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eil Carter grew up in the Southern Baptist tradition. As a young adult and undergraduate at Mississippi College, he was involved in ministry, which is when he began dating his ex-wife, April, whom he met in high school. He went on to complete a master’s degree in biblical studies at the Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, after which he moved his family to Atlanta. There, they joined the low- or home-church movement, which emphasizes a less authoritative structure where Christian families live close by and school their children together. He moved back to Jackson four years ago.

By any measure, Carter was as devout as they come. Then, without any singular impetus, the life-long evangelical began questioning everything he believed about his faith.

“It’s a very long, gradual process,” he says.

“You don’t just wake up one day and say, ‘I don’t believe anymore.’ It’s more the culmination of a lot of thought processes converging until you sort of tip over.”

Carter, 40, described it as a lonely, solitary exercise. After all, this is the Bible Belt, and members of his religious community see doubt as a challenge to vanquish. Ironically, the ultimate shedding of his religious beliefs came from what seemed like an unlikely source.

“I think my seriousness about my faith and my thinking about theology is one of the main things that led me to leave it in the end,” Carter says.

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In other words, he applied the very tools that he learned to use in dismantling all the other “wrong” religions to his own faith, and he came to believe that his, too, was wrong for all the same reasons. Of course, having met his wife and started a family—they have four daughters—rooted in church tradition presented a problem for his marriage, and it resulted in divorce. Driven in part by that separation, Carter started blogging a little more than a year ago. “Godless in Dixie” mushroomed in popularity and is among the most widely read sites in the skeptic community. His review of the Christian-themed film “God is Not Dead,” which takes aim at non-believers like Carter, received nearly 90,000 social-media shares.

Topics such as “Am I Raising My Kids to Be Atheists?” and “Why I Broke Up with Jesus” have resonated with a surprising number of people. Carter has the distinction of writing about secular humanism while living in the reddest of Deep South states. Being a former evangelical makes him even more of a novelty.

Carter, who teaches high-school geometry in Jackson, sees himself differently from other atheists who seem to delight in mocking religious folks. “I had (spent) too many years as a devout Christian to be petty about it,” he says.

“I’ll be critical. I’ll pick apart the things that are not logical, but I’m not going to be rude or mean because I was believer for too many years, and I have too much respect for people who are believers.”

—R.L. Nave

Cover photo of the Egg Bowl Trophy

by AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

10 Stewing

Facing budget shortfall, the future remains uncertain for Stewpot’s homeless shelters.

30 Autumn’s Bounty

Celebrate the fall harvest with a treat made from seasonal produce.

34 Coloring Richard Kelso’s World

“If you can see color, and you can learn to mix the color that you see, the world is your oyster.”

—Richard Kelso, “Richard Kelso: Light on the Land”

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EDITOR’S note

by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

My Only Egg Bowl Regret

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’ve been thinking a whole lot about my stepdaddy this football season. In fact, David Rae Morris and I have been talking on Facebook a great deal about our fathers throughout this dream season for Mississippi State (my team) and Ole Miss (his team). The upshot is that David Rae and I both really wish our dads were here to witness this magical season—one in which both teams have helped take a lot of glory away from the usual football powerhouses and captured the country’s imagination.

My dad was a fanatical sports fan. Back before sports channels proliferated, making about any game you want to see available on cable, my dad would watch any sports event he could find on TV. I would walk in and find him watching bowling and even golf (which bored us both to tears) when he couldn’t find anything else to help scratch his itch.

He never had children of his own, so I was the closest he got to a son to share his sports obsession. He came into my life when I was in fourth grade and set about turning me into a sports fan. Football and basketball were our obsessions. He loved going to highschool games and would get so frustrated by a local player not living up to his, or her, potential. (He was a huge fan of girls’ basketball, too; I hate he missed the WNBA era.)

Daddy had teams he didn’t like, but he glowed with pride over any Mississippi team that was stepping up and shining. He drove to games all over the state and not just those by my Neshoba Central. He’d yell and kick the proverbial dirt; call him a super-fan.

Most importantly, he taught me to love sports and to understand it. At first, the guys in homeroom looked at me like I was crazy when I joined into their sports talk and then invited me when it turned out I always knew the scores, as the other girls glared.

My dad and I both loved the New Orleans Saints, and bemoaned their long period in the dungeon. Every time he referred

to them, it was “them-damned-Saints,” a phrase I’ve revived this year as I’ve watched them lose their team spirit and will to win. (I blame the coaches; my partner Todd blames that damned cushy West Virginia training camp: “They should train in the heat of Jackson!” he proclaims several times a week.)

Daddy would have been ecstatic to watch the Saints’ Superbowl season and then dog-cussed them (as have I) for that Godforsaken bounty scandal, which is squarely

Without sports, would Mississippi have come as far? their fault, regardless of Whodat spin.

And this football season? I can’t even conjure what it would be like. Daddy would have set up a vigil in our guest room by now, heading out every Saturday morning to buy really unhealthy food, including the sweets he-the-diabetic could never give up. It’s all we’d hear about. He would be proud, and he would be frenetic. I so hate that it is an experience he will never have and that Todd and I (and my friends David Rae and his stepmom JoAnne and so many others) can’t share this crazy, wonderful, stressful time with him.

I feel similarly about Willie Morris, David Rae’s dad (see pages 17-19). A long-time fan of Willie and his books, I remember sitting in a sublet loft in New York’s Soho and hearing that he had died, far too young. I’d always dreamed of meeting Willie, witnessing his infamous shenanigans for myself and

talking to him about the frustrations of being a southern writer up north and that “North Toward Home,” here-or-there dilemma so many of us southerners reckon with.

As luck would have it, I met JoAnne, Spit McGee and then David Rae and his fabulous wife, Susanne, not long after returning to Mississippi, became friends with all of them, and now feel like I know Willie through their eyes and stories. That means that I appreciate him more now than ever.

And I honestly will never forget quietly watching “My Dog Skip” with them one holiday. Just imagine the honor of your work becoming a perennial, adored family film.

In many ways, the book by Willie that touched me most, or at least most personally, was “The Courting of Marcus Dupree,” which published in 1983, the year I graduated from Mississippi State.

The book was about a remarkable black football player in my hometown, born a month before local Klansmen and law enforcement killed James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner due to their work to end racial segregation, improve public education and help black Mississippians gain the right to vote.

Willie didn’t shy away from race in the book, intermingling the remarkable Cinderella story of Dupree, including hero worship of him by all races, with the tragic story of race in Mississippi and, thus, America. Willie understood (and loved) Mississippi in all of our complexities, and he told the story as only he could—as an honest hero’s journey.

My stepdad was one of those fans who traveled to games near and far to watch Dupree run the ball, even though he played for our cross-town rival, Philadelphia High School. He knew special when he saw it.

I was in the Neshoba Central band and couldn’t go with him to those games and, to be honest, a lot of it happened when Daddy’s drinking and resulting drama were causing

intense turmoil for our family, so I might not have gone anyway.

His face filled with awe, Daddy later told me stories of high-school players, many of them white, scrambling for a piece of Dupree’s tear-away jerseys.

Meantime, back at my school, the grayhaired school board didn’t want five black players on the basketball court at the same time; “always play a white one!” they told my beleaguered (and wonderful) school principal James Hardy. (That was one of many truths Mr. Hardy related to me in one-on-one conversations so I would know and maybe tell people one day, I guess. I now know it was mentoring of the highest order.)

I honestly don’t know, if it weren’t for sports, if Mississippi would have made it as far as we have so far on “the race question,” as bigots used to call it. And sometimes it feels as if the nation, or much of it, is coming backward to meet us on our journey instead of helping pull us even farther ahead.

But I do know that, as Willie has written about so beautifully and my non-collegeeducated sports-nut stepdaddy seemed to innately get, sports are part of the bridge to a new state for us, something we can all invest in. No small part of that is learning to believe that we can win and be great—something no small number of Mississippians struggles with, perhaps due to self-hatred, self-doubt and/or defensiveness over our history.

Believe this, though: Nothing could please me more than David Rae and his daddy, and my stepdad and me, and those we love the most, gathering this Saturday and talking smack, and yelling, and hugging, and cussing during a very special Egg Bowl.

Those daddies will be there with us all in spirit, and I mean that literally.

This is our state—all of ours’. We may love her, and we may hate her, often all at once. But it’s our Mississippi, damn it.

Hail state, y’all.

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CONTRIBUTORS

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David Rae Morris

Natalie Clericuzio

Jared Boyd

Mary Kate McGowan

Jane Flood

David Rae Morris, son of noted author Willie Morris, is a longtime resident of New Orleans.

He and his partner, Susanne Dietzel, and their daughter, Uma Rae Morris Dietzel, also live in Ohio. He wrote about his dad’s love for Ole Miss.

Jackson native Natalie Clericuzio who recently returned to her hometown after seven years in Houston, Texas. Natalie covered sports in Texas and loves following the ups and downs of college athletics.

Jared Boyd is an Ole Miss senior studying broadcast journalism. The Memphis native writes for The Daily Mississippian and hosts his own urbanmusic mix show on Rebel Radio. He heralds Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl smackdown.

Freelance writer Mary Kate McGowan is a senior communication and English major at Mississippi State University, where she is a Starkville Free Press writer. She took Mississippi State’s side in the Egg Bowl smackdown.

Food writer Jane Flood has led a full life. She has tasted cuisines from the world over, taught Pilates to Saints, written a romance novel and fed Thai royalty. She currently lives in Fondren. She wrote a Thanksgiving food story.

Patty Limatola-Tanenbaum Demetrice Sherman Patty Limatola-Tanenbaum is a trained chef. She has two teenage children, blogs at MmGood.com and teaches cooking classes. She is well traveled and loves exploring life. She contributed Thanksgiving recipes.

Editorial Intern and Mississippi Delta native Demetrice Sherman loves animals, books and chocolate, all in abundance.

Name a movie and chances are, she still hasn’t seen it. She wrote an arts story.

Jake Sund Jake Sund is a native of Madison, with a bachelor’s degree in English education from Mississippi State University. If he’s out and about, chances are he’s watching live music somewhere in the Jackson area. He wrote a music story.

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Wisdom: “You can do all things through Christ.�

Secret to Life: Determination and perseverance.

YOUR TURN

feedback on jfp.ms Best of Jackson nominations have closed! Watch for the list of finalists in the Dec. 3 issue and online that day, then help choose the very best in each category! This readers’ choice contest has always been about celebrating what’s unique and special about the Jackson metro area. Best of Jackson rewards the hard work of locals and trumpets the best, unique offerings of this place we call home.

This year, we’ve changed a few elements. Unlike in previous years, we won’t offer second place, third place, good showing, etc., but just one winner among the finalists. We believe this best reflects the true value of the reader poll, as being named a finalist is, in and of itself, a significant achievement. Secondly, we’ve formalized the eligibility of local businesses that participate in the dining, nightlife and retail categories with a more vigorous definition clarifying who is eligible to be a finalist. For more, see jfp.ms/bojlocal for more.

Keep an eye on bestofjackson. com and pick up next week’s issue to vote on the final ballot. You’ll have until Dec. 21 to vote. The final winners will be announced in the big Best of Jackson issue on Jan. 21, 2015.

Response to “Ruling: Mississippi Abortion Law Remains Blocked� by JFP Staff alexis I am curious as to actually what the reason the doctors could not get admitting privileges was?

Response to “MAEP’s Moral Center: Mississippi’s Education Enigma� by Anna Wolfe

Arvan “‘If you know that’s the case, and you are unwilling to put money into it as a priority because it’s more important to you to reduce taxes on businesses, that’s your priority. But let’s face what that moral center means,’� Sayer said.

Some simply say Mississippi can’t afford to fully fund MAEP. Yet, the state has provided large tax breaks to businesses in recent years, including $1.33 billion to Nissan. The state traded the cuts for a promise for good-paying jobs from the manufacturer. Mississippi also loaned $75 million to a KiOR biofuel plant in 2010 and $35 million to a beef-processing plant in Yalobusha County in 2004—very little of which was ever paid back. But that doesn’t seem to matter.�

The tax cuts make sense. The serious trouble in Mississippi truly is the economy. The best educated tend to leave the state. If you think of the state in terms of

David B. Since all three large hospitals would not grant privileges to doctors at the clinic because of religious reasons or because the state is controlled by Republicans, then the pious statement of the governor that the bill was for the protection of women’s health is simply a cover-up and an attempt at deception.

a business, the most talented keep leaving and progress is slow-going.

The economic problem in Mississippi is due to the lack of industrialization, excessive mom-and-pop ownership and small rural communities. The largest industry in Mississippi is farming, which has become industrialized, and now farms only a few employees to help with many acres of land.

The farming industry booms, but the positive effects are limited and don’t extend to

Response to “Stanford: Gun Carry Laws Linked to Increase in Violent Crime� byTodd Stauffer, seen on Jackblog bill_jackson Perhaps the reason that areas with higher rates of violent crime have higher rates of concealed carry permit holders has something to do with the fact that people feel compelled to protect themselves in areas that are prone to violent crime.

enough of Mississippi’s economy.

Mom-and-pop ownership typically means that the owners are the managers and employees, and are typically reluctant to make hires or allow outsiders to play management roles.

Countless rural communities ensure that consumers outnumber jobs, thus poverty ensues. Small businesses struggle to make enough to expand operations and drive growth. This also means a plethora of small underfunded public schools exist.

Good public schools exist in the state.

The challenge is finding out why they are successful and applying those principles to other schools across Mississippi. Throwing money at it won’t help.

Economies do not self-correct over night. They take a long time. Unfortunately, social safety nets, which get out of hand (and are no longer so thanks to Bill Clinton) will exasperate the problem as they did in Mississippi for decades.

Education is a small piece of the economic puzzle in a state like Mississippi and is certainly not the silver bullet.

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Response to “Bryant Budget Seeks Tax Cuts� byThe Associated Press Slim Smith Gov. Bryant’s plan to cut taxes is an irresponsible and callous appeal to the worst instincts of Mississippians—personal gain at the expense of the greater good. Our state rates last or near last in too many categories to list, and extra money could be used to at least make some attempt to address those serious issues for the benefit of all Mississippians and future generations to come.

The extra money could be used to expand Medicaid (Bryant has dismissed expanding the program, saying it is too expensive). It could be used to properly fund our schools, improve our deteriorating roads and bridges and fund programs that have a direct impact on improving the lives of our poorest citizens, all of which either directly or indirectly affects the quality of life for all of us. But even failing that, if there is extra money. You could make a reasonable argument that those surplus funds be returned to the federal gov-

ernment, which props up just about every institution in our state.

Imagine if you borrowed money from a friend, then got a raise and decided to go out and buy a boat rather than paying off that loan. A person who did that would be considered a consummate ass.

Is what Bryant proposes any different? Or does Bryant have the same sense of “entitlement� he uses to be dismissive of those poor Mississippians who rely on programs? A governor who is far more interested in visiting Israel than Itta Bena does not represent all of the people of our state.

We simply cannot allow this to happen. Silence is consent. This is an appeal to the conscience of every good and decent Mississippian. Let your voices be heard now and in the months to come. Contact the governor and contact your state legislator (the legislature has consistently supported everything the governor has proposed). This truly is a defining moment for our state. It is often difficult to have faith in Mississippi. This is a chance to affirm the inherent goodness of our people. Let’s not fail for a lack of trying.

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Wednesday, November 19 President Obama signs legislation into law requiring federally subsidized childcare providers to conduct criminal background checks on their workers and undergo a yearly inspection. … A Florida State University alumnus and attorney named Myron May, 31, shoots three people at the school’s library around midnight before being fatally shot by police.

Friday, November 21 Both U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif make then cancel plans to walk away from nuclear talks in Vienna before Iran again turns down U.S. demands for concessions. … A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee finds that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and asserts no wrongdoing by Obama administration appointees.

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Saturday, November 22 Crews erect barricades around the building in Ferguson where a grand jury has been considering whether to indict the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown.

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Sunday, November 23 Pope Francis canonizes six new saints, including a priest and a nun from the Indian state of Kerala, in a packed ceremony in St. Peter’s Square.

Monday, November 24 Facing still significant differences between the U.S. and Iran, negotiators in Vienna give up on last-minute efforts to get a nuclear deal by the deadline and extend their talks for another seven months. … Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel steps down from President Obama’s Cabinet under pressure from multiple foreign policy crises such as the rise of the Islamic State militants.

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ayor Tony Yarber this week Asked pointedly if the Federal Bureau since he took office and that while he served addressed rumors that he and of Investigation was looking into impro- on the council as the Ward 6 representative other city hall officials could be prieties in the mayor’s office or his mayoral and as council president, he “didn’t have an targets of a federal corruption campaign earlier this year, Yarber said no. opportunity to participate in contracting.” probe and that Yarber himself was arrested “If they have, they’ve done it without Recently, at Yarber’s urging, the city Friday afternoon.

Yarber, who said he was in Austin, Texas, at a National League of Cities conference on the day of the rumored arrest, even taunted members of the news media with cryptic tweets.

“Wonder if they’re all still gathered at City Hall?” he wrote on Twitter Friday night.

For weeks, rumors have swirled in local media and political circles that a federal law enforcement agency is taking a hard look at City Hall contracts, possibly dating back to 2012.

“My team will not focus on rumors that come from a small group of insignificants,” Yarber told At his biweekly news briefing, Mayor Tony Yarber addressed questions about a federal reporters Monday in his ceremonial investigation focused on City Hall. In this file photo from Nov. 17, Yarber discussed the city hall office. topic of ethical leadership during a panel discussion.

Yarber explained that, when he took office in April, he invited Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering to conduct me in the room,” Yarber answered. council approved a contract with Charlotte, an audit. Specifically, Yarber said, the auditor Numerous sources in the Jackson legal N.C.-based Raftelis Financial Consultants would examine the city’s “major contracting and political community suggested that the Inc. for $200,000 to look at the so-called departments,” including the departments of city’s $90 million Siemens contract could be performance guarantee of the Siemens conadministration and finance, public works a target in the investigation. Yarber, who vot- tract. Even though city leaders, including late and planning, as well as the police and fire ed to approve that contract when he was city Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, have wondered departments. That audit is underway and council president, said today that his admin- aloud if the contract can be terminated, Yarfindings, if there are any, have yet to be is- istration has “not been any part of any major ber said ending the Siemens agreement is not sued, Yarber said. contract negotiations” in the seven months within Raftelis’ scope of work.

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Thursday, November 20 President Obama sidesteps Congress and unveils expansive executive actions on immigration to spare nearly 5 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. from deportation. … Five prisoners are released from Guantanamo Bay as part of a renewed effort to close the detention center on the U.S. Navy base in Cuba.

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Our Grateful List

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Thanksgiving is here, and this year, the Jackson Free Press staff have a lot of things to be thankful for. Here are some of them.

Amber: Jackson’s beautiful architecture and its wide array of cool people trying to do good for the community.

Kristin: This year my friends and I are celebrating our 14th annual ThankSushiGiving at Sakura Bana (Little Tokyo I when we started!) This time of year I’m especially thankful that I can now bring a growler of local craft beers to our holiday get-together.

Donna: A remarkable staff that cares so much.

Trip: I am grateful for Jason Jenkins’ mural outside Martin’s. I’m awed by his hard work leaving a piece of himself up there for all of us here and all of us who have not yet arrived. It’s an object of beauty.

Micah: A thriving music scene and people who care about their city.

R.L.: I’m grateful for an abundance of elections and no shortage of colorful characters to cover this year.

Zilpha: I’m grateful for my new home in Jackson and for many local thrifting options in the area.

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Sources have told the Jackson Free Press that several computers were taken from City Hall that may be part of the federal probe. Yarber dismissed those claims today, saying that a city employee donated computers, which were not city property, to a local church’s youth programs. Yarber said the transfer, which happened in City Hall’s back parking lot, was not illegal or improper.

Yarber declined to name the church that received the donated computers and, because nothing improper took place, he said he has not ordered any policy changes to avoid future appearances of impropriety.

The mayor could not confirm to reporters if other city hall officials have spoken with investigators. “I will only answer questions that I have knowledge,� Yarber said.

Hickingbottom Residency Questioned When Bob Hickingbottom asked the Jackson City Council on Oct. 21 to hold partisan primaries for the vacant Ward 1 seat, he said was considering running but that he would have a better shot at winning if he wasn’t “bunched up with a bunch of Republicans.� “Open the process up and see what happens,� Hickingbottom urged the council, who neither responded to his statement nor followed his advance.

Now, more than one month later, it’s unclear if Hickingbottom actually lived in northeast Jackson at the time he said he was considering a run for the Ward 1 post, from which former Councilman Quentin Whitwell resigned to focus on other pursuits.

Publicly available voter-registration records show that as recently as Nov. 10, Hickingbottom was registered to vote in Ward 3.

He listed two residences in the west Jackson ward, one on Fernwood Drive and another on Medgar Evers Boulevard.

Later, he switched his address to an apartment complex in northeast Jackson two days before the deadline to qualify for the special Ward 1 election.

State law says that candidates must be registered to vote in the district where they seek office and that voters must register at least 30 days before Election Day. That would mean Hickingbottom should have registered to vote in Ward 1 no later than Nov. 2. Hickingbottom was a no-show for a scheduled interview with the Jackson Free Press this week and did not respond to follow-up phone calls.

Candidates the Jackson Free Press reached for comment declined to address the situation, citing the proximity of the election and an unwillingness to get bogged down in a distracting legal battle over Hickingbottom’s questionable residency.

Well-known to insiders as a controversial operative in political-opposition tactics, Hickingbottom was a close ally of late Mayor Frank Melton, once organizing a rally after Melton was indicted on charges related to Melton’s destruction of a west Jackson duplex

“My team will not focus on rumors that come from a small group of insignificants.� in 2006 and often taking to local airwaves to lambast Melton’s critics.

Hickingbottom resurfaced during the 2013 city election as the founder of a political-action committee called Citizens for a Better Jackson that ran radio ads that painted then-Councilman Chokwe Lumumba as insufficiently Christian.

Many believed Hickingbottom’s PAC also produced a flyer placed on windshields outside churches in the days before the election that cast Lumumba as a “race traitor� and a Jackson police informant during the 1970s, which he would neither confirm or deny.

The other candidates in the officially nonpartisan race include: Dorsey Carson is an attorney and former special state attorney general. In 2011, Carson also ran as Democrat against Rep. Bill Denny, R-Jackson, for the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Amile Wilson is owner of Hapax Creative, a creative-services firm that also publishes Mississippi Aesthetic magazine and Mississippi Attorney-at-Law Magazine. He is a conservative Republican.

Richard Sellers is a special-education teacher in Brandon, who is running as a conservative.

Ashby Foote is founder and president of Vector Money Management, a financial-services firm. Foote’s campaign literature states his affiliation with the Republican party.

Charles Barbour is a retired guardsman and former Republican member of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors. He is also the nephew of former Gov. Haley Barbour.

Read more about the candidates at jfp.ms/ ward1. Comment at jfp.ms. Email R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com.

Is Jackson Still Stirring The Stewpot?

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y the time you read this, two pivotal emergency shelters in Jackson may already be closed and no longer housing a combined 50 Jacksonians each night.

A Jackson City Council special meeting set for Monday, Nov. 24, determines the fate of the two Stewpot shelters—the Billy Brumfield House and the Matt’s House Women’s Shelter. While both were scheduled to close Nov. 15 after a loss in funding for the year, mostly due to a push from Housing and Urban Development to reprioritize funding, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors extended the closure date to Nov. 25 to give Stewpot time to come up with funding.

The Billy Brumfield House was named after a homeless man who died from hypothermia while sleeping in his car. The shelter volunteers can only see one result of its closure: more men like Brumfield with no place to sleep.

Alex Gosa, dorm manager at the Billy Brumfield emergency men’s shelter in downtown Jackson, believes the closure of the shelter is going to create chaos.

“They’re going to have to be out on the streets,� said Alex Gosa, a dorm manager. “It’s going to be rough.�

Gosa and other volunteers have been left in the balance for over a month. “What we’re doing is waiting. Hopefully, they’ll let us know something,� Gosa said.

But by Thursday, Nov. 20, not even the council president, De’Keither Stamps, was confident that the situation would be resolved by Monday. Mayor Tony Yarber said his administration is working out a proposal in order to scrape together some grants for Stewpot to keep the shelters open. As of press time Monday, Yarber could not cite a dollar amount for the grants; the city council was expected to discuss the issue at a special meeting Monday afternoon. “It was supposed to be at the last council meeting but (the mayor) said that they still had some things to work out before they bring it forward,� Stamps said.

Shelia Byrd, City of Jackson communication director, said on Friday, Nov. 21, that the details are not final, but that the city is attempting to expedite a grant from the Department of Human and Cultural Services that Stewpot is typically awarded in the spring. Byrd did not comment on the amount of the grant.

On Oct. 15, Mac Epps, president of MS M.O.V.E., announced a campaign to help raise money for the shelters. The organization held a “sleep out� in Poindexter Park in West Jackson.

The group has raised $4,000 since the beginning of the campaign for Stewpot as of Nov. 20. A Stewpot volunteer, Pam Greer, said Stewpot is organizing benefits for the next few weeks with the intention of raising money for the two threatened shelters. “Those are the two most important PRUH 6+(/7(56 VHH SDJH

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shelters in the city, so we definitely need those to stay open,� Greer said.

Frank Spencer, executive director of Stewpot, said $200,000 is needed for the shelters to remain open. The ministry lost two grants through HUD when the agency decided it would only allow a certain portion of its funding be spent on emergency shelters. Instead, HUD wants to fund rapid rehousing programs.

Spencer said he will have to work to turn Matt’s House, the only shelter in Jack-

son for both women and children, into a rapid rehousing program in order to be able to use HUD funding on the shelter. However, the men’s shelter, the Billy Brumfield House, does not have the proper set-up, because of its open floor plan, to be used for rapid rehousing.

Stewpot’s day shelter, the Opportunity Center, will house homeless men and women when the temperatures drop below freezing, but typically they can only accommodate up to 50 people. “We will just make do,� said Christie Burnett, Opportunity Center director.

The center fills nearly all of its spots on the coolest nights of the year, even with the

other emergency shelters open. “If Brumfield closes, it’s going to be real interesting,�

Burnett said.

Gosa said he is worried that the homeless men who are left with nowhere to stay will break into abandoned buildings or businesses to find a place to sleep. “It’s going to be chaos,� he said.

Greer echoes Gosa’s concerns and anticipates that the closure will lead to an increase in violence in the community.

It’s not hard for people to find themselves in a situation of homelessness and in need of a shelter, Brumfield volunteer Willie Hobson acknowledges. “Once you lose your job, you end up on the streets,� he said.

Closing the women’s shelter is especially concerning to Burnett, who regularly works to place homeless people in shelters. “Quite honestly, that’s the only place that I can send a woman,� Burnett said, adding that about a week ago she directed a woman seeking shelter to Salvation Army, and the woman was turned away. “She called me in tears because they said they didn’t have any space for her,� she said.

The woman then went to Matt’s House. “They will not turn her away. It’s the only place in the city,� Burnett said.

Watch www.jfp.ms for updates on the Nov. 24 council meeting.

Gov. Bryant’s Ring-Toss Budget

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introduce in legislatures around the country, for also ranking the state highlight for overall economic outlook.

Democrats are less rosy about the economy and point to a recent Forbes report ranking Mississippi dead last among best states for business. Although the venerable business magazine gave Mississippi high marks for labor costs that are 5.5 percent below the national average and one of the nation’s best climates for corporate tax breaks, the state is still the poorest in the country and among the bottom of the barrel for high-school graduation and college attainment.

Moak says the Forbes list belies the narrative Republicans have been developing since they took control of the Legislature of conservative policies that will create jobs, grow the state’s economy and improve the quality of life for all Mississippians. “We have the governor with a pair of scissors in his pocket wanting to cut a ribbon every time we create six or nine new jobs. That’s good, but we’re not talking about the jobs we’re losing,� he said.

Another thing Bryant isn’t saying much about is health care beyond the fact that he wants to keep Medicaid, the joint state-federal program for the poor, at level funding. This, despite acknowledging that changes to Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act will increase the Medicaid budget by 14.7 percent. Instead, Bryant said he would instruct the Division of Medicaid to keep costs low.

Refusing to go along with the expansion of the state’s Medicaid program that the ACA permits is not a new position for Bryant. However, since the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law in 2012, Bryant and the Republican leadership have failed to offer a plan to cover the 137,000 Mississippians who are uninsured TRIP BURNS

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ike the stuffed birds that will make an carnival winning the big teddy bear.� appearance at Thanksgiving dinner Moak said he also plans to seek clarificathis week, Gov. Phil Bryant has fat- tion on the conditions the governor said must tened up state spending in his latest be in place in order for the tax break to be in executive budget recommendation. effect. According to the plan, the credit can The plan, which Bryant announced only apply in years where state revenue growth Nov. 24, calls for spending $6.2 billion and is 3 percent or higher and the so-called rainy anticipates 3 percent of revenue growth over day fund (officially called the Working Cashthe current fiscal year. Those totals are roughly $102 million, or 1.7 percent, more than Bryant proposed for 2015.

Even though state law requires the state governor to submit a budget plan every year, the Legislature ultimately crafts the budget and can ignore Bryant’s budget in part or whole.

However, with Republicans controlling the governor’s mansion and moth legislative chambers, the budget offers a glimpse into the ruling party’s political agenda for next year, which also happens to coincide with the state’s off-year statewide elections.

In his budget, Bryant is staying in lockstep with the national party’s mantra and offering tax cuts. What Bryant is calling the “Mississippi Working FamiDemocrats say Gov. Phil Bryant’s proposed lies Tax Credit� gives low- to moderatebudget is all smoke and mirrors. income families and individuals the option of a nonrefundable tax credit. In a presentation, Bryant said the tax credit would come with income restrictions similar Stabilization Reserve Fund) is full, meaning to the earned-income tax credit on the federal the Legislature sets aside two percent of the level and would “allow for full or partial relief budget for contingencies. of an individual’s state income tax liability de“When a Mississippian has a job, it pending on their income and filing status.� changes everything,� Bryant said in his bud“In today’s economy, many working get address. “Building a pro-growth economic families are struggling to make ends meet, climate and attracting new businesses to our and it is time for us to provide relief to those state require teamwork.� individuals,� Bryant said.

Bryant also repeated favorite GOP talkHouse Minority Leader State Rep. Bob- ing points of the past few years. He cited the

by Moak, D-Bogue Chitto, said the tax-cut state’s No. 9 ranking in Area Development proposal is a game of a smoke and mirrors. magazine’s list of best states for business and “I think it’s illusory,� Moak said of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the proposed tax break. which develops socially and fiscally conserva“I think you get better odds at the tive legislation on behalf of corporate clients to

as a result of the state’s decision to pass up Medicaid expansion.

State Sen. David Blount, D-Jackson, is hosting a series of community meetings in the coming weeks for the open enrollment period for the ACA’s online healthcare marketplaces and said Democrats plan to submit a budget proposal that addresses covering the state’s uninsured. “I think Medicaid expansion is a good deal for the state, and, to my mind, you have the responsibility to present an alternative,�

Blount said.

Democrats aren’t holding their breath that Republicans will reverse course on Medicaid or another frequent hot potato, full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, a formula designed to provide minimal state support for public schools. In MAEP’s 17-year history, the program has received full funding twice, both were important election years.

Bryant’s budget does purport to increase MAEP funding by $52.7 million, but most of that is earmarked to pay for a teacher pay increase that passed last year with bipartisan support. With the additional appropriation, MAEP is still $260 million short. Currently, efforts are under way to sue the state over failure to adequately fund education and, separately, education advocates are pushing for a statewide ballot initiative to make adequate education funding a state constitutional requirement.

Patsy Brumfield, an organizer with the ballot initiative, said the governor’s neglect of public funding support might be a boon for their cause. “If anyone was waiting for a reason to support the Better Schools, Better Jobs Initiative that will guarantee funding for our students, Gov. Bryant just gave them one,� she told the Jackson Free Press.

Anna Wolfe contributed to this story. Comment at www.jfp.ms. Email comments to R.L. Nave at rlnave@jacksonfreepress.com.

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But vaccination-rights activists like MaryJo Perry, co-director of Mississippi Parents for Vaccine Rights, claim this is not necessarily something to brag about.

While Mississippi has an almost 100 percent vaccination rate among its kindergarteners, it is also one of only two states in the county—West Virginia is the other—that do not allow for vaccination exemptions for religious or philosophical reasons.

Representatives of the Mississippi State Department of Health, which grants the exemptions, say they honor physician requests for medical exemptions. But, Perry said “we’ve got an army of mothers� who say otherwise.

The current schedule for immunizations for children, as recommended by the federal government, suggests that children should have 36 vaccines by the time they are 2 years old. A vaccine for the sexually transmitted disease Hepatitis B is administered at birth unless the parents object. Children must be up-to-date on their vaccines in order to be enrolled in Head Start, daycare or kindergarten. “We know that vaccines are probably the most effective public-health intervention that we’ve ever had ‌ We will have prevented millions of cases and saved hundreds of thousands of lives since the

1990s,� Dr. Thomas Dobbs, state epidemiologist district health officer, said.

Mississippi parents who question the schedule are wary about the effects of vaccinating so much and at such a young age. Most want the option to delay vaccinations and have the shots spread out over a longer period of time.

The Centers for Disease Control reports that children are most vulnerable to diseases that vaccines help prevent when they are young, which is why they are administered early. These diseases include measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, Haemophilus influenza type B, polio, influenza and pneumococcal.

Some of these require multiple rounds of vaccinations before a child is immune.

Dobbs said parents have free rein to come up with their own schedule for vaccinating their children, but Perry said many physicians are unaware that the recommended schedule is not mandatory.

Parents who have chosen not to vaccinate on schedule often have trouble finding a physician who will see their child if they get sick.

When Perry’s youngest son, Jacob, was a newborn, a gastrointestinal specialist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center told Perry to try to delay his vaccinations because of her family history of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

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vaccinations. A study by the controversial British doctor, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, suggests this, along with a link between vaccinations and autism.

A panel from the General Medical Council in Britain found that the study was fraudulent, and Wakefield was disbarred from practicing medicine in the United Kingdom and essentially ostracized by the medical community. The medical journal The Lancet published his studies in the late 1990s, and they were renounced in 2010.

Still, Perry took the G.I. specialist’s advice, waiting to begin vaccinating Jacob until he was 3. She homeschooled her son to be able to do so. Within 72 hours of getting his third round of vaccinations—nine vaccines in one day—at age 5, Jacob had several grand mal seizures. “He knew he was going to have a reaction,� Perry said of the doctor who urged her to delay vaccinations. She often asks herself: What would have happened to her son if she had vaccinated Jacob as a baby?

While studies linking vaccinations to autism have been generally regarded as untrue, and the cover-up of those studies labeled a conspiracy theory, Perry probes, “As long as there are risks, and we don’t know what they are yet, I think it’s wrong to force parents to submit their children to 36 vaccines by 24 months.�

An alleged Centers for Disease Control whistleblower, William Thompson, confused things further when he claimed data was omitted from the CDC report thought to have “proved once and for all� that there is no link between vaccinations and autism.

The journal Pediatrics published the study, conducted by CDC’s National Immunization Program, in 2004.

The MSDH reports that vaccines are safe, despite the minor and rare side effects, and that they are one of the greatest medical achievements of all time.

Even though Jacob only lacked one pertussis, or whooping cough, booster to have his immunizations complete, it took Perry five years to get a vaccine medical exemption for Jacob after his seizures. “(Medical exemptions) are almost impossible to get,� she said.

Perry had to jump through hoops:

her doctor’s requests were denied twice until she got legislators involved, after which she was only given temporary exemptions that she had to renew every two months. Jacob aged out of the pertussis booster he lacked when he turned 7, but the state added another booster requirement in middle school.

It wasn’t until Jacob was 10—and she had made contact with her local health officer—that Perry was granted his medical exemption from MSDH. Dobbs said exemptions are typically granted for children who are critically ill, but he insists that MSDH respects the doctor-parent relationship. “Anything the doctor says, we accept it.

So, we think the doctor, in consultation with the parents, can make the decision,� Dobbs said.

Mississippi, however, has significantly fewer medical exemptions granted than surrounding states—16 in 2011 compared to 109, 168, 166 and 153 in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee respectively, according to the CDC. Perry said the legislative chairman of public health and human services, Rep. Sam Mims, R-McComb, has been responsive to parents who are seeking medical exemptions.

Mims, Perry claims, has told parents to contact him if they have trouble with getting accommodations from MSDH. “(It) really turns a medical waiter into a political waiver, and he’s not going to be in office forever. And not every parent knows us. And not every parent knows Sam Mims,� Perry said.

Mims did not return calls to the Jackson Free Press.

Those who question the vaccine schedule are often labeled “truthers�—referring to conspiracy theorists who believe the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were orchestrated by the government.

But the parents at MPVR say they are not anti-vaccine—instead that they just want to be able to make informed decisions and have the range of options that parents in 48 other states have. “As long as we are subject to the health department, bureaucrats that don’t see our children, parents need to have rights. Our schedule is just so huge,� Perry said.

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Dudley: “I see we have the filmmaker joining us on another peacekeeping mission.�

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Why it stinks: Harper and his ilk—which includes conservative Republicans and Democrats—can never really articulate how welcoming immigrants is a step backward for the U.S. After all, that’s always kind of been our thing. Plus, where is the House GOP immigration solution? Where is Harper’s? With so many traditional immigration magnets becoming saturated, southern states including Mississippi are attracting more and more immigrants. Locally, Madison County, which is in Harper’s 3rd Congressional District, is booming with immigrant families right now. Instead of just attacking Obama to score cheap political points, maybe Harper should show some leadership and come up with a plan of his own.

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istorically, northeast Jackson represents the last Republican bastion in a city that is now overwhelmingly African American and, therefore, votes overwhelmingly Democratic. The past few representatives of Ward 1, which is practically synonymous with northeast Jackson, have fit the mold of staunchly conservative GOP standard-bearers. Ordinarily, we might tend to agree with the argument that a particular district—mayoral, legislative or otherwise—deserves political representation that roughly aligns with the dominant philosophy of a particular subdivision.

Should a conservative politician in the mold of Republican Gov. Phil Bryant lead Jackson as mayor? We think not. To be sure, the Ward 1 race has no shortage of ideological conservative hopefuls. In fact, most of them are busy campaigning on their Republican bona fides despite the fact that the Ward 1 special election is officially nonpartisan.

By and large, each of the Republicans has either not impressed us as potential leaders or straight up gives us the shivers. Amile Wilson, the energetic young media entrepreneur, touts the city’s burgeoning creative economy, but has publicly made statements about everything from public schools to Muslims that are extreme even for his own party.

And his casual dismissal of the need for the city to embrace LGBT rights in his candidate interview doesn’t jibe with his creative-economy talk.

That brings us to former Hinds County supervisor Charles Barbour, who said black boys are “raised up never to see how a black man is supposed to work.� If he expressed those attitudes to a reporter with a tape recorder rolling, we shudder to

think of the racist policy proposals he might push for if elected to the city council. Ashby Foote would bring decades of financial services know-how, but has not impressed us with his knowledge of other areas of city government.

We suspect Bob Hickingbottom is running as another of his perennial operative moves—perhaps to draw black votes to help another candidate? Had he not stood us up, we would have asked. Regardless, we have seen little from Hickingbottom over the years to indicate public service is his priority.

Richard Sellers strikes us as smart and sincere, expressing a genuine eagerness to work with the city council and help all parts of Jackson. Sellers is running as conservative, but does not come across as a hardliner. However, he lacks the experience working with the nuts and bolts of infrastructure, economic development and contracting that are so critically important to the city right now.

That leaves Democrat Dorsey Carson, a construction attorney who knows the ins and outs of the complex development deals that the city will start piecing together as it implements the 1-percent sales-tax infrastructure master plan. Carson may also represent the changing demographics in Ward 1, where more people of color and progressives—he is a Democrat—are moving every day.

In the interest of full disclosure, Carson has done legal work for the Jackson Free Press. In large part, it is our business relationship with Carson that has earned our trust, our respect and our endorsement. We know he has the best interests of the city and the ward front of mind.

Vote for Carson on Dec. 2.

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ississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he’ll “vigorously” defend the state’s same-sex marriage ban if Judge Carlton Reeves opens the door for marriage equality in the Hospitality State.

Back in 2004, when “W” was running for re-election and Hawaii seemed poised to grant gays and lesbians the right to get hitched, Republicans saw a chance to rally their base. The threat we queers posed to “traditional marriage” helped drive conservatives to polls in Mississippi. Hence, 86 percent of Mississippi voters approved a ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage—the highest margin of any state to pass a ban.

Ten years later, our governor stands against the growing acceptance of LGBT Mississippians and gay rights in general.

He and his ilk hang on to the attitude with blind devotion. Never mind that Republican millennials don’t give two toots about continuing to oppress and marginalize the LGBT community in Mississippi or the unprecedented shift in American views nationwide.

Last summer Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin released the results of a bipartisan poll, showing that 58 percent of Mississippians under 30 support marriage equality with 64 percent of Mississippi adults support workplace non-discrimination policies.

The Williams Institute found in 2011 that Mississippi ranks 42nd in the nation for the number of same-sex couples per household, but it leads the nation in the percentage of same-sex couples raising children.

The same group announced last week that greater inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in emerging economies is “positively associated with a country’s economic development.”

Bryant declared 2014 the Year of the Creative Economy, saying the campaign “provides an unmatched opportunity to showcase the people, communities and enterprises that are moving Mississippi’s economy forward.” In fact, Lance Bass, openly gay, was welcomed home at the Mississippi International Film Festival.

I was there, as was my husband, as “A Mississippi Love Story,” which tells our story, screened right before Bass’ documentary “Mississippi I Am.” The irony that a gay Mississippian was being recognized for his contributions to our creative economy while my marriage is not legal here wasn’t wasted on either Justin or myself. When it comes to LGBT Mississippians, we can come home

after all—we just have to take our accolades and go back where we came from.

Governor, how would you explain to my father, a hard-working Vietnam War veteran, that you believe his gay son doesn’t deserve the rights and protections he fought for? Can you look my client in the eyes and tell her not to worry about the safety and welfare of her transgender daughter in Mississippi, where she isn’t protected by anti-discrimination or hate-crime legislation?

What could you say to another client who fears her gay son might not come back to Mississippi after college because he’s now enjoying a less oppressive atmosphere of a more progressive state? What about LGBT Mississippians living at or below poverty level, struggling to put food on the table and a roof over their heads while they’ve been denied affordable health care because you won’t expand Medicaid? Yet, you waste taxpayer dollars to defend discriminatory legislation like SB2681.

Everyday LGBT Mississippians pack up their belongings and their families and move away for peace of mind. How can you deny that fostering an oppressive and hateful atmosphere towards the LGBT community forces hard-working taxpayers to seriously question where their pink dollars are spent?

Gov. Bryant, you have the opportunity to inspire Mississippians to move forward.

But like the Ross Barnetts of our past, you pander to a shrinking number of Mississippians who would have our LGBT sons and daughters move away, forsaking the claim they have to their beautiful home state and the creative class that continues to make Mississippi so rich.

No, you foolishly stand by that 86percent you hold so dear, thinking there’s safety in numbers. There’s not. Ten years ago, roughly 53 percent of Mississippi’s registered voters turned out during a presidential election. Of that 53 percent, a majority voted for Amendment One—the ban on same-sex marriage and the recognition of said marriages from other states. So, out of just over 2 million registered voters in 2004, a whopping 45 percent of Mississippians disapproved of “gay marriage.”

“Vigorously” defending Mississippi’s same-sex marriage ban is akin to the little Dutch boy with his finger in a dyke but, by all means, Governor, please proceed.

Eddie Outlaw is co-owner of the William Wallace Salon in Fondren and spends most of his time trying not to embarrass his sweet Delta mother on eddieoutlaw.com.

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call the games, describing the action in vivid detail—from left to right, as you looked at your radio. When Ole Miss scored a touchdown, he would stand up with a giant grin and silently pump one arm in the air.

On occasion he had a visiting writer or Yankee and would have to explain the

Willie Morris celebrates an Ole Miss touchdown against Auburn with his wife, JoAnne, Sept. 5, 1992, in Jackson. Ole Miss won the game 45-21.

Semmes, Jane Rule, Barry and Susan Hannah, Ron and Jane Borne, and David and Lib Sansing, to name just a few.

On occasion, he would watch road games on televisions otherwise for sale at Shine Morgan’s on the Square, sharing the recliners with Ed Morgan, Charles Henry, Clyde Goolsby and Red Smith.

Or he would listen to Stan Torgerson

nuances of the game and of Ole Miss tradition. He enjoyed celebrating a great play or a hard-fought touchdown, but was rarely prone to overreact.

Although Larry Wells remembers one game where Willie got so mad at then-coach Steve Sloan for running the ball on three straight plays and then punting that he stood up and shouted,

“Throw the f*cking ball!� Still, he was never one to taunt the opposing team or to gloat in victory. And he was always gracious in defeat, to a point.

Every August Willie would buy an assortment of sports magazines and carefully study the prognosticators. “I think Ole Miss is going to have a good year,� he might say. “But Georgia and Tennessee are going to be hard to beat.�

I vividly remember him taking me to my first Egg Bowl on a cold and rainy day in 1980. We sat huddled in the stadium in Jackson with Larry and Dean Wells, sipping whiskey out of a flask.

John Fourcade was 15-32 for 129 yards and a touchdown.

While Ole Miss led for a time in the fourth quarter, State prevailed in the end, 19-14. I was there three years later for what became forever known as the “immaculate deflection�—a sudden gust of wind that denied State the winning field goal.

We traveled to Shreveport that year for the Independence Bowl where Ole Miss lost to Air Force 9-3 in a monsoon that would have impressed Noah, but Willie always liked to point out that Buford McGee was two steps away from breaking away for the winning touchdown.

When Ole Miss returned to Shreveport to play Texas Tech in 1986, the rented Winnebago we were traveling in was stolen out of the motel parking lot in the middle of the night. Riding back to Mississippi on one of athletic department buses, my father took to the loudspeaker. “We won the game,� he proudly exclaimed. “But we lost the Winnebago. “ Every December he bought cards in the Annual LaFayette County Bowl Picks. You had to guess the winners of all the bowl games, which by the ’90s had grown to nearly 30, and then predict the score of the national championship game, which was always the tiebreaker.

The card with the fewest losses won first place, which over the years grew to almost $10,000. It was a “spirited contest for a paltry $20.�

He would buy cards for his friends and family alike, telling us to “buy the USA Today and review the point spreads in the sports section,� and reminded us that “you always have to pick some upsets!� He would study our selections carefully. “This is a good card,� he concluded confidently. “One of us is going to win this year.�

While he might pick an opponent to beat Mississippi State in a bowl game, he would always pick both Ole Miss and Texas, no matter how lopsided the point spread. “You always have to go with your heart,� he said. Years later PRUH :,//,( VHH SDJH

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walk up the hill, cutting through the parking lot behind the law school, across the Grove and to the stadium.

During his tenure in Oxford, he could often be seen holding court in the South Zone with an eclectic posse of writers, artists, entrepreneurs and PhDs including Larry and Dean Wells, Ronzo, Dees,

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hen Ole Miss beat Alabama last month, I immediately thought of my father. Although he was a graduate of the University of Texas and a proud Longhorn, Willie was still a native of Mississippi, and by default, a lifelong Ole Miss man. Indeed, had it not been at my grandfather’s urging, my father would have surely never left Mississippi. “I saw no reason to leave,â€? he wrote in “North Toward Home.â€? “I had my heart set, at the age of seventeen, on entering Mississippi’s educated landed gentry—by taking a degree at Ole Miss, as all my friends planned to do‌ .â€?

He lived elsewhere for almost 30 years.

By the time he returned, the Mississippi of his youth had changed dramatically, but the old sport rivalries endured.

This Saturday would have been my father’s 80th birthday. I have, of late, frequently contemplated what he might have thought about the annual meeting of Ole Miss and Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl. Ole Miss is trying to reclaim some small bit of glory after painful loses to LSU and Auburn, not to mention last Saturday’s thrashing at the hands of Arkansas. Mississippi State, which fell from No. 1 in the nation to No. 4, is limping from the defeat at Alabama, but is still hoping to dispatch their old rivals and, helped by an Auburn victory, claim the SEC West title and go on to win the national championship.

The media attention has been overwhelming. At times, embarrassing.

After State lost to Alabama, a headline in the newspaper in Syracuse, N.Y., proclaimed: “No. 1 Rebels bite the dust.�

While my father was always gracious to his friends who attended Mississippi State, and would even have pulled for them occasionally in important games (that did not involve Ole Miss), there is no doubt about his allegiances. Even though he had never attended the University of Mississippi as a student, he had lived in Oxford for 10 years serving as writer-in-residence.

When he arrived on the Ole Miss campus in 1980, my father lived in a modest house at 16 Faculty Row, described by one writer as “a street of identical white bungalows shaded by lush live oak trees.�

Built into the side of a hill, his was the first house on the left off Jackson Avenue. In the days before multiple stadium expansions, before ESPN or “College GameDay,� before Katy Perry was even born, and before tailgating in the Grove became such a spectacle, Willie and his friends would often gather informally at his house for drinks and food and then

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“A place whose people are often obsessed with the past,” he wrote, “Mississippi is considered by many Americans to be regressive, even uncivilized, with an unyielding white majority, smaller than it was, but still in control, which apparently does not care for meaningful economic and human improvement that might move it up from the bottom and continues to elect people who will keep it that way.”

While he thought the band’s rendition of “From Dixie with Love” “would touch the soul of a Massachusetts abolitionist,” Willie would no doubt have supported Chancellor Dan Jones today in his attempts to make the university more inclusive for all. He understood how the past interferes with meaningful progress.

Faculty Row is gone now.

The approximate location of my father’s house is now a parking lot for the Luckyday Residential College. The majority of the houses were moved to Community Green, a new subdivision off Molly Barr Road.

A few years ago, I had an email from writer Liz Barrett who had bought one of the houses: “I believe it may have previously been the home of your father when he lived on campus.”

She invited me to visit, and the moment I walked in the door I knew it was 16 Faculty Row. I remembered the layout and could see my father’s furniture, what had hung on the walls and even where his beloved dog, Pete, slept. He would be glad that another writer lives Willie Morris, left, and Ed Morgan watch an Ole Miss football game at Shine Morgan’s appliance store on the Square in Oxford in November 1984. there now, and I hope that Liz will be inspired by its many beside to the University of Mississippi, and When Gold died in 2011, Harkness nevolent ghosts. that Mississippi State has never carried came to his funeral. As he stepped up to the There was nothing my father loved the same racial and historical baggage. casket, he noticed the picture of the two of more than a good sports rivalry, be it Texas It took 30,000 troops to ensure James them shaking hands hanging nearby. vs. Texas A &M, Jackson State vs. Alcorn, Meredith’s enrollment at the University “I started to cry, and we all hugged,” Ohio State vs. Michigan, Harvard vs. Yale, of Mississippi in 1962, but when Richard he told the Chicago Sun-Times. ‘‘I or Ole Miss vs. State. He would be the first E. Holmes became the first black student thought winning the national championto point out that the Egg Bowl is about far to enroll at Mississippi State three years ship was the greatest accomplishment in more than just football. later, it was peaceful. my life,’’ he said. ‘‘But then you get older It is equally about who we are as a “There were no catcalls, no racial and realize things, and it’s not even close. people, where we have been and inevislurs,” Holmes remembered. “It was quiet Winning the championship fell way tably where we are going. My father saw and serene. Nothing happened; there was down to second.” sports as one of the ways we can all move just curiosity and disbelief.”

The Ole Miss football team would forward, together.

Mississippi State was bound by the not face an opponent with a black player It will no doubt be an exciting time same cultural mores as Ole Miss and had until 1967, and it was another five years in Oxford this Saturday. Fans from both declined invitations to play the NCAA after that before Ben Williams became sides will be celebrating with plenty of tournament in basketball because it would the first black player on the team. Still, food and music, beer and whiskey, cowmean playing teams with black players. But the University continued to be associated bells and Rebel yells. in 1963, after State won the SEC title for with racial turmoil.

And if we look really hard, we might the fourth time in five years, head coach In 1982, John Hawkins, the first black catch a glimpse of Willie in his Ole Miss Babe McCarthy and MSU President Dean cheerleader, refused to carry the Confederwindbreaker, perched high above the South W. Colvert hatched a plan that defied Gov. ate flag onto the field before Ole Miss footEnd Zone, cheering on Ole Miss, and perRoss Barnett and required that their team ball games, and it was another decade behaps, secretly, Mississippi State, too. sneak out of Mississippi to compete in the fore Chancellor Robert Khayat found a way Happy Birthday, Daddy. Hotty tournament in East Lansing, Mich. to rid the stadium of the flags altogether.

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when Texas played Ole Miss for the first time since 1966, everyone asked who Willie would have cheered for. Those who knew him concluded that surely he would have pulled for Texas in the first half and Ole Miss in the second.

He married his second wife, JoAnne Prichard, on a Friday evening in Jackson in September 1990, and they “honeymooned” the next day at the Ole Miss-Auburn game.

When they came to visit me and my partner, Susanne, in Minnesota that Thanksgiving, he insisted on leaving early enough on Saturday so that he might be able to pick up the Egg Bowl on the radio on the drive south, a game that Ole Miss won 21-9.

But it’s not really about football.

Willie knew there was a much darker

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ak Prescott wasn’t even supposed to play in the 2013 Egg Bowl, as he nursed an injured shoulder sustained in a loss to Texas A&M. Even so, Mississippi State (10-1) and Ole Miss (8-3) fans alike recall how his heroics in overtime (and a Bo Wallace fumble) carried the Bulldogs to a 17-10 victory in Starkville.

None of that will matter this weekend.

Bragging rights will be up for the taking again in a showdown to cap off the greatest season of Mississippi college football in recent memory. Ever since Ole Miss and State football graced the Sports Illustrated cover Oct. 13, this year’s title has garnered national attention. As it should—never have two such highly ranked Mississippi teams faced off.

Regardless of national playoffs, Saturday’s tussle between Mississippi State (10-1) and Ole Miss (8-3) will settle the long-awaited title for the best team in 2014 Mississippi football (and maybe in history, too).

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2014 Season Recap In preseason polls, Ole Miss sat as high as No. 17, while no poll placed State in the Top 25. By week 7, both teams played well

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enough to earn a ranking among the best in the country. After winning their first four games handily, Ole Miss faced then-No.1 Alabama at home. Against the predictions of most (save Katy Perry) the Rebels fought their way to a 23-17 victory in Oxford.

The Bulldogs were also at home that weekend, coming off a victory in Death Valley over LSU and seeking to redeem their 2013 loss to Texas A&M. State showed that they were much improved, forcing three A&M interceptions on a way to a decisive 48-31 victory and an undefeated record of their own. Soon both 5-0 teams found themselves ranked third in the nation.

State had just begun to play their best football, and when they defeated Auburn in week 8, their 6-0 record was good enough for the No. 1 ranking in the country for the first time in school history.

Two weeks later, the first round of NCAA College Football Rankings came out, and both teams stood in national championship contention: Ole Miss sat at No. 4 (after falling 10-7 in Baton Rouge), and State remained No. 1 and undefeated.

The fairy tale would not last, however.

The loss at LSU ended redshirt junior star linebacker Denzel Nkemdiche’s season with a broken ankle, and Ole Miss dropped its next game to Auburn at home. The 35-31 loss to the Tigers not only brought the team’s record to 7-2 but also ended the season for Laquon Treadwell when the sophomore receiver broke his ankle in a heart-wrenching would-be touchdown play. Then, last week, any hopes of the Rebels reaching the national championship vanished with their loss to unranked Arkansas, 30-0.

State faced adversity of its own against Alabama. A shaky start in the first half and three Prescott interceptions dashed the Bulldogs’ hopes for a win in Tuscaloosa and an undefeated season. By drubbing Vanderbilt 51-0 in Nashville last weekend, State, however, showed that they had more than moved on from their sole defeat.

Even though Saturday’s face-off will not be the tussle of two undefeateds, both teams still have plenty to play for (on top of bragging rights). Ole Miss will defend its home turf and avenge last season’s late-game collapse, while State must keep alive its pursuit of a national championship.

Game-changers With Treadwell out for the season, expect Ole Miss sophomore tight end Evan Engram on the receiving end of a high percentage of Wallace’s passes. Through week 10, Engram had already amassed 480 receiving yards and scored two touchdowns for the Rebels. “(Engram) has Laquon’s body,” Wallace said, comparing him to Treadwell. “We can get mismatches with him. He’s very athletic for a tight end, so his role will expand, and he’ll be able to take on that challenge.”

The Ole Miss secondary, tied for third in the country for interceptions (19) with three returned for touchdowns, has played a crucial role in the team’s success. The leadership of senior cornerback and Senior Bowl invitee Senquez Golson played no small role in those statistics: He snagged nine of the team’s interceptions with one touchdown. As he plays in his last game in Oxford, expect him to keep Dak Prescott’s arm honest.

Head Coach Hugh Freeze heaped praise on his star corner. “(Golson’s) had a phenomenal year,” Freeze said. “We’ve been able to feel like he could play on an is-

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year, I think he’s really learned how to be a wide receiver and how to prepare for games. ... He’s handled all of that stuff, the part of being a football player aspect and not just a great talent.�

Mississippi State’s success this season has come on the shoulders of Prescott, who remained in serious conversation for the Heisman Trophy up until his three-interception game at Alabama. Perhaps losing at Alabama shook off some of those expectations, and Prescott’s leadership should dictate the game that State plays this year.

Senior offensive lineman Ben Beckwith says Prescott’s leadership isn’t something he turns on and off. “He’s just awesome, a great leader,â€? Beckwith said of Prescott. “What you see (on the field) is how he is all the time. He’s never different. ‌ If I ever do have kids, I want them to be just like that.â€?

Injury Implications Mississippi State’ has remained healthy, a stark contrast to last season. In 2014, no key starters have had to miss games. Knowing consistently who will be playing for them week-to-week has helped the team immensely in preparation and execution.

Ole Miss has suffered season-ending injuries to Nkemdiche on defense and Treadwell on offense, who are not the only Rebels banged up. Wallace suf-

fered an ankle injury in the second quarter against Arkansas, and although he returned to the game, he never found his rhythm and committed four interceptions.

Senior Wallace is expected to find a way to play in the Egg Bowl no matter what, but the Rebels will need his A game to win.

Offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil tore a bicep against LSU, and although he returned to action against Arkansas, his full recovery would be more than welcome. Thanks to Freeze’s excellent recruiting classes, the team has viable options to call upon, including Engram and linebackers Serderius Bryant and Keith Lewis.

Keys to the Egg Emotion always plays a role in Egg Bowl games, and using it to their advantage will be crucial for either team to secure a victory. If State’s secondary keeps Wallace from completing passes downfield, it will go a long way toward shutting down Ole Miss’ offense. The Rebels’ rush offense is only 66th in the nation, averaging less than 180 yards per game.

The Bulldog secondary has not been their greatest asset this season, but if they find a way to contain the Rebel receivers, victory will not be out of State’s reach.

When Wallace lost his composure in the LSU game, he took his team out of the game. Luckily, in this game he will have the advantage of playing in Oxford. The Rebels need “Good Bo� on the field for them to have a chance to match the scoring of State’s prolific offense.

The Bulldogs average nearly 250 rushing yards per game on the season, yet in their loss to Alabama, they did not even eke out 140 on the ground. Even though Mullen is known for his combination spread-rush offense, the Bulldogs will have a much greater shot at success if they can rush for at least 200 yards. That will not be an easy task, however, as Ole Miss’ rush defense allows on average just over 130 yards a game.

Conversely, a prolific passing game will be necessary for Ole Miss to win. Losing Treadwell certainly put a damper on that, but thanks to Tunsil’s return to action, Wallace ideally should have the time he needs to make smart passes provided his ankle has healed and he can keep himself mentally in the game. Another great boon to their offense would be standout play by Engram.

The Ole Miss defense, the 10th best in the U.S., has allowed the fewest points against them (13.5) of any team in college football. Mississippi State’s offense ranks ninth in the country, putting up over 500 yards a game and averaging 39 points per game. For Ole Miss, defense may indeed win championships, but only if they are able to stop Dak Prescott. With a secondary among the best in the nation, they certainly have a shot.

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land at times. He’s made great plays for us, in particular the turnovers he’s created.�

Bulldog sophomore wide receiver De’Runnya Wilson did not play football his sophomore or junior years of high school, but the former Alabama Mr. Basketball quickly made up for lost time in his first two seasons in Starkville. Through the Alabama game, Wilson snagged 30 of Prescott’s passes and scored six touchdowns on the season.

His success against the Rebels star secondary could be a game changer in the Egg Bowl.

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o Wallace’s route to Ole Miss was Getting Attention his best football, despite notable inconsisalmost as circuitous as that of his What are the chances that a quarter- tency and losses. Following the 30-0 loss head coach, Hugh Freeze. Wallace’s back with a dog named Tibeaux would end to the Arkansas Razorbacks, Wallace is still college career began as a redshirt up playing for a team in the piney woods of second in the SEC’s QB efficiency rating freshman at Arkansas State University in Mississippi rather than among the swamps at 150.3, behind only Dylan Thompson 2010, with Freeze as offensive coordinator. of southern Louisiana? of the South Carolina Gamecocks.

At the time, their relationship was Better than one might expect, considerFinished with his undergraduate desomewhat short of harmonious. Wallace, ing his dog’s name is homage to Tim Tebow, gree, Wallace has time this year to study just 17 years old and five hours away from as is his jersey number 15—and the Missis- film on weekends with Freeze. Although the home for the first time, struggled to adjust sippi team’s head coach also coached in The LSU, Auburn and Arkansas losses pushed to Freeze’s high-energy coaching style, es- Swamp (of Gainesville, Fla.).

Ole Miss out of contention for a national pecially after learning he would not play in During high school, Dak Prescott at- championship, the Rebels will have the ophis first season. Despite the ups and downs tended summer football camp at Missis- portunity to play for their third-straight of their year in Jonesboro—inbowl win. Before that, Wallace cluding Freeze running Wallace will have the chance to redeem through a session of stadiums to last year’s Egg Bowl loss. “make him quit” after the QB No matter the Egg Bowl’s showed up late for the team outcome, though, Freeze knows bus—Freeze held no hard feelhe has Wallace to thank for ings when Wallace decided to much of his success at Ole Miss. leave ASU after the season.

Before the 2014 season, he said “He needed to mature,” of Wallace, “There’s no way we’d Freeze told AL.com. “He be sitting here with 15 wins in needed to grow up, like a lot two years and two bowl victories of us do when we get out of had Bo not been with us.” high school.”

After Wallace’s depar‘Better Pro Prospect’ ture, ASU promoted Freeze Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace (left) and Mississippi State Prescott spent much of to head coach. The follow- quarterback Dak Prescott (right) both share histories with this year, his second as an SEC ing season, Ole Miss named their current head coaches. starter, bubbling to the top of Freeze its head coach after conversations about Heisman the Rebels’ dismal 2-10 seacandidates—not an unusual son, the worst in school history since sippi State, where he caught the eye of head situation for a Mullen-coached quarter1946. One of his first orders of business coach Dan Mullen. During weightlifting back. When Tim Tebow won the Heiswas to find a QB, and he had Wallace at sessions, Prescott motivated other campers man at Florida, Mullen was his offensive the top of his wish list. to push themselves. coordinator.

Meanwhile, the previous year Wallace’s Perhaps thanks to what he learned Even considering that Mullen has high-school coach directed him to East Mis- over the summer in Starkville, Prescott’s a knack for developing young quartersissippi Community College, in Scooba senior season at Haughton High would be backs, Prescott’s numbers are no less (pop. 717). Wallace got to work, setting his best yet. Prescott threw for 39 touch- impressive. He stands atop five major ofNJCAA records (4,606 yards of offense, 53 downs, rushed for 17 and posted 2,860 fensive categories in the SEC, including touchdowns) and leading his team to a 12-0 yards of offense. Numbers like that got the total yards (4,848) and total touchdowns record on the way to a NJCAA champion- attention of teams across the SEC, includ- (37). Comparisons between Prescott ship. Offers began coming in for Wallace ing Les Miles and LSU. and Tebow go further than their similar across the SEC (including Mississippi State) Prescott’s mom, Peggy, pushed him heights and builds. Like Tebow, Prescott at the end of the season. There would be one to consider LSU. But Prescott had already relies on rushing as well as passing to more suitor: Ole Miss. committed to Mississippi State the previ- help his team score.

Freeze wasn’t sure Wallace would want ous July, after Mullen offered him a scholThe similarities have drawn national to play for him after their up-and-down re- arship as he was driving home with his attention, with NFL Senior Media Analyst lationship at ASU. What he did know was coach from camp. In the end, Starkville Gil Brandt tweeting on Nov. 6: “Watched 2 that he needed a QB who knew his offense won out over Baton Rouge. tapes on Dak Prescott this morning. Might and would be able to thrive, quickly.

“Starkville is hours away from any- be most improved player in CFB. Much Luckily for Freeze, Wallace recognized thing that’s crazy or tempting or anything better pro prospect than Tebow.” that it had been his immaturity that had cre- to do,” Prescott told Sports Illustrated. “I Whatever the future holds for Prescott, ated tension between them at ASU, and he knew I could stay focused.” his immediate focus is on the next game respected the coach for believing he could again Ole Miss. Last year, his late-game herodo more. Even though Wallace’s parents, ‘A Long Way’ ics brought the title to Starkville, an outcome wary of their son’s trouble at ASU repeat“At one time I never wanted to be he hopes to repeat Saturday. ing itself under Freeze at Ole Miss, hoped he around him again,” Wallace told ESPN The stakes are higher than ever before would choose Mississippi State, the decision about Freeze. “Now he’s my head coach at this year’s Egg Bowl, with both teams was Wallace’s to make. In the end, believing and we’re doing the things we’ve been doing coming off seasons among the best in their Ole Miss afforded him the best shot to start here. ... We’ve come a long way.” histories. Whichever team comes out on top, in the SEC immediately, Wallace chose to A long way indeed. In his third year they will have the strong leadership of their follow Freeze to Oxford. under coach Freeze, Wallace has played quarterback and head coach to thank.

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pecting my degree from the Uniits eyes fixed on Mississippi, versity of Mississippi in May. bringing to everyone one of footTo understand how my ball’s most heated rivalries: Ole perception of Ole Miss could Miss and Mississippi State. shift so drastically within my However, Rebel football and search for schools would require Bulldog football is a part of an one to understand why many age-old feud bigger than sports people come to Ole Miss. Duritself: the difference between “culing a visit to Oxford to visit a ture� and “agriculture.� family friend in the hospital, my So, I don’t even really want to mother went behind my back talk football. Our players and coachand signed me up for a tour of ing staff have prepared all year, unthe university. Never had I seen derstanding what one football star individuals so happy to share believed back in the second week of their college experience with the season, “The SEC could come others. The guides, the faculty down to who wins the Egg Bowl.� and students all expressed so My job as a student, fan Ole Miss Rebels wide receiver John Ratliff evades a much joy for the institution. and soon-to-be alumnus is to Texas A&M defender during an away game at Kyle My subsequent trip to Field in College Station, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 11. have fun. There’s no adage more Starkville to see “That School popular at Ole Miss than, “Even Down South� as it was referred if we don’t win the game, we will to during my visits to Ole Miss, only of civil rights activist James Meredith and undoubtedly win the party.� cemented my choice. Even though State the spirit of the South that almost reeks on But we will win the game. I mean, seriwould’ve been more affordable for me, every stranger in town. ously, the three games we lost were flukes. cowbells just couldn’t tickle my fancy.

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ometime during the early part of my senior year in high school back home in Memphis, Tenn., I walked into my alma mater’s band room to find an unusual sight near the back. At the time, I was serving under my second year as captain of the drumline, a rag-tag boys club where we liked to pretend that our aggressive approach to percussive instrumentation made us a lot closer to the jocks we all admired than say the flute or clarinet section. It was in this environment that numerous discussions turned into rough housing and obnoxious shouting matches.

On that day, I saw my friend Brenden, a small, cheerful Asian boy in his sophomore season with the marching band, draped in full Ole Miss football fan regalia. I grabbed him by his replica jersey and said, “Brenden, don’t you know that school is racist? Don’t ever wear that stuff around me, man!�

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My cousin’s father went to Ole Miss, but his mother, my blood relative, was raised a State fan. My cousin felt conflicted about what team to support. As I was around 8 years old, I don’t remember what I actually said, but I can say without a doubt that I threw him some shade with a sassy facial expression and told him, “Go dawgs.” Even then, I was true maroon.

That has not changed for me. I’ve stood in Davis Wade in bitter weather, drenched to the bone due to rain that just wouldn’t let up, cheering on the Dawgs during the 2011 Egg Bowl and ringing my cowbell until the last second.

This season—my senior year—things are different. Not only is CBS covering the Egg Bowl for the first time, the Dawgs are different. State has a solid, Heisman-worthy quarterback in Dak Prescott. We have a “bowling ball” running back who breaks through multiple tackles before being brought down in Josh Robinson. And let’s not forget the “psycho defense”; these players

have been vital to this year’s 10-1 record.

Statistics and rankings aside, the Egg Bowl is a rivalry game—and the birthplace of the legendary cowbell. Rankings and national competitions take the backseat to destroying an in-state rival. But the game is significant for both teams’, especially State’s, postseason hopes. Both are already bowl-eligible, but the Dawgs are looking to remain in the College Football Playoff scope since we dropped to No. 4 in the AP Poll and College Football Playoff rankings after losing (the first half) to Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Even in the aftermath of the Alabama game, Dak Prescott said he believes State is still one of the best four teams in the country, and I agree with him.

Mississippi State is going to decimate, or at least beat, Ole Miss. It’s a fact, so Ole Miss fans should get used to it. Mississippi State is the all-around better team and a team with more at stake and more to fight for— including a national championship berth.

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ississippi State is a McGowan family tradition. As a thirdgeneration Bulldog, my parents raised me to do certain things: to treat others with respect, to fight for State and to perform to the best of my ability, but not necessarily in that order.

Maroon and white run thick in my blood, and “Hail State” is an acceptable response to most questions in my parents’ house. But with the maroon and white comes a strong dislike of red and blue together.

I am all for the Dawgs. Growing up, certain events happened every year without fail.

Every person in the family had a birthday, Christmas and Easter would happen and the Mississippi State and Ole Miss would always face off in the Egg Bowl. I quickly learned how marvelous it feels to beat Ole Miss in anything—especially in the Egg Bowl.

Some of my earliest family memories involve the Egg Bowl. Apparently, I have attended numerous Egg Bowls that I do not remember because I was so young, but I do remember sitting with one of my cousins while watching the game during the

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ne of the best parts of college football are rivalry games. They can make or break a season in so many ways. They can save or cost jobs, dash or renew hope for next season and so much more.

There are better-known rivalry games then the annual battle between Mississippi State and Ole Miss, but it has everything you want in one. In fact, it might be one of the most underrated rivalry games in the country.

Mississippi State started playing football in 1895, and Ole Miss first fielded a team two years earlier in 1893. It was after the turn-of-the-century before both teams met on the gridiron.

Since then, these teams have met 110 times. The 2014 game will be the 111th meeting with breaks only between 191215 due to a feud between the two schools and 1943 due to World War II. There have only been 86 Egg Bowl meetings but more on that later.

MSU ended up winning that first matchup 17-0 in 1901, but the Rebels got revenge the next year with a 21-0 win. The teams tied in the third matchup for a 1-1-1 record in their first three games.

Both the teams started with shutout wins, and there have been 32 shutouts in this game’s history. Mississippi State has shut out the Rebels 17 times, and Ole Miss has shut out the Bulldogs 15 times.

Neither team was known by its current nickname when they first met in football. Ole Miss was known as the Red and Blue before adopted the name “the Flood” starting in 1929 before adopting “Rebels” in 1936. Mississippi State started out as the Aggies before 1932 and then the Maroons and, in 1961, finally became the Bulldogs.

Mississippi State University head coach Dan Mullen leads the Bulldogs against Ole Miss in the 87th Egg Bowl, the beloved matchup of Mississippi rivals.

and Bulldogs. MSU won both games, 34-0 in Starkville and 13-0 in Oxford.

The second meeting of 1918 took place Dec. 7, and was the latest in the calendar year the game was played in series history. Overall, 10 of the meetings have been played in December, with the last Dec. 2, 1967 in a 10-3 Rebels win.

The most interesting fact is that legendary Bulldogs coach Dudy Noble had been the head coach for Ole Miss. Noble

is one of two coaches to coach both teams, the other being Dan Martin. Martin won in 1902 as coach of the Rebels and became the Bulldogs coach in 1903 where he went 1-2-1 against his former team.

Noble went 0-3 as coach of Ole Miss in 1917-18 and took over the MSU in 1922 and went 1-0 against the Rebels.

While December is the latest these teams clashed, October is the earliest with Oct. 18, 1924, being the earliest in series history. The first meeting was also played in October, and 10 games have been played in October overall.

Another astounding fact is that three players have played for both teams during their college careers. Norvin E. Green was the first (Ole Miss 1900, MSU 1901-04) and was the subject of a 40-minute game delay before kickoff of the 1901 game over his eligibility to play for the Bulldogs.

The other two men are Fletcher J. East (Ole Miss 1915, MSU 1917 and 1919) and Breck Tyler (MSU 1977-78, Ole Miss 1980-81). Tyler’s father was Bob Tyler, who was an assistant at Ole Miss before getting the head coach job with the Bulldogs from 1973-78.

The 1926 game changed the rivalry forever. Ole Miss finally broke MSU’s winning streak with a 7-6 win at Bulldogs home field. The Rebels fans tried to storm the field and tear down the goal post, but MSU fans wouldn’t let them.

A brawl broke out that ended when fans broke all the chairs on other fans. To prevent future fights from happening, Sigma Iota fraternity suggested a football-shaped trophy be given to the winner of the game.

Both schools split the cost of $250 for the trophy, and “The Golden Egg” trophy

was born. Adding a trophy to the game sent Ole Miss on a 10-game undefeated streak.

The longest Ole Miss went without a loss in the series is from 1947 to 1962 as the Rebels went 14-0-3 for a 17-game unbeaten streak. Mississippi State finally broke through in December 1964 with a 20-17 win in Oxford.

Currently the rivalry alternates each team’s campus from year to year. In the past, the game has been played in seven Mississippi cities: Starkville, Oxford, Jackson, Greenville, Tupelo, Greenwood and Clarksdale.

Mississippi State was undefeated in Tupelo, Greenville and Clarksdale going a perfect 6-0. Ole Miss won the only meeting in Columbus, the third location for the Egg Bowl. The Bulldogs won 13 games in Jackson (two games were later forfeited), and the Rebels won 15 times in the capitol city.

The 1968 meeting is unique in that it will never happen again. That game ended in a 17-17 tie and, under current overtime rules in college football, another tie will never take place in this rivalry.

It wasn’t until 1978 that Steven Doyle of The Clarion-Ledger coined the term “Egg Bowl” because neither team would be going to a bowl game after the regular season. So the game was, in essence, a de-facto bowl game for both teams.

Even MSU’s live Bully mascot has been part of the rivalry at times. Ole Miss students repeatedly “dog-napped” Bully the VII, Bully the XIII-A and Bully XIII-B who was the last mascot to be “dog-napped.”

Perhaps the most notorious event to happen to Bully was in 1958, when Ole Miss students took Bully VIII and painted him red and blue. Bully nearly died of lead poisoning because of the paint.

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ivalry games are the type of games where you can throw the record for both teams out the window. Heck, you can throw the stats out the window as well. But I’m going to try to use the stats to try to figure out who wins this game, rivalries and their stat-busting ways be damned.

If you’re Mississippi State University, you want to run the ball on offense. The University of Mississippi Rebels are good at stopping the run at fifth in the conference but are third in passing defense with a conference high of 19 interceptions.

The Bulldogs are the third best rushing team in the conference and can try to follow the Louisiana State University script (straight up the middle) to run against Ole Miss. MSU is fifth in passing offense, and Dak Prescott is one of several players leading the SEC in interceptions with 10.

Ole Miss doesn’t have as much depth on the defensive line as Mississippi State, so running the ball could pay off in the fourth quarter against a worn-out Rebels defense. Prescott and Josh Robinson need to have a big game on the ground for a Bulldog win.

The Rebels are 10th in the conference in rushing, and the Bulldogs are third best at stopping the run in the conference. Ole Miss is the fourth-best in passing offense, and MSU is last in the conference in passing defense.

This is where things get tricky. The Bulldogs lead the conference with 35 sacks or about three per game. The Reb-

els allow about two sacks per game.

Plus, MSU is third in the conference with 14 interceptions.

What does it all mean? Well, for Ole Miss it means they might not be able to run the ball at all but should find yards through the air. MSU likes to rush the passer and isn’t shabby at picking the ball off. Good news for the Rebels, is that Bo Wallace only has 10 interceptions this season.

Ole Miss is great at forcing the most turnovers in the SEC with 28 and doesn’t turn the ball over very much with 20 turnovers for a .73 turnover margin. Mississippi State, on the other hand, has not been as great at creating turnovers with just 21 and has been sloppy with the ball by committing 21 turnovers.

Turnovers don’t hurt MSU too badly, though. The Bulldogs are 3-1 in games where they have lost turnover battles, including beating LSU, Arkansas and Tennessee-Martin, but losing to Alabama. Ole Miss is 1-1 in games they lose the turnover battle by beating Memphis and losing to Auburn.

Mississippi State has the second best scoring offense, and Ole Miss has the first scoring defense. The Rebels are the ninth best scoring offense, and the Bulldogs have the fourth best scoring defense. And when you put it all together, it means to expect an Egg Bowl in the high teens or low 20s in scoring.

My pick: Mississippi State wins out to make the college football playoffs.

Bulldogs win 17-16 over the Rebels.

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This might be the most expensive Egg Bowl in series history. Stubhub shows single tickets to be from $136 to $1,500.

THURSDAY, NOV 27 NFL (3:30-6 p.m., Fox): There will be plenty of football on Thanksgiving, but the Philadelphia Eagles at the Dallas Cowboys could have major playoff implications later in the season.

FRIDAY, NOV 28 College football (1:30-5 p.m., CBS): The Arkansas Razorbacks could have a say in the SEC East race when the team faces the Missouri Tigers.

SATURDAY, NOV 29 College football (2:30-6 p.m., CBS): Fire up the grill early, remove any non-football-watching folks and settle in for the most intense and meaningful Egg Bowl in Mississippi State and Ole Miss history.

SUNDAY, NOV 30 NFL (12-3:30 p.m., Fox): The New Orleans Saints finish their battle through the AFC North with a trip to face the always formidable Pittsburgh Steelers.

MONDAY, DEC 1 NFL (7:30-11 p.m., ESPN): The Miami Dolphins try to keep pace in the AFC East as face the hapless New York Jets.

TUESDAY, DEC 2 College football (8:30-11 p.m., ESPN): See a NCAA Tournamentcaliber game with the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Louisville Cardinals in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

WEDNESDAY, DEC 3 College basketball (8:30-11 p.m., ESPN) Watch another NCAA Tournament-worthy game with the Duke Blue Devils at the Wisconsin Badgers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Egg Bowl tickets for $1,500 may sound crazy, but this has been a wild season. No matter how the MSUOle Miss game ends, I hope this wild ride keeps going to the playoffs.

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y mother makes a delicious, double-crust “harvest” pie every year to usher in autumn’s bounty of fresh pears and apples. It is an easy and very forgiving recipe. An additional benefit is that one cannot go wrong in combining any type of pear and apple.

I am including the directions for baking a 9-inch pie, but I recently considered that my household of two has trouble finishing one. I find that I usually end up freezing or giving half of it away to neighbors, so this year I decided to experiment in forming the dough into little, stuffed hand pies. The end result turned out so perfectly that even I was amazed as I pulled them out of the oven. While they look deceptively difficult, they are easy-as-pie to make. These little personal pies are original, adorable, freeze well and are a much better surprise for the neighbors than a half-eaten pie.

A general rule for choosing pears is that the Bartlett variety is best for eating raw, while the firmer Bosc is best for baking. Either one of these works seamlessly in this recipe. In the past, I have used whichever type pear is available, looks best or is on sale.

Any variety of apple works in this pie. This is personal preference and depends on how sweet you want the pie to taste. I use sweet Gala apples, my favorite, only because I always have them on hand, but a tart Granny Smith or a simple Red Delicious may result in a pie that is not as sweet.

When asked which apple my mother uses in pies, she just completed a master’s degree in biblical studies shrugged and

Double Pie Crust This recipe is from Beth Barrineau, an accomplished cook and my brother’s mother-in-law. It is so easy and quick, you will never have to buy storebought crusts again.

2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup vegetable shortening 1/4 cup cold water

Mix flour, salt and shortening until the consistency of cornmeal. Add cold water and stir with a fork until it all combines evenly. Divide in half and place between two sheets of waxed paper. (Moisten counter first so bottom sheet does not move). Roll dough out into 9-inch round by smoothing rolling pin over top sheet of waxed paper. Repeat with second half of dough.

said, “Whatever is on sale.” This apple, obviously, does not fall far from the tree.

The original full pie recipe calls for sliced fruit, but dicing fruit works best when making hand pies.

Combine apple and pear pieces in a large bowl. Stir together sugar, flour, and spices in a smaller bowl and add to fruit, tossing gently until thoroughly mixed.

For 9-inch deep-dish pie, you will need two crusts (see recipe to the left). Spread filling into prepared crust, dot with butter and place second crust on top. Cut slits in top crust, brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake in a 350-degree oven for about an hour or until crust is a golden brown.

Serves 8.

For hand pies, roll out the dough for two crusts with a rolling pin to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Using a 6-inch bowl or plate as a template, cut dough with a paring knife. Add three heaping tablespoons of filling onto one side of the dough round, leaving 1/2-inch edge of uncoated dough. Fold empty crust side over so that edges meet. Crimp with a fork and vent top of pie by cutting slits.

Have fun experimenting with other shapes.

Roll out the same amount of dough into a rectangle, place filling in the middle and fold edges in to create a square—again, cut decorative slits for escaping steam.

Brush with milk and sprinkle top with sugar or a cinnamon and sugar combination. (To make cinnamon sugar, combine one tablespoon of sugar to every teaspoon of cinnamon.) Bake in a 375-degree oven for 25 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Makes 8 hand pies.

LIFE&STYLE | food

Thanksgiving with Flair

by Patty Limatola-Tanenbaum As much as I loved the traditions my mother created around food, I desired to create new traditions for my family.

It took me years and countless mistakes to make a Thanksgiving dinner that I could say had my own flair, and was worthy of my mother’s tradition.

The following three recipes—a traditional Italian-inspired turkey recipe, a sweet corn casserole (this one is a must, I promise) and a sweet-and-spicy cranberry sauce—have become part of my own Thanksgiving traditions.

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Corn Casserole This sweet-corn casserole is an amazing side dish that everyone will love. It is an easy recipe to make and does not require a lot of hands-on time.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, melted 1 15-ounce can creamed corn 1 15-ounce can whole corn, drained 1 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons sugar 1 box cornbread mix

Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish and set aside.

In a large bowl, add creamed and drained whole corn, and stir to combine. Add your melted butter and sour cream and mix well. Add sugar and cornbread mix and stir until you see no lumps.

Pour your mixture into your prepared baking dish and bake for 35 to 40 minutes. The top should be lightly browned.

It is amazing that more than 400 years ago, because of a successful harvest, a holiday celebration was created, one that is based around being thankful, family and food—three things I love most. This year, I encourage you to try new recipes in creating new traditions for your family. Also, do not forget to share what you are thankful for, whether you include your family, your health, the roof over your head or that Mississippi State is having an amazing year in college football.

Sweet and Spicy Cranberry Sauce Although cranberry sauce is a classic for Thanksgiving, I did not grow up eating it. When I created this recipe, I was looking for something a little different, something sweet and spicy.

Chipotles are a smoked jalapeño peppers often found in an adobo sauce. You can find them in the Mexican-food section of most markets. This cranberry sauce can be made a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Remove it from the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to serving.

Ingredients

1 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 12-ounce bag cranberries, fresh Zest from an orange 1 chipotle (do not use the whole can, only 1 piece from the can), finely chopped 1/2 teaspoon adobo sauce from the can of chipotle

Directions Place sugar and water in a pan and bring to a boil. Add fresh cranberries and bring back to a boil.

Reduce the heat and let the cranberries cook for eight to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

While the cranberries cook, add the chopped chipotle and up to 1/2 teaspoon of the adobe sauce from the can (more or less to your desired taste) and stir. Serve the dish immediately or refrigerate it.

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Brined Thanksgiving Turkey Brining the turkey is a key factor for me. If you cannot find a brine or you are not comfortable with brining, you can omit that step.

I love the flavor of the citrus with all the herbs.

Make sure to add the green apple because it really does makes a difference. Adding the bay leaves on top of the orange slices adds a slight smoky flavor and will also be great for creating gravy.

Ingredients

15 to 18-pound turkey 1 stick butter, room temperature 1 package poultry herbs, fresh 1 package sage, fresh 6-7 bay leaves Zest from two oranges Zest from one lemon 2 whole oranges, sliced 1 whole lemon, sliced 1 whole green apple, cored and chopped in large pieces 3 stalks celery, chopped in large pieces 1/2 cup orange juice 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Salt and pepper to taste 1 bottle of white wine (doesn’t have to be expensive), divided in half

Directions Twenty-four hours before Thanksgiving, brine your turkey, following the instructions on the jar or package. Whether or not you brine, make sure to remove the neck and giblets that are in the cavity of the turkey.

On Thanksgiving Day, remove your turkey from the brine and, use half a bottle of wine to give your turkey a “wine bath,” basically rinsing your turkey. This is my Italian secret). Reserve 1/2 of the bottle of wine for later. Pat your turkey dry with paper towels. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.

On the bottom of a roasting pan, add the orange slices and lay the bay leaves on top. Set the pan aside.

Chop half the package of fresh herbs (excluding the bay leaves) and combine with the butter.

Add the orange and lemon zest to the butter and mix well. Put the butter mixture under the skin of the turkey, focusing on the breast area. In the cavity of turkey, place lemon, and remaining orange slices, celery, apple and any remaining herbs.

Place turkey on top of the orange slices, breast side up. Add the orange juice and the remaining wine to the pan. Put some oil on the turkey and season it with salt and pepper.

Cover it with aluminum foil and cook until thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reaches an internal temperature of 180 degrees. The juices of the turkey should run clear.

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ecause I was raised in an Italian household as a firstgeneration American, Pilgrims, native Americans and the American Thanksgiving were foreign to my family. Even though it was not a holiday my mother grew up celebrating, she wanted to make sure our Thanksgiving was memorable and focused on creating an amazing meal, adding an Italian flair to her dishes, of course. My mother also instilled the “thanks” in Thanksgiving, so when we sat for dinner, we would make sure to go around the table and share what we were most thankful for.

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by Jake Sund

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COURTESY KUDZU KINGS

rom 1994 to 2003, the Kudzu Kings were Mississippi roots-rock royalty, performing with popular acts such as Widespread Panic and featuring guest musicians including Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars and Bucky Baxter, pedal-steel guitarist for Bob Dylan. Now, 20 years after its formation, the band re-unites for an anniversary concert Friday, Nov. 28, at The Lyric in its hometown of Oxford, Miss.

To simply label the Kudzu Kings’ reunion as a “show” isn’t entirely accurate. The celebrated jam band is known for its spectacle-filled performances and improvisational prowess. Bassist Dave Woolworth is hesitant to reveal everything in the works for the evening, but the fact that he calls it an “operation” indicates a new magnitude of mayhem. That includes bringing in the original line-up and the assorted musicians who’ve played with Kudzu Kings over the years, such as guitarist George McConnell, Bryan Ledford on banjo and mandolin, and drummers Jeff Colburn, Ted Gainey and C.D. Overton.

“We’re getting everyone who was ever part of the band to join us along with some special musical guests. It’s go-

The Kudzu Kings released its self-titled debut album in 1997 and a follow-up, “Y2Kow,” in 1999, generating a dedicated fan base that would sustain a decade of heavy touring. Then the band hit a wall.

“We went at it hard for 10 years and just needed a break.

We never really broke up. We would still get together a few times a year, and it’s just started ramping up again recently,” Woolworth says.

“We never really gave up the core of what it was that brought us together. We realized we had something special.

Every time we got together, it was fun, so we would look for those opportunities to be together.”

The tone and energy surrounding the Kudzu Kings’ 20th anniversary doesn’t have the feel of a farewell. Rather, it’s been a catalyst for the band, which is now considering entering the studio again. “The goal is to present that we are still here and want to do more,” Chaffe says.

“I think there are still more songs about dogs, women and beer,” Woolworth says. “There’s plenty more about that. The stories are just slightly different now.”

Oxford-based roots-rockers the Kudzu Kings reunite for their 20th-anniversary spectacular Friday, Nov. 28, at The Lyric. The celebrated jam band is known for its quirky performances and improvisational prowess.

and Moore joined and a shift in musical style, the band eventually became the Kudzu Kings.

“What we put together wasn’t what any of us were looking for or expecting,” Chaffe says.

“It was definitely a different kind of gumbo, but we turned it into something that worked really well.”

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Different Kind of Gumbo

ing to be more than the usual shenanigans with advanced presentation including performance artists, an afternoon show for children, and we’re even doing a panel discussion … using puppets,” Woolworth says. The band members are still finalizing the “puppet panel,” which is part of the “Udderly Early Reception,” but Woolworth says it’s a reminder for them not to take things too seriously.

The band plans to document the entire occasion with full audio and video recording, which it hopes to release to the public at a later date. “We’d prefer not to throw it in the trash,” Woolworth says jokingly. “If the cameras catch half of what is going on, we’ll have some pretty cool things to revisit afterward.”

While the Kudzu Kings’ alternative-country rock inspired many Mississippi successors, the band actually owes its formation to funk. Woolworth and singer-songwriter Tate Moore had been playing weekly sets with the remnants of a funk band called the Mosquito Brothers, which included keyboardist Robert Chaffe, lead guitarist Max Williams and drummer Chuck Sigler. After Woolworth

Kudzu Kings play at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, at The Lyric (1006 Van Buren Ave., Oxford, 662-234-5333).

General admission is $15. The “Udderly Early Reception,” from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m., is $25 and includes show admission.

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DIVERSIONS | arts

Richard Kelso: Light on the Land

by Demetrice Sherman

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ocal painter Richard Kelso likes to keep things simple. He has no computer or email. His flip-style cellphone is for telephone calls, nothing more. “I’m a 19th-century person; I’m not even a 20th-century person,” he says with a smile. “I’m not enamored with all of this stuff. I’m really not.”

Kelso’s two-room studio, located above Hal & Mal’s Restaurant, is teeming with items befitting a seasoned artist—from supplies to miniatures for still-life studies to samples of his work. The central focus is the wooden easel in the main room where a landscape with billowing clouds and the green of a field rests in the natural light coming from the nearby window. It is here, with a view overlooking the parking lot of Martin’s Restaurant & Bar, the activity of downtown, where Kelso has worked since arriving in Jackson in 1987.

While he drew as a kid, it was not until the Cleveland, Miss., native attended Delta State University that he began painting under the guidance of professor Sammy Britt.

Kelso also studied with German-born American painter Henry Hensche at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, Mass.

Artist Richard Kelso is always looking for the perfect landscape to paint.

“I had never been anywhere in my life. I was 20 years old, and at the time, all I cared about was golf and my girlfriend back home,” Kelso says. “It was an eye-opening experience, let me tell you.”

Painters revere Hensche for his teachings on seeing color under changing light conditions. “If you can see color, and you can learn to mix the color that you see, the world is your oyster,” Kelso says. “So (Hensche) basically was teaching us to see with our own eyes. It was the most fundamental thing he could teach.”

Kelso graduated from Delta State in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in art. After obtaining a master’s degree in fine arts in 1980 at the University of Mississippi, he taught art at Millsaps College for two years, and then at Meridian Community College for four years. There, he made the decision to become a full-time painter.

“It was a big unknown, but I wasn’t worried about it,” he says. “I was comforted to know that deep down in my gut I was doing exactly what I should be doing, and I haven’t changed my mind on that.”

Kelso primarily paints oils in a style he describes as “an offshoot of impressionism, where the important thing is light—the quality of light, the time of day, atmospheric effects.” He’s produced paintings from locations such as England, Italy and France, but the Mississippi Delta is consistent feature of his works. “I’m ... scanning and looking at so many landscapes,” he says of drives through the area, often when visiting his mother, Jeanette Kelso, 98. “I will paint 50 landscapes mentally by the time I get to Cleveland.”

Kelso, 67, has pieces in the Mississippi Museum of Art’s permanent collection. His art has been featured at the Oxford Treehouse Gallery and the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel. His biggest representation is Fischer Galleries, which has chosen him as its December artist of the month. Despite his success, Kelso is his own worst critic, but that only fuels his desire to improve with each new painting.

“The learning will go on as long as you’re doing it,” he says.

Richard Kelso’s opening reception is 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Fischer Galleries (736 S. President St., 601-2919115). Visit fischergalleries.com.

girl about town

by Julie Skipper

Something in the Water

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baby-related questions. In contrast, I treat pregnancy like I treat, well, babies or anything else that makes me uncomfortable: I act like it’s not there and carry on as usual (The man in my life observed that I prefer animals the way I prefer children: large and docile, as opposed to tiny and high-pitched.)

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f you see me out, and I’m drinking water, it’s not because I’m pregnant. It’s the medication I’m on,” an acquaintance told me recently.

Later that same day, I met up with another gal pal after work and, as we sat down at a table in the bar area of BRAVO! Italian Restaurant and Bar (4500 Interstate 55 Frontage Road, Suite 244, 601-982-8111), she immediately said, “I’m not drinking, but I’m not knocked up. I’m on antibiotics.”

Such preemptive explanations are de rigueur in my social circle these days. Just a few weeks before these exchanges, I figured out that two other friends drinking water at social events were pregnant before they officially announced the big news. One friend recently tallied up 20 ladies she knew with a family on the way. As the saying goes, maybe there really is something in the water.

It’s interesting to see how we deal with changes in our lives. For those who go that route, marriage and giving birth are arguably two of the biggest ones. And, if you notice, both change the way we interact with each other. Pregnancy alters not only what women drink, but even conversations.

Some people respond to news of a pregnancy with oohs and ahhhs and ask lots of

Parenthood changes your life immeasurably, but being pregnant shouldn’t mean that a woman loses all sense of self.

My approach to pregnant women remains “nothing to see here.” Doing so allows me to ignore the fact that my friend’s body has a thing with tiny hands and feet

growing inside of her, which, when you think about it, is completely freaky.

Sometimes this works for me, as in the case of a friend I met over a mocktail (for her) and wine (for me) at the Library Lounge (734 Fairview St., 888-948-1908). The friend happens to be in her fifth or so month (the whole “counting by weeks” thing baffles me). We barely acknowledged it except that she had to figure out how to order a drink from a bar without alcohol (“I don’t think I’ve ever done that before!” she bemoaned).

Instead, we discussed hair products, work, what we’re reading, and it was lovely.

Also, the table hid her bump, so my “ignore the elephant in the room” tactic (no, that’s not a knock on baby-weight gain) worked.

She admitted that she’s still rather in denial herself, so we were both OK with that.

Other times, I feel guilty about my lack of enthusiasm for all things baby. At the last baby shower I attended, I worried that it looked as if I were in a live-action version of that song, “One of These Things (Is Not Like the Other)” from “Sesame Street.”

I certainly don’t begrudge people for being pregnant; I just personally have no desire to be and simply have nothing to contribute to a conversation about Boppy Pillows.

I try to have fun. Being the girl who leaves practical gift-giving to others—let the people who are moms contribute nursingrelated things—I’m the one giving you cute bath towels and socks. Because babies don’t really wear shoes, right? I don’t even know.

And not knowing should be OK. We should be able to figure out how to do things in the way that’s right for us, without pressure to feel or act a certain way, whether it’s our approach to parenting or our decision to become one. Parenthood changes your life immeasurably, but being pregnant shouldn’t mean that a woman loses all sense of self.

While I imagine it feels a bit “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” it shouldn’t make your body a public commodity. Another pregnant friend remains appalled at the number of people compelled to reach out (without her permission) to rub her tummy. Such an act would be wholly inappropriate, except for the fact that she’s gestating a human.

All that said, I have many baby showers on my calendar over the next few months.

Hopefully, at least some will include stronger beverages for those who aren’t incubating a tiny person. Regardless, I hope the mommies and non-mommies alike can relax, relate and celebrate life in all the ways we live it.

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Community Bike Ride is at Rainbow Co-Op.

Christmas at the Governor’s Mansion opens.

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The Goose Island Cornhole Tournament is 6:30 p.m. at Fondren Public (2765 Old Canton Road). Registration is at 6:30 p.m. and the tournament starts at 7 p.m. Each member of the winning team receives a $25 gift certificate.

The event includes a raffle for a 51” Samsung television.

Free; call 601-760-0586. … The New Bourbon Street Jazz Band performs at Hal & Mal’s (200 S. Commerce St.). Call 601-948-0888; halandmals.com.

Versatile quartet Compositionz takes the stage for “All Black Everything” with Mike Rob and the 601 Band and comedian Rita B at the Mediterranean Fish and Grill, Friday, Nov. 28.

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Thanksgiving Feeding is at the Salvation Army Corps Community Center (570 E. Beasley Road). The Salvation Army needs volunteers to help serve more than 4,000 meals to the public. Free; call 601-982-4881; salvationarmyjackson.org. … The D’Lo Trio performs 7 p.m. at Cherokee Inn (1410 Old Square Road). Free; call 601-362-6388; cherokeedriveinn.com.

Black Everything Concert is 9:30 p.m. at the Mediterranean Fish and Grill (6550 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland).

Comedian Rita B. is the host. Performers include Compositionz and Mike Rob and the 601 Band. Wear black attire. $15; call 601-606-2594 or 601-573-6036.

SATURDAY 11/29

The Capitol City Gospel Celebration is 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m. at New Horizon Church International (1770 Ellis Ave.). Performers include John P. Kee and the New Life Community Choir, Roy and Revelation, and “Sunday’s

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Singer-songwriter Jason Turner celebrates the release of his newest album, “Like the Night,” with a performance at Duling Hall, Tuesday, Dec. 2.

FRIDAY 11/28

The Quickening performs 10 p.m. at Martin’s Restaurant & Bar (214 S. State St.). The New Orleans funk band is known for its entrancing rhythm and soulful vocals. Call 601-354-9712; martinslounge.net. … The All

SUNDAY 11/30

The Merchant Open House is 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at Historic Canton Square (Courthouse Square, Canton). Visit locally owned shops, and enjoy extended hours and specials.

Free; call 601-859-5816; canton-mississippi.com. … Knight Bruce performs 11 a.m. at 1908 Provisions in Fairview Inn (734 Fairview St.). Call 888-948-1908; fairviewinn.com.

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Improv Jam is 7 p.m. at Belhaven University (1500 Peachtree St.) in the Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center Studio Theatre. All artists are welcome to participate in an evening of dance, music, visual art and spoken word. Free; call 601-974-6478, 601-968-8996, 601-965-1414 or 601974-6494; belhaven.edu. … Joey Plunkett performs 7:30 p.m. at Julep Restaurant & Bar (4500 Interstate 55 N., Suite 105). Free; call 601-362-1411; juleprestaurant.com.

TUESDAY 12/2

Author Len Melvin reads and signs his book, “On the Lamb,” 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). $24.95 book; call 601366-7619; email info@lemuriabooks.com. … The ART21 Access Screening is 6:30 p.m. at Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4). Free tickets; call 601960-9250; eventbrite.com. … Jason Turner’s CD Release Party is 7:30 p.m. at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). $5 in advance, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-2927999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

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Barry Leach performs 6:30 p.m. at Underground 119 (119 S. President St.). Free; call 601-352-2322; underground119.com. … An Evening with Third Day is 7 p.m. at Historic Saenger Theater (201 Forrest St., Hattiesburg). The Christian rock band from Atlanta performs. Doors open at 6 p.m. $25-$69; call 601-5844888; hattiesburgsaenger.com.

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Goose Island Cornhole Tournament Nov. 26, 6:30 p.m., at Fondren Public (2765 Old Canton Road). Registration is at 6:30 p.m. and the tournament starts at 7 p.m. Each member of the winning team receives a $25 gift certificate. The event includes a raffle for a 51” Samsung television. Free; call 601-760-0586.

Philoptochos Society Pastry Sale Monday-Friday through Nov. 28, at Holy Trinity - St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church (5725 Pear Orchard Road). Order baklava, wedding cookies, assorted pastry and gift boxes, frozen casseroles, and other Greek treats. Visit the website for a menu. Pick up orders Dec. 5-6.

Proceeds benefit local charities. Costs vary; call 601-355-6325; email baklavabakesale@yahoo. com; holytrinitysaintjohnjackson.org.

Merchant Open House Nov. 28, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Nov. 30, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., at Historic Canton Square (Courthouse Square, Canton). Visit locally owned shops, and enjoy extended hours and specials. Free; call 601-8595816; canton-mississippi.com.

Holiday Top Hat Brunch Nov. 29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at Hilton Jackson (1001 E. County Line Road).

The local chapter of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women is the host. Includes a shopping extravaganza, a brunch, a parade of hats, and music from Dowell Taylor and Pam Confer. The event is a fundraiser for the NCBW’s community initiatives. $45-$45; call 601-750-4163, 865-2741666 or 601-362-1115.

Small Business Saturday Nov. 29, midnight-11:59 p.m., nationwide. Support the local economy and shop at small businesses this holiday season. Free; shopsmall.com.

Hinds County Board of Supervisors Meeting Dec. 1, 9 a.m., at Hinds County Chancery Court (316 S. President St.). The board holds its regular meeting, open to the public. Free; call 601968-6501; co.hinds.ms.us.

AIDS Memorial Service Dec. 1, 7 p.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). Participate in a night of remembrance along with the AIDS quilts in the Olin Hall Atrium. Free; call 601-974-1000; millsaps.edu.

Jackson City Council Meeting Dec. 2, 10 a.m., at Jackson City Hall (219 S. President St.).

Open to the public. Free; call 601-960-1064; jacksonms.gov.

Nursing and Allied Health Showcase Dec. 2, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., at Hinds Community College Nursing/Allied Health Center (1750 Chadwick Drive).

Prospective students and parents meet the faculty and staff, tour classrooms and register for prerequisites. Free; call 800-HINDS-CC; hindscc.edu.

Women’s Foundation Annual Meeting Dec. 2, 5 p.m.-7 p.m., at Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (2148 Riverside Drive). The reception with music from Rhonda Richmond is at 5 p.m., and Shaunna Thomas of the advocacy group UltraViolet speaks at 6 p.m. WFM will also reveal a new major initiative. RSVP by Nov. 25. Free; call 576-6000; email kathy@womensfoundationms.org; womensfoundationms.org.

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Rising Readers Storytime (Ages 3-5) Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. through Dec. 10, at Flora Public Library (168 S.E. Carter Ave., Flora). The program includes songs, rhymes, movement and storytelling to strengthen early literacy skills as well as an enthusiasm for reading. Free; call 601-879-8835.

Events at Ridgeland Public Library (397 Highway 51, Ridgeland) • Ridgeland Readers Storytime (Ages 3-7) Tuesdays, 4 p.m.-5 p.m. through Dec. 9 Includes stories, music, movement, crafts and more. Free; call 601-856-4536.

• Baby Bookends Story Time (Ages 02) Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-11 a.m. through Dec. 10 Includes stories, music, movement and more. Free; call 601-856-4536.

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C Spire Conerly Trophy Presentation Dec. 2, 5:30 p.m., at Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum (1152 Lakeland Drive).

Mississippi’s most outstanding college football player receives the award. The Kent Hull Trophy will also be presented to the top offensive lineman in the state. Tickets start at $100; call 601-982-8264; msfame.com.

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The Metropolitan Opera presents the rebroadcast of Rossini’s classic comedy. $20, $18 seniors, $14 children; call 601-936-5856; cinemark.com.

“Mentee” Film Screening Nov. 29, 7 p.m.-10 p.m., at Russell C. Davis Planetarium (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Inner Circle Entertainment presents the film about a teenage boy who has a life-changing spring break. $10, $20 VIP; call 960-1550; eventbrite.com.

Improv Jam Dec. 1, 7 p.m., at Belhaven University (1500 Peachtree St.). In the Bitsy Irby Visual Arts and Dance Center Studio Theatre. Free; call 601-974-6478, 601-968-8996, 601-965-1414 or 601-974-6494; belhaven.edu.

ART21 Access Screening Dec. 2, 6:30 p.m., at Gallery1 (One University Place, 1100 John R. Lynch St., Suite 4). ART21 profiles artists who reveal how art can inspire and transform lives and communities. Free tickets; call 601-960-9250; eventbrite.com.

#/.#%243 &%34)6!,3 Events at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.) • Young Valley Album Release Party Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. Performers includes Young Valley, El Obo and European Theatre. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. $5 in advance; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

• Vasti Jackson Nov. 28, 8 p.m. Adults must accompany children. $10 in advance, $15 at the door, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

• Jason Turner CD Release Party Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m. The singer-songwriter celebrates the release of his CD, “Like the Night.” The listening session is 6:30 p.m., and the show is 7:30 p.m.

Album available on iTunes. $5 advance, $3 surcharge for patrons under 21; call 601-292-7999; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

(/,)$!9 Events at Highland Village (4500 Interstate 55 N.) • Pictures with Santa Nov. 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-noon, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Dec. 12, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Dec. 20, 10 a.m.-noon. Children are welcome to take Christmas photos with Santa Claus in Center Court. $40 for four five-by-seveninch prints or 10 four-by-six-inch prints; call 601-982-5861.

• Snowflakes Under the Stars Dec. 2, 5 p.m.8 p.m. Highland Village and the LeFleur East Foundation host the annual Christmas open house that includes caroling, refreshments, carriage rides and a visit from Santa. Free; call 601-982-5861.

Events at Mississippi Children’s Museum (2145 Highland Drive) • Garden Glow Nights Nov. 28, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Nov. 29, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Includes a simulated snowfall, a visit from Santa, cookie decorating, entertainment and a light display. $10, free for children under 12 months and museum members; call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

• Santa's Spectacular Toy Lab Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Includes testing toys, pictures with Santa for $5 each and holiday shopping. $10, children under 1 and members free; call 601-981-5469; mississippichildrensmuseum.com.

Holiday Peppermint Pops Nov. 28, 7 p.m., at Saenger Theater Biloxi (170 Reynoir St., Biloxi). The Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra performs holiday favorites, including songs from the Disney movie “Frozen.”

$25, $12 military and ages 5 and under; call 228-896-4276; gulfcoastsymphony.net.

Opening of the Winter Holidays Exhibit Dec. 2, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Enjoy the model trains of Possum Ridge, period toys and Christmas trees. Runs through Dec. 24 and Dec. 2931. Open Monday from noon–4:30 p.m., Tuesday–Friday from 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Groups of 10 or more must RSVP. Free; call 601576-6800; mdah.state.ms.us.

Opening of Christmas at the Governor’s Mansion Dec. 2, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m., at Governor’s Mansion (300 E. Capitol St.). See traditional holiday decorations using seasonal greenery. Free guided tours offered Tuesday-Friday from 9:30-11 a.m. on the half-hour. Available through Dec. 19. Groups of 10 or more must RSVP. Free; call 601-359-6421.

Richard F. Polk Christmas Parade Dec. 2, 5:30 p.m., at Jackson Medical Mall (350 W. Woodrow Wilson Ave.). The parade is held in memory of JPD Officer Richard Polk. Includes fireworks, a sky lantern release in memory of Officer Polk, performances, train rides and Christmas treats. Free; call 601-982-8467; email infojmmf@jacksonmedicalmall.org.

Opening of Years of Yuletide: Christmas in Jackson Dec. 2, at Old Capitol Museum (100 State St.). The exhibit highlights various Jackson Christmas traditions with selected artifacts and photos. Hangs through Dec. 31. Free; call 601-576-6920; oldcapitolmuseum.com.

Events at Mediterranean Fish and Grill (The Med) (6550 Old Canton Road, Ridgeland) • Good Music Nov. 26, 9 p.m. Merc B is the host. Enjoy music from Cleopatra Jones, Kerry Thomas, Meika Shante’, Jameika Franklin, London Smith, Gennifer Smith and DJ Spre. For ages 21 and up. $10; call 601-956-0082; email energizerent@gmail.com.

• All Black Everything Concert Nov. 28, 9:30 p.m. Comedian Rita B. is the host. Performers include Compositionz, and Mike Rob and the 601 Band. Wear black attire. $15; call 601-6062594 or 601-573-6036.

Capitol City Gospel Celebration Nov. 29, 7 p.m.-10:30 p.m., at New Horizon Church International (1770 Ellis Ave.). Performers include John P. Kee and the New Life Community Choir, Roy and Revelation, and “Sunday’s Best” contestant Ashford Sanders. $20 advance, $25 door, $30 VIP; call 601-317-1427 or 972-375-5260.

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Events at Lorelei Books (1103 Washington St., Vicksburg) • "Mississippi's Greatest Athletes" Nov. 30, 4 p.m. Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame director Rick Cleveland signs books. $38 book; call 601634-8624; email loreleibooks@wave2lan.com; loreleibooks.com.

• "A Christmas Way: The Journeys of Christmas" Dec. 2, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Dr. Bob Ford signs books. $8.99 book; call 601-6348624; email loreleibooks@wave2lan.com; loreleibooks.com.

#2%!4)6% #,!33%3 Art Nights Thursdays, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. through Dec. 25, at Drip Drop Coffee Shop (1044 Highway 49 S., Suite D, Richland). Roger Leonard Long is the instructor for the drawing class. Topics include proportion, contrast and perspective.

Includes materials and coffee. $20 in advance, $25 walk-in fee, $15 per person in groups of four or more; call 601-939-0410; dripdropcs.com.

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Set artwork from Anne Dennis, Nathan Bruce, Grace Orsulak, Brooks Evans and more. Includes children’s crafts, music from Jack Magee’s Soundwagon and giveaways. Free; call 601-720-8849; email the_art_agency@live.com.

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