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hyllis Hurley remembers when Mt. Salus Christian School became integrated. She served as the principal at the Clinton private academy from 1987 to 2005. “I knew what I was doing was right when I made the decision (to integrate) in 1996,� she says. “I think it was one of the best things I did for Mt. Salus.�

She and her husband, Jim Hurley, have called Mississippi home since moving here in 1985. Before that, the couple lived in many places after marrying in 1966, including Chattanooga, Tenn., Tallahassee, Fla., England and Switzerland.

The Denver native says she wasn’t excited about moving to Mississippi at first and thought about how different the weather would be, but she and Jim grew to love it. “Jackson was a place I was skeptical about moving to, but finally settling down was nice,� Hurley says.

Hurley received her bachelor’s degree in history and secondary education at Tufts University in Boston in 1967 and her master’s degree in school administration at Mississippi College in 1990.

Now, at 69 years old, Hurley spends most of her time working with Friends of Uganda, a nonprofit organization that she and Jim began in 2007 to help Ugandan mothers support their families by selling crafts. Hurley started the organization through the online humanitarian community and was finally able to visit Uganda in 2013. Through the nonprofit, Hur-

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ley and her husband sell the women’s crafts at festivals across the South and give the money they receive to the women to help them educate their children and buy materials.

In addition to their festival appearances, Hurley also sells the various crafts and jewelry at Fair Trade Green (2807 Old Canton Road). Currently, the organization is working toward purchasing an embroidery machine for the women. To meet that goal, Friends of Uganda began a campaign on GoFundMe, an online donation service, in March. Hurley says the campaign has seen steady growth but is still far from their goal.

Donate at gofundme.com/mxmj58. “Getting this machine is something we told these women we would try to do when Jim and I went to Uganda,� Hurley says. “Hopefully, we can accomplish (it) soon.�

If the women get the embroidery machine, they will be able to open a craft and embroidered goods shop in the Kampala tourist zone, which would help with the country’s tourist sales and commercial production.

Now living in Clinton, Hurley is an active member of Redeemer Church PCA, which is Presbyterian, where she served as director of children’s ministries for seven years after retiring from Mt. Salus. She also helped start the church’s school, The Redeemer’s School.

Phyllis and Jim have three children, Jim, Timothy and Andrew, with five grandchildren. —Miles Thomas

cover photo of Joce Pritchett

by Imani Khayyam

9 Love and Marriage

The recent victory of same-sex couples at the U.S. Supreme Court may have been a win for love, but legal observers say the ruling doesn’t protect LGBT people from other forms of discrimination.

22 Straight As An Arrow Barnette’s Dry Bar puts a modern spin on the standard hair-drying at a salon.

27 Melissa Bryant’s Dark Arts

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EDITOR’S note

by Donna Ladd, Editor-in-Chief

Of Bill Cosby, Frank Melton and Public Moralizing

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he stark contrast between Bill Cosby, the public moralist and Bill Cosby, the subject of serious allegations concerning improper (and perhaps criminal) conduct, is a matter as to which the AP—and by extension the public—has a significant interest.�

When I first heard that Judge Eduardo C. Robreno had written those words to explain why he released the previously sealed deposition in which Cosby admitted his proclivities toward drugging women to have sex with them, I immediately thought of Frank Melton, our own public moralist who acted like he had all the cures for the ills of young urban America, even as he was setting a terrible example for them—at best.

Robreno released the deposition, which is a game-changer for many of the stubborn defenders of Cosby against all those women who had accused him of rape, precisely because the actor himself had made such a big deal out of admonishing black people to take personal responsibility, pull up their britches, straighten up, do right, blah, blah.

Of course, Cosby immediately became the poster boy for conservative white America because he would dare say the things they wanted to hear said—the scolding of black America for problems with much deeper roots than a wagging finger can fix (and that need help from the finger-waggers, or at least support for education funding).

Meantime, Cosby was buying Quaaludes, and a select membership of white America was apparently helping him cover up his dastardly deeds, in what could be a vast conspiracy, while his fans of all races couldn’t believe he could do a bad thing.

I saw something very similar to that drill when I was covering the now-deceased Frank Melton in Jackson, starting with when he was running for office. From the first time I laid eyes on him, I was astonished at how many people believed his shtick, which var-

ied dramatically depending on the group he was speaking to. One day, to black people, he was feeling the people’s pain and promising recording studios, and the next, he was ranting that the NAACP was no better than the Ku Klux Klan and blasting baggy pants.

Melton was a master at fooling people by tapping into their thing. He even tried it once with me when we were out on his mobile command center, proudly announcing to me that he was going to stop the gun shows at the Mississippi Fairgrounds. I knew

I was astonished at how many people believed his shtick. damn well he didn’t have the power to stop them—it’s a state thing—but it was fun watching him trying to push one of my perceived buttons. I like to say I had a Melton force field I lifted when I was around him.

But here’s why Cosby reminds me of Melton: Many young people distrusted him.

Some of them even told police that he had molested him as documents I finally got hold of prove. Others believed he was involved in the drug trade; to this day, people ask me for the truth about Melton—and many of the same ones voted him into office for a term as mayor. At the very least, he kept a house full of young men in northeast Jackson with him drunk and running around with loaded guns all the time. That part I witnessed. And that one time, all of them happily busted up a duplex with sledgehammers and the help of select police officers. That part our reporting put him on trial for (and got the young

men out of his house once and for all).

I have my beliefs about what all was true about Melton, but I can tell you this: Most of the accusations were really hard to prove.

For one, the official accusers were killed in street violence (OK, that part isn’t a parallel).

But beyond that wrinkle, Melton surrounded himself with the very young people who didn’t have credibility if they tried to speak out: young black men. It’s a pretty interesting place to exist if you can manage it: Surround yourself with people no one will believe, and then do whatever you want as you say the very things people with power want to hear.

Talk about a public moralist operating with impunity.

You’d think that Bill Cosby’s targets would have had more power than Melton’s troubled “boys,� as he called them, but women of any race have never had credibility when it comes to being raped. It’s long been an epidemic even as false accusations have long been the exception, but people of both genders will still jump to believe the accused rapist. If he’s powerful and has fashioned himself into someone who can push the right moralist buttons, it’s even harder.

This problem isn’t the domain of black men, of course, although those two certainly figured out the game of pushing the right white buttons to get their way. Think of the times a white right-winger with vicious antigay views has been outed as a liar, sometimes literally such as Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig in the airport men’s room or disgraced Colorado Springs pastor Ted Haggard and his male prostitute. I often think there’s something to the idea that those who doth protest too much have something to hide.

Often, of course, they’re not hiding rape or abuse of young people or even cozy relationships with drug dealers; sometimes they turn themselves into public moralizers just to get votes, which I guess gets them power, and they feel good about selling out their own

ideals, which has nothing to do with public service. (I’m still pondering that one.)

We’ve seen this a lot recently with politicians right here in Mississippi. Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal across the nation, politicians like Gov. Phil Bryant and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves have expressed outrage, OUTRAGE at the decision, even though not a small number of people think it just might be fake political theater designed to get votes from their base.

But, here’s the thing: Real leaders don’t do that. Leadership is about standing up and risking being unpopular with some to do the right thing. Bryant’s posturing against gay rights is nothing short of disgusting—as if the right for two committed people to marry threatens anything but hatefulness—and to make it worse, he uses vaguely secessionistera language like “self-governance.�

That proves that Bryant thinks his base is too ignorant to know that a state can’t “selfgovern� someone’s individual rights away based on anyone’s religious beliefs. That flies in the face of the U.S. Constitution, including its religious freedom clauses.

Likewise, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves reached into the state’s rights bag of tricks when he bemoaned “the overreach of the federal government� in the marriage decisions, leading one to think he probably would have been right out there with Ross Barnett during the Ole Miss crisis. (It didn’t help that he was also using the segregationists’ favorite outside-agitator rhetoric in defense of the current Mississippi Flag. I mean, ewww.)

The bottom line, as Melton would say, is that public moralism is done way too often for something other than the public good. It can be as cover for criminal acts, sexual or otherwise, and it can be just a cheap way to buy votes from hateful, fearful people. It is long past time to see these charlatans for who they really are and stop enabling them to get away with fake moralizing.

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Friday, July 3 Lawmakers in the Russian Parliament vote for a bill forcing online search engines to remove search results about a specific person at that person’s request, which critics say could be used to block information critical of the government or government officials.

Saturday, July 4 Gay-rights activists gather in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., to mark the progress of their movement and pay tribute to those who launched it a half-century ago.

Sunday, July 5 U.S.-led coalition aircraft unleash a wave of airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group’s stronghold of Raqqa in eastern Syria in the coalition’s most sustained aerial operation in Syria to date.

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Tuesday, July 7 Jack Phillips, a suburban Denver baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple, goes before the Colorado Court of Appeals to argue that his religious beliefs should protect him from sanctions against his business.

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hile the U.S. Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling was monumental in American legal history and a cause for celebration by LGBT citizens, the reality is that the court ruled on same-sex marriage and nothing more, legal experts say.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down rulings on cases in three states that hinged on Obergefell v. Hodges last week. But the 5th Circuit did not broaden the ruling or offer more protection to members of the LGBT community. Lower courts must follow the Supreme Court’s lead.

Michèle Alexandre, a professor at the University of Mississippi School of Law, said the Supreme Court opinion on same-sex marriage was limited and specific. “It gives the fundamental right to (same-sex) marriage, using analysis that it had already used regarding prior cases,â€? Alexandre said. “It leaves the other opinions for another day.â€?

Alexandre says the ruling relied on a different standard of judicial review than previous landmark discrimination cases because the right to marry was in question. When a federal court takes on cases involving sexual orientation, the court has the option to use either heightened scrutiny (mid-level judicial review) or strict scrutiny (most stringent).

Due process and equal-protection cases are typically judged by rational basis review, which means the case is reviewed on its constitutional rationality (the basic level). Cases

involving fundamental rights and occasionally equal-protection cases can be tried with heightened or strict scrutiny.

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Marriage Act and legalizing same-sex marriage in 13 states, the 2nd U.S. Circuit determined that sexual-orientation discrimination is subject to heightened scrutiny.

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Janghorbani said that some federal appeals courts have ruled and written opinions that suggest courts should use heightened scrutiny in addressing cases that classify a person based on sexual orientation.

In United States v. Windsor, the case known for striking down the Defense of

Obergefell was not a discrimination case and applied a heightened standard based on a right to marry, not based on sexual-orientation classification. The difference in law is important. Obergefell was a marriage case tried under substantive due process for a fundamental right and not an equal-protection classification case Alexandre said. “It’s significant that the (Supreme) court chose to do that because it was trying to leave for another day the other battles,� she said.

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Even though the 2nd Circuit uses heightened scrutiny for sexual-orientation classification, the other U.S. circuit courts are not obligated to follow suit.

The 5th Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion in the Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant case did not elevate future LGBT discrimination cases to heightened scrutiny, mainly because the case was only focused on marriageâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;like Obergefell.

When Freedoms Collide Sexual orientation is not protected under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which focuses on employer discrimination, protecting citizens from being fired because of sex, race, origin, color or religion. Adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;sexual orientationâ&#x20AC;? to that list would offer workplace protection to members of the LGBT community, something that a legal

marriage cannot offer. Legislation to add that language has stalled in Congress.

Mississippi is one of 28 states that has not adopted state legislation to include LGBT status in protections against workplace discrimination, according to ACLU numbers. In the meantime, it has focused on religious freedom, including through the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act, passed in 2014.

Alexandre said the Mississippi RFRA is a different and separate issue from the legalization of same-sex marriage. Under the First Amendment, religion can be used as a legal and legitimate excuse for a pastor not to marry a gay couple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Individuals will have that right, regardless,â&#x20AC;? Alexandre said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Individuals are protected from being forced to have to do something that is against their religion.â&#x20AC;?

The real issue with the Mississippi religious-freedom law is its potential collision with existing anti-discrimination laws, Alexandre said. The law asserts that an individual â&#x20AC;&#x153;may assert that violation (of their religious beliefs) or impending violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are able to make defenses that

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might collide with the authority to regulate anti-discrimination as a part of those prior statutes,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something I think the courts might litigate in the future, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no actual answer for that right now.â&#x20AC;?

RFRA Redux In the majority opinion in Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant, U.S. Circuit Judge Jerry E. Smith highlighted the religious-freedom components in the First Amendment, reminding same-sex marriage opponents that they are free to exercise their freedom of speech and religion rights to voice their displeasure with the Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It must be emphasized that religions, and those who adhere to religious doctrines, may continue to advocate with utmost, sincere conviction that, by divine precepts, same-sex marriage should not be condoned,â&#x20AC;? Smith wrote.

Gov. Phil Bryantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letter to the 5th Circuit agreed with the plaintiffs and with Attorney General Jim Hoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s letters, asking that the federal appellate court uphold the Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling.

However, echoing Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opinion, Bry-

ant emphasized to the court that he would fight for the religious-freedom bill: â&#x20AC;&#x153;While I still deeply disagree with the decision of five U.S. Supreme Court justices to remove the authority to regulate marriage from states, I am heartened by the 5th Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s implication that it recognizes the rights of people of faith as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. As governor, I will my continue efforts to protect the religious liberties of Mississippians.â&#x20AC;?

While LGBT advocates and allies are pleased with the Obergefell decision, many are quick to say the fight is not over. In such a sweeping case that was unthinkable even 20 years ago, Alexandre said Obergefell presents the question of what the courts will do in the future. Going forward in discrimination cases, public opinion will matter in court proceedings, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The perception of how the class is being treated and the extent of the discrimination that they face can go a long way,â&#x20AC;? Alexandre said.

Read more LGBT coverage and comment at www.jfp.ms/lgbt. Email Arielle Dreher at arielle@jacksonfreepress.com.

Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Only Aborton Clinic Safe for Now

by Arielle Dreher

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wrote that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mississippi may not shift its ob- call with media to discuss the report. protection of women,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were ligation to respect the established constituâ&#x20AC;&#x153;The next step then could potentially put into place to try and prevent abortions.â&#x20AC;? tional rights of its citizens to another state.â&#x20AC;? be trying to increase access to services by, When Gov. Phil Bryant signed the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The nation has seen a surge in abortion hopefully, opening another clinic in Missis- admitting-privileges law, he said he wanted to restrictions since 2010â&#x20AC;&#x201D;282 the end abortion in Mississippi.

Guttmacher Institute said in a reAttorney General Hood, port released July 1. Since January, whose office is providing counsel it said, states have enacted 51 new for Mississippi State Department restrictions. of Health Director Mary CurElizabeth Nash, a senior asrierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s petition targeting the clinic, sociate at Guttmacher Institute, asked the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest court in said the spread of so-called TRAP, February to overturn the 5th Ciror Targeted Regulations of Aborcuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling. Hood, a Democrat, tion providers, have tracked along wrote that the 5th Circuit decigeographic boundaries. Primarily, sion â&#x20AC;&#x153;effectively places the clinic states in the South and the Midbeyond the regulatory reach of west are adopting abortion restricthe state.â&#x20AC;?

Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only abortion clinic, the Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tion laws, while the Northeast and Hoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement said Health Organization, has again staved off closure, but the West Coast are not. Nash said there were two distinctions in the U.S. Supreme Court could soon decide its fate.

Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s law is not justified Mississippi case: â&#x20AC;&#x153;for several years and agreed with the 5th Circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mississippi had already required ruling last year. sippi because obviously there is a need.â&#x20AC;? doctors performing outpatient procedures â&#x20AC;&#x153;What would make a lot of sense is Dr. Joycelyn Elders, the former U.S. other than abortion to hold admitting privifor this law to be repealed so that the clinic Surgeon General and a professor at the Uni- leges, and Mississippi currently has only one can remain open, and they would be able to versity of Arkansas, said on the call that things licensed abortion clinic, which complains provide more services. That, however, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t might get harder before they get easier. that it cannot comply with a rational health seem to be in the cards in the Mississippi â&#x20AC;&#x153;We probably all know that most of and safety regulation.â&#x20AC;?

Legislature,â&#x20AC;? Nash said during a conference these laws were not put into place for the Comment at www.jfp.ms/abortion.

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ississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last abortion clinic, which has been fighting a state admitting-privileges law for three years, is openâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for now.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled that the law, passed in 2012, was unconstitutional; the state appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which decided neither to review nor reject the case before the end of the term, leaving the Jackson Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Organization open but in limbo.

Now, the Supreme Court will consider hearing the case when it reconvenes this September.

Despite the inaction in Mississippi, an admitting-privilege law did spur the Supreme Court to act in favor of abortion clinics in Texas that asked the Supreme Court to block a law that would close several clinics before they even had time to appeal their case to the Supreme Court. The high court blocked the admitting privilege law while lawyers file the petition on behalf of the clinics.

The 5th Circuit ruled differently in the Texas case than on the Mississippi one mainly due to accessibility. Almost a year ago, the federal appeals court ruled in favor of JWHO. U.S. Circuit Judge E. Grady Jolly

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Fuller: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Progressive, Sustainable Changeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

by R.L. Nave

Staff is always key. Supervisor Stokes was always viewed as being controversial, combative and unapproachable. Me being staff, I was able to go sit down with the sheriff and the judges. It just went smoother because oftentimes people are intimidated by the personalities.

I also taught in Jackson Public Schools, so I have a mixture of working with different groups of people.

As supervisor, my experience in working with the community is going to help whereby the community can access the office. Often times, you can get caught up on the politics of the things, and when (thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) talk about the tension between the City of Jackson and Hinds County, you have to think about the territorial boundaries.

In graduate school, I interned with (Central Mississippi Planning and Development District), and we would have to work with all of the mayors in the (metro statistical area). We would have to work with all of the members of the board of supervisors in the area. We had these federal dollars to do XYZ, and a lot things could not get done because it was so territorial.

Although Supervisor Stokes is an attorney, I would say to him that we must first remember we are a creature of the

What do you think about the county and cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s level of cooperation?

There were several opportunities where we could have entered into interlocal agreements so that we could address a lot of crime issues, poverty and a large

The Byram-Clinton parkway: Supervisor Stokes wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a fan. Do you share his concerns about it?

If he could bring Delbert Hosemann and Kenny Stokes together for a common cause, Henry Fuller, 30, thinks he get Hinds County back on track.

What is the supervisorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in economic development?

The supervisorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role is to make sure that the county as a whole is stable. So we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just want economic development, we want sustainable economic development.

And when you think about the Metrocenter Mall and its demise over the years and initially how when the Hinds County Board of Supervisors was very active in economic development along that corridorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;things were progressing because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working hand in hand with the local city government saying, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re from Clinton or Terry, but this is our hub.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; If you have all these dilapidated houses and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shortfall of new development, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have a problem. If you think about the school system, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funded through property taxes.

If you have more renters than owners, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a whole other story. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not antirenter, but it has to be a balance.

For example, I know a lot of friends who are young professionals who say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We would love to stay in Jackson or Hinds County,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have new housing that are not fixed income where I can get a starter home. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have what a Flowood has or what a Madison has.

house is a historic building, so when you start making adjustments to the structure, to the exterior, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have to deal with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

array of issues. But one must have a keen understanding of government and its structure. What I saw over there was a lot of divisiveness, but it was based solely on a lot of personal politics, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we have not been as progressive as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve needed to be as a county or a city.

The No. 1 thing I heard, especially with the crime piece from local authorities, was, first, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the level of support we need from the county.

What I did see when Tyrone Lewis became sheriff, I saw some of those overlapping to address crime. I saw more task forces. I saw a better working relationship between the municipalities within the county and the sheriff â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department.

What strategy do you prefer to deal with issues facing the jail?

I personally would be for a regional agreement. The argument is the fees to house inmates. You have smaller communities saying Jackson should pay the biggest portion because they have the most crime and the most criminals that are being taken into the system.

So what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m saying is more (about) regional boards where you have local officials that have equal buy in. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the current situation. I have neighbors who said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;(The county has) the money, why donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t they just fix it?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But the court-

There have been a lot of economicdevelopment projects to take resources out of the city of Jackson. I remember when I was a city planner and we asked for a commuter tax and the state legislature said no. We wanted a toll road, they said no. Can we charge an impact fee?

They said no.

Although District 5 is involved, Jackson is the hub, and we have to support the hub. So when we start talking about the parkway, I would not be against that if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to serve the better good. With that new traffic, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to create economic development along the parkway.

If you think about the metro parkway at Jackson State (University), it looks like very few people use it, but you have new economic development projects coming on board.

So Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a planner that says build it, and they will come, but what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing is building infrastructure. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not against the parkway, but some of the aspects of funding were very peculiar to me. I would really have to conduct a true assessment to conclude where I would stand on that issue.

What do you think about the suggestion that the state should take over the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency communications system?

Again, assessment would have to be conducted. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just say the state is trying to take something from us, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not for it. What you would need is a cost-impact assessment to see (if ) it would be more cost effective for the state to take over or would it not.

Free spinâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Anything you want to add?

Our whole motto is progressive change that makes a difference because not all change is good. We want progressive, sustainable change. The truth of the matter is Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the only candidate that has experience running the District 5 office.

The key is, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a young professional, and this is a grassroots effort.

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Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always talking about tense relationships between the city of Jackson, the county and the state.

Once you become the supervisor, how would you overcome that?

state. So we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get on TV and be combative with the state of Mississippi.

To build relationships, we have to still talk to people we may not like, but you should at least give respect to the office.

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n the summer of 2013, Delbert Hosemann, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conservative Republican secretary of state, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Kenny Stokes, a Democratic then-county supervisor with a reputation for being brash, to cut the ribbon on a walking trail in the Georgetown neighborhood. Despite the differences between the two leaders, Henry Fullerâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stokesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; district-office assistant at the time who helped shepherd the projectâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;never doubted that it would be completed.

After all, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d already brought Stokesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; office into the 20th century. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I got to the office, (I was told), â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use email because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the devil.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; In the first month, I gained their trust for them to allow me to start taking emailsâ&#x20AC;? from constituents, Fuller said. Now, Fuller, 30, wants the position his former boss held, as the District 5 representative on the Hinds County Board of Supervisors. Fuller, who is single and lives in Belhaven Heights, recently talked to the Jackson Free Press about stepping out from the behind the scenes to serve on the board.

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Stringfellow: Marketing the Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Assets

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ric Stringfellow now finds himself on the other side. But his path, from a newspaper reporter in the tiny eastern Illinois town of Danville to candidate for the candidate for Hinds County Board Supervisor, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as unlikely as it may seem at first glance. Stringfellow returned to his native Jackson in the early 1990s as a columnist for The Clarion-Ledger and, later, as a journalism instructor, with stints at Jackson State University and Tougaloo College.

Stringfellow, 54, also served as head of communications for JSU, his alma mater, until late last year, and has served on the boards of several capital-city area nonprofits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been engaged in community because Jackson is home, graduated from Provine High School, got two degrees from Jackson State and moved back here because I wanted to be part of the solution. That may sound a little cliche-ish, but I really wanted to help the community grow,â&#x20AC;? Stringfellow told the Jackson Free Press.

at Terry and the quality of life it offers, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be surprised what lifestyle you can get. You can get a slice of urban Mississippi and you

done about. The city and the county now are working on some sort of memorandumof-understanding where the county can help come demolish some of this rundown property. The whole issue of public safety, I think a lot of times, (the prevalence of crime) thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the perception, but the perception has to be addressed. If somebody just kicked your door in, even though the data says crime is down, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to hear that. You want somebody to address that somebody just kicked your door.

The areas (of the district) are different. A lot of the issues are the same; a lot of issues are different. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to talk about services and amenities in certain parts of the district but in some parts of the district you do.

Should the county focus on improving its housing stock by filling abandoned properties or expansion and new construction?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a city question and a county question. In the city, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re What are the top one or two going to be a little more limited. As Eric Stringfellow wants to go from the newsroom issues facing the county?

I said, the Clinton School District is to the board room as the Hinds County supervisor Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to figure out a way the best school district in the state of for District 5. to stabilize the tax base and attract Mississippi. There are plenty of places not just new businesses but new in Clinton for growth and residential residents. I think one way we do that is do a can get a slice of rural Mississippi. And I growth. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of space around Terry, better job marketing the county and its assets, think Utica has a real small-town feel to it, Raymond for growth. There are places to marketing diverse neighborhoods (and) its and those people are really passionate about do that. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happened is that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become schools. For example, Jackson Public Schools that lifestyle. The issues there really boil en vogue for people to leave the county and has some of the best elementary schools in down to economic development in terms of move to places like Madison and Rankin the state of Mississippi. The data bears that having the amenities they need, where they counties. We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just sit back and let that out. The Clinton school system is one of the donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to drive halfway across the county happen. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get aggressive about best school systems in the state. Frankly, I to go to a grocery store, to a drug store or to marketing the assets of Hinds County, parthink to young parents and the people who a health club. ticularly the schools. When most people say are looking for places to live, we need to put I know the mayor of Utica is working theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve left Hinds County for better schools, that in front of them a lot more, that you hard to land a grocery store there. I think people havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even thought about Clinton. donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to go to other places for your kids thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the strengths of the county, that We need to put that on their minds. to get a good quality public education. You we can offer such a diverse lifestyle throughcan get that right here in Hinds County.

On public safety, do you have any out the county. thoughts on whether the county When you talk about public safety, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to make sure that law enforcement The district stretches from west needs a new jail? has the resources to do their jobs. But I also Jackson out to Terry and Utica, all I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough information to see think if you look at what other communities with different needs. How do you what all of the issues are there. There seems are investing in infrastructure for parks, keep everyone happy? to be a consensus that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got problems recreation and athletic facilities for young District 5 has some of the most urban with jail. What it comes down to for me is people and programs. You can go to a lot areas in the county and some of the most ru- whether it makes (sense) to tear down this of communities and see baseball, fast-pitch ral areas in the county. What it boils down jail and start over or to keep doing what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re softball and I think we need to do a little bit to is I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think everything is so mutually doingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;patching. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough to speak inbetter of a job at that. exclusive. Yeah, the needs are different, but I telligently about that from the outside lookthink what that means is a supervisor has to ing in. All I know is that the current jail, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s How do you see your role as someone be somebodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to listen and re- a problem, and if we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run it, somebody who lives in Jackson but also being spond. Everybody wants good roads. Everyelse is going to end up running it for us. an advocate for, say, a Clinton? body wants to be safe. What Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard from Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not in the district, but Terry talking to people, having abandoned houses Looking toward next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, and Utica are in the district. When you look is a huge issue that people want something what would your priorities be?

The priorities have to be infrastructure.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if this is reality or perception, but the perception is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re off track in terms of roads and paving and all that. Everybody complains about the potholes. As a taxpayer, I expect to be able to drive down the street without running into a pothole.

We need to make sure we cover the basics.

Next, we need to get the jail off the front page, however we can do that.

If a private company came to the board and said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d run the jail, would that be something youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be open to talking about?

No. Well, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be open to talking about it. The problem there is: How do they make their money? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to get into (a company having) a profit motive to operate the jail.

Where are the best economicdevelopment opportunities in the district?

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got lots of land, lots of open space. We have progressive government thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open and willing to sit down and talk to anybody whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interested in coming here.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so important to get on the same page about our assets and not fumble any opportunities for economic development. Everybody has to be an ambassador for Hinds County. I believe, too, that when you see all the state government buildings in Hinds County, we ought to at least resurrect the conversation about what kind of barter service can we get from the state in exchange for them forgoing all this tax.

That argument hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gone very far when coming from the city. Do you think the county is in a better position to make that case?

We should try. Coming from the county, yeah, I think we should have that conversation every legislative session until something is done about it. I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we can afford to exempt state government buildings from taxes and not get anything in return. And frankly, that just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem fair.

Anything else should be on the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legislative agenda?

Send money. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think we have enough parks, for example, but I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important to have green space for people to come and enjoy. Hinds is home to most of the museums in the metro area; (I) canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say enough about how we market that to attract businesses and residents. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some of the most diverse communities around.

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iss Doodle Mae: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This summer, the ill winds of intolerance, hatred, racism and terrorism have besieged the well-being of common people around this nation. Then comes a shining beacon of light called progress. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nevertheless, the aftermath of uncertainty and fear loom in the souls of common folk like the staff at Jojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discount Dollar Store. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Indeed, we are fortunate to have an employer who stays cool, calm and composed during troubled times. Also, we are blessed to have a businessman whose bottom line is to serve, protect, and respect his customers and community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As usual, our leader called for a special morning staff meeting to address concerns of the management and staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Caucasian employee then asked Jojo about a Confederate flag sale At Jojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discount Dollar Store. This is how Jojo responded.â&#x20AC;?

Jojo: â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a pseudo-macroeconomist and evolving businessperson, I make a sincere effort to work with the model of supply and demand. I also work diligently to understand the customers and the demographic I serve. My customer base is comprised of ethnic minorities, mostly financially challenged African Americans. Of all my years owning Jojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discount Dollar Store, none of my customers has asked for or wanted to purchase a Confederate flag. The symbol alone conjures up negative images, such as lynching, cross burnings, church bombings, murdered civil-rights advocates, terror and fear. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a long-lasting impression for this demographic of American citizens.â&#x20AC;?

Miss Doodle Mae: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To make a long answer short, no demand, no supply.

And, everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a dollar at Jojoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Discount Dollar Store.â&#x20AC;?

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Why it stinks: There was an actual genocide, you know: the enslavement of black people in this country. The institution of slavery was so integral to southern culture that half the nation, including Mississippi, revolted in secession (which Flowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group wants to do again, by the way) and, some argue, an act of treason. Although Flowersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; view might be considered extreme even within the proConfederate heritage crowd, consider that joining Flowers on the Capitol steps in Jackson was Jeppie Barbour, the brother of former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, who also said flying the flag means â&#x20AC;&#x153;that my two great-grandfathers are being saluted and recognized for the effort they made way back then.â&#x20AC;?

As Haley is wont to do, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walked a fine line on the issue, saying the Mississippi state flag shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be cast in the same lot as the Rebel flag because Mississippi adopted its flag in 1894 (four years after it adopted a state Constitution that legally disenfranchised black voters) but adding that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be OK with the Legislature remaking the flag. This is the same man who once said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember blacks having it so bad under Jim Crow in his boyhood home of Yazoo City.

There are plenty of folks who would dismiss the comments of Flowers or the Barbour brothers as the rantings of a few tone-deaf individuals. But when an advocate of southern secession doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sound that much different than a twiceelected governor, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to see how much work there is left to do for reconciliation in Mississippi.

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hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a lot of talk about the will of the people lately.

For example, those who are opposed to changing Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flagâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the only state flag left bearing the stars and bars of the Confederacyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;point to the 2001 referendum on changing it as evidence that the will of Mississippians is to keep the flag as is. A lot has changed since 2001 (back then, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even have Facebook or Twitter, which clearly would be used as an organizing tool today), and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely that the mood of Mississippi is different.

Consider the 2011 referendum on the socalled Personhood amendment that pundits and politicians on the left and the right, including Gov. Phil Bryantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;who co-chaired the Personhood campaignâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;believed was destined for passage. The thinking went that as an ostensibly conservative state, the people of Mississippi would probably support the amendment. Instead, the opposite happened: The people overwhelmingly defeated Personhood.

The Legislature and governor couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just let the will of the people stand. Subsequently, lawmakers passed and Gov. Bryant signed legislation to pile unnecessary regulations on the only abortion business in the state, Jackson Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Organization. That law requires free-standing abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, which JWHO was unable to obtain. More recently,

lawmakers added yet another restriction with a ban on abortions done more than 20 weeks after conception.

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, the state has fought, at taxpayer expense, at least one of those laws all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which declined to take up the issue this term. The court could return to it when it reconvenes in September, assuming Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drop their challenge.

Similarly, the state also fought to uphold its constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, passed through ballot referendum more than a decade ago in 2004. Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fight to uphold the prohibition came despite a rising tide favoring the right of same-sex couples to marry sweeping across the nation, as well as in Mississippi. At the same time, Supreme Court decisions such as United States v. Windsor, which struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013, foreshadowed the ruling last month affirming same-sex marriage across the U.S. In each instanceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;supporting a new flag, abortion rights and LGBT equalityâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a significant chorus of people, including this newspaper, called on state leaders to not only do the right thing, but tnot waste precious taxpayer resources holding on to the past.

Now, our elected leaders should get on the right side of history, listen to the will of the people and embrace progress. Change the flag.

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hile my Facebook feed was turning rainbow last week, with more than 26 million people changing their profile pictures to show support for marriage equality, the elected officials in my home state of Mississippi were clinging to the black-and-white rhetoric of a time when the subject was still up for debate.

Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves declared that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the overreach of the federal government during the Obama presidency has now officially expanded from the Executive to the Judicial branch,â&#x20AC;? and Gov. Phil Bryant lamented that â&#x20AC;&#x153;today, a federal court has usurped the right to self-governance and has mandated that states must comply with federal marriage standardsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; standards that are out of step with the wishes of many in the United States and are certainly out of step with the majority of Mississippians.â&#x20AC;?

Well, I am sorry that my upcoming marriage to my partner of eight years isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t up to Gov. Bryantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;standards,â&#x20AC;? but thankfully, my rights are now safely out of his hands, and should I be hospitalized while visiting my family back home, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad to know my future husband will not be denied visitation rights. The GOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only option now is to continue the dirty legal tactics and mudslinging they have used to try to derail Roe vs. Wade and harass the lone abortion clinic still operating in the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an option I am sure they will pursue. As of July 3, three counties were still not issuing marriage licenses. If they have not corrected this within the month, I swear I will drag my fiancĂŠ down to Holmes County and demand a license in person.

If any of these gentlemen find the prospect of my marriage too revolting to continue doing their jobs, I suggest they follow the course of clerks like Grenada Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Linda Barnette and resign immediately â&#x20AC;&#x153;because the Bible clearly teaches that homosexuality is contrary to Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan and purpose for marriage and family.â&#x20AC;? Where was their outrage when the state was issuing marriage licenses to divorcees and couples unable to conceive? What, exactly, is the high standard of marriage that Mississippi has upheld that the rest of us should aspire to, considering that the Southeast has the highest divorce rate in the country? And what exactly is it about this issue, other than their blatant homophobic pandering to their conservative base, that makes it any different from other sinful unions, biblically speaking? If we want to ban gay marriage, shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we be stoning

adulterers? They canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer these questions, so they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just keep spouting the same tired rhetoric and insisting it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hate speech because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their â&#x20AC;&#x153;deeply held religious beliefs,â&#x20AC;? or worse, inventing phantom churches that have been forced to marry gay deviants against their will and baptize their adopted hellspawn.

I am still waiting for someone to produce a single religious institution that has been forced to go against its belief system by performing a same-sex ceremony. They canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, so they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just keep pivoting the argument, probably to evangelical florists who want to turn away gay people, unable to grasp that the same logic could be used to turn away evangelicals. It all boils down to discrimination. While it may not be the only sign of bigotry, discrimination is a clear, 10-million-watt, Vegas-strip, see-it-from-space sign of bigotry for anyone except for the willfully blind.

A day will come where these menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remarks will be remembered in the same way we now talk about laws against interracial marriage. When the U.S. Supreme Court made interracial marriage legal federally, Mississippi was one of the few states that still had an anti-miscegenation law on the books, and recent polls say nearly 30 percent of GOP voters would still vote against interracial marriage more than 40 years later.

Racism and homophobia are often harbored in the same bad arguments and cold hearts.

History will brand these politicians bigots, even if their contemporaries wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. In the meantime, they should get used to their comments being scrutinized harshly by people in my generation, and the generations to follow, because the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recognition of LGBT peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right to human dignity has strengthened our resolve to see all forms of discrimination abolished in this country.

Yes, we believe that black lives matter.

Yes, we believe that women deserve equal pay and the right to choose. Yes, we believe it should be illegal to fire a person for being LGBT. It is my sincerest hope that we will one day look back on these rights and find it baffling that they were ever politically divisive, as they should all be protected under the banner of the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Kit Williamson is an actor and filmmaker from Jackson. He is best known for playing Ed Gifford on the past two seasons of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mad Menâ&#x20AC;? and creating the Logo web series â&#x20AC;&#x153;EastSiders,â&#x20AC;? which is now available on iTunes, Hulu and Amazon.

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JOCELYN â&#x20AC;&#x153;JOCEâ&#x20AC;? PEPPER PRITCHETT Bellefontaine, a small town between Grenada and Starkville. She is the daughter of a teacher and a state forestry worker, and grew up the oldest of three.

Her sister, Jean-Anne, lives north of London, England, with her husband whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the U.S. Air Force, and her brother, John Paul, lives in Calhoun County. Her parents have both passed away.

What qualifies you to run as state auditor?

I have lived in Mississippi all my life except for a couple years in grad school, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a civil engineer. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked in transportation for about 25 years, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked with almost every state agency out there. I understand their missions, their funding structures, what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to accomplish for the state, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve worked with a lot of the cities and counties out there in the last 25 years. I understand the procurement processes that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re required to follow, and I know a lot of them are not following them correctly. I feel like I can make a difference with that.

Residence: Jackson Experience: Michael Baker International, Parsons Brinckerhoff, MDOT, ABMB Engineers, Pritchett Engineering Education: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Mississippi State 1990; Masters in Civil Engineering and Masters in City Planning, Georgia Tech University, 1999 Family: Married to Carla Webb; two children Grace (7) and Ethan (3 in August)

going in versus the money going outâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;so I am used to making sure that the money adds up in my business. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit smaller than running a state, but I think the principles are the same.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the experience I would like to bring to the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, to be able to fiscally balance and manage those taxpayer dollars and make sure that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going for what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to go for.

What are some of those principles?

How will your work experience, especially starting your own business, inform how you work as the state auditor?

I guess as a small business owner, you have to balance everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the money

Integrity is a big issue. I think there is a lack of integrity in the current administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach. So I would like to change that. But also, just making sure that the numbers add up. We haveâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of my engineering background

coming into focusâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I think we have a lot of corruption in our state agencies. I think the last two or three years have really shown that, with scandals at the (Mississippi) Department of Corrections and the Department of Marine Resources, different county administrators, all kinds of stuff going on, and the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office has not caught thatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the FBI has had to come in and clean house, and that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happening. We should be catching our own problems before the feds have to step in, so I think bringing that sense of integrity to managing state agenciesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; finances is greatly needed right now.

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The only time she has lived out of state was when she was away at graduate school, and she has been back ever since.

Pritchett, 47, is making history by running for public office. She is the first openly gay statewide candidate to run in Mississippi. She and her wife, Carla Webb, were one of two couples who were plaintiffs in the same-sex marriage case Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant that was recently ruled in their favor. Pritchett and Webb now both have parental rights to their children without needing to carry power-of-attorney papers.

Webb is a dentist and works on the lower level of a two-story building that houses both their businesses in Flowood.

Pritchett Engineering is on the second levelâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;now part campaign office, part engineering firm.

The couple has two children: Grace who is 7 and Ethan who turns 3 in August.

After giving birth to her daughter, Grace, Pritchett decided to change her work pace and start her own shop, Pritchett Engineering and Planning in Flowood.

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How would you investigate public corruption?

The auditor basically goes through the books of the agencies. In a nutshell, the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office goes through those books and makes sure that the contracts are being procured in the most appropriate way and the most legal wayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and that the money is going where it is supposed to go. So to me if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being done, it makes it a lot harder for the corruption and the scandals to happen.

I also liken it to your personal finances and the IRS (Internal Revenue Service): People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cheat on their taxesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not because they want to help the government but because they are scared of the IRS. I am not saying there needs to be an atmosphere of fear around that office, but I think there needs to be a healthy respect for that auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to have that in a lot of our state agencies, cities and counties right now, so I would like to garner a healthy respect for that office.

What areas specifically or sectors would you like to shine a light on in the public sphereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;which departments?

It looks like thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already been a huge light on a couple of the agencies lately. But I also think those cities and counties could use some cleaning up. I get the sense from just reading the news and being outside that a lot of those cities and counties maybe donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the training that they need to handle the expenses right (the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money, the expense reports that they need to file and the reports they need to file to basically be transparent about what they are doing with the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s money).

I think some of the cities and counties just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the experience necessary or maybe even the expertise to do that, and so I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some of that that can be done. I think I could help some of them manage and report their finances better.

Sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s messy, I think, because they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing it well, but that also opens up an avenue for more corruption. If somebody knows that nobody is going to look at how they file an expense report then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to pad that expense report every month, so I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit of that going on. â&#x20AC;Ś The big issues are the different agencies who are letting large no-bid contracts over and over and over go to the same companies with no procurement processâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to stop, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to change, and I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what happened with the Department of Corrections. Those large contracts where nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking just makes it too con-

venient for those state agency heads to start helping out their buddies or take kick-backs, and I think for the most part people want to be good and do a good job and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be corrupt, but we make it too easy for them to be corrupt. It just opens up an avenue that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be there.

You mentioned the Department of Corrections. Are there other departments that the current state auditor hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t looked into enough?

I know that they cleaned out the Department of Marine Resources a couple of years ago or maybe last year, the FBI did that. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any specific agencies on my radarâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I think what I would like to do is come in and do a sweeping review of all of them, and when those bugs pop up, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go after them.

You talk about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;old-guard establishment.â&#x20AC;?

What will you do to change that?

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when there are so many large amounts of money being mishandledâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smoke and mirrors and that frustrates me. I think the administration just tried to grab some cheap headlines over that at that manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense, not that what he did was right; certainly he should have been caught and put away, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that was handled appropriately.

So youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying your focus would be less on the small guys and more on the bigger picture

the funding that the taxpayers set them up for.

Based on your social-media presence, it seems that you support Initiative 42.

I do. â&#x20AC;Ś I think that anybody who would steal from schoolchildren is, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to put the right word, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine any state government or state government official who would purposefully take money away from public schools, especially public schools that are floundering. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening, and I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s morally bankrupt in my opinion.

What would you focus on within MAEP (Mississippi Adequate Education Program), especially if it gets full funding with Initiative 42?

If it gets full funding, then I will just make sure that the money that they get is spent appropriately, and I would like to reach out and help the school boards with budgeting and anything else that they need. But that might be all that the auditor can doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and not change the funding formulas, I would leave the formulas where they are.

I think my presence will change that. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never been a woman to hold the office of auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not Joce Pritchett and her wife, Carla Webb, pose after she that it makes a huge differannounced her candidacy for state auditor. ence. I think women and men can both handle any job equally, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a Do you think the formula needs adjusting or big deal. But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping as a Democrat, and bigger departments?

I can bring some checks and balances to Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to focus on all of them. My would you leave it as it is? that office that havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been there. criticism of the current administration is My understanding is that (Pickering) Right now, the old-guard establish- that they are going after the little ones and has either been dickering with the formula ment holds almost every statewide office, making a big deal out of it and missing the or trying to change the formula based on and when one party and one group of peo- great big ones, and maybe they are missing the average daily attendance. I think that ple handle everything, that also opens up them on purpose. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seems to be whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in question is the aversome avenues to corruption that I think a lot of money thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not been put toward age daily attendance and how thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calcuI can change. I am planning on having a what the taxpayers of Mississippi intended lated. Quite frankly, I would like to see the Democratic governor behind me to help, it for, and that needs to stop. Because we schools be able to get more money, but I but I think that just having the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough money to waste here, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know that I will be able to manage office and being from a different party we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have money to go throw away, that from the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. I think my and having a different outlook will bring not that anybody does, but we certainly responsibility as the auditor is to make sure some checks and balances financially that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. that the formula is followed. (The) Legishavenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been there. lature sets the formula, so you can bet that The current state auditor has I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be fighting to change the formula focused a lot on education What recent examples of or to drop the average daily attendance so spending, particularly in the corruption were concerning to you? that the schools donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the money they One thing that was disturbing to me school districts. What do you deserve. was how the mayor of Terry was handled. think the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in education funding for the state?

That was a recent scandal, there have been What legislative changes would lots of folks who have cheated on expense I know that the auditor helped set the you like to see happen if you reports or lied about the money that they formulas for the funding for the different were in the role of the auditor? had or let contracts go that they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t school boards, and I know that they audit My approach so far has been that I have, things like that. All of that needs to be the school boards to make sure that money donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there are any changes that need caught and all of that needs to be stopped, is being spent appropriately. I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to be made. I think that the rules we have but when one person is singled out, and the auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role. Other than that, they need to be followed, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not being made a huge spectacle of when others are need to stay out of it and let the school more PRITCHETT, see page 18 notâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;especially over such a small amount boards run the schools appropriately with

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The JFP Interview with Joce Pritchett followed and, again, I think adding more legislation is smoke and mirrorsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;away from doing the job he was hired to do.

Can you point to a couple of the areas where rules need to followed?

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Auditing ahead of time and making sure that everything is being done like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to be done, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important.

One of the things that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been disturbed about is the procurement processes that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being followed. If a state agency is allowed to make a decision about a multimillion dollar contract without putting

In the most recent legislative session a bill that died in committee proposed that state and local employees who are convicted of or plead guilty to any type of corruption would have to forfeit their public retirement benefits. Is this the type of legislative change that you would like to see?

I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s valid. If someone is convicted of corruption, stealing from our taxpayers, then we should not fund their retirement. I cannot argue with that in the least. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any plans for any new legislation, again I just think that the rules that arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t being followed right now â&#x20AC;Ś we

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just need to get in there and clean house and make sure that the money is going for what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to be going for and not into the pockets of greedy politicians.

You are the plaintiff in a highprofile case (Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant).

Talk about that and what inspired you to run.

I got involved with the Legislature last year when they tried to introduce Senate Bill 2681, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which on the surface sounded like a very good thing. Once we

Joce Pritchett (right) and Carla Webb pose with their children: Ethan (2) and Grace (7).

and family from the New Orleans Theological Seminary, and that might make him a good guy, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it makes him a good state auditor.

I want to make Mississippi better for everybody, and I think I can do that if I can make sure that the money goes where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to go, and I have seen enough from my industry watching the different agency scandals, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen enough lack of oversight to really frustrate me. And I felt like I could get into this office and clean up the money and make sure schoolchildren have schoolbooks. I could clean up the money and make sure that our water is clean and air is clean. By cleaning up that money, I could make sure that all those agencies are more efficient with their missions and our cities and counties. I mean, our infrastructure is crumbling all over the state partly because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a federal transportation bill but partly because our cities and counties arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t managing their money well. I felt like in this office, I could make the most difference and help the most people.

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it out for bid or proposals or any kind of transparent process, then you can be assured that that money is going to someone that it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be going to. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not OK. I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a part of what happened with the Department of Corrections.

Another thing that disturbed me to watch was that Kemper County coal plant. I think the engineerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimate was originally $2.4 billion, and now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to $6.2 (billion). Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $4 billion over budget that the ratepayers and the taxpayers of Mississippi have been funding, and nobodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talking about that. Pickering said that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovered $22 million in the last seven years, but that one plant is $4 billion over budget and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not done yet. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not scheduled to be done until mid-2016.

So, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking at that, and whereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that money going because we really need it.

have a lot of money thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slipping through the cracks, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been my focus to get in there and clean that up and make sure it goes where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to.

An AP report that came out last week said that Mississippi was one of two states whose economies shrank in 2014. â&#x20AC;Ś How would you support the economy as the auditor?

I keep telling people, I think we have enough resources in Mississippi to do what we need to do. I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much corruptionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Forbes magazine rated us first (among states) in corruption last year.

That was one of the pieces that inspired me to run. When you beat New Jersey and Louisiana in corruption, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad. So I think we have enough resources in Mississippi to do what we need to doâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we

got into the details of it, it basically promoted discrimination, which seemed to me is not the job of our state Legislature.

So I stood up with a group of friends and helped fight that bill.

Then this last year, I got really involved with following the bill and the Legislature, and I started feeling like I was playing whack-a-mole with the bad bills, and I felt like I could fight the corruption and fight the problems better and solve the problems better from the inside.

So I took a look at everything, and this is the office that I am qualified and most suited to run forâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;state auditor.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got more education than anybody who has held the office before. I used to think that the auditor had to be an accountant, but we have never had an accountant who ran that office. The current auditor has a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in marriage

I am a first-time candidate, and that shocked a lot of people at first. I tell them the transportation industry is very political so even civil engineering as a whole is very political because you are always working with state, local, federal funds. So thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of oversight that goes into it and a lot of rules to follow, so in a way this feels like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always done it, and in a way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit new.

The fundraising is incredibly not what I anticipated. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a bizarre turn of events. I knew I would be calling all my friends and family and asking them for money but to call them multiple times and everybody else, and I think people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize how much that money matters. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize before how much that money matters. It makes a big difference in whether you win or lose.

How do you feel like the response has been to you as a first-time candidate and as a woman running for this position?

I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been fantastic. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a metric because I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run before, but I have had so much encouragement from the party, from people all around the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; progressive people who are coming out of the closet, so to speak, as progressives and more PRITCHETT, see page 20

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The JFP Interview with Joce Pritchett saying go for it, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re behind you 100 percent. Most of our social-media campaigns have raised a lot more money than we anticipated or thought they would, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been encouraging.

What are going to be your challenges in this race? What are some things you are anticipating?

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I think a lot of it comes down to financing. I am running against the incumbent, but he also has an opponent, and we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really talked about her much. So I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know yet who I am running against.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a little bit tricky as far as strategy, so we have to kind of wait until August to see who weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re running against.

The rest of it is me feeling my way through and making decisions as I go. â&#x20AC;Ś We are having to create new fundraisers and generate new donors who have never donated before, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit tricky, but like I said, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been really excited about the response so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been very encouraged and the fact that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a primary opponent, I think will help a lot.

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I was the assistant environmental engineer. I worked in the environment and location division. It was a year right when I came home from Georgia Tech.

How are you handling managing Pritchett Engineering while you are running for office?

That has worked shockingly well.

Evidently, they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need me as much as

money; if you want to see whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in charge, follow the money. â&#x20AC;Ś I feel like I can get in this office and make sure that money is being handled like it should be. I think I can make a huge difference in the economy, in the lives of schoolchildren, in health care systems, hospitals that are underfunded and with a democratic-led legislature, it would be a lot easier for them to change the laws and make sure that agencies have the appropriate funding. But I think that

I think we have a lot of brain drain in Mississippi because when they have children or graduate college or when they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find a job or a good job, they look around and think I can move to New Orleans, Chicago, Atlanta, New York or Houston. I can move somewhere else and have a better life and they leave.

Mississippi has so many wonderful resources and so much to offer people, and I think we need them to stay and we need them to come back home. There are ex-pat groups in every major city who get together and eat grits once a year. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost a joke. They shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be in New York having a party in Central Park; they should be here in Smith Park eating grits and enjoying each other, going to work every day and contributing to our economy.

When the Supreme Court hands down their decision in a couple weeks, as you and Carla are lead plaintiffs in that case, what would that mean for Mississippi and for your family going forward?

We have wanted to be married since the day we met.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been together 12 or 13 years now. Carla keeps up with Plaintiffs in the Campaign for Southern Equality v. Bryant caseâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Rebecca Bickett, Andrea Sanders, Jocelyn Pritchett and Carla Webb (left to right)â&#x20AC;&#x201D;stand outside the federal courthouse that. But what really encouraged I would like to get in there in Jackson after a hearing last year us to go ahead and get married (to the state auditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office) and was when several of the states assess whether or not the budget the state has given them is enough for I thought they did. I had an operations if I can just get in there and make sure came together in 2013 and all passed marthem to do their jobâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I am not sure that manager who was coming up through that they are using their money the way riage laws saying that we could get marit is. I know the budget in that office has the company anyway, so I handed a lot they are supposed to, I can still recover a ried. And Grace came home from school gone from $3 million to $6 million a year of the day-to-day project management lot of money for Mississippi thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s falling one day, and she realized that we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t married, and she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh no, Mommy, which again is a little frustrating if they over to him, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been fantastic. He in through the cracks. youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to get married before you are only recovering $22 million in seven coordination with my business adminishave children.â&#x20AC;? years and their budget is $6 million and trator who has stepped up and does more What do you want to see change And we realized that we needed to heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been there two terms, then heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ba- of the day-to-day business side of things. holistically about Mississippi? sically not even paying for his agency. I The two of them together turned into a Honestly, I think having children go ahead and get married because we would like to get in there and assess what fantastic team, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got this place changed a lot for me. Grace is 7, and could, so â&#x20AC;Ś we went to Maine and got resources they need and maybe restruc- humming. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m nearby. I still sign all of the Ethan is (almost) 3, and I know people married and came home and had a huge ture. â&#x20AC;Ś contracts and the timesheets and manage talk about making a better future for our 200-person celebration at our house. It Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get that office to be more efficient all of the financial stuff and the business children, and I know thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost a rote was great fun. But we need to see the and see what their resources are and what side, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re managing most of the thing to say, but once I had children it state of Mississippi change for the better, they need. I would like to assess who they contracts and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turning out to be some- was not rote anymore. I want my kids to and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same reason why I decided are auditing and on what schedule and see thing I should have done years ago. grow up in a place that has an abundance to run for auditor because I felt like I what has been done well and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; s not of everything: diversity, health care, jobs could make a difference and I felt like I being done well and see what changes are Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve mentioned that you want for people. I want them to have access to a could make a difference in everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s there. I am an engineer and planner, and to see Mississippi come back decent life because we thought for a long lives by doing thisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;not just my kids, or from being that 50th state. thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my approach to everything. time several years ago when Grace was my family.

People donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to care that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Right. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason, why one first born about whether or not we should How does your engineering stateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the same stateâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;should be 50th raise children here, or if they would have gay. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a big issue. They want to background inform your in everything over and over and over and a better life in another state, but it always know what my background or education leadership style? over. That doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make sense. It has to came down to this is home. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want is or why I want to run.

We just want to clean the place up, I am very logical and very struc- be by design or because the leadership is to have to leave my home for them to turedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that seems to work well running looking the other way on a lot of things have a better life; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not OK. So I just and I think I can do it. Maybe I am naĂŻve state agencies. The one year I was at (the over and over. I feel like in this office I can got mad and thought, well, I am just go- as a first-time candidate, but I refuse to Mississippi Department of Transporta- change that because I can make sure the ing to make Mississippi a place where I believe that I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a difference.

Comment at jfp.ms/2015elections. tion) it worked really well. money goes where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to go. In am happy to raise my kids at and not have any business, they always say follow the to leave.

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They measure precise amounts of salt and sugar, and eyeball other ingredients, simmer their jams and smell the mouthwatering aromas, excited for the finished product.

Then Sheeter tells them they have to wait a few days before tasting.

Sheeter, originally from Ohio, grew up helping plant gardens and raise livestock on his grandmother Cecilia Sheeterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farm in a community outside Toledo.

He attended Johnson Wales Culinary School in Charleston, S.C., and has worked in several kitchens around the Southeast and the Midwest. He made his way to Mississippi when he began teaching at the Viking Cooking School, which was located off Highland Colony Parkway in Ridgeland.

The building that houses The Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Table was built in the early phases of the Livingston town-square construction, and Dr. Alfred â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geneâ&#x20AC;? Hutchinson acquired it soon after. He then enlisted local caterer Bridget Engle and her friend and colleague Sheeter to make the idea of a cooking school come to life.

As a team, the two designed the space with rustic wooden floors and ceilings, and high-end KitchenAid mixers and processors, and topped it off with two cobalt-blue Viking ranges with gas-top stovesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a foodieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ultimate dream-kitchen-come-true.

Engle, a Texas native, moved to Mississippi when her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job transferred them here 18 years ago. She has worked in the hospitality industry most of her career, most recently as the director of sales and marketing at Embassy Suites.

Engle and Sheeter met while they were both working at the Viking Cooking School, and after the school closed, they kept in touch. When this opportunity arose, they both dropped what they were doing and jumped in.

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couples prepare their own fancy meals like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lobster on the Beachâ&#x20AC;? and indulge in wine and the company of their classmates while they cook.

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Prequel to the Blast, Part 2 is 7 to 9 p.m. at Sneaky Beans (2914 N. State St.). Enjoy house music from DJ Scrap Dirty. Free; find the event â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blast from the Pastâ&#x20AC;? on Facebook. â&#x20AC;Ś The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beat up Your Dadâ&#x20AC;? Comedy Tour is 8 p.m. at Big Sleepyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (208 W. Capitol St.). Jimmy Quinn is the host. The southern comedy tour includes stand-up comics Connor King, Stephanie Grammar, WIlliam Montgomery, France Armstrong and Lila Bear. All ages welcome. $5; call 601-863-9516; find the event on Facebook.

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Ice Cream Safari is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Sample more than a dozen ice cream flavors scooped by local celebrities, and vote for your favorite flavor as well as favorite celebrity scooper. $12.25, $9.75 children, $3 members; call 352-2580; jacksonzoo.org. â&#x20AC;Ś Tee Ray Bergeron and Corey Mack perform 8 to 11 p.m. at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (200 Commerce St.) in the patio area. Comics include Tommy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tee Rayâ&#x20AC;?

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FRIDAY 7/10

25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Celebration is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at LIFE of Mississippi (1304 Vine St.). The street party includes live music, food, a dunking booth, pictures with Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty, and the Fire Safety Smoke Trailer. Free; call 601-9694009 or 601-750-9309; lifeofms.org.

SUNDAY 7/12

Mississippi Gospel Music Awards is 5 p.m. at Jackson Marriott (200 E. Amite St.). Recipients receive awards in 27 categories. Honorees include Pastor Hilton Harrell, Pastor Dock Cooper and Pastor Victor Dixon. The Williams Brothers, Bishop Neal Roberson, Gospel Artist Showcase winners and more perform. $20, $30 VIP; call 601-981-4035 or 800-745-3000; jmaainc.com.

MONDAY 7/13

Open Mic Comedy Night is 8 to 11 p.m. at One Block East (642 Tombigbee St.). Local comedian Patrick Jerome is the host. Local stand-up hopefuls and first-timers are welcome to perform for five minutes. Spectators also welcome. For ages 21 and up. Free; call 601-944-0203; find the event on Facebook.

TUESDAY 7/14

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Set a Watchmanâ&#x20AC;? Kickoff Event is 5:30 p.m. at Lemuria Books (Banner Hall, 4465 Interstate 55 N., Suite 202). The celebration of the release of Harperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lee book includes a reading of the first chapter and refreshments. Pre-orders available. $27.99 book; call 601-366-7619; email info@ lemuriabooks.com; lemuriabooks.com.

WEDNESDAY 7/15

Margaret Walker Centennial Lecture is 10 a.m. at Willie Morris Library (4912 Old Canton Road). Dr. Janice NealVincent of Jackson State University hosts â&#x20AC;&#x153;Margaretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Literary Womanness: Unbought and Unbossedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Storytelling Performance Workshop for Children and Adults.â&#x20AC;? Free; call 601-987-8181. â&#x20AC;Ś History Is Lunch is at noon at the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (200 North St.). Suzanne Marrs discusses her book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meanwhile There Are Letters: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and Ross Macdonald.â&#x20AC;? Free; call 601-576-6998; mdah.state.ms.us.

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needs the whole production set entailed in a cut and color. Hence, the recent phenomenon of the blow-dry bar, where not even an appointment is necessary at all times.

Clients generally choose from a menu of styles (straight, big hair, curls) for a flat fee. You get shampooed and blow-dried, but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no color or cutting offered, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, in general, a fun, lively setting.

So, when I heard about a new dry bar in town opening in northeast Jackson, I knew I needed to investigate. Barnetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dry Bar (4400 Old Canton Road, 769230-4648), Ralph Barnetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new foray into the world of the dry bar, is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (which is great; you can go even if you have to work late), and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and 2 to 5 p.m. for special appointments. The shop is open Sunday and Monday by appointment only.

The space is small and modern, with colorful art on the white walls and displays of the luxury Kerastase brand of hair products the bar uses and sells that add another pop of color. During my appointment, the sound system played a fun mix that induced

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Jackson 2000 July Luncheon July 8, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m., at Arts Center of Mississippi (201 E. Pascagoula St.). Local scholar Dr. Byron Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Andra Orey and his wife, Erin Shirley Orey, speak on the topic â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hair, Hue and History.â&#x20AC;?

Attire is casual or business casual. RSVP. $12, $10 members; call 960-1500; email todd@jacksonfreepress.com; jackson2000.org.

Program on Cuba July 9, 6 p.m., at Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (612 N. State St., Suite B). Speakers include Gail Walker, director of Pastors for Peace, and Jim Evans, AFL-CIO organizer and MIRA president. Enjoy a potluck dinner and music from the Djembe African Drummers.

Free; call 601-944-9822.

Ice Cream Safari July 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at Jackson Zoo (2918 W. Capitol St.). Sample more than a dozen ice cream flavors scooped by local television, radio and print media celebrities, and vote for your favorite flavor as well as favorite celebrity scooper. $12.25, $9.75 children, $3 members; call 601-352-2580; jacksonzoo.org.

Write to Change the World July 11, July 25, Aug. 1, Aug. 15, Aug. 22 and Aug. 29, 12:30-3 p.m., at Jackson Free Press (125 S. Congress St., Suite 1324). Learn to write sparkling stories that can change your life and the world around you in Donna Laddâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s non-fiction writing classes. Classes recorded if you miss a meeting. $350, includes snacks and materials; call 601-362-6121 ext. 15; email class@writingtochange.com; writingtochange.com.

11th Annual JFP Chick Ball July 18, at Hal & Malâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (200 S. Commerce St.). The annual event to combat domestic violence includes food, door prizes, a silent auction, poetry and live music including Victoria Cross, The Nellie Mack Project and more. Currently seeking sponsors, auction donations and volunteers now. Stay tuned for updates. Proceeds benefit the Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence. For ages 18 and up. $5; call 601-362-6121 ext. 16; email natalie@jacksonfreepress.com; jfpchickball.com.

Mississippi Corvette Classic July 11, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Jackson Convention Complex (105 E. Pascagoula St.). Includes a Corvette car show, live music, food, a silent auction, magic show and more. Proceeds benefit the Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi. $5, children under 12 free; call 601668-8733 or 601-668-0533; mscorvetteclub.com.

Beer & Code July 14, 6:30-8 p.m., at Fondren Public (2765 Old Canton Road). The networking and discussion event is open to those interested in coding, software development, app development or technology in general. Free; call 601-216-2589; meetup.com.

+)$3 Once Upon a Time: Storytime at the Manship House July 8, 3:30-4:30 p.m., at Manship House Museum (420 E. Fortification St.). Children in grades K-3 listen to a story and make a related craft. RSVP. Free; call 601-961-4724; email info@ manshiphouse.com; mdah.state.ms.us.

Advance Drawing for the Young Artist Camp July 13, 9-11 a.m., at Millsaps College (1701 N. State St.). For children in grades 5-8. Practicing young artists perform advanced applications of the five basic principles of drawing Registration required. Runs through July 17. $105; call 601974-1130; millsaps.edu/conted.

a little sing-along with one of the stylists.

The atmosphere is lighthearted, like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hanging out with your girlfriends.

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hen I was younger, I remember my grandmother going to the beauty shop once a week to get her hair washed and set. I recall thinking it strangeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and, frankly, grossâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that she went that long between shampoos, and I wondered how on earth she stood it.

How times have changed. Though todayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and for meâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the helmet hair of my grandmotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s era; rather, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about styling my blonde extensions in loose waves or straightening them with a flat iron. I now frequently go days, and yes, even a week between blowouts and stylings. (Thank you, dry shampoo!)

Good hair just makes you feel better, and a blowout can be a little indulgence (generally, they cost around the same or less than it would to get your nails done) that just makes you feel more confident, or a little sexier. And who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like that?

The thing about a blowout is that it also doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require a ton of time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going in for cut and color. You can get in and out fairly quickly, and, as a result, neither you nor the salon necessarily

Barnetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dry Bar puts a modern spin on sitting under a hair dryer at a beauty shop.

In fact, doing just that is encouraged; the bar offers packages for bachelorette or bridal parties, girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nights out, and proms, and each day, the shop has a happy hour from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., as well as a Girls Night Out every

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Mississippi Black Rodeo July 11, 2 p.m., July 11, 8 p.m., at Mississippi Coliseum (1207 Mississippi St.). The Real Cowboy Association hosts. Includes music from The Bar-Kays. $16; call 800-7453000; realcowboyassociation.com.

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Legally Blonde Jr. July 9-11, 7 p.m., July 12, 2 p.m., at New Stage Theatre (1100 Carlisle St.).

The musical adaptation of the film features young performers. $15, $10 ages 12 and under; call 601948-3533, ext. 222; newstagetheatre.com.

Screening of â&#x20AC;&#x153;YoDIE the Filmâ&#x20AC;? July 11, 7 p.m., July 12, 5 p.m., at Soul Wired Cafe (111 Millsaps Ave.). July 11 showings are at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., and a concert follows at 9:30 p.m. The July 12 showing includes a Q&A. $10 July 11, $7 July 12; call 863-6378; yodiethefilm.com.

#/.#%243 &%34)6!,3 Chris Knight July 9, 9 p.m., at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave.). All-ages. Adults must accompany children. $15 in advance, $20 at door; call 2927121; email arden@ardenland.net; ardenland.net.

City with Soul Awards July 11, 7 p.m., at Metrocenter Mall (1395 Metrocenter Drive).

The Jackson Music Awards Association awards local businesses in nine categories. Ruth Pooley, Sacred Harris, Empty Atlas and more perform. $20; call 981-4035 (information) or 800-7453000 (tickets); jmaainc.com.

Friday and Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m., until school starts back.

At my appointment, I settled on loose waves for my look, and the results were great.

The Kerastase products make for an indulgent shampoo and style. My hair was soft for days afterward. Also, the chairs at the shampoo bowls were a game-changer. Unlike typical salon chairs that result in awkward neck strain, the horizontal bed-style chairs put your head in the same plane as the rest of your body. Amazing.

All in all, for roughly 30 minutes and $35, I left feeling pampered and sassy, and the style held up really well. I also left with a punch card; after you purchase five blowouts, your sixth is free, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a sucker for an incentive program. Also, the shop offers monthly memberships or packages, if you know youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to go frequently and want to buy in bulk, as it were. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to consider, and I feel like that could make a good gift, too. So, it turns out, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something to the wisdom of grandmothers. While the dry bar puts a more modern spin on sitting under a dryer, each time I get a blowout, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feel a bond with my grandmother.

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Honorees include Pastor Hilton Harrell, Pastor Dock Cooper and Pastor Victor Dixon. The Williams Brothers, Bishop Neal Roberson and more perform. $20, $30 VIP; call 601-9814035 or 800-745-3000; jmaainc.com.

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Recipients receive awards in 28 categories.

Honorees include Jackson musicians from the movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get on Up,â&#x20AC;? and Forrest Gordon and the JMA Orchestra. High Frequency, Compozitionz, Jwonn and more perform. $20, $30 VIP; call 601-981-4035 or 800745-3000; jmaainc.com.

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DIVERSIONS | arts

by Maya Miller

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Melissa Bryant likes to incorporate creepy elements into her artwork.

Bryant likes to incorporate dark, sometimes creepy elements into her artwork.

For her senior project at the University of Southern Mississippi, she re-

designed excerpts of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Don Quixoteâ&#x20AC;? the finished product of which combines her style of art and her love for classic novels.

She created a book with excerpts of text to go with the high-contrast, moody illustrations from the novel. Some illustrations bleed over onto the facing page of text or down its own page.

Her newest book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Creepy,â&#x20AC;? is an original collection of graphite and ink drawings of things that she finds creepy. For it, she used a muted tone of red for the main characterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dress and pale yellow for the walls. The creepy characters are in monotone grays and blacks.

She has also done art work for local businesses. For Saltine Oyster Barâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first Ramen Night, she did a piece that features a woman holding a bowl of ramen with a sunny-side-up egg and some seaweed.

Since she was a child, Bryant says she has always found herself with a pencil in her hand, sketching her days away.

Now at 25, the New Orleans native is a professional artist, illustrator and graphic designer, creating art that both piques viewersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; interest and sometimes disturbs the comfortable.

In 2014, she graduated from USM with her bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in fine arts with a graphic-design emphasis. She says she chose to focus on that area because she saw potential for a future career in the digital age, but it also allowed her to take courses in advanced drawing and illustration. Japanese artists and directors such as Hayao Miyazaki, who created films such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spirited Awayâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ponyo,â&#x20AC;? inspire her.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to keep that sort of Japanese manga lookâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;that kind of magical, airy, mystery vibe that you get out of Miyazaki films,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Something pretty, kind of like a nostalgic feeling. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always expressing something, and I usually involve a lot of ghosts or demons, which is also very traditional of Japanese woodblock printing.â&#x20AC;?

Though she has studied ukiyo-e (woodblock printing), Bryantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite mediums are graphite and watercolor.

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their work and can take something from it; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what all artists do, you make it your own,â&#x20AC;? Bryant says.

She says she keeps a sketchbook with her at all times and scribbles ideas in it whenever she has a few extra minutes. She would love to make a career out of it, traveling to Japan and painting murals. For aspiring artists, she says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about finding the time to practice the craft. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Keep your hand in it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something a professor told me, because if you stray away from it, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to lose it,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So you (have to) do it every day. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stress that enough. You have to keep that creative flow going.â&#x20AC;?

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As a midpoint of the Southeast, Jackson made perfect sense as a stop on BomBassicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer â&#x20AC;&#x153;mini tour,â&#x20AC;? which also includes Atlanta, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, La., Birmingham, Ala., and Asheville. Unlike many electronic artists, BomBassic creates much of its sound live,

with Bijesse on keyboards and Gray mixing beats on a custom rack, which allows for more interaction with audiences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to set a forward-thinking but fun sound thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too heavyâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a deep experience that has all these emotions coming through it,â&#x20AC;? Bijesse says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like to tell a story and make it able to dance to. With a live performance, we add a soul characteris-

tic. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a pre-made performance; there is a live element to it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an experience that both fans and artists enjoy.â&#x20AC;?

Bijesse also says that his and Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friendship plays a huge part in their music career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the past (nearly) six years now, we have spent almost all of our time together, not only making music but also hanging out, going on trips,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of artists that collaborate do not have this type of connection at all.

Our music stands out because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re best friends, and we both work (at) our friendship and our musical relationship.â&#x20AC;?

Bijesse says that the crowd that comes out to see BomBassic at Offbeat can expect an â&#x20AC;&#x153;authentic experience,â&#x20AC;? combining their passions for musicianship and genres such as classical, funk, house, hip-hop and jazz. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love to perform music. We love to show the music we work really hard on,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re as present as we can be. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re an honest, high-energy, soulful experience.â&#x20AC;?

BomBassic performs 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, at Offbeat (151 Wesley Ave., 601-3769404). Admission is $5, and only ages 18 and up can attend. For more information, visit bombassic.com or find the event on Facebook.

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BomBassicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s show at Offbeat in Jackson Wednesday, July 8, will be the first time the duo has performed at a record store since those early days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will be really nostalgic, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really looking forward to it,â&#x20AC;? Gray says.

Gray and Bijesse first became friends while attending the same schools in Stony Brook, N.Y. In 2008, Bijesse moved to Asheville, N.C. He attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, where he received a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in music technology in 2011. During that time, Gray, who was born in Bogota, Colombia, also began producing music and studying audio engineering at Long Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Recording Engineers Institute. The two sent mixtapes and original music to one another, and Bijesse introduced Gray to electronic music such as hip-hopgroove combo Pretty Lights. Shortly afterward, the two formed BomBassic. Then, in

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USWNT soccer star.

Michelle Akers was the star of the 1991 Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup. She passed the torch to a group of women that the great Mia Hamm led. The team captured the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention when it won a second title for the U.S. in 1999.

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The U.S. Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Team players, including Carli Lloyd (facing the camera), give young girls role models to look up to.

With assistance from Carli Lloydâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hat trick (three goalsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;3, 5, 16), America became the first nation to win three Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup titles. Lauren Holiday added a goal in the 14th minute, and Tobin Heath finished off the scoring with a goal in the 54th minute for a 5-2 win over Japan.

After the U.S.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heartbreaking loss against Japan four years ago, the team started out slowly, hit its stride against Germany and put on an all-out goal assault against Japan. For the first time in 16 years, the USWNT received the World Cup trophy.

The USWNT has never finished lower than third since the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup officially began in 1991. No other womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team has been able to finish in the top three for all seven Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cups. No country has more wins the U.S. Women (33), games played (43) or most goals (112).

The team hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had a shortage of stars on the pitch from the first Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup to last nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final. The torch gets passed on each time to the next great

Hamm passed the torch to Abby Wambach, who did nearly everything in her power to try and deliver the trophy four years ago. Now, as Wambach fades into retirement, Lloyd and a new set of stars will lead the way.

Before Title IXâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;an amendment passed in 1972 that prevents gender-based discrimination in federally funded educational programs or activitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was easy to argue that little girls had no athletes to look up to. Thanks to Title IX, which propelled gender equality in sports, there are plenty of basketball and soccer stars for little girls to emulate as they dream of making the game-winning play.

Last nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Cup win will help inspire the next generation to be like Lloyd, Heath, Holiday, Kelley Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hara, Megan Rapinoe or Alex Morgan. Each success helps build the next one.

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