in the building’s upkeep. They will be expected to help with

the cooking in which they will be taught how to prepare balanced meals. “This will not be a place of leisure,” said the president of the center. “It will be a place for rebuilding lives.” Those interested in making Please see HOPE | 2

Disney trip effort reaches target BY STEVE BEAVERS

Police warn of email scams BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

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The numerous fundraisers and donations have paid off for a group of special needs children. The youngsters are going to Disney World after organizers met the $25,000 goal for the trip scheduled for late May. “The Lord has blessed this trip,” said trip organizer Havis Hurley. Money will continue to be collected to help with other expenses during the trek. A fundraiser is set for 5-8 p.m. tonight at Pizza Inn. The special needs group will receive 15 percent of what is taken in along with all tips. Modern Woodmen of America will match what is collected up to $1,000 during the three hours. Two $50 cash prizes will be drawn at the end of the night. Winners need not be present to win. “The money raised will be used to get each kid five shirts for each day we are down there,” said

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

The efforts to send a special-needs group to Disney World continues tonight at Pizza Inn. Modern Woodmen of America is set to match up to $1,000 of what is raised tonight. On hand to promote the event were (from left) Havis Hurley, event organizer; Sandy Henson, Pizza Inn owner; Nathan Letson, Keisha Pruitt and Modern Woodmen financial representative Steven Eaton. Hurley. “By wearing a different colored shirt each day, that will help parents keep a better eye on them.”

Hurley says funds will also go to toward purchasing food

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The Mississippi House of Representatives voted Tuesday on two liquor bills, narrowly defeating one and approving another that would allow Senatobia to have a vote on legalizing alcohol sales. House Bill 928, which would have allowed any municipality to vote to legalize alcohol sales, barely failed in a 60-59 vote. Local Reps. Nick Bain, Tracy Arnold and Bubba Carpenter all cast “no” votes on the bill, which was authored by District 59 Rep. Kevin McGee (R). The bill called for an election if 20 percent of qualified voters present a petition and would limit the availability of liquor to by-the-drink sales in restaurants and hotels. The Corinth Board of Aldermen recently passed a resolution seeking legislative approval for a cityonly vote on the sale of liquor, but the local legislative delegation has not supported the idea. Another city could be moving in that direction. Also on Tuesday, the House approved Bill 506, which seeks to allow Senatobia to vote on liquor sales, in a 76-43 vote. Attempts to return Alcorn County to a wet county have failed. Liquor was sold in Corinth for 21 years until 1989, when Alcorn County voters ended liquor sales and, in a city election, Corinth voters said “yes” to beer sales, resulting in a swap of liquor for beer. County referendums on the sale of liquor in 1993 and 2005 failed to pass.

The public should be mindful of ongoing telephone and internet scams — especially requests for money or personal information. One such recent fraudulent venture is an email that many local residents have received from someone claiming to be the Internal Revenue Service. In its subject line the email claims that the recipient’s tax return has been rejected. Under an official-looking IRS graphic, the email includes a link to site to “download the rejection file and resubmit your appeal.” Corinth Police Department Chief David Lancaster said it is not a general practice of the IRS to send out this kind of email. “The key to recognizing this is when someone asks you for something and you didn’t contact them first yourself,” Lancaster explained. “If they

ask for personal info — and you didn’t contact them first — you shouldn’t give it.” He said the Corinth Police have been dealing many telephone and internet scams lately. One of the most common techniques the scam-artists are using is to tell people they’ve won a large sum of money, but to receive it they must first send a smaller sum to cover shipping or other costs. “Any time you have to send money to receive money it’s a scam,” said Lancaster. In another variation, a person is told he has won a lottery or a sweepstakes which the person has never entered. “If you didn’t buy a lottery ticket or enter the sweepstakes, you didn’t win,” the police chief said. “We’ve got to keep in mind that very few things in life are free, and people are not going to send you money if you haven’t done anything for them.”

On this day in history 150 years ago March 8 — The Battle of Pea Ridge, also known as Elk Horn Tavern, began in northwest Arkansas. Van Dorn’s attack from the rear was discovered and countered and a series of charges failed to break the Union line.

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vouchers for families. “That will help the kids eat each day and enjoy the Disney experience more,” said the event organizer. As of Tuesday afternoon, donations totaled $25,800. The Kiwanis Club gave $2,000 for the trip earlier Tuesday. “I run into people walking down the street and they give me money for the trip,” added Hurley. “It has been amazing.” A package was put together for the trip to see Mickey Mouse. Cost is

around $450 per child with the deal including transportation, tickets and accommodations for five days. Sixty-two kids and parents will be making the trip May 26 through June 1. Hurley, who has made over four dozen trips to the park, came up the idea for the magical ride while working with 18 of the youngsters. He started putting the plan into action in September of last year. Three more fundraisers remain for the trip. The group will be working at Subway on Highway 72

later in the month, at Sweet Peppers Deli, and is set to help with the Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast in early May. An account — Disney World Fundraiser — has been set up at Trustmark Bank for those that would like to donate. Donations can also be sent to: Havis Hurley, 1306 Orchard Lane, Corinth, MS. 38834. For more info about the special needs trip or to donate call Hurley at 662-643-3561.

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Annie and Rev. Willie Saffore go over the plans for one of the rooms at the shelter.

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a tax-deductible donation can do so by sending it to Hope Dream Center Mission of Corinth, P.O. Box 2382, Corinth, MS. 38835.

An account has also been established at BancorpSouth. For more information about the Hope Dream Center call Saffore at 662287-5659, 662-808-1824

or 662-808-0347. “My heart just goes out to these women and children in our area,” said Saffore. “They need a place to stay at night.”

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Book signing The Northeast Mississippi Republicans are having a meeting and book signing with Wirt Yerger at the Corinth Library, tonight at 5:30 p.m.. Everyone is invited. NFusion 4 meets NFusion 4’s governance council meeting is being held tonight at the office from 4-5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. NFusion is a innovative new project which provides resource linkage, advisement, referrals and even services for youth between the ages of 1621. It focuses are on education, mental wellness, employment, housing and social networking. NFusion also offers support and guidance to not only the youth, but parents and caregivers. For more information, call Alicia Winkle, advisor at 662-286-2152. Pickin’ on the Square Pickin’ on the courthouse square has moved to a new location for the winter months to the old East Corinth School auditorium, corner of Third and Meeks Streets. Admission is free but a donation is taken for heating expenses to be able to get into a

good warm place for the winter months. The Hatchie Bottom Boys will be the featured guest band tonight. Pickin’ starts at 7 p.m. every Thursday night. Art display Works entered into Northeast Mississippi Community College’s annual High School Art Competition will be on display in the Anderson Hall Art Gallery on the Booneville campus March 1-26. Art work from students representing each of the five counties in the Northeast district (Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union) will be exhibited. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m.3:30 p.m. For more information contact gallery director Terry Anderson at 662-720-7336 or tfanderson@nemcc.edu. Country music night The Joe Rickman Band will be playing on Thursday nights from 6:309:30 p.m. at the Burnsville city park building. Admission is $3, single and $5, couple. There will be concessions. The event is family-friendly with no smoking or alcohol. Proceeds go toward the community center.

Common Core: Helping parents understand what is about to come BY ADRIENNE SIMMONS For the Daily Corinthian

It seems that every other year educators have a “new way of doing things.” If it is difficult for teachers to grasp all the changes, imagine what it is like for parents. As a mother, myself, I worry about what my own child will be expected to know, and will it be effectively taught to him. Each state currently has their own set of standards, those items we are expected to teach at each grade level. However, when you look at the “grades” of all states sideby-side not everything seems to line up. In the past it has seemed that Mississippi schools were on the lower end of academic excellence, but is that really

the case? This past fall Lee County and Tupelo Public educators had the experience to listen to Bill Daggett, the chief executive of the International Center for Leadership in Education. He helped us to understand that we are not as far down the line as we originally may have thought. He said, “you’ve got to prepare the kids for the world they’re going to live in.” While most students grow up and continue living in the same vicinity they grew up, you do have those few who will move off. Whether it be to another state within the U.S., or to another country, we must prepare our students for the jobs that are not even thought of yet! Common Core will help to do just that! Common Core standards will be beneficial for our students because

RELIGIOUS UNITY How wonderful it would be if all religious people were united and all would speak the same thing. Christ prayed for unity of the

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believers. “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.” (Johm 17:21). Paul commanded unity of the

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Corinthians. “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no

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Activity center The Bishop Activity Center is having the following activities today: Bingo, table games and puzzles. Senior citizens, age 60 and above, are welcome and encouraged to attend. Daily activities include crafts, jigsaw puzzles, quilting, table games (Dominoes & Rook), washer games and Rolo Golf. Music exhibit “Music, Sweet Music” is the subject of the featured exhibit at the Tishomingo County Archives & History Museum. The exhibit gives visitors an opportunity to view phonographs, records, 8-track tapes, etc., used by artists to record their abilities in perpetuity. The Museum is open to the public Tuesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Zumba classes From now through June, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville will sponsor a free Zumba class at the Westside Community Center every Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Doors will open 30 minutes before the class begins -- no one will be allowed to enter after the class starts.

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that unity is good and pleasant. “Behold, how good and pleasant it is

same mind and in the same judgment” (Cor 1:10). The Bible teaches

for brethren to dwell together in unity” (Ps 133:1)! The early church was able to practice unity. “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common” (Acts 4:32). How tragic it is that the religious world has never been more divided than it is today. Many seem to think that division is necessary so one can choose what they believe. Some believe that religious unity is just not possible. However, the Bible teaches that division is sinful and wrong. Paul taught that God is not the author of confusion. “For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints” (1 Cor 14:33). A lack of respect for the Bible may cause division. The writers of

they are set up to help prepare students with the knowledge and skills they will need in order to succeed in college and careers. Common Core focuses on fewer standards each year, thus allowing time to focus on a deeper depth of understanding of the topics being covered. The standards are much clearer than what we have dealt with in the past. Common Core also focuses on putting the standards into kid-friendly language so students, themselves, will understand what is expected. We live in an increasingly mobile society. Common Core will help to ensure that families with children transferring to new schools will not have to adjust to new learning expectations. Parents can feel assured that their children will have access to the same high-quality education other students receive throughout our country. The standards will be the same across all states who are adopting Common Core. This will make transitions easier for students, and for their parents. There is a sense of more clarity and understanding of what is expected of student learning. There is a lot of talk about Common Core and a lot of information out there, but be leery of everything you read or hear. Two websites that are sure to be accurate are the Mississippi Department of Education (http://www. mde.k12.ms.us) and National PTA (www.pta.org). (Adrienne Simmons is a 6th Grade Language Arts teacher at Guntown Middle School in Lee County. A Corinth resident, she is working on her National Board Teacher Certification.)

the Bible were moved to reveal what they wrote. “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” (2 Pet 1:21). Jesus said...”Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God” (Matt 22:29). Paul revealed all the counsel of God. “For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the cousel of God” (Acts 20:37). Are we willing to follow only the Bible to bring about religious unity?

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Deaths Holley Lee

Holley Nash Lee, 66, died of a brain aneurysm on March 6 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. A lifelong Corinthian, she was the daughter of the late Martha Helen and A.Y. Nash. She received her master’s degree in elementary education from Memphis State University. Upon returning to Corinth, she served on the board of trustees of the First United Methodist Church, was an enthusiastic Girl Scout troop leader, and was an active volunteer with the American Cancer Society. Holley Lee’s calling in life was to befriend everyone she met. She was loving, wise, funny, strong, fiercely loyal, and yet tender. She loved unconditionally. She was never too busy to listen; her compassion and empathy for others allowed all to feel at ease in her presence. In addition to Spencer, her devoted husband of almost 49 years, survivors include her children, Ginger and husband Ben Sharpe and Allan and wife Kathryn Lee; her grandchildren, Spencer, Lizzie, Atlee and Benjamin; her sister, Sally and husband Dick Molpus; her aunt, Francis Dalton; nieces, nephews and cousins; and a host of others were touched by her generous and kind spirit. Funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church in Corinth with the Rev. Dr. Prentiss Gordon and Dr. Glenn Wiygul officiating. Burial will follow in the Henry Cemetery. Family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the First Methodist Church from 2 to 3:15 p.m. “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” — Thomas Campbell Donations may be made to: Monroe Carell, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbuilt, 2525 West End Ave, Suite 450, Nashville, TN 37203, or Mississippi Chapter for Juvenile Diabetes, 1640 Lelia Drive, Suite 130, Jackson, MS 39216. McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

Q.T. Dixon

Q.T. Dixon, 74, of Corinth, died Wednesday, May 7, 2012, at MS Care Center. Arrangements are pending with Corinthian Funeral Home.

Grace Merrell

IUKA — Grace E. Merrell, 75, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012. Arrangements are pending with Ludlam Funeral Home.

James Sanders Sr.

Funeral services for James Ernest Sanders Sr., 70, were held Wednesday at Corinthian Funeral Home with burial at Corinth National Cemetery. Mr. Sanders died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at his home. Born July 20, 1941, he worked at Mississippi Polymers (Intex) and was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Unity Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mary Sanders of Corinth; two sons, James E. Sanders Jr. of Corinth and Johnny Sanders (Cheryl) of Corinth; five sisters, Joyce Glidewell (Joe) of Burnsville, Hester Medley (Dale) of Iuka, Linda Sanders (Jimmy) of Corinth, Carolyn Hudson (Danny) of Iuka and Becky Waddell (Clay) of Cherokee, Ala.; six grandchildren, Miles Sanders, Morgan Sanders, T.J. Sanders, Whitney Yeagar, John Chandler Sanders and Jacob Sanders; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Blanche Hardin Sanders, and a brother, Carol Sanders. Bro. Warren Jones officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

The Artist, PG-13, *****,Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Uggie; The Weinstein Co; Director Michel Hazanavicius; length — 100 minutes Return to those days of yesteryear when films were black and white and without sound. Although “The Artist” has very little speaking in it, does have music and just the right amount of resonance at just the right times. The film is definitely worth seeing for the acting, creativity, originality, superb performances and vision. The orchestras in front of the stage and the acting taking place on stage are in sync with one another. I did not have the opportunity to see “The Artist” before the Academy Awards. After having won Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director along with two other awards, the film made it to this part of the world. The last time a silent film earned the top prize was when the World

War I saga “Wings” was named outstanding picture at the first in Terry Oscars 1929. Burns A v i d Movie Critic movie buffs will be doing an injustice by not viewing this great piece of work. Communication takes place in many forms and the actors and actresses in “The Artist” portray this with extraordinary talent. The movie begins in 1927 just as George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is at the top of his game in silent movies and stage acts. The audience becomes aware of his ego that all actors tend to have. After all, actors must have great confidence in order to perform before an audience or the camera. “The Artist” introduces a young inspiring actress, Peppy Miller (Berenice Bejo). She is talented with a truck load of charis-

The Rev. Peter Alexander Sr. was born into slavery in Nashville, Tenn., in 1801 and died at his home near Tishomingo at the age of 103. As a slave in 1840, he was sold away from his wife and two children to the Alexander family near Bishop, Ala. He was a handyman and worked as a type of overseer on the plantation. Because he was alert, useful and trustworthy, he was taught to read and write by members of the household; this was unheard of during this time due to existing slave law. At one point during his Alabama enslavement, he was for sale once again but he determined not to leave his second wife as he was

forced to do with his first wife. Fortunately, the deal was called RaNae off.He was Vaughn the father nine Historically of Speaking c h i l d r e n : Samuel Alexander, Parmelia Alexander Duke, Joseph Alexander, Solomon Alexander, Harriet Alexander Mann, Frona Alexander, Eady Alexander, Peter Alexander and Parilee Alexander Richardson. After emancipation, Peter Alexander moved across the state line into Mississippi where he purchased 640 acres of land.

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Much of this land is still in the possession of his heirs. He organized the Carter’s Branch Baptist Church and was its first pastor. Out of this church was formed the St. Peter Baptist Church after the question arose as to whether Carter’s Branch would remain in the Muscle Shoals Association or become affiliated with a Mississippi church association. St. Peters continues today as a part of the Muscle Shoals Association. When the Muscle Shoals Association was organized, the Rev. Alexander rode a mule from Tishomingo to Tuscumbia, Ala., where he represented his church in the formation of this organization.

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Mark Boehler, editor

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Other Views Is two percent enough to dismiss voter ID law? The U.S. Justice Department’s opposition to a voter ID law in South Carolina does not bode well for Mississippi getting approval for its version either. The Justice Department is using its authority under the Voting Rights Act to block voter ID in states with a history of discrimination against minority voters. The statistics that the feds cite now to show discriminatory impact, though, are much less convincing than they would have been during the age of literacy tests and poll taxes. For instance, in South Carolina, according to the Justice Department’s research, 10 percent of non-white registered voters do not currently have a driver’s license or other photo ID from that state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. That compares to 8 percent for white registered voters. Is 2 percentage points really enough difference to claim voter ID is unconstitutionally discriminatory? That’s a stretch. — Enterprise-Journal, McComb

Pilot program may help some school dropouts A plan to enroll high school dropouts in college will work for some, and it’s worth trying as a pilot program. But it isn’t going to be a cure for what’s causing most kids to quit school in Mississippi. The reasons for dropouts are varied, but the most common one is the inability to read proficiently. And that comes back to early childhood education — effective pre-kindergarten, not just babysitters — where state leaders looking to improve education aren’t putting enough emphasis. Hinds Community College and the Rankin County School District will partner next school year in a plan allowing recent dropouts and those in danger of dropping out a chance to earn their high school diplomas at the community college while at the same time working on college undergraduate courses. A bill pending in the Legislature would expand the concept to a pilot program in five school districts before expanding to all school districts in 2013-14. It’s a component of Gov. Phil Bryant’s “Mississippi Works” agenda. Give Bryant and the Republicans who now control the Legislature credit for innovation in trying to improve educational achievement in Mississippi. This includes strengthening the state’s charter school law, which is in the works. The dual-enrollment plan with high schools and community colleges will help a minority of dropouts who leave school for non-academic reasons. But if they can’t read well — and many dropouts can’t — we question how they can pass college work, unless they are given remedial courses, which shouldn’t be the role of colleges. Better to make sure kids can read before they reach the third grade. That is easier said than done, given the number of children coming from underprivileged homes where the parents themselves don’t read well. — The Greenwood Commonwealth

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Worth Quoting A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason. — J. P. Morgan

Prayer for today Dear God, help us to be sensitive to others’ needs — both physical and spiritual. Amen.

A verse to share Be careful . . . that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. — 1 Corinthians 8:9 (NIV)

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Headlines confirm remaking of America mirror the diversity Anyone who beof the state. Whites, lieves America’s Asians, Hispanculture wars are beics, males, females, hind her should have blacks, gays, straights started out Friday and bisexuals are to reading The Washbe represented on ington Times. Patrick the bench in the proThe headlines on the three top stories Buchanan portion that they are found in the popuon page one read: Columnist lation. Yet another “California judges triumph of diversity asked to say if they over excellence. are gay.” Were an Olympic team “‘Tebow Bill’ for homeschoolers dies in Virginia or symphony orchestra to be chosen on the basis of Senate panel.” “Opt-out on birth control this kind of diversity, they would be a joke. defeated in Senate.” The “Tebow Bill,” named The California judges story dealt with the lately for Denver Broncos quarpassed Judicial Appoint- terback Tim Tebow, who ments Demographic Inclu- played high school football sion Act, which mandates while being home-schooled, a survey of all of the state’s was crafted to allow home1,600 judges — to find out schooled Virginia kids to how many are homosexual. try out for the tennis, footPurpose of the law: “Pro- ball, baseball and basketball mote and increase the rep- teams at their local high resentation of lesbian, gay, schools. The Virginia House bisexual and transgender approved the measure. But a Senate panel sank people in the ... judicial the Tebow Bill on an 8-7 branch.” The questionnaire sent vote, denying 38,000 Virto the judges asked each to ginia home-schoolers their identify themselves by race, last chance to play high ethnicity, gender and sexual school sports. Every Democrat on the panel voted as orientation. Forty percent of the judg- the Virginia Education Ases balked, refusing to reveal sociation dictated. But it is the top story in their sexual orientation. Welcome to 21st century the Times, about the 51-48 America. Under the old defeat of the Blunt AmendAmerican ideal, the lawyers ment, that best reveals the who proved the most quali- shifting correlation of forces fied by wisdom and experi- in the religious and cultural ence were to be elevated to wars sundering the country. The amendment of Sen. the bench. The new ideal is that Cali- Roy Blunt would have asfornia’s judiciary should sured Catholic institutions

and Catholic employers of their freedom to opt out of providing health insurance coverage for contraception, abortifacients and sterilizations for employees, if they have religious objections. The position of the Catholic Church on this issue is neither new nor is it unknown. It was reaffirmed in 1968 in the famous encyclical “Humanae Vitae” of Pope Paul VI. Artificial birth control is unnatural and immoral. Any government that orders Catholic institutions and employers to provide contraceptives, “morning after” pills or sterilizations for employees has crossed the line between church and state to trample upon the First Amendment religious freedom it was established to protect. Sandra Fluke, a 30-yearold student at Georgetown Law School, has emerged as the heroine of the Democratic establishment, being phoned by President Obama after her excoriation by Rush Limbaugh. And what is Fluke’s demand? That Georgetown University pay for and provide birth control for herself and all coeds and law school students. Fluke attends one of the most prestigious law schools in America. She is among a cognitive elite whose future is secure. Why should she not pay for her own birth control, even if she has to borrow money?

This is not an abandoned woman on welfare. Why should other students or the university be forced to foot the bill for Fluke’s exercise of her freedom to pursue her personal lifestyle? Georgetown University and its law school presumably remain Jesuit institutions. For Fluke to demand contraceptives or birth control pills for herself and her fellow students is to demand that Georgetown enable and subsidize behavior the the Jesuit community teaches to be immoral. Undeniably this episode, where the Democratic Party, traditional political home of America’s Catholics, is now demanding that Catholic institutions and employers be forced to subsidize what their church teaches to be immoral conduct, tells us much about the sea change that has taken place and is taking place across America. The America of Barack Obama that is emerging appears to be a country where civil disobedience may yet become a duty of traditional Christians and Catholics. The historian Arthur Schlesinger Sr. once called anti-Catholicism “the deepest-held bias in the history of the American people.” In Obama’s Washington, it is becoming so again. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?”

There is no substitute for victory for GOP Court, ObamaCare If anyone does a will be on the books year-end wrap-up until 2017, and probof the worst ideas ably forevermore. No of 2012, losing the matter how unpopupresidential election lar now, it will evendeserves to be high tually become part on the list. Rich of the permanent arA note of gloomy Lowery chitecture of the welwishfulness has enfare state, as unmovtered Republican National thinking of late. MayReview able as almost every other entitlement. It be a loss in November won’t be long before (if Mitt Romney wins the nomination) won’t be so Republicans are couching bad because a cleansing fire their criticisms of the prowill rid the party of mod- gram in terms of “saving” it. If Republicans hold the erates once and for all. Or, from the opposite point of House and at least a subview (if Rick Santorum or stantial minority in the SenNewt Gingrich were some- ate, the president’s ability to how to get nominated), a pass major new programs devastating defeat will teach will be limited. But the dethe party’s purists a lesson. bate over the Health and In any event, a Republican Human Services contracepCongress could foil Presi- tion mandate demonstrates dent Barack Obama’s nox- the power and discretion ious initiatives in a second attendant to controlling the executive branch. The adterm. All of this is hopefulness ministration came up with masquerading as hard- the rule mandating coverheadedness. No shift in the age with no exemption for balance of power within religious institutions all on the Republican Party, no its own. What could concongressional check on the gressional Republicans do president, no silver lining to stop it? Nothing. This is a theme. What can possibly outweigh the setback the GOP will suffer could congressional Reif President Obama wins a publicans do to stop the auto bailouts? Nothing. The second term. Assuming it’s not struck Libya War? Nothing. The down by the Supreme Federal Reserve’s quantita-

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tive easing? Nothing. They objected to the administration’s dithering on the Keystone Pipeline, so they included a requirement that President Obama make a decision in an unrelated piece of must-pass legislation. He escaped this trap — by rejecting the pipeline. This is the tale of congressional frustration when Republicans have been united. There’s no guarantee that they will remain so if their numbers diminish and if their standing with the public remains low. A cataract of tax increases set for 2013 will give the president invaluable leverage in budget negotiations. As ever, he will have outsized influence in setting the agenda. With one speech, he can take income inequality from an animating issue in Zuccotti Park to an animating issue in the national debate. He will presumably replace the liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who will be 80 in 2013, with another liberal who will serve for another 30 years. If Justice Anthony Kennedy or Justice Antonin Scalia steps aside (both born in 1936), he gets the opportunity to shift the balance of the court for de-

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cades. There is no presidential election that is not said to be the most important in our lifetime. It was even said in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a decisive but not particularly consequential victory over Bob Dole. But Clinton had been chastened by the Republican sweep in 1994, and in a period of peace and prosperity, the country could afford to debate the meaning of “is.” Now, we are truly at an inflection point, between the Barack Obama and Paul Ryan approaches to government, between consolidation of the past three years of historic government expansion and rollback. The downbeat musings on the right are driven by the dreary primary season and the belief that the party’s nominee will be weak. But so is the president, who leads likely nominee Mitt Romney only narrowly. For Republicans, the general election is still winnable, and there is no substitute for victory. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review. He can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

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State Legislators mull agency advertising bill The Associated Press

JACKSON — A bill pending in the Mississippi Senate seeks to pull the plug on all state agencies' ability to advertise. “Millions and millions of taxpayers' dollars are going for a whole bunch of bogus programs that are advertised all over the state and we're going to put a stop to it,” Sen. Merle Flowers, R-Southaven, told WLBT-TV. Flowers, the lead author of the bill, said much of that money spent is in radio. The bill which would prevent state agencies from using radio and television advertising to promote agency programs. The bill does not include newspapers and there would be some exceptions like public service announcements

required by the federal government. Legal notices and employment opportunities also would be excluded. If state agencies must use state dollars to advertise, then a bidding process would be required. “If you are going to have advertising we want it to be very competitive,” Flowers said. “We want to make sure that you have a bidding process and we have open contracts for the whole world to see.” The board within in the state Department of Finance and Administration would look over proposed ads to determine if they meet rules and regulations for advertising The bill does also does not apply to community colleges and universities. “We don't want to stop that but we just want to J7NÂ<H;;Ã?DL;IJ?D= tqxÃ;:K97J?EDÃI7L?D=IÃFB7D <?N;:Ã?D9EC; I H;J?H;C;DJÃFB7DD?D=

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make sure that we get the best bang for the buck on it,” said Sen. Terry Brown, president protem and a co-author of the bill. Brown, R-Columbus, said it's simply a way to save money and become more transparent. “We're responsible for

the taxpayers' dollars and it's our responsibility to make sure they're spent efficiently and in the right areas and this is just part of that,” Brown said Brown said on many occasions the state has thrown money into advertising public notices

where federal dollars should have been used instead. “Anything that we can save a dollar on in this state, it has to be beneficial,” Brown said. The bill was sent to the full Senate by the new Accountability, Effi-

ciency and Transparency Committee. “If the state is going to be spending money, we need to know how they're spending it,” Flowers said. “The public has a right to require their government to get the best deal possible.”

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