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Vegetation engulfs the former Jimmy Stubbs House at 350 Capers Ave. The shelter once housed homeless individuals with mental illnesses, file/clarion ledger
Mentoli health care in transition
Mississippis move toward
community living slow;
funding issues ongoing
Anna Wolfe Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
Katie Turner lived in a prison without
bars, or thats how she felt.
It was not freedom, she says of North
Mississippi State Hospital, where she
stayed for several months. You couldnt go
outside by yourself... it was like you were
trapped in a jail.
She said she feels at home where she
lives now, Region 7s supportive living
apartments, River Heights in West Point.
Turner has severe bipolar disorder, the
worst you ever seen, she says, preventing
her from living totally on her own. At River
Heights, she has access to a supervisor,
from whom she receives her medication.
Otherwise she and her roommate live in-
Counties statewide face funding shortages for infrastructure
Justin Vicory
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
The number of county bridges closed
in Mississippi out of concern for public
safety has increased by over a 100 per
cent in a year.
At the same time, 46 percent of all
county roadways are in poor or very
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Katie Turner stands outside her apartment, River Heights in West Point, a
supported living complex run by the Region 7 Community Mental Health
Center. In contrast to the state hospital where she lived before, shes able
to care for herself while receiving supervision, anna wolfe/clarion ledger
poor condition, and 76 percent of all
roads need pavement maintenance.
In short, counties across Mississippi
are facing critical shortages in infra
structure funding from the state, a re
cent report concludes, prompting su
pervisors and engineers to push in the
upcoming legislative session for any
measure that will help.
What the state contributes through
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dependently.
This is the kind of delivery of care the
U.S. Department of Justice, which filed
suit against Mississippi in August 2016,
wants the state to provide: options for peo
ple with mental illnesses to live in the com
munity.
Community mental health center offi
cials told the Clarion Ledger that other
states have made this transition by divert
ing 70 to 80 percent of funding to commu
nity-based services and 20 to 30 percent
remaining for institutional care.
With the departments plan to shift $10
million this upcoming fiscal year from its
institutional budget to community ser
vices, over 42 percent of state-directed
mental health funding will go to the com
munity centers, according to Department
of Mental Health estimates. Thats if the
department receives its request for level
funding.
See MENTAL, Page 9A
in doubt, according to the report from
Coming Monday the Mississippi Association of Supervi
Whats on the legislative wish list for sors, a collection of administrators, en
metro Jackson mayors? gineers and supervisors from the states
82 counties. The MAS and Mississippi
Association of County Engineers used
the Office of State Aid Road Construc data from the Department of Revenue
tion and the Local System Bridge and and the Mississippi Economic Council
Road programs is only enough to pro
vide basic maintenance and even that is See SHORTAGES, Page 11A
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Cautious Texas among last states to approve medical marijuana

Internet
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teens online than
kids realize. 4B
Paul J. Weber with the sale of recre- over who will even use it. couldnt get a person ulation as a whole, they
and Claudia Lauer ational pot for the first Texas is the last big high. Though it might have not. A joint could
ASSOCIATED PRESS time, Texas will be tiptoe- state to allow some form seem that Texas policy- still land you in jail in Tex-
ing into its own marijua- of medical marijuana, al- makers have softened as, and the states em-
MANCHACA, Texas na milestone: a medical beit an oil extract so low their attitude toward the brace of medical marijua-
When California cannabis program so re- in the psychoactive com- drug, bringing them more na comes with a heavy
rings in the new year strictive that doubts swirl ponent, THC, that it in line with the U.S. pop- dose of caution.

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Drug-laced candy and lotion confiscated

Therese Apel Mississippi Clarion Ledger candy, THC-infused muscle relief lotion and 40 indi-
USA TODAY NETWORK vidual cones of a high-grade marijuana known as
Kush.
Authorities found several items laced with tetrahy- Investigators found the illegal drugs inside of a pil-
drocannabinol, a psychotropic drug known as THC, in low located in the back seat area of the 2016 Dodge
a traffic stop on I-20 Friday. Dart, which they said was a rental car.
A release from the Hinds County Sheriff 's Depart- Ambra Nicole Pigeon, 26, of Ft. Myers, Florida, and
ment stated that Hinds County Special Operations in- Maykol Juan Pozo Diaz, 27, of Cape Coral, Florida,
vestigators made a traffic stop on I-20 near the Natch- were taken into custody.
ez Trace just before 2 p.m. Friday. Both have been booked in at the Raymond Deten-
When they conducted a search, they discovered a tion Center on charges of trafficking a controlled sub-
large quantity of pure THC oil along with THC-infused stance.

Brandon Williams, left, and Brandon Fulkerson

JONES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

Racist posts appear to target Two men face

Sumrall Middle students gun charges in
Ellen Ciurczak Hattiesburg American
USA TODAY NETWORK
givers niece is the last name on the list.
This is 2018. We should not be experiencing any-
thing like this, but in this climate were living in to-
Sumrall Middle School officials are investigating a day, this is nothing to play around with.
string of racist items posted on a Snapchat account Conner said her son spoke to Sumrall Middle
that appear to target students at the school. School Principal Terry Smith about the post. Terry
At this point, we have not been able Smith did not return a call from the American.
to trace the account or its origin, said Conner said she believes the district should have
Tess Smith, Lamar County School Dis- notified all parents about the racist posts.
trict superintendent, in an email. The parents may have wanted to keep their kids
There was an edited photo of a stu- home or talk to their kids and tell them to be aware or
dent. That parent has been notified. tell them if someone at school says something to you
As other students are identified that seems racist, tell your teacher, she said.
Tess from the message(s), their parents are In December 2015, district officials launched an in-
Smith being notified as well. vestigation to determine who had been posting pic-
One message listed the first names of tures on Instagram of Purvis High School students
six people and said ... help me hang them n------ and and labeling them with obscenities, racist remarks
you wont get hung. ... The second put a photo of a and threats. The district eventually got a warrant and
males face on the body of a black man hanging from a traced the account to an open internet at a city resi-
tree. dence.
We do not condone this type of message or behav- Police officers spoke to those with known access
ior, Tess Smith said. As soon as the culprit is identi- to the internet but were never able to identify a spe-
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Physician blamed for addiction
Lawsuit claims prescriptions from Jackson OB-GYN led to opioid dependence
Jimmie E. Gates
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
A Jackson doctor is accused in a fed-
eral lawsuit of causing a Hinds County
womans opioid addiction.
The federal lawsuit was filed last
week in federal court in Jackson against
Dr. Michael Livingston on behalf of Bev-
erly Dennis.
The lawsuit said Livingston began
prescribing Dennis hydrocodone and
phentermine around May 2016. In July
2016, Livingston also prescribed oxyco-
done to Dennis without verifying
through the Prescription Monitoring
Service website that she had already
been prescribed hydrocodone by anoth-
er physician that same month.
The negligent conduct of prescrib-
ing plaintiff Dennis these highly addic-
tive controlled substance drugs con-
tinued by defendant Dr. Michael Living-
ston through December 2016, the law-
suit says.
Dennis attorney, Abby Robinson of
Jackson, said in the lawsuit that Living-
ston should have known that prescrib-
ing the two drugs along with oxycodone,
which Dennis already had in her posses-
sion, was a dangerous cocktail. Robin-
son said her client became addicted to
the substances after they were pre-
scribed over a long period of time.
The lawsuit says Dennis has suffered
both mentally and physically because of
the addiction, as well as from financial
See DOCTOR, Page 6A

MS Pulse
Anna Wolfe
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK

Mental health
more than a
math problem
The 2018 legislative session is right
around the corner and lawmakers are
going to start asking how the Depart-
ment of Mental Health, at the center of
a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit
against the state, is spending its mon-
ey.
For several months, Ive studied
that question and discovered a com-
plicated answer.
For one, the department operates
nine different budgets including one
for each institution. And thats con-
solidated from 14 budgets in past Carl Jackson, right, performs a song with the Ashley Campbell, daughter of the late Glen Campbell, at Jacksons annual
years. Plus, Medicaid, an entirely sep- Home for Christmas concert in Louisville on Dec. 9. Jackson has hosted the hometown concert for 21 consecutive years.
arate agency that includes state and COURTESY OF SUSAN WATKINS
federal dollars, largely supports the
states mental health system.
To get an idea of the state-directed

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funding and where its going, I looked
at the state budget, plus some federal
grants Department of Mental Health
allocates, plus the states portion of
paid-out Medicaid.
The Department of Mental Health
oversees both mental health services
($226.5 million) and services for indi-
viduals with intellectual disabilities
($75.6 million) and while those are
separate topics, theyre often lumped
into one.
For example, following pressure to
provide mental health services in the
community, the Department of Mental
Health plans in 2019 to divert $10 mil-
lion from its institutional budgets (in-
patient facilities) to community ser-
vices. That includes $8 million for cri-
sis mental health services and $2 mil-
lion for the states individuals with
developmental disabilities waiver,
which helps folks live at home instead
of in an institution.
The Legislature slashed the Depart-
ment of Mental Healths budget earlier
this year and while the department
has asked for level funding for 2019,
the Legislative Budget Office has rec-
ommended another 1.4 percent cut.
The states multimillion-dollar
mental health system, which offers
public services to folks who often
could not afford them elsewhere, is not
entirely operated by the department.
Community Mental Health Centers,
quasi-governmental agencies operat-
ed by one or more counties and certi-
fied by the Department of Mental
Health, provide the bulk of community
mental health services in the state.
Issues with coordination across the
state can be greatly contributed to the
historically dysfunctional relationship
between the department and some of
the regional entities.
But recently, Community Mental
See PULSE, Page 6A
Carl Jackson turns annual show into tribute to Glenn Campbell
Billy Watkins
Columnist
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
Carl Jackson has a motto: Any man too busy for
his family, friends or hometown needs to evaluate
his priorities.
A Grammy Award-winning singer, picker, song-
writer and producer, Jackson has never been too
busy for his home folks of Louisville. For 21
straight years, on the second Saturday in Decem-
ber, his Home for Christmas two-show music
fest has been his gift to those who have known and
loved him the longest.
But the most recent one, on Dec. 9, was by far
his most challenging.
Just 15 days earlier, Jacksons daddy Lethal
Andrew Jackson died at age 86. Lethal Jackson,
an electrical engineer, was also known as a fine
guitar picker and a fixer of most anything broken.
In August, the legendary Glen Campbell the
person most responsible for Jacksons five dec-
ades in the music business passed away after a
long battle with Alzheimers.
Jackson was more than Campbells longtime
banjo and guitar player. They were extremely
close friends. Jackson introduced Campbell to his
wife of 35 years, Kim.
In 2016 he lost another loved one, his uncle Bur-
gess Pearson Sock Jackson, at age 83.
If all that werent enough to try and shoulder,
Jackson had a good old-fashioned case of the
crud, complete with a nasty sore throat. A bad re-
action to medication a few hours before showtime
made him feel even worse.
Saturday morning, I wasnt sure I was going to
be able to play, Jackson said Thursday in a phone
interview, his voice still not back to full strength.
I said some prayers and somehow made it
through it.
And a beautiful thing happened. All those peo-
ple whom Jackson had blessed the previous 20
years knew how badly he was grieving, and right
here at the most sentimental time of year.
The warmth that radiated from the audience
toward Jackson, start to finish, was so over-
whelming, it felt as if you could reach out and grab
a fistful.
I couldnt see a lot of the people out there be-
cause of the stage lights, Jackson said, but I sure
could feel them. It was intense. Theyll never know
how much it meant.
An emotional ride
Jackson, 64, changed the homecoming theme
this year. Instead of focusing on Christmas songs,
he chose to make it a tribute to Glen Campbell.
(The venue also switched to the First Methodist
Churchs fellowship hall instead of the old Strand
Theater, which is set to undergo a major renova-
tion.)
Campbells talented daughter, Ashley, was part
of the show. She is Jackson's goddaughter. In 2011
and 2012, as her dad performed his Goodbye
Tour that made a stop at Jacksons Thalia Mara
Hall on Feb. 26, 2011, it was Ashley who stood next
to her dad onstage, playing banjo and closely
monitoring him.
Ashley and Jackson opened with a Glen Camp-
bell dandy: Gentle On My Mind. They later per-
formed the Harry Nilsson hit, Everybodys Tal-
kin, which Glen covered on his final studio al-
bum, Adios. At the familys request, Jackson
produced the album.
Ashley also performed, with Jacksons help, the
incredible song she co-wrote for her dad during
the latter stages of his illness: Remembering.
Some of Jacksons longtime songwriting
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Doctor Dowdy has said in some

Continued from Page 5A
and economic depriva-
tion and emotional dis-
tress.
Dennis seeks damages
including compensatory
and punitive. The lawsuit
doesnt state an amount
of damages sought. Rath-
er it would leave it up to a
jury to decides if it rules
in favor of Dennis.
Livingston, an OB-
GYN in Jackson, couldnt
be immediately reached
Friday for comment
about the lawsuit.
Mississippi Bureau of
Narcotics Director John
GIVE THE GIFT OF DIAMONDS THIS
counties in Mississippi, Pulse
the number of opioid
prescriptions doubles or Continued from Page 5A
more than doubles the
population. Health Center officials
There were enough have expressed opti-
opioids prescribed last mism about the states
year that every living direction. It appears
breathing person in the most everybody is on
state could have pos- board with a significant
sessed 70 dosage units shift of priorities and re-
each, Dowdy said earli- sources to the commu-
er this year. nity and many specific
Opioid deaths are services and employees
the leading cause of have already transi-
death among people un- tioned.
der 50 in America ... As Now, its the Legisla- presumably because of
it stands, you have tures move. And if the
someone dying from more than 100,000 Mis-
opioid-related overdos- sissippians who receive
es every 16 minutes in public mental health
this country. services are considered,
the budget decision will
be more than a math
problem.
A DEEP DIVE INTO
THE STATES MENTAL
HEALTH SYSTEM
shows Mississippi has
increased the percent-
age of its budget spent
formed in 2017. In overall
health, Mississippi came
in last, 50th same as
last year.
The United Health
Foundations annual
Americas Health
Rankings report showed
Mississippi is struggling
with infant mortality and
low birth weight, poverty,
obesity, cardiovascular
deaths and the lowest life
expectancy of any state.
The state came in first
for its very low rate of
whooping cough cases,
score. In November, I ex-
its strict vaccination re-
quirements and its high
vaccination rate among
kindergartners. Interest-
ingly, despite its high rate
of school-age vaccina-
tions, Mississippi has the
very lowest rate of vacci-
nations among teens.
MISSISSIPPI RANKS
19TH FOR PROTECT-
ING KIDS FROM TO-
BACCO, according to a
report from several
Advocates warn that
these limited protections
put Mississippi families
at risk of falling into pov-
erty, of which Mississippi
also has the highest rate.
MISSISSIPPIS CAPI-
TAL IS CALLED THE
FIFTH NEEDIEST city
in the country behind De-
troit, Cleveland, Newark
and Memphis in a Wal-
letHub study of 180 cities.
Food insecurity, the
rate of which often corre-
sponds with poverty, is
factored into Jacksons
amined what its like
Surviving food apart-
heid in Mississippis
capital. I found at least
one-in-five Jacksonians
might not know where
their next meal is coming
from and public assis-
tance often falls short.
In the 2017 neediest
cities report, another
Mississippi city, Gulf-
port, is 11th.
SATIONS ARE HEATING
UP as the 2018 legislative
session nears. This ses-
sion, lawmakers will have
to pass the Medicaid
technical amendments
bill, a procedure as me-
ticulous as it sounds, to
reauthorize the Division
of Medicaid.
Some changes
discussed this week in-
clude: using drugs to pre-
vent preterm births, in-
creasing the prescription
limit from five to eight,
eliminating doctor visit
restrictions and revising
the formula by which
hospitals are reimbursed
for uncompensated care
so they are at least fund-
ed at-cost.
MISSISSIPPI PHYSI-
CIANS CONTRIBUTE
BILLIONS to the states
economy, which is why
Gov. Phil Bryant has tout-
ed the health care econ-
omy as a focus of his ad-
ministration.
According to a report

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on community services
in the last few years, a
sign of progress after
years of pressure and
the 2016 U.S. Depart-
ment of Justice lawsuit.
But much of that in-
crease has to do with
cuts on the institutional
side, while community
funding remained the
same.
If the Department of
B.
Mental Healths plan to Tobacco in the 1990s,
divert $10 million to
community services in
A. 2019 is successful, Com-
C. munity Mental Health
Centers will receive 42
percent of mental
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getting ranked left and
right for how well it per-
health organizations.
For one, Mississippi is
spending $8.4 million
just 23 percent of the
Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Preventions
$36.5 million recom-
mended spending this
year on tobacco preven-
tion and programs to help
folks quit smoking.
Despite its role in lead-
ing the fight against Big
Mississippi has no state-
wide smoke-free policy
and has the fifth highest
rate of smokers in the
country.
Partnered on the re-
port are Campaign for To-
bacco-Free Kids, Ameri-
can Cancer Society Can-
American Heart Associa-
tion, American Lung As-
sociation, the Robert
Wood Johnson Founda-
tion, Americans for Non-
Truth Initiative.
MISSISSIPPIANS
ARE DYING ON-THE-
JOBtwice as often as the
national average, accord-
ing to a new report from
the National Employ-
ment Law Project. The re-
port also suggests Mis-
sissippi provides the
most meager workers
compensation of any
state in the country.
Other health news
MISSISSIPPIS PUB-
LIC RURAL HOSPITALS
ARE IN TROUBLE, ac-
cording to a financial au-
dit released Wednesday
by State Auditor Stacey
Pickering. The report la-
beled almost a third of
those hospitals poor.
The publicly owned
rural hospitals labeled
poor in a similar report
three years ago are no
longer on the list
theyve either closed or
been sold to larger private
health systems.
TWO MISSISSIPPI
HOSPITALS ARE RE-
CEIVING FEDERAL AS-
SISTANCE, through the
Delta Region Community
Health Systems Develop-
ment technical assis-
tance program, U.S. Sen.
Thad Cochran an-
nounced Friday.
Tippah County Hospi-
tal in Ripley, one of the six
poor hospitals in the
auditors report, and
Sharkey Issaquena Com-
munity Hospital in Roll-
ing Fork were chosen.
The program is intended
to help them ensure con-
tinued access to care by
improving their financial
standing, according to a
news release.
MEDICAID CONVER-
released Wednesday by
the Mississippi State
Medical Association, that
number is actually $8.2
billion in economic activ-
ity plus 51,305 jobs.
THE MOST DISCUSS-
ED MEDICAL STUDIES
of the year include re-
search on: carbs, doctors
genders difference in
care, obesity and malnu-
trition, Ebola vaccine
success and the rate of
brain damage among
football players.
A quick look at the
studies:
Carbs, not fats, were
found tied to increased
mortality risks. Elderly
patients treated by
female doctors were less
likely to die or be readmit-
ted to the hospital than
those treated by men.
Childhood obesity across
the world is on the rise,
though 192 million kids
are underweight. An Ebo-
la vaccine proved highly
effective, for the first
time, during the West Af-
rican outbreak. CTE, a
brain disease, was de-
tected in nearly 90 per-
cent of the 202 NFL, col-
lege and high school foot-
ball players examined.
Metrics site Altmetric
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ASSOCIATED PRESS MOORHEAD Surveillance video shows that an ASSOCIATED PRESS
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boys facing adult capital murder charges have been The predawn Thursday blaze damaged more pi accident scene appears to have been staged and
released. than half of Mississippi Delta Community Colleges the dead man found there was likely murdered.
Local media report that 13-year-old Dequan Stri- Stauffer-Wood Administration Building in Moor- The body of 44-year-old Roger Lee Scruggs Jr. was
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tors say Burress will remain in the Lee County jail un- pected arson because a van was also stolen. Abra- Brandon man crashed into the creek and was tossed
til a grand jury considers indictments against all ham says keys to the van were kept in a building off the ATV.
three. The next grand jury convenes Jan. 3. office. But Yazoo County Sheriff s Department Investiga-
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was found shot once in the chest at home on Oct. 23, than an hour before setting the fire. body brought to Yazoo County.
with his wallet found outside. In Mississippi, anyone The state Fire Marshals office is offering a Gann says the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation
accused of a crime punishable by death or life impris- $5,000 reward for information. is now handling the case. No suspect has been
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Mental
Continued from Page 1A
Gov. Phil Bryant has recommended
the same, though the Legislative Budget
Office budget recommendation in
cludes a 1.4 percent cut over $3 mil
lion to the department.
Transitioning funds to community-
based services is critical, Lt. Gov. Tate
Reeves said after a recent budget hear
ing.
Its something the Department of
Justice says that we ought to do. Its
something that certainly I believe that
we ought to do. And I think that the
leadership at the Department of Mental
Health now believes thats something
we ought to do as well, Reeves said.
Hopefully well be able to find money
within the budget to allow for that.
Sen. Hob Bryan, D-Amory, a member
of the Mississippi Mental Health Task
Force, is not too quick to praise state
leadership on mental health.
These are the same people who
want to defund DMH and suddenly they
want to champion mental health? When
did this metamorphosis take place?
Youll excuse me if Im just a bit jaded by
this, Bryan said, citing the Legislatures
attempts to limit spending for Medicaid,
a large source of funding for mental
health, while at the same time passing
various tax cuts, most of which benefit
corporations. Thats where the mon
eys going. It aint going to treat the
mentally ill. And Im sorry, but this is
just an outrage. And no, a few kind com
ments dont get the job done.
The state has received pressure to
shift its focus from institutionalization
to community-based services for years,
especially after a 2008 report by the
Joint Legislative Committee on Perfor
mance Evaluation and Expenditure Re
view, the states legislative watchdog
committee. The Justice Department
first cited the states mental health sys
tem for violating the Americans with
Disabilities Act in 2011.
To assist in improvements, Attorney
General Jim Hoods mental health task
force has been meeting and discussing
solutions since October, but those
meetings have taken place out of public
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and speaks to health providers about her patients. She travels between seven
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view.
One challenge leaders face as they at
tempt to address mental health care de
livery in Mississippi is the sheer breadth
the various moving parts of the
multimillion-dollar system.
Throw in misconceptions about the
community mental health centers, from
who operates them to the challenges
they face, and the fact that the Depart
ment of Mental Healths budget is split
eight different ways, and its no wonder
the issue seems so daunting.
A process
The Department of Mental Health,
the states mental health authority,
oversees mental health services and
services for individuals with develop
mental disabilities, both of which can be
provided in institutions or the commu
nity.
But it does not run the community
mental health centers, which operate
the bulk of public outpatient services.
State and department-allocated
funding for mental health services, in
cluding some federal grants but exclud
ing federal Medicaid dollars, totaled
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$226.5 million in fiscal year 2017, which
ended June 30. Of that, 35 percent went
to the primary vehicle for public com
munity-based services in the state, the
centers. For the current fiscal year, that
percentage increased to 38 percent.
The state budget for services for indi
viduals with disabilities totaled $75.6
million, 29 percent of which went to the
Intellectual Disabilities/Developmental
Disabilities Waiver, which is the largest
state-run, community-based program.
The program provides home-based ser
vices.
But the increase in the percentage of
mental health dollars going to commu-
nity-based programs is misleading. It
can be attributed to deep cuts from the
Legislature, which fell on the institu
tional side while community funding
stayed the same.
Earlier this year, the department
caught heat for findings in a 2015 report
on childrens mental health services,
which it had kept sealed for two years
and released only after a protracted le
gal fight with the Clarion Ledger. The re
port showed the states lopsided fund
ing for institutions versus community-
based services. A similar report on adult
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showed an even greater tilted scale to
wards institutions.
The Department of Mental Health
said it has made strides to expand com
munity services since then, citing sev
eral new crisis intervention programs
and specialized teams to serve people in
the community.
However, this is a process, said a
statement the department released
alongside the adult report in July.
In the last year, advocates have com
plained this transition process is too
slow-moving and too piecemeal consid
ering the time the state has had to make
changes. Its been almost 20 years since
the Olmstead decision, which required
public agencies to provide mental
health services in the most integrated
setting possible, and six years since the
DOJs initial finding against the state.
We have to have more accountabil
ity than this or else its just shuffling
things on paper, said Angela Ladner, di
rector of the Mississippi Psychiatric As
sociation, who sits on Hoods task force.
There really has never been any checks
and balances.
The Department of Mental Healths
recent cuts have resulted in responsibil
ities being passed off to the community
centers, whether the same level of fund
ing follows or not.
The regions
Most public community mental
health services are delivered by the 14
community mental health centers, of
ten referred to as their numbered re
gion. They are not divisions of the De
partment of Mental Health.
Instead, they are regionally governed
entities, usually a creation of one or
more counties, that receive certification
but not direct funding from the state,
with the exception of some grants fun-
neled through the Department of Men
tal Health.
Much of the time the centers provide
public mental health services, from so
cialization to prescribing medication, to
people who couldnt afford them else
where. Two of their main goals are to re
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Health As the capacity in the community

increases, the state-operated programs
at two state hospitals last year, though
the centers were expected to pick up
positions the Department of Mental
Health is authorized to cut by June 2018
are reducing their size, Bailey said in a care for the people served in those beds. in response to budget cuts. Many of
Continued from Page 9A statement. However, it is important The department recently announced these employees, the department says,
that services are provided on a continu- plans to restore 25 of the 42 chemical can go work for the community mental
hospitals and to prevent readmission. um of where the person is at that time dependency beds at Mississippi State health centers as part of the larger tran-
Because they are operated indepen- and what their needs are at that time. Hospital. They are expected to resume sition.
dently of one another, the centers Needs may range from outpatient thera- operations in January. Five beds at
methods for delivering care can be py, to case management, to crisis ser- South Mississippi State Hospital re- Enough funding? No
worlds apart. vices, to commitment, to a behavioral opened after the consolidation.
They vary greatly in their competen- health program. Another example of the state moving It makes sense for the regions to op-
cy and the scope of what they do, said While other states have significantly responsibilities to the community cen- erate the crisis stabilization units, Mos-
Bryan. shifted funding priority from institu- ters happened earlier this year when it ley said, because they are so often the
For example, Region 8, which serves tionalization to community-based ser- transitioned services from the states entities who first make contact with the
Rankin, Madison, Copiah, Lincoln and vices in past years, Mississippi lags in mental health community living pro- people needing stabilization.
Simpson counties, can schedule a psy- following the trend. gram to Region 10. Sometimes when you work with
chiatric appointment within 24 hours if In 2010, Mississippi ranked first in Facing a more than $1 million cut, multiple agencies its hard to get every-
a patient is in crisis. People in the Gulf the nation for the number of psychiatric Central Mississippi Residential Center one on the same page so were hoping
Coasts Region 13, on the other hand, inpatient beds per capita. The state had transitioned its outpatient day services this will streamline that care ... so we
may have to wait six to eight weeks to 39 beds for every 100,000 people, 10 program, Footprints Adult Day Ser- make sure people dont fall through the
get the same service, according to the more per capita beds than the state with vices, and its crisis stabilization unit to cracks, Mosley said.
2015 adult draft report. the second highest ranking, South Da- Region 10 in Meridian, Weems Commu- Region 10 received more than $3.4
Region 13 Director Shelley Foreman, kota. nity Mental Health Center. million in grants from the Department
who took her position in 2016, said the The state now hovers around 20 beds A stabilization unit is a facility that of Mental Health in the last year. It re-
region has improved its wait time dras- for every 100,000 Mississippians. can provide medical treatment to those ceived an additional $1.45 million to op-
tically. In early December, she sched- Because of the federal governments in crisis with the goal of getting patients erate the stabilization unit this coming
uled a psychiatric appointment for a cli- preference for community services, Me- back into the community as soon as year.
ent within a week of his episode. dicaid wont pay for many inpatient psy- possible. It can prevent admissions to Now, is it enough funding? No,
Were all working really hard togeth- chiatric services, placing the financial an inpatient psychiatric state hospital, Mosley said. There are people out there
er to make sure nobody falls through the burden on the state to run those facil- often a more restrictive environment who dont have insurance and dont
cracks, she said. ities. than necessary, or worse, jail time. have money to pay for their care.
In total, the Department of Mental But its not just state spending thats The more quickly a person receives Another example: Three years ago,
Health gave the 14 regions roughly $48 been out of whack compared to national treatment, as opposed to being held amid criticism about the state prioritiz-
million in 2017. The states Medicaid averages. without treatment, the less likely his or ing institutions over community ser-
match for services provided by the cen- The 2015 study on childrens services her condition will worsen, the Depart- vices, the department closed Mississip-
ters in the last year totaled $30 million. found Medicaid, including federal dol- ment of Mental Healths website states. pi State Hospitals Community Services
The department also allocates roughly lars, spent 49 percent of child behavior- The Newton-based crisis stabiliza- Division, which ran among other pro-
$15 million a year in grant funds to other al dollars in Mississippi on services pro- tion unit was the last of eight units ini- grams the Jimmy Stubbs House that
nonprofits or community providers. vided in institutional settings in 2014. tially operated by the state none of provided outpatient psychiatric ser-
Nationally in 2008, that percentage was which is located in the metro area to vices to downtown Jacksons mentally
Whos served where? at 28.3 percent, or more than 20 percent be handed over to the community cen- ill homeless population.
less than in Mississippi. ters. Region 10 began operating it July 1. A 2014 investigation by the legisla-
The community mental health cen- Its uncharted territory for us since tive watchdog committee PEER found
ters served over 91,500 Mississippians Cuts or coordinated transition? weve never run an inpatient facility. But department officials could not locate
in 2017. The 14 center-operated Mobile I think its a good fit for us, said Amy patients who had been receiving ser-
Crisis Emergency Response Teams Between the four state psychiatric Mosley, Region 10s director of crisis ser- vices from the division. The burden fell
alone made contact with 22,768 people hospitals Mississippi State Hospital vices. We have collaborated with sev- on the nearby Region 9 community cen-
in 2016, according to numbers reported at Whitfield and East, North and South eral CSUs (crisis stabilization units). ter, Hinds Behavioral Health.
by each region. Mississippi State Hospitals 120 beds The transfer of services from Central The regions, which primarily operate
By contrast, the state-operated psy- have closed since last year. North and Mississippi Residential Center, the re- from Medicaid funds, operate far be-
chiatric hospitals and facilities for indi- South Mississippi state hospitals were mains of which were also consolidated yond the crisis services recently priori-
viduals with disabilities, which make up recently consolidated, becoming satel- under East Mississippi State Hospital, tized and funded by the state.
the bulk of the departments budget, lite campuses under East Mississippi came with the elimination of 53 employ- They offer a wide range of services to
treat about 10,500 annually. State Hospital. ees. people with mental illnesses, including
Department of Mental Health These cuts, a result of budget de- The department cut another 73 posi- day treatment, individual, group and
spokeswoman Wendy Bailey stressed creases, did not result in a redirection of tions when it consolidated the acute in- family therapy and psychiatric services.
that inpatient services provided by the funds to community services, Bailey ex- patient child and adolescent units at They provide case management and
state are much more intensive, there- plained. East Mississippi State Hospital with some even have employees who work to
fore expensive, than ones provided by The state did not give community one at the State Hospital campus at find homes for their patients.
the community centers, often to people centers additional funding when it Whitfield.
with less serious conditions. closed the chemical dependency units These are just some of the 650 See PROGRESS, Page 11A

Crisis stabilization
unit locations The more quickly a person receives

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Laurel Grenada without treatment, the less likely his
Batesville Brookhaven WHO IS
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or her condition will worsen.
Department of Mental Healths website SERVED %
WHERE? CENTRAL RESIDENTIAL
$75.8M

GROUP HOME
$72.5M

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EMSH % 0.39 % 0.6 %

CHEMICAL
COMMUNITY DEPENDENCY NURSING
UNIT (MSH) HOMES
GROUP HOME (MSH/EMSH)

5.74 %
1,726

1,547
$37.1M

3.83 %
1,472
$35.4M

STATE IDD
$30.9M

STATE
PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES

IN-PATIENT
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DOLLARS (MILLIONS)

878

817

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Continued from Page 10A
State-run community services
The department operates some com-
munity-based services itself, but they
serve a small population of the states
mentally ill or developmentally dis-
abled.
Altogether, the state served almost
5,000 people in state-run, community-
based programs in 2017, 97 percent of
whom are individuals with develop-
mental disabilities versus mental ill-
ness.
Mississippis individuals with devel-
opmental disabilities waiver, on which
the state will spend $28.5 million in Me-
dicaid matching funds in 2018, has been
the largest outpatient program run by
the state.
It served more than 2,646 people in
2017 and helps those enrolled live at
home as opposed to in an institution.
The Department of Mental Health is
transitioning this waiver program to
community providers, primarily the
community health centers, so the de-
partment can support coordination or
case management for the program. A re-
cent federal mandate prohibits the de-
partment from running the program
and providing case management simul-
taneously, the agency said.
The Department of Mental Health
also runs 63 10-bed group homes as off-
shoots to the states five inpatient insti-
tutions for individuals with disabilities.
The state provides psychiatric outpa-
tient services in 32 beds in group homes
associated with East Mississippi State
Hospital called the Kemper County
Group Homes.
The Central Mississippi Residential
Center, the Newton-based center re-
cently consolidated with East Missis-
sippi State Hospital, still offers suppor-
tive housing to people with serious
mental illnesses in the form of group
homes and two-bedroom apartments
clustered on one large campus 68
beds total.
According to the 2015 adult report,
the Department of Mental Health of-
fered for Region 10, Weems, to take over
the residential center campus but the
local board declined. At the time, the re-
port said the community centers board
does not view mental health residen-
tial services as aligning with its mis-
sion.
Unnecessarily restrictive
Shortages
Continued from Page 1A
in their research.
Most counties are falling way be-
hind. Were closing bridges daily. Our
surface maintenance as a whole is about
25 to 30 percent of what the state tells
us to do. Bridges? Were nowhere close
to the maintenance were told to do,
said Christian Gardener, county engi-
neer for Attala and Sunflower counties.
Mississippi counties oversee 52,000
miles of county roadways and about
9,865 bridges, many of them on rural
networks that connect to more heavily
traveled highways. Rural corridors are
vital to economic development in the
state and carry the majority of general
statewide and commercial traffic.
Bridge closures went up from 146 in
August 2016 to 310 in August 2017 and
that number has since increased to
about 500 bridges, Gardener said.
About one in five of all county bridges
has a posted notice that it cannot sup-
port high weight thresholds, cutting off
routes to traffic.
Mississippi also has more bridges
open to traffic with timber substructure
in critical condition than any other state
in the nation, said Andrew Hughes, Mis-
sissippi Division administrator of the
Federal Highway Administration.
Many of those bridges are well past
their 40- to 50-year lifespans, Gardener
said.
MAS Executive Director Derrick Sur-
rette lays the blame for the deteriorated
state of county roads and bridges on
anemic state funding. Counties rely
upon property taxes and three separate
funding streams from the state to man-
age roads and bridges. Counties have
raised property taxes but its not
enough, Surrette said.
Theres really only so much as-
sessed value in Mississippi homes.
Weve tried raising property taxes. But
even if you increase it as much as you
can, its not enough, he said.
The Legislature passed the largest
tax cut in Mississippi history in 2016,
which took effect in July, resulting in
The adult draft report called these
kinds of group-home living arrange-
ments unnecessarily restrictive and
said they segregate adults with serious
mental illness from integration in their
communities.
Because theyre extensions of the
hospitals, they have to be similarly cer-
tified and equipped sprinklers on the
ceiling, for example. Mental health ad-
vocates cite this when they say the
group homes arent very home-like. Justice Departments recommenda-
All residents in group homes should
be assessed to move into (permanent
supportive housing). Some vacancies in
group homes created as a result of these
transitions could serve individuals with
complex needs in the community,
avoiding unnecessary admissions to, or
days spent in, state hospitals, the re-
port states.
That is, with the expansion of perma-
nent supportive housing, people in in-
stitutions who could be in less restric-
tive environments could utilize the
group homes, creating less of need for
psychiatric inpatient beds.
Still, the bulk of the hundreds of mil-
lions the state spends on Department of
Mental Health agencies, including Me-
dicaid, goes to institutions four psy-
chiatric hospitals and five facilities for
individuals with developmental disabil-
ities.
If you have an acute illness and re-
quire a stay at a local hospital the cost
will be substantially higher than if you
go to your local physician in the commu-
nity, Bailey said in a statement. How-
ever, we know that there are times when
someone needs to stay in a hospital for
an acute health problem.
Expanding community services
In 2014, the Legislature began allo-
cating $10 million each year, increased
to $16.1 million the following years, to
the Department of Mental Health spe-
cifically to expand community mental
health services.
The department allocates $4.7 mil-
lion of that annually to the regions
through grants to operate the states 14
mobile crisis response teams.
Other funds go to PACT teams, who
serve the states most severely mentally
ill, and to hire certified peer support
specialists, who have experienced men-
tal illness or substance abuse them-
selves.
In 2016, roughly half of the expansion
funds went to pay the Medicaid match
requirements for the states waiver that
is strictly for individuals with develop-
mental disabilities.
cuts to a wide swath of state funding
streams.
Last year, counties had to make do
without any funding to the Local Sys-
tem Bridge Program or the Local System
Road Program, a familiar issue, Surrette
said. Funding is required by law but
with a wrinkle. The law says funding is
contingent upon available money.
Its only been appropriated twice
since I took this job in 2005, Surrette
said of the bridge and road programs.
By the numbers
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, who has fought
infrastructure funding proposals in the
past, said in a statement that hes com-
mitted to looking for ways to focus
spending on roads and bridges.
However, he said MDOT must more
efficiently oversee its total budget first,
not just county road and bridge funding
programs. One major step also must be
for MDOT to more efficiently manage
the more than $7 billion the Legislature
has spent on roads and bridges over the
past six years.
The MAS report concludes counties
require about $250 million in additional
funding from the state to keep up with
consumer price index increases since
1987, or the 30 years since legislators
passed the fuel tax. Since then, the CPI
has gone up 112.4 percent while con-
struction costs have gone up another
143 percent, the report says.
Counties got about $42 million di-
rectly from the states petroleum tax in
2016, an increase of only $1 million from
1987, according to the Department of
Revenue.
The MAS report calls for $30 million
in total annual funding from the Local
System Bridge Program, an increase of
$10 million.
The reports recommended funding
level from the Office of State Aid is more
than double what counties now get,
from $60 million to a request of $127
million.
Finally, the MAS recommends an in-
crease of $48 million to the current $42
million counties get from the petroleum
tax.
CLARIONLEDGER.COM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 11A
Region 7s Chief Operating Officer Li-
na Beall questioned this use, since the
state began the waiver program and had
an obligation to fund it prior to the Leg-
islature giving the Department of Men-
tal Health the community expansion
funds.
Bailey said the community expan-
sion funds that went to the waiver pro-
gram allowed the state to increase the
number of available slots, one of the
tions. This year, 350 more people were
enrolled in the program than in 2015.
Ladner questions why the allocation,
only a portion of which went to the com-
munity centers, had to be funneled
through the Department of Mental
Health at all.
If were saying weve got to transfer dicaid to better coordinate.
services to the community, then why
are we handicapping the communitys
ability to get it done? Ladner said.
In the $10 million Department of
Mental Health expects to shift from in-
stitutions to community services next
year, $8 million will go to mental health
crisis services and $2 million for the in-
dividuals with disabilities waiver.
The plan signals an important step
for the state: the first real line item di-
version of funds from institutions to the
community.
We versus them
Region 7 officials said they were
shocked and pleased after a recent
meeting with Department of Mental
Health administrators, during which
they learned of attempts to move ser-
vices to the community they hadnt
heard about before.
Jackie Edwards, director of east cen-
tral Region 7, finds recent communica-
tion between her center and the depart-
ment, which breaks from the status quo,
wholly encouraging.
Acknowledging the effort but main-
taining some skepticism, Region 7s Hu-
man Resources Director Karen Frye lik-
ened the situation to mending a dys-
functional relationship.
Theres been some steps, but its stabilizing a mental illness or addiction,
hard to completely embrace that and
negate the past 25 years, Frye said.
Historically, many advocates have
deemed the lack of organization be-
tween entities in the states mental
health system more discouraging than
any funding issues.
Last summer, Edwards indicated a
need for all providers Department of
Health, Department of Mental Health,
the hospitals, Community Mental
Health Centers, private providers, Me-
Looking for options
If we could get back to that level of
funding we had back in 1987, we feel like
we could get our maintenance under
control, Gardener said.
Gardener, whose father was a county
engineer, says he has tracked a direct
correlation between decreases in fund-
ing and a steady decline of county infra-
structure since the fuel tax was passed.
It was a good day in 1987. Counties at
that point could maintain all their road-
ways, could perform general mainte-
nance and could actually do some im-
provements, Gardener said.
With lower gas prices and more effi-
cient vehicles, tax overhaul advocates
are calling for an increase in the fuel tax
or legislation that indexes the price per
gallon based on gas prices.
Reeves said there should be two ca-
veats to any additional funding from the
state. The plans must be comprehen-
sive and geared towards economic de-
velopment.
If voters were to vote to increase
funding, there should be detailed plans
on how to spend the money on projects
that are necessary to grow our econo-
my, he said.
Russ Latino, director of Americans
for Prosperity-Mississippi, a conserva-
tive policy group that has the ear of Mis-
sissippis legislative leadership, advises
the Legislature to use due diligence on
transportation funding.
We need to accurately identify the
scope of the problem, prioritize existing
spending on maintenance and address
structural inefficiencies that decrease
accountability, he said.
He points out that while there has
been inflation in road construction
since 1987, maintenance and other func-
tions have actually gone down.
Surrette said the MAS was open to
any legislation that would help with
road and bridge funding, including sales
tax increases, an internet tax, public-
private partnerships and even the pro-
posed lottery.
Were moving backward on roads
and bridges. The longer we wait, the
worse its going to get, Gardener said.
A mobile crisis team client shows
wristbands at the Region 7s Starkville
counseling center after being
transferred amid a psychotic episode.
ANNA WOLFE/CLARION LEDGER
Community Mental Health Centers
are part of the mental health system.
DMH isnt the mental health system in
Mississippi, Edwards said.
Thats what Hoods first-of-its-kind
task force is designed to address.
By becoming a team, bringing every-
thing together, we can be more efficient
and, in the long run, more effective,
said task force member and Biloxi Police
Lt. Christopher De Back.
Two years ago, the adult draft report
stated that interviews with people from
institutions and community mental
health centers revealed a sense of we
versus them.
It is commendable that the hospital
administration and staff take pride in
their services, but its unfortunate that
they dont see the lack of access to com-
parable services in the community as a
problem, the 2-year-old report stated.
Admission to a state hospital removes
an individual from his or her home, fam-
ily, friends and community, causes dis-
ruption in his or life and carries stigma.
Many key informants throughout the
system described the hospital as the
safety net the place where people
with no health care coverage can receive
mental health inpatient or substance
abuse residential treatment. The hospi-
tal should be the last line of defense in
not the primary option for treatment.
The interview gives good insight into
the entrenched attitudes that have
played a role in shaping Mississippis
mental health system for decades. But
recent acknowledgment of the reliance
on institutions and an effort to expand
services in the community could indi-
cate a significant shift in the culture of
mental health care delivery in the state.
Its the kind of thing where time will
tell, Frye said.
Mississippi counties oversee 52,000
miles of county roadways and about
9,865 bridges, many of them on rural
networks.
MDOT/SPECIAL TO CLARION LEDGER
History of transportation
funding
1932: Counties begin receiving a por-
tion of tax collections for road and
bridge improvements.
1949: Legislature creates Office of
State Aid Road Construction.
1994: Legislature creates the Local
System Bridge Program.
2001: Legislature creates the Local
System Road Program.
Recommended funding
levels
Local System Bridge Program: $30
million
Office of State Aid: $127 million
Fuel tax: $90 million
Online
Mississippi counties struggle to main-
tain roads, bridges. clarionledger.com
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James Harold Peacock

FLOWOOD - James Harold Peacock, age 86 Obituaries HIGHER EDUCATION BRIEFS
passed away in his sleep on December 14, 2017 at OLE MISS
Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland, MS. A funeral Alvin L. Peabody, Students make
mass will be at 10:00 AM Thursday December 21 III. dresses for the needy
at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dayton, Ohio
with visitation one-hour prior. Burial will be at JACKSON - Alvin L. Several University of
Calvary Cemetery in Dayton. Peabody, III. 74, died Mississippi theater arts
Mr. Peacock was born and raised in Dayton, Tuesday, December 12, students spent the end of
Ohio and graduated from Chaminade High 2017 at the VA Medical the semester sewing
School. He completed a degree in metallurgical Center. Mr. Peabody dresses that will be dis-
engineering from Purdue University. At Purdue was born on July 27, tributed to young girls in
he was a member of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. 1943. A longtime resi- need. Donna Buckley, in-
Following college, Mr. Peacock served in the army. dent of Jackson, he was structional assistant pro-
He worked for the Duriron Company in several a veteran, serving in the fessor of costume tech-
corporate capacities and was recognized as a leader US Army in the South nology, has been teaching
in his industry. He authored numerous articles Pacific building mili- students the basic tech-
in professional trade magazines. Following his tary bases. Mr. Peabody niques of sewing in THEA Hannah Bosworth, a freshman theater arts major
career with Duriron he owned a successful small spent his entire career 272: Introduction to Cos- from Coronado, California, sews a dress for St.
business until his retirement. Mr. Peacock also as a general contractor. tumes for the Stage so Peters Episcopal Churchs Little Dresses Ministry as
served in many leadership roles in civic organiza- He enjoyed fishing and they learn the process of part of her Introduction to Costumes for the Stage
how to design a costume. class at the University of Mississippi.
tions. In retirement he and his wife relocated to assisting with the Boy When she found out ROBERT JORDAN/OLE MISS COMMUNICATIONS
the Asheville, NC area for 30 years, later moving Scouts of America. about the Little Dresses
to Mississippi to be with family. His passion and Survivors include Ministry at St. Peters
love for golf was only exceeded by his love of his wife, Mary Moore Pea- Episcopal Church in Ox- stitutes director, said in a Southern Mississippis
family as a husband, parent and grandparent. body of Jackson; daugh- ford, she got her students news release that a lack new online RN to BSN
He was preceded in death by his parents Harold ter, Lelia Elizabeth Pea- involved in the outreach of biblical understanding program has a limited
Wentz and Mary Helen (Rhein) Peacock, sisters, body Smith (John) of sewing effort. Students of mental health among number of scholarships
Carol B. Peacock, Joann P. Thoma and nephew Jackson; son, Alvin L. tend to get so involved in pastors and laypeople is a available for the spring
their own little world, so major contributor to the semester.
Mark Thoma. He is survived by his wife of 60 years (Lou) Peabody, IV of this allows them to see a silence, fear, avoidance The scholarships are
Magdalene B. Peacock of Flowood, MS; brother Nebraska; mother, Lou- need and make a differ- and prejudice that often for registered nurses. De-
Robert Peacock of Dayton; son Kenneth E. Pea- ise Mulligan of Oregon; ence. marks churches lack of pending on the number of
cock (Lisa) of Brandon, MS; and daughter Susan step-children, Mona The Little Dresses helpful response to those applicants, scholarships
Marie Peacock Brown (Tom) of Bethesda, MD. Touchstone of Jackson Ministry is an ongoing ef- with mental health prob- may range from $500 to
His grandchildren Christopher Eric and Mary and Bill Moore of Soso, fort of the church to pro- lems. $1,000.
MS and step-grandchil- vide clothing to children To learn about require-
Elizabeth Peacock of Brandon, MS; Katherine around the world and in ALCORN STATE ments and admission
Diane, Thomas James and Megan Marie Brown dren, Christopher and the poorest counties of UNIVERSITY deadlines, call the College
of Bethesda, MD. David Touchstone and Mississippi. of Nursing at 601-266-
The family wishes to thank the fine people at Lauren and Rebekah Scholarships, low 5454 or 228.865-4555.
Ardenwoods (NC), The Blake (MS) and Hospice Moore and 6 step great BELHAVEN debt earn kudos
Ministries (MS) for their compassion and care. grandchildren. UNIVERSITY MISSISSIPPI
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials Memorials may be Alcorn is ranked No. 4 COLLEGE
be made to either the Alzheimers Association or made to Hope House, Biblical perspective on The Student Loan Re-
Hospice Ministries. 786 E Northside Dr, on mental health ports 2017 Public Col- Profs art showcased
leges with the Most Cre- at Meridian CC
You may share condolences at www.ottandlee. Jackson, MS 39206. Four scholars will be ative Arts Scholarship
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Obituaries
TODAYS OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES
Name Age Town, State Death Date Arrangements
Buford, Raymond Scott 57 Greenwood 15-Dec Wilson & Knight Funeral Home
*Burney, Donald 65 Florence 09-Dec Chancellor Funeral Home
*Byars, Climmis 77 Magee 15-Dec Tutor Funeral Home
Dennis , Harold 91 Forest, MS 15-Dec Wolf Funeral Services
Errington, Rren 76 New Hebron 15-Dec Saulters Moore
Galey, Margaret McDaniel 88 Tupelo 14-Dec Wilson & Knight Funeral Home
*Greer, Carolyn Adcox 72 Madison 14-Dec Parkway Funeral Home
Herrington, Rren 76 New Hebron 15-Dec Saulters Moore
Hill, James Paul 80 Sardis, MS 13-Dec Cooleys Mortuary, Inc
*Little, Rev. Lynette 57 Harrisville 12-Dec Chancellor Funeral Home
*Neely, Liz Rowan 57 Jackson 14-Dec Lakewood Funeral Home
*Peabody, III. , Alvin L. 74 Jackson 27-Jul Sebrell Funeral Home
*Peacock, James Harold 86 Flowood 14-Dec Ott & Lee Brandon Funeral Home
Steverson, Ronald E. 61 Madison 01-Dec Westhaven Funeral Home
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Climmis Byars
Rev. Lynette Little
MAGEE - Climmis Sullivan Byars, 77, of Magee, HARRISVILLE - Carol Lynette Little, 57, a mem-
Mississippi, passed away at her home on December ber of the Miriam Generation of United Method-
15, 2017. ist Clergywomen in Mississippi, died on Tuesday,
Climmis was born on October 24, 1940, to December 12, at her home in Harrisville. Her
Glaston and Climmie Sullivan. She attended high funeral services will be held at Marvin United
school at Mize Attendance Center. She went on
Methodist Church in Florence on Monday, Decem-
to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in English ber 18 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be at the Church
from the University of Southern Mississippi and a
from 12:00 to 2:00. Rev. Rebecca Youngblood will
Masters of Education degree from William Carey preside. Lynette is survived by her husband of 35
College. She taught school in the Simpson County
years, Jonathan Altman, and her children, Luke
School District and at Copiah Lincoln Community Altman and Sarah Altman of Harrisville. She is
College and was loved by her students. Climmis
also survived by her sisters, Linda Little Malone of
was a member of First Baptist Church of Ma- Duck Hill and Guyanne Little Hargrove of Iuka.
gee where she served as a beloved Sunday school
She was preceded in death by her Father, Raymond
teacher for many years and also served on vari- Little, and her Mother, Carol Gore Little.
ous committees. She was a member of the First
Lynette was a native of Greenwood and a grad-
Baptist Church Friendship Sunday School class, uate of Pillow Academy, Class of 1978. She was
Thomas Lacey Chapter of the Colonial Dames of
also a graduate of Millsaps College (BA, 1982,
the Seventeenth Century, Books-n-Lunch Book Sociology) and of Garrett-Evangelical Theological
Club, Magee Womans Club, and the Alpha Chi
Seminary (Master of Divinity, 1986).
chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. She chartered Lynette served United Methodist Churches in
the Red Hat Chicks Society of Magee. She enjoyed
Meridian, Union, Philadelphia, Corinth, Lula,
reading, attending plays, and spending time with Friars Point, Coahoma, Bovina, Edwards, Ben-
her family.
ton, Midway, Petal, Florence, Pelahatchie, Ocean
Climmis is preceded in death by her parents, Springs, and Rexford over 30 and one-half years.
Glaston and Climmie Sullivan; her husband, Larry
At all but three of those churches, she was the
Joe Byars, Sr; and her son, Larry Joe Byars, Jr. first clergywoman appointed to serve as pastor.
Climmis is survived by her daughter Beverly
She met resistance by standing firmly in her size
Byars (Paul) Padgett of Hattiesburg; daughter Beth seven shoes and standing at her full height of
Byars Hollingsworth of Magee; sister Barbara Ma-
411.5 with a fierce determination to show Gods
gee of Magee; and sister Julia Styron of Magee. She love to her neighbors, no matter what. Her hus-
is also survived by grandchildren Kelly (Mitchell)
band planned to present her with a sweatshirt for
Stringer of Madison; Trey Hollingsworth of Magee; Christmas quoting William Shakespeare - Though
Kacey (Chad) Thomas of Natchez; Jared Padgett
She Be But Little, She is Fierce. No truer words
of Columbus; Jacob Padgett of Hattiesburg; Car- were spoken.
syn (Davin) Burch of Petal; great-grandchildren
The family thanks Dr. Olivia Hightower of
Byars Hollingsworth, Benji Thomas, Elizabeth Gulfport Memorial; Drs. Barbara Craft, Natalie
Stringer, and Harmon Stringer; and many nieces
Sheehan, and Sophy Mangana of UMMC; Drs.
and nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and great- Bora Lim and Horiana Grosu of MD Anderson
great-nieces and nephews.
Cancer Center, and the staff of Hospice Ministries
Visitation will be held on Sunday, December for their care for Lynette over the last 16 months.
17, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at First
Memorials may be shared with the student fi-
Baptist Church, Magee, Mississippi. Services are nancial aid fund of Millsaps College or with the
to follow visitation. Interment will be in Sharon
Scholarship Funds administered by the Mississippi
Cemetery. United Methodist Foundation.
Tutor Funeral Home is in charge of arrange-
Online guestbook may be signed at www.chan
ments. cellorfuneralhome.com.
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FLORENCE - Mr. Donald Don Burney, 64,
passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017 at his
home in Florence. Visitation was held Friday, De-
cember 15th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. with the service
following at 7:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Chancellor
Funeral Home in Florence. Burial was on Satur-
day, December 16th at 1:00 p.m. at the State Line
Cemetery, Stateline, MS.
Mr. Burney was born April 18, 1953 in Waynes-
boro, MS. He moved to Florence in 1977 and was
a member of the First Baptist Church of Richland.
Don was also a Mason. He spent the majority of his
career as a tool pusher in the oil field industry. After
retiring from the oil field, he continued to work in
the utilities industry. Don loved the outdoors and
was an avid hunter and fisherman. Indoors, Don
kept busy tinkering with, and building guns. Don
loved spending time at the family land, The Old
Place and watching old black and white westerns.
Mr. Burney is preceded in death by his father
George Dewey Burney, Jr. He is survived by his
mother, Alva Burney of Richland; sons, Brian
(Amy) Burney of Florence and Billy (Holly) Bur-
ney of Brandon; brother, Dana (Linda) Burney of
Jackson; and four grandchildren, Gannon, Garrett,
Ross and Macy.
Online guestbook may be signed at www.chan
cellorfuneralhome.com.
Liz Rowan Neely
JACKSON - Liz Rowan
Neely, 57, suddenly
passed away at home
on December 14, 2017,
in Jackson, MS. She was
greeted with open arms
at the gates of heaven by
her precious son, Sam.
Liz was born, March 19,
1960 in Jackson, MS. She
graduated from Jackson
Prep and The University
of Mississippi with a Bachelors degree in Special
Education, and was a member of Delta Delta Delta
sorority. While at Ole Miss, she met her loving
husband, Robert Neely. Soon after graduating from
Ole Miss, they married on December 18, 1982.
They would have celebrated 35 years of marriage
this year. Lizs life was fulfilled with the love of
her children and grandchildren, who affectionally
called her Lizzie. Lizs compassion and dry wit
made everyone around her feel comfortable and
accepted.
Liz is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Rowan of Jackson, her husband, Dr. Robert
Neely of Jackson; her children, Josh Neely (Katie)
of Denver, CO, Max Neely (Erin), Charlie Neely,
and Eliza Neely, all of Jackson. She is also sur-
vived by her sister, Carolyn OConner (Danny)
of Madison; three grandchildren, Jay and Rose
Neely of Denver, CO, and Elizabeth Neely of Jack-
son, mother in law, Betty Neely of Braxton, MS,
and brother in law, Dr. Johnny Neely (Diane) of
Jackson, along with several nieces and nephews.
Liz leaves behind a group of lifelong friends that
will miss her dearly.
In addition to her son, Sam, she was preceded in
death by her father in law, David Neely of Brax-
ton, MS.
A celebration of Lizs life will be held on Monday,
December 18, 2017 at Christ United Methodist
Church in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be from
10-12 with services to follow. Burial will follow at
Lakewood Memorial Park in Jackson, MS.
Memorial donations in memory of Liz may be
made to Blair E. Batson Childrens Hospital.
Please visit lakewoodfuneralhomes.com for on-
line guestbook.

Carolyn Adcox Greer

MADISON - As her family prayed, sang and read
her favorite passages from the precious Word of
God, Carolyn Adcox Greer, graduated from the
shackles of Alzheimers Disease into the loving arms
of Jesus on Thursday, December 14, 2017.
Carolyn was born June 19, 1945, to Richmond
Otis and Florence Bishop Adcox in Doddsville, MS.
From the outset, she enjoyed her rural upbring-
ing with four brothers and two sisters giving her
company. Sharing this many siblings resulted in
Carolyn developing a tomboy personality while
also becoming an academically and athletically
well-rounded student.
Her father worked in the agricultural business and relocated the family
frequently from one geographic location to another in Mississippi. As a small
child, Carolyns family lived in Magee, Florence and later, Byram. During
this time, she developed her skills as a basketball player and was awarded a
high school letter in the sport.
During her sophomore year of high school, Carolyn began attendance at
Central High School in downtown Jackson. Carolyn flourished in several of
her literary classes at Central as she benefitted from outstanding instruction.
Upon graduation from Central, Carolyn entered the workforce in 1963
at the University Medical Center. She enrolled in night college classes at
Millsaps College and Belhaven College, respectively, while working at the
Medical Center.
In October 1965, Carolyn began employment at South Central Bell Tele-
phone Company. This would prove to be a significant event, because it was
at the Telephone Company that Carolyn met and later married, Larry
Greer, on August 18, 1973. Carolyn was promoted to management in 1978
and rapidly progressed through the Companys Human Resources organi-
zation. Upon her retirement from BellSouth in 1991, she was manager for
Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance in the nine BellSouth states.
Carolyn was an active member of First Baptist Madison and she relished
her involvement in the Praying Hearts ministry at First Madison. She was
a guiding force behind the development of her two sons, Jeffrey and Brian,
into fine Christian men.
In her retirement years, she enjoyed gardening, homemaking and involve-
ment in her sons school and community activities. She frequently served
as a chaperone on band trips during her sons enrollment in the Madison
Central Band program.
Carolyn is survived by her husband, James Larry Greer, son, Jeffrey Law-
rence Greer of Ridgeland, MS and son, James Brian Greer (Carra) of Lil-
burn, GA, and four grandchildren: Lola Olivia Greer, Jude Harrison Greer,
Simon Beckett Greer and Myles Taylor Greer. She is also survived by her
brother, Richard Adcox (Eleanor), Clinton, MS, and her sister Lynda Martin
(Frank), McComb, MS, two sister-in-laws, Dorothy Anne Adcox, Brandon,
MS and Martha Adcox, Forest, MS; a brother-in-law, Robert Dale Greer
(Jane), Wilmington, NC and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was
preceded in death by her parents, brothers: Rudolph, John and Jesse Adcox
and a sister, Mecie Bennett.
The family would like to extend sincere thanks to the staff at St. Catherines
Village Campbell Cove in Madison, MS. Carolyn was blessed with exemplary
care and genuine expressions of love during her four year residence at St.
Catherines. She also received excellent care and empathy from Home Care
Hospice staff members over the past few weeks.
Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, December 17, from 2-4 pm at Parkway
Funeral Home in Ridgeland, MS. Funeral services will be held at Parkway
Funeral Home on Monday, December 18, at 11 am with visitation prior to
the service from 10-11 am. Burial will be 2:00pm in Wesson Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Mind
Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center for the furtherance
of their research into Alzheimers prevention and care.
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12.17.17
IN BRIEF
Trump defends tax plan, says
economy is ready to rock
President Trump on Saturday de-
fended the Republican tax cut as a
good deal for the middle class while
boldly suggesting it could lead to ex-
plosive economic growth.
The legislation, which the GOP aims
to muscle through Congress next
week, would lower taxes on the richest
Americans. Benefits for most other
taxpayers would be smaller, but
Trump called the bill a Christmas pre-
sent for the middle class in part be-
cause he said it would trigger job
growth. We are back, Trump said,
adding that the economy is really go-
ing to start to rock.
Major media players establish
sexual misconduct commission
The biggest figures and institutions
in entertainment have established a
commission that intends to combat
sexual misconduct and inequality in
the industry.
The Commission on Sexual Harass-
ment and Advancing Equality in the
Workplace will be chaired by Anita
Hill, who brought harassment to na-
tional consciousness in 1991 when she
testified at the Supreme Court confir-
mation hearing of Clarence Thomas.
Health laws sign-up deadline
extended for some consumers
After a rush of last-minute sign-
ups, the Trump administration says
its extending the deadline for some
people to finish health insurance ap-
plications for next year under the Af-
fordable Care Act.
Callers to the HealthCare.gov ser-
vice center Saturday morning got a re-
corded message saying if theyd called
and left their number before the dead-
line, theyd get a call back and could
still enroll for 2018.
HealthCare.gov issued similar ex-
tensions previously under the Obama
administration.
More than $600,000 spent on
police gear for pipeline protest
Law enforcement purchased more
than $600,000 worth of body armor,
tactical equipment and crowd-control
devices during the height of protests
against the Dakota Access oil pipeline,
state invoices show.
The purchases included pepper
spray, flash-bang and smoke gre-
nades, riot helmets, gas masks, night-
vision goggles and more than 2,000
rounds of non-lethal ammunition.
Canadian billionaire and wife
found dead in their home
One of Canadas richest men and
his wife have been found dead in their
Toronto home, authorities say.
Police have not released any details
surrounding the deaths of Barry and
Honey Sherman. Their bodies were
discovered Friday morning, and inves-
tigators said no suspects were being
sought.
Staff and wire reports
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Businesses in
Washington,
D.C., face the
greatest risk
of being
sued by
their
employees,
81%
higher than
the national
average.
SOURCE 2017 Hiscox Guide
to Employee Lawsuits
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By mid-October, more than 4 million survivors
registered for FEMA assistance greater than
those who registered for hurricanes Katrina, Rita,
Wilma and Sandy combined, the agency said.
Hurricanes Maria in Puerto Rico, top left, Harvey in Texas, top right, and
Irma in Florida were among the disasters stretching FEMA this year.
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FEMA hits a
wall in 2017s
disasters
Hurricanes, wildfires push agency to its limits
Rick Jervis
USA TODAY
George Haddow hasnt worked
for the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency in nearly two decades.
So he was surprised to receive an
email in September asking him to
return to work on a 30-day assign-
ment in a disaster zone.
That marked the first time Had-
dow, now a senior fellow with Tu-
lane Universitys Disaster Resil-
ience Leadership Academy, was so-
U.S. sees more jingle, less Jesus in Christmas
Cathy Lynn Grossman
Religion News Service
Nine in 10 U.S. adults celebrate
Christmas, according to the Pew Re-
search Center. However, that celebra-
tion is shifting in a secular direction.
Just three years ago, 51% of U.S.
adults said Christmas for them is more
a religious holiday than a cultural one.
But that has slipped to 46% in the new
Pew survey. Neither does this trend
trouble most people: Only 32% say it
bothers them even somewhat.
President Trumps demand that
Americans all say Merry Christmas,
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licited by FEMA since leaving a
move that underscores the mea-
sures the agency has taken amid
this years onslaught of disasters.
Does FEMA have the capacity as
it is formed and funded right now to
deal with this type of disaster year?
said Haddow, who worked at FEMA
as a White House liaison from 1993
to 2001 and didnt take the short-
term assignment. This year proves
that it does not.
See FEMA, Page 2B
which drew cheers at his rallies, now
draws shrugs from most U.S. adults:
52% say it doesnt matter how they are
greeted in stores and businesses.
The survey also finds a striking
shift in the overall share of people
who believe four key elements of the
biblical Nativity story.
Jesus was born to a virgin: from
73% to 66%.
Baby Jesus was laid in a manger:
from 81% to 75%.
Wise men, guided by a star,
brought Jesus gifts: from 75% to 68%.
An angel announced the birth of
Jesus to shepherds: from 74% to 67%.
E2 SECTION B
Kendrick Lamar
and others who
gave 2017 a lift
We look back on 10 people in entertain-
ment who offered a needed respite in a
stressful, difficult year. In Life
N. Korean
troops
will fight
like tigers
Analysts consider how a
new war would play out
Oren Dorell
USA TODAY
North Korea may have short sol-
diers who look hungry. Their equip-
ment may be antiquated. And some
troops have intestinal parasites. But
the fourth-largest military in the world
still poses a formidable threat, ana-
lysts say.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told
the United Nations Security Council
on Friday that while the U.S. does not
want war with North Korea, it will use
all necessary measures to defend itself
against North Korean aggression.
The door is open for U.S.-North Ko-
rea talks, but a sustained cessation of
North Koreas threatening behavior
must occur before talks can begin, Til-
lerson said. North Korea must earn its
way back to the table.
North Korean soldiers march through
Kim Il Sung Square in an April military
parade in Pyongyang. WONG MAYE-E/AP
The Norths military has 1.2 million
men, including 200,000 warriors
trained in guerrilla tactics. It is
equipped with 4,300 tanks, 2,500 ar-
mored personnel carriers, 11,000
pieces of anti-aircraft artillery, 14,000
pieces of artillery and rocket launch-
ers, and 7,000 mortar tubes, according
to an assessment by the South Korean
military. It also has at least 2,500 tons
of chemical weapons, according to the
Nuclear Threat Initiative.
We have to assess that, at least for
a brief period, the North Korean army
will fight like tigers with what in their
battlefield will be very effective weap-
ons, said Richard Fisher, a senior fel-
low at the International Assessment
and Strategy Center in Alexandria, Va.
Their arsenal of short- and medi-
um-range rockets is so huge that the
military could destroy South Koreas
capital, Seoul, and the Souths 19 air
bases before the United States and its
ally could launch an effective counter-
attack, Fisher said. And North Koreas
anti-aircraft guns would deter close-
air support weapons such as the A-10
Warthog and attack helicopters on
See NORTH KOREA, Page 2B
Christmas is widely celebrated in the
USA, but most Americans say the
holiday is primarily cultural for them,
not strictly religious. ANDRES KUDACKI/AP
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FEMA
Continued from Page 1B
On many fronts, 2017 has been a rec-
ord-setting year for disasters, with three
major hurricanes striking U.S. shores,
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Flames rise behind a home in Santa Barbara, Calif. The Thomas Fire is also
burning in Ventura County. MIKE ELIASON/SANTA BARBARA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT VIA AP
California wildfire is now the
third-largest in state history
Trevor Hughes
USA TODAY
Firefighters see no quick end in sight
for the ferocious Thomas Fire raging in
Southern California now the third-
largest blaze in state history. Continued
high winds were forecast through Sun-
day afternoon. A mandatory evacuation
for parts of Santa Barbara and the
wealthy enclave of Montecito affected
as many as 33,000 people Saturday.
So far two people have died in the
fires. Firefighter Cory Iverson, 32, died
Thursday, but authorities have not yet
released the circumstances of his death.
Virginia Pesola, 70, of Santa Paula, died
in a car crash earlier this month while
evacuating.
A veritable army of 8,300 firefighters,
400 fire trucks, 29 helicopters and 77
bulldozers fought the fire, and by mid-
afternoon it appeared no structures had
been lost Saturday, said Jude Olivas, a
public information officer for the Thom-
as Fire incident command. Thats that
we know of so far, he amended. Crews
have still not been able to reach all the
fire-ravaged areas to do a full inventory.
The fire was so capricious Saturday
that firefighters had to stand down from
the front lines.
The smoke is so thick in places and
E2
widespread flooding and a slew of dev-
astating wildfires. The hurricanes alone
caused an estimated $370 billion in
damages and about 250 deaths on U.S.
lands, making it by far the costliest U.S.
hurricane season on record.
The three hurricanes affected nearly
26 million people, or 8% of the U.S. pop-
ulation. By mid-October, more than
4 million survivors had registered for
FEMA assistance greater than those
who registered for hurricanes Katrina,
Rita, Wilma and Sandy combined, the
agency said.
The federal disaster response and re-
covery agency has been stretched to its
limit delivering aid to survivors and
helping rebuild storm-wrecked cities.
To compensate, it recruited workers
from other federal agencies, reached out
to retirees, and solicited state and local
agencies for help. More than 22,300
members of the federal workforce have
been deployed to Texas, Florida, the U.S.
Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
FEMAs struggles to help affected
communities have been felt from moun-
tains in central Puerto Rico to fire-
mauled swaths of Northern California.
They got hammered, said Mark
Ghilarducci, director of the California
North Korea
Continued from Page 1B
which U.S. special operators trying to
secure a sensitive site would normally
depend.
The North Korean force is config-
ured for armored assault, he said. Their
massive number of missiles and huge
biological and chemical weapons stores
are evidence that the Norths military
planners assume they are the ones
striking first, and it would be the South
Koreans and Americans that would be
on the defensive.
And a North Korean attack could oc-
cur as soon as it perceives a U.S. troop
buildup in preparation for an invasion,
he said.
The Trump administration has made
no secret of its plans for a possible mil-
itary confrontation with North Korea if
it continues its nuclear ambitions. The
North announced it tested a delivery
system last month that could reach the
U.S. mainland, including the capital.
Firefighters water down burning
embers from a fire in Fillmore, Calif.
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
the winds so strong and the fires be-
havior so erratic, its just not safe for us
to have crews staying in the fire area,
said Joe Rosa, another public informa-
tion officer.
The fire had burned more than 400
square miles northwest of Los Angeles
and was only 40% contained. No rain
is forecast, and the National Weather
Service reported the area is enduring
its second-driest season on record.
As of Saturday afternoon, the fire
had burned 259,000 acres, with the
potential to become the largest single
fire in California history.
Does FEMA have the capacity
as it is formed and funded right
now to deal with this type of
disaster year? This year proves
that it does not.
George Haddow
White House liaison for FEMA from 1993 to 2001
Governors Office of Emergency Ser-
vices. Between Irma, Harvey, Puerto
Rico those are all big events. They le-
veraged everyone they have.
In California, FEMA set up a small
team in place early on to help survivors
of the wildfires that first devoured sec-
tions of the states wine country in Oc-
tober and later exploded in Southern
California this month, he said. But as
FEMA stretched its workers over multi-
ple disaster zones in Texas, Florida,
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the
agency asked Californias emergency
management officials for help staffing
FEMA centers.
Ive been doing this for 30 years, and
I cant remember that ever happening
Trumps national security adviser,
H.R. McMaster, said Tuesday that our
last best chance to avoid conflict with
North Korea is for all nations to imple-
ment sanctions on the reclusive state
that go beyond United Nations Security
Council resolutions. Time is running
out, McMaster said.
Tillerson said Tuesday that the U.S.
spoke to China about contingency plans
in case something unleashed some
kind of instability in North Korea. The
U.S. would seek to secure the Norths
nuclear weapons and retreat back to
the south of the 38th parallel once that
instability ended, he said.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in
May that if it comes to war, its going to
be tragic on an unbelievable scale.
North Korea has upgraded its Soviet-
era tanks and armored personnel carri-
ers. Amid widespread malnutrition, its
minimum height requirement for troops
is 4-foot-7 the same as an average
South Korean fourth-grader.
But the Norths arsenal of artillery
shells and short- and medium-range
missiles is so big that it could launch
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before, Ghilarducci said. Every piece
of everything we have in the toolbox has
been leveraged this year.
As disasters sprouted across the
USA, FEMA officials tapped into 3,800
extra workers in the Department of
Homeland Securitys Surge Capacity
Force, as well as FEMA reservists, who
are on call for disasters. But when that
wasnt enough, they took the rare move
of recruiting workers from other federal
departments, who needed to be quickly
trained and mobilized to disaster zones.
Still short-handed, FEMA sent
emails to retirees and tapped into the
Emergency Management Assistance
Compact, a mutual aid agreement with
states to share resources in times of
need. In the past six years, FEMA has
recruited an average of 1,700 state work-
ers per year through EMAC. So far this
year, it has requested 17,790.
Despite the lack of manpower, FEMA
has been getting to disaster zones fast
and helping millions of people in need,
said Mike Sprayberry, president of the
National Emergency Management As-
sociation. The true test will come when
these spread-out disaster zones shift
from response to long-term recovery, an
area FEMA also oversees, he said.
500,000 shells an hour during the first
three hours of a conflict, according to
Victor Cha, author of The Impossible
State: North Korea, Past and Future.
That would be enough to kill thou-
sands and sow chaos south of the DMZ.
It would cause enough casualties
among South Koreas defenders that
many units would suffer cohesion fail-
ures, said Bruce Bennett, a senior de-
fense analyst at the Rand Corp.
As soon as the artillery damage was
done, the North would send waves of in-
fantry and armored troops across the
DMZ to look for weaknesses and then
pour more highly trained troops in
through any breaches, while special
forces who sneaked in on small boats
and submarines attacked behind South
Korean lines, Bennett said.
David Maxwell, a retired special op-
erations Army colonel who spent five
tours in Korea, said the Norths fighters
are so thoroughly indoctrinated that
many are expected to fight to the death.
The resistance that will occur inside
North Korea will make Iraq and Afghani-
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Avoid pitfalls in addressing your holiday cards
Ashley May
USA TODAY
Dont get caught wishing someone
Happy New Years. Holiday cards can be
trickier than they seem. Aside from
tracking down mailing addresses,
theres grammar and etiquette to worry
about.
Heres what you should know before
sticking stamps on those envelopes:
Write the address in all caps
Addresses should be printed in all
capital letters, according to the U.S.
Postal Service, to ensure your cards ar-
rive at the correct addresses.
Miss, Ms. or Mrs.?
Miss is an unmarried woman or
young girl under the age of 18. Mrs. is a
married woman. Ms. can be used for any
woman, no matter her marital status.
Formal titles
Sharon Schweitzer, an international
etiquette and modern manners expert,
said its always best to opt for formal ti-
tles Mrs., Ms., Miss and Mr.
Traditional addresses for married
Omarosa talks of lack of diversity
Departing Trump adviser
points to problems at top
Gregory Korte
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON Omarosa Mani-
gault Newman, the former reality show
personality who left her White House
job last week under disputed circum-
stances, says her departure illustrates
a lack of diversity in the upper eche-
lons of the Trump administration.
It has been very, very challenging
being the only African-American wom-
an in the senior staff, she told ABC
News Nightline in an interview broad-
cast early Friday as part of a day-long
blitz of television interviews.
She said most of Trumps other sen-
ior advisers had never worked with mi-
norities and didnt know how to inter-
act with them.
Newman was part of the top level of
22 White House aides carrying the title
of assistant to the president and mak-
ing the maximum salary of $179,700.
According to the most recent salary dis-
closure last July, six of those 22 aides
were women. Newman was the only ra-
cial minority.
White House press secretary Sarah
Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that
the White House has a really diverse
team across the board.
She declined to reveal specific num-
bers of African-Americans but said the
White House was working to increase
those numbers.
Something that we strive for every
day is to add and grow, to be more di-
verse and more representative of the
country at large, and were going to con-
tinue to do that, she said.
Newman, 43, was the director of
communications for the Office of the
Public Liaison, an office that deals with
constituency groups including minor-
State Dept. says its tracking Mexico blackouts
Agency has previously
lacked data on problem
Raquel Rutledge
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
USA TODAY NETWORK
MILWAUKEE Officials with the U.S.
State Department are now tracking re-
ports of blackouts and injuries related to
potentially tainted alcohol in Mexico
and said Friday that they have already
received a dozen complaints.
The agency has come under fire from
lawmakers in recent months for under-
playing the risks to tourists traveling to
Mexico and for not doing enough when
U.S. citizens are injured or die while va-
cationing there. One U.S. senator called
the departments response to tourist
troubles in Mexico disingenuous.
The announcement came three days
after the U.S. Office of Inspector General
launched an inquiry into the agencys
policies and procedures for handling
Be sure to wish your friends and family Seasons Greetings, not Seasons
Greetings, when you send out those holiday cards. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
couples use a mans first and last name:
Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly. But its also
2017. So, per Emily Post guidelines, in-
cluding the womans name is accept-
able, and a womans name can go before
a mans.
For unmarried couples, use her maid-
en name, such as Mr. John Smith and
Ms. Mary Williams, said Schweitzer,
whos mailed 1,000 holiday cards this
year. Divorced women have the option
of using their ex-husbands last name or
using their maiden name. A legal name
would take precedent. Widowed wom-
President Trump speaks at a Feb. 1 meeting at the White House about African American History Month, alongside Omarosa
Manigault Newman, left, and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. EVAN VUCCI/AP
She said most of Trumps
other senior advisers had
never worked with minor-
ities and didnt know how
to interact with them.
ities. In that job, she worked with his-
torically black colleges and universities
like her own alma mater, Central State
in Ohio and worked on racial dispar-
ities in military justice.
As a former contestant on Trumps
Apprentice television franchise begin-
those cases.
We are concerned about reported
incidents that the consumption of sub-
standard or unregulated alcohol in some
tourist areas in Mexico has resulted in
illness or blacking out, State Depart-
ment spokeswoman Heather Nauert
said in a statement released Friday.
The action comes amid an ongoing
investigation by the Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel, which since July has identified
more than 120 cases of tourists who re-
ported blacking out and being robbed,
taken to jail, sexually assaulted and oth-
erwise injured. Most were staying in up-
scale, all-inclusive resorts in popular
tourist areas.
Many of those injured reported
drinking small to moderate amounts of
alcohol before blacking out. The black-
outs happened to young and older peo-
ple alike, men and women, as well as to
couples and friends. Often, two people
reported blacking out and reawakening
at the same time.
When the Journal Sentinel asked
E2 USA TODAY - THE CLARION-LEDGER SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 3B
en can still be addressed with the late
husbands name (Mrs. John Smith) or
using a Mrs. or Ms. in front of the wom-
ans name (Mrs. or Ms. Jane Smith)
ask the recipients preference, Schweit-
zer said.
For a married woman keeping her
maiden name, use her first name and
maiden name and her spouses first and
last name. Emily Post advises using Ms.
in this case. For women who are en-
gaged and those living with a spouse,
use Ms. with the womans maiden name
until married, Schweitzer said.
ning in 2004, Newman had one of the
oldest and closest relationships with
the president of any senior aide.
But her tenure also saw the president
increasingly engaging in racially
charged rhetoric on Twitter, expressing
sympathy for Confederate statues, de-
fending the Charlottesville, Va., white
nationalist rally and rebuking protests
by African-American football players.
Newman defended Trump himself,
insisting to ABC News that he is not a
racist.
Yes, I will acknowledge many of the
exchanges, particularly in the last six
months, have been racially charged,
she said. Do we then just stop and label
The State Department says its taking
action. STEFAN ROUSSEAU/GETTY IMAGES
In business, Ms. is usually the most
appropriate.
How you address your cards often
depends on your social circles.
Many people are very informal, and
how a holiday card is mailed doesnt im-
pact their world, Schweitzer said.
About the New Year
Do: Happy New Year. Seasons Greet-
ings. Only capitalize the name of the
holiday, not references to events in the
new year. Example: Angie is having a
baby in the new year.
Dont: Happy New Years. Happy
New Years. Seasons Greetings.
The Smiths, Smiths or Smiths?
Last name: Smith
Do: Merry Christmas from the
Smiths. Youre invited to the Smiths
holiday party. From the Smith family.
Dont: From the Smiths
Last name: Jones
Do: The Joneses. The Jones family.
The Jones holiday party. (When a name
ends in s, add es to make it plural.
The same goes for those ending in ch
(unless pronouced with a hard k, like
monarch), s, sh, x and z.)
Dont: From the Jones
him as a racist? No.
Newman will remain on the White
House payroll through Jan. 20, and
Sanders said Newman was at the White
House on Thursday despite reports that
she needed to be escorted off the White
House campus after a contentious
meeting with chief of staff John Kelly.
Its unclear who will take over New-
mans duties.
Sanders said Trump was in discus-
sions with two prominent African-
American Republicans Housing Sec-
retary Ben Carson and Sen. Tim Scott of
South Carolina to look at the best
ways to do that and to do outreach to
that community.
State Department officials in July about
how often tourists reported being in-
jured in Mexico, an agency spokeswom-
an said the department did not keep any
such data. As such, the agency had no
way to spot worrisome trends.
And while the department tracks
deaths from unnatural causes, it relies
on the Mexican government for infor-
mation and gathers few details.
The death of Abbey Conner, 20, of
Pewaukee, Wis., who drowned under
suspicious circumstances on a family
vacation in January, was not included in
the tally, for example. Although she was
pulled lifeless from a resort pool, she
was taken off life support several days
later in Florida.
On Friday, State Department officials
would not disclose any details about the
12 complaints it has received, citing pri-
vacy reasons.
In recent weeks, Mexicos head of
tourism has launched a public relations
campaign in the U.S. denying wide-
spread problems with tainted alcohol.
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SUNDAY

2017 IN REVIEW

THESE PEOPLE GAVE

THE YEAR A LIFT

And the entertainment world definitely needed the pick-me-up

Maria Puente and
Andrea Mandell
USA TODAY
In a year of head-snapping shocks and a whip-fast
pace of news developments, who has distracted us,
soothed us or explained it all for us in a way we could
process? The USA TODAY Life staff has chosen 10 peo-
ple who have helped rescue us from the appalling
headlines of 2017.
What has turned out to be the story of the year in
entertainment has been anything but entertaining,
and there appears to be no end in sight to a torrent of
allegations of sexual harassment and assault. But
there have been highlights, particularly among those
who have taken up the mantle of fighting against
injustice, on screen or off. And while we may not all
agree on the political infighting, we can at least agree
that goodness, good humor and a grinning royal en-
gagement occasionally saved the day.
Rose McGowan
Commandant of #RoseArmy
She was best known as an art-house darling, a star
of the Scream films, who played a witch on Charmed in
the early aughts. Now shell be known as one of the
women whose tweeted accusations of rape by movie
mogul Harvey Weinstein helped bring down the pow-
erhouse producer. She also helped to kick-start the
#MeToo movement that led to the fall of others and
new attention to the no-longer-hidden problem of sex-
ual harassment in the workplace.
For decades McGowan, 44, kept publicly silent
about what she says Weinstein did to her in a hotel
room in 1997. But once The New York Times and later
The New Yorker revealed she was one of several wom-
en who accused Weinstein, McGowan went public.
We are all Me Toos. I have been silenced for 20
years, she shouted, fist raised, in a fiery speech greet-
ed by cheers at the Womens Convention in Detroit on
Oct 27. I have been slut-shamed. Ive been harassed.
Ive been maligned. We are one massive collective
voice, that is what #RoseArmy is all about. No more
will we be shunted to the side. No more will we be hurt.
Its time to rise. Its time to be brave.
Name it. Shame it. Call it out. Its time to clean
house!
Gal Gadot
Superhero who didnt let us down
On screen, Gadot was everything we needed from
Wonder Woman: a tough warrior who samples ice
cream and coos at babies, a worthy match for her op-
ponents and an agent of change uninhibited in a mi-
sogynistic world. Off screen, the raven-haired Israeli
was a freaking delight. Gadot never deviated from
Wonder Womans message of kindness and inner
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People Spicer (Melissa McCarthy) in May or

getting in the shower with Paul Mana-
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Continued from Page 4B paign chairs indictment last month. I
brought you in the shower to make sure
strength and gave brutally honest inter- you werent wearing a wire, Paul, said
views. Baldwin, standing shirtless.
Power and strength are qualities In Octobers premiere, Baldwin
that are very familiar with men, Gadot knocked Trump for his response to
told USA TODAY in May. And once Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, fake-
women have this quality, then automat- lecturing San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin
ically theyre (written as) colder. ... But Cruz (Melissa Villaseor) via phone.
in real life, its not true. Most women You should have paid your bills, he
who are strong, theyre very loving and intoned. FEMA takes a few days un-
warm and inclusive. Fans now feel such less you get FEMA Prime.
ownership over her characters femi-
nism that they cried foul at the subtle Kendrick Lamar
sexism she endures in Justice League. Rap revolutionary

Ronan Farrow Declaring oneself the greatest rap-

Weinsteins worst nightmare per alive is one of the oldest tricks in
the hip-hop playbook.
Who said print is dead? NBCs loss But if any contemporary MC de-
became The New Yorkers gain after net- serves to wear that crown, its Lamar,
work execs turned down the Weinstein 30, who teased his return to music with
expos the former MSNBC host had that lofty proclamation on sneering The
been researching for 10 months. Heart Part 4 in late March. His soul-bar-
Farrow, who has accused his own fa- Jimmy Kimmel spoke about affordable health care. CHRIS PIZZELLO/INVISION/AP ing fourth album Damn.busted sales
ther, Woody Allen, of molesting his sis- records for the Compton rapper.
ter, wouldnt let the Weinstein story go, Lamar is up for seven Grammy
telling CBS, In terms of the gravity of where it is and where it should be. come the first American actress and Awards and is favored to win album of
the evidence, it wouldve been impossi- the first biracial bride to be welcomed the year. But the artist remains humble,
ble for me to live with myself or answer Kumail Nanjiani into the British royal family in history. telling fans at Octobers Forbes Under
to any of the many women I had already Comedys next big thing Harry and Meghan will be the em- 30 summit that he always wants to be a
interviewed if I had stopped. bodiment of the much-touted special person that stands for something.
After initially getting scooped by The Whether swatting Trolls on Twitter relationship between America and Whether the plan works or not, I want to
New York Times, Farrow, 29, made up for or warming our hearts by sharing his Britain, bringing a scion of an ancient be remembered as that.
lost time by reporting how Weinstein own love story, Nanjiani became a star line together with a woman blessed with
used ex-Israeli spies to track accusers this year simply by being himself. a natural beauty and the nobility of the Margaret Atwood
and kept his behavior secret with He nerded out with the Silicon Valley American middle class. Author of a movement
payoffs and non-disclosure agreements. guys, but made his biggest impact with Markle is giving up acting but not her
The Big Sick, a romantic comedy based American citizenship. And shes getting The author is probably the best per-
Jordan Peele on his courtship with his wife, Emily V. something in return: the HRH and the ti- son to explain how the adaptation of
The funny Hitchcock Gordon. The story of how a Pakistani tle of royal duchess. The Handmaids Tale, published in 1985,
comedian first falls for his white girl- became one of the most celebrated TV
As much as racism was a foe in real friend and then for her parents when Jimmy Kimmel series of 2017.
life, the comedian-turned-filmmakers shes hospitalized put the spotlight Comedic conqueror I put nothing into (the book) that has
imagination made it this years top hor- on interracial couples and family dy- not been done in history at some time, in
ror-movie villain, too. Get Out took pop namics in different cultures. Kimmel put power and purpose be- some place, Atwood, 78, told USA TO-
culture to the Sunken Place with a bit- Nanjiani kept it real with his romance hind his punch lines. After the talk show DAY in April. I didnt intend it to be pre-
ing look at being black in America, em- and on his Twitter feed with insightful hosts son, Billy, arrived in April with scient, I intended it to be a (warning).
braced the social commentary of horror wit and more than a little sass. heart defects, Kimmel, 50, began using- Whether we were warned, we cer-
flicks past such as Night of the Living Jimmy Kimmel Live to advocate for af- tainly were captivated by Hulus Emmy-
Dead and created a phenomenon that Meghan Markle fordable health care, especially for winning adaptation of the parable,
resonated with every race. American royal those with pre-existing conditions. which takes place in a totalitarian the-
The film could follow up its box office ocracy where women are enslaved.
success with awards-season kudos. Yet Theres nothing like a royal wedding Alec Baldwin Atwoods work has been on our book-
one cant forget how personal a project it to cheer up Britain in dreary times; now Resident Trump troll shelves for years, waiting for its mo-
was to Peele. the principle applies to the USA, too: The ment.
Art, genre and comedy are important long-awaited announcement of Ameri- What made politics bearable in 2017? This year was that moment, and
pieces of the conversation and can often can divorce Meghan Markles engage- A continual dose of Alec Baldwin, for Handmaids became the first streaming
incite cathartic moments for all of us, he ment to Prince Harry was greeted with one. Saturday Night Lives resident fake series to nab the Emmys top prize.
told USA TODAY in February. And in delight by millions of Americans. president trolled Trump throughout the Contributing: Brian Truitt, Erin Jen-
2017, in between laughs and frights, When Markle, 36, marries Harry, 33, calendar year, whether it was making sen, Patrick Ryan, Kelly Lawler and
Peele also made the country think about at St. Georges Chapel in May, shell be- out with former press secretary Sean Jayme Deerwester

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1 2 Diary of a Wimpy Youth: The Heffleys plans go awry when they take a tropical trip for the
Kid: The Getaway holidays; 12th in series (F) (H) Amulet Books BY Fred Piscop
Jeff Kinney
2 3 Wonder
R.J. Palacio
Youth: August Pullman, who was born with a facial irregularity, wants
nothing more than to be normal (F) (H) Knopf Books for Young Readers
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3 4 The Elf on the Shelf Children: Santa relies on elves to nd out who has been naughty and who ACROSS
Carol Aebersold, has been nice (F) (H) CCA and B 1 Genius Bar staffers
Chanda Bell 6 Faun, in part
10 Spike, as punch
4 7 Origin Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is on the hunt (and run) again as 14 Be of service
Dan Brown he searches for a cryptic password in Spain (F) (H) Doubleday
15 Bean in Brunswick
stew
5 6 The Pioneer Woman Subtitle: Simple, Scrumptious Recipes for Crazy Busy Lives (NF) (H) 16 Mosque figure
Cooks: Come and Morrow Cookbooks 17 Seek and ye shall
Get It!/R. Drummond find is one
20 Like some kitchen
6 5 The Rooster Bar Three law school students, drowning in debt, decide to expose the spoons
John Grisham hedge-fund operator behind a chain of shady, third-tier law schools 21 Get even for
including their own (F) (H) Doubleday 22 Reply to Shall we?
7 Year One: Magic, both good and bad, rises up after a devastating plague causes 25 Fiery feeling
Chronicles of the society to collapse; rst in trilogy (F) (H) 26 Yum! Brands Inc., to
One/Nora Roberts St. Martins Press Taco Bell
31 No-goodniks
8 1 Darker Christian Grey retells Fifty Shades Darker from his point of view (F) (P) 33 Quick-witted
E.L. James Vintage 34 One of a tandems
two
9 12 Giraffes Children: Gerald the giraffe wants nothing more than 35 Prefix with centric
Cant Dance to dance; board book (F) (H) Cartwheel Books 38 Im With Her, in 2016
Giles Andreae 42 Carbon daters
10 14 The Sun and A look at growth and healing through poetry; follow-up determination
Her Flowers to Milk and Honey (F) (P) Andrews McMeel Publishing 43 Back muscles, Andrews McMeel 12/17
informally
Rupi Kaur 4 Sword part 30 Part of a lacrosse 52 Metronome setting
44 Muppet Sam, for one
5 Open, as an goal 54 Way out there
45 Berry of Monsters
THE REST Ball envelope 32 Roswell crash victims, 56 Devilish tykes
47 Carousel figures 6 Clearing in a forest some believe 57 Porter who wrote
11 15 Leonardo da Vinci/Walter Biography of the great Renaissance painter, who also had a
48 More mean-spirited 7 Squeak stopper 34 Map ratio Night and Day
Isaacson passion for science (NF) (H) Simon & Schuster 8 Fuse word 35 Frittata ingredients
51 Deco notable 58 Musial in
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WHOS WATCHING?
15%
30%
52%
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More parents track teens
online than kids realize
Expert urges mentoring approach over covert monitoring
Brett Molina USA TODAY
M
ore than a quarter of parents use a device to track or monitor their kids online activity, finds
a survey from Common Sense Media and Survey Monkey. Its far more than the percent-
age of teens 15% who think their parents are tracking or monitoring what they do
online. Whether all that snooping is effective seems unclear. Only 30% of teens who re-
sponded to the survey said their parents were extremely aware or very aware of what they do online. By
comparison, 52% of parents believed they were very aware of their kids web activity.
Theres a pretty big difference be-
tween parents who say they know and
what kids say parents know, said Mi-
chael Robb, director of research for
Common Sense Media.
The online survey from Common
Sense Media and SurveyMonkey was
among a national sample of 884 teens
ages 14-17 and 3,282 parents of teens.
Options for tracking kids online ac-
tivities vary from tools for your router
capable of tracking the websites users
visit to apps letting you review your
childs smartphone call logs and text
messages.
Devorah Heitner, author of the book
Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and
Survive) in Their Digital World, sug-
gests mentoring kids about best online
practices instead of monitoring. If par-
ents do choose to monitor, they should
talk with their kids first.
You have to really ask yourself what
you think youre going to learn by co-
vertly monitoring your kid, she said.
Whats your plan of action if you see
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of teens think their parents are
tracking their online activities
of teens say their parents are
extremely aware or very aware of
their online habits
of parents believe they are very
aware of their kids activities
Parents, unsurprisingly, think theyre far more aware of what kids do online
than the kids themselves, a new poll finds. PIXABAY
something that concerns you?
As smartphones and social media
continue to infiltrate our daily lives,
questions have surfaced about when its
too young for kids to participate.
YouTube has been criticized for how
it filters content following reports that
parents were able to find inappropriate
videos on its YouTube Kids app.
Earlier this month, YouTube CEO Su-
san Wojcicki said bad actors were ex-
ploiting YouTubes system.
Also this month, Facebook rolled out
Messenger Kids, a version of its mes-
saging app for the under-13 crowd. The
app allows younger kids to have their
own experience on Messenger but
controlled and monitored through a
parents account.
Facebook isnt the biggest worry for
parents, however. Other findings from
the survey:
Snapchat is the app that causes the
most anxiety for parents. The survey
found 29% said the messaging app
makes them most nervous, followed by
Ask yourself what you
think youre going to learn
by covertly monitoring
your kid.
Devorah Heitner
Author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and
Survive) in Their Digital World
Facebook at 16%.
Teens dont like Facebook as much
as Snapchat or Instagram. More than
three-quarters of teens said they use
both messaging apps, but only 49%
said they use Facebook, while 42%
said they use Twitter.
Robb said Common Sense Media
plans to partner with Survey Monkey
on future online polls because the pace
of technology is so rapid. These sur-
veys will be a quicker way to take the
pulse of parents and teens.
Yoplait
unveils
Girl Scout
Cookie
flavors
Seeks new yogurt tastes
amid steep competition
Zlati Meyer
USA TODAY
If the Girl Scouts somehow manage
to bypass you during their annual
cookie sales drive, now you can get the
sugary snacks another way.
Theyll be in your yogurt.
General Mills Yoplait brand is in-
troducing three Girl Scout Cookie-in-
spired yogurts this month. The flavors
will be Yoplait Whips! Thin Mints; Yo-
plait Whips! Girl Scouts Peanut Butter
Chocolate, also known as Tagalongs;
and Yoplait Original Girl Scouts Cara-
mel Coconut, better known as Samoas.
The Girl Scouts bring a particular
taste that people crave, said Doug
Martin, Yoplaits business unit direc-
tor.
Martin said the cookie flavors solve
the problem of finding a taste that con-
sumers havent seen before. General
Mills has previously partnered with
Girl Scouts of the USA on cookie-in-
spired breakfast cereals.
The announcement comes as Yo-
plait is facing increasing competition,
such as Chobanis recent introduction
of traditional yogurt to its Greek yogurt
lineup and upstarts like Noosa. This
summer, Yoplait, which
General Mills bought in
2011, unveiled a new
French-style yogurt
called Oui.
In fiscal year 2017,
General Mills yogurt
brands Yoplait,
Annies, Liberte and
Mountain High
accounted for 15%
of the companys
net sales globally.
Martin said
this branded partner-
ship is part of a strategy to retain mar-
ket share.
There are 20 million Girl Scouts
and people who love and support that
organization, he said. Its a way to
continue bring new attention to the yo-
gurt aisle.
Yoplait is far from the first food
company or even the first yogurt
maker to partner with another for
cross-branded flavors.
YoCrunch offers M&Ms as mix-ins
for some of its yogurts, and Utz, Herrs
and Doritos have boasted Tabasco-fla-
vored chips.
In June, Burger King unveiled a
Lucky Charms milkshake, while earli-
er this month, Oreo announced its new
mystery flavor was Fruity Pebbles.
For ice cream, Breyers has Her-
sheys Caramel Kisses, Oreo Cookies &
Cream and Sara Lee Strawberry
Cheesecake, as part of its Blasts prod-
uct. There are also Thin Mints and Sa-
moas flavors.
Beyond the delicious flavor, the yo-
gurts will also remind consumers ev-
erywhere of the power of Girl Scout
Cookies, Barry Horowitz, Girl Scouts
of the USAs chief revenue officer, said
in a statement.
The Girl Scout Cookies yogurts cost
about 65 cents each, Martin said.
Yoplait was founded in Paris in 1965;
the company first ventured stateside
in 1971, according to the companys
website.
Yoplait has unveiled three new Girl
Scout Cookie-flavored yogurts.
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Perspectives
Geoff Pender
Columnist
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK

Who will be
next House
Education
chairman?
House Education Chairman John
Moores abrupt resignation amid sex-
ual harassment complaints gives
Speaker Philip Gunn a formidable
task: finding a replacement to lead the
key committee just weeks before the
legislative session starts Jan. 2.
There are several capable veteran
lawmakers in the House who could do
the job. But as in 2012 when Moore, R-
Brandon, was appointed, there may be
a dearth of such folks who really want
it.
At least for the coming 2018 session,
Rachel Crooks, Jessica Leeds and Samantha Holvey discuss their accusations against President Trump on Dec. 11 in New the education post may be a thankless
York City. MONICA SCHIPPER/GETTY IMAGES job with an unenviable task: rewriting
the funding formula that determines
how about $2.5 billion of the states $6
billion budget is spent on public edu-

What Jesus teaches

cation. Its been a third-rail of an issue
for many years, and selling fellow Re-
publicans on a formula will be hard
enough, much less garnering any buy-

about masculinity
We have yet to grasp message of Christmas
Your Turn
David Fusco
Guest columnist
With each passing day, I see another head-
line. Another well-known person is accused or
fired. Im talking about sexual harassment.
Sexual abuse. We cant miss it. It's running
rampant in our culture. And its sickening.
None of us had any idea how bad things
would get. Every day we are waiting to see who
will be next. Its reached far and wide, from
talking heads on TV shows to celebrity chefs to
the highest office in our land. Then it dawns on
us the news is only reporting the cases of
abuse that involve famous people.
What is worse is that sexual abuse has been
everywhere for a long time. Long before main-
stream media reported these atrocities and
long before the balance of power moved from
the perpetrators to the victims, many women
were reporting abuses to their superiors with
no recourse, or suffering in silence. But thank-
fully, that is changing.
When we hear these stories, our hearts
break for the victims. As a person of faith, this
concern extends as well to the oppressed and
marginalized. I am grateful that moving for-
ward, men using their positions of power and
influence to harass, demean or objectify wom-
en will be unacceptable. The boys will be boys
idea, or whatever ways people try to justify this
behavior, is finally seeing its long overdue de-
mise.
As a pastor, its not lost on me that this is
coming to light at the end of the calendar year,
at a time we commonly know as the Christmas
season. This special time is meant to celebrate
the birth of Jesus. Whatever peoples feelings
about Jesus, the reason for the birth of this
child was to demonstrate what real humility
Jesus humbled himself and
served others. He showed up as a
helpless child. As a grown man, he
chose to die on the cross. He
ultimately shows us that power
does not have to be a means to a
selfish end.
looks like. God coming to our world as a child
and ultimately dying on a cross for the forgive-
ness of humankind that is the message of
Christmas. And it rings out today as a unique
sound, in light of all that is happening.
Any time a person is abused or harassed it is
wrong. And its even more alarming when
abusers leverage positions of power as oppor-
tunities to prey on people. Yet even as human
culture has celebrated many thousands of
Christmas seasons past, we have yet to really
grasp the message of Christmas, and the mes-
sage of Jesus.
When we consider Jesus, we realize he was
the most powerful person in history. He had the
most influence on people. And yet, instead of
exploiting relationships to fulfill his selfish de-
sires, his life was always about Gods will for
him, and Gods heart for people.
Jesus humbled himself and served others.
He showed up as a helpless child. As a grown
man, he chose to die on the cross. He ultimately
shows us that power does not have to be a
means to a selfish end.
God wants our positions of influence and
power to be an opportunity to humble our-
See FUSCO, Page 2C
in from across the aisle.
Besides that, the committee deals
with some of the most intricate and
most crucial policy issues that come
before the Legislature. An education
chairman is under constant pressure
from the House leadership, the rank-
and-file, education advocates, lobby-
ists and the public.
So who will Gunn choose? Ive not
heard of a definite shoo-in. The law-
maker who would have been perhaps
the most logical choice, Rep. Toby
Barker, R-Hattiesburg, left the Legisla-
ture this year to become mayor of Hat-
tiesburg.
But requirements and a relatively
short list arent too hard to suss.
First, it would be a Republican.
Gunn might go across the aisle for a
chair for a lesser committee, but al-
most certainly not education. While
Rep. Angela Cockerham, D-Magnolia,
is in the otherwise-Republican leader-
ship fold and very capable with busi-
ness, legal and budgeting issues, edu-
cation policy doesnt appear to be her
main focus.
Second, it would be someone with
experience, not a freshman-term law-
maker. There are probably some
tempting choices among newcomers.
Rep. Cory Wilson, R-Madison, comes
to mind, or Rep. Brad Touchstone, R-
Hattiesburg, both members of the
committee. But Id bet whomever
Gunn chooses is a little longer in the
tooth on years of service.
Also, I would predict Gunn wants
someone who gets along well with oth-
ers and has at least respect across the
aisle. Now, Moore a hard-core parti-
san Republican known for engaging
his mouth sometimes before his brain
didnt exactly have this box checked
off when he was appointed. But he
seemed to sort of grow into that. Sort
of.
Point is, given whats coming down
the pike, Gunn would not likely pick a
lightning rod or flame-thrower chair-
man for education. There are some
legislators you want leading when you

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Lawmakers, sexual abuse: Pay attention to actions

Jimmie E. Gates
Columnist
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
We all have seen several weIl-known
individuals nationally accused of sexual
misconduct and now on the local level
allegations of sexual misconduct have
been leveled against a longtime state
lawmaker.
I'm not saying former Rep. John
Moore, R-Brandon, is guilty of anything,
but allegations of sexual harassment
were made against him, according to
House Speaker Philip Gunn.
Moore abruptly resigned, citing
health reasons. He underwent heart
surgery during the 2017 Legislature, but
returned during the session. Gunn said
allegations by multiple women had
been made against Moore and an Ethics
Committee Investigation was likely to
commence. Any such investigation is
now moot because Moore resigned his
seat of more than 20 years.
A sexual harassment allegation
against a lawmaker doesnt surprise me.
In the roughly five years I have been cov-
ering the Legislature, I have seen ques-
tionable conduct by some lawmakers
when it comes to their interaction with
female legislative staffers and others. I
wont go as far as saying the action
amounted to sexual harassment, but it
could be deemed inappropriate.
I heard a story last legislative session
about a woman saying a lawmaker
pinched her. I have witnessed some law-
makers grabbing females and putting
their arms around them or saying things
that may not be proper in the profes-
sional setting.
The actions by these lawmakers may
have been totally innocent, and it may
be more generational when it comes to
older legislators.
However, lawmakers must be cogni-
zant of what is appropriate, especially in
todays time.
And it should be pointed out that
Gunn and leaders in the Senate said
there haven't been other sexual harass-
ment allegations made against any law-
maker in the last five years.
I dont know any of the back story,
but it is good to know Gunn took the al-
legations against Moore seriously and
didnt sweep them under the rug.
In a story this week byClarion Ledger
Political Editor Geoff Pender, Gunn said
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Extend school choice to all students
Your Turn
Russ Latino, Grant Callen, Jameson Taylor
Guest columnists
Mississippians want high-quality
educational opportunities for their chil-
dren and grandchildren. In recent years,
our Legislature has made huge strides
toward that transformative goal. We are
encouraged that House and Senate
leaders plan to build on this momentum
by introducing legislation in the upcom-
ing session to expand an education
scholarship account program that is al-
ready working for hundreds of students
across Mississippi.
Students like Lanna Beard deserve a
chance. Lanna was adopted as an in-
fant. Diagnosed with visual perception
disorder and fetal alcohol syndrome,
Financial literacy plan unconstitutional
Your Turn
Shadrack White
Guest columnist
For years, the Obama administra-
tions Justice Department would sue
companies, reach a settlement agree-
ment with those companies and then
use these settlements to create slush
funds for left-leaning groups. In doing
so they secretly discriminated against
organizations with different political
views. Recently released internal emails
show Obama administration officials
discussed how settlement agreements
should be drafted so that the funds
could never be used for conservative
property-rights free legal services
heaven forbid!
Unfortunately, Mississippi is also us-
ing settlement shakedowns aimed at
funneling money to pet projects. Sever-
al weeks ago, the Clarion Ledger report-
ed that Mississippi Attorney General
Jim Hood obtained $2.5 million in a set-
tlement with banks and credit rating
bureaus and that money would be spent
on a financial literacy program for Mis-
sissippians. The move is unconstitu-
tional, and even if it werent, its bad pol-
icy.
The AGs plan is bad policy because it
invites unilateral control of spending by
Fusco
Continued from Page 1C
selves, and bless and serve our commu-
nity and our world. Jesus, rather than
seeing himself as superior to others,
fully identified with our human condi-
tion and served us.
When I think of Jesus and the mes-
sage he brought at Christmas, I am trou-
bled that 2,000 years after he walked on
the earth, masculinity is still trying to
figure out its appropriate and proper ex-
pression. Far too many men feel like an
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Continued from Page 1C
these women have shown great cour-
age, and I respect their concerns for
privacy. We operated with the comfort
level of the accusers in mind and
moved at a pace they were comfortable
with, and at the same time followed
advice of counsel.
Moore resigned on his own; no one
could force him to do so. The House
Ethics Committee, which handles
members conduct issues, can issue
public or private reprimands and cen-
sure a member, Pender said.
House members will once again be
required to view an online film on sex-
ual harassment after the 2018 legisla-
tive session begins in January. Also,
earlier this year, Gov. Phil Bryant
signed an executive order requiring
employees of state agencies to com-
plete an online Sexual Harassment
Awareness and Prevention course.
Bryant's directive came after the state
settled two sexual harassment law-
suits involving department heads or
officials.
Allegations against Moore should
be a wake-up call to lawmakers and all
of us to be cognizant of our actions
when it comes to how we interact with
the opposite sex.
Lanna struggled in school. Even though
her family lived in the highly rated Ran-
kin County School District, the school
was not able to meet Lannas individual
needs. Desperate to give their daughter
her best opportunity, Lannas family
visited New Summit School and loved
what it offered her. Unfortunately, the
tuition was more than the Beards could
afford.
Thankfully, Lannas story does not
end in defeat. Today, Lanna is thriving
at New Summit something that did
not seem possible just a couple years
ago. And she is not alone. Two common
sense reforms in Mississippi are helping
families you see at church, at the store,
and at the ball field.
The Special Needs ESA program has
received rave reviews from families en-
rolled in the program. In fact, a survey of
families in the program found that over
90 percent are satisfied. For compari-
son, just 24 percent were satisfied with
their childs school before entering the
program.
Both the Dyslexia Therapy Scholar-
one person or a small group. Taxpayers
deserve to have spending done in the
open by the people that we elect to do
that job, the Legislature.
But Shadrack, isnt the money going
to a good cause? you might ask. There
are many good causes public educa-
tion, transportation, health care com-
peting for state funding. This is all the
more reason to make sure that money is
not being appropriated in the dark by
bureaucrats but rather in light of day
where it can be weighed against alter-
native ways to spend the money.
If you are inclined to disagree, think
of this: what if the AG were a conserva-
tive who sued and obtained a settle-
ment from Planned Parenthood and
then set up a fund that paid for a pro-life
crisis pregnancy center? I might like
that idea, but my guess is others would
then suddenly see the value in a differ-
ent process for appropriating the mon-
ey.
The rule of law is about setting up
processes that function the same way
every time fair rules for everyone
regardless of whether you happen to like
the person in charge and what they are
doing. And, as required by the state con-
stitution, this means any settlement
money must be sent to the Legislatures
General Fund. Article 4 of the Mississip-
pi Constitution indicates no branch oth-
er than the Legislature is given appro-
oppressive, objectifying and demeaning
view of women is just how we are
when the whole time Jesus is there,
serving as the ultimate example of mas-
culinity, for us to understand and emu-
late.
Our culture may not realize it, but it is
crying out for real masculinity. And Je-
sus has always been that. I am hoping
we will look at him with fresh eyes this
Christmas and ask God how we can take
on more of the qualities of Jesus. A heart
to stand in the gap for other people, to
see them in whatever state they are in
and push away any other thought than:
God, how do you see this person, and
Pender
Continued from Page 1C
go into political battle. But he needs
someone for education who can help
him herd the cats.
This would rule out some veteran
leaders.
This above criteria, assuming it
weighs into Gunns calculations,
would whittle things down to a medi-
um, if not a short list of potential can-
didates. But again, the question for
most would remain, not whether they
could do it, but whether they would
want to.
Heres my list, in no particular order
(except that Bennetts background
would have to put him near the top).
Your mileage may vary.
Rep. Richard Bennett, R-Long
Beach. Bennett, a 10-year veteran law-
maker, has a strong background in
public education. He is a former mem-
ber and president of the Long Beach
School Board, former member of the
National School Board Association
and former city alderman. His wife, a
former educator and school board
member, is a current city alderwoman,
and the Bennetts son is a teacher. But
Bennett is already chairman of the
Gaming Committee, a post important
to his home area.
ship and the Special Needs ESA were
built on the recognition that each child
has unique gifts and needs and parents
need freedom to find an educational set-
ting that serves their children well. This
is true, whether we are talking about
children with special needs or the boy or
girl down the street who simply hasnt
found the right learning environment to
unlock their potential.
Since the passage of these game-
changing scholarship programs, we
have also seen two states approve ESA
programs for all children. Mississippi
can be on the cutting edge of this move-
ment. Indeed, thats what Mississippi
voters want. In a 2015 poll of Mississip-
pians, nearly 60 percent said ESAs
should be available to all students.
An expanded ESA would allow more
families to take control of a portion of
the existing state education funding
that is already spent on their children.
Local taxes collected for local schools
would stay put. Both schools and fam-
ilies could spend money more efficient-
ly.
priating powers.
If it feels like youve heard this argu-
ment about settlements before, you
have. In 1998, then-Attorney General
Mike Moore filed a suit against and then
reached a settlement with the big tobac-
co companies. The money from that set-
tlement was used to fund a nonprofit es-
tablished by Moore called The Partner-
ship for a Healthy Mississippi. In 2005,
Gov. Haley Barbour intervened in the
AGs tobacco suit and claimed the AGs
settlement illegally steered money away
from the Legislature and to the Partner-
ship.
The governors challenge went all the
way to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
The court stated that one thing was ob-
vious: (t)he Legislature holds the purse
strings and the right of the Legislature
to control the public treasury . . . is firm-
ly and inexpugnably established in our
political system.
Of course, every case is different, and
the AG seems to believe some loophole
allows him to spend this current settle-
ment money without legislative approv-
al. But governing and spending by loop-
hole is poor policy. Moreover, the tobac-
co settlement case shows the state Su-
preme Court would take a dim view of
other elected officials circumventing the
appropriations process.
The Mississippi Supreme Court
could clarify that these settlements are
how can I bless them today?
On the other side of the coin, this
Christmas I am especially reminded
that Christmas is a message of hope. Je-
sus not only came to show us a new way
of living, he ultimately came to bring
forgiveness.
I am not recommending any get-out-
of-jail free cards for anyone who has
perpetrated these evils that are being
exposed. But we cannot forget that all of
us are in need of forgiveness.
Even on my best day, I fail in innu-
merable ways. I dont always get it right,
and I can hurt others. We all struggle
and we are all in process, and the reality
At least for the coming 2018 session, the education post
may be a thankless job with an unenviable task: rewriting
the funding formula that determines how about $2.5 billion
of the states $6 billion budget is spent on public education.
Rep. Scott Bounds, R-Philadel-
phia. Bounds is a key member of Gunns
leadership team and 14-year veteran.
Hes currently chairman of the Wildlife
Fisheries and Parks Committee and a
ranking member of the Appropriations
Committee. With his budget and policy
experience, he could certainly take the
helm of Education.
Rep. Charles Busby, R-Pascagou-
la. Busby has always had a keen interest
in public education policy. But hes cur-
rently chairman of Transportation, an-
other key committee. Moving Busby to
Education would give Gunn the nearly
equal chore of finding someone who
could handle the tough issues and pol-
icy decisions coming with infrastruc-
ture.
Rep. Jason White, R-West. White,
a six-year veteran, has been a rapidly
rising star on Gunns leadership team
and a go-to for political and policy heavy
lifting. Hes chairman of the powerful
Rules Committee in the House. Like
with Busby, Gunn might be hesitant to
move White from his current position.
Research demonstrates that educa-
tion choice programs like ESAs benefit
all children. The vast majority of gold
standard studies show greater academ-
ic achievement for both students in
choice programs and those in nearby
public schools. Students, families,
teachers, and school leaders can thrive
when education is about student suc-
cess instead of the status quo.
Mississippi has made great progress
in education reform in the last six years.
Our leaders often dont get enough cred-
it for the courage they have demonstrat-
ed and the results we are seeing. 2018
has the potential to take us to the next
step. We proudly stand with those who
want to give more opportunities to more
Mississippi families by expanding the
ESA program.
There is no time to wait.
Grant Callen is the president of Em-
power Mississippi. Russ Latino is the
state director of Americans for Prosper-
ity. Jameson Taylor is the interim presi-
dent of the Mississippi Center for Public
Policy.
The AGs plan is bad policy because it
invites unilateral control of spending
by one person or a small group.
unconstitutional, but to do so they
would have to wait for a case about this
question to reach them. The Legislature
and governor could also do this through
a statute.
If they did, they would be following
the lead of the Trump administration,
which has now put a stop to the sue-
and-settle tricks so prevalent under
Obama. At the federal level, settlement
money must now go directly into the
federal budget and be properly appro-
priated by Congress. The U.S. Senate
even has a bill to codify the Trump pol-
icy into law.
No doubt, the federal budget process,
as well as the state budget process,
could use some improvement. But at
least there is a constitutionally protect-
ed process in place. Elected officials
here could follow the Trump admini-
stration and respect this process in-
stead of determining for themselves
how to spend money that is not theirs.
Shadrack White is director of the Mis-
sissippi Justice Institute, a watchdog
organization that represents consum-
ers, voters and small businesses against
the government in court.
God brought at Christmas was a cele-
bration of taking the next step in rela-
tionship with God and responding to his
desires for us.
I am so grateful that Jesus isnt done
with me yet. And for everyone who has
victimized others, I pray this Christmas
they will find the way to true spiritual
renewal, through the message of Jesus.
Daniel Fusco, author of Upward, In-
ward, Outward, is the pastor of Cross-
roads Community Church (Vancouver,
Wash. and Portland, Ore.), and hosts
Real with Daniel Fusco on the Hillsong
Channel. Follow him on Twitter:
@danielfusco.
Rep. Rob Roberson, R-Starkville.
Roberson is currently vice chairman of
the Education Committee. While tech-
nically not a freshman he served in
the Legislature from 1998-2003 he is a
relative newcomer to this administra-
tion.
Rep. Manly Barton, R-Moss Point.
Barton is in his sixth year in the Legisla-
ture but has extensive experience with
local education issues and government
as a longtime Jackson County supervi-
sor. Hes currently chairman of the Lo-
cal and Private Legislation Committee, a
post where Gunn might want him to
stay because of his experience.
Rep. Mac Huddleston, R-Ponto-
toc. Huddleston is a 10-year veteran
lawmaker, vice chairman of Appropria-
tions and has been sort of a utility player
on Gunns leadership team. He may not
be deeply versed in intricate education
policy, but hes certainly up to the task
of running a major committee.
Again, Gunn has numerous folks in
the House who could do the job. But
does anyone want to?
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Opinion
Rachel James-Terry
Guest columnist
Crime-fighting
project may
hurt Jackson
Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate
You know we've got to find a way
To bring some lovin' here today.
Marvin Gaye
Half my face contorted into a per-
plexed expression as I read about the
revamped Project Safe Neighborhoods
program, now called Project Eject. The
words consequences and hope for a
safer Jackson seemed to glare from
the screen of my smartphone. A pic-
ture of the city of Jackson figuratively
holding its breath, hoping and praying
for a savior to rescue it from criminals
running rampant in the streets
emerged in my mind. Now, please hold
your shouts of dissension to the end;
my shout of dissension comes first.
I am all for safer, better, stronger
whatever. Yes, I want to put an end to
violence, crime, drug and alcohol
abuse, poverty, and save net neutrality
in the process. However, I am tired of
the narrative that Jackson is this big,
bad place that needs a task force from
every continent around the globe to
keep its citizens in line. Yes, I am cau-
tious. I lock my doors, and I may even
cling to my purse on occasion. But, I do
that in any city and state hosting my
precious body. In other words, Jackson
does not have some form of free enter-
prise on crime.
Yet, anytime Jackson is mentioned,
it sounds as if were living in a war
zone. And, if one keeps reciting some
of the more horrific occurrences, like a
decapitated head, then Jackson is ba-
sically Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but
in Mississippi, right? Although statis-
tical information varies, none that I
have reviewed shows Jackson at an
all-time high. Instead, I see that in
most areas, the crime rate has de-
clined. Yet, we still continue with the
lets frighten the residents theme. them were Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, House
Aside from painting Jackson as the
terror dome, Project Eject sounds
overly simplified with a bunch of cot-
ton candy fluff encased around draco-
nian law enforcement policies. And,
ultimately, I am sure my more melan-
ated brothers and sisters will bear the
brunt of this sweeping new initiative
because, well, thats just how life in
America works. See, it appears that we
are to be excited and rally behind Pro-
ject Eject because it has a hard-hitting
approach to crime. Yet, it seems that
we are still trying to figure out how to
address the economic and educational
challenges that contribute to criminal-
ity. I think all of it has to work together
congruently to formulate the balance
necessary to make a significant impact
in our society. So, is the PROJECT
EJECT being rolled out with too much
haste?
So, there will be no bond, no parole,
no deals and ejection from the com-
munity. Since we have rid ourselves of
innocent until proven guilty long ago,
are we also getting rid of due process?
Additionally, deals are usually made
out of a lack of evidence, and public
prosecutors and defenders are
Therefore, deals are brokered for
confessions to avoid taking cases to
trial with little to no evidence and risk-
ing a not guilty verdict over a convic-
tion. Trials require man hours and tax
dollars that are not there. Deals are
also used as leverage to capture more
menacing individuals. So, while I re-
spect the idea, Im not sure if it is real-
istic.
I am also an advocate for rehabilita-
tion. However, who are we rehabilitat-
ing if we are permanently ejecting all
criminals from our communities?
Support is a must when anyone is try-
ing to make behavioral changes. Yet,
how do we help our brothers and sis-
ters if they are intentionally shipped as
far away from their support systems as
possible? Look, Im just trying to un-
derstand how this all works. There-
fore, I am simply asking the questions.
If Project Eject has this all figured
out, then, by all means, have it with
some discipline and restraint. And in
any event, I hope we can veer away
from bashing the city of Jackson in the
process.
Contact contributing columnist Ra-
chel James-Terry at
racheljames601@gmail.com.
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EDITORIAL: OUR VIEW
Wicker comments tone deaf
On Dec. 9, about a dozen notable
folks gathered on an outdoor stage to
speak to the crowd gathered for the
opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights
Museum and Museum of Mississippi
History.
Gov. Phil Bryant was one of the
speakers. It was awkward a titter of
light applause here and there. Bryant
had invited President Donald Trump,
known for comments that are racially
divisive at best, to the museums open-
ing.
Bryant thanked Trump from the
stage, though the president had already
left after speaking to a select group
indoors. Then Bryant talked about what
he said was his favorite hymn, Amaz-
ing Grace. He said Mississippi once
was lost, but now is found.
Thatd be easier to believe without
Bryants yearly proclamation of Con-
federate Heritage Month.
After Bryant, others spoke. Among
could keep our slaves.)
Speaker Philip Gunn, former Gov. Wil-
liam Winter and Myrlie Evers-Williams,
widow of civil rights martyr Medgar
Evers, who was gunned down in his
driveway just a few miles from the mu-
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Lumumbas refusal to attend
museums opening racist
The decision of Mayor Lumumba
and other officials to boycott the open-
ing of the museums because of Presi-
dent Trumps visit is pathetic. It is a
blatant display of racism which they,
themselves, so vehemently and con-
stantly protest.
If they dont like President Trump,
that is their privilege; however, they
should at least show respect for the of-
fice and especially respect for all who
worked so hard for this crowning
achievement for the state of Mississip-
pi.
Irene Martin
Forest
Lumumba, Thompson hypocrites
for boycotting museums opening
I attended the inauguration of Jack-
son Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba in
July. Congressman Bennie Thompson
was the master of ceremonies. Both
spoke to unity and mutual cooperation
and how people of all colors and politi-
cal opinion can work together for Jack-
son to become a model for the world.
A portion of Lumumbas inaugural
address included the words, It be-
comes more than a question of color
and more of a question of ideas and
we are now demanding right now
that we begin to rescue ourselves. The
chorus then added Amen.
While the two new museums of his-
tory and civil rights were being dedicat-
ed, Lumumba and Thompson where
holding a competing press conference
in another location to protest the pres-
ence of the president of the United
States in which most American com-
munities would take great pride regard-
less of how they voted.
Meanwhile, back in the world of ra-
tional thought, Vicksburg Mayor
George Flaggs, who was present at the
MISSISSIPPIS INFORMATION SOURCE SINCE 1832
Nathan Edwards, President
Sam R. Hall, Executive Editor
seum site in 1963. calculating.
And then, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker. He Wicker is staring down a likely 2018
seemed to be doing fine at first. primary challenge from state Sen. Chris
Then he praised Jefferson Davis. McDaniel, R-Ellisville, who has already
Yes, the Jefferson Davis. attacked Wicker for his support of re-
Wicker was naming off people we moving the Confederate emblem from
should remember on this day: ... Jef- the state flag. Wicker has courted
ferson Davis, who before he would Trump who signaled his support of
leave Washington, D.C., forever made our junior senator and made over-
sure our nations capitol building was tures to Steve Bannon who seems to
truly magnificent. remain firmly behind McDaniel.
Come again? It seems to us that in his speech,
Just to recap: Wicker was speaking Wicker was looking for a way to give a
at the opening of two museums, includ- wink and a nod to white voters who
ing the Mississippi Civil Rights Mu- might not like him meddling with the
seum. Much of the crowd was African- flag. In doing so, he stooped about as
American. Evers was sitting right be- low as one could go without bumping
hind him. She lost her husband to a into Nathan Bedford Forrest.
white supremacist murderer. Whats worse is he did so at an event
And Wicker praised the president of meant to pay homage to those who
the Confederacy, the slaveholding side fought against the racial oppression for
in the Civil War. (For the record, Missis- which the state flag is a reminder and
sippis Articles of Secession make it symbol.
clear we joined the Confederacy so we It would be more unifying if we put
this Mississippi flag in a museum and
But Wicker didnt mention that. Just replaced it with something that was
the part about Davis helping beautify more unifying, Wicker said in August.
the U.S. Capitol. If Wicker really wants to unify Mis-
Perhaps Wicker was just tone deaf, sissippi, perhaps he should start by not
but more likely he was being politically talking out of both sides of his mouth.
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museum openings, had previously Foxx, and a thesis begins to develop.
commented to the news media to me Even if one eliminates pointy ears
this event is bigger than one person, and bushy tail, a foxish image still
and I hope that this will be the begin- emerges. So, it may be that the possibil-
ning of coming together and how im- ity of being crazy like a fox, by this un-
portant race relationship is in this scientific study, has been made more
country. plausible.
I know politicians play to the gallery. Joe Bush
However, when the mayor of the host Terry
city and the congressional representa-
tive of the host district take a hike and Trump made the right
stage a protest event elsewhere thats decision on Jerusalem
not unity, thats demagoguery, not to
mention hypocrisy. They have much to If you read the Bible, then you know
learn from Flaggs and Justice Reuben most prophecies have been fulfilled.
Anderson. However, there are still many yet to be
Bill Harvey fulfilled. One of the most important is
Jackson written many times throughout Gods
Holy Word. This prophecy is concern-
Is Trump crazy like a fox? At ing the city of Jerusalem and Israel.
closer look, theory makes sense They will survive and never be de-
stroyed again and the nations that
Ray Mosby recently asked at the end stand with her will be blessed. The ene-
of his recent Clarion Ledger column my shall be cursed.
whether Trump was crazy like a fox or And so, Mr. President, as a 63-year-
just crazy, period. I thought about in- old Christian, I stand with you as an
vestigating fox characteristics just to American citizen to defend the Holy
see if any might apply to Trump, and Land.
make being crazy like a fox a possibility. You may not be right about every-
For instance, the fox adapts readily thing, no one is, but you certainly are
to urban environments. OK. The fox is a about this prophecy of Jerusalem and
predator of chicks and hens. Wow, but Israel being defended by a nation who
enough said. The fox has been domes- will be blessed and the enemy de-
ticated by Russians. Hmmm. It appears stroyed. God will protect Israel!
something might be coming together Merry Christmas.
here. Add in venerated by Fox News Paul Ott
and never to be confused with Redd Mississippi

DEVELOPER FEELS A DUTY TO SHARE
Hes turning Louisvilles
historic buildings
into affordable homes
Sheldon Shafer
Louisville Courier Journal
USA TODAY NETWORK
Each week, this series will introduce
you to an exceptional American who
unites, rather than divides, our commu-
nities. To read more about Americans
doing exceptional things, visit onena-
tion.usatoday.com.
Gregg Rochman is the son of a sur-
geon and, in his own words, was born
with a platinum spoon in his mouth.
I had everything available to me,
said the New York City native. I grew up
in a very affluent area, and I could have
done anything I wanted. But, because of
that privilege, I have a duty to share
and to give back.
Rochman, who moved to Louisville,
Kentucky, 10 years ago, has invested in
the city with a vengeance, putting a sig-
nificant sum as the developer or co-de-
veloper into the renovation of about 15
properties in the low-income Portland
neighborhood in western Louisville.
The effort has included a variety of
nonresidential projects among them
the conversion of one old warehouse
into an art gallery and another into an
office and roastery for a coffee company.
Rochman for five years has served as
the volunteer treasurer of New Roots, a
nonprofit based in the Portland neigh-
borhood that he described as a food jus-
tice organization that wholesales fresh
produce while trying to connect resi-
dents directly with farmers.
His latest undertaking is serving as
the project manager for Vital Sites, a
new nonprofit venture that strives to
renovate historic properties into afford-
able housing.
He works to find lenders to supply
money to redevelop the units and to find
contractors to develop the properties.
He also works with the architects to
complete the restorations and coordi-
nates with real estate brokers to sell the
sites.
Vital Sites partners with individuals
and other groups to redevelop aban-
Whirlpools manipulation has
Washington in a spin cycle
George Will
Columnist
WASHINGTON A household appli-
ance will be the next steppingstone on
Americas path to restored greatness.
The government is poised to punish
many Americans, in the name of pro-
tecting a few of them, because, in the
governments opinion, too many of
them are choosing to buy foreign-made
washing machines for no better reason
than that the buyers think they are bet-
ter. If you are wondering why the gov-
ernment is squandering its dwindling
prestige by having opinions about such
things, you have not been paying atten-
tion to Whirlpools demonstration that
it is more adept at manipulating Wash-
ington than it is at making washing ma-
chines.
In 2006, when Whirlpool was paying
$1.7 billion to buy its largest competitor,
Maytag, federal regulators fretted that
this would give the company too much
market power. Whirlpool said: Fear not,
competition from foreign manufactur-
ers such as South Koreas Samsung and
LG will keep us sharp and benefit Amer-
ican consumers. Now, however, Whirl-
pool, which is weary of competition, has
persuaded the U.S. International Trade
Commission to rule that Samsung and
LG should be reproached for what, 11
years ago, Whirlpool said it welcomed:
competition.
The U.S. market for washing ma-
chines has grown 35 percent in just five
years. Whirlpools share of this market,
although not the 70 percent it was in
2006, is still more than Samsungs and
LGs combined 35 percent.
In this happy circumstance, Whirl-
pool is profitable. It would, however, like
to be more so, and it will be if the presi-
dent accedes to the commissions unan-
imous recommendation and imposes a
tariff-rate quota.
This is a tax, paid by American con-
sumers, on imports that exceed a cer-
tain quantity that, in the governments
opinion (formed with the assistance of
domestic manufacturers), is excessive.
If you are wondering why the govern-
ment has nothing better to do than have
I am an American We are One Nation
Gregg Rochman is renovating historic properties into affordable housing in
Louisville, Kentucky. MICHAEL CLEVENGER/LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL
doned or neglected spaces.
It has targeted five vacant, historic
houses just east of downtown Louisville
that date to the 1890s for renovation and
reuse as affordable housing.
Funds from the sale of the parcels
will go into a revolving fund to provide a
resource to redevelop additional sites.
The preservation of old buildings is
incredibly important for the history of
our city to keep the fabric of our built
Nominate an American
Who are your American heroes? Share stories and nominees at onenation.usato-
day.com or via email to onenation@usatoday.com or post a video submission to
Twitter, Facebook or Instagram (no longer than 2 minutes, please) with the hash-
tags #IAmAnAmerican #WeAreOneNation.
opinions about such things, you have
not been paying attention to modern
governments vast diligence on our be-
half. The tariff/tax, which is designed
to limit the choices of, and increase the
prices paid by, American consumers
would be 50 percent on all imported
machines, after the first 1.2 million.
U.S. customers caused the importa-
tion of about 3 million Samsung and
LG washers in 2016.
Back in the day, Henry Ford said
people could have the Model T in any
color they wanted, as long as they
wanted black. General Motors ascent
was helped by offering color choices.
Until recently, purchasers of washing
machines had to want white ones. And
ones that loaded in the top, and sig-
naled the end of a cycle with buzzers.
Then came imports in various colors,
that loaded in the front, had chimes in-
stead of buzzers, and other features.
Competition increased, and so did
Whirlpools reliance on the govern-
ment, which in 2012 imposed duties on
washing machines imported from
South Korea and Mexico. Samsung
and LG responded rationally, by what
protectionists stigmatize as country
hopping, moving some production to
China, then Vietnam and Thailand.
And now to the United States. Sam-
sung and LG have announced plans to
become domestic manufacturers.
Sears is not what it was just 15 years
ago, and is a shadow of what it was in
the 1960s when its sales were almost 1
percent of U.S. GDP.
Sears has been prostrated not by
perfidious foreigners but by Americas
efficient big box retailers (Walmart,
Home Depot, Best Buy, Lowes, etc.)
and by Amazon. The real villains, how-
ever, are American consumers, with
their persnickety search for high qual-
ity and low prices.
The president has until February to
exercise his vast discretion regarding
things like washing machine imports.
If you are wondering how presidents
came to have such discretion to im-
pose taxation on American consum-
ers, you have not been paying atten-
tion to Congress creation, by improp-
erly delegated powers, of the imperial
presidency.
George Wills email address is
georgewill@washpost.com.
CLARIONLEDGER.COM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 5C
GREGG ROCHMAN
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Age: 51
Profession: Developer
Mission: I have a duty to share and to
give back.
environment, he said.
Vital Sites is taking the talk out of
preservation and putting doing into it.
Moores loss proves America has
a bigger following than Trump
Eugene Robinson
Columnist
WASHINGTON Whos afraid of
Trumpism-Bannonism? The noxious
stew of nativism, xenophobia, misogy-
ny, manufactured grievance and bare-
ly disguised white supremacy that put
Donald Trump in the White House
now appears less an all-conquering
juggernaut than a paper tiger one
that Alabamians, bless their hearts,
balled up and threw in the trash.
Incredibly, Trump managed to lose
twice in a deep-red state he won by 28
points just a year ago. He supported
Roy Moores opponent, Luther
Strange, in the Republican primary,
only to suffer a humiliating defeat. And
then prodded by his political wiz-
ard, Steve Bannon Trump reversed
himself and went all-in for Moore in
the days leading up to Tuesdays gen-
eral-election vote. As you might have
heard, Moore lost to Democrat and
now Senator-elect Doug Jones.
I was right, Trump pathetically
tweeted, having been utterly wrong.
Sad!
It is possible to read too much into
Jones victory. He won by fewer than
21,000 votes out of more than 1.3 mil-
lion cast, which is not exactly a land-
slide.
And Moore was thought of as a dan-
gerous clown by many Alabama voters
even before The Washington Post re-
vealed he was credibly accused of be-
ing a child molester.
But lets not read too little into Tues-
days vote, either. Alabama is such a
solidly Republican state that in 2014,
the last time this Senate seat came
open, Democrats didnt even bother to
field an opponent against incumbent
Jeff Sessions, whose resignation to be-
come attorney general triggered Tues-
days special election.
Moore was, in many ways, the per-
fect Trumpist-Bannonist candidate: a
populist renegade who perfectly fit the
description all hat and no cattle. He
was once removed and once suspend-
ed as the elected chief justice of the
Alabama Supreme Court for insisting
Q&A WITH GREGG
ROCHMAN
What does it mean to be an
American?
An American is inclusive and accept-
ing of others, fortunate, and honored to
have the privilege of living in our truly
great and abundant country. We have a
land with vast resources and a people
capable of anything. Our advantages are
used for the good of the planet and all its
creatures all people, all living things.
Currently, however, Americans are
divided from one another. We do not do
everything in our power to house the
homeless, feed the hungry, clothe the
cold, educate the poor and support each
other with the goal the betterment of ev-
eryone even though it is all within our
reach.
We should be ashamed. I am.
What do you hope to get out of
your work with Vital Sites?
With the help of our team, I hope to
revitalize these five shotgun houses and
sell them to people to live in, so that Vi-
tal Sites can gather some much-needed
funds to continue the important work of
preservation.
The bigger picture is that I will learn
from the experience and talent embod-
ied within the people of Vital Sites to
improve my capabilities at historic pres-
ervation, in turn feeding my addiction to
old structures. Historic preservation
maintains the fabric of our past, while
connecting us to our future. It activates
our history on a human scale. This work
is truly fascinating and not for the faint
of heart.
What gives you hope or what
concerns you?
The music scene in Louisville gives
me hope. There are many examples of
excellent musicians in numerous differ-
ent styles. The musicians play with one
another, go to see each others shows
and support each other. Its a micro-
cosm of what I wish it was like in Amer-
ica.
that his religious beliefs outweighed the
Constitution. He expressed disdain for
the constitutional amendments that
abolished slavery and allowed African-
Americans and women to vote. He ini-
tially issued non-denial denials against
allegations that he pursued sexual rela-
tionships with teenage girls when he
was in his 30s. And he had a keen in-
stinct for theatrics, adopting the habit
of showing up to vote on Election Day on
horseback, as if he were planning to lead
a cattle drive later that afternoon.
Responding to multiple accusations
of sexual misconduct, Moore took a
page from Trumps playbook, finally
settling on the story that the women
none of whom had anything to gain
from coming forward were all lying.
Bannon supported him early, cowed
the state party establishment into going
along, and reportedly convinced Trump
to climb aboard the bandwagon, too, be-
cause Moore would surely win. The
people of Alabama will do the right
thing, the president tweeted on the
morning of the vote.
Unfortunately for Trump and Ban-
non, Alabamians did just that.
Last month in Virginia, a purple
state, Democrat Ralph Northam won
the governors race by the biggest mar-
gin for a Democrat since 1985. His Re-
publican opponent, Ed Gillespie, had
run an ugly campaign with television
ads appealing to white racial animus
against immigrants and minorities.
Democrats not only sent Gillespie pack-
ing but also virtually erased the GOPs
once-unassailable majority in the lower
house of the state legislature.
In both Virginia and Alabama, Demo-
cratic voter turnout was huge, while Re-
publican turnout was middling. The en-
thusiasm gap between the parties was
more of a chasm. A year ago, Democrats
spoke of the 2018 midterm election as an
opportunity to make gains in the House
and, if possible, keep from losing seats
in the Senate. Now, after Alabama, even
cautious analysts have to consider the
possibility of a wave election that gives
Democrats control of one or both cham-
bers.
Dont get me wrong, Trumpism-Ban-
nonism does have a following. Its just
that Americanism has a bigger one.
Eugene Robinsons email address is
eugenerobinson@washpost.com.
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Sports
MISSISSIPPI ALL-STARS 42, ALABAMA ALL-STARS 7

Mississippi layers celebrate after a touchdown in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game in Hattiesburg on Saturday. SUSAN BROADBRIDGE/HATTIESBURG AMERICAN

Mississippi rolls
Underdog high school football All-Stars bash Alabamas best in annual game
Annie Costabile able to hang in the game with Alabama.
Mississippi Clarion Ledger They did more than that. Mississippi
USA TODAY NETWORK
beat Alabama for the second time in
three years on Saturday afternoon at
HATTIESBURG It was no secret M.M. Roberts Stadium, 42-7.
Alabama was the favorite to beat Mis- It was just the second time in the se-
sissippi in the 31st annual MS/AL All- ries history that the game was played in
Star Game. The talk on the sideline Mississippi. Mississippi has won both
leading up to kickoff was hopeful that times playing at home.
the guys from Mississippi would just be Here are three things you should
know from the game.
Mississippis defense
If you lined up Mississippis defen-
sive line and Alabamas offensive line
youd immediately notice the height and
size gap. Saturday afternoon, that made
no difference. Mississippis defensive
front burned them with speed. Olive
Branchs Fabien Lovett started things
off, putting an Alabama running back on
his back for a loss of three. Mississippis
defensive line was in Alabamas back-
field the rest of the game.
We didnt let them live up to the
hype, said Lovett, a Mississippi State
commit. We were faster than they
See MISSISSIPPI, Page 2D

ILLINOIS STATE 101, OLE MISS 97 (OT) MISSISSIPPI STATE 92, UT MARTIN 61

Ole Miss drops its

3rd OT home game
Antonio Morales
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK

OXFORD There wasnt much else

Andy Kennedy could really say.
Disaster. This is a disaster, he said,
and Im responsible for it.
Three non-conference overtime
losses at The Pavilion has brought Ken-
nedy and Ole Miss to this point.
The latest of which came at the
hands of Illinois State, 101-97, on Satur-
day afternoon.
It was the third overtime contest in
the past four games at The Pavilion. All
have resulted in Rebels losses. Ole Miss
(5-5) has lost four of its past six games.
Losses to Utah at a neutral site, Vir-
ginia Tech, which played Kentucky
tough Saturday, and on the road to Mid-
dle Tennessee State were understand-
able. An overtime loss at home to South
Dakota State a little less so.
Saturdays defeat was much harder
to fathom, especially the way the game
unfolded. Illinois State (5-6) jumped
out to an 18-point lead in the first half
and led by 10 at the break.
The Rebels continued their stretch
where they appear disinterested for an
extended period of the game.
Its embarrassing for me, a man
who has put so much blood, sweat and
tears into this program to have to coach
effort, Kennedy said. Its ridiculous,
Andy Kennedy is searching for
answers after Ole Miss lost its third
overtime home game of the season on
Saturday. AP
but Im coaching it every single day and
its the reason that were sitting here at
5-5.
Ole Miss heightened its awareness
in the second half and was more com-
petitive, thanks to a 27-point, 7-re-
bound effort from forward Bruce Ste-
vens.
See OLE MISS, Page 4D
Lamar Peters makes a 3-pointer for Mississippi State during its game against
UT Martin on Saturday. JARED THOMAS/MSU ATHLETICS
Bulldogs bounce back
Will Sammon lottery pick in the late summer to pro-
Mississippi Clarion Ledger ducing one of the worst statistical lines
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from a college basketball game that
youll see on Tuesday against Cincin-
STARKVILLE Lamar Peters went nati. Peters missed all 11 of his shots, in-
from leading Mississippi State with 59 cluding seven 3-pointers, and commit-
made 3-pointers last season to making ted six turnovers that day.
only three in 31 attempts against Divi- Thats why Saturday was vital for
sion I schools this season entering Sat- him.
urdays game. An important takeaway from Mis-
He went from starting point guard sissippi States 92-61 win against lowly
on opening night to reserve earlier this UT Martin was that Peters went 3 for 7
month with a three-game suspension from 3-point range.
in between.
He went from possible NBA Draft See MSU, Page 4D
2D SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 CLARION LEDGER
Two-Minute Drill
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL ROUNDUP
Boise State quarterback Brett Rypien attempts a pass against Oregon during the first half of the Las Vegas
Bowl on Saturday. AP
No. 25 Boise State posts
win in Las Vegas Bowl
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS Cedrick Wilson caught 10 passes for
221 yards and a touchdown, Kekaula Kaniho returned
an interception 53 yards for a score and No. 25 Boise
State beat Oregon 38-28 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Sat-
urday.
Brett Rypien threw for 362 yards and two touch-
down passes with two interceptions to help the
Broncos (11-3) break a three-game losing streak against
Power 5 opposition. Ryan Wolpin rushed for two
touchdowns.
Troy Dye and Tyree Robinson each scored a defen-
sive touchdown, and Justin Herbert was 26 of 36 pass-
ing for 233 yards with two touchdowns and two inter-
ceptions for the Ducks (7-6) in new head coach Mario
Cristobals debut.
Boise State forced four turnovers in the first half,
taking a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on Wolpins 1-yard
touchdown run and Rypiens 26-yard scoring pass to
Wilson. Haden Hoggarth added a 39-yard field goal be-
fore an off-balance Herbert heaved a pass toward the
sideline that was easily picked off and run back by Ka-
niho, who also had a strip-sack.
Oregon clawed back into it with two defensive
touchdowns in the final minute of the first half.
Dye recovered a fumble on a botched Statue of Lib-
erty handoff and returned it 86 yards for a touchdown
with 37 seconds remaining to get the Ducks on the
scoreboard.
A 65-yard reception by Wilson to set the Boise State
single-season record for yards receiving got the Bron-
cos right back in the red zone, but Robinson picked off
Rypiens pass in the end zone and took it back 100
yards on the longest interception return in school his-
tory with 7 seconds remaining to make it 24-14.
New Mexico Bowl: Marshall 31, Colorado State 28
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Keion Davis rushed for 141
yards, including a 68-yard touchdown run, and Mar-
shall had two other big scoring plays in a victory over
Colorado State. Chase Litton threw for 262 yards and
Mississippi
Continued from Page 1D
were, we played faster. They thought it was going to be
a cake walk and it wasnt. Were smaller than them but
we beat them off of the ball.
On top of that, the rest of the Mississippi defense
made plays all game long. In total, they forced three
fumbles and came up with two interceptions, one
from Pearls Tylan Knight and the second by Newtons
Zackariah Johnson. Mississippi scored 21 points off of
turnovers. Olive Branchs Jaylon Reed locked down
Alabamas biggest scoring threat, Justyn Ross. The
No. 1 prospect in the state of Alabama and a four-star
receiver, Ross had just one reception for 19 yards.
In the second half, Mississippi held Alabama
scoreless. It never even made it to the red zone.
They gave up, Lovett said. They sat there and
took the whooping.
Tylan Knights big week
Knight has received buzz as one of the most un-
derrated players in the state of Mississippi all season
long. In his final year as a Pirate, he rushed for 290
yards and seven touchdowns, tallied 154 receiving
yards for four touchdowns and added 117 tackles, 18 for
loss. He also had five sacks and two interceptions. In
Saturdays game, Knight showed again just how un-
derrated he is.
He finished the game with five tackles (three solo
stops), three tackles for loss and an interception. He
made the play of the game when he picked off a pass
from Alabamas Jack West in the beginning of the
third quarter. It took three Alabama defenders to
bring Knight down inside the 30-yard line. Mississip-
pi finished the ensuing drive in the end zone.
Knight said at the beginning of the week his focus
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two touchdowns, helping the Thundering Herd (8-5)
hold off the Rams (7-6).
Tyre Brady had 165 yards receiving and gave the
Thundering Herd the lead in the second quarter with a
76-yard touchdown reception.
Tyler King added a 90-yard rushing touchdown.
Cure Bowl: Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17
ORLANDO, Fla. Conner Manning threw for 276
yards and a touchdown to lead Georgia State over
Western Kentucky. The Panthers (7-5) finished with a
winning record with the first bowl win in Georgia
States eight-year football history.
Manning threw a 42-yard TD pass to Roger Carter,
Demarcus Kirk scored on a 26-yard run, and Kyler Neal
finished a 16-play drive consuming nine minutes of the
fourth quarter with a 1-yard TD run that put Georgia
State up 27-10.
New Orleans Bowl: Troy 50, North Texas 30
NEW ORLEANS Brandon Silvers passed for four
touchdowns and ran for another, Troy produced five
turnovers and the Trojans beat North Texas.
Josh Anderson, filling in for injured starter Jordan
Chunn, rushed for 113 yards and two touchdowns, and
Silvers also scored on a short run to help Troy (11-2) win
for the 21st time in two seasons.
Silvers passed for 306 yards. Two of his TD passes
went to Damion Willis, who had 136 yards and two TDs
receiving on a New Orleans Bowl-record-tying 11 catch-
es.
Celebration Bowl: North Carolina A&T 21, Gram-
bling State 14
ATLANTA Lamar Raynard scored on a 1-yard
sneak with 38 seconds left and unbeaten North Caroli-
na A&T won its second Celebration Bowl in three years,
defeating Grambling State. N.C. A&T (12-0) won its
fourth Historically Black College and University na-
tional championship. The Aggies claimed titles in 1990
and 1999 in addition to 2015, when they defeated Al-
corn State 41-34 in the first Celebration Bowl. Raynard
completed 23 of 43 passes for 225 yards and a touch-
down and had 17 yards on eight carries.
was to play one more week of football, and if he got
some extra recruiting attention itd be a bonus. After
this week of practice and his performance Saturday, it
would be shocking if Knight hasnt earned more no-
tice from college recruiters. Right now, Knight has of-
fers from Jackson State, Alabama State, Northern
Colorado and Central Arkansas.
Knight wont be signing early next week. Hell wait
until February to make his decision that he hopes will
include a couple more offers.
Co-MVPs
For just the second time in Mississippis history
playing this all-star game, co-MVPs were named.
Yazoo Countys Kenny Gainwell and Knight shared
the honor together.
When the first half ended, it looked like the game
would be a defensive battle. The score was just 7-7
and neither team was making any explosive plays.
Gainwell and Knight changed that for Mississippi in
the second half.
Mississippis defense forced Alabama to go three-
and-out on its first drive of the third quarter. The Mis-
sissippi squad followed up the stop with a rushing
touchdown from South Panolas Patrick Shegog.
On the next drive of the game, Knight picked off
James Fosters pass and returned it three yards to the
26-yard line. He set up the drive that West Points
Marcus Murphy finished in the end zone.
Gainwell added two more touchdowns in the sec-
ond half. He had a 12-yard rushing touchdown in the
third quarter and a three-yard touchdown on the
ground to start the fourth. The Memphis commit fin-
ished the game with 56 rushing yards and three
touchdowns.
Our coaches gave us a speech at halftime, Gain-
well said. They told us to come out, work hard and
put on for our state. Thats what we did in the second
half.
IN BRIEF
Kemp returning to Los Angeles in 5-player deal:
Matt Kemp is returning to the place where he began
his major league career, reacquired by the Los Ange-
les Dodgers on Saturday as part of a five-player trade
with the Atlanta Braves. The Dodgers sent first base-
man Adrian Gonzalez, oft-injured starting pitchers
Scott Kazmir and Brandon McCarthy, infielder Char-
lie Culberson and cash to Atlanta for the 33-year-old
Kemp. Gonzalez then was designated for assignment
by the Braves. After sitting on the sidelines during the
recent winter meetings, the Dodgers moved quickly
to dump nearly $50 million in salary committed to
Gonzalez, Kazmir and McCarthy for 2018. Kemp is
owed about $43 million over the next two seasons.
Los Angeles was looking to reduce baseballs highest
payroll of $240 million last season as a way of lower-
ing exposure to higher luxury taxes. Kemp played for
the Dodgers from 2006-14, hitting 182 home runs,
fourth-most in Los Angeles history. The outfielder hit
.276 with 19 homers, 64 RBIs and 23 doubles in 115
games last season with the Braves.
Sabathia returning to Yankees: CC Sabathia is
staying in the Bronx. On Saturday, the New York Yan-
kees and Sabathia agreed on a one-year contract to
keep the veteran left-hander in their rotation for
2018. The contract, confirmed by an industry source
to the USA TODAY NETWORK, was first reported by
MLB.coms Mark Feinsand and is pending the com-
pletion of a physical. In 2017, Sabathia had his best
season in the last five years, going 14-5 with a 3.69
ERA in 27 starts. For now, he fills out a rotation that
includes Luis Severino, Masahiro Tanaka, Sonny
Gray and Jordan Montgomery, but the Yankees are
still seeking starters on the trade market. The prefer-
ence is for a controllable, young starter and Pitts-
burghs Gerrit Cole is of interest. Clint Frazier could
lead any prospect package for a pitcher, given the
Yankees excess of outfielders after acquiring Gian-
carlo Stanton. The Yankees have also been linked to
interest in Detroit right-hander Michael Fulmer and
Kansas City lefty Danny Duffy, who are also years
away from free agency.
Ex-wife of Lorenzen Wright charged with mur-
der in 2010 death: The ex-wife of former NBA player
Lorenzen Wright has been charged in his slaying,
more than seven years after his body was found in a
field in his hometown of Memphis. Memphis Police
Director Michael Rallings said Saturday that Sherra
Wright has been charged with first-degree murder in
the death of Lorenzen Wright, who played for five
teams over 13 seasons as a forward and center in the
NBA. Police and federal marshals in Riverside Coun-
ty, California, arrested 46-year-old Sherra Wright on
Friday night on a fugitive from justice warrant, online
records show.
Svindal dominates 50th anniversary of Val Gar-
dena downhill: Aksel Lund Svindal knows the recipe
for success on the Saslong Classic course and he
wasnt about to let his latest knee injury slow him
down. Its no wonder the 34-year-old Norwegian vet-
eran surprised onlookers by skiing wide around the
final jump in training earlier this week. I made some
smart moves in the last training run to save my knee,
said Svindal, who had surgery on his right knee in
January. Todays race day and its different. You get
the adrenaline that you dont get in training. Chan-
neling that adrenaline to perfection, Svindal dom-
inated the 50th anniversary edition of the Saslong
downhill in Italy, leading a 1-2 finish by a significant
margin ahead of teammate Kjetil Jansrud.
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NFL
BALTIMORE (7-6)
at CLEVELAND (0-13)
TIME: Noon (all times Central)
LINE: Ravens by 7
MATCHUP: The Ravens offensive line has
developed chemistry and played
well after an injury-riddled start,
while Alex Collins has emerged
as the lead back. The Browns
fired top player personnel exec-
utive Sashi Brown and replaced
him with John Dorsey. However, head
coach Hue Jackson will stay for 2018 de-
spite having one win in two seasons.
ARIZONA (6-7)
at WASHINGTON (5-8)
TIME: Noon
LINE: Redskins by 4
MATCHUP: Since losing QB CArson Palmer,
offense has been a struggle for
Arizona. The good news is the
defense has some star power,
enough to win games by itself
at times. Washington continues
to crumble in what has become
a hopeless season. After a second straight
blowout loss, players and coaches ques-
tioned the teams preparation and effort.
PHILADELPHIA (11-2)
at N.Y. GIANTS (2-11)
TIME: Noon
LINE: Eagles by 712
MATCHUP: Philadelphias status is filled
with concern after QB Carson
Wentz was ruled out for the
season with a torn ACL. That
leaves the Eagles offense and
their Super Bowl aspirations in
the hands of backup Nick Foles.
The Giants offense floundered, the de-
fense made key mistakes that led to big
plays and New York lost to the Cowboys.
MIAMI (6-7)
at BUFFALO (7-6)
TIME: Noon
LINE: Bills by 3
MATCHUP: Dolphins RB Kenyan Drake had
career highs for carries (23) and
rushing yards (120) two weeks
ago and followed up with 25
and 114 vs. the Patriots. Bills RB
LeSean McCoy enhanced his
reputation for dashing through
the snow, gaining 156 yards on a career-
high 32 carries in an overtime win against
the Colts in a blizzard at New Era Field.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL TOP 25 ROUNDUP
Oklahoma stuns No. 3 Wichita St.
Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. Oklahoma fresh-
man guard Trae Young took control
early and late, finishing with 29 points
and 10 assists and the Sooners beat No.
3 Wichita State 91-83 on Saturday. The
nations leading scorer, Young had 16
points on 6-of-9 shooting in games first
9 minutes, pushing the Sooners (8-1) to
a lead they would never lose.
Freshman forward Brady Manek
scored 16 of his 21 points in the first half
for Oklahoma. Christian James and
Kamron McGusty each had 13 points for
the Sooners. Darral Willis came off the
bench to lead the Shockers (8-2) with 20
points and 12 rebounds.
Rutgers 71, No. 15 Seton Hall 65: Co-
rey Sanders scored eight of his season-
high 22 points in a game-ending 17-2
run, leading Rutgers to its biggest vic-
tory since Steve Pikiell became coach
last year. Freshman Geo Baker added 17
and Deshawn Freeman added 12 and 16
rebounds as the Scarlet Knights (10-3)
beat a ranked team for the first time
since defeating No. 4 Wisconsin in Jan-
uary 2015. Myles Powell had 18 points to
lead the Pirates (9-2).
Clemson 71, No. 22 Florida 69: Marc-
quise Reed threw a 75-foot pass to Elijah
Thomas for a dunk that put Clemson
ahead to stay with 37 seconds left, and
the Tigers rallied from a 12-point deficit
in the second half to beat No. 22 Florida
in the Orange Bowl Classic in Sunrise,
Fla. Clemson (9-1) beat a ranked team
for only the eighth time in school history
and continued its best start since 2008.
Florida (6-4) lost for the fourth time in
the past five games.
No. 2 Michigan State 86, Oakland
73: Cassius Winston scored 19 points,
and Michigan State went on a 12-2 run
late in the second half to hold off Oak-
land in Detroit. Kendrick Nunn scored
32 points for the upset-minded Golden
Grizzlies, who stayed right with the tal-
ented Spartans (10-1).
No. 6 Miami 59, George Washington
50: Dewan Huell scored 15 points, Lon-
nie Walker IV had 13 and Miami used a
fast start to beat host George Washing-
ton. One of six remaining unbeaten
teams in Division 1 entering the week-
end, the Hurricanes (9-0) ripped off 13 of
GAME OF THE WEEK
NEW ENGLAND (10-3)
at PITTSBURGH (11-2)
TIME: 3:25 p.m.
LINE: Patriots by 3
MATCHUP: Patriots QB
Tom Brady has dominated
Pittsburgh the last decade, aver-
aging 324 passing yards per game
while throwing 22 TD passes and zero
interceptions to help the Patriots win six of
Bradys last seven starts in the series. But the
Patriots must recoup after their eight-game
winning streak was ended by the Miami Dol-
phins. TE Rob Gronkowski, suspended last
week, returns for the Pats. When Pittsburgh
struggled early this season, QB Ben Roethlis-
berger intimated the end of his career might
be near. But retirement has been the furthest
thing from his mind lately. At 35, Big Ben is as
good as ever. In his stirring 39-38 comeback
win against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 14,
Roethlisberger completed 44 of 66 attempts
for 506 yards and two TDs.
GREEN BAY (7-6)
at CAROLINA (9-4)
TIME: Noon
LINE: Panthers by 212
MATCHUP: A comeback against the
Browns extended the Packers
playoff hopes for QB Aaron
Rodgers to return for the first
time since he broke his right
collarbone Oct. 15. Carolina is
clinging to the fifth postseason
spot, but the Panthers are still in NFC
South contention after tying the division-
leading Saints, who hold the tiebreaker.
HOUSTON (4-9)
at JACKSONVILLE (9-4)
TIME: Noon
LINE: Jaguars by 12
MATCHUP: If Texans backup QB T.J. Yates
replaces Tom Savage, who
replaced rookie sensation Desh-
aun Watson following an ACL
tear, hell be throwing at the
leagues best secondary in
Jacksonville. After leaning on
the defense in the first half, Jacksonvilles
offense finally erupted for a 21-point third
quarter to beat Seattle last week.
Oklahoma guard Trae Young (11) celebrates after a 3-pointer against Wichita State. KELLY ROSS/USA TODAY SPORTS
the games first 15 points on their way to
a 21-point lead.
No. 8 Kentucky 93, Virginia Tech
86: Kevin Knox scored 21 points, Hami-
dou Diallo added 20, including a big 3-
pointer with 50 seconds remaining, and
host Kentucky outlasted Virginia Tech.
The Wildcats won their seventh straight
and hit a season-high 11 3-pointers, with
six players making at least one. Ken-
tucky (9-1) finished 11 of 22 from behind
the arc. Ahmed Hill had 20 points, Jus-
tin Robinson 19 and Kerry Blackshear 18
for Virginia Tech (8-2).
No. 10 Xavier 68, ETSU 66: Trevon
Bluietts jumper with 6.3 seconds left
completed host Xaviers rally from a 22-
point second-half deficit for a victory
over East Tennessee State. The Muske-
teers (10-1) overcame their worst shoot-
ing performance of the season, making
clutch shots at the end to pull it out.
Bluiett missed 11 straight shots and was
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CINCINNATI (5-8)
at MINNESOTA (10-3)
TIME: Noon
LINE: Vikings by 11
MATCHUP: The Bengals offense has been
brutal for much of the year, and
though the defense has been
solid it has been on the field too
long. The future doesnt look
bright for coach Marvin Lewis,
whose contract expires after
the season. The Vikings will be energized
by returning home and remain in position
to eventually score a first-round playoff bye.
N.Y. JETS (5-8)
at NEW ORLEANS (9-4)
TIME: Noon
LINE: Saints by 16
MATCHUP: Getting embarrassed by the
Broncos, who had lost eight in a
row, is bad enough, but the Jets
also lost starting QB Josh
McCown to a season-ending
broken left hand. Backup QB
Bryce Petty is expected to start.
After winning eight in a row, New Orleans
has lost two of its last three after falling on
the road to Atlanta on a late field goal.
only 7 of 22 from the field for 18 points,
but made the one that mattered. ETSU
(6-4) led 51-29 with 14:24 to go, but
couldnt hold off the Musketeers. Des-
onta Bradford scored 20 points.
No. 16 Virginia 80, Davidson 60: Ni-
gel Johnson scored 22 points and Devon
Hall had a career-high 20 Saturday for
hostVirginia, which returned from a
break for final exams to beat Davidson.
Kyle Guy added 19 points for the Cava-
liers (9-1), who were playing for the first
time since losing 68-61 to No. 11 West
Virginia on Dec. 5.
No. 17 Purdue 82, Butler 67: Carsen
Edwards scored 18 points, Vincent Ed-
wards and Isaac Haas had 15 apiece, and
Purdue beat Butler for its second win in
the seven-year history of the Cross-
roads Classic in Indianapolis. The Boil-
ermakers (11-2) never trailed on the way
to their first win in the series in nearly
two decades.
L.A. RAMS (9-4)
at SEATTLE (8-5)
TIME: 3:05 p.m.
LINE: Seahawks by 212
MATCHUP: The Rams arent expecting to
give up 450 yards of offense as
they did against the Eagles, but
theyll have to deal with the loss
of S Kayvon Webster (ruptured
Achilles tendon). If the Sea-
hawks hobbled defense
couldnt handle Blake Bortles, whats that
mean with Rams QB Jared Goff coming to
town?
TENNESSEE (8-5)
at SAN FRANCISCO (3-10)
TIME: 3:25 p.m.
LINE: 49ers by 2
MATCHUP: A loss at Arizona and the
49ers two-game win streak
have made the Titans two-
game West Coast trip tougher
than it once looked. The Titans
need to get the running game
going again. Tennessee has
featured one of the NFLs best run de-
fenses for most of the season, and the
Titans cant afford to let up.
DALLAS (7-6)
at OAKLAND (6-7)
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
LINE: Cowboys by 3
MATCHUP: Dallas has one more game
without RB Ezekiel Elliott. They
have won their last two thanks
to big plays. QB Dak Prescott
passed for 332 yards against the
Giants, and 185 came on three
plays. Just when the Raiders
were feeling good after successive home
wins against Denver and the Giants, reality
bit in a 26-15 road loss to Kansas City.
ATLANTA (8-5)
at TAMPA BAY (4-9)
TIME: 7:30 p.m. on Monday
LINE: Falcons by 6
MATCHUP: The Falcons go for the season
sweep of the Buccaneers in the
second of four season-ending
games for Atlanta inside the
division. Bucs franchise QB
Jameis Winston denied there is
growing friction between him
and Dirk Koetter. Mistakes continue to
stunt Winstons growth (52 turnovers in 42
career games).
Indiana 80, No. 18 Notre Dame 77,
OT: Juwan Morgan scored 19 of his ca-
reer-high 34 points in the last 812 min-
utes, helping Indiana erase an eight-
point deficit and beat Notre Dame 80-77
in overtime at the Crossroads Classic in
Indianapolis. Morgan scored all of Indi-
anas points in an 8-0 run to close reg-
ulation and the first four in overtime.
Bonzie Colson led the Fighting Irish
(8-3) with 29 points.
Oklahoma State 71, No. 19 Florida
State 70: Mitchell Solomon scored on a
tip-in with 6 seconds left and then took
a game-clinching charge at the other
end of the court, and Oklahoma State
knocked Florida State from the unbeat-
en ranks at the Orange Bowl Classic in
Sunrise, Fla.
No. 25 Cincinnati 77, UCLA 63: Kyle
Washington scored 19 points, Jacob Ev-
ans III had 16 and Cincinnati beat host
UCLA.
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MSU the first half.

The second half looked more like a
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game featuring an SEC team against an

Continued from Page 1D Ohio Valley Conference school should
look. And thats the thing: we wont tru-
We expect that, Ben Howland said. ly know how much progress Mississip-
He had his shot going with confi- pi State makes after its loss Tuesday
dence. against Cincinnati until Jan. 2, when
Peters made at least two 3-pointers the Bulldogs open conference play
in six of his first eight games last sea- against Arkansas.
son. This was his first such outing in Still, after their offensive issues
seven games against Division I teams were exposed on Tuesday, this was the
this season (he hit three treys against kind of feel-good game the Bulldogs
Division II North Georgia). needed, especially in terms of ball
Mississippi State needed it and movement.
could use more of it going forward I was really pleased with that,
when Peters is at his best, there is an Howland said.
infectious energy to his game. Mississippi State outscored UT Mar-
That was the case for Mississippi tin (3-8) 53-28 in the second half.
State (9-1) Saturday. Peters was one of a MSUs three most consistent players
few players including Eli Wright and Aric Holman (21 points, 12 rebounds)
Xavian Stapleton who had bounce- Quinndary Weatherspoon (21 points,
back performances in what could be a eight rebounds, seven assists) and Nick
good sign going forward for MSU. Weatherspoon (11 points) all played
Peters nailed all three of his treys in well.

Ole Miss overtime home games ... were right

there, Kennedy said. Our inability to
make a play and to stop them from
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factor in our season to this point. in Reed Green Coliseum on Saturday. SUSAN BROADBRIDGE/HATTIESBURG AMERICAN
That 18-point deficit eventually Its not like Ole Miss is operating
turned into a four-point lead, 84-80, smoothly on offense, but the defense is
when Breein Tyree, who finished with
14 points, drained a 3 with 2:21 remain-
ing.
a bigger concern. Illinois State was get-
ting to the paint at will for much of the
night. It hit its open 3s and it collected
Edwards, USM post
Illinois State stormed back and tied
the game without Milik Yarbrough (25
points, 10 rebounds) and Phil Fayne (16
points, 10 rebounds) who both fouled
17 offensive rebounds.
The problem is defensively. And
what is defense? Effort and angles,
Kennedy said.
4th victory in a row
out. Thats where it starts. Jason Munz streak is the first since Sadler took over
Keyshawn Evans picked up the slack Ole Miss is now halfway through a Hattiesburg American prior to the 2014-15 season.
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with 12 of his 25 points coming in the stretch of four consecutive non-confer- During the string of victories, the
second half and overtime. ence home games. It couldnt afford to Golden Eagles have beaten Rust Col-
Ole Miss got a much-needed stop lose any of them. Now it stands at 1-1 Southern Miss won its fourth lege, Troy, Alabama A&M and William
when it was still a one-possession with games against Texas A&M Corpus straight game Saturday, taking down Carey (which beat Southern Miss last
game but couldnt secure a defensive Christi and Bradley remaining before William Carey 75-58. season for the first time in series histo-
rebound, so the Redbirds went to the South Carolina comes to Oxford for the Cortez Edwards led the Golden Ea- ry).
line and sealed the win with a free SEC opener on Dec. 31. gles with 28 points and 12 rebounds, Im super happy right now, Ed-
throw. Adversity hit, said Terence Davis, while teammate Dominic Magee added wards said Saturday. Before this,
I said the word immediately: disas- who scored 17 points. Weve gotta hit 19 and 11, marking the first time since when we would lose, I used to be just
ter. By that I mean, weve lost three back. 2011 Southern Miss has had two players depressed. But Im in good spirits. Good
with double-doubles in the same game. holiday spirits. We feel like we have a
Fourth-year coach Doc Sadlers team good team and can compete with any-
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entered play Saturday with an 8-1 rec-
ord) at 6 p.m. Saturday in Jackson.
After that, its road meetings versus
Conference USA foes Marshall (7-3)
and Western Kentucky (7-4).
This stretch here is just brutal, Sa-
dler said. When you consider youre
going to get on a bus Wednesday, drive
down (to Florida State) and play, then
get in early in the morning (Friday). Get
on the bus Friday and go play Saturday.
Then you come back and were starting
the league early.
Well basically bus all the way back
from Marshall. Were going to be like
the Globetrotters, were going to bus so
much. I hate that you even asked be-
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6D SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 CLARION LEDGER
2017 CLARION LEDGER ALL-STATE BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
DYLAN ALLEN
JUNIOR | MOOREVILLE
Finished first in 10 of the 11
events in which he ran and re-
corded his the best time of any
runner in the state with a
15:39.22 finish at the Region
2-4A meet on Oct. 26.
CLAY DERRICK
JUNIOR | OAK GROVE
Finished first in two events and
placed in the top five at five
others, recording his fastest
time of 16:27.69 at the Ocean
Springs Invitational on Sept. 30.
BECK GUIDRY
SENIOR | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished in the top five in three
events and recorded his fastest
time of 16:41.20 at the Region IV
/ District 8 Championship Meet
on Oct. 21.
JAMES HARSCH
SENIOR | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished in the top five at three
events and recorded his fastest
time of 16:51.48 at the Region IV
/ District 8 Championship Meet
on Oct. 21.
You, Your Health, Your Life.
THE BEST OF
ANDREW KNOTT
SENIOR | BROOKHAVEN
Finished first in seven events
and in the top five at five others,
recording his fastest time of
16:14.84 at the Loyd Star In-
vitational Cross Country Meet on
Sept. 9.
MATTHEW MESTAYER
JUNIOR | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished first in one event and in
the top five at five others, re-
cording his fastest time of
16:33.26 at the Ocean Springs
Invitational on Sept. 30.
SLATER RICHARDSON
SENIOR | STARKVILLE
Finished first at the Pontotoc
Invitational on Oct. 14 and re-
corded his fastest time of
16:42.00 at the Myrtle Cross
Country Invitational on Aug. 26.
JOSEPH GALLO
JUNIOR | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished in the top 10 in five
events and recorded his fastest
time of 16:53.60 at the Region IV
/ District 8 Championship Meet
on Oct. 21.
PRESENTED BY
FIRST TEAM
CLAYTON FULGHAM
SENIOR | EAST UNION
Finished first in seven events
and in the top three at two
others, recording his fastest
time of 16:17.69 at the Pontotoc
Invitational on Oct. 14.
COLE BENOIT
JUNIOR | PEARL RIVER CENTRAL
Finished first in five events and
in the top three at the other four
he ran, recorded his fastest time
of 16:34.05 at the Region IV /
District 8 Championships on Oct.
21.
SECOND TEAM
ALEXANDER WHYTE
SOPHOMORE | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished in the top five at four
events and recorded his fastest
time of 16:44.76 at the Region IV
/ District 8 Championship Meet
on Oct. 21.
ADRIAN LOCKWOOD
SENIOR | BROOKHAVEN
Finished first in the Ole Brook
Invitational and finished second
in six other events, recording his
fastest time of 16:55.30 at the
MHSAA District 5-6-7 Region
Cross Country Meet on Oct. 25.
COACH OF THE YEAR
TIM SAYERS
OCEAN SPRINGS
Led the Greyhounds boys and girls - to a
first-place finish in 6A and had five boys and
four girls selected by the Clarion Ledger for
all-state honors.
HAYDEN SHOWS
SENIOR | PETAL
Finished first in three events and
in the top three at three others,
recording his fastest time of
16:24.52 in the MHSAA District
5-6-7 Region Cross Country
Meet on Oct. 25.
ADEN MADDOX
SENIOR | PEARL
Finished first in the Rankin
County Championships on Oct.
18 and recorded his fastest time
of 16:34.36 at the MHSAA Dis-
trict 5-6-7 Region Cross Country
Meet on Oct. 25.
BROCK KELLY
SOPHOMORE | TUPELO CHRISTIAN
Finished in the top five at all
eight events in which he ran and
recorded his fastest time of
16:46.12 at the Saltillo Cross
Country Invitational on Sept. 16.
LUKE BEISSEL
FRESHMAN | KIRK ACADEMY
Finished first at the MAIS Overall
Cross Country meet on Oct. 24,
where he recorded his fastest
time of 16:55.30.
TONY MACK
SENIOR | PEARL
Finished first at the MHSAA 6A
State Cross Country Champi-
onships on Oct. 25, when he
recorded his fastest time of
16:26.69.
PATRICK SPURGEON
JUNIOR | PEARL
Finished in the top five at three
events and recorded his fastest
time of 16:40.37 at the MHSAA
6A State Cross Country Meet on
Nov. 4.
JOSHUA PEEK
SENIOR | SALTILLO
Finished first in one event and
finished in the top five at seven
more, recording his fastest time
of 16:50.95 at the MHSAA Re-
gion 1 Class 5A Meet on Oct.
26.
AUSTIN BOURNE
JUNIOR | BRANDON
Finished first in two events and
recorded his fastest time of
16:55.35 at the MC Watson Ford
Invitational on Oct. 7.
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THE BEST OF

2017 CLARION LEDGER ALL-STATE GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

PRESENTED BY

FIRST TEAM

MORGAN BROOKLYN LINA MAY EMMA CLAIRE JAMES ANDREA WHEELER

CLAIRE ROSE
SENIOR | KIRK ACADEMY
Finished first in five races and
recorded the fastest time of any
runner in the state with a
17:50.41 at the MC Watson Ford
Invitational on Oct. 7.
BIANCAMANO
8TH GRADE | LONG BEACH
Finished first in five out of the
six events and recorded the
second fastest time of any run-
ner in the state at the Bearcats
Cross Country Classic.
SENIOR | VANCLEAVE
Finished first in four events and
recorded her fastest time of
18:20.14 at the Region 4 District
8 Championships on Oct. 21.
SOPHOMORE | WEST LAUDERDALE SENIOR | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished first in five events and Finished first in two events and
recorded her best time of recorded her best time of
19:16.80 at the Pine Belt Mis- 19:23.50 at the Region 4 District
sissippi Championships on Oct. 8 Championships on Oct. 21.
12.

GRACIE FERGUSON
JUNIOR | DIBERVILLE
Finished second in two of the
four events she entered and
recorded her best time of
19:27.44 at the Ocean Springs
Invitational on Sept. 30.
CLARE PINTER
JUNIOR | PEARL
Finished first in two events and
recorded her fastest time of
19:28.66 at the Jesse Owens
Classic on Oct. 7.
KATELYN CARWRIGHT CAROLINE MATTOX SADIE SMITH
JUNIOR | HERNANDO JUNIOR | STARKVILLE JUNIOR | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished first in five events and Finished first in three events and Finished in the top five at four
recorded her fastest time of recorded her fastest time of different events and recorded
19:29.63 at the Jesse Owens 19:31.47 at the Brooks Memphis her fastest time of 19:33.50 at
Classic on Oct. 7. Twilight Classic on Sept. 2. the Azalea City Classic on Sept.
8.

SECOND TEAM

AMBER KOCH
SENIOR | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished in the top five in five
events and ran her fastest time
of 19:40.23 at the MHSAA 6A
State Cross Country Champi-
onships on Nov. 4.
ISABELLE WHEELER
FRESHMAN | OCEAN SPRINGS
Finished in the top five in four
events and recorded her best
time of 19:43.66 at the Azalea
Classic on Sept. 8.
EVERETT HEARD
FRESHMAN | MRA
Finished in the top five in three
of the five 5K events in which
she participated and recorded
her fastest time of 19:44.24 at
the Cathedral Cross Country
Invitational on Oct. 16.
HANNAH PINTER EMMA KATE WHITE
JUNIOR | PEARL FRESHMAN | SALTILLO
Finished first in one event and in Finished first in two events and
the top five at six others, re- in the top five at four more,
corded her best time of 19:45.83 recorded her fastest time of
at the Jesse Owens Classic on 19:52.04 at the MHSAA Region 1,
Oct. 7. Class 5A Championship on Oct.
26.

SAVANNAH AUBREY BRITT SLOAN VINSON SHANA SELLERS DAEJA DAVIS

MCINTOSH
SOPHOMORE | MRA
Finished in the top five at two of
the four 5K events she ran,
recording her fastest time of
19:53.29 at the Cathedral Cross
Country Invitational on Oct. 16.
7TH GRADE | LOYD STAR
Finished first in four of the five
events she ran, including the
MHSAA District 5-6-7 Region
Cross Country Championships,
where she recorded her best
time of 19:55.99.
8TH GRADE | MRA
Finished in the top five in three
of the four 5K events in which
she ran, recording her fastest
time of 20:03.56 at the Cathe-
dral Cross Country Invitational
on Oct. 16.
8TH GRADE | PEARL FRESHMAN | PEARL
Finished in the top five in three Finished in the top five at two
of six events in which she ran events and recorded her best
and recorded her best time of time of 20:09.73 at the MHSAA
20:05.56 at the Jesse Owens 6A State Cross Country Champi-
Classic on Oct. 7. onships on Nov. 4.

COACH OF THE YEAR

CHRIS BARNETT
PEARL
Led the Pirates boys and girls to second-
place finishes in 6A and coached four girls and
four boys who were selected by the Clarion
Ledger for all-state honors.

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NBA
STANDINGS SATURDAYS GAMES NBA REPORT
EASTERN CAVALIERS 109, JAZZ 100
HOME team in caps. UTAH (100)
CONFERENCE Ingles 3-7 0-0 9, Johnson 4-12 0-0 8, Udoh 4-6
Atlantic Division 1-2 9, Rubio 2-9 0-0 6, Mitchell 11-16 1-2 26,
W L Pct GB ONeale 4-5 0-0 12, Sefolosha 4-6 2-4 12, Jer-
ebko 1-5 2-2 4, Favors 0-0 0-0 0, Bradley 0-0
Boston 24 7 .774 0-0 0, Hood 3-9 2-2 11, Burks 1-6 1-2 3. To-
Toronto 19 8 .704 3 tals 37-81 9-14 100.
CLEVELAND (109)
New York 15 13 .536 7 James 9-15 10-10 29, Crowder 4-5 0-0 9, Love
Philadelphia 14 14 .500 8 7-14 1-2 15, Calderon 3-6 0-0 6, Smith 1-6 1-2
4, Osman 4-5 0-0 10, Green 3-4 2-2 11, Frye
Brooklyn 11 17 .393 11 1-2 0-0 2, Thompson 2-2 0-0 4, Korver 5-9 0-0
Southeast Division 12, Wade 3-11 1-1 7. Totals 42-79 15-17 109.
W L Pct GB Utah 24 24 25 27 100
Cleveland 23 28 29 29 109
Washington 16 13 .552
3-Point GoalsUtah 17-34 (ONeale 4-5,
Miami 14 14 .500 112 Mitchell 3-6, Hood 3-6, Ingles 3-7, Sefolosha
Orlando 11 19 .367 512 2-2, Rubio 2-4, Jerebko 0-1, Burks 0-1, John-
son 0-2), Cleveland 10-22 (Green 3-3, Osman
Charlotte 10 19 .345 6 2-2, Korver 2-3, Crowder 1-1, Smith 1-2, James
1-4, Frye 0-1, Wade 0-1, Calderon 0-2, Love
Atlanta 6 23 .207 10
0-3). Fouled OutNone. Rebounds
Central Division Utah 38 (Udoh 7), Cleveland 41 (James 11).
W L Pct GB AssistsUtah 24 (Ingles 9), Cleveland 29
(James 9). Total FoulsUtah 14, Cleveland
Cleveland 22 8 .733 15.
Milwaukee 15 12 .556 512
TRAIL BLAZERS 93, HORNETS 91 Cavaliers guard Dwyane Wade (9) drives to the
Indiana 16 13 .552 512 Hornets forward Frank Kaminsky (44) shoots the ball PORTLAND (93) basket against Jazz forward Thabo Sefolosha (22)
Detroit 16 13 .552 512 against Trail Blazers center Zach Collins (33) in the Turner 4-7 1-2 9, Aminu 1-7 0-2 2, Nurkic 5-10 during the first half. KEN BLAZE/USA TODAY SPORTS
4-7 14, Lillard 7-19 1-2 18, McCollum 10-17 1-2
Chicago 8 20 .286 13 first half. JEREMY BREVARD/USA TODAY SPORTS 25, Davis 2-3 2-3 6, Vonleh 2-2 0-0 4, Collins
1-5 0-0 3, Napier 4-8 0-0 9, Connaughton 1-2
0-0 3. Totals 37-80 9-18 93.
WESTERN Trail Blazers 93, HORNETS 91: CJ McCollum had 25 points, CHARLOTTE (91) Craig 2-6 1-2 6, Chandler 3-9 0-0 9, Plumlee Bazemore 3-8, Belinelli 2-6, Ilyasova 1-3,
CONFERENCE Damian Lillard flirted with a triple-double and Portland beat Kidd-Gilchrist 3-8 3-8 9, Williams 4-8 1-2 10, 4-8 1-2 9, Murray 5-14 2-2 15, Harris 9-16 1-2 Schroder 1-5, Babbitt 0-1), Memphis 12-25
Howard 3-10 3-5 9, Walker 7-26 0-0 14, Ba- 21, Barton 8-14 1-2 19, Lyles 6-12 3-4 19, Fa- (Evans 4-5, Harrison 3-3, Chalmers 3-4, Gasol
Southwest Division Charlotte for their third straight road victory. Lillard had 18 tum 9-17 0-0 23, OBryant III 2-3 0-0 5, Ka- ried 1-2 0-0 2, Jokic 6-13 0-0 13, Mudiay 2-4 2-2, Brooks 0-2, Parsons 0-2, McLemore 0-3,
W L Pct GB points, 11 assists and seven rebounds. minsky 1-7 0-0 2, Carter-Williams 0-5 1-2 1, 0-0 4, Beasley 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 46-100 9-14 Green 0-4). ReboundsAtlanta 35 (Collins
Houston 23 4 .852 Graham 0-1 3-4 3, Lamb 4-11 7-7 15. Totals 117. 7), Memphis 43 (Green 12). AssistsAtlan-
33-96 18-28 91. New Orleans 33 25 28 18 7 111 ta 27 (Schroder 11), Memphis 21 (Gasol 5).
San Antonio 19 10 .655 5 CAVALIERS 109, Jazz 100: LeBron James had 29 points, 11 Portland 24 25 25 19 93 Denver 20 26 30 28 13 117
THUNDER 119, 76ERS 117 (3OT)
New Orleans 15 15 .500 9 rebounds and 10 assists for his 60th career triple-double and Charlotte 20 17 30 24 91 3-Point GoalsNew Orleans 15-34
3-Point GoalsPortland 10-24 (McCol- (Cousins 5-8, Holiday 5-9, Miller 2-5, Rondo OKLAHOMA CITY (119)
Memphis 9 20 .310 15 Cleveland beat short-handed Utah. Cleveland has won 17 of 18 1-2, Nelson 1-3, Cunningham 1-4, Davis 0-1, George 8-23 3-4 24, Anthony 11-17 1-1 24,
lum 4-6, Lillard 3-9, Collins 1-1, Connaughton
Dallas 8 21 .276 16 overall and 11 straight at Quicken Loans Arena. 1-2, Napier 1-3, Aminu 0-3), Charlotte 7-31 Moore 0-2), Denver 16-36 (Lyles 4-7, Chan- Adams 2-8 1-1 5, Westbrook 10-33 5-12 27,
(Batum 5-9, OBryant III 1-2, Williams 1-4, dler 3-5, Murray 3-6, Barton 2-4, Harris 2-6, Roberson 2-5 0-0 4, Huestis 3-3 0-1 7, Grant
Northwest Division Jokic 1-2, Craig 1-4, Mudiay 0-2). Re- 3-4 0-0 7, Patterson 1-3 0-0 2, Felton 5-10 0-0
Graham 0-1, Lamb 0-1, Kaminsky 0-2, Carter-
W L Pct GB Oklahoma City at NEW YORK (late): Russell Westbrook Williams 0-3, Walker 0-9). Fouled Out boundsNew Orleans 42 (Davis 12), Den- 14, Abrines 1-6 0-0 3, Ferguson 1-1 0-0 2. To-
had 27 points, 17 rebounds and 15 assists, and the Thunder and None. ReboundsPortland 47 (Collins 10), ver 48 (Jokic 11). AssistsNew Orleans 27 tals 47-113 10-19 119.
Minnesota 17 12 .586
Charlotte 52 (Howard 15). AssistsPortland (Nelson 7), Denver 30 (Barton 6). PHILADELPHIA (117)
Portland 16 13 .552 1 the 76ers went basket-for-basket in a three-overtime thriller 19 (Lillard 11), Charlotte 18 (Walker 6). Total Covington 4-21 0-0 11, Saric 7-16 0-0 16, Em-
before Oklahoma City pulled out a 119-117 victory on Friday FoulsPortland 21, Charlotte 21. A16,687
BULLS 115, BUCKS 109 biid 11-20 12-13 34, Simmons 6-10 0-2 12,
Denver 16 13 .552 1
(19,077). CHICAGO (115) Redick 7-18 1-1 19, Holmes 2-2 0-0 4, Booker
Oklahoma City 14 14 .500 2 2
1 night. 3-4 0-0 6, A.Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, McConnell
Valentine 1-4 0-0 2, Mirotic 7-16 5-7 22, Lopez
Utah 14 16 .467 312 9-14 0-2 18, Dunn 7-12 3-5 17, Holiday 2-10 0-2 1-1 1, Bayless 4-7 2-3 14. Totals 44-100
L.A. Clippers at MIAMI (late): Mike Scott tied a season-high WEDNESDAYS BOXES 4-4 8, Zipser 0-2 0-0 0, Markkanen 0-0 0-0 0, 16-20 117.
Pacific Division Portis 9-16 7-7 27, Grant 2-3 2-7 8, Nwaba OKC 28 27 26 13 8 9 8 119
W L Pct GB with 22 points while Bradley Beal added 20 as the Wizards ROCKETS 124, SPURS 109 5-9 2-3 13. Totals 42-86 23-35 115. Phila 23 24 30 17 8 9 6 117
Golden State 23 6 .793 held off the Clippers 100-91 on Friday night. Scott scored 10 SAN ANTONIO (109) MILWAUKEE (109) 3-Point GoalsOklahoma City 15-35
points in the third quarter. Leonard 5-9 1-1 12, Aldridge 8-21 0-0 16, Ga- Middleton 9-19 9-9 29, Antetokounmpo 11-18 (George 5-11, Felton 4-5, Westbrook 2-5,
L.A. Clippers 11 16 .407 11 sol 2-6 0-0 4, Parker 1-4 0-0 2, Green 1-4 0-0 2, 6-9 29, Henson 5-6 1-3 11, Bledsoe 5-13 1-2 Huestis 1-1, Grant 1-2, Anthony 1-4, Abrines
L.A. Lakers 10 17 .370 12 Bertans 5-7 0-0 12, Gay 2-6 2-4 7, Lauvergne 12, Payton II 1-1 0-0 3, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Maker 1-5, Patterson 0-1, Roberson 0-1), Philadel-
Milwaukee at HOUSTON (late): Chris Paul had 28 points, 7-8 0-0 14, Mills 5-7 0-2 13, Murray 3-8 3-4 9, 2-3 2-4 7, Brown 1-1 0-0 3, Liggins 0-0 0-0 0, phia 13-46 (Bayless 4-6, Redick 4-13, Coving-
Sacramento 9 19 .321 13 Forbes 4-9 1-1 11, Ginobili 1-2 0-1 2, B.Paul 2-3 Vaughn 3-10 1-2 9, Brogdon 3-12 0-0 6. To- ton 3-15, Saric 2-9, Embiid 0-3). Re-
eight assists and seven steals to lead the Rockets to their 12th 0-0 5. Totals 46-94 7-13 109. tals 40-83 20-29 109. boundsOklahoma City 60 (Westbrook
Phoenix 9 21 .300 14
straight victory, a 124-109 win over the Spurs on Friday night. HOUSTON (124) Chicago 33 26 23 33 115 18), Philadelphia 50 (Covington 10). As-
Ariza 4-14 0-0 11, R.Anderson 5-8 0-2 12, Ca- Milwaukee 30 28 24 27 109 sistsOklahoma City 28 (Westbrook 15),
pela 9-11 0-0 18, C.Paul 10-18 3-3 28, Harden 3-Point GoalsChicago 8-22 (Mirotic Philadelphia 35 (Simmons 11).
Phoenix at MINNESOTA (late): Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 6-18 14-16 28, Tucker 2-6 0-0 5, Black 0-0 0-0 3-7, Grant 2-3, Portis 2-5, Nwaba 1-1, Zipser JAZZ 107, CELTICS 95
points and 14 assists in his league-leading 23rd double-double, 0, Nene 0-2 0-0 0, Qi 0-1 2-2 2, Brown 2-4 0-0 0-1, Dunn 0-1, Holiday 0-4), Milwaukee 9-33
6, Gordon 5-9 1-2 14. Totals 43-91 20-25 (Vaughn 2-8, Middleton 2-9, Brown 1-1, Pay- UTAH (107)
RESULTS Jimmy Butler added 21 points and nine assists and the Timber- 124. ton II 1-1, Maker 1-2, Antetokounmpo 1-3, Ingles 4-7 0-0 12, Favors 3-6 0-0 6, Gobert 0-1
AND SCHEDULE wolves cruised to a 119-96 victory over the Kings on Thursday San Antonio 16 27 29 37 109 Bledsoe 1-5, Brogdon 0-4). Rebounds 0-0 0, Rubio 10-15 1-1 22, Mitchell 6-18 3-3 17,
Houston 31 29 32 32 124 Chicago 50 (Portis 12), Milwaukee 43 (Ante- Johnson 1-3 1-2 3, Jerebko 6-8 3-3 17, Udoh
Friday
night. 2-4 1-1 5, Burks 2-7 4-4 8, Hood 6-14 1-4 17.
3-Point GoalsSan Antonio 10-26 (Mills tokounmpo 16). AssistsChicago 24 (Dunn,
Detroit 104, Indiana 98 Holiday 7), Milwaukee 24 (Bledsoe 7). Totals 40-83 14-18 107.
3-5, Bertans 2-4, Forbes 2-4, B.Paul 1-1, Gay
Miami 104, Charlotte 98 Dallas at SAN ANTONIO (late): Kevin Durant had 36 points, BOSTON (95)
1-2, Leonard 1-2, Parker 0-1, Ginobili 0-1, Mur- GRIZZLIES 96, HAWKS 94
Oklahoma City 119, Philadelphia 117, 3OT Tatum 1-6 4-4 7, Horford 9-14 0-0 21, Baynes
11 rebounds and seven assists, and the short-handed Warriors ray 0-1, Aldridge 0-2, Green 0-3), Houston 18-
Portland 95, Orlando 88 ATLANTA (94) 1-4 0-0 2, Irving 11-25 9-9 33, Brown 3-8 0-1 6,
50 (C.Paul 5-9, Gordon 3-7, Ariza 3-11, R.An-
Washington 100, L.A. Clippers 91 beat the Mavericks 112-97 on Thursday night for their eighth Prince 6-14 0-0 17, Ilyasova 4-8 0-0 9, Plumlee Nader 0-0 0-0 0, Ojeleye 3-5 0-1 7, Yabusele
derson 2-3, Brown 2-4, Harden 2-11, Tucker
Toronto 120, Brooklyn 87 2-4 0-0 4, Schroder 5-18 7-8 18, Bazemore 8- 1-1 0-0 3, Theis 0-0 0-0 0, Smart 3-13 0-0 6,
Utah 107, Boston 95 straight win. 1-4, Qi 0-1). ReboundsSan Antonio 39
Rozier 0-4 1-2 1, Larkin 3-6 2-2 9. Totals 35-
(Gay 8), Houston 45 (Capela, R.Anderson 10). 15 0-0 19, Babbitt 1-3 0-0 2, Bembry 2-2 0-0 4,
Chicago 115, Milwaukee 109 Collins 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor 0-2 5-6 5, Belinelli 5-9 86 16-19 95.
AssistsSan Antonio 22 (Murray 5), Hous-
Memphis 96, Atlanta 94 Boston at MEMPHIS (late): Tyreke Evans scored 22 points, 2-2 14. Totals 34-77 14-16 94. Utah 21 25 33 28 107
ton 20 (C.Paul 8).
Denver 117, New Orleans 111, OT MEMPHIS (96) Boston 26 13 28 28 95
Houston 124, San Antonio 109 including the go-ahead layup with 1:03 left to help the Grizzlies NUGGETS 117, Brooks 3-6 2-2 8, Green 3-9 2-4 8, Gasol 3-9 3-Point GoalsUtah 13-25 (Ingles 4-6,
All times Central snap a five-game losing streak with a 96-94 victory over the PELICANS 111 (OT) 5-5 13, Evans 9-15 0-0 22, Harrison 3-7 1-2 10, Hood 4-7, Jerebko 2-3, Mitchell 2-5, Rubio
Sunday Parsons 4-9 1-1 9, Martin 0-3 0-0 0, Davis 2-4 1-2, Burks 0-2), Boston 9-31 (Horford 3-5, Ir-
Sacramento at Toronto, 2:30 p.m. Hawks on Friday night. NEW ORLEANS (111)
Moore 2-8 0-0 4, Davis 12-22 4-4 28, Cousins 0-0 4, Chalmers 6-10 1-2 16, McLemore 3-6 ving 2-8, Yabusele 1-1, Larkin 1-3, Tatum 1-3,
Orlando at Detroit, 3 p.m. 0-1 6. Totals 36-78 12-17 96. Ojeleye 1-3, Rozier 0-2, Brown 0-3, Smart
Cleveland at Washington, 5 p.m. 9-17 6-10 29, Rondo 4-5 0-0 9, Holiday 10-21 Atlanta 21 26 26 21 94
0-0 25, Cunningham 2-7 0-0 5, Miller 3-7 0-0 0-3). ReboundsUtah 55 (Udoh 9), Boston
Indiana at Brooklyn, 5 p.m. Memphis 17 23 32 24 96 31 (Brown, Horford 6). AssistsUtah 19
8, Nelson 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 43-91 10-14 111.
3-Point GoalsAtlanta 12-31 (Prince 5-8, (Mitchell 9), Boston 20 (Horford 7).
DENVER (117)

SCOREBOARD
NFL 8-49, Green 10-35, Abdullah 1-8, Stafford 1-
(minus 1).
Montreal at Ottawa, late
Anaheim at Washington, late
Oklahoma State (9-3) vs. Virginia Tech (9-3),
4:15 p.m. (ESPN)
FAU, Tuesday.
25. Cincinnati (9-2) beat UCLA 77-63. Next:
NEW ORLEANS
WASHINGTON
10 1612 4712
6 4 41
NY Jets
Arizona
All Times CST PASSINGChicago, Trubisky 31-46-3-314. Pittsburgh at Arizona, late Alamo Bowl vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Tuesday. Baltimore 6 7 41 CLEVELAND
AMERICAN CONFERENCE Detroit, Stafford 25-33-0-237. Tampa Bay at Colorado, late Stanford (9-4) vs. TCU (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) SEATTLE 212 112 4712 LA Rams
East RECEIVINGChicago, Wright 7-81, Bellamy Nashville at Calgary, late Holiday Bowl AP Womens Top 25 Fared New England 212 212 54 PITTSBURGH
W L T Pct PF PA 5-70, Cunningham 4-33, Howard 4-26, Co- Sundays Games SAN FRANCISCO +2 1 45 Tennessee
Washington State (9-3) vs. Michigan State Saturday Dallas 1 3 45 OAKLAND
New England 10 3 0 .769 368 250 hen 4-16, Brown 3-32, Wheaton 2-42, Sims St. Louis at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. (9-3), 8 p.m. (FOX) 10. West Virginia (10-0) beat Radford 75-55.
Buffalo 7 6 0 .538 240 290 1-9, Inman 1-5. Detroit, Ebron 5-33, Golladay Minnesota at Chicago, 6 p.m. Monday
Miami 6 7 0 .462 236 318 Friday, Dec. 29 Next: vs. Morgan State, Monday.
4-29, M.Jones 3-85, Tate 3-33, T.Jones 3-26, Calgary at Vancouver, 7 p.m. 17. Oregon State (8-2) beat UC Santa Barbara Favorite O T O/U Underdog
N.Y. Jets 5 8 0 .385 266 311 Abdullah 3-13, Riddick 3-12, Agnew 1-6. Belk Bowl Atlanta 2
31
6 49 at TAMPA
Florida at Vegas, 7 p.m. Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), noon 74-49. Next: vs. UC Davis, Wednesday.
South MISSED FIELD GOALSNone. Mondays Games 18. Stanford (6-4) beat UNLV 74-33. Next: vs. BAY
W L T Pct PF PA (ESPN)
Jacksonville 9 4 0 .692 329 202 Anaheim at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Sun Bowl Western Illinois, Monday.
L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, late Columbus at Boston, 6 p.m. 21. Green Bay (9-1) beat Bradley 72-40. Next:
Tennessee
Houston
8 5 0 .615
4 9 0 .308
273
312
294
335 Sundays Games Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
NC State (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5), 2 p.m.
vs. Northwestern, Tuesday. TRANSACTIONS
Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, noon (CBS)
Indianapolis 3 11 0 .214 225 368 San Jose at Edmonton, 8 p.m. 23. Michigan (10-2) beat Fort Wayne 77-45. BASEBALL
Cincinnati at Minnesota, noon Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8 p.m. Music City Bowl Next: vs. Delaware State, Thursday.
North Kentucky (7-5) vs. Northwestern (9-3), 3:30 KANSAS CITY ROYALS Agreed to terms
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston at Jacksonville, noon 24. California (8-2) beat BYU 70-45. Next: at with RHP Mike Broadway and DH Cody Asche
p.m. (ESPN)
y-Pittsburgh 11 2 0 .846 320 251 Arizona at Washington, noon
N.Y. Jets at New Orleans, noon
COLLEGE FOOTBALL Arizona Bowl
Kentucky, Thursday. on minor league contracts.
Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 318 246 ATLANTA BRAVES Traded OF Matt Kemp
Cincinnati 5 8 0 .385 226 271 Miami at Buffalo, noon Saturday, Dec. 16 New Mexico State (5-6) vs. Utah State (6-6), to the L.A. Dodgers for 1B Adrian Gonzalez,
Green Bay at Carolina, noon 4:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Cleveland 0 13 0 .000 197 335
Baltimore at Cleveland, noon
Celebration Bowl
NC A&T 21, Grambling State 14 Cotton Bowl Classic BETTING LINE LHP Scott Kazmir, RHP Brandon McCarthy,
INF Charlie Culberson and cash. Designated
West L.A. Rams at Seattle, 3:05 p.m. Southern Cal (11-2) vs. Ohio State (11-2),
W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans Bowl NBA Gonzalez for assignment.
Kansas City 7 6 0 .538 329 289 New England at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m. Troy 50, North Texas 30 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday CHICAGO CUBS Agreed to terms with RHP
L.A. Chargers 7 6 0 .538 298 225 Tennessee at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m. Cure Bowl Saturday, Dec. 30 Favorite Line O/U Underdog Steve Cishek on a two-year contract.
Oakland 6 7 0 .462 264 304 Dallas at Oakland, 7:30 p.m. Georgia State 27, Western Kentucky 17 Jacksonville, Fla. TORONTO 12 207 Sacramento MIAMI MARLINS Agreed to terms with
Denver 5 9 0 .357 254 328 Mondays Game Las Vegas Bowl Louisville (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (8-4), 11 DETROIT 10 201 Orlando RHP Alex Wimmers, SS Cristhian Adames and
NATIONAL CONFERENCE Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. a.m. (ESPN) Indiana 3 (217) BROOKLYN OF Rafael Ortega on minor league contracts.
Boise State 38, Oregon 28 Cleveland 112 (213) WASHINGTON
East New Mexico Bowl Liberty Bowl SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Designated RHP
W L T Pct PF PA Iowa State (7-5) vs. Memphis (10-2), 11:30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Jose Ruiz for assignment.
y-Philadelphia 11 2 0 .846 404 250 NHL Marshall 31, Colorado State 28
a.m. (ABC) Sunday BASKETBALL
Dallas 7 6 0 .538 316 294 Camellia Bowl
All Times CST Arkansas State (7-3) vs. Middle Tennessee Fiesta Bowl Favorite Line Underdog CHICAGO BULLS Assigned G Kay Felder
Washington 5 8 0 .385 285 344 Washington (10-2) vs. Penn State (10-2), 3 ARIZONA ST 10 Vanderbilt and F/C Cristiano Felicio to Windy City
N.Y. Giants 2 11 0 .154 199 321 EASTERN CONFERENCE (6-6), late
Atlantic Division p.m. (ESPN) North Carolina 1 TENNESSEE (NBAGL).
South Tuesday, Dec. 19 Penn St 1012 GEORGE MASON LOS ANGELES LAKERS Recalled C Thomas
W L T Pct PF PA GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boca Raton Bowl Orange Bowl
Wisconsin (12-1) vs. Miami (10-2), 7 p.m. COLORADO ST 5 Texas State Bryant from South Bay (NBAGL).
New Orl. 9 4 0 .692 370 263 Tampa Bay 31 23 6 2 48 117 75 Akron (7-6) vs. FAU (10-3), 6 p.m. (ESPN) WASHINGTON 812 Loyola Marymount
Toronto 34 20 13 1 41 109 97 (ESPN) FOOTBALL
Carolina 9 4 0 .692 300 262 Wednesday, Dec. 20 STANFORD 712 San Francisco ARIZONA CARDINALS Released RB Bron-
Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 294 261 Boston 30 15 10 5 35 86 85 Monday, Jan. 1 SOUTHERN CAL 13 UC Santa Barbara
Montreal 32 14 14 4 32 87 100 Frisco Bowl son Hill. Signed TE Gabe Holmes from the
Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 264 312 Louisiana Tech (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5), 7 p.m. Outback Bowl
Detroit 32 12 13 7 31 86 103 Michigan (8-4) vs. South Carolina (8-4), 11 National Hockey League practice squad.
North (ESPN) Sunday CINCINNATI BENGALS Placed C T.J. John-
W L T Pct PF PA Florida 32 12 15 5 29 93 110 a.m. (ESPN2)
Minnesota 10 3 0 .769 309 235 Ottawa 30 10 13 7 27 82 103 Thursday, Dec. 21 Favorite Line Underdog Line son on injured reserve. Signed RB Jarveon
Peach Bowl WINNIPEG OFF St. Louis OFF Williams from the practice squad.
Detroit 8 6 0 .571 358 339 Buffalo 33 8 18 7 23 72 111 Gasparilla Bowl UCF (12-0) vs. Auburn (10-3), 11:30 a.m.
Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 285 302 Temple (6-6) vs. FIU (8-4), 7 p.m. (ESPN) CHICAGO OFF Minnesota OFF CLEVELAND BROWNS Waived DB Darius
Metropolitan Division (ESPN) VANCOUVER OFF Calgary OFF Hillary. Signed DB C.J. Smith from the practice
Chicago 4 10 0 .286 234 294 Friday, Dec. 22 Citrus Bowl
GP W L OT Pts GF GA LAS VEGAS -167 Florida +157 squad.
West Bahamas Bowl Notre Dame (9-3) vs. LSU (9-3), noon (ABC)
W L T Pct PF PA New Jersey 32 18 9 5 41 100 96 Ohio (8-4) vs. UAB (8-4), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN) College Football LOS ANGELES CHARGERS Waived LB
L.A. Rams 9 4 0 .692 396 265 Columbus 33 20 12 1 41 95 86 Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) James Onwualu. Added CB Craig Mager to
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Georgia (12-1), 4:10 Tuesday Bowls
Seattle 8 5 0 .615 314 252 Washington 33 20 12 1 41 105 96 Favorite O T O/U Underdog the active roster.
N.Y. Rangers 33 18 12 3 39 108 96 Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Wyoming (7-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN) WASHINGTON REDSKINS Waived PK Nick
Arizona 6 7 0 .462 231 317 p.m. (ESPN) FAU 9 22 64 Akron
San Fran. 3 10 0 .231 228 314 N.Y. 33 18 12 3 39 118 114 Sugar Bowl (CFP Semifinal) Rose. Activated PK Dustin Hopkins from in-
Islanders Saturday, Dec. 23 New Orleans More Bowls jured reserve.
y-clinched division Carolina 32 14 11 7 35 90 98 Birmingham Bowl Favorite O T O/U Underdog
Clemson (12-1) vs. Alabama (11-1), 7:45 p.m. SMU 412 4 70 Louisiana Tech HOCKEY
Thursdays Game Philadelphia 32 14 11 7 35 91 90 South Florida (9-2) vs. Texas Tech (6-6), 11 (ESPN) DALLAS STARS Reassigned F Jason Dickin-
Denver 25, Indianapolis 13 Pittsburgh 33 16 14 3 35 95 106 a.m. (ESPN) Temple 7 7 56 FIU
Monday, Jan. 8 Ohio 7 7 55 UAB son to Texas (AHL).
Saturdays Games WESTERN CONFERENCE Armed Forces Bowl College Football Championship Wyoming PK 1 4412 Cent. Michigan NEW JERSEY DEVILS Assigned F Nick Lap-
Detroit 20, Chicago 10 San Diego State (10-2) vs. Army (8-3), 2:30 Rose Bowl winner vs. Sugar Bowl winner, 7 South Florida 212 212 68 Texas Tech pin to Binghamton (AHL).
Central Division p.m. (ESPN)
GP W L OT Pts GF GA p.m. (ESPN) San Diego St 6 6 45 Army
Chicago 0 3 0 7 10 Dollar General Bowl Toledo 8 712 62 Appalachian St
St. Louis 34 22 10 2 46 107 84
Detroit 3 10 7 0 20
Nashville 31 20 7 4 44 106 85
Appalachian State (8-4) vs. Toledo (11-2), 6 Houston 1 2 2 2 49
1 1
Fresno St TODAY IN SPORTS
p.m. (ESPN) Utah 412 7 57 West Virginia
First Quarter
DetFG Prater 48, 11:58.
Winnipeg
Dallas
33 18 10 5 41 108 94
34 18 14 2 38 99 99 Sunday, Dec. 24 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Duke 212 412 47 N Illinois Dec. 17
Kansas St 2 2 64 UCLA 1993 Julio Cesar Chavez secures his place
Second Quarter Minnesota 32 17 12 3 37 93 91 Hawaii Bowl AP Mens Top 25 Fared in boxing history, retaining his WBC super
Chicago 32 16 11 5 37 98 85 Fresno State (9-4) vs. Houston (7-4), 7:30 Florida St 14 1612 49 Southern Miss
DetFG Prater 31, 14:56. Saturday Iowa PK 3 46 Boston College lightweight title with a fifth-round victory
DetT.Jones 3 pass from Stafford (Prater Colorado 31 15 14 2 32 96 101 p.m. (ESPN) 2. Michigan State (10-1) beat Oakland 86-73. over Britains Andy Holligan. Its the 27th time
Missouri +1 2 60 Texas
kick), 6:10. Tuesday, Dec. 26 Next: vs. Houston Baptist, Monday. Arizona 4 4 65 Purdue Chavez fought for a title without a loss since
ChiFG Nugent 41, :02. Pacific Division 3. Wichita State (8-2) lost to Oklahoma 91-83.
Heart of Dallas Bowl NAVY 3 1 55 Virginia 1984, breaking Joe Louis mark of 26.
Third Quarter GP W L OT Pts GF GA West Virginia (7-5) vs. Utah (6-6), 12:30 p.m. Next: vs. Arkansas State, Tuesday. Oklahoma St 612 4 63 Virginia Tech 1993 Virgil Hill becomes the most success-
DetEbron 8 pass from Stafford (Prater Los Angeles 34 20 10 4 44 103 81 (ESPN) 6. Miami (9-0) beat George Washington 59- TCU 2 2 49 Stanford ful light heavyweight in boxing history, win-
kick), 9:48. Vegas 31 20 9 2 42 107 95 50. Next: at Hawaii, Friday. Washington St 412 2 4512 Michigan St
San Jose 31 17 10 4 38 85 75 Quick Lane Bowl ning a record 15th title defense with a unani-
Fourth Quarter Northern Illinois (8-4) vs. Duke (6-6), 4:15 8. Kentucky (9-1) beat Virginia Tech 93-86. Wake Forest 2 2 3 65
1
Texas A&M mous decision over Guy Waters of Australia.
Calgary 32 16 13 3 35 91 99 Next: vs. UCLA, Saturday. NC State 5 612 5912 Arizona St
ChiCunningham 9 pass from Trubisky (Nu- Anaheim 32 14 11 7 35 86 92 p.m. (ESPN) Hill, the WBA champion for five of the last six
gent kick), 2:32. Cactus Bowl 10. Xavier (10-1) beat ETSU 68-66. Next: vs. Northwestern 6 7 51 Kentucky years, had been tied with Bob Foster, who
Vancouver 33 15 14 4 34 87 100 Marshall, Tuesday. Utah St 212 4 62 New Mexico St
A65,872. Edmonton 33 14 17 2 30 96 107 Kansas State (7-5) vs. UCLA (6-6), 8 p.m. held light heavyweight titles from 1968 to
(ESPN) 12. Gonzaga (9-2) beat North Dakota 89-83, Ohio State 6 712 6412 SOUTHERN CAL 1974.
Chi Det Arizona 34 7 22 5 19 76 118 Louisville 412 7 63 Mississippi St
OT. Next: vs. IUPUI, Monday. 2000 Terrell Owens catches an NFL-record
First downs 22 18 Wednesday, Dec. 27 13. Kansas (8-2) beat Nebraska 73-72. Next: MEMPHIS 3 312 6512 Iowa St
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for 20 passes for 283 yards and a touchdown in
Total Net Yards 349 293 overtime loss. Top three teams in each divi- Independence Bowl vs. Omaha, Monday. Penn St 3 2 55 Washington
Southern Mississippi (8-4) vs. Florida State San Franciscos 17-0 victory over Chicago. Jeff
Rushes-yards 15-43 20-91 sion and two wild cards per conference ad- 15. Seton Hall (9-2) lost to Rutgers 71-65. Wisconsin 6 6 2 45
1
MIAMI
(6-6), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Michigan 712 712 4212 South Carolina Garcia completes 36 of 44 passes for 402
Passing 306 202 vance to playoffs. Next: vs. Wagner, Wednesday. yards and two touchdowns for the 49ers.
Punt Returns 1-2 4-46 Pinstripe Bowl 16. Virginia (9-1) beat Davidson 80-60. Next: Auburn 8 9 66 UCF
Fridays Games LSU 1 3 5112 Notre Dame 2006 LaDainian Tomlinson breaks Paul
Kickoff Returns 3-62 3-34 New Jersey 5, Dallas 2 Boston College (7-5) vs. Iowa (7-5), 4:15 vs. Savannah State, Tuesday. Hornungs 46-year-old NFL single-season
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 3-19 Carolina 5, Buffalo 4, OT p.m. (ESPN) 17. Purdue (11-2) beat Butler 82-67. Next: vs. Monday (Jan. 1) scoring record on a 15-yard run in the first
Comp-Att-Int 31-46-3 25-33-0 N.Y. Rangers 4, Los Angeles 2 Foster Farms Bowl Tennessee State, Thursday. Favorite O T O/U Underdog quarter of San Diegos game against Kansas
Detroit 3, Toronto 1 Arizona (7-5) vs. Purdue (6-6), 7:30 p.m. 18. Notre Dame (8-3) lost to Indiana 80-77, Georgia +3 2 60 Oklahoma City. The touchdown run gives him 180
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-8 4-35 Alabama 2 3 47 Clemson
Vancouver 4, San Jose 3, OT (FOX) OT. Next: vs. Dartmouth, Tuesday. points, breaking Hornungs record of 176 set
Punts 5-45.0 4-45.5 19. Florida State (9-1) lost to Oklahoma State
Saturdays Games Texas Bowl NFL with the Green Bay Packers in 1960.
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Texas (6-6) vs. Missouri (7-5), 8 p.m. (ESPN) 71-70. Next: vs. Charleston Southern, Mon-
Edmonton 3, Minnesota 2 Sunday 2006 Green Bays Brett Favre passes Dan
Penalties-Yards 13-97 8-58 N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 2, OT Thursday, Dec. 28 day. Marino to become the leagues all-time com-
Favorite O T O/U Underdog
Time of Possession 30:55 29:05 N.Y. Islanders 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Military Bowl 22. Florida (6-4) lost to Clemson 71-69. Next: Philadelphia 9 712 4012 NY GIANTS pletions leader with a 21-yard pass to wide
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 0 Virginia (6-6) vs. Navy (6-5), 12:30 p.m. vs. James Madison, Wednesday. CAROLINA 2 3 47 Green Bay receiver Carlyle Holiday. Favre, needed 14
RUSHINGChicago, Howard 10-37, Trubisky Carolina 2, Columbus 1 (ESPN) 23. Arizona (8-3) beat New Mexico 89-73. MINNESOTA 10 11 42 Cincinnati completions, finds Holiday over the middle
2-3, Burton 1-2, Cohen 2-1. Detroit, Riddick Philadelphia 2, Dallas 1, OT Next: vs. North Dakota State, Monday. BUFFALO 4 3 39 Miami with 1:42 left in the second quarter for the
Camping World Bowl 24. Texas Tech (9-1) beat Rice 73-53. Next: vs. JACKSONVILLE 9 11 38 Houston 4,968th completion of his 16-year career.
10D SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 CLARION LEDGER

Outdoors

J.D. Oswalt, 7, bagged a 150-class deer at 150 yards while hunting with his father, Jason Oswalt. SPECIAL TO CLARION LEDGER

7-year-old bags beast of a buck

Confident young
hunter makes
150-yard shot
Brian Broom
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
At seven years old, J.D. Oswalt of
Hollandale has accomplished some-
thing few will do in their lifetimes: he
harvested a 150-class buck.
It was Sunday afternoon, said the
hunters father, Jason Oswalt. We got
in the stand around 2 oclock. Wed seen
a small 6-point, some 4-points and
some does nothing spectacular.
Because youth hunters can shoot any
antlered deer, the hunt would have like-
ly ended there for most children, but
J.D. already has several bucks to his
credit. Also, Jason said children who
hunt on his familys land can shoot one
buck of their choice during a season, but
after that, they focus on harvesting ma-
ture bucks only.
In this case, the two were hoping for
one deer in particular. Jason had been
capturing images of a big 10-point on
game cameras, but the buck had been
eluding him and other family members
by remaining nocturnal.
Id actually hunted him hard the
week before while he (J.D.) was in
school, Jason said. I wanted him to kill
it, but it wasnt a deer me and my father-
in-law were going to pass up.
So they sat and watched deer feeding
on turnip greens, oats and wheat. But
after three hours of sitting, J.D. began to
lose hope in the hunt.
About three minutes before he said it
was a waste of time, Jason said. I told
him a hunt can change in five minutes.
And it did.
It was probably about 5:10 p.m., Ja-
son said. He came out from behind us
and actually walked past two does out
there.
He didnt pay them a bit of attention.
He just came out walking. I think he was
just passing through. I knew it was a
good deer. It was big-bodied deer.
At first, Jason didnt recognize the
deer, but as he watched he realized it
was the buck hed been hunting. Thats
when Jason began to pray his son would
make a good shot.
I was very nervous, Jason said.
The first thing I told my son was not to
look at the horns.
I knew if he missed wed probably
never see him again. He was probably
150, 160 yards a little farther than Im
comfortable with him shooting.
But Jason said J.D. had successfully
made shots that far before, so he opted
to let him shoot and stopped the deer by
making a sound. J.D. had the buck in his
scope and fired his Ruger rifle cham-
bered in .300 AAC Blackout.
He kind of hunched and then he said. He may not go 160, but hes going
ran, Jason said. I knew he hit the deer, to go 150 for sure.
but I didnt know how well he hit it.
He looked at me and said, Daddy, I the deer and its size.
think I just shot a moose. I smoked him,
Daddy.
Hit him? Yes. Smoked him? Maybe.
Jason and his father-in-law found blood
and tracked the deer, but then heard
him moving. Jasons father-in-law de-
cided they should leave and come back
in a few hours.
When they returned with a dog about
three hours later, they found the deer
100 yards from where hed been hit. J.D.
had made a perfect shot through the
deers chest. They also found the buck
to be much larger than what they ex-
pected.
We knew he was a good deer by
camera, but we didnt know how good
until we got our hands on him, Jason
said.
My father-in-law and brother-in-
law and I were amazed.
The buck had a 21-inch spread with
24-inch main beams. His bases were 5
inches and G2s were 7 inches.
We rough-scored him at 160, Jason
J.D. was also excited about finding
I was glad I didnt miss, J.D. said. It
felt awesome. I was happy.
As proud as Jason is of his sons har-
vest, he said hes not sure how taking an
animal like that will affect J.D.s future
in deer hunting.
Ive never killed a deer like that, Ja-
son said. Hes probably ruined now
killing a deer like that at seven.

Wildlife cadet makes history at training academy

Brian Broom
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
A Mississippi Department of Wild-
life, Fisheries, and Parks law enforce-
ment cadet recently made history at the
Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers
Training Academy.
Its the first time in history at MLEO-
TA that a female came out on top, said
Col. Steve Adcock of MDWFP. She took
the top average of everything.
That is a big accomplishment. We
actually had several officers that placed
in the top five of the different groups.
According to MDWFP Capt. Chris
Reed, the three areas of training and
testing are academics, physical fitness
and firearms qualifica-
tions. Cadet Karri Fulton
scored 99.06 in academ-
ics, 97.00 in firearms and
99.60 in physical fitness.
That put her in second
Karri Fulton place in each category
and first place overall.
Some people general-
ly have a strong suit, Reed said. For her
to be that proficient in all three of those
areas speaks to the type person she is
and her training.
Shes smart, and you cant train for
that. She can shoot and shes physically
fit.
MDWFP conservation officers are
among the most highly trained law en-
forcement officers in the state. They
complete their 12-week MLEOTA train- and what God created.
ing just as other officers, but because That respect for the states natural
their line of work includes situations resources and a desire to protect them
other agencies dont encounter, they are two of the reasons she said she
have an additional 12 weeks of training wants to become a conservation officer,
for situations that conservation officers but there are others.
face in the real world. Law enforcement will give me a
And the training can be tough. Fulton greater opportunity to draw women and
said her days at MLEOTA started with children into hunting and fishing and
physical training at 4:30 a.m. and some being outdoors, Fulton said. That is
extended well into the night with class- my goal as a law enforcement officer is
es and nighttime firearms training. The to reach more women and children.
training is so tough, Fulton said roughly Her goals are also what drove her to
20 cadets out of about 87 from various succeed.
agencies were unable to finish. But Ful- I think when its your passion and
ton said she is very motivated. dream, you push through, Fulton said.
I grew up hunting and fishing, the If its your call to do and God calls you to
Smith County native said. I grew up on do it, its something you stick with no
a farm and was taught to respect nature matter how hard it gets.

Youth Hunter Photo Contest

Parents or legal guardians can enter photos of their young hunter with a buck or doe
harvested in Mississippi this season
Hunters 15 and under are eligible. Contest starts September 30 and ends
December 18. Winner will be chosen by judges.
Winner receives a Mission Craze II bow from B&B Archery in Pearl --
approximate retail value $329. Second place receives a $100 prepaid debit card;
third place receives a $50 card.
Visit www.clarionledger.com/sports/outdoors for details and ofcial rules.

Brown can make MVP case vs. Pats
Jarrett Bell
Columnist
USA TODAY
A quick glance at items of interest as
Week 15 rolls on in the NFL:
Whos hot
Antonio Brown. Who says a wide re-
ceiver cant be the NFLs MVP? The won-
drous Steelers wideout leading the
league with 99 catches and 1,503 yards
has generated that type of discussion.
In stinging the Ravens for 213 yards on 11
catches last weekend, Brown notched
his fourth consecutive 100-yard game
(39 catches, 627 yards). But the num-
bers just scratch the surface of his im-
pact. Browns clutch (and often acrobat-
ic) grabs have been essential to Pitts-
burghs string of last-minute victories
(four of their last five wins) when ev-
eryone in the stadium knew he would be
Ben Roethlisbergers primary target.
Brown can further his case for becoming
the first receiver to win MVP honors in
the showdown at Heinz Field on Sun-
day. Patriots coach Bill Belichick knows.
Its just like Belichick to take away an
opponents best weapon or at least
prevent the weapon from dominating
the game. In New Englands two-game
sweep of Pittsburgh last season, includ-
ing the AFC title game, Brown caught
seven passes in each contest ... but nev-
er struck in the end zone.
Pressures on
Jared Goff. The low point of this
breakout season for the Rams quarter-
back came in a Week 5 loss the Sea-
hawks when he threw a season-high 47
passes and had a season-worst 48.9
passer rating and season-low 46.8%
completion rate, with two picks. Now
comes the rematch, in Seattle at that,
and with a division title to be won. No,
its not the same Seattle defense that
Goff saw in October, given the season-
ending injuries to Richard Sherman,
Kam Chancellor and Cliff Avril. But that
depleted Seattle defense handed it to
Carson Wentz in Week 13, and with Rus-
sell Wilson on the other side, this is,
well, Goff s biggest game yet.
LeBron dazzles with his passing prowess
Jeff Zillgitt
USA TODAY
CLEVELAND The full array of Le-
Bron James elite passing skills have
been on display this season.
From the simple to the sublime, Le-
Bron the Passer has dazzled in an area
of his game that has been a constant
since his rookie season in 2003-04.
He is averaging a career-best 9.1 as-
sists (third in the NBA) this year, and be-
fore Saturdays game against the Utah
Jazz, James had three consecutive
games with double digits in assists, in-
cluding matching his career high (17)
against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday
night.
Thats always been an enjoyment of
mine to be able to see my teammates
reap the benefits of the passes I just try
to put on time and on target, James
said.
James has reached double-figures in
assists 11 times this season seven
times resulting in a double-double and
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Key matchup
Sean Lee vs. Marshawn Lynch. The
Cowboys middle linebacker returned
last weekend after missing three games
with a hamstring injury and collected 18
tackles (10 solo), plus an interception.
That hes back in form is crucial for a
unit that will be without defensive tack-
le David Irving and cornerback Orlando
Scandrick on Sunday night in Oakland.
Lynch, meanwhile, has found a groove.
Hes scored touchdowns in three con-
secutive games and averaged 6.8 yards
per carry the past two weeks. Of course,
if Derek Carr brings his A-game against
a rookie-laden Dallas secondary, the
Cowboys could have much bigger issues
than containing Lynch, aka Beast-
mode.
Next man up
Nick Foles. Dont blame Eagles fans
for feeling snake-bitten by the torn ACL
that ended Wentzs season. Their mag-
four times in a triple-double and he
creates nearly 23 points per game on as-
sists.
At the rate he is accumulating points
and assists, James will finish his career
as the only player in NBA history to rank
in the top-10 in careers points and as-
sists.
He is seventh in all-time scoring
(29,601) and should pass Dirk Nowitzki
and Wilt Chamberlain in the next few
seasons, and hes 11th in all-time assists
(7,725) and should move into the top-10
next season.
If James puts together another pro-
ductive four or five seasons, he could
rank in the top five in both categories.
The only other player in the top-20 in
points and assists: Oscar Robertson.
As he got gotten older and smarter,
James recognition of what defenses do,
especially when he is double-teamed,
allows him to find open teammates of-
ten cutting to the basket for a layup or
waiting at the three-point line.
My job is when I have two on the ball
or I see a guy running or I see a guy open,
just try to put it in his pocket, James
said.
I know how my teammates like the
ball. I know if my teammates like laces
or no laces or laces out or whatever the
case may be. I just try to make them
comfortable for when they catch the
ball, all theyve got to do is let it go either
from the paint, from the perimeter and
we live with the results.
Nearly half of his assists are on three-
pointers, and he is making the most of
his passes, too.
Of his passes that are labeled poten-
tial assists by NBA.com, James team-
mates have scored on 53.8% of those
passes.
It helps that James has and has had
capable scorers on his team.
Of his 264 assists, 69 have gone to
Kevin Love, 39 to Jae Crowder, 37 to Kyle
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Pittsburgh Co. might not stand a chance if they
Steelers wide cant exploit L.A.s 29th-ranked run de-
receiver fense.
Antonio Brown
leads the NFL Stomach for an upset
with 99
catches and Packers at Panthers. Hes baaack.
1,503 yards Aaron Rodgers makes his much-antici-
and is riding a pated return from a fractured collarbone
streak of four on Sunday with Green Bay clinging to
consecutive hopes that it can repeat history. In 2013,
100-yard Rodgers also missed seven games due to
games (39 a fractured collarbone and returned to
catches for spark a victory in the regular-season fi-
627 yards). nale that clinched the division title.
PHILIP G. PAVELY/ There will be no NFC North crown this
USA TODAY time, but Green Bay (7-6) is in the wild-
SPORTS card mix and now it has the ultimate
wild card. Theres no easing into this.
Under new coordinator Steve Wilks,
Carolinas seventh-ranked defense has
forged a new identity with heavy blitz-
ing.
If the playoffs were today ...
The Jaguars (9-4) would win the AFC
South and hold the No. 3 seed in the AFC
playoffs. But this worst-to-first uprising
could get even sweeter for Jacksonville
if the Steelers topple the Patriots and
the Jaguars win out which would earn
ical season might have been too good to a No. 2 seed and a first-round bye.
be true. But theres still hope with Foles Sweeping the final three games wont be
because the Eagles have been the most easy. After hosting Houston on Sunday,
consistent team this season and his the Jaguars close with back-to-back
supporting cast includes a monster de- road games at San Francisco (and hot
fense. Coach Doug Pederson insists hell QB Jimmy Garoppolo) and at Tennes-
stay aggressive with Foles, beginning see, which could be a showdown to set-
with Sundays game against the Giants. tle the division crown.
It will be up to Foles to demonstrate
whether thats a good thing. Did you notice?
Rookie watch Since that monster game in Week 10
against Dallas, when he dumped Dak
Kareem Hunt. With 116 yards on 25 Prescott for six sacks, Falcons defensive
carries last weekend against Oakland, end Adrian Clayborn has tallied three
the Chiefs running back cracked 100 tackles and one sack in four games.
yards for the first time in eight games.
Maybe hes not done yet, as the Char- Stats the fact
gers come to Arrowhead for a Saturday
night showdown that might ultimately With 9 12 sacks, Panthers defensive
settle the AFC West. When the Chiefs end Julius Peppers is in range to become
were the NFLs last undefeated team at just the fourth player in NFL history to
5-0, Hunt rushed for triple digits in four produce 10 seasons with at least 10
of those wins. Now, with Hunt coming sacks. Bruce Smith did it 13 times, while
off a game in which he logged his most Reggie White (12) and Kevin Greene (10)
carries since the 5-0 start, Andy Reid & round out the exclusive club.
Cavaliers
forward
LeBron James
is averaging a
career-high 9.1
assists per
game this
season, which
ranks him third
in the NBA. He
had a
career-high 17
assists against
the Hawks on
Tuesday.
DAVID
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TODAY SPORTS
Korver, 29 to Jeff Green, 28 to J.R. Smith, the basketball floor.
19 to Dwyane Wade and 13 to Channing Passing is just part of James desire
Frye. to make the right play and demon-
James aptitude for passing has led to strates there are ways to impact the
incredible, did-he-just-do-that assists game other than scoring.
no-look passes, behind-the-back and James elaborated on that last season
anticipatory passes just out of reach of after the Cavaliers eliminated the Bos-
defenders. ton Celtics in the Eastern Conference fi-
I can see plays happen before they nals.
actually happen, James said. Its been part of the plan since I real-
Its been a gift of mine for a long ly started taking this game serious, to
time. My teammates do a great job of say How can I get the youth to feel like
making that gift that I have come to fru- passing the ball is OK? Making the extra
ition at the end of it. pass is OK? Drawing two defenders, and
Ive been blessed with the ability to no matter if you win or lose, if you make
see things before they happen out on the right play, its OK, James said.
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nized fitness programs for adults, students
and pro athletes has brought him scores of
awards, including the White House Champi-
ons of Change award and several designa-
tions as best trainer in the Jackson Metro
area.
Mike Frascogna III, who competed
against him in high school sports and played
college football at Notre Dame while Lacoste
played at Mississippi State, is an intellectual
property lawyer and co-author of five previ-
ous sports-related books. Lacoste: Living
Life at the Next Level, he says, is a result of
his 30-year friendship with Lacoste.
Lacoste and Frascogna will sign copies of
Lacoste: Life at the Next Level at 5 p.m. Dec.
20 at Lemuria Books in Jackson.
As the youngest of four competi-
tive, athletic and smart brothers and
the son of a very driven father, you
grew up in Jackson in a home youve
described as loving, supportive, and
extremely competitive. Briefly explain
the values that were instilled in you
through those years.
Growing up in a home that demonstrated
tremendous love, support, and extreme com-
petition fortunately taught me the values of
what true love, protection, and lifelong com-
eager for more
in Rooster Bar
Jim Ewing
Special to Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
John Grisham has amassed an im-
pressive backlist of novels tackling so-
cial injustices and/or corruption rang-
ing from coal mining (Gray Mountain,
2014) to casinos (The Whistler, 2016)
to rare books (Camino Island, 2017).
His latest, The Rooster Bar diverges
from some of his most popular charac-
ter studies, like Sebastian Rudd in
Rogue Lawyer (2015) or Jake Brigance
in A Time to Kill (1989) or Sycamore
Row (2013). But it continues what has
become a staple in the arsenal of Gris-
hams writing, fleshing out matters of
interest in current events where villains
abound.
Paul Lacoste calls out directions for a group drill during a workout at Madison See GRISHAM, Page 6F
Central High School. Lacoste has co-authored a new book about his lifes
challenges and triumphs, Lacoste: Living Life at the Next Level by Paul
Lacoste with Mike Frascogna III. FILE/CLARION LEDGER
Mississippi Reads
mitment is for family, friends, and loved Mississippi Reads
ones. More specifically, I learned by observa-
1. A Mississippi Palate, Robert St. John;
tion and watching my parents actions to-
Wyatt Waters, Different Drummer
wards each other and towards each of their
2. The Rooster Bar, John Grisham, Dou-
children. We were all taught we could achieve
bleday
and do anything we wanted if we stayed fo-
3. Paris in the Present Tense, Mark
cused, worked hard, and never gave up on the
Helprin, The Overlook Press
goals and dreams life set before us.
4. What Can I Bring? Elizabeth Heiskell,
Along with this, I was taught to not grow
Oxmoor
up and find any job just to bring home a
5. Oxford, Mississippi: The Cofield
paycheck, but to truly find something I was
Collection, John Cofield, Cofield
passionate about -- and that success was
6. The Southern Foodways Alliance
sure to follow. This is something I have per-
Guide to Cocktails, Sara Camp Milam and
sonally carried on and try to instill in my two
Jerry Slater, University of Georgia Press
sons, Cannon and Cole, on a daily basis.
7. S Is for Southern, Editors of Garden
As you grew, you realized you were
and Gun, Harper Wave
blessed with athletic talent and,
8. Blues@home, H. C. Porter, HC Porter
thanks to your mother, you also ex-
9. The Chef and the Slow Cooker,
celled academically despite the chal-
Hugh Acheson, Clarkson Potter
lenges of hyperactivity and dyslexia.
10. Fannye Cook, Dorothy Shawhan;
How have these realities shaped you?
edited by Marion Barnwell and Libby Hart-
Growing up with ADHD and dyslexia
field, University Press of Mississippi
combined, I had to quickly learn the impor-
tance of a serious work ethic at a young age. I
treated my football days as my job from junior so many obstacles and so many stages in my
Children and Young Adults
high forward. With this, I had to choose to life, including my brothers death at a very 1. Goldeline, Jimmy Cajoleas, HarperCol-
overcome obstacles, never back down, and young age, accepting the highs and lows of lins
know hard work was sure to pay off. my football career, overcoming West Nile, 2. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Get-
Looking back, I am forever thankful for and facing a terrible divorce, to name a few. away, Jeff Kinney, Abrams
my mothers consistency in working with me After being named an All SEC player 3. Red and Lulu, Matt Tavares, Candle-
every day, and for choosing to not let my fits at Mississippi State and participating wick
as a kid cause her to give in and not make me in brief associations with the NFL, the 4. The Purloining of Prince Oleomar-
complete what she knew was best for me. garine, Mark Twain, Philip C. Stead, and
Those realities have brought me through See LACOSTE, Page 7F Erin Stead, Doubleday
5. Nothing Rhymes with Orange,
Adam Rex, Chronicle Books
Compiled by University Press of Mis-
sissippi
Reported by Bay Window Books (Brandon);

Books for young readers to enjoy
Books
Clara Martin
Guest columnist
At the end of every year, it
is always wonderful to look
back and see what great
books were published and
now on the shelves for chil-
dren to enjoy reading.
Here are the Best Books of
2017 to you can give as a gift
this holiday season.
Best Books for Kids Ages
0 -3
Life by Cynthia Rylant
and illustrated by Brendan
Wenzel, $17.99 (signed
copies available at Lemu-
ria)
The vibrant, life-filled il-
lustrations are accompanied
by one line of text per page.
The story begins with an il-
lustration of a small plant
growing in the desert, with
the line, Life begins small.
HOME OF THE
BOOK - SIGNED $60
Book Mart and Caf (Starkville); Lemuria
Books (Jackson); Lorelei Books (Vicksburg);
Main Street Books (Hattiesburg); Square
Books (Oxford); Turnrow Books (Green-
Even for the elephants. 12 Days of Christmas
wood); Turning Pages (Natchez)
Then it grows. The follow- by Greg Pizzoli, $16.99
ing page shows a baby ele- (signed copies available at
phant reaching a trunk up Lemuria Books)
Signings
to a larger elephant. Life We all know how the song Elizabeth Heiskell signs What Can I
grows. Ask any animal on goes: On the first day of Bring? 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday, Turn-
earth, what do you love Christmas, my true love gave row Book Co, 304 Howard Street, Green-
about life? A gorgeous book to me...A Patridge in a pear wood, 662-453-5995
for a newborn or toddler. tree. Followed by turtle John Grantham will be featured by Lorelei
My Very First Mother doves, french hens, and five Books at Martins at Midtown Trivia Night,
Goose by Iona Opie, illus- golden rings. Greg Pizzoli re- offering The Worlds Hardest Music Trivia,
trated by Rosemary Wells, imagines this classic Christ- 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1101 Belmont St., Vicks-
$24.99 (copies signed by mas carol in his newest pic- burg, 601-634-8624
Rosemary Wells available ture book for children, The Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters sign
at Lemuria) Twelve Days of Christmas. and personalize "A Mississippi Palate," 2:00
Folklorist Iona Opie With each introduction of a p.m. Tuesday, Main Street Books, 210 Main
passed away this year. Her new day of Christams, an el- both author and illustrator Street, Hattiesburg, 601-584-6960.
legacy lives on in the nursery ephant family receives the available at Lemuria) Wyatt Waters signs and personalizes
rhymes that she collected gift that corresponds to the Hands down this is one of "Waters 2018 Calendar, Paintings I Like
and edited in this beautiful day according to the carol. my favorite books for kids Edition," 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Main Street
edition of Mother Goose that Have you ever really stopped this year. Its about a Books, Hattiesburg
are perfect for babys first to think about what would princess who is tired of her Paul Lacoste and Mike Frascogna III
Christmas. happen if you had a room routine, so she writes to her sign Lacoste: Living Life at the Next Level,
The Little Red Cat Who filled with an assortment of fairy godmother, asking for a 5 p.m. Wednesday, Lemuria, 202 Banner
Ran Away and Learned His birds? Namely, six geese a- pet. She imagines getting a Hall, Jackson, 601-366-7619
ABCs (The Hard Way) by laying and seven swans a- golden retriever, but what Richelle Putnam signs Mississippi and
Patrick McDonnell, $17.99 swimming? It would be she gets instead is a croco- the Great Depression, 5:30 p.m. Wednes-
Ive been a fan of Patrick chaos. Pizzoli takes the this dile. When the crocodile pre- day, Lorelei Books, 1103 Washington St.,
McDonnells illustrations for carol and makes it literal, tends to be the princess for a Vicksburg, 601-634-8624
a long time, and this little red and that parents and young day, you can imagine that Richard Grant signs Dispatches from
cat is one of my new favor- readers alike will giggle over things do not go smoothly. Pluto, 1 p.m. Friday, Lemuria, Jackson
ites. As the little red cat runs the growing gifts the little el- Hilarious, and told in short D.A. Field signs Blood Memory Society,
away from home, he encoun- ephant family does not know chapters, this is a wonderful Bk. 1, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Friday, Turning Pages
ters adventures involving what to do with. book for the reader just be- Books & More, Natchez, 601-442-2299
the alphabet, and this is the Best Books for Kids Ages ginning chapter books or to Charline R. McCord and Judy H. Tucker
perfect book for a little one 4-7 be read aloud at bed time. sign A Year in Mississippi, 2 p.m. Saturday,
just learning his or her let- Princess Cora and the This House Once by Lemuria, Jackson
ters. The letter Z is accompa- Crocodile by Laura Amy Deborah Freedman, $17.99 David Crews signs The Mississippi Book
nied by a little red cat, safe at Schlitz and Brian Floca, of Quotations, 2 p.m. Saturday, Lemuria,
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Local restaurants making Christmas dinner
Katie Eubanks
Columnist
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
Every Christmas Eve, my mom preps
the ingredients for our Christmas breakfast
casserole. Its eggs, sausage, cheese you
know, the breakfast trifecta.
She might add broccoli this year, but itll
still be yummy. Ive already tasted the pro-
totype.
Every Christmas Eve, Mom puts the
casserole in the fridge overnight. And every
Christmas morning, our breakfast is in the
oven before the first present is unwrapped.
Its the final gift, a savory treat to tide us
over till Christmas dinner.
Breakfast casserole is pretty easy to
make. Im sure when I start hosting more
holiday dinners, Ill make it too. Its tradi-
tion.
But Christmas dinner? Prime rib,
mashed potatoes and that most mysteri-
ous concoction of all gravy?
Im not sure anyone wants me trying to
do that.
OK, so its hard to mess up mashed po-
tatoes. But the thought of purchasing an
entire roast, keeping it in my fridge until
Christmas, calculating cook time based on
weight, checking and re-checking it and
somehow figuring out exactly when its
just right ... Im anal enough as it is. Id
drive myself crazy.
And I wont even pretend to know any-
thing about gravy.
Making Christmas unique
Billy Watkins
Mississippi Clarion Ledger
USA TODAY NETWORK
For Frances Permenter Smith of Madison
County, nothing says Christmas like the vel-
vety voice of Johnny Mathis and an 1883 silver
dollar.
My oldest sister, Amy, brought the Johnny
Mathis Merry Christmas album home to
Greenville in 1958 after her first semester of col-
lege, Smith recalls. Mathis was really popular
(at the time), and it didnt take long for that al-
bum to become a huge part of our Christmas
morning.
Smith and her three sisters would stand
single file, youngest to oldest, waiting for their
parents to open the living room door to see
what Santa had brought them.
As we opened presents, that Johnny Ma-
this album played on our record player, Smith
says. So, naturally, when I play that album
now and Ive bought the 8-track, the cassette
and the CD to go with it through the years it
takes me right back to my time as a little girl.
I play it in my car during the holidays. I play
it in my house. And, yes, I play it on Christmas
morning. It makes me extremely happy.
The album has sold more than 5 million
copies and features such classics as O Holy
Night and Winter Wonderland.
After the last present was opened, Smiths
dad would go to all the children youngest to
oldest and slip a silver dollar into the palms
of her hands.
He would always say, As long as you keep
one of these in your pocket, youll never be
broke, Smith says with a chuckle.
Walter Smith died in 1995. He was buried
with a silver dollar in his back pocket.
I still have most of the silver dollars he gave
me I keep them in a safety deposit box, she
says. But I saw a few people having necklaces
made of them. So back in the late 70s or early
80s, I took the oldest one I had and got a jew-
eler to make me one.
So I always pay tribute to my parents on
Christmas. My mom, who was a beautiful sing-
er and a talented pianist, taught me the love of
music. And when I wear that silver dollar neck-
lace each Christmas, I feel like a part of my dad
is right next to me.
A sweet and sour Christmas dinner
Thanks to a hectic holiday schedule, Jona-
than and Shelly Cloud experimented with a
new tradition last year.
My sister is a nurse, and she and her family
had to leave (Madison) on Christmas Day and
drive back to Richmond, Virginia, Shelly says.
Fans of A Christmas Story in which the
family winds up eating their holiday meal at a
local Chinese restaurant Shellys family de-
cided to try something similar.
While Shelly, Jonathan and their three chil-
dren dined on Chinese food in the Jackson area
on Christmas night, her parents did the same
in south Mississippi and her sisters family
stopped at a Chinese eatery somewhere in
South Carolina.
We couldnt help but laugh when we got
there, Shelly says. Not only was the place
open, there were a lot of people eating.
While they werent serenaded with Christ-
mas carols by the staff like in the movie, the
people working there were really festive. They
were like, Merry Christmas! Come on in.
Family members shared photos from their
various locations.
The whole experience was different and
fun, Shelly says, until
Until one of the family members Shelly
Abstaining from cooking on Christmas
gives you more time to spend with family,
try out your new presents (yes I still get
excited about that) and relax, instead of
fussing at an oven for three hours.
So Ive done some research. This list is
not comprehensive, but here are some
Jackson-area restaurants that will make
Christmas dinner for you. Most are of the
call-ahead-and-come-get-it type, but
some deliver. Two of them (marked with
an asterisk) are even open to diners on the
big day. Youll probably pay more than you
would for meats and sides to cook, but if
youre like me, youll gladly fork over the
money for your mental health.
Broad Street Bakery & Cafe
What theyre doing: Christmas meats,
sides and desserts for pickup by 3 p.m.
Christmas Eve. (They also do year-round
catering with delivery, which costs extra.)
Deadline to call in pickup orders: 7
p.m. Dec. 18
Phone: 601-362-2900
Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop
What theyre doing: Traditional holi-
day pies (plus their I-40 pie) for pickup
between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 23.
Ordering deadline: Dec. 18
Phone: 769-257-5737
Campbells Bakery
What theyre doing: Christmas-
Frances Smith has two Christmas
traditions that never change: Johnny
Mathis Christmas music on repeat, and
receiving a silver dollar every year on
the holiday. JUSTIN SELLERS/CLARION LEDGER
Cyndy and Buz McGuire of Macon start
every Christmas season by hanging a
painting done by artist Bos Stevens of
Starkville. It was a birthday gift from
Buz to Cyndy 26 years ago.
COURTESY BUZ MCGUIRE
didnt want to reveal who or where came
down with food poisoning.
Whether the familys Chinese Christmas
dinner will grow into a tradition remains unset-
tled.
My sister and her family cant come to Mis-
sissippi until right after Christmas, Shelly says. Madison County resident Frances Smith says, My mom, who was a beautiful
We havent ruled it out. But we can always say singer and a talented pianist, taught me the love of music. And when I wear that
we did it once, just like the people in the movie. silver dollar necklace each Christmas, I feel like a part of my dad is right next to
The glue that holds them together
Salvation Army Capt. Ken Chapman, who
spent eight years (2008-16) as commander in
Jackson, has always found magic in nativity
scenes.
When I was growing up, we didnt have a lot
of money, says Chapman, who along with his
wife, Jessie, are Area Commanders of the Tulsa,
Oklahoma Salvation Army. All we had was this
tiny little nativity scene that I could fit in my
hand. I always thought, This is such an impor-
tant thing, it should be much bigger.
He and Jessie, who were married 24 years
ago, have a nativity scene in every room of their
home. Even the bathroom and the laundry
room, he says. The couple shop for them wher-
ever they travel.
We had a chance to go to the Holy Land in
February and we bought one that was carved
from an olive tree in Bethlehem.
But there is one they keep on the living room
mantel during the Christmas holidays. It is the
focal point of the familys decorations.
Jessie and I bought it at an outlet mall in
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, the first year we were
married, he says. Its showing its age. Its been
glued back together and painted.
But every year at Christmas, the baby Jesus
from that manger scene has become the glue
that holds our family together and will con-
tinue to do so long after Jessie and I are gone.
On Christmas Eve, the couple will wrap the
baby Jesus just like any other present and slip
him into the gift pile.
We will put one of (our kids or grandkids)
CLARIONLEDGER.COM SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2017 3F
themed tea cakes and petit fours are avail-
able to purchase at the store, and call-in
dessert orders can be picked up anytime
before 4 p.m. Dec. 23.
Ordering deadline: Usually, three days
before you want it. Around the holidays?
Better call now.
Phone: 601-362-4628 (Fondren) or
769-300-2790 (Madison)
Char Buttermilk Sky Pie Shop has pies
available for pre-order and pickup for
What theyre doing: Traditional sides Christmas. COURTESY BUTTERMILK SKY PIES
and pecan pie for pickup between 11 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Ordering deadline: As soon as possi- Fresh Cut Catering and Floral
ble, but at least before Dec. 20 .
Phone: 601-956-9562 What theyre doing: Christmas din-
ners and desserts for pickup or delivery as
Cookin Up a Storm late as Dec. 22.
Ordering deadline: Dec. 18
What theyre doing: Christmas sides Phone: 601-939-4518
and desserts for pickup as late as noon on
Christmas Eve. Hickory Pit
Ordering deadline: No firm deadline,
but call soon to be safe. What theyre doing: Turkeys and des-
Phone: 601-957-1166 serts for pickup between 10 a.m. and 9
p.m. Dec. 22 or 23.
Crazy Cat Eat Up Ordering deadline: Dec. 20
Phone: 601-956-7079
What theyre doing: Christmas din-
ners and desserts for pickup between 9 Hilton Jackson (County Line Road)
a.m. and 2 p.m. Dec. 23.
Ordering deadline: No firm deadline, What theyre doing: Christmas dinner
but they usually cant accommodate any- and dessert for pickup as late as 11 a.m.
one after Dec. 21. Dec. 23.
Phone: 601-957-1441
See DINNER, Page 8F
me. JUSTIN SELLERS/CLARION LEDGER
names on it and hand it out at some point as 1993, we gave Bos a list of names and he added
we are opening presents. When its opened, we several to the list.
stop everything and read the Christmas story The McGuires hang the painting shortly af-
from the book of Luke. Then we go around the ter Thanksgiving each year in a prominent
room and everyone says what they are thank- spot in our living room where all of our family
ful for this Christmas. festivities take place, Buz says. I cant imag-
When the kids were younger, they would ine a McGuire Christmas without it.
roll their eyes when we stopped to read the
Christmas story. Now, they look forward to it. Dont you have fried oysters for
Sure, the ties and socks and toys are fun to Christmas?
open, but this tradition really helps us focus on
what the day truly means. Christmas Eve has always been Shirley
Walkers favorite day of the year.
An artful Santa Its the anticipation, the special feel of
that day, says Walker, who lives in Jackson. I
Buz and Cyndy McGuires favorite Christ- remember as a kid trying to catch a glimpse of
mas tradition is the hanging of a painting that Rudolph leading Santas sleigh and listening to
shows Santa Claus at his desk, a naughty and the reports of where Santa was in the world at
nice book open in front of him. that moment.
A closer look reveals that the names listed As I reached adulthood, I remember we
under the Good Boys and Girls include the would go riding around and looking at Christ-
McGuires own names, plus those of their par- mas lights while singing carols along with the
ents, children, nephews and godchildren. radio. We would then go home and eat ...
The painting was done in November 1991 by sweets that we had made. We would pop open
the couples lifelong friend, Bos Stevens, an champagne and enjoy a Christmas toast. And
artist who grew up in Macon but now lives in we would all get to open one present before go-
Starkville. ing to bed.
Cyndy had always admired a Santa Claus Now in her 40s, Walkers Christmas Eves
painting that was displayed every year at the are similar to the ones she remembers two dec-
Frith Lake Club Christmas Dance (in Noxubee ades ago: Family gathers, snacks are eaten, a
County). ... I asked Bos if he would paint one toast is made. Plus, we still wait on Santa, she
for me, and I told him to come up with what- says, laughing.
ever design he wanted. And they still have a Christmas morning
He had included a few family names in the
original but after my third child was born in See CHRISTMAS, Page 8F
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ACROSS
1 Cooks with dry heat
6 firma
11 On edge
16 Pummels
21 Wide awake
22 Another time
23 Benefit
24 Savory jelly
25 Bit of color
26 Cozy
28 Actors place
29 Bed-and-breakfast
30 Horton Hears a !
32 Redact
33 Denominations
35 Many yrs.
36 Coral islets
38 Arab ruler
41 Paradise
43 Extreme degree
44 Saucy
45 Low wall on a roof
48 Build
50 Certain vote
52 Find
55 Pencil remnant
57 soda
58 Old gold coin
62 Abbr. on an envelope
63 Mr. Preminger
65 Talk
67 Alehouse
69 Group of settlers
70 Spot on a die
71 Actress Farrow
72 Nothing
74 For one
76 Cut
77 Has a late meal
79 Recipe measure
81 Long-legged bird
83 Amphibian 167 Goddess of the hunt 54 Kind of old print 144 Anchor
85 Pt. on a compass 169 Basic element 56 Commonplace 146 Candies
86 Correct, as a text 173 Cat- tails 59 Limited 147 Golden-touch king
88 Sauna attire 175 Narrow passage 60 Flavoring for 148 Old-womanish
90 Jewel 176 Follow liqueurs 149 Climb
92 Bragged 177 Kind of magical card 61 Used a keyboard 151 Treaties
94 Marsh bird 178 Midler or Davis 64 Not loose 153 Seed layer
96 Gold-Bug author 179 Kernels 66 Money offered 156 The upper crust
97 Fetch 180 Fight (Hyph.) 68 Winged creature 157 Ana
99 Commotion 181 Furthers 69 Bedlam 158 Online message
100 Marked with patches 182 Perspiration 73 Table part 160 Utters
of color 75 Male swan 161 Proof word
103 Unmatched DOWN 78 Break 163 Attempt
105 Anklebone 1 Dyeing technique 80 the question 165 Lots and lots
107 Having wings 2 Skirt shape (Hyph.) 81 Like unkempt yards 168 Beatty or Rorem
110 Sickly 3 Loggins or Rogers 82 Kingly 170 Insect egg
111 Praise 4 Work unit 84 Information 171 Mineral
113 Sing a certain way 5 Ragout 87 Flavoring for pickles 172 a chance!
115 Cry of contempt 6 City in Washington 89 Court 174 Just made
117 Row 7 The I 91 Brooks or Blanc
118 Right away! 8 Ovine animal 93 Sediment
120 Victuals 9 Plentiful 95 Like a forest
122 Billiards stick 10 Battery terminal 98 Clumsy boat
123 Kind of mask 11 Ragged clothes 100 Dance club
125 New Deal org. 12 Marie Saint 101 Place of sacrifice
126 Old name for China 13 Seizes 102 Twosome
128 Kiddie 14 Mum 104 Sawbones
130 Latin abbr. 15 Put into office 105 Gear projections
132 Waterproof cover 16 Singing voice 106 Long story
133 A letter 17 Superlative suffix 108 Laconic
134 Mountain nymph 18 Swiftly 109 Rub out
135 Destiny 19 Zoo animal 112 Rounded mark
137 Bristle 20 Fragrance 114 Payable
139 Crocodile 27 Midway attraction 116 Coolidges
141 Cookbook meas. 31 Religious outcast predecessor
143 Twilight 34 Old possessive 119 all folks!
145 Act as moderator 37 Spring 121 Plaything
147 Bulk 39 facto 124 Tater
150 Clean-air gp. 40 Soak flax 127 Classified items
152 Tangle 42 tide 129 Seized
154 Stitched 44 Simon and Newman 131 Tam-o-shanter
155 Sleeveless garment 46 Particle 132 Sapling
159 Abbr. in business 47 Pull 136 Hybrid fruit
160 Hackneyed 49 Hint 138 Taxing org.
162 Travels 51 Tokyo, formerly 140 A state (Abbr.)
164 and dart 52 Slight error 142 Favorite
166 Ordinance 53 Drug 143 In abundance

Horoscopes
Aries (March 21-April 19). Youve been
psyching yourself up for something,
and its almost game time. Just dont let
your enthusiasm blind you to other
things and people. Pay attention to
your environment.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). To do the
right thing for the wrong person is still a
fail.
Gemini (May 21-June 21). People
around you would like to think that you
only see what they choose to show you
about themselves; however, thats sim-
ply not the case. You see all.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). For sensitive
people like you, there doesnt have to
be a great deal of physical evidence
that a person you love is hurting.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). This will be a day
of juxtapositions and opposites.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Youve been
known to spread joy indiscriminately,
though if you get more focused, you
could do some real good today, be-
cause someone in your realm is in dire
need of a lift.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Work and wait,
wait and work. It seems to you that
doing your duty shouldnt require so
much patience.
Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Theres
something to be gained from dabbling
casually in different worlds and inter-
ests.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Youre
willing to sacrifice sweetness if thats
whats necessary for health, but what if
the two arent mutually exclusive?
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). As for
those emotions that are not so easily
defined or understood, theres healing
power there.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You think,
Now why would a person behave like
that? The truth is that people act un-
consciously all the time.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Youve been
known to attract what you want without
ever asking out loud, but thats not the
norm, and its really not today.
Todays Birthday (Dec. 17). Your intelli-
gence will be sought time and again.
Youll be invited to boards, think tanks
and elite groups. The first part of the
year, youll be a tourist or feel like a
tourist in someone elses life. How far
do you go with an exciting quest in
April? Libra and Taurus adore you. Your
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Dad is obsessed with inheritance
Dear Abby
Jeanne Phillips
Dear Abby: My father aged 68, ac-
tive and in good health has become
increasingly obsessed with deciding
who will get which of his belongings
when he passes.
Almost every conversation now con-
sists of some form of Do you think your
cousin Joey would like my antique fish-
ing lure collection? Im glad hes think-
ing ahead and putting his affairs in or-
der, but it has been months since weve
been able to talk about normal things,
and I feel like hes missing out on living
in the present.
I finally had to tell Dad to stop asking
my young kids which of his childhood
toys they would like when he dies be-
cause it was freaking them out. They no
longer want to go over there because
theyre terrified hes going to keel over
in front of them.
Wife sees health issue as private
Ask Carolyn
Carolyn Hax
Dear Carolyn: I was recently diag-
nosed with a significant health prob-
lem. Im not one to share personal is-
sues like that. I, of course, shared this
with my husband but told him under no
uncertain terms, emphatically and re-
peatedly, that he was not to tell anyone.
He told. He told his daughters, his
colleague, a couple of his friends.
When I found out hed betrayed a
confidence, I told him how very angry I
am, how very hurt I am, and how very
disappointed in him I am.
He made excuses ...
They needed to know why you
didnt attend a funeral. He needed to
know why I couldnt attend a meeting.
How do I get him to stop this, move
on and continue living his life? Im pret-
ty sure he doesnt have an illness hes
keeping secret. Obsessiveness is nor-
mal for him, but this topic is new.
Adult Son In Florida
Dear Adult Son: Have you asked
your father directly what has caused
this change in his behavior? If you
havent, you should.
Have you any idea how long it has
been since his last physical and neuro-
logical examination? If it has been more
than a year, suggest the two of you go
together to make absolutely sure noth-
ing is wrong with him.
Because you prefer he stop talking
about death and distribution of assets
with your children, let him know that
todays young people prefer electronic
gadgets rather than the toys he played
with in his youth. Its the truth, and he
needs to hear it.
Dear Abby: I belong to a group of
men who play golf twice a week. After a
round of golf, well have a couple of
pitchers of beer to relax.
Im having a really difficult time get-
ting over this.
Venting!!
Ayyy, dont minimize your actions,
feelings or self. Youre not (just) Vent-
ing!!, youre asking for help with a
problem thats significant now, could
worsen later and sits uninvited atop an
already serious health problem.
For which Im so sorry. No doubt its a
scary time for you.
Though obviously to a lesser degree,
its a scary time for your husband, too
so instead of just trying to get over this,
I hope youll use it as a chance for you
and your husband to learn to handle
this crisis together.
For that youll both need to figure out
what will help you, what will help the
other, and what you can realistically
ask of each other.
Your letter states one such helper
privacy and implies another an ad- post.com.
We take turns buying the beer for the
group, but there is no set rotation.
Sometimes you may buy two pitchers,
others you dont buy any.
One member of the group drinks the
beer but never buys, even when its ob-
vious that he hasnt after many oppor-
tunities.
Several of us are upset by his selfish-
ness, and we have made comments to
him about it.
They roll off him like water off a
ducks back. How do you think we
should handle this selfish individual?
Step Up To The Bar In Texas
Dear Step Up: Try this. Hand him
the bill and say, Its YOUR turn! But if
that doesnt work, next time make it
each man for himself and switch to bot-
tles or glasses.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van
Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips,
and was founded by her mother, Pau-
line Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at
www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440,
Los Angeles, CA 90069.
mission of fault by your husband. You
asked for his discretion, which he com-
pletely botched, and you asked him to
admit how profoundly he botched it,
which he then botched by making ex-
cuses.
Even deserved criticism can en-
trench people against you, though, es-
pecially those who feel vulnerable, so
revisit this issue more as a matter of
what you felt than of what he did. Say
his explanation deepened your frustra-
tion because it says he prioritized what
they needed and he needed over
what you needed, just as your needs felt
most acute. But first: Forgive him. His
excuses say hes defensive, and pre-
sumably scared about your health, too.
If he has any self-awareness, hes also
embarrassed by failing you on the one
thing you asked of him.
Email Carolyn at tellme@wash
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Friends enjoy minestrone in Milan

Food My wife and I, along with Online:
Robert St. John Waters and his girlfriend,
Guest took a cab to Barbara and Al- See Robert St. Johns
columnist bertos apartment located in Minestrone recipe at
the heart of Milan on the clarionledger.com/
edge of the Quadrilatero magnolia
The short bio on several (four square blocks in the
of my social media plat- high fashion district) with a
forms reads, Robert St. nice view of the Duomo. good as Ive ever eaten
John: Mediocre chef, aver- They had invited another light, flavorful, and unlike
age writer, pretty good res- couple to dinner Roberto, mine, without tomatoes.
taurateur, enthusiastic trav- an Italian journalist for a Barbara passed around a Enjoying a Milan dinner with friends. From left are Kristie Jacobs, Wyatt Waters, Barbara
eler, world-class eater. Its major publication who had plate of bresaola (Italian Columbo, Robert St. John, Jill St. John and Alberto Berticelli.
meant to be a slight tongue- spent 10 years in New York cured beef, and my absolute SPECIAL TO THE CLARION LEDGER
in-cheek rendition of my and Washington as a foreign favorite antipasta) and pe- tion on your end of the table, families. He spoke about the fun is automatic. That fi-
professional life, though I correspondent, and his wife. corino, and we had panat- but regret that youre miss- how we met years ago and nal dinner in Milan was a
feel that its a fairly accurate The couple spoke English tone with zabaglione for ing what is being said on the our mutual love for each oth- prime example of the Five
and progressive description well, and were well versed dessert. The meal was sim- other end. ers countries and culture. It Fs. We were eating in the
of my abilities and profes- on American culture. The ple, uncomplicated, authen- The defining moment for was genuine, warm, per- shadow of one of the most
sional standing. Because journalist had interviewed tic and delicious. It was a me was when Alberto asked sonal, and one of the most magnificent cathedrals in all
when one boils it all down, I three presidents and still real, Italian home-cooked Roberto to translate for him. meaningful meal moments I of Europe. Family was at the
really do eat better than I had children in New York. dinner, and as good as the Alberto, who speaks English have ever experienced a table, and friends were at
do anything else. I have the Alberto took us to the food was and it was excel- well (though he doesnt perfect end to a great trip. the table. There was excel-
size 40 pants to back it up. roof to see a great night view lent the dinner-table con- think so), wanted to make Anyone who has read this lent food on the table, and it
I have eaten a lot of meals of the city lit up at Christ- versation and company sure that nothing got lost in column over the past two was most definitely fun.
all over the world from mastime. We exhaled. We were even better. in the interpretation of his decades probably knows Onward.
multiple-course meals at had no film crew and no re- There was never a sec- statement. What followed that I believe that they keys Robert St. John is a res-
some of the worlds most sponsibilities. The dinner onds lull in the banter as all was one of the most heart- to a rich and full life are taurateur, chef and au-
recognized restaurants, to table conversation was en- eight of us were engaged at felt complimentary toasts faith, family, friends, food thor. Visit him online at
the late-night Waffle House gaging. Alberto, also a re- once. It was one of those from a friend I have ever re- and fun. Its been my experi- robertstjohn.com. Follow
meal I enjoyed over the tired journalist, made the dinners where you are en- ceived. Alberto spoke of our ence that when one can him on Twitter, @rob
weekend. Its what I do. Im minestrone, and it was as thralled with the conversa- friendship and of our two bring the first four together, ertstjohn
good at it.
Now that we have estab-
lished my eating creden-
tials, Id like to cover one of
the most memorable meals
Ive had in a while. Watercol-
orist Wyatt Waters and I
have just returned from a
trip to Northern Italy Ven-
ice, Bologna, Milan where
we led 25 people on a food-
art excursion through that
part of the world. We also
brought our Palate to Palette
film crew to document the
event in eight episodes that
will air alongside the eight
episodes we filmed in Tus-
cany last spring.
Our group ate all manner
of meals across Northern It-
aly. We dined in small, out-
of-the way trattorias in Ven-
ice, an ancient wine cellar in
Bologna, a century-old oste-
ria on the island of Burano,
and a wide range of places in
Milan. Outside of Venice (I
have always believed the
food in Venice is twice as ex-
pensive and half as good as
other cities), the meals were
outstanding.
Though the most memo-
rable meal for me was not in
a trattoria, osteria or risto-
rante. The most memorable
meal I have eaten in the past
few months was at our
friends Barbara and Alber-
tos Milan apartment.
Our guests had returned
home after an exhaustive
and fun-filled week where
we covered two weeks
worth of Italy in seven days.
I always schedule a set-up/
prep day at the beginning of
the week and a wind-down
day at the end of the journey.
Barbara and Alberto had
helped me secure several of
the dinner reservations and
had joined us for a few of the
meals. Once everyone has
gone home, you will come to
our home for a light meal,
Barbara said. The invitation
was a welcome one.
After a weeks worth of
multiple-course meals in
three different cities, Barba-
ra knew we needed some
down time, but she also
made a point to say, We will
only have minestrone and
bresaola. She knew that our
dining excursions had been
on the heavy side and that
we would appreciate some-
thing light and uncomplicat-
ed, but I also got the feeling
that she wanted to make
sure we knew that Italians
dont typically eat that
heavy.
I know that Italians dont
eat like we do when were
over there. But I take my re-
sponsibility as a tour guide
seriously, and I want our
guests to try as much as Italy
has to offer, and in a short
amount of time. During the
week I tell our guests, There
will be a lot of food. Eat what
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sortment of dishes and have

a great feel of what Italian
cuisine is all about. I sus-
pect Barbara might think we
eat like that all of the time,
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and she wanted to show us a

typical Italian supper.
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Children notes from a bedtime story that Mark

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(signed copies available at Lemuria)
Curl up by the fire and read this pic-
ture book on a cold night. This is one of
the most beautifully illustrated picture
books of 2017, and a great book to add to
any childs collection.
The Wolf, the Duck, and the
Mouse by Mac Barnett and Jon Klas-
sen, $17.99 (signed copies by both au-
thor and illustrator available at Le-
muria)
Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen have a
history of creating great books together,
and this one might be their funniest yet.
What happens when a mouse is swal-
lowed by a big, bad wolf? He finds a
duck who has set up camp inside the
wolf s stomach, and both duck and
mouse feast and feast until the wolf has
a bellyache. Both duck and mouse are
living it upuntil the wolf s life is
threatened by a hunter, and then they
have to create a plan to save the day. Add
this book to your shelf immediately.
Best Books for Kids Ages 8 - 12
The Purloining of Prince Oleomar-
garine by Mark Twain, Philip Stead,
and illustrated by Erin Stead, $24.99
(signed copies available at Lemuria)
Why is this my favorite fiction book
this year? In publishing, it is not too rare
for a well-known authors work to be
found and published posthumously.
However, in the case of The Purloining
of Prince Oleomargarine, Phil and Erin
Stead managed to take sixteen pages of
Twain told his daughters, and turn it
into a true literary masterpiece over a
century later. Phil holds a conversation
with the ghost of Mark Twain (which is
hilarious) and Erins illustrations are ai-
ry and lovely, as always. They truly
breathe life into the story. So whats the
right age for this book? Id say some-
where from 6 to 96.
There are a handful of times where I
walk out of the store, a book under my
arm, and race home to read it. Not only
did I do that, but I felt somehow as if I
was reading a lost masterpiece of chil-
drens literature. Theres only one time
Ive had that experience, and it was with
The Purloining of Prince Oleomarga-
rine.
Tumble and Blue by Cassie Beas-
ley, $17.99 (signed copies available at
Lemuria)
Cassie Beasley is one of the best writ-
ers I know for children in the age range
of 8 to 12. Her characters are funny, full
of heart, and she really understands
kids. Tumble and Blue is set in the
Okefenokee Swamp of Georgia, involves
a golden alligator named Munch, a
cursed boy named Blue born into a fam-
ily with special gifts, and one spunky
girl named Tumble who is out to save
the day and reverse Blues unluckiness.
The Vanderbeekers of 141st
Street by Karina Yan Glaser, $16.99
If I had a favorite category of chil-
drens books, it would be big-family-
where-the-siblings-must-band-togeth-
er. Think The Penderwicks, The Five it! This book, inspired by the #blackli-
Little Peppers and How they Grew,
The Moffats, and so on and so forth.
Well, the Vanderbeekers officially get to
join that list. It is almost Christmas, and
the five Vanderbeeker children find out
that their mean landlord is not going to
renew their lease on the brownstone
where theyve lived their whole lives. It
is up to them to change his mind, and
perhaps, create little Christmas magic
in the process.
The Explorer by Katherine Run-
dell, $16.99 (signed copies available at
Lemuria)
If you know me at all, you know that
Kate Rundell is one of my absolute fa-
vorite writers right now for kids. Her
new book, The Explorer, is about four
children who are stranded in the Ama-
zon after a fiery plane crash. Rundell
visited Lemuria in October on a Friday.
Her event was Friday evening, during
most high-school football games. Two
young boys, about age 10, showed up,
and as they stood in the signing line,
their father told the author, I dont
know what you said at their school to-
day, but they told me they had to come
and get your book and have you sign it.
These two football crazy boys are miss-
ing the big game right now for your
book! If thats not a great endorsement
for a book for kids in Mississippi, I dont
know what is!
Best Books for Young Adults
The Hate U Give by Angie Thom-
as, $17.99 (signed copies available at
Lemuria)
So if you have not heard about this
book yet, it is time that you know about
vesmatter movement, was awarded
eight starred reviews (virtually unheard
of), was long listed for the National
Book Award, and won the Horn-Globe
Book Award. It has been on the NYT Be-
stseller list for 39 weeks and counting.
The upcoming movie wrapped filming
this fall, and Angie Thomas herself is
from Jackson, Mississippi. It has been a
pleasure to see the amount of success
Angie has experienced in the year 2017,
and her star is only growing brighter. I
encourage you to pick up this timely
book about how one young girl navi-
gates life between her mostly-white
prep school and all-black neighbor-
hood, all while dealing with the death of
her friend at the hands of the police.
The Librarian of Auschwitz by
Antonio Iturbe, translated by Lilit
Thwaites
9781627796187, $19.99
Written by Spanish author Antonio
Iturbe, this book is based off of his real
interviews with Dita Kraus, who sur-
vived the Holocaust and who now lives
in Israel. It tells her story, how she
served as a librarian in a concentration
camp, where she protected eight pre-
cious books for the children at Ausch-
witz. Inspiring and heart-breaking, this
is one book you should not wait to read,
now that it has been translated.
The Last Namsara by Kristen Ci-
carelli, $17.99
If you have a reader who loves fanta-
sy stories, The Last Samsara is the
next one to add to your to-read list.
Filled with dragons who are slain for
telling stories, this book has all the great
elements of a high-fantasy, for fans of
Sabaa Tahirs An Ember in the Ashes
or Leigh Bardugos Grisha series.

Grisham Throw in a side plot where one of the

Continued from Page 2F
Bar targets sleazy Wall Street inves-
tors running for-profit law schools that
swindle students into believing high tu-
itions backed by federal government in-
sured loans will result in lucrative em-
ployment.
When the students hopes fall
through, defaulting on those loans and
leaving them with massive debt they
cannot possibly repay, it puts those in-
vestors in a position to privatize the
profits and socialize the losses on the
taxpayers dime.
As usual, Grisham creates engaging
characters. This time, he has three law
students who are victimized by a for-
profit law school. After one of their class-
mates, overcome by the enormity of the
debt and seeming inability to ever pay it
back, commits suicide, they swing into
action with an illicit plan of their own.
His plot starts like a greyhound out of
the gate, with the students trying des-
perately to save their friend (and, yes, it
reads like an excellent script for a film). It
goes on from there with an intricate case
of cat-and-mouse with authorities as
they attempt to take on the mastermind
behind the giant system of shell compa-
nies targeting students.
students is also trying to prevent her im-
migrant parents from being deported,
and the threats these young people face
are truly intimidating and timely.
As usual in Grishams social commen-
tary line of books, the plots are as fresh
as the headlines. Reportedly, Americans
owe more $1.45 trillion in student loan
debt, spread out among about 44 million
borrowers. Individually, for students, ac-
cording to the College Board, an under-
graduate degree will cost between $100K
and $200K on average.
Add to that, the three-year average
cost of law school tuition and fees ranges
from $77,670 to $136,401. Total up the
seven years of schooling and you are
looking at costs up to $400K, and per-
haps much more.
And it goes without saying that Don-
ald Trumps Make America Great Again
slogan in no small part involves U.S. pol-
icy toward immigrants.
As expected, Bar is a finely crafted
yarn that yet again underscores Gris-
hams mastery. Fans will love it, another
pertinent social issue is presented front
and center for public awareness, and
readers will be eager for more.
Jim Ewing, a former writer and edi-
tor at The Clarion-Ledger, is the author
of seven books including his latest, Re-
defining Manhood: A Guide for Men and
Those Who Love Them.

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Lacoste ruthless trainer who produced results

for clients, but often with a rather
rough around the edges persona.
Continued from Page 2F Youve lightened up in recent years. Ex-
plain the change.
CFL and the XFL, you earned your mas- I have definitely not lightened up. I am
ters degree in Sports Administration, still just as intense, if not even more passion-
began to reconsider your dream of ate now than ever. But through the trials and
playing pro ball, and planned to begin a tribulations previously mentioned it became
career in coaching. It turned out that clearer to me in recent years what F.A.T. con-
you found your niche in fitness train- sisted of. Through the valleys and mountains
ing for mostly non-athletes. How and in my own life, I can better relate to my clients
why did this turn out to be your most and what is holding them back. Getting bap-
passionate career pursuit? tized on my 40th birthday started a new begin-
I consider my niche to be more of a coach- ning for me.
ing style rather than a fitness training ap- You still demand a lot of your clients
proach. Whether I am working with a pro ath- when they sign up for your training
lete getting ready for the combine or a local programs. Tell me about the programs
business man or woman, my goal is to help you offer, and what clients can expect.
that person achieve his or her dreams and to Currently, I have three 12-week programs a
never give up. I give a lot of credit for the way I year; three four-week programs; and the Fit 4
coach today to my mother and the way she Series, consisting of Fit 4 Change, Fit 4
worked with me as a young boy, and to my Preaching, Fit 4 Teaching, and Fit 4 Health-
coaches in football, basketball, soccer, and care. The 12-week programs and Fit 4 pro-
other sports, throughout life. grams are four days a week for an hour each
My passion lies in helping people take life day. The four-week programs take place on
to the next level. Yes, my clients come to me to the off months of the 12-week programs,
get in shape. However, I have learned that get- meeting twice a week for an hour each day.
ting in shape is not just physical. I tell my cli- I make it clear to all participants on day
ents, I want your F.A.T.! one of each program that I have them for one
FAT stands for fears affecting transfor- hour a day and there are 23 more hours in the
mation. These fears can be physical, spiritual, day, leaving it up to each of them to have dis-
and mental - anything that holds an individ- cipline and stay focused. During this one hour
ual back from being his/her best. it is very important that the participants dont
It seems the word most associated waste their time or my time by stepping onto
with your training style (and every- the training field if they are not ready to give it
thing else you do) is intense, and you their all.
developed a reputation as a somewhat All in all, clients can expect results through
a training program that is recognized and has
been recognized for years as not only as in-
tense, but as the best throughout the country.
Paul Lacoste Sports has been contacted by
the Oprah Winfrey Network, presented with
the award for excellence in wellness promo-
tion by the Mississippi State Medical Associa-
tion, nominated for the Magnolia award and
for the White House Champions of Change
award featured in Mens Health Magazine,
and voted as best boot camp and trainer in the
Greater Jackson area, to name a few.
Why did you decide to put your story
into book form?
My longtime life friend Mike Frascogna
has encouraged me for years to consider a
book that would offer inspiration and motiva-
tion to anyone who is wanting to know he or
she is not alone in overcoming the obstacles,
trials and tribulations that life has to offer at
all stages.
Mike has been by my side for over 20 years,
and has lived through challenging personal
life events with me. Through his persistent
encouragement, Mike made it clear to me that
if I shared my life struggles with others, the
story would be worth it 100 times over and
over again if it saved one person from giving
up on lifes dreams, passions, and the unique
talents and abilities God has blessed each of
us with.
Just as important, my dear friend and
mentor Ron Aldridge with the Mississippi
Beverage Association has stood by my side
through thick and thin since the first Fit 4
Change program in 2009. It was with his
shared passion for the health and wellness for
the state of Mississippi that he has not only
encouraged me but made the book become a
reality through our business partnership.
Through the years, youve endured
the crushing weight of adversity
through the death of your oldest broth-
er when he was only 28, financial set-
backs, divorce, a life-threatening case
of West Nile virus, cancer, depression,
and the threat of losing your two young
sons. What has transformed your out-
look into a more positive attitude?
Once my ex-wife moved my sons away
from me from Madison to the Gulf Coast,
making it nearly impossible for me to have a
daily relationship with Cannon and Cole, I
was quickly knocked down and felt I had no-
where else to go.
At that point, I opened my hands and
asked God to take full control of my life and
lead the way. I learned the hard way we all
have our plans for our lives, but Gods plan is
much better, even though it may be a different
plan than what we expected. We must choose
to trust in Him. Our minister at Pinelake
(church) told us that If we give our future to
God, we get a future. Wow, now thats power-
ful!
What does your future hold?
Just around the corner, Fit 4 Change and
Fit 4 Preaching will take place in January, Feb-
ruary, and March. I am looking forward to Fit 4
Healthcare and Fit 4 Teaching during the
summer months. I continue to strive in look-
ing for new opportunities and programs that
will positively impact the health and wellbe-
ing not only for our local community but
throughout the state of Mississippi.

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breakfast that includes fried oysters.
Im sure a lot of people will go, Ewwww
when they see that, Walker says. But its an
important part of our family Christmas.
The tradition began in the 1920s. Her great-
grandparents ran a grocery store in rural Ala-
bama. They had five customers who would or-
der a gallon of raw oysters every Christmas.
The oysters would arrive by train from Mobile
packed in ice.
One year, only four customers showed up to
get their oysters. Walkers great-grandfather
took the extra gallon home, where her great-
grandmother fried them for breakfast.
When my grandmother grew up, she
thought everybody had oysters and biscuits on
Christmas morning, Walker says. And that
followed down to my mother.
Walkers mom is 77, a widow of two years
and living alone in Vicksburg. More than ever,
Walker wants to make sure her mother has
things that connect her to all the good memo-
ries she has of the holidays.
One of those things is tiny Santa Claus fig-
ures that are nearly a century old.
Theyre faded and very delicate, but she
remembers her and her brother playing with
them as children, Walker says. When I pulled
them out the other day, she got so excited. I
thought she was going to cry.
The other thing, of course: Fried oysters for
Christmas breakfast.
I cant say the tradition will continue with
me, Walker says. I never liked the taste of
them, so I just ate the biscuits. But for my
mom, ... its those things we came to associate
with Christmas that make us feel like our loved
ones are still there with us.
I always want her to have that special feel-
ing on such a special day.
Continued from Page 3F
Ordering deadline: Dec. 21
Phone: 601-206-3192
La Brioche Patisserie
What theyre doing: Christmas
desserts and egg nog for pickup as late
as 6 p.m. Dec. 23.
Ordering deadline: Dec. 20
Phone: 601-988-2299
Livingston Mercantile
What theyre doing: Christmas
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between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 23.
Ordering deadline: Dec. 17
Phone: 601-667-4282
Logan Farms Honey Glazed
Hams
What theyre doing: Christmas
meats, sides and desserts for pickup
anytime between now and 6 p.m. Dec.
23. (No need to preorder.)
Phone: 601-366-4267
The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen
What theyre doing: Christmas
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on Dec. 22.
Ordering deadline: Dec. 14
Phone: 601-502-4669
McDades Market
What theyre doing: Christmas
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Ordering deadline: Dec. 21
Phone: 601-355-9668 (Bel-
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601-366-8486 (Maywood Mart)
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What theyre doing: If you dont
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Chinese restaurant on Christmas
Day. Its more popular than youd
think, so dont wait till high noon to
get there. (And definitely get a reser-
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Phone: 601-978-1865
Newks
What theyre doing: Newks-
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cranberry sliders and pumpkin
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regular catering menu.
Ordering deadline: Dec. 23, or
24 hours in advance.
Phone: 601-709-4990 (Jackson)
Primos
What theyre doing: Christmas
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as late as 10 a.m. Christmas Eve.
Ordering deadline: Dec. 22, or
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Phone: 601-936-3398 (Lakeland
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diners on Christmas Day. Doors will open at
3 p.m. with a light menu. Scrooges is also
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Ordering deadline for pickup: Dec. 22
Phone: 601-206-1211
Steves Downtown Deli & Bakery
What theyre doing: Appetizers, meats
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Ordering deadline: Dec. 19
Phone: 601-969-1119
Strawberry Cafe
What theyre doing: Meats, sides and
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Ordering deadline: Dec. 20
Phone: 601-856-3822
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What theyre doing: Christmas meats,
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Ordering deadline: Dec. 19
Phone: 601-933-2720
Trace Grill
What theyre doing: Christmasmeats
and sides for pickup as late as 3 p.m. Christ-
mas Eve.
Ordering deadline: Dec. 16
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