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by Joseph B. St. JohnEditor-in-ChiefEditorsNote

Welcome to the Partythat Never Was...

The CMSD Announces Dr. Liddellas the New Superintendentere'll be peace in the valley for me

some way,

ere'll be peace in the valley for me.

I pray no more sorrow and sadnessor trouble will be,

ere'll be peace in the valley for me.

- Tommy Dorsey

or maybe not--- MoJo

Rarely does a situation arise in whichthe process is more important than thepeople involved. Regrettably, however, itis becoming commonplace in Columbus.No matter what local entity is involved,whether it is the city council or the schoolboard or CCVB, the dysfunction in thegovernance of that entity is what steals the

spotlight, when it should be focused onthe person that has been chosen.

ere is no greater example of this thanwhat occurred, ursday night, with theColumbus Municipal School District. Inwhat should have been a shining momentfor Dr. Martha Liddell, the evening turnedinto a three-and-a-half-hour nightmare,endured by no one except a few sado-masochistic media types, who were will-ing to waste a perfectly good evening tobe told what they already knew four daysprior.

In a scenario straight from the Marquisde Sades playbook, the media sat, pacedthe oor and ate snacks (paid for by them-selves) and waited for over three hours.And guess what, boys and girls - happycampers of all ages - Dr. Liddell wasnamed CMSD Superintendent.

In one of the great What the $#@^?moments in journalism, the announce-ment was made in front of.......... (drumroll, please) .....NO ONE.

Not her family, not her friends, not hersupporters, and not even her enemies.e only people present, for what is un-doubtedly the crowning achievement ofher career, so far, were the media and a

few school employees.e building was as empty as a Justin

Bieber concert will be, ve years fromnow. ere was no fanfare, no trumpetsand no glitter. No - just an announcementfrom School Broad Trustee PresidentTommy Prude that Dr. Liddell was theironly choice and, aer a 5-0 vote, it wasdone. Oh, except for one very small detail- there is no contract!!!

Yes - the only thing missing from thismisbegotten coronation was for Dr. Lid-dell to murmur, "Forgive them, Father, forthey know not what they do."

In the wild, wild world of Mississippipolitics, it was essential that Dr. Liddell begiven a strong send-off on her maiden

voyage. She will face the "slings and ar-rows of outrageous fortunes", over thethree years of her contract. She will bescrutinized, vilied and demonized.

What she needs is a community-wideconviction that she is the best person forthe job. is starts with the board oftrustees giving her their full-throated sup-port. If she was indeed their rst-and-only choice, ursday should have been awonderful moment.

She should have been announced as su-perintendent in front of her friends, sup-porters and family. She should have hadthe red carpet rolled out for her, and sheshould have been given the respect shedeserves. ere should have been nodoubt le in anyones mind that she is nowthe leader of the district.

e next few months are going to betough for Dr. Liddell. She has made harddecisions about laying off teachers, cutting

budgets and averting the near-certain dis-aster that she inherited from her prede-cessor. And, when you make the toughcalls, you make enemies. Its that plainand simple.

A grand announcement was in order,ursday, but all we received was a whim-per. Four citizens were present, at the be-ginning of the event, but all of them hadle before it was over. Apparently, theyhad a life. And, who can blame them?

One citizen, who will remain foreveranonymous, did what everyone else wascertainly contemplating doing. Heknocked on the door to the closed execu-tive session, and reminded the Board ofTrustees that they were taking too long.

You may never know his name, but at eReal Story, we call him "hero!"

In other notes and views:

Also, on ursday, David Dunn wasreappointed as the counsel for the Boardof Trustees, for the second time in sixdays. Apparently, the vote on Saturdaywas null and void, because of a technical-ity or something. No one explained whathad gone wrong, with the rst vote. And,to make matters worse, the board hadchosen not to inform any members of themedia about Saturdays meeting, in ad-

vance, apparently because they did notfeel the need to keep the media and, con-sequently, the community, informedabout the process.

Perhaps, everyone was not standing onone foot, when they voted, or somethingelse equally silly. No one explained this tous, so I will go with my own theory that aYeti was allowed to vote, so the processwas voided. Whatever the reason - goodluck, Mr. Dunn, and Godspeed.

And, maybe, just maybe, this will be theend of the public debacle that we call "Hir-ing Processes." We certainly advocate foropenness in government, but we also be-lieve that it is possible to have a transpar-ent process, without subjecting thecandidates to a circus-like atmospherethat will only serve, in the future, to dis-

suade truly qualied individuals from ap-plying for positions of leadership in ourcommunity. And, perhaps our City lead-ers will someday come to understand thatit is better to "keep their mouth shut andbe thought a fool, than to open it and re-move all doubt."

In the meantime, I am going back to mydeck and sip a tea with my good friend,the Yeti; he feels bad. He did not know

voting for CMSD's lawyer would causesuch a problem. He would like to apolo-gize to all involved.

Joseph B. St. John

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GET INVOLVEDis Overall Message to Facebook Group

Members of the Columbus, MS Face-book Watch group and other members

f the community met with the Cityouncil and Police Chief Sylvain Mc-ueen, on ursday, May 31, in a public

forum concerning a growing problem inthe community - crime. Questions andcomments were all over the map, fromboth the group and the audience.

Approximately forty citizens attendedthe meeting, a small number, consideringthe Facebook Watch group, alone, boastsroughly 4,250 members. e meetinglasted over two hours, and covered issuesthat ranged from what the communitycan do to help prevent crimes, to why wehave crime, and the outcome of pastcrime alerts.

Mac Martin, one of the administrators

of the group, was the rst to speak. Hismessage was Divided we fall, united westand, which was echoed by Councilman

ill Gavin.

Group administrator Lynn Nordquistaddressed the council with the most im-portant questions, What can we do,legally, to help you, the police depart-ment? What do we not need to bedoing?

McQueen said that what they did notwant was anyone trying to intercede in acrime on their own.

We dont want any vigilantes; we dont

ant people getting hurt, themselves.What we do need is for the citizens to behe eyes and ears for the police depart-

ent. When you see things that look outf place within your neighborhood, we

need you to do something real simple -all 911 and make us aware of it, beforet evolves into a situation, said McQueen.

He said criminal activity could be re-orted with an assurance of condential-

ty.

Nordquist also asked for an explanationf the curfew law, specically relating tohe time periods when it is in effect, thege range that it applies to, and whether

t is being enforced.McQueen conrmed that the curfewrdinance is being enforced. He ex-lained that the daytime curfew stateshat all youth, under the age of 18, are toe in school from 8:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m.,uring the school year. Anyone under thege of 18 should be in their home by 11.m., Sunday through ursday, withidnight being the deadline for Friday

nd Saturday. ese provisions are in ef-ect unless a parent or a responsible adultccompanies the youth. He went on to

say, if you see youth not adhering to theseurfews, call 911.

Nordquists next query concerned whatthe group could do to help with the Na-tional Night-Out Against Crime?

Participate, said McQueen.

e National Night Out against

Crime, is traditionally held on the rstTuesday in August. is years event willoccur on August 7. e public can par-ticipate in one of ve locations: the EastColumbus Gym, Sim Scott Park, FaireldCommunity Center, Southside Commu-nity Center, and the Housing Authorityoffice. Exact addresses will be made avail-able, as the date of the event draws near.

is is a night to get to know yourneighbor. It shows unity in our city. Itshows that we are not going to keep put-ting up with criminal activity. e mainfocus is to get the community involved,said McQueen.

is event also provides back-to-schoolsupplies to school-age children. Council-man Charlie Box went on to say that itwas more of a celebration, with a lot of

food and entertainment.e City Council, the Chief, and de-

partment heads all go around and visiteach of the sites, that night, said Box.

McQueen said it was a way to interactwith police officers, because they will bein attendance. Get Involved, was thetheme reiterated by McQueen, alongwith Mayor Robert Smith and all of thecouncil members.

Later, Martin asked if the ColumbusPolice Department could create a Face-book page to display pictures of wantedindividuals, and to put out news of crimes

around the community, comparable towhat the Lowndes County Sheriffs De-partment offers.

McQueen said, We can make it hap-pen.

Box suggested that another program toget involved in is Neighborhood Watch.

Ive created three NeighborhoodWatch groups and there is always low at-tendance. Meetings are good, but thereneeds to be action. Citizens need to takeresponsibility, said Councilman BillGavin.

An audience member asked McQueen

the question, Is the punishment for re-peat offenders not enough to make themwant to stop?

McQueen handed the question over toJudge Jim Kitchens, who was sitting withthe Facebook group. Kitchens stood andexplained our justice court system. Heindicated that many of the people thatcommit crimes, calculate the time thatthey may serve, and know how to workthe system.

People know that, if they do not pleadguilty, the trial will be on down the road.Offenders know the math, said Kitchens.

ere are programs available for in-mates to reduce their time and they areaware of it. Kitchens requires that thoseconvicted of crimes get their GED, as apart of the sentence, if they do not alreadyhave one. He said that judges almost have

to inate the sentence they hand down,because of all the programs reducingtime, while incarcerated.

Former U.S. Marshall John Fisher stood

up and addressed the audience, sayingthat the criminal justice system is the onlyjustice system that does have aws, but italways comes back around and correctsitself.

We cant blame Kitchens, the Mayor,or the City Council. e problem is sub-stance abuse in Columbus, Starkville, andWest Point. You can arrest 50 peopletonight and there will be 50 people to re-place them. Youve got to teach people,he said.

Fisher also said that Columbus is losingpolice because of low salaries. ey needa good salary for them to stay in Colum-

bus. Citizens need to give of their re-sources to support the city. ings are notgoing to change overnight.

Lets come together, as Mississippians,and do what we have to do, Fisher said.

Facebook administrator Dawn Clausenasked about the outcome of several inci-dents involving gunre, including in-stances around Propst Park during a ballgame, at Club Heidiho, and occurrencesin East Columbus, specically on Gay-lane. All of these situations were broad-cast on the Police Departments radiosystem, and picked up by scanners.

McQueen responded that the occur-rence at the park was not gunre in the

park, but up into the air. e incident atClub Heidiho did not involve gunshots,but had to do with a beer bottle beingthrown at a young woman.

He went on to say that you cant believeeverything you hear on a scanner. Whatyou hear on the scanner is a report fromthe dispatcher relaying what the callersaid and that is not always the case ofwhat has happened.

Columbus resident Sylvia Graham saidit best, We have to stop placing blameand take responsibility. Young peopleneed mentors. We are the last generationwith good common sense. We need ayoung adult community center. We needto catch them at an early age and bring inpeople to mentor them.

Graham also commented that parentsneed to step up and get their children offthe street corners.

ere were many more good questionsand comments from the group and audi-ence. is public forum, initiated by theFacebook group, will continue each quar-ter. e community is encouraged to par-ticipate and be a part of the solution intaking our city back.

Paige [email protected]

Paige Canida-Greene is a senior communicationmajor (theatre minor) at Mississippi University

for Women, and lives in Columbus.

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In Response to Liddell Named CMSDSuperintendent; Dunn Re-appointed asBoard Attorney

Submitted on 6.03.12 at 12:28 p.m.by om Geiger

Are you ever going to give it a rest, Raider?You called the former police chief the mosthateful names, all the while heaping praiseon McQueen, Joe Johnson, Leroy Brooksand Kabir Karriem, who (Karriem) hasbeen calling for boycotts of local businessesand implementation of race-based hiring,bids and contracts. What kind of idiotic cityofficial calls for boycotts of local businesses?

And why no criticism of Karriem's racistrants on his radio show? I have a web pagewith recordings of at least three years worthof the most hateful speech I've heard from aColumbus city official. And you think "rob-bie's" message was bad?

You have yet to address, here or on theDispatch site, Karriem's conduct and his

plans to base everything this city does onrace. Aside from the skin pigmentation ofthe people Karriem wants to deny employ-ment and business to, how DOES that differ

from the 50s and 60s? You have repeatedlymade inference to the fact that the shoe ison the other foot, now, and advocated the"now it's our turn" mentality, which appar-ently means our turn to be racist and bigots,to discriminate and dole out preferentialtreatment.

I also noticed that the Dispatch has takento vigorously protecting your territory on its

comment system. How many complaintshave there been, to-date, about otherposters' links to citations and factual refer-ences that contradict your propaganda

being removed? I've counted three in the lastsix months. at seems to be a consistenttheme running throughout the liberal De-mocrat cause, locally: the inability to com-

pete fairly, in either a debate or a city jobapplication.

As for Karriem, according to Clarence B.Jones (look him up), Dr. King himself, if hewere alive today, would be the rst to call

for an end to public welfare and race-basedhiring quotas. In my own opinion, that saysa lot about the huge difference between lo-cals who call themselves liberals and De-mocrats and aren't shy when it comes tousing and abusing quotes from Dr. King,and the opinions of people who knew theman far better than Kabir, Leroy or anyoneon the Dispatch web site. One is nothingmore than hypocritical, self-serving propa-

ganda and the other is a very deep under-standing of the true beliefs of Dr. King, whowas religiously committed to inclusion, notexclusion, who was dedicated to seeing thatno one group controlled the destiny of allothers, or beneted the many at the expenseof the few.

What group is in the increasing majorityin the city of Columbus and what is being

preached by the officials to that majority?And this is different from the 50s how?

Submitted on 6.02.12 at 7:16 p.m.by Raider

Well, robbiehow bout you throw yourhat in the ring and run for mayor? Howbout you taking your own advice and give

a damn and you be the man.ere will NEVER be any justice in this

town until the good people take it back.

I guess the good people you are talkingabout is the good ol white folk? I guess youare just pining for them good ol days whenonly white folks were qualied to run gov-ernment. Well times have changed.

Right now, I guess you are feeling a littlelike black folk felt for 200 years. I supposethings will change when folk who think like

you are gone...black and white.

Submitted on 6.01.12 at 9:32 p.m.by robbie

If this was a shock to anyone, then you areliving under a rock. is was a set up fromthe get-go. Can you say new Police Chief?ere will NEVER be any justice in thistown, until the good people take it back.Who is going to run for mayor? If you dont

give a damn about this town, then stayhome and dont vote.

When you do have good people run, youeither dont go and vote or you dog cussthem to do something about what is goingon. When you only have 2 white council-men, then you have what we have now. Noone wants to talk about the real truth ofwhat is going on. I dare say not much willchange. I knew what was going to happenwith the police chief and the school supt. Sodid anyone with one eye and half sense.rough the years, a few good people havetried to make a difference. Most of the politi-cians want the power. Look around and seewho we have running the city and county.Yes, it is a very sad day for Columbus andLowndes County. All the New factories and

plants that we have and are coming in,wont save this town. ey will just move toCaledonia, New Hope, Starkville, or some-where you dont have to put up with the

crap we now have, in this town. If theycould, a lot of the people I talk to wouldmove as soon as possible. News Flash: It isn

going to get better! It all started with themayor. ink about it. He is the main prob-lem. ere will be an election next year.

Who will step up? Who will money up? Itwill take over $100,000.00 to run a success-

ful run for this office. at is if you are towin over what we have now. People youdon get it. is ship will not right itself,without your help. Now is the time to get o

your butt and take this town back, or justsit on it and watch it sink farther down thetube. IT IS YOUR CHOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In Response to the I-Phone vs.Blackberry Issue

Submitted on 6.10.12 at 3:22 p.m.by Just a concerned tax payer trying towatch his tax dollars

Where does "Big Bad Leroy BrownBrooks" come off demanding the county

furnish him with an I-Phone to replace hisBlackberry? Why are we (tax payers) even

paying for a Blackberry? A simple cellphone is more than sufficient for the Super-visors method of contact.

In Response to the Search for CMSDSuperintendent Issue

Submitted on 5.31.12 at 8:19 a.m.by Concerned Citizen Man speaks!

What is the cause of the "breakdown" in

the public leadership in our city and county?Sounds like the "Chief of Police" scenario allover again!!!!!

The True Story of Harry and LeroyThe June 4, 2012,Lowndes County Boardof Supervisors Meeting

In what appeared to be theblink of an eye, the June 4,2012, Lowndes County Boardof Supervisors meeting wentfrom civil to sizzle in about 10seconds. Aer about an hourof peaceful exchanges, the in-evitability that many peoplehave been predicting formonths, came to pass. HarrySanders and Leroy Brooks be-came - well - Harry and Leroy,again.

Prodded on by articles thatRon Williams has written

over the past few weeks in eColumbus Packet, Harryended the meeting by ad-dressing the situation of Leroybecoming rude with CountyAdministrator Ralph Billings-ley, in regard to orderingLeroy an i-Phone.

By the time the discussionwas over, the meltdown wascomplete and the real losers,as always, were the citizens.ough e Real Story is anadvocate of open government,it is becoming crystal clear

that watching our govern-ment in action is not alwaysdesirable and not alwayspleasant.

Harry had every right tobring up the phone situation

in public. A state auditor hadalready heard the disagree-ment, it had already been re-ported in the local media, andit was even alleged that

Brooks had posted somethingon Facebook about it. How-ever, one can questionwhether it was the wisest de-cision.

Soon aerward, the die wascast, the conversation started,and the he said/he saidturned into high drama, even-tually collapsing into whateveryone thought it was goingto, anyway. Yes - it turned intoan issue of race.

Before it was over, Leroy hadstated that he felt that Harrythinks that these are "planta-tion times and that he is theplantation owner." Brookswent on, "In the 50s, old blackmen had to listen to youngwhite men, who did not re-spect them." Leroy's wordsadded to his anger and thefervor continued.

Leroy made it clear that hewas not upset over the i-Phone, but by the way that hewas treated by Billlingsley.e meeting further degener-ated, and nally became per-

sonal. Leroy made remarksabout how Harry bullies em-ployees, and the accusationscontinued, including a veiledthreat to Harry to leave him(Leroy) alone.

District 3 Supervisor BillBrigham did restore someorder, by asking that the racecard not be played. But, it wastoo late. It already had and

has been played, a milliontimes. And, it will be played,again. At this time, Leroy,aer making a few kind com-ments to Brigham, le.

e irony is that, by the timethat they read this article,many people will already havemade up their minds. Somewill feel that Harry was keep-ing Leroy in check and takingcare of business. Others willcheer Leroy and his braveryfor taking on the "man".

And, in the end, nothingwas accomplished. No rulingon the cell phone. No disci-pline for any party involved.Nope - nothing.

All that is le is a jack-in-the- box sitting on the Boardof Supervisors head table, justwaiting for someone - whiteor black - to crank it up. And,for a lot of citizens in LowndesCounty, they don't care if theclown that pops out is whiteor black. ey just want tolaugh. It makes them feel bet-ter about themselves. And,

that is what is truly sad.Nothing entertaining, here,kids; move along. It's reallynothing to laugh about, at all.

Joseph St. John

e 19th Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Mark Solo, will returnto Columbus Air Force Base to preside over the 14th Flying TrainingWing Change of Command ceremony, which will take place on June27, 2012, at 10 a.m.

Aer spending the pasttwo years leading the 14thFTW, Col. Barre Seguinwill pass command toCol. Jim Sears, currentlythe commander of the20th Operations Group,Shaw AFB, South Car-olina, at a ceremonyin the new AircraFuels MaintenanceHangar. ColonelSears, a commandpilot with over 3,100hours in the C-130,F-16 and T-38 aircra,

was commissioned in 1991,aer receiving his degree in Polit-ical Science from the United States AirForce Academy.

As Columbus AFB celebrates its 70th anniversary, this year, ColonelSears will become the 37th commander of the military installation andthe 22nd commander of the 14th Flying Training Wing.

Colonel Seguin will be assigned to Headquarters Air Force, e Pen-tagon, as the Executive Officer for the Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S.Air Force.

I thank all members of Team BLAZE and our local community fortheir support and generous hospitality toward Nancy, our children andme during our nearly two-year assignment, said Seguin. We haveforged lifelong friendships, both inside and outside the gate.

All Team BLAZE members are invited to participate in the formalchange of command ceremony; event parking signs will direct visitorsto parking. Colonel Sears will host a reception following the ceremonyat the Columbus Club.

Special to e Real Story

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Controversy Surrounds Caledonia Pit Bull IssueIn the May 30th edition of e Realtory, we reported that ten emaciated

pit bulldogs were seized from privateproperty located at 63 Freeman Road, inCaledonia, on the evening of Monday,

ay 21st. Some disturbing facts havecome to light, since the original story waspublished.

We have learned that the dogs were notseized; they were surrendered by the

wner. e owner alleges that he surren-ered the dogs under threat of massive

nes and fees, if the dogs had to be seized,s opposed to them being voluntarily

surrendered.

In a conversation that Marc Miley, chiefeputy for the Lowndes County Sheriffsffice had with e Real Story on June

, 2012, Miley denied that anyone fromhe sheriffs department any such state-

ents to the owner.

It has now come to light that all ten ofhe dogs that were surrendered wereuthanized. Additionally, the owner was

ited with one count of cruelty to ani-als. However, this is where the detailsf this situation become murky, at best.

e Real Story spoke with Karen John-ick, Executive Director of the Colum-us Lowndes Humane Society, on Friday,une 1, in regards to the situation. It washe Humane Society which actually eu-hanized the dogs.

When asked when the dogs had beenut down, Johnwick was not able to spec-fy whether it was done on Wednesday

(May 23rd) or ursday (May 24th).

As a matter of fact, Johnwick was quite

ight-lipped about the entire situation,stating that the Animal Control Divisionf the Lowndes County Sheriffs Officead requested that they (the Humane So-iety) not discuss the situation publicly.he referred all further questions to Ani-al Control. Chief Deputy Miley denies

hat anyone from the Sheriffs Office(under whose jurisdiction Animal Con-rol falls) asked Karen Johnwick (Colum-us Lowndes Humane Society Executiveirector) or the CLHS to refrain from

iscussing the matter, other than perhapsuring the investigation. However, the in-estigation had already been closed, prioro Johnwicks refusal to elaborate on the

atter.e Real Story spoke with Bobbyeeves, Animal Control Officer for theheriffs Office, who conrmed that hisffice had asked the Humane Society noto discuss the situation. When asked whyis office had made that request, Reeves

ndicated that he could not discuss theeason. Reeves did, however, conrm thathere is no open investigation, in regardso animal cruelty, at this time.

Reeves went on to say that the dogs hadbeen euthanized for two reasons: 1. theywere dog-aggressive; and 2. e Hu-mane Society has a policy of declining toadopt out pit bulls.

When he was asked who made the de-termination that the animals were dog-aggressive, Reeves said that he had madethat determination, based on the fact thatthe dogs tried to attack each other when

he attempted to placethem together into oneof enclosures on the An-imal Control vehicle. Hestated that other Sher-iff s Office representa-tives, who wereon-scene, on theevening of the 21st, wit-nessed the aggressivebehavior, as well.

Reeves stated that hehad found no evidencethat the dogs had beentrained to or had been

subjected to dog ght-ing.

Johnwick conrmedthat the Humane Soci-ety has a policy of refus-ing to place pit bulls upfor adoption, citing thebreeds aggressive be-havior and the potentialliability risk to theHuman Society as rea-sons for the policy.

When Johnwick wasquestioned about aposting on the organiza-

tions Facebook page, which promotedthe availability of eodis, a young pitbull, for adoption, which was discoveredon ursday, June 2nd, Johnwick statedthat this was a rare exception to the pol-icy. A screenshot of the Facebook postaccompanies this article.

Johnwick was also asked if the Humane

Society had contacted any pit bull rescueorganizations, to see if they could take thedogs. She replied that they had not con-tacted any such groups, that she onlyknew of two such groups within a rea-sonably close distance from Columbus,and that these groups had always told herthat they were at capacity, when con-tacted in the past.

Johnwick also indicated that the dogswere put down because they were in badshape, a factor not mentioned by Reeves.When asked to elaborate, Johnwick de-clined, once again referring to AnimalControls request that they not discuss the

matter. In response to a request to speakwith the Humane Societys staff veteri-narian, Johnwick that the vet had le forthe day. She then asked Why do youwant to speak with her?, and was told itwas to obtain specics on the animalsphysical condition, to verify that theywere indeed, in bad shape. In speakingwith Chief Deputy Miley on June 4th, hedid attest to the fact that the dogs were inbad shape.

ere is obviously more to this storythan meets the eye, and what we havelearned only leads to more questions. Atthis point, the matter has devolved into a

he said/she said type of situation, withno clear answers.

We hope to be able to provide more in-formation, in a subsequent edition of eReal Story.

WWW.SUDOKUPUZZLES.NET SEE SUDOKU ANSWERS ON PAGE 22

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Helen Keller, with her faithful companion, Phiz,an American Pit Bull Terrier.

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How manylug nuts

are ona standardcar wheel?

Look for the answer on page 23!

EMCC Hosts 4th Annual Sporting Clays Challenge CupEast Mississippi Community College

hosted its Sporting Clays Challenge Cup,May 18, 2012, at Burnt Oak Lodge inCrawford. e presenting sponsor forthis annual event, now in its fourth year,was Pryor and Morrow Architects & En-gineers of Columbus.

Almost 80 marksmen gathered early inthe morning for a day that included ashooting urry, progress through an ex-

tensive course at Burnt Oak Lodge, lunchand an awards ceremony.

We had a beautiful day for the sport-ing clays event. It seems like we alwaysdo, said Nick Clark, EMCC vice presi-dent of Institutional Advancement andAlumni Affairs.

East Mississippi Community Collegeappreciates the people who make thisevent possible: our supporters who comeout to shoot with us; the folks at BurntOak Lodge; volunteers who man thecourse; and of course, Pryor & Morrow.e money we raise at this event helps

support EMCCs mission to make edu-cation more accessible, to more people.

Nineteen teams took part in the com-petition, including ve teams from Pryor& Morrow, the last one called, Rebels,for the last time! Other teams included:Rea, Shaw, Giffin and Stuart; McCrary-West Construction; Century Construc-tion; Panola Construction; Crawley LawOffices; Industrial Consulting & Design;

Second Moment; Columbus Brick;Columbus Nissan; Bill Young Insurance;McCrary Construction Services; theMayeld Team; Sullivans Office Supply;and Corbett Legge & Associates.

e First Place Individual Shooter tro-phy went to Bob Carlton, of Pell City, Al-abama, of the Mayeld Team. Carltonshot a 96 on the course, missing only fourtargets all day long.

Two shooters tied for second place inthe individual awards: Quintin Hensleyof the Columbus Brick team and BradleyBeard of the Industrial Consulting & De-sign team of Aliceville, Alabama. Bothshot an 80 on the course.

ird place in the team awards, with anoverall score of 246, went to CenturyConstruction of Tupelo. Second place inthe team awards, with an overall score of278, went to the Mayeld Team of Liv-ingston, Alabama.

Finally, rst place in the team awards,for the second consecutive year, went toPanola Construction of Batesville, withan overall score of 304 on the course.

Looking ahead, next years SportingClays Challenge Cup will be held on Fri-day, May 17, 2013. Mark your calendarsnowand well see you at Burnt OakLodge!


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First Place Individual Shooter, Bob Carlton, from the Mayeld Team, center,poses with EMCC President Dr. Rick Young and EMCC Vice President Nick Clark.

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Quintin Hensley, second from left, and Bradley Beard, third from left, are pictured withEMCC President Dr. Rick Young (left) and EMCC Vice President Nick Clark (right).

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EMCC President Dr. Rick Young, Rob Mayo, Lee Buckley, Jacob Gray, Jeff Papasanand EMCC Vice President Nick Clark.

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Danny Cash, Colin Maloney, Laura Tinsley and Jud Jernigan.

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EMCC President Dr. Rick Young, sponsor Chris Morrow, Lyle Gilbert, George Mayeld,EMCC Vice President Dr. Andrea Mayeld, Michael Mayeld and Bob Carlton.

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Oh, Politics, What Are WeGoing to Do With You?

Let me tell you a brief story. In Augustof 2004, a Mississippi girl had a dream(and was bored). She had no signicantother, was languishing in her job, and shedecided to do something that wouldmake a difference. She packed up herToyota Camry, and headed north. Illruin the ending: that girl was me. Imoved to Philadelphia (no, not the onewith the casino), Pennsylvania, to workfor the John Kerry campaign. Id neverbeen further north than North Carolina,and I knew no one in Philadelphia, but Iknew I wanted to be a part of somethingbig. So, for three months, with a group ofragtag idealists much like myself, butwith richer parents and better educa-tions, I went door to door to raise money,register people to vote, and, in one in-stance, become the target of spit actualspit, from a woman who did not care formy wide-eyed enthusiasm.

ere are a couple of reasons why I amsharing this story. One, I was a HowardDean supporter, as were most of my co-workers. is meant we spent threemonths telling people things we didntnecessarily believe. Also, because of JohnKerrys lack of any kind of personality, Iwas told, repeatedly, Id rather have abeer with Bush,; this led me to wonderwhen this became a benchmark forchoosing a President. I guess it would beentertaining to have a beer with GeorgeW. Bush. If hes that incoherent when hessober, it either turns him into the funniestman alive, or it has the opposite effect,making him seem more articulate. Sadly,

well never know.e other reason is this: there were

roughly forty of us, working for the Kerrycampaign, and only the managers hadhealth insurance. ats right - every day,as I touted Kerrys health insurance planthat no one knew how to pay for, I wasrisking twisting my ankle, being bitten bya dog, or contracting something from anangry Republicans spit, and it wouldvecost me a fortune, because I had nohealth insurance. Its actually hilarious,now, to think about the irony of that. Notonly did one young woman get bitten bya dog, but we were constantly being

chased by them; we wandered throughneighborhoods until 10 p.m., which, insome instances, resulted in us being metwith What the hell are you doing on mylawn? One nice lady did ask me if Icould play the cello, because she was hav-

ing practice inside her house andneeded a cellist. I wished that I did playit, because Im pretty sure that there wasno one inside her house.

Obviously, Bush was re-elected, al-though I do have to point out that wewon Pennsylvania (yea!); my job ended,

and all of us bushy-tailed activists wentour separate ways. However, you canlearn quite a bit about politics in just thethree short months that I was with thecampaign:

1. People despise getting phone callsabout candidates. I learned thiswhile calling about 100 people a day,in the week before the election. Also,those lists are extremely disorgan-ized, so the same people are gener-ally called about 10 times. Nowonder theyre cranky.

2. ere is an ocean of difference be-

tween the people that you are solic-iting money from, and the peoplethat you are helpfully offering to taketo the polls. For example, I was of-fered a cocktail by a nice gentlemanon the Jersey shore, who gave me$500; and I had someone pull a gunon me when I offered to drive themto their polling place.

3. If there is a gate at someones pala-tial mansion, despite what youvebeen told, you should not enter thatgate, unsolicited. I was chased by apit bull so that the Madame of thehouse could let me know that enter-ing uninvited is bad etiquette.

4. e people who should be run-ning for office cant afford it. is isthe saddest thing that I learned, andcontinue to see. You cant connectwith the people, if you dont knowhow much a gallon of milk or gascosts. You just cant.

I wouldnt trade that experience foranything, but it also reminds me of thatold saying, ere are two things youdont want to watch being made: govern-ment and sausage.

Emily Gaither Smith

Emily is a former resident of Columbus, and nowlives in Albertville, Ala., with her husband.

Columbus Exchange Club

James Allen talks about the

American Wind SymphonyOrchestra, which willperform in Columbus on

June 23, 2012.e performance begins at

7:00 p.m. and will be held atthe Stennis East Bank

Recreational Center.Admission is free.

Ever get that happy feeling - the one where you are as happy as a kid in a candy

store? Well, at e Sweet Shop at Cafe on Main kids from 1-100 can experiencethat smiling glow. When you walk in, vibrant colors, from ceiling to oor, burstforth from the shelves, which are lined with boxes and bags of candy. Old-fashioned

jars are lined up and lled with gumballs and other delights. Morethan just a candy store, e Sweet Shop also offers a LARGE

menu ofdesserts - cookies,

candy, brownies,cakes, pies, cobblers,and puddings - in more avors than you can ever imagine. e shop will also beoffering gi baskets. You can walk in and select a pre-made basket, design yourown basket, or give the staff a price range and let them design a basket for you!Free delivery will be offered in the Columbus area.

e Sweet Shop will also be offering coffee desserts and salad plates in the aer-noons, from 2-4 p.m. So, stop by e Sweet Shop at Cafe on Main, to satisfy yoursweet tooth or select a gi for that special someone, today!

Molly [email protected]

Molly is a resident of Columbus, who enjoys reading, cooking, cake decorating, and spending timewith her family. She is a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church.

I am only one, but still I am one. I cannotdo everything, but still I can do something;and because I cannot do everything, I will

not refuse to do the something that I can do.

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A Time for Careand CompassionWe are now in early June, and temper-

tures are rising, quickly. In the next fewonths, the weather, here, will only be-

ome hotter and more humid. As a com-munity, we all need to use common sense

and caution while out in the weather. Inddition to looking out for ourselves, welso need to keep an eyen our elderly familyembers and

eighbors. If younow of an elderlyr shut-in person inour neighborhood,ake the time toheck on them, daily.

In checking on theseeople, you can make sure thathey have the ability to keepheir homes cool, and that they

o not become dehydrated during theottest months of the year. If you notice

hat they do not have ability to cool downheir house, do not wait until the ex-remely hot weather has set in. Helphem to purchase or borrow window aironditioners or fans. . If these people can-ot afford to purchase any cooling de-ices for themselves, check with localhurches and programs for low-incomeouseholds, to see if they can assist withhe purchase.

Box fans, oscillating fans, and smalloom-size air conditioners should beurchased, now, before it gets too hot.

ese items may not completely cool thehomes, but they will provide some relieffor them.

It is also important to think about petsnd livestock that are outside in hoteather. Provide them with fresh waterAILY, and make sure they have a cool,

shaded spot to getn, during the days.

Do not leave yourpets inside a vehicle not even for a fewminutes. e insideof a car or truck canbecome danger-

ously hot, in a veryshort period of timeand your animalswill become over-heated, quickly.Even with the win-

dow rolled down a little, it will still be toohot for your pet.

Just as you should not leave pets in a ve-hicle, the same thing applies to children.

ey can get into many dangerous situ-ations, in a short period of time.A stranger could snatch

them out of the vehi-cle and be gone, be-fore you would evennotice. Children can

quickly become over-heated and dehydrated in a

vehicle that is parked in aparking lot with no shade

or air conditioning.

If you notice a situationwhere someone else hasle a child or a pet in a

vehicle, note the tagnumber, as well as a description of the ve-hicle, and call 911. An officer will be sentout, immediately, to deal with the situa-tion.

Use common sense and you can helpkeep the elderly, children, and animals ofour community safe.

Joyce Shaw White

Joyce is a single mother and grandmother,and serves our community as the nightsupervisor for Lowndes County 911.She enjoys researching genealogy and

has lived here all her life.

If you have ever had any gold stolen, es-pecially if it was in the form of an irre-placeable heirloom, you certainly haveexperienced both anger and disappoint-ment. What you probably are not aware

f, is that there is a loophole in the lawhat makes it harder for the authorities toatch the perpetrators. Specically, theaw places much more stringent restric-ions on pawn shops, in regards to theireporting any purchases of gold, than it

does on jewelry stores. Both jewelrystores and pawn shops agree that some-thing should be done.

As the law is currently written, anybusiness holding a pawn shop licensemust report a description of the item, aswell as record the sellers information, aslisted on valid state identication. en,they must hold the item for twenty-onedays, before theyre allowed to display itor sale. Many pawn shops report their

jewelry purchases to the administratorsof a state database daily, although, by law,theyre only required to do it once a week.As a result of the more detailed record-keeping required of pawn shops, the po-lice focus on pawn shops more oen thanthe local jewelry stores, because it makesfor quicker arrests.

Another problem involving gold trans-actions has only recently been resolved,when a law banning the sale or purchaseof gold at hotel-based events was enacted.Not long ago, these y-by-night busi-nesses could set up shop, buy and sellgold, and be gone in a moments notice,to sell in another hotel in another city. Al-though there was never an intention topaint the businesses conducting thesetransient events as untrustworthy, itdoes prevent unscrupulous individualsfrom taking advantage of the lack ofscrutiny.

It appears that there is yet another short-coming that exists, and which is in seriousneed of remediation. When a local jewelerbuys and sells gold, they make a photo-copy of the item being bought or sold andle it away at their location. Its not enteredinto any sort of database, where law en-forcement could easily track the stolenitem. In addition, jewelers arent requiredto hold the item for twenty-one days,making it likely that the item will sell morequickly, thus making it harder to track andleaving thieves at less risk of being caught.

e one law pertaining to gold thatboth pawn shops and jewelry stores havein common, is that they must have abrick-and-mortar facility, and must ad-

vertise the purchase and sale of gold fromthat location, which seems superuous,when there are real, existing problems.

One has to wonder, if the city ofColumbus can pass an ordinance on sag-

ging pants, why has no law been insti-tuted to protect law abiding citizens,while at the same time improving thechances that law enforcement officers willbe able to lock up criminals? eres nobickering or ill-will between jewelrystores and pawn shops. ey both wantthe same thing. ey want a business en-

vironment that is lawfully restricted andthe freedom to sell gold without the has-sle of criminal activity. e problem hasbeen overlooked and the people ofColumbus should be aware that the cur-rent law enables criminal activity.

Whit [email protected]

Whit Harrington is a Marine Corps veteran,who has a B.A. in English (creative writing)

from Texas State University. He enjoysreading, and has been a working drummer

for the past eight years.

Laws Put Gold at Risk

Saint Leo Universitys 2012Columbus Commencemente 2012 Saint Leo University Com-

mencement was held Saturday, June2nd.

e Commencement speaker wasColonel Matthew Isler of the ColumbusAir Force Base. Nathaniel Best, formermember of the OJays, an R&B groupinducted into the Rock & Roll Hall ofFame, provided the invocation, bene-diction and music for the ceremony.

e following Saint Leo Universitystudents participated in the 2012Columbus Commencement:

Lakisha HallLucketa ReynoldsBenjamin LaFoonSharina Smith

Oscar LewisDiana StevensonLatorya LoganCharles ompsonMaxine LongBrenda WilliamsAnita Dirst OdomMelisa Ybarra

Dear Editor:

My family and I would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who par-ticipated in Riding for the Holloways.

A special thank you to: Renee and Vic Armstreet, Tommy and Sharon Sanders,Mr. Charles Smith, Claudia and Chris Morgan, Paul Hebert, Jim Baugh and GinaCapps, Eugene Holloway and Bill Fromm.

To everyone who helped, in any way, to make this event a special time for ourfamily, we will always be grateful to you. We feel truly blessed to have the wonderfulsupport of our loving family and friends. Most of all, I thank you in advance for

your continued prayers for me and my family.


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NEISWATCHINGYOU Someone Is Watching You

An interesting article on BBC NewsOnline (5.26.12) presented research nd-ings, which showed that admonitorysigns such as Dont Litter with eyesprominently displayed on them, had agreater effect on positive behavior thanthose without eyes. People who saw theeyes sign spent more time cleaning up

litter even a strangers than those whodid not.

You are waiting for a bus, but someonehas le a newspaper and empty plasticbottles on the bench, in the bus shelter.Posted above the bench is a sign showinga person putting litter in the bin. Do youcomply with that request and dispose ofthe items?

About one in three of you will, ac-cording to a paper just published bytwo Swiss eco-ethologists whostudy human behavior. At least, onein three Swiss citizens will decidefor yourself if your own communityis likely to mimic the good burgersof Geneva, where the experimentswere conducted.

But heres the thing: the public-spir-ited one in three will, on average, ex-pend more time and effort inclearing the bench if the no-littersign has an image of eyes on it, thanif it has an image of owers. In otherwords, the image of eyes seems suffi-cient to convey a sense that the peo-ple are being watched, making themmore conscientious about their du-ties.

is is not just a one-off nding. Otherstudies have conrmed the phenome-non:

In one earlier study, for example, apicture of eyes above an honestybox to pay for milk in a coffee roomat the University of Newcastle in-creased the contributions. Anotherstudy showed that images of eyesmade people at a university cafeterialess likely to leave litter at their table.

Not only is this fascinating from a psy-

chological point of view obviouslycanny designers are playing on our guiltat getting caught but from a civic one aswell. In this era of keep government offmy back insistence and the abhorrenceof the Mommy State, the importance ofindividual responsi-bility

becomesall

themoreimpor-tant. We shouldnot need government

regulating everything through laws andpenalties, if we can regulate ourselves.e idea behind the eyes signs is that,while society will always have those whohave no regard either for the law or forfellow citizens, most people understandthe importance of a well-knit social fabricand the idea that everyone must con-tribute to the common weal. ese stud-ies prove that a little noodge doesnthurt.

e broken windows policy devisedby the political philosopher E.O. Wilsonstates that if the many misdemeanors thatcontribute to the sense of urban lawless-

ness litter, graffiti, turnstile-jumping,broken windows are prosecuted, notonly will miscreants (who oen have ahistory of more serious crimes) be ar-rested, but the public at large will see theircity becoming more civilized and will be-have in even more civil ways. New YorkCity was one of the rst metropolitanareas to successfully apply Wilsons the-ory. In the New York case, law enforce-ment was the key to establishing a trend.If the theories being explored in the BBCarticle can be widely applied, then indi-

vidual action prompted by behavioralnoodges can perhaps, in part, take itsplace.

Clearly, we have evolved to respondto some very subtle, subconscious

cues in our altruistic behav-ior a way, per-

haps, ofreduc-

ing

theamount

of cogitationneeded to decide

what to do. Other studies haveborne this out: for example, evidenceof neglect in an urban environment,such as graffiti or litter, makes peopleless likely to obey do not entersigns, and more likely to steal than topost letters le half-posted in letterboxes with money visible inside. isis what is known as the broken win-dows effect: social decline is self-amplifying. e implications forsocial responsibility are profound whether we are good or bad citi-zens may depend less on whom weare and more on what our environ-ment is like.

is eyes idea if it pans out may re-place surveillance cameras and reducethe spying, prying, and intrusion of gov-ernment in the lives of private citizens. Ifthe psychology of guilt and social respon-sibility can be tapped to get people to slowdown when they drive, then speed-trapcameras would not be necessary.

In some cases even eyes are not nec-essary to effect normative behavioralchange. For many years, dog owners al-lowed their pets to defecate anywhere

and everywhere, without cleaning up thedamage. Laws were passed against thispractice, but they were obviously not en-forced, because the police in large urbanareas had many more serious issues todeal with. Nor were there any seriousmedia or public information campaignsaimed at the problem of pet litter. Yet,

people started to clean up aer their dogs.e reason was that, deep down, theyknew that indiscriminate doggie Num-ber 2 was disgusting and anti-social, butwere too lazy to do anything about it.When more and more neighbors startedyelling at them, they reformed. It was thisnew sense of civic intolerance for brokenwindows that prompted neighbors toyell at irresponsible dog- walkers, andtheir vocal protests worked with nogovernment involvement at all.

Slowing people down of their own ac-cord is a much more complex behaviorchange, and people in a stressful, busy

world are unlikely to stick to 55mph. Onthe other hand, I have never seen aneyes campaign. I, of, course rememberthe famous eye scene in e GreatGatsby, with the big, bespectacled eyes onthe billboard advertisement for Dr. T.J.Eckleberg. No one in the story could ig-nore those eyes, nor could the reader. Ican easily imagine a large, electronic sign like the ones providing informationabout crashes ahead with great big re-alistic eyes looking straight at you. SpeedKills, the billboard says, but the eyes haveit.

Ron [email protected]

Ron Parlato is a writerliving in Washington, DC.

He has close ties withColumbus which he visits

frequently. His writings onliterature, politics and

culture, travel, and cookingcan be found on his own

blog, uncleguidosfacts.com.

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e Bride and Groom is Columbus'premier bridal boutique. Its like going toNew York, without even having to packa suitcase. With thirty different bridal de-signers and with no two dresses thesame, every bride is sure to nd that onespecial gown for that very special day.

Having opened on February 17, 2012,e Bride and Groom bought long-timeColumbus business House of Tux. etwo are now located on the same site.Owner Corie Stanford states, "I love theexcitement, when they nd the ONE. Atthat point, their wedding is coming to arealization and they couldnt be any hap-pier than they are at that moment. Myleast favorite part about a bridal appoint-ment is when differing opinions sway

from the likes of the bride, when peoplejust dont have the best interests of thebride in mind."

e Bride and Groom is located at 1205th Street South, across from Huck'sPlace Restaurant, and is owned and op-erated by Blaine Walters and the soon-to-be Mrs. Blaine Walters (CorieStanford). Blaine and Corie will be hav-ing their own nuptials in approximatelytwo weeks! Congratulations and goodluck!

Every little girl dreams of that day, the day when she can put on a beautifulwhite dress and walk down the aisle. Ladies, I have news for you. In real life,

that magical, beautiful, and perfectly- tting dress does not just appear.SO, what do you do? Go to a bridal boutique of course!


Molly is a resident of Columbus, who enjoysreading, cooking, cake decorating, and spending

time with her family. She is a memberof Lighthouse Baptist Church.

Mattie Lou West BarryMattie Lou West Barry, a resident of Columbus, passed

away on May 15, 2012. Mrs. Barry, known as "Lady" toher family and closest friends, was an inuential partof her community and her church.

Despite her husband passing away, early in theirlives, she triumphantly raised her family, always sup-porting her children, no matter what. At the twomost-recent family reunions, she served as the fam-ily matriarch. Many people saw her as a mother, asall the children in the community were usually at

her home. "Her love, care and wisdom will serve asa legacy for many people. Mama, I'll love you for-ever," states son Eddie.

Ushering was her passion. Starting at the age of 13,she ushered at church for 74 years and, no matter what,she was always at her post. With no pain, her family says"She died the way she lived...peacefully."

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Question

Dear Meagan,

have a friend whos also in my professionalcircle that I owe money to. I dont have the

oney to pay him back, but I have toldim that, a couple of times before, so nowm just avoiding him. ats uncomfort-

able enough, but now its starting to affecty professional life, because I nd my-elf avoiding business meetings,

ince I might run into him. Idont have the money to payim back, but I dont want

to sound like a brokenecord, either. Whathould I do?

Answerese types of sit-

uations are tough,and very common. Itsounds to me like it ismportant to you toeel comfortable inusiness settings, in

rder to increase your ownexposure and the exposureof your business. If that's thecase, then you have to take some sortof action. In addition to this, wheneverwe start avoiding people, we typicallystart feeling some sort of guilt as a result,which in turn leads to lower self-con-

ence and ultimately affects both yourusiness and your personal life.

ere are many different actions youcan take, to help you through this situa-tion. e rst questions that I would askre, do you want to pay your friend back,nd will you regret not paying him back,

t some point? I will assume the answero both questions is yes, otherwise yourobably wouldn't have written to me.ssuming that, I would consider follow-

ng the steps below.

1. As uncomfortable as it may be(remember, the focus is on buildingyour condence), ask your friend tomeet with you (you choose the mostcomfortable setting).

2. Before your meeting, look at yourbudget and decide where you cancut back in any other area, and howmuch you can cut back, so that youcan present a solid plan to yourfriend.

3. At the meeting, state the obvious.Tell your friend that you are sorry forsounding like a broken record (it'simportant to admit how you reallyfeel) and that you would like to workwith him on making a plan to payhim back.

4. Ask your friend how soon heneeds the money from you (remem-ber, you borrowed from him).

5. Realistically decide how muchyou can pay per month (dependingon his answer and depending on

what you already know yourbudget is), until you are all

paid up, and communi-cate that to him,

clearly. Your friendmight be open to$5 a month(which wouldmean one lesscoffee date or so-cial drink for themonth). If yourfriend needsmore than you

think you canhandle, be honest

by saying that you

dont think you can dothat and state what youknow you can do. *is is

where we typically mess up: wemake a promise that we cant keep(because we want the other personsacceptance and love), and then weend up back at square one (and itwill be even harder to start over, ifso).

6. Follow your plan. Staying true toyour word is important in movingforward. If an unexpected, yet veryimportant expense comes up (likeyour car dies and you cant get towork anymore), then communicatewith your friend and tell him exactlywhat is going on and what he can ex-pect from you, as far as what youneed to do to alter your plan to payhim back. e important thing is tostick to what you said and, if youcant stick to it, to communicateclearly and make another plan.

7. If, for whatever reason, you sin-cerely cannot afford a penny to payyour friend back, right now, thenoffer to mow his yard or work forhim, or consider taking a part-timegig to get you through. ere aremany solutions to every problem;the key is always communication.

Do you have a question about your life, career, or relationships?Ask Meagan!

E-mail reaches her at [email protected] information, such as your name, with NOT be divulged.

See MEAGAN Pg. 16

Dream a Little DreamI dreamed about a pit full of snakes last

night

It's not by chance that dreams catch ourattention. Dreams have interested manfor thousands of years, and dream ana-lysts have ranged from Joseph in the OldTestament to Carl Jung in the 20th cen-tury. People seem to know, intuitively,that their dreams (at least some of them)are trying to say something, and yet mostof us don't take the time to gure out

what it is they're actually saying.No one doubts their dreams, once they

understand them. Dreams are one of themain ways the subconscious communi-cates to us, and even the greatest scoffersshed their skepticism aer a good dreamanalysis session. Dreams speak with richand highly individualized symbolism,and once you know their language youhave a direct line to answers you maynever have thought of with only yourconscious mind.

Its true that some dreams are justdreams psychedelic dreams aer eat-ing too much chocolate or drinking toomuch beer, for example - and somedreams are just your subconscious sort-ing through the events of the day. Butmost dreams, regardless of all that, havea message that can help us with our lives- especially the ones that stay on ourminds and "bug" us. Did you know, forexample, that almost every dream hasthree parts where and when an issuebegan, the way its presenting itself now,and a solution?

Nightmares, especially, are worthy ofour attention; they come to us in theform of something fearful, so that we willthink about them more, not because they

are telling us something terrible is goingto happen. My dream about snakes, lastnight, was actually a good one: Snakesrepresent transformation and change,and the fact that they're scary is appro-priate, because change can be scary too.Recurring dreams behave in much thesame way as nightmares, giving us a mes-sage over and over, until we start to payattention and change whatever it is thatneeds changing in our life.

A lot of the symbolism in dreams isuniversal, and while there are many lay-ers to dream analysis, on some level, yourentire dream relates to you, the dreamer.

Everything in your dream representssomething specic about your life, fromcolors and numbers to where yourestanding in relation to someone or some-thing else in the dream to the actual peo-ple in your dream, who represent notonly themselves but also a part of you.ere is nothingin a dream that doesnthave some symbolic meaning specicallyfor you.

A car, for example, pretty much univer-sally represents the journey one is on, but

both what the car is doing and how it ap-pears in your specic dream relate to youas an individual. Questions a good dreamanalyst would ask, then, might be: Whosin the drivers seat? Whos in the backseat? Are you going uphill or downhill?Is the road curved or straight, smooth orfull of potholes? What color is the car?Is it old or new? Are you aware of themodel and/or year? Is it a car you know?Et cetera.

Most of us don't have a dream inter-preter in our pocket that we can call onevery time we have an odd dream, andso learning the basic symbolism and howdreams work for you as an individual canbe invaluable in the long run. Still, whilelearning how to analyze your owndreams can be a lot of fun, at rst glanceit can be a daunting prospect. Books -and theories - on dream interpretationare a dime a dozen, and guring outwhich ones are the good ones can takesome time. Finding a local professionalwho is experienced in dream interpreta-tion is a good start; nding someone whowill teach you how to interpret your ownis even better. Keeping a dream diary -writing your dreams down as they occur(you'll be amazed at how quickly you for-get the details) - is the best way to startthe process: e more you write, themore you'll start to gain insight into thepatterns your dreams fall into and whatthey're trying to tell you.

It takes time and commitment, but themore experienced you are at analyzingyour dreams, the more you'll be able tosi through what, at rst glance, is just a

jumbled mess of images. It doesn't mat-ter if you're a dreamer - like Joseph - or ascholar - like Carl Jung - there's wisdomin your subconscious experience, who-ever you are and whatever your back-ground, and it comes through in yourdreams, all the time. e more you payattention to them, the more you willlearn from them.

So, next time you think your dreamsare unimportant, think back for a mo-ment to Pharaoh. He paid attention tohis dreams and saved whole nations, as aresult. Albert Einstein's theory of relativ-ity was inspired by a dream, as wereFrederick Banting's discovery of insulinand Elias Howe's invention of the sewingmachine. And then there was Glen

Fullerton, who won $900,000 at the Ken-tucky Derby, two years ago, as a result ofa dream. Maybe there is something tothis dream business aer all

Clare [email protected]

Clare Mallory, L.Ac., M.Ac., holds a master'sdegree in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

She is the owner of North MississippiAcupuncture in Columbus, MS.

Visit her website at www.claremallory.com.

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How important is maintaining the friendship to you? If the relationship is importantto you and you avoid all that I have suggested, the feeling of guilt will not disappear.Even if your friend sloughs off your offer and says, Dont worry about paying meback, you will have to decide if your values will allow you to really let it go and accepthis gi, or if you feel the need pay him back, regardless (only you know that answer).e key to knowing the answer to that is in observing how condent you feel whenyou are around him. If you dont feel like you can be yourself, completely - chancesare high that you need to take action in order to stop avoiding future business op-

portunities, not to mention saving the friendship.We put ourselves in positions like these (and stay there) because we are used to feel-

ing bad about ourselves. It oen takes a bit of courage to make the rst move tostart feeling good again, but, aer the rst step, it gets easier and easier to move for-ward, and your self-condence in all areas of your life will continue to rise, too.

Meagan is a trained and experienced Life Coach, award-winning author ofCreating Your Heaven on Earth, blogger, poet, and supporter of the underdog.

Meagan M. [email protected]

MEAGAN cont. from pg. 15

Aliceville, Alabama - a small town, off the beaten path,approximately thirty minutes south-southeast of Colum-bus. Driving through, it would seem to be an averageeveryday small Main-street town; you might never real-ize that, from October 1942 to July 1945, it was the siteof an 800-acre German prisoner-of-war camp.

Camp Aliceville was originally intended and built bythe United States War Department as an internmentcamp for German nationals stranded in the United

States, in the event of war. is was the result of Alicevillecity officials petitioning the federal government for a

project that would boost the local economy. e con-struction of Camp Aliceville got underway on October9, 1942. Colonel Fredrick Prince, camp commandment,Major Karl Shiver, United States Army Corps of Engi-neers, and F. Holmes Sanders, Aliceville mayor, con-ducted opening ceremonies for the camp on December18, 1942. By the time all of elements of the camp werecompleted, on May 31, 1943, the total cost for the 800.06acres, wooden buildings, utilities, roads, landlls anddrainage exceeded a whopping $ 200,000,000!

By 1943, the number of captured German soldiers for

whom housing was needed far exceeded the de-mand for housing for German nationals. e va-cant alien internment camp became aprisoner-of-war camp, as Camp Aliceville metthe requirements set forth by United States Army.On June 2, 1943, the rst German POWs arrivedin Aliceville, at 4:15 p.m., on the Frisco Railroad.Within a month, 3,500 German POWs fromRommel's Afrika Korps had arrived at Camp Al-

iceville. e last POWs at the camp were trans-ferred to Northington General Hospital, inTuscaloosa, on July 17, 1945, and the camp wasdeactivated on September 30, 1945. Shortlythereaer, the Corps of Engineers bulldozed theproperty and sold all useable materials. Today, allthat remains are a brick replace and chimney,

along with the roads within the camp.

Artifacts, including artwork by the POWs, are now ondisplay at the Aliceville Museum, located at 104 BroadStreet, in Aliceville.


Molly is a resident of Columbus, who enjoys reading, cooking,

cake decorating, and spending time with her family.She is a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church.

Out of 800 property acres, this sign and replace are all that is left of the camp. POW Barracks.

The Naked Lady"sculpted by

a German POW.

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My MS Story Part III think mine was probably one of the fastest-diagnosed casesf Multiple Sclerosis in history. Okay, that may be a bit of a

stretch, but MS can be very difficult to diagnose. It can takeears or decades to diagnose, because many of the symptomsust seem to come with a busy lifestyle. I was fortunate, because

y noticeable onset of double vision happened to be at a timehat my spinal uid showed those elusive MS proteins, becausehey are not always present in a patients spinal uid.

Looking back, I can now see that I was having symptoms,any years prior to my diagnosis. Nothing major, just regular

uisance things like fatigue, clumsiness and dizziness. Nonef those things sent up any type of red ag warning to me. Ias a wife, mother, full-time college student, full-time veteri-ary technician/hospital manager and was actively involved

n various ministries at my church. Who wouldnt be dropead tired?

What exactly is MS? It is an autoimmune disease that affectshe brain and spinal cord - the central nervous system. For

some reason, the body starts to attack itself and damages theerve coverings. Imagine it like this. You are driving on aewly-paved road (the nerve). e asphalt is smooth. BAM!our car (the messenger) just hit a huge pothole. e damagean be instantaneous. You may have a punctured tire or a bentim. Your car just isnt working as well as it was, before you hithe pothole. e damage to your car may worsen, as you con-inue to hit other potholes. e cars steering may soon needo be aligned. When your car starts having problems, it justever seems to work as well as it once did. Even when the pot-oles are repaired, they will never be as smooth as the rest ofhe road. is is how it is, with MS. (I thought the potholenalogy was great, since Columbus has many of them!)

Of course, I had many questions. First, is it terminal? Doeople die from MS? e answer is: usually not. People dontie from MS; they die with MS. Huh?! I let that one slide (for

the moment) because I wanted my next burning question an-swered. Is my son going to get MS? e answer is, once again:probably not. I was looking for a more crystal-clear NO. Sofar, the Q&A session was not going in the direction that I hadhoped. Is there a cure? NO - that was the rst clear-cut an-swer I received. Did that one have to be no? Is there a treat-ment? Yes, and all of them involve giving yourself a shot - daily,every other day or weekly. Wow, that just sounded like somuch fun to me (yes, that is a major piece of sarcasm).

is is where it really gets interesting - not interesting in apleasant way, but in a weird way. e medications are believedto help slow down the progression of MS. (Did you catch theword believed? I certainly did.) ere is no way to monitortheir effectiveness. ere is no sure proof that the medicationswork. I had to ask, en, why use one? If you use one, it justmight slow down the progression of the disease. If you dontuse one, the disease could possibly progress at a quicker rate.I thought that was an ambiguous answer. I was given a bunchof different drug literature on the three different shots avail-able, at that time.

I asked the neurologist which one to pick. He said take theinformation home and read it so that I could make an in-formed decision as to which of them would t my lifestylebest. Hello, MS doesnt t my lifestyle, so how am I supposedto know which medication is best? inking that I could coax

a denitive answer out of him, I asked him if he had MS, whatwould he do? Obviously, others had tried that same approachand it got me nowhere. Actually, it got me another appoint-ment, the next week, with the promised topic of: ManagingLife with MS.

Candi Vezina

Candi is involved with several community groups. She enjoys doing thingsfor others and spending time with her family.

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Did you know that Americans pre-

pare about 3 BILLION meals on grills,each year? From 2005-2009, U.S. redepartments responded to an averageof 8,200 home res involving grills, hi-bachis or barbecues, per year, accord-ing to the National Fire ProtectionAssociation. Five out of six home grillres involve a gas grill and the leadingcontributing factor was a leak or breakin hoses or other equipment. atswhy UL, a global independent safetyscience company, is sharing simple,yet critical, guidelines to help preventpotential summer tragedies:

PREPARE FOR SAFETY FIRSTPosition your grill a safe distance fromyour house or any building (if possi-ble).

Never use a grill in a garage, breeze-way, carport, porch, or under anawning or overhang that might catchre.

Always have a spray bottle and a reextinguisher handy.

GAS GRILLSCheck the hoses on your gas grill forany cracking and brittleness, to ad-

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CHARCOAL GRILLSNever use gasoline or kerosene tolight a charcoal re. Both can cause anexplosion.

Dispose of charcoal away from kidsand pets, and cool it down with ahose. Coals get HOT up to 1,000 de-

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SAFETY WHILE COOKINGNever leave the grill unattended, es-pecially when young children or petsare nearby.

Never attempt to restart a re byadding additional lighting uid to analready-lit grill, as this can cause aare-up.

Keep kids, pets and bare hands awayfrom the grill.

Use insulated, ame retardant mittsand long-handled barbeque tongs andutensils when grilling.

What is your main goal when youtake a shower or bath? To be cleanand smell good - right? Some peopleprefer body washes, soaps or lotionsthat smell like the beach, while othersprefer a sweeter fragrance, like

anilla. Where, oh where, can you goto purchase all the smell-good itemsthat help you get squeaky clean andrelax? Bath and Body Works, ofcourse!

As I walk in, there are a plethora offragrances that touch my nose. I lookaround at the vast variety of productsthat make me daydream about pedi-cures and long bubble baths. When Icome back to reality, I think whichscent do I want to smell, rst? I pick upa bottle of lotion with the scent ofpink chiffon. I set the bottle backdown and move on. I nd anothershelf with teeny, tiny bottles thatcatches my eye; its anti-bacterial

hand gel! Ahhh! Itcomes in all sortsof scents and col-ors! Next to those, I nd a bowl withsmall rubber gadgets in it. Puttingtwo and two together, I see that this

little object is a holder for the smallbottles of the anti-bacterial gel, witha part on the end by which you canattach it to your purse, keychain, orbelt loop. How convenient, I muse!

I select ve bottles of gel, with scentsranging from cookies to eucalyptus,and two bottle holders. I carry my se-lections to the counter and thefriendly salesperson asks, "Will thisbe all for you, today?" I smile and tellher "yes". I complete my purchase,and she invites me back. I smile andsay most denitely! So, I urge youto visit Bath and Body Works, in

Leigh Mall, and get your smell-good on!

If you have a local business or establishmentyou would like us to consider for review,

please e-mail us at:[email protected].

You will get our honest opinion of thebusiness, their personal customer service,

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We strive for fair, unbiased reporting, so wehope to hear from you.

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Devotees of TennesseeWilliams will no doubt ndthis news to be thrilling: thecountdown to the 2012 Ten-nessee Williams Tribute hasofficially begun, with thecasting of the Tributes sig-nature production, eRose Tattoo.

e Rose Tattoo (1950) is set inLouisiana, and tells the story of an Ital-ian-American widow, who has with-drawn from the world, aer herhusbands death, and expects her

daughter to do the same.

Auditions for the local production ofthe Tony Award-winning play wereheld on Sunday, May 27, at the LincolnHome, the lovely, historic house that isowned by TWT Chair Brenda Cara-dine.

An overow crowd of local actorsshowed up for the auditions, each hop-ing to secure a role in the play.

e competition for roles was erce,but, eventually, Director Gabe Smithwas able to select the best candidate for

each role.Playing the male lead of Alvaro Man-

giacavallo will be Daniel Talley, with thefemale lead of Serana Delle Rose to beplayed by Cherri Golden.

e supporting roles of Jack Hunterand Rosa Dell Rose will be lled byShane Tubbs and Emily Morton, re-spectively.

Other local actors who have been castin the production are: Phillip Barrett,Melanie Hintz, Laura Beth Berry, AnnaKristen Nichols, Mara Gray, Lily Gray,

Aaron Pruitt, Paige Canida-Greene,Donna Forrester, Warren Nybo, Jen-

nifer Beneke, Julia Hintz, David Hintz,and Caroline Hintz.

e Costume Designer will be KayManzolillo. Steve Kuykendall will be theTechnical Director. e Prop Mistresswill be Hallie Massey. Claude Simpsonwill be the Set Designer. Donna For-rester will be the Stage Manager. BrendaCaradine is the Producer for the Ten-nessee Williams Tribute.

Performances are scheduled for Sep-tember 4, 5, 7, and 8. All performancesare scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m., withthe exception of the September 7th per-formance, which will begin at 8 p.m.Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for sen-iors and military; and FREE for stu-dents with ID.

For more information on the play orany of the Tribute events, visitwww.muw.edu/tennesseewilliams.

As always,

Get out and get yourculture on!

Artist. Sculptor. Illustrator. Arts advo-cate. All of these are words that can beused to describe Dylan Karges. eamazing thing is, he seems to excel ateach of these avocations.

He took a break in his preparations fora two-month work- related trip to Israel,to talk about his artwork, his career, andhis passion for promoting the arts in hiscommunity.

Although he has been drawing since

he was a young boy, he only became se-rious about creating art when he en-rolled at Mississippi State University.Even then, it took him a couple of yearsas an architecture major, before he con-cluded that his true calling was in thearts. As a result, he graduated from MSUwith a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with anemphasis in sculpture.

Karges recently wrapped a solo showat Columbus Rosenzweig Arts Center,entitled Looking Forward, which con-sisted primarily of nearly 1,000 clay g-urines, most of which were arrangedinstallation-fashion, along with seven-

teen pastel works.

When asked what inspired him to cre-ate the gurines for this show, he citedhis exposure to ancient cultures, whichare the focus of his work as an illustratorat the Cobb Institute of Archaeology, lo-cated on the MSU campus. He indicatedthat he drew his inspiration from the g-ures and relics that he encountered.

In response to a question of who heconsiders his favorite artist, he pausedfor a moment before stating that it wouldbe the world-renowned British sculptorHenry Moore. He referred to Moores

work, which straddled the line betweenabstraction and non-objectivism, espe-cially in regards to Moores work with thehuman form.

In addition to sculpture, Karges alsoworks in pastels. He employs an interest-ing technique, in which he applies a sin-

gle color for the surface of the piece, andthen erases or removes that color to cre-ate his desired image; much like a sculp-tor would chisel away marble to revealthe image within.

Among the numerous endeavors thathe is involved in are a large-scale muralbased on aerial maps of the Mississippidelta, on which he is collaborating with

some other artists, one of whom hailsfrom as far away as Colorado.

He has also been involved in a publicart project with the Starkville Commu-nity Market.

In addition, an exhibit of his recentwork is scheduled to open at the Merid-ian Museum of Art in October of thisyear.

Considering all of the projects thatKarges is participating in, it would bereasonable to use another term to de-scribe him juggler. It is obvious,

though, that like his other roles, he doesa remarkable job with this one, as well.Learn more about Karges by visiting hiswebsite, www.dylankarges.com or hisFacebook page www.facebook.com/dylan.karges.



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A Day in theLife of Porkchop

Wait?! What is that I hear? Is thatama or Daddy getting up?!

Huh? (mini grunt).

Yes! at was them!! Huh? (loudergrunt)

Huh?

Grunt, grunt, grunt, grunt (getting pro-ressively louder); waddle, waddle, wad-le, tap, tap, tap (as Porkchop sachetshrough to the kitchen, and his hoovesap-tap on the oor....

ey better hurry up! GRUNT!RUNT!! ey know Ill cry and whine

if they dont feed me, right?! AAAR-RRGGHHH!! Let me put a few Time Toolman Taylors in there, too - thatsually gets their attention!

Yay!!!! Food time!!! Yum, yum,ummy!! I dont know (slurp, crunch)hat this is (slurp, crunch, crunch), but

his is (slurp) sooooo gooood!! Uh-oh,ts going pretty fast! I hope they realizell need more food, before they leave forork. Nom-nom-nom.

Hey, Mama! What you doing in there?id you know the dogs just went out thatole in the back door? How come I canto out? I cant really t through the door,hough. Huh?

Im gonna stand right here so you dontorget about me and not give me any

ore food, ok? Good, shes heading to-ard my bowl again. HEY!!! Shes cuttingp some cucumbers! I like cucumbers!ut make sure theres some regular food

n there, too. Huh?

Nom-nom-nom. Ok, Mama - see yaater! Nom-nom-nom. So, what can Io today? I think Im gonna rearrangehe shoes, and then probably take a nap.may even harass the dogs, for a bit, be-

ore I take another nap. ey dont haveull reign of the house like I do... Hey, Ihink Ill take a nap.

I cant believe theres still not any moreood in my bowl! Dont they know Im a

rowing pig? I bet if they come in andant nd their shoes anywhere, theyll re-ember that they leave me here all day

with nothing to eat. Im so peckish, rightnow. At least they le me lots of water -maybe I can drink down enough to turnthe water bottle over again. ey like itwhen I do that.

Hey, kitty! Dont you want to play? Ok well - I guess not. Ill take another nap.Hey! I think Im gonna go in the bed-room closet and wrap up in the blanket.Daddy laughed at me, the other day,when he couldnt nd me. I had rootedup in my blanket, and Daddy said Ilooked like a pig in a blanket! Well, duh...I am a pig.... and I was in a blanket.Sometimes, Daddy is weird.

Wait?! Was that Sadie barking? Shespretty good at letting me know whenMama or Daddy comes home. Im lis-tening! Yes!!! It is Daddy!!!!! Im gonnado the piggie dance and talk to him, sohell take me out as soon as he comes in.ere he is!!! HEEYYYYDaddy!!!!! Grunt, grunt,huh? Grunt, arr, arr, grunt!!What you been doingtoday?!

Oh yeah, I guess weshould let the dogs out, too.Come on, guys!!! Lets goout

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