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• Corinth, Mississippi • 24 pages • Two Sections

Corinth OKs wage survey Arena manager BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

The Corinth Board of Aldermen has commissioned a wage survey of municipal employees. The board recently agreed to hire Jimmy Wheeler, a CPA, to prepare a report looking at wages and benefits for municipal workers in other communities of the region. In other recent actions: ■ Alderman gave approval to the boundaries of the proposed entertainment district, which provides an incentive for businesses to construct or renovate buildings for an entertainment venue. Qualifying projects will get an accelerated income tax depreciation deduction.

The city must apply to the Mississippi Department of Revenue for approval of the district. The two proposed areas generally include the historic business district and some open property in the Crossroads Arena area. ■ The board had a discussion of looking into hiring a security employee for City Hall now that the police department has moved to the justice center on South Harper Road. ■ The board directed the city attorney to send a letter to Reynolds and Fisher, the developer for a commercial project near Home Banking Company on South Harper Road, notifying the business that they

are expected to comply with the agreement made with the board of adjustment for a detention pond to be included in the development. ■ The board accepted a bid from Fix and Sons for animal cages at the animal shelter. The purchase follows a grant to the city made by the National Humane Society. ■ Aldermen accepted a bid for the sale of lot 36 in Spence subdivision. ■ Drainage commissioner Milton Sandy Jr. reported that the local creek projects are nearing the top of the work schedule of the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District.

Alcorn County man to turn 106

resigns position BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The manager of Crossroads Arena has resigned. Arena General Manager Kathryn Dilworth submitted a letter of resignation on Tuesday, said Bill Strickland, president of the facility’s board of directors. Strickland declined to discuss any additional details of the resignation. He said the board had just received Dilworth’s resignation and he would be willing to make a comment in the near future. Dilworth said she decided to end her term of employment as the arena’s general

manager after much consideration. “It was a decision I took a lot of time to think about,” she said, “and I decided to move my career in another direction.” Dilworth — who has Alcorn County roots reaching back to the founding of the county — began her term as general manager of the arena on August 22, following a year-long stint as director of the Crossroads Museum. The former general manager said she parted amicably with the arena’s board and she wishes them “luck and success.”

BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

The staff of MS Care Center are getting ready to celebrate the birthday of a man who is, quite possibly, Alcorn County’s oldest living person. On his upcoming birthday, Earskin Evetts will turn 106. Born Jan. 9, 1909, Evetts grew up on a farm in Rienzi. As a young man he worked the land to put food on the table just as he had growing up. “That’s what we did,” said his 78-year-old daughter, Vera Ruiz, who still lives in Rienzi. “It was the only thing we had to do. There were no factories around until the shirt factories came around. There was nothing for men but hard work, like digging ditches.” Evetts later moved to Kenosha, Wis.., where he worked as a janitor in two hospitals before his retirement. After retiring, he moved back to Rienzi, where he resumed working with the soil as he had so many years before. “Up until his last years at home he grew flowers,” his daughter said. “He really liked those flowers. He still does in his hats.” Evetts’ love for flowers — and hats — is well-known to his caretakers at the MS Care Center, which has been his home since July 18, 2006. “He’s wonderful. He’s the sweetest, cutest little thing, and he always wears a hat,” said Lacy Taylor, the unit manager for Evetts’ hall at the Care Center. “He loves unique hats. You do not see him when he does not have a hat on.” At the MS Care Center, where Evetts is known simply as “Pop,” the people who know him best are quick to point out two main qualities about him — his love for God and his love for people. “He’s a very Christian man, a Godly man,” said Taylor. “You’ll catch him at times just praying, you know? He don’t care if he’s in the dining room, he don’t care if he’s in the hallway — he says his prayers.” Deborah Houser is one of Evetts’ nurses at the Care Center. She describes him as a very

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Marshall Ramsey presents Monica Carreon a framed edition of her winning entry in the MPB holiday card art contest. Carreon along with her mother and sister attended a reception for winners where she was awarded the framed award along with a pize package.

Corinth student places in MPB state art contest BY STEVE BEAVERS Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

Earskin Evetts — one of Alcorn County’s oldest residents — reaches out for a hug by the Christmas tree. Evetts will turn 106 on January 9. loving man, always wanting to help somebody and looking for somebody to help. Evetts is always concerned about little children, she said, always wanting to make sure everyone around him is “okay.” He is still a man of strength, with a surprisingly firm grip and a stout spirit that allows him to still push himself up and down the halls of the Care Center at his advanced age. Houser describes a man who is always talking about his family. With his late wife, Irene, Evetts raised his daughter, Vera, and a son, Cecil, who now lives in Russell, Ala. The couple lost two daughters in infancy. The 105-year-old Evetts can call six generations his family: two children, eight grandchildren, 19

great-grandchildren, 26 greatgreat-grandchildren and one great-great-great-grandchild. His nurse has a theory on why Evetts has been blessed with such amazing longevity. “I tell him all the time, I say, ‘Pop, you must have really obeyed your parents’,” Houser explained. “Because the Bible says if you obey your parents you will live long on the earth. And he says, ‘Oh, yea! I obeyed my parents; I respected them.’” His daughter — who describes Evetts as a Christian man who’d give the shirt off his back to anybody — has a simple explanation for explanation for her father’s long life. “It’s all about being a good man and a hard worker,” she said.

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A Corinth Elementary student got an early Christmas surprise. Monica Carreon was named a third place winner in the Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s (MPB) 2011 holiday card art contest. Carreon was presented a framed edition of her winning entry of a Christmas tree with presents underneath. The student, who tied with Jeremy Seibel of Lawrence for the third place winning entry, also was awarded a MPB prize package by cartoonist/writer Marshall Ramsey at a reception for winners on Dec. 20. Over 200 children — ages 4-12 statewide — submitted original artwork through September and October. Winners had their pieces displayed on the official holiday greeting card of MPB. The card was sent to friends and members of MPB, including government officials and other agencies around Mississippi. Mississippi Public Broadcast-

ing (MPB) provides relevant instructional and public affairs programming to Mississippians through its statewide television and radio network. MPB enhances the work of educators, students, parents and learners of all ages by providing informative programming and educational resources.

A look back: Year in Review, Part II Editor’s note: Part 2 of 2. A look back at notable local news in the second half of 2011:

operations of the animal shelter under the leadership of a new board, taking the Corinth-Alcorn Humane Society out of the operation.

July

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Officials seize more than 400 pounds of marijuana and $41,000 in a marijuana bust in Rienzi. Officers arrest four people. City, county and Farmington officials make plans to continue

Almost 12,000 people vote in the first party primary election. Among the closest races, Bobby Marolt wins reelection as chancery clerk by 98 votes over Greg Younger, tax collector. After some debate, the Board

BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

of Aldermen makes the intersection of Cass Street and Bunch Street a four-way stop. Sunny Phillips resigns from the county prosecuting attorney post following an election defeat. The election winner, Bob Moore, is appointed to complete the unexpired term. Agencies conduct a mock drill at the vacant West Corinth Elementary campus to simulate a school shooting scenario. The Mississippi Supreme Court imposes a 270-day sus-

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pension and calls for a public reprimand for Justice Court Judge Jimmy McGee for judicial misconduct stemming from his actions involving a case in which his relative was a victim. The court dismisses a separate allegation of DUI ticket-fixing. Motorcyclist Terry Kiddy dies in a head-on collision with an SUV on County Road 156. The Corinth School District sees a 6 percent enrollment increase with the new school year. Former Corinth police offi-

cer Jamie Brewer is sentenced to 46 months in prison after he pleads guilty to taking money from individuals during traffic stops in Corinth. The state orders two cemeteries — Forest Memorial Park of Corinth and Oaklawn Memorial Park of Booneville — to cease and desist with all sales of pre-need goods and services because of inadequate funding in the perpetual care trust acPlease see REVIEW | 5A

On this day in history 150 years ago Dec. 28 — A small force of Confederate cavalry under Colonel Nathan B. Forrest scores a minor victory at Sacramento, Kentucky. This is the first in a long string of triumphs for the man later known as “The Wizard of the Saddle.”

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Deaths Robert Clayton “R.C.” Bethany

Funeral services for Robert Clayton “R.C.” Bethany, 71, of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. Thursday at Hight Funeral Home with burial at Forrest Memorial Park. Mr. Bethany died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at a family residence. He was born Oct. 22, 1940, in Egypt. Mr. Bethany, formerly of Memphis, Tenn., enjoyed the outdoors, camping, hunting, fishing and thoroughly loved his horses. He retired from Memphis, Light, Gas and Water after 25 years. He was a survivor, a fair man and fought a good fight. He was preceded in death by his parents, Aubrey Jack and Ruth Inez Kelly Bethany; a brother, Daniel Jack Bethany; a daughter, Emily Marie Bethany; and a grandson, Joshua Allen. Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Paula Jo Bethany of Corinth; two daughters, Robbie Bethany of Memphis, Tenn., and Cheryl Maricle (Anthony) of Glen; two sons, Troy Sherman (Anita) of Memphis, Tenn., and Michael Sherman (Lorna) of Middletown, Ohio; three brothers, James Bethany (Peggy) of Amory, Kelly Bethany (Polly) of Hamilton, and Frank “Buddy” Bethany (Sharon) of Memphis, Tenn.; two sisters, Janis Holloway (Harold) of Hamilton, and Debbie Shaw of West Point; a sister-in-law, Betty Bethany of Alexandria, La.; 12 grandchildren; three step grandchildren; two great grandchildren; four local grandchildren, Ricky Ruller (Nikki) of New Site, Brandi Fuller of Glen, Dylan Maricle of Glen and Paul Maricle of Glen; a loving host of nieces, nephews and friends; and special caregivers, Tamra and April. Message will be by Bro. Scott Bridges with daughter Cheryl Maricle delivering Eulogy. Visitation is today from 5 until 8 p.m. and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at Hight Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Anthony Maricle, Dylan Maricle, Ricky Fuller, Paul Maricle, Jim Johnston and Scott Bridges. In Lieu of flowers, send tribute memorials to World War II veterans at Forever Young, PO Box 1381, Collierville, TN 38027

Hester Veynon Hilburn Bugg

Funeral services for Hester Veynon Hilburn Bugg, 73, of Corinth, are set for 1 p.m. today at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church with burial at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church. Mrs. Bugg died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at Magnoia Regional Health Center. Born Oct. 19, 1938, she graduated from AAHS in 1957. She started teaching at Kossuth Headstart in 1967. She later became The Center Administrator over Corinth and Kendrick Headstart. Over the 44 year span of her career at MAPP she has touched the lives of thousands of children and made sure that each one of their needs were met. There are instances where she has touched the lives of several generations of a family. She retired from MAPP in July of 2011. She also volunteered with the Girl Scouts of America and supported each one of her children and grandchildren in their sport activities. She loved her family and

Carl Pruitt Bayne III

Carl Pruitt Bayne II, 69, of Corinth, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Magnolia Funeral Home.

Wade Robbins

WALNUT — Funeral services for Jesse Wade Robbins, 63, are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Ripley Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Criswell Cemetery. Mr. Robbins died Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born June 21, 1948, he was a dedicated member of Brownfield Baptist Church where he was a deacon for 35 years and Sunday School teacher. He previously worked at Ashley Industries in Ripley. He was preceded in death by his father, Dedric Robbins. Survivors include his wife, Nell Camburn Robbins of Walnut; his mother, Virginia Quinn Robbins of Ripley; two sons, David Robbins (Janet) of Medina, Tenn., and Kevin Robbins of Walnut; three grandchildren, Dylan and Bryson Robbins, both of Medina, Tenn., and Preslee Robbins of Walnut; one sister, Bernice Crumpton of Ripley; and one brother, Wayne Robbins of Ripley. Bro. Roy Forshea and Bro. Paul Adams will officiate. Visitation is today from 5 until 8 p.m. at Ripley Funeral Home.

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Viola S. Taylor

Funeral services for Viola S. Taylor, 91, of Corinth, are set for 2 p . m . Thursd a y at Mt. Moriah United MethTaylor o d i s t Church with burial at Concord Cemetery. Mrs. Taylor died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at Mag-

friends and her pride and joy was her pug, Apple Jack. She enjoyed traveling, eating breakfast with her breakfast club at Abe’s or wherever they would end up meeting, cooking, participating in “The Proverbs’ 31” Sunday school class, going to gospel and bluegrass singings (her favorite Bluegrass group was “Breaking Grass”) and going to auctions. She collected recipe books, cooking jars and salt and pepper shakers. Her most recent enjoyment was being a Pink Lady at Magnolia Regional Health Center. She always got a joy out of helping others. She was a member of Pleasant Hill Methodist Church. Mrs. Hester Bugg has touched the lives of many, many people in Alcorn County and she will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, John D. Bugg; her father, Willie Cleabert Hilburn; and her mother, Avie Lois Hawley Hilburn. Survivors include her daughter, Paula V. Meeks (Tommy) of Biggersville; her sons, Ronnie G. Bugg of Mooreville, and Michael L. Bugg (Susan) of Corinth; six grandchildren, Kyle Bugg (Kristy), Shannon Bugg, Brooke V. Meeks, Michael Thomas Meeks, Hunter Mooney and Allie Mooney; one great grandson, Maddox Cole Bugg; her twin brother, Chester Hillburn (Jo) of Rienzi; her sisters, Dr. Barbara Jones (Russell) of Nesbit, and Dr. Brenda Monk of Tallahassee, Fla.; her aunt, Ollie Faye Hilburn Arnett of San Angelo, Texas; other relatives and a host of friends. Dr. Barbara Jones, Dr. Brenda Monk, Rev. Trey Lambert and Rev. Kenny McGill will officiate. Pallbearers will be Michael Wiginton, David Derrick, Tim Mitchell, Kyle Bugg, Kevin Jones, Ray Settlemires, Wayne Honeycutt, Matthew Martindale, Josh Monk and Brandon Hilburn. Honorary pallbearers will be the MAPP Center Administration and The Proverbs’ 31 Sunday School Class. Visitation is today from 11:30 a.m. until service time at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church.

1st Sgt. Charles McCarter, USMC Ret.

GUYS, Tenn. — Funeral services for 1st Sgt. Charles McCarter, USMC Ret., are set for 11 a.m. Thursday at McPeters Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with full Military Honors will follow in the Corinth National Cemetery. Visitation is today from 5 until 8 p.m. at McPeters Funeral Home. Charles McCarter, 88, died Christmas Day in Corinth. He was born and spent his early years in McNairy County, Tenn. He attended Ramere High School but left to join the United States Marines at the outbreak of World War II. He served his country McCarter for 30 years, therefore was a veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and was very proud of his service in the United States Marines. Mr. McCarter was always ready to “swap war stories”

nolia Regional Health Center of natural causes. Born March 15, 1920, she was a nurses’ aid at Care Inn Nursing Home. HE was a member of Mt. Moriah United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Wesley Taylor; a son, John Thomas Taylor; her parents, Shed and Ellis Stricklin; four sisters, Clara, Ruby, Gracie and Ivola; and three brothers, Samuel, James and Zack. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Taylor West of Corinth; two brothers, David Stricklin and Howard

Stricklin; two grandchildren, Zachary Taylor and John Woodard; and five great-grandchildren. Pastor Jonathan Parker

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and would quickly tell you that Semper Fi was not just a motto but a way of life. However, he did not tolerate swabbies very well. Mr. McCarter returned to his home in McNairy County following retirement from the United States Marines, raising beefmaster cattle with his brother. He also established Mac’s Security in Corinth. This company provided security for many local businesses. His eight brothers and two sisters were very special to him and a tighter group you’ve never met. They might fuss within themselves but don’t let an outsider try to take one on or they had them all to deal with. He is survived by hiswife, Lessie — their relationship began as high school sweethearts and they were married for 69 years and traveled to many Marine locations; one son, Windell and his wife Kathy; two grandsons, Sean McCarter and wife Angela, Brett McCarter and wife Jeannie; one great-grandson, Landon, all of Round Rock, Texas; his sisters, Ethelyne Gurley of Guys, Tenn., Marguerite Baker of Oakland, Tenn.; and his brothers, Sonny McCarter of Shelbyville, Tenn., Gene McCarter, Johnny McCarter, both of Guys, Tenn., and Paul McCarter of Mobile, Ala. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Lillie McCarter; and his brothers, Leonard, Lautis, Lawrence and Tommy McCarter.

Alma Moore

Alma P. Moore died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at her residence. She was born Jan. 3, 1925, in Alcorn County, to the late Dutch and Itley Dollie Morgan. Living in Nevada for 43 years, she retired from Bentley Manufacturing Co. She moved back to Corinth in 2004. She was a member of Lone Oak Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bynum Arnold; her daughter, Joyce Buchanan; her brothers, Herbert, Clifford and Donnie Morgan; and a sister, Myrtle Curtis. Survivors include her sons, Thomas Wayne Arnold of Corinth; a son-in-law, Bud Buchanan; a brother, S.A. Morgan; a half-sister, Willard Clausel, all of Corinth; her sisters-in-law, Barbara Moore of Markeyville, Calif., Gladys Lindale of Prescott, Ariz., Lee Slater and her son Rick Slater of Camono, Calif., Bonnie Morgan and her son David Morgan of Green Forrest, Ark.; her grandchildren, Blake Shawl, Freddie Buchanan, Michelle Campbell, Amanda Upchurch; her great-grandchildren, Daniel Shawl, Zachery Shawl, Robert Buchanan, Bill Campbell, John Campbell, Richard Upchurch and Haley Upchurch; a special nephew and niece, Junior and Ann Morgan of Corinth; and special friends, Barbara Bennett, Allied Hospice: Debbie, Rhonda, Callie, Tina and Peggy. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Smiley Mills and Bro. Charles Stephenson officiating. Burial will be in Lone Oak Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation was held Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Home.

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Guest Views Obama succeeds abroad following Bush, Clinton BY MICHAEL BARONE The world usually turns out to work differently from what American presidents expected when they were campaigning. Franklin Roosevelt campaigned on domestic issues in 1932 and ran a more isolationist foreign policy for his first years in office than any of the Republican presidents elected in the 1920s. But he became aware of the threat that Adolf Hitler posed earlier than most, and changed course accordingly. George W. Bush called for a “humble” foreign policy when he was running in 2000. But the attacks of Sept. 11 utterly changed his priorities and policies. Barack Obama has not had such a stark turning point. But the world certainly seems to be working differently from what he expected during the 2008 campaign. Obama expected to be greeted as a hero and champion by the peoples and governments of what Donald Rumsfeld called derisively “Old Europe,” and by leaders in the Middle East and Third World. He thought it would matter that he “looked different” from previous presidents. But all presidents have looked different from one another, and the election of the first black president probably had more resonance to Americans than to foreigners who have less emotional connection with our history. Obama may have been cheered by his reception in Berlin in July 2008, but he has gotten the cold shoulder from leaders of European countries old and new. Rather than hail his long opposition to military action in Iraq, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other Europeans plunged into intervention in Libya, a bit miffed that Obama was (in the words of one of his aides) “leading from behind.” Obama supposed that leaders of countries like Russia and China would find him, as Sarkozy might put it, a confrere. Not quite. Vladimir Putin pocketed Obama’s concessions on missile defense that Obama made in his “reset” with Russia and gave back little in return. Putin is still balking at stopping Iran’s drive for nuclear weapons. With China, Obama has had an edgy rather than trustful relationship. His administration, like Bush’s, is trying to induce China to be a responsible stakeholder in world affairs, with mixed results. And like Bush in his second term, Obama is basing policy on the so far forlorn hope that concessions will somehow make the horrifying North Korean dictatorship, now under a 20-something leader, change its ways. In his first years as president, Obama brusquely rejected the emphasis on human rights that was, in varying proportions, the part of the foreign policy of every president from Jimmy Carter to the second Bush. After all, if it was Bush’s policy, it was bad. So he coldly ignored the Green movement against Iran’s mullahs in June 2009, and he only hesitantly has expressed sympathy with what we at least used to call the Arab Spring. But the mullahs have shown no more fellow feeling for the first black president than for the third Texas president or his four predecessors. Our lack of engagement with the Arab Spring movement has reduced our leverage in the region. So has our sudden and abrupt withdrawal from Iraq, against military (but perhaps in accord with political) advice. Where Obama has done better is in regions where he has followed the trajectory of Bush’s (and in some cases Bill Clinton’s) policies. In Africa, he has continued Bush’s widely successful campaign to eradicate AIDS. But there are signs that in some African countries Bush is more popular than the president whose father was a citizen of Kenya. In Asia, once you get east of the horrifying conundrum of Pakistan, Obama has built alliances, formal and informal, with the major countries ringing China. Foreign policy analyst Walter Russell Mead hails the recent and first trilateral talks between the U.S., Japan and India as “history made.” Obama has built on our rapprochement with India, started gingerly by Clinton and continued with gusto by Bush. Suddenly China finds itself surrounded by nations, including South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and, maybe, Burma, resisting its expansionist thrusts. Japan is buying F-35s, and Australia has agreed to host U.S. troops. You didn’t hear Obama (or his opponents) talk much about Asia in 2008. But it has the world’s largest populations and fastest economic growth -- while Old Europe struggles to avoid the collapse of the euro. Obama’s policy there, which continued past initiatives, is a serious achievement. But not one he forecast in his 2008 campaign. (Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, www.washingtonexaminer.com, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

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Using ‘covered jurisdiction’ to battle Voter ID STARKVILLE — Mississippi voters should not be surprised that the U.S. Justice Department has blocked a new South Carolina law that requires voters to have photo identification, claiming that the law impedes the ability of “minority” voters to vote. After all, Mississippi and South Carolina are two of nine states declared “covered jurisdictions” under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. “Covered jurisdiction” states, counties and municipalities cannot implement voting law changes without federal “preclearance” by the Justice Department. States included in the “covered jurisdiction” by the Voting Rights Act include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. There are also counties in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina, and South Dakota as well as some cities in Michigan and New Hampshire that are included. The Voting Right Act provided extensive federal

oversight of elections administration in states with “a history of discriminavoting Sid Salter tory practices” (which the speciColumnist act fied as the ‘covered jurisdictions’) and despite the passage of 46 years, the highest percentage African-American voters in the country and the largest number of black elected officials of any state in the union, Mississippi (and South Carolina) election law changes are still subject to federal preclearance. The Justice Department signaled their strategy in fighting voter ID in South Carolina in a letter. “The state’s (South Carolina’s) data demonstrate that non-white voters are both ‘significantly burdened’ by the law and ‘disproportionately unlikely to process the most common types of photo identification’ needed,” wrote Justice Department Civil Rights Division head

Thomas Perez in a letter to South Carolina officials. The “significantly burdened” phrase comes straight from the VRA while the concept of “disproportionate” impact is a direct link to Section 5 of the VRA. Specifically, the feds question the fact that South Carolina officials did not offer evidence of voter fraud related to lack of photo ID or fraud that could be deterred by presentation of such identification. Opponents of voter ID used the same arguments against it in Mississippi. Mississippi voters in November approved an initiative that requires voters to submit a photo ID in order to vote in a manner that already has survived U.S. Supreme Court scrutiny in 2008 in an appeal from a similar law in Indiana. The Supreme Court ruling in the Indiana case emboldened a number of states to adopt similar voter ID legislation. Over the last year, new voter ID laws have been enacted in Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

So in light of the Indiana case ruling before the Supreme Court, look for the Justice Department to seek to block voter ID implementation in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas. Look for similar laws in Kansas, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wisconsin (states not included in the VRA’s “covered jurisdictions”) to either escape a Justice Department challenge altogether or to see those challenges be of much lower priority. What should be noted is that while Democrats argue that voter ID is a solution in search of a problem, the growing abuse of the absentee ballot process in Mississippi is undeniable. If the Obama Justice Department is willing to actively fight voter ID law changes in the “covered jurisdiction” states in the South, Mississippians gearing up to fight the battle for the integrity of the absentee ballot in this state has better prepare for a long and expensive battle. (Sid Salter is a syndicated columnist. Contact him at sidsalter@sidsalter. com.)

‘Stairways to the Stars,’ an answer to prayers SANTA FE, N.M. — The so-called mystery staircase in the Loretto Chapel here reminds me of nothing so much as a big, coiled spring, a Slinky toy falling from ceiling to floor. Or maybe the shelves that young boys of the 1930s used to make in shop called “Stairways to the Stars.” The stairs make two, 360-degree turns and for a great story. Tourists and pilgrims come every day to visit and gawk. It is told that in 1877, a mysterious and shaggy carpenter rode up on a donkey with a chest of simple tools and did what others said could not be done. He built a spiral stairway in the newly constructed Gothic chapel, an answer to the nuns’ prayers to St. Joseph. The Sisters of Loretto said the ingenious laborer disappeared before being paid, and some believe it was St. Joseph himself who came to

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the rescue of the nuns. The original architect died before explaining his plans for Rheta a stairwell to Johnson the choir loft. There wasn’t Columnist room for a conventional one, creating an architectural emergency with a ladder the only obvious alternative. But the “miracle” fixed things. Later and less saintly research shows the stairs may have been built by a French carpenter named FrancoisJean “Frenchy” Rochas. Rochas was murdered and never publicly took a bow, but at least one newspaper obituary gave him credit for the staircase. Frenchy or St. Joseph, doesn’t really matter what story you buy. Either way or another altogether, the

staircase is worth a looksee. The chapel is a sort-of miniature of Sainte-Chapelle in Paris, and the first Gothic structure west of the Mississippi. I can never get over how beautiful Santa Fe is, no accident considering the strict legal covenants for building only adobe-style and painting in city-approved earth tones. In this case, zealous planning works. You can’t argue with the look of the place. Throw in some romance – mystery stairs and hanging red peppers and Indians under the portal at the Palace of the Governors selling turquoise and silver – and you have the perfect place to enjoy Christmas. Farolitos – candles stuck in sand inside paper bags – make simply beautiful and beautifully simple decorations, but their modern cousins, the “electro-litos” used by many commercial

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establishments, now are the subject of great debate, Santa Fe style. Purists miss the flicker. I took a New Orleans friend to Santa Fe just before Christmas, and he was a little puzzled, if not put off, by the uniformity of the town. It “looks a little Disney,” he said. Certainly it’s no New Orleans, where anything goes aesthetically or otherwise. It would take calling in the National Guard to codify that free-wheeling city’s beauty. Somehow, though, here so close to the bluest of skies, you don’t need as much color and adornment. All you need is a presumed miracle or two to make the season merry and wind your way to the stars. (To find out more about Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www. rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.)

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Local/State REVIEW: Recalling 2011’s most memorable events month-by-month CONTINUED FROM 1A

counts. The cemeteries are later placed in receivership. Former supervisor Danny Crotts drops out of the race for district 2 supervisor. The tourism board agrees to entertain event promotion requests totaling up to $75,000 for the fiscal year to help Crossroads Arena improve its standing. After a long vacancy in the general manager position, the Crossroads Arena board hires Kathryn Dilworth; she resigns in December. Shane Matthew Strickland, 21, dies in a crash on Hightown Road. More than 10,000 people vote in the primary runoff election, which sees Sheriff Charles Rinehart win reelection over Ralph Dance of the Corinth Police Department. Worsham Brothers Construction President Bobby Worsham dies.

September John Howard Anderson Jr., 57, dies when he attempts to cross a flooded creek at the entrance to J.P. Coleman State Park in a van. Other individuals got out of the van before it was overcome by the rushing water. The city of Selmer settles for $500,000 in the lawsuit filed by families affected in the 2007 Cars for Kids tragedy. The Mississippi Supreme Court dismisses the allegation of DUI ticket-fixing against Justice Court Judge Steve Little. Local governments

adopt budgets with cuts but no tax increase. Alcorn County holds its first county fair in 12 years. Two pedestrians are hit by vehicles in the space of a week — one in a bank parking lot and one while checking on an injured dog on South Harper Road. Human remains found in a burned-out car are identified as missing woman Tammy McVey Wright. Sylvester Fernando, 38, is fatally shot outside the Sprint Mart on Cass Street. Police arrest Antonio Shields and charge him with murder. The new concrete Oakland School Road bridge opens, drawing an increase in traffic to the area.

October With the opening of the new regional jail facility, the sheriff’s salary increases by $15,600 as specified in state law. A Burnsville alderman, James Randy Walker, is arrested on drug charges. Annie Dugard of Baldwyn dies in a wreck involving a car and a log truck on Highway 45 North in Corinth.

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Belk opens its new Southgate location. Montana Hill becomes Main Street Corinth director. The Alcorn Narcotics Unit arrests 23 in a drug roundup. The Board of Aldermen adopts new policies affecting the accumulation of holiday pay in the fire and police department in a cost-cutting move.

into Elam Creek behind Southgate shopping center; no one is injured. District attorney-elect Trent Kelly says the Corinth D.A. office will remain open. A judge rules in favor of incumbent J.C. Hill in the ward 4 election dispute. Biggersville dedicates its new north fire station on U.S. 45 just south of Corinth.

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Dollar General plans to demolish the old Bonanza building and construct a new store on U.S. 72. Three die in a crash on U.S. 72 as a pickup collides with the rear of an 18-wheeler. The general election sees turnout of 11,600 as votes elect new supervisors, legislators and others. Corinth awards contracts for the milling and paving of sections of Fillmore Street and Proper Street; the projects are expected to begin in the spring. Suzanne Marie Clark, 24, dies in the collapse of a storage building on Stanford Drive. Four Kansas-City Southern rail cars tumble

Fire destroys Crossroads Dry Cleaners. The Mississippi State Department of Health investigates a salmonella outbreak; Mexican restaurant Don Julio is identified as the source. Former Alcorn Central student Amanda Cossey Price is shot and killed in New Albany. Her husband, Ron Price, also a former ACHS student, is also shot. Perfection Upholstery is damaged by fire. The 911 office begins dispatching from the Alcorn County Justice Center, following the move of the city and county jail facilities, police department, sheriff’s department, Corinth Municipal Court and justice court.

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JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says the response to Hurricane Katrina shaped his legacy, and the 2005 storm boosted the state’s image because outsiders saw Mississippians’ willingness to work hard and help their neighbors. The 64-year-old Republican leaves office when his second term ends at noon on Jan. 10. He plans to travel as a paid speaker and work for BGR, the Washington lobbying firm he helped found two decades ago. In an interview with The Associated Press, Barbour reflected on what the state did, and didn’t, accomplish during the past eight years. He also offered advice for his Republican successor, Phil Bryant, and the lawmakers who begin serving in January. He said leaders should stick to their principles but be willing to compromise to enact policies

that could help the state. “Purity in politics and government is a loser,” Barbour said Barbour chaired the Republican National Committee in the mid1990s and has raised millions for GOP candidates across the United States since then. He traveled extensively in late 2010 and early 2011 to prepare for a possible 2012 presidential run, even assembling campaign staffs in South Carolina and Florida. In late April he said wouldn’t seek the GOP nomination because he didn’t have the “fire in the belly” to run an all-out campaign and then, if elected, possibly serve eight years. Since then, several Republican presidential candidates have rapidly gained popularity, only to drop just as quickly amid gaffes or revelations about their background. Barbour said he has no regrets about pulling back from the race, and he doesn’t intend to endorse anyone until Republicans choose their nominee.

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