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Hiring practices, demand for jobs shift during pandemic

Employers and job seekers adjust to changes
in the applicant pools, interview processes
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
Jamal Cummings had been out of
a job for more than a month due to the
COVID-19 pandemic when he attended
a drive-through job fair in Starkville that
put him back on his feet in August.
“I gave them my resume and a lit-
tle bit more information, and then they
called me and asked if I wanted to work
at Yokohama (Tire Manufacturing),”
said Cummings, a West Point resident.
“I said ‘Yes, I’ll take the job.’ It didn’t take
long. They were really nice and friendly,
and they helped me get a job as quickly
as possible.”
One such adaptation is the drive-
through job fair, held by the local office
of the national hiring agency Express
Employment Professionals. Job seekers
hand their resumes to agency employ-
ees through their car windows, and the
agency matches people with potential
employers based on skill sets, back-
ground checks and references, co-owner
Anna Dodd said.
After the Starkville job fair generated
a large number of applicants and hires,
Express Employment Professionals will
bring the job fair to Columbus on Sept.
29, Louisville on Oct. 6 and Eupora on
Oct. 13, Dodd said. Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff

The ongoing pandemic has removed
handshakes and lengthy face-to-face job
interviews from the hiring process, but
both job seekers and hiring managers
have adapted over the past six months.
The agency has seen an increase in
business as employers have sought to
“fill in the gaps” in their workforce when
employees have been sick or quaran-
See HIRING, 8A
Tabatha Estes, left, an employment specialist at Express Employment Profession-
als, helps Starkville resident Kwame Bardwell fill out an application form Friday. The
agency matches people with potential employers based on skill sets, background
checks and references. All industries’ hiring practices have adapted to the COVID-19
pandemic, and Express Employment Professionals started holding drive-through job
fairs in August to help people make connections with limited interpersonal contact.

Airline consultant
Air Force veteran recalls time predicts business
travel will help GTRA
as POW in Vietnam rebound quickly
from pandemic
Boyd: Though airport
has lost business, it’s in
‘better shape than most
places in the country’
BY SLIM SMITH
ssmith@cdispatch.com

It’s been a tough

year for airlines, and
the Golden Triangle
Regional Airport is
certainly no excep-
tion as the industry
struggles with the
continuing effects of
Hainsey
COVID-19.
“Business is down,” GTRA Exec-
utive Director Mike Hainsey said.
“For August, we’re down about 68
percent from last August and annu-
ally we’re down 57 percent. That’s
exactly the same percentage as the
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff entire country.”
ABOVE: Retired Lt. Col. Gene Smith and Airman First Class Juancarlo Nava, the youngest airman at Columbus Air Going into 2020, the prospects
Force Base, cut a birthday cake with ceremonial swords, an annual tradition, on Friday at the Columbus Club on base. for GTRA had never been brighter.
The event, where Smith spoke about his time as a prisoner of war in Vietnam from October 1967 to March 1973, A fourth daily flight to Atlanta had
was in honor of the Air Force’s 73rd birthday as well as in memory of POWs and missing in action service members.
BELOW: Airman First Class Alexander Patterson blows out a candle during a ceremony remembering troops who been added in June 2019 and pas-
were held as prisoners of war or missing in action, at the Columbus Club on Columbus Air Force Base Friday. senger loads continued to increase
year after year.
Then came the pandemic. The
Lt. Col. Gene Smith spoke as part fourth flight was canceled in April.
In October, GTRA will have just
of celebration of Air Force’s birthday, two flights to Atlanta.
memorial for POW/MIA service members Even so, airline consultant
Mike Boyd said, the post-COVID
BY ISABELLE ALTMAN your head in a washtub when prospects for GTRA are favorable,
ialtman@cdispatch.com somebody hit it on the side,” mainly because of its strong posi-
he told a small but rapt audi- tion in business travel, which ac-

G
ene Smith had just
released two bombs
in the sky over North
Vietnam on Oct. 25, 1967,
and was pulling out of a dive
in his F-105 Thunderchief
aircraft when the plane was
hit by enemy fire.
“It sounded like you had
ence at the Columbus Club counts for about 80 percent of the
on Columbus Air Force Base airport’s commercial business.
Friday. Boyd is no stranger to GTRA
The plane “tumbled” as officials, having first been hired as
Smith fumbled for the ejec- a consultant in 2002 as the airport
tion seat. was recovering from another major
“The only thing that disruption — 9/11.
flashed through my mind was “Change always comes,” Boyd
See SMITH, 8A Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff
told the GTRA board during its
Friday meeting. “You can’t stop it,
but there are always opportunities.
See GTRA, 3A

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ASK RUFUS

Courtesy image
A c.1650 painting by Italian artist Salvator Rosa. During a 1640s insurrection in Na-
ples, Rosa was associated with Lorenzo Tonti. As a result of that relationship Tonti
was forced to flee with his son, Henri, to France. Henri grew up to be an early French
explorer with LaSalle along the Mississippi and Tombigbee Rivers.

Art, Hurricanes and French Explorers

I
t is amazing how people,
places and events are so
interconnected.
Three weeks ago, I was
explaining to a friend the ar-
tistic legacy of Salvator Rosa,
a mid-1600s Italian artist and
Renaissance man. I often
talk about the history of the
Tombigbee River Valley and
now a hurricane has devastat-
ed Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Interestingly, all of those
people and events share a
Rufus Ward
connection.
This story begins in Naples, Italy,
around 1640. Salvator Rosa (1615-1673),
according to the Uffizi Gallery of Flor-
ence, Italy, was “indisputably a leader in
that tendency towards the romantic and
picturesque, called a proto-romantic.”
In his art, Rosa painted unconventional
landscapes in which he often depicted
bandits in rocky scenes with storm-
tossed trees. He also engraved romantic
figures of soldiers and mythological
scenes.
He was a poet, a satirist and is consid-
ered the inspiration of the 18th century
picturesque movement in England. In
1973, an Italian stamp honored Rosa and
in its February 2011 issue “Art and An-
tiques” magazine devoted its cover and a
10-page full color article to Rosa.
Rosa’s life was as different as his art
and therein is the tie to our own history.
In addition to his unconventional art and
literature, Rosa acquired a reputation for
having a very rebellious nature. During
the Spanish revolt of Masaniello (a late
1640s uprising of the people of Naples
against the Spanish viceroy), Rosa was
associated in the insurrection with Lo-
renzo Tonti. As a result of that uprising,
Tonti, whose son Henri had recently been into the ship channel, silting it up. The
born, was forced to flee to France. Henri
de Tonti, though born in Italy, was raised
a Frenchman and devoted his life to the
French exploration of North America,
including the Tombigbee River Valley.
Henri de Tonti (1649-1704) was one of
the most interesting characters to ever
wander our region. He was known as the
“Iron Hand” because of his replacement
of a severed hand, lost during a Sicilian
War battle, with a crude iron hand or
hook over which he wore a glove. He
became noted as a close associate of La
Salle and accompanied La Salle on his
1682 voyage down the Mississippi River.
Tonti became engaged in the French
fur trade and in 1700 moved to the new
French settlement of Biloxi. Then in
early 1702 he landed at Dauphine Island
before moving up the Mobile/Tombigbee been found on the beach at Dauphin
River to the new settlement of Mobile on
27 Mile Bluff.
Tonti was soon sent north from Mobile Canada and Louisiana.
to establish peaceful relations with the
Chickasaw Indians. He met
with the Chickasaws in
March 1702 at a village locat-
ed northwest of present-day
West Point. At the village,
he described finding “an En-
glishman” wearing “a rather
dirty blue shirt, no pants,
stockings, or shoes, a scarlet
wool blanket and some discs
at his neck like a savage.”
In 1704, in an attempt
to bring permanence to
the Mobile settlement, the
French vessel Pelican sailed
from France with wives for the men at
the French colony. As one of the most
eligible bachelors in Mobile, Tonti was
allowed to make one of the first selec-
tions and quickly became engaged to one
of the Pelican girls. Unfortunately, the
Pelican also brought Yellow Fever which
Tonti contracted and from which he died.
In 1699, the French had planted a set-
tlement at Biloxi, but the following year
the settlement at Biloxi was devastated
by illness and a more suitable harbor was
found on Massacre Island which received
its name from the many Indian skeletons
found there. In January 1702, the French
began moving soldiers from the Bay of
Biloxi, to Massacre Island which was
renamed Dauphine Island. The French
were soon constructing a warehouse
there for the protection of the new colony
of Louisiana’s supplies. The Port of Dau-
phine became the principal port for the
Colony of Louisiana.
Though the Louisiana Colony’s first
principal port, Dauphine Island soon
encountered problems. On Sept. 9, 1710,
English privateers from Jamaica attacked
and sacked the settlement located there.
Then in 1717, a hurricane washed sand
closing of the channel to larger vessels
ended the port’s importance, and by
1725, the port and its associated village
were all but abandoned.
It was an association with the artist
Salvator Rosa by Lorenzo Tonti in the
1740s that caused Tonti to flee to France
with his infant son. The son grew up
French and became an early settler of
Dauphine Island and Mobile. The princi-
pal French port in the Louisiana Colony,
Port Dauphine was then destroyed by a
hurricane in 1717.
It all came in full circle to me about
30 years ago. I was in an antique shop in
Point Clear, Alabama, and bought a 1721
copper coin with a legend on the reverse
“COLONIES FRANCOISES.”
The shop’s owner said the coin had
Island after a storm. It was a 9 deniers
French coin minted for circulation in
Rufus Ward is a local historian.
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Mississippi justices: No broad absentee voting amid COVID-19

A majority of justices reversed a Sept. 2 decision by Hinds County
Chancery Judge Denise Owens, saying she too broadly interpreted
some changes that legislators made to state law this year
BY EMILY WAGSTER PET TUS
The Associated Press
JACKSON — Mississippi law
does not allow absentee voting
by all people who have health
conditions that might make
them vulnerable to COVID-19,
the state Supreme Court ruled
Friday.
A majority of justices re-
versed a Sept. 2 decision by
Hinds County Chancery Judge
Denise Owens, saying she
too broadly interpreted some
changes that legislators made
to state law this year.
“Having a preexisting condi-
tion that puts a voter at a high-
er risk does not automatically
create a temporary disability
for absentee-voting purposes,”
justices wrote.
Rob McDuff is a Mississippi
Center for Justice attorney who
sued the state on behalf of peo-
ple with conditions including
kidney disease and diabetes. He
said Friday that the Supreme
Court ruling does allow absen-
tee voting by people with con-
ditions that are serious enough
to be considered a physical dis-
ability.
The Mississippi decision
contrasts with one handed
down Wednesday in a neighbor-
ing state, where a federal judge
ruled that Louisiana must allow
mail-in voting for people with
conditions that the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Preven-
tion has listed as making people
more vulnerable to COVID-19,
their caretakers and three oth-
er groups.
Mississippi does not allow
widespread early voting. In-
stead, state law says absentee
voting is available to anyone 65
or older, or for voters of any age
who are permanently disabled
or will be out of their home
county on Election Day. People
who have to work on Election
Day when polls are open also
are allowed to vote absentee.
Legislators tweaked the
law this year with provisions
that expire at the end of 2020.
Those allow absentee voting by
someone with a temporary or
permanent disability that may
include “a physician-imposed
quarantine due to COVID-19”
or by a person who is “caring
for a dependent that is under a
physician-imposed quarantine
due to COVID-19.”
People with health condi-
tions that could make them
vulnerable to the virus filed a
lawsuit Aug. 11 in Hinds County
Chancery Court. Their attor-
neys from the American Civil
Liberties Union of Mississippi
and the Mississippi Center for
Justice argued any voter with a
preexisting condition should be
able to vote absentee because
the state health officer, who is a
physician, has advised that peo-
ple with such conditions should
avoid large public gatherings.
The attorneys said such voters
should not need individual quar-
antine orders from another phy-
sician, and Owens agreed.
Secretary of State Michael
Watson, a Republican, appealed
Owens’ order to the state Su-
preme Court.
Attorneys for Watson wrote
in the appeal that the state law’s
“narrow absentee excuse does
not stretch to voters without an
underlying ‘physical disability’
just because they have a fear
of contracting COVID-19 at the
polls, or the voters are volun-
tarily following public health
guidance.”
McDuff said Friday that
in filings before the Supreme
Court, Watson acknowledged
that people with conditions that
meet the definition of “physical
disability” and that increase the
risk of severe consequences
from COVID-19 can vote absen-
tee. McDuff said that includes
four plaintiffs whose conditions
include kidney disease, lupus,
diabetes and severe asthma.
“The Mississippi Supreme
Court never repudiated that
statement by the secretary,”
McDuff said.
Other voting rights groups
filed a similar lawsuit Aug. 27 in
federal court, arguing Missis-
sippi’s absentee voting restric-
tions put people at risk amid the
pandemic. They filed additional
papers Thursday asking a judge
to block two requirements —
that a voter have absentee ballot
forms notarized and that people
have an excuse to vote absen-
tee, such as being out of town
on Election Day. Waiving the
excuse would open absentee
voting to many more people.

Mississippi State Fair set to go on with COVID-19 rules

‘We understand that we’ve got to live a little bit, and if
it’s something outdoors that we can do safely, we are
prepared to try and make that happen’
BY LEAH WILLINGHAM
The Associated Press/Report
for America
JACKSON — Missis-
sippi is planning to go
ahead with its annual
state fair in early October
with new rules to prevent
the spread of the corona-
virus.
New cases of
COVID-19 have declined
in the state in recent
weeks, and officials said
they have been working
hard to design a fair that
State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs
will keep attendees safe,
despite the risk of the
virus spreading in large
crowds. The event draws
thousands of visitors to
the state capital each year
for food, carnival rides,
music and agricultural
expositions.
“We understand that
we’ve got to live a little
bit, and if it’s something
outdoors that we can do
safely, we are prepared
to try and make that hap-
pen,” State Health Officer
Dr. Thomas Dobbs said
during a Friday press
briefing.
The 2020 Mississippi
State Fair will take place
Oct. 7 to Oct. 18 in Jack-
son. Among events list-
ed on the fair’s page are
petting zoos, pig races
and lumberjack shows —
standard for the state fair,
but Gov. Tate Reeves said
this year’s events will look
a lot different than what
people are used to.
Masks will be required
for all guests, and tem-
peratures will be screened
at the fair entrance. There
will be a safety marshal in
charge of enforcing social
distancing.
“There are going to
be events that are not al-
lowed, there are going to
be indoor gatherings that
are not allowed,” Reeves
said, adding that events
are not “going to be tight
and compressed, it is go-
ing to be spread out over
the fairgrounds.”
The governor said it’s
up to each person to de-
cide whether or not they
wish to attend with the
risks involved.
“There are certainly
risks associated with it,
and if you are in the high-
er risk category, it’s proba-
bly, like a lot of things, not
a good idea for you to at-
tend,” Reeves said during
Friday’s press briefing.
“If you are concerned or if
you are scared, you get to
make a personal choice to
not attend.”
Current executive or-
ders around social gath-
erings allow gatherings of
up to 100 people outdoors
when social distancing is
possible, and up to 50 peo-
ple when it is not possible.
Reeves said he didn’t be-
lieve the state fair falls
under those rules, ex-
plaining on Friday that
he considers the fair to
be more of a “business
operation” than a social
gathering because some
funds from the event go
toward maintaining the
state fairgrounds.
The Health Depart-
ment said Friday that
Mississippi, with a popu-
lation of about 3 million,
has reported at least
91,935 reported cases and
at least 2,780 deaths from
COVID-19 as of Thurs-
day evening. That’s an
increase of 497 confirmed
cases and 12 deaths from
numbers reported the day
before.

GTRA
Continued from Page 1A
What’s going on with the
aviation system in this
country? What are the
trends? Where is GTRA
now and what can we ex-
pect?”
Boyd said there are
three kinds of airport
travel — commercial,
general aviation (private-
ly-owned and operated
aircraft) and military.
“Every airport is dif-
ferent based on what kind
of operations they rely
on,” Boyd said. “General
aviation is dead as far as
growth goes. Military
is going to be stable. Air
carriers will grow, so
from a business point of
view, this place is very
sound. Business travel is
the name of the game and
that’s where you’re stron-
gest.”
Boyd said the region’s
economic growth will
only become more appeal-
ing to airlines as they re-
cover from COVID, which
Boyd believes will begin
in three to six months.
“The air transporta-
tion system has been
pummeled, so they are
going to be doing things
differently as they re-
cover,” he said. “They’re
going to be looking at
markets where there is
economic growth. The
crease in the (passenger)
load for every flight,” he
said. “The good news is
that you have plenty of de-
mand to fill those seats.”
In fact, even now there
is a strong demand for
business travel, Hainsey
said.
“What you should
know is that Delta is limit-
ing capacity to 60 percent
as a safety precaution,” he
Slim Smith/Dispatch Staff said. “For us, with the 50-
Aviation industry consultant Mike Boyd goes over seat planes Delta flies into
his power-point analysis of Golden Triangle Regional GTRA, that means there
Airport’s prospects in the post-COVID industry during are only 30 seats. We reg-
a GTRA board meeting Friday. Boyd said GTRA will re- ularly have 27, 28 passen-
bound sooner and stronger than most regional airports
because of its strong showing in business travel and gers on those flights.”
the area’s economic growth.
economic growth here til the end of 2021 at the
has been huge. The air- earliest.
lines are aware of that.” “When this airport
That, Boyd said, is a goes back to four flights
reason for optimism. a day on Delta and we get
“The rebound here will American Airlines — and
be faster than the nation they will come at some
as a whole,” Boyd said. point — you’re going to
“As far as facilities, you have a lot more growth
have everything you need than the other regional
for probably 20 years. airports like Tupelo or
Overall, you are in better Meridian,” Boyd said.
shape than most places in Boyd said that the de-
the country.” mand for business travel
Boyd said GTRA’s out of GTRA continues
long-desired efforts to to be high. That, he said,
add westbound flights will be enhanced as Del-
through American Air- ta replaces its fleet of 50-
lines remains viable, al- seat planes to the e175 air-
though he doesn’t expect crafts, which seat 75.
any movement on that un- “That’s a 50 percent in-

Teacher fired for refusing to work in crowded classroom SOLUNAR TABLE

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Davis told the station. The solunar period indicates
peak-feeding times for fish and game.
After missing the first day, Davis Sun. Mon.
4:19a
BROOKHAVEN — A Mississippi said the principal and deputy superin-
Major
Minor
3:25a
10:36a 11:46a
teacher says she was fired after refus- tendent delivered a letter to her. The let-
Major 3:52p 4:47p
Minor 9:20p 9:58p
ing to teach in a crowded classroom
ter stated that she doesn’t have any un-
Courtesy of Mississippi Department
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
derlying medical conditions and if she

Shunta Davis told WJTV that it
would be impossible to social distance
with the 24 or so students she was sup-
posed to teach at Lipsey Middle School
in Brookhaven.
“It’s not so much the traditional set-
ting. Because I’m okay with us coming
back every day but with a reasonable
amount of students in the classroom,”
didn’t come back, she would be fired.
Davis’ four children are taking part
in virtual learning. The district has al-
lowed the option for students for the
first nine weeks, but Davis is concerned
about teachers. She’s afraid of transmit-
ting coronavirus to her mother, who has
health issues of her own.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87
‘Today we mourn, but with
confidence that future generations
will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg
as we knew her — a tireless and
resolute champion of justice’
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
BY MARK SHERMAN
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — seat should remain vacant
Supreme Court Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a
towering women’s rights
champion who became
the court’s second female
justice, died Friday at her
home in Washington. She
was 87.
Ginsburg died of com-
plications from metastat-
ic pancreatic cancer, the
court said.
Her death just over six
weeks before Election
Day is likely to set off a
heated battle over wheth-
er President Donald
Trump should nominate,
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the justice for the Senate
to consider,” Biden told
final years on the bench
as the unquestioned lead-
Democrats held the Sen-
ate and a replacement
reporters after returning
to his hometown of Wilm-
er of the court’s liberal
wing and became some-
with similar views could
have been confirmed. In-
ington, Delaware, from
campaign stops in Minne-
thing of a rock star to her
admirers. Young wom-
stead, Trump will almost
certainly try to push Gins-
sota. en especially seemed burg’s successor through
Chief Justice John Rob- to embrace the court’s the Republican-controlled
erts mourned Ginsburg’s Jewish grandmother, af- Senate — and move the
passing. “Our Nation has fectionately calling her conservative court even
lost a jurist of historic the Notorious RBG, for more to the right.
and the Republican-led stature. We at the Su- her defense of the rights Ginsburg antagonized
Senate should confirm, preme Court have lost a of women and minorities, Trump during the 2016
her replacement, or if the Courtesy photo cherished colleague. To- and the strength and re- presidential campaign in
Supreme Court Justice day we mourn, but with silience she displayed in a series of media inter-
until the outcome of his Ruth Bader Ginsburg confidence that future the face of personal loss views, including calling
race against Democrat generations will remem- and health crises. him a faker. She soon
to be the selection of Unit- ber Ruth Bader Ginsburg Those health issues apologized.
Joe Biden is known. ed States Supreme Court
Trump, who called as we knew her — a tire- included five bouts with Her appointment by
Justices. We have this ob- less and resolute cham- cancer beginning in 1999, President Bill Clinton
Ginsburg “an amazing ligation, without delay!” pion of justice,” Roberts falls that resulted in bro- in 1993 was the first by
woman,” made his view Majority Leader Mitch said in a statement. ken ribs, insertion of a a Democrat in 26 years.
clear on Saturday: He McConnell said late Fri- Ginsburg announced stent to clear a blocked She initially found a com-
urged the Senate to con- day that the Senate would
sider “without delay” his in July that she was un- artery and assorted other fortable ideological home
vote, even though it’s an dergoing chemotherapy hospitalizations after she somewhere left of center
upcoming pick for the election year.
treatment for lesions on turned 75. on a conservative court
high court. “We were put Biden said the winner
her liver, the latest of her She resisted calls by dominated by Republican
in this position of power of the November election several battles with can- liberals to retire during appointees. Her liberal
and importance to make should choose Ginsburg’s cer. Barack Obama’s pres- voice grew stronger the
decisions for the people replacement. “There is no Ginsburg spent her idency at a time when longer she served.
who so proudly elected doubt — let me be clear
us,” Trump tweeted, “the — that the voters should
most important of which pick the president and
has long been considered the president should pick
AREA OBITUARIES
as Golden. She was Joe Morgan
formerly employed as a
ABERDEEN — Joe
farm service agent. David Morgan, 87, died
In addition to her Sept. 16, 2020.
parents, she is survived Graveside services
by her siblings, William will be at 1 p.m. Mon-
H. Golden Jr., Joshua day, in New Hope
T. Golden, Bettina S. Cemetery of Aberdeen.
Golden and Carla M. Tisdale-Lann Memo-
Golden.
rial Funeral Home is
in charge of arrange-
Pauline House ments.
HAMILTON — Mr. Morgan was
Pauline Beatrice Seely born Jan. 2, 1933, in Ab-
House, 91, died Sept. erdeen, to the late Clara
17, 2020, at Oak Tree
Adams Morgan and
Manor of Amory. Emory Alex Morgan.
Graveside services He was a veteran and
are at 3 p.m. today, in was formerly employed
Center Hill Cemetery, with Eastern Airlines
with Bobby Howell and Northwest Airlink.
officiating. Visitation He was a member of
is from 1-2:30 p.m. First Baptist Church.
prior to services at In addition to his
Tisdale-Lann Memo- parents, he was preced-
rial Funeral Home. ed in death by his wife,
Tisdale-Lann Memo- Lynn Keating Morgan;
rial Funeral Home of and siblings, Berta
Aberdeen is in charge Morgan Armstrong,
of arrangements.
Alex Morgan, Gilbert
Mrs. House was
Morgan and Sidney
born Feb. 26, 1929,
Morgan.
in Monroe County, to
He is survived by
the late Walter Seely
his children, Janice
Sr. and Annie Berry
Morgan Turner of Olive
Seely. She was former-
ly employed with the
Branch, David Hugh
Morgan of Kansas City
Aberdeen Hospital and
was a member of Ham- and Ellen Morgan Ba-
ilton Primitive Baptist cot of Savannah, Geor-
Church. gia; six grandchildren;
In addition to her and nine great-grand-
parents, she was pre- children.
ceded in death by eight
brothers; one sister; Marilyn Dunn
one infant daughter; COLUMBUS —
and one great-grand- Marilyn Dunn, 64, died
child. Sept. 19, 2020, at her
She is survived by residence.
her son, Lynn House Arrangements are
of Hamilton; four incomplete and will be
grandchildren; 13 announced by Carter’s
great-grandchildren; Funeral Services of
and one great-great- Columbus.
grandchild. See OBITUARIES, 5A
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Obituaries
Continued from Page 4A

Ima Boykin great-grandchild. children, Chris Rogers Ric Rogers, T.J. Es-
MACON — Ima Dean Memorials may be and Chard Rogers; sib- kridge, Ty Eskridge,
Boykin, 78, died Sept. made to the American lings, Tommy Eskridge Tom Eskridge, Randy
16, 2020. Cancer Society, P.O. Box and Joyce Anne Woods; Rogers, Ronnie Rogers,
A private graveside 8217, Jackson, MS 39215. and four grandchildren. Charles Ray McCloud
service was held Sat- Pallbearers will be and Carl Ray Woods.
urday, in Soule Chapel Sarah Allen
Cemetery, with Bill Ross COLUMBUS — Sar-
officiating. Cockrell ah Clifford Allen, 92,
Funeral Home of Macon died Sept. 18, 2020, at
is in charge of arrange- Trinity Person Care.
ments. Graveside services
Mrs. Boykin was born will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
April 6, 1942, in Ma- in Memorial Gardens,
con, to the late Vonnie with the Rev. Bobby
Eugene and Lessie Irene Sanderson officiating.
Rosser Varner. She was Memorial Gunter Peel
a graduate of Brooksville Funeral Home and Cre-
High School and at- matory College Street
tended East Mississippi location is in charge of

Bud Myers
Junior College. She was arrangements.
formerly employed as an Mrs. Allen was born
in-food service employee Oct. 18, 1927, in the Pine
with Central Academy. Grove Community of Sidney “Bud” Carroll Myers,
She was a member of Pickens County, Ala- Jr. of Morristown, Tennessee,
McLeod Chapel Cum- bama, to the late Colum- passed away on Thursday,
berland Presbyterian bus Edward and Edna September 17, 2020, at the age
Church. Rickman Jones. She was of 77, in his beloved hometown
She is survived by her formerly employed as a of Caledonia, Mississippi.
husband, Jimmy Boykin; sales lady with Egger’s The child of Sidney Myers,

Isom Burks
children, Shelia White and Ruth’s and was a Sr. and Frances Moore Myers,
of Starkville and Jill member of First Baptist he was born in Caledonia,
Grable of Hattiesburg; Church. Mississippi on December 23,
sister, Gayle Gore; five In addition to her par- 1942, where he spent his formative years at Isom Bruce Burks, age 87, of
grandchildren; and six ents, she was preceded Caledonia Elementary, Junior, and High Schools. Columbus, MS and formerly of
great-grandchildren. in death by her hus- Bud was a master homebuilder, brick mason, Pickensville, AL, passed away
Memorials may be band, Roy D. Allen; and artisan, gourmet cook, avid hunter, gifted guitar September 16, 2020, at Trinity
made to Soule Chapel siblings, James F. Jones, player, staunch democrat, Ole Miss superfan, a Health Care in Columbus, MS.
Cemetery, P.O. 432, Maude Lowe, Mattie founder of Evangel Assembly of God, a missionary Graveside services will be 2:00
Brooksville, MS 39739. Lowe, Mary Edna builder and most significantly a devoted husband PM Saturday, September 19,
Shawver, Lila Hooper, and doting father and “Grandy”. 2020, at Antioch Cumberland
James Arnold Eva May Harrison, He is survived by his wife, Joanne Myers; Presbyterian Church Cemetery,
ABERDEEN — David Jones, E.C. Jones, daughters, Kimberly Smith, Deborah Huntsman with Rev. Luke Lawson
James Edward Arnold, J.R. Jones, Elroy Jones and Vicky Silvermintz (Jared); siblings, officiating and Skelton Funeral Home of Reform
76, died Sept. 18, 2020, and Eddie Jones. Dorothy “Tootsie” Sansing, Donald Myers and directing. Visitation will be one hour prior to the
at his home. She is survived by her Julia Roberts; 11 grandchildren; seven great- service at the graveside.
A celebration of life brothers, Owen P. Jones grandchildren; and Archie, his feisty dog. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edwina
will be at 10 a.m. Mon- of Meridian and Roy A homegoing celebration will be held at his Hydrick Burks; parents, Isom Van Buren Burks,
day, at St. John’s Episco- N. Jones of Hartselle, brother Don Myers’ home at 6200 Wolfe Road, Jr. and Avie Lee Flippo Burks; the mother of his
pal Church. Visitation Alabama. Columbus, Mississippi on Sunday, September 20, children, Barbara Sayer; brother, Earl Buren
will be one hour prior to 2020, at 2:00 PM In lieu of flowers, please make Burks, Sr.; and sisters, Ruby Brawner, Opal
a donation to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Ashton and Jean Ann Epperson.
services at the church. Merry Rogers Hospital. Survivors include his sons, Steven Van Burks
Tisdale-Lann Memori- VERNON — Merry
al Funeral Home is in (Julie) of England and Kevin John Burks of
Rogers, 71, died Sept. England; his daughter, Karon Lee Burks of
charge of arrangements. 18, 2020, at Baptist Me-
Mr. Arnold was born England; Edwina’s daughters, Linda Doshi
morial Hospital-Golden (Bipin) of Indiana, Dianne Stone of Alabama
Nov. 3, 1943, in Sardis, Triangle.
to the late Quittie Arnold Sign the online guest book at
and Jana McCool (Frank) of Alabama; sisters,
Funeral services are Clara May Howard of Virginia and Betty Lynn
and Virgie Arnold. He at 3 p.m. today, at Vernon www.memorialgunterpeel.com
was a graduate of Sardis Lowen of Virginia; grandchildren, David Burks
First United Methodist College Street • Columbus, MS
High School and attend- (Laura), Michelle Burks Dorman (Luke),
Church, with Wes Sav- Hannah Burks, Robert Doshi (Sandra), Marcus

George Glusenkamp
ed Northwest Junior age and Gene Lankford
College and Delta State. Doshi, Billy Laessig, Eric Laessig and Angela
officiating. Burial will McCool; and great-grandchildren, Daisy
He was formerly em- follow in Wofford Cem-
ployed as a purchasing Dorman, Henry Dorman, Frank Burks, Edith
etery. Visitation is one George Otto Glusenkamp passed away Burks, Nathan Doshi, Emma Doshi, Sydney
manager with ITT/Fabri hour prior to services. September 17, 2020, at his residence at the age Doshi, Cole Doshi, Luvenia Doshi, Amber
Valve. He was a member Chandler Funeral Home of 92. McCool, Autumn McCool and Erin McCool.
of St. John’s Episcopal of Vernon is in charge of He was born January 15, 1928, in Teaneck, Mr. Burks was born November 6, 1932, in
Church. arrangements. NJ, to the late George Otto Glusenkamp and Quincy, Mississippi in Monroe County, the fifth
In addition to his par- Mrs. Rogers was born Seena Hook Glusenkamp. He graduated from of seven children. He attended S. D. Lee High
ents, he was preceded Dec. 31, 1948, in Colum- Ridgefield Park High School in 1944. After high School in Columbus, Mississippi where he was
in death by his siblings, bus, to the late T.J. and school, he joined the US Maritime Service at a member of the marching band for three years,
Thomas Quittie Arnold Adine Eskridge. She the age of 16, serving as a 2nd Class Fireman playing the trumpet. He attended the Golden
and Doris Schultz. was formerly employed in the engine room from 1944 to 1946. After Triangle Vo Tech school for two years and Brewer
He is survived by his as owner and operator of his Honorable Discharge, he worked at IBM in State Junior College in Fayette, Alabama. He also
wife, Dianne Hartley Ar- Rogers Feed and Seed Poughkeepsie, New York for four years before attended the University of Alabama for vocational
nold; son, Chad Arnold; with her husband and moving to MS and eventually opening George’s education to teach Adult Beginning Typing and
sister, Oliviette Yancey;
was a member of Vernon Tire Service in West Point. George served on the he taught one class of Adult Beginners Typing
and three grandchil-
First United Methodist MS Regional Housing Authority IV for 50 years at the Trade School in Carrollton, Alabama.
dren.
Church. as the Clay County Commissioner. He was a long Bruce entered the Air Force in 1953. He served
Pallbearers will be
She is survived by her time member of the Episcopal Church of the 10 years in the Air Police and Provost Marshal
Harper Arnold, Taylor
husband, James Rogers; Incarnation in West Point. He married the former Office. In Amarillo, Texas he was an Air Force
Arnold, Jimmy Belk,
June Beard and they were married for 43 years. Technical Instructor in Administrative Specialist
Lloyd Massey, Tom
He is survived by his sons, Kevin Glusenkamp School for 2 ½ years. In 1955 he was stationed
Milner, Gene Hartley,
(Trudy) of Columbus, Scott Glusenkamp (Sherie) in England, married, and he and Barbara had
Danny Hartley and Bud-
of West Point and Todd Glusenkamp (Lee Ann) 3 children. They divorced in 1960. He served
dy Bryant.
of West Point; daughter, Karen Sullivan (Mark) 4 years in Alabama Army National Guard
Memorials may be
of West Point; seven grandchildren, Brian in the MP field and 10 years in the Active
made to St. John’s Epis-
Glusenkamp, Heather Wilson, Matt Glusenkamp, Guard Reserve Program as Unit Training
copal Church, PO Box
Chasady Oswalt, Sam Glusenkamp, Marley NCO. He retired from the military in 1989.
54, Aberdeen MS 39730.
Glusenkamp and Madison Glusenkamp; and In 1972, he married Edwina and they enjoyed
eight great-grandchildren. 30 years together. They especially enjoyed
Donnie Walker He was preceded in death by his parents; and boating, fishing and travel. They were both
MIZE — Donnie his wife, June. big fans of the University of Alabama football
“Donna” Coleman Dueato Covid health concerns and restrictions the team and he was also a fan of Mississippi
Walker, 68, died Sept. family will have a private service at the Episcopal State football (as long as they weren’t playing
18, 2020, at St. Dominic Church with burial at Columbus Memorial Alabama). He was a devoted family man and
Hospital of Jackson. Gardens Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers loved getting his grandchildren involved in
A private family will be his grandsons, Brian Glusenkamp, the outdoors. He enjoyed watching wildlife; he
graveside service will Bud Myers Matt Glusenkamp, Sam Glusenkamp, Jake could call the owls and get an answer. He taught
Memorial Services:
be at 2 p.m. Monday, Sunday, Sept. 20 • 2 PM Glusenkamp, Brody Glusenkamp, Collin Coggins himself to play several instruments including
in Memorial Gardens 6200 Wolfe Road and Austin Coggins. Honorary pallbearers will the guitar, banjo, mandolin and harmonica and
of West Point, with Columbus, MS
College St. Location be Jim Chandler, Kyle Chandler, Bill Sugg, Joe enjoyed getting together with other musician
Brad Creely officiating. Stevens, Robby Pierce, Doug Colvin and Ed friends. He maintained a close relationship
Calvert Funeral Home of Holcombe. with his siblings, nephews, nieces, cousins, and
West Point is in charge In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to especially enjoyed the large family gatherings.
of arrangements. the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, PO Box His final years were at Trinity Personal Care
Mrs. Walker was 316 West Point, MS 39773 or St. Jude Children’s and Healthcare. He was considered a character,
born Jan. 15, 1952, in Research Hospital P.O. Box 1000 Dept. 42 sometimes cantankerous, but always had a big
Pittsboro, to the late Memphis, TN 38105. heart. He will be missed by many.
J.B. and Annie Estelle Friends may leave an online condolence to the Honorary Pallbearers are Mike Farmer, Dr.
Card Coleman. She was memorialgunterpeel.com
family at robinsonfh.net. Dale Robbins, four “angels” of CVS Pharmacy
formerly employed with in Aliceville, Cynthia, Gwen, Lori, and Mary,
the Mississippi Prison Paid Obituary - Robinson Funeral Home who took special care and checked up on him
Industries Corporation. regularly when he lived alone in Pickensville,
In addition to her par- AL, members and friends of Det 1, 1166th
ents, she was preceded Military Police Company of the Alabama
in death by her husband, National Guard, Leroy Holladay, Kellis
Larry Gene Walker Higginbotham and employees of Trinity Personal
Sr.; and siblings, Mary Care and Healthcare and Lauren Holliman.
Akins, J.W. Coleman and In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials
Billy Wayne Coleman. to the Antioch Church Cemetery Fund, 3951
She is survived by County Road 45, Reform, AL 3548, to Trinity
her children, Misty Healthcare, 230 Airline Road, Columbus, MS
Walker McAlpin, Larry 39702 or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
Gene Walker Jr. and
Brad Walker; eight Paid Obituary - Skelton Funeral Home
grandchildren; and one
Opinion
6A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
PETER BIRNEY IMES Editor/Publisher
BIRNEY IMES III Editor/Publisher 1998-2018
BIRNEY IMES JR. Editor/Publisher 1947-2003

Dispatch
The
BIRNEY IMES SR. Editor/Publisher 1922-1947

ZACK PLAIR, Managing Editor

BETH PROFFITT Advertising Director
MICHAEL FLOYD Circulation/Production Manager
MARY ANN HARDY Controller

POSSUMHAW
Well, well, all is well
“When the well
runs dry we learn
the worth of water.”
Benjamin
Franklin (1706-
1790)
The well ran
dry. Actually, the
40-year-old pump
just quit. Sam
called the well
man and asked if Shannon Bardwell
it might be still
under warranty. Of course,
Sam was joking. The next day
the well man came over to take hobbies and pastimes during
a look. He confirmed the well
had passed on to its heavenly
reward. The pump had been
sucking sand for years but was more attention. Thus, the
still good for outside water-
ing. I shall miss the well. Sam
gently reminded me it’s not
like we don’t have water. I’m
settling into it. It occurred to
me one day that for over 30
years the house was served
by well water. There was no
chlorine or fluoride, just water
out of the ground. That would
have been the water used by
generations before
us — groundwa-
ter and rainwater.
Before the pump
started drawing
sand, the well water
was the best-tasting
water ever. I missed
it then, and I’ll miss
it now. One day
having well water
will be a pleasant
memory from the
past.
Time of sheltering has
allowed more space for new
the pandemic. The garden,
the flowerbeds, the shrubs,
the weeds and vines have had
increase use of the well water.
Seems everything grows more
abundantly by watering and
weeding. With the success of
the flowers, I was able to take
photographs on my phone and
post them or send them to a
friend like a greeting card. It’s
amazing the quality photo-
graphs a phone will produce.
I’ve occupied myself by creat-
ing arrangements and styling
different colors and textures.
By noticing flowers and vines
I’ve discovered small creatures
living in the Prairie I might not
have noticed otherwise. I pho-
tographed and posted them.
I’ve learned to keep my phone
in my pocket. Rarely is there
time to run to the house, get
the phone and return, only to
find the creature has vanished.
September is almost over,
though it seems it barely
arrived. Cooler temperatures
are easing in, perhaps more
so by weather turbulence
than season. Even so, I’ve
begun to change out my
summer clothes to more fall
wear, which includes possibly
discarding and donating some
summer wear and evaluat-
ing last year’s fall wear. My
summer rubber boots now
have holes and cracks, posing
no problems in the drought
of summer. Soon they’ll need
to be replaced when fall rains
begin. It’s always good to plan
ahead and prepare.
Some statistics reported in
the Raymond James newslet-
ter show current events have
changed the ways some of us
have lived our lives: 94 percent
of those surveyed are washing
their hands more often, 54
percent are cooking more, 50
percent are connecting with
others through video calls, 39
percent of those who rarely
or never pray have started,
25 percent are reading more
books, 21 percent have attend-
ed a large gathering online, 21
percent have used food deliv-
ery service, 12 percent have
attended an online class.
When it’s confirmed the
pandemic is over, I wonder
how many of these changes we
will have worked into our new
normal? The old is gone; the
new has come.
Email reaches Shannon
Bardwell of Columbus at msdel-
tachild@msn.com.

OUR VIEW MISSISSIPPI VOICES

Roses and thorns Wicker-sponsored bill would make social

A rose to Mississippi University
for Women’s chapter of the National
Student Speech Language Hearing
Association (NSSLHA) for help-
media companies more accountable
Kudos to Mississip- computer services” The ad dollars followed. Accuracy
ing give a voice to the potentially
pi U. S. Senator Roger as not “publishers.” and objectivity became irrelevant.
voiceless in the Golden Triangle.
Wicker for sponsoring As a result, Facebook, The only thing that mattered was
Sarah Williams, NSSLHA chapter president and
a bill to amend Section Google and Twitter are the eyeballs and the money they
a speech-language pathology student, and fellow
230 of the Communica- exempt from 400 years produced.
NSSLHA officers identified an opportunity to
tions Act of 1996. of libel and slander Hundreds of billions in profits
assist COVID-19 patients as speech-language
I know most readers common law designed flowed, allowing the platforms to
pathologists. Using money from recent fundrais-
are scratching their to protect citizens. plow billions into tracking soft-
ing events, the students created low-tech commu-
heads wondering Facebook, Google ware, eventually destroying every
nication boards to enable healthcare providers
“what the heck is and Twitter can sell iota of privacy Americans had
and families to communicate with individuals on
Section 230?” Sounds hundreds of billions enjoyed for hundreds of years.
ventilators or those too weak to use speech. The
rather technical and in advertising around The ability to track and spy
students used software from The W’s Depart- Wyatt Emmerich
minor. content for which they on American citizens gave rise
ment of Speech-Language Pathology to create
What if I told you have zero responsibil- to targeted posts and websites
the communication boards, then laminated the
that all the rioting in our streets ity. They can profit from pornog- customized for the unique biases
boards in order to be cleaned and reused. Those
and the polarization of American raphy, extremism, slander and and viewpoints of each individual,
on ventilators can touch symbols on the boards
culture is a direct result of Sec- terrorism and nobody can hold furthering engagement but sky-
to communicate with health-care providers. It’s a
tion 230? them responsible. rocketing divisiveness. Instead
great idea, one that will undoubtedly make life a
What if I told you that the Just last year, a group of of objective, real news created by
bit easier for those on ventilators.
most powerful monopolies in the terrorist victims sued Facebook professional journalists designed
history of the world were a direct for allowing terrorists to use its to appeal to the majority, news
A rose to Lowndes County Emer-
result of Section 230 – monopolies platform for communicating and became an echo chamber of
gency Management, its volunteers
that threaten the foundations of planning terrorist attacks. In a 66- amateur bloggers whipping up
and MEMA for Saturday’s face
our republic? page ruling, Force v. Facebook, emotions.
mask distribution in rural parts of
What if I told you that com- the Second Circuit U.S. Court Right wing sites fueled right
the county. EMA Director Cindy
pletely innocent citizens of this of Appeals ruled that, based on wing extremism. Left wing sites
Lawrence and her volunteers dis-
country can be slandered and Section 230 of the Communica- fueled left wing extremism. Plat-
tributed 20,000 masks provided by MEMA at 14
libeled, their lives and careers tions Act of 1996, Facebook didn’t forms became perfect vehicles
locations in the county, which is by a wide margin
destroyed, without any recourse, create the content, therefore it for planning protests, demonstra-
the largest mask distribution in the area since
as a result of Section 230? was not responsible. tions, then riots.
the beginning of the ÇOVID-19 pandemic. The
What if I told you that the This is how the Russians can The Russians jumped in the
distribution comes at an important time now that
“Fourth Estate” of our govern- use Facebook to manipulate our game, seeing a perfect vehicle for
schools are open, people are being allowed great-
ment, the media, has been de- elections by posting mountains undermining American society
er access to gatherings and, let’s face it, “mask
stroyed and half the journalists in of fake news. Facebook can let it and thereby reducing American
fatigue” may be beginning to set in. Providing
our country thrown out of work, happen because it can’t be sued. influence in the world. China fol-
these masks sends a clear message that the
creating an unprecedented level They can let it rip on their plat- lowed. It became a free for all.
threat is not behind us and that we must remain
of government and private corrup- form, with zero accountability. Objective news became a thing
vigilant.
tion, as a result of Section 230? It all started innocently enough of the past. Truth became an
What if I were to tell you that in 1996. The Internet was just get- illusion. Our young people were
A rose to Dave Hood, long-
the massive economic damage ting off the ground. Platforms like hypnotized by the programmers
time owner of Dave’s Darkhorse
caused by COVID-19 panic was a Google, Facebook and Twitter who used artificial intelligence
Tavern, whose example during
direct result of Section 230? were losing money. and primal psychology to addict
the COVID-19 pandemic should
What if I told you that the Lobbyists for the platforms them to their smartphones.
serve as an inspiration for small
minds of our young children are argued they could never succeed Respected citizens were slan-
business owners in our community
being rearranged and altered in if they had to hire reporters and dered, their careers destroyed,
for putting health before profits. In 25 years of
an unknown and dangerous way editors to ensure the accuracy by false accusations from anony-
operation, Dave’s restaurant/bar had never been
as a direct result of Section 230? and legitimacy of all the items mous bloggers. Section 230 gave
closed for more than two consecutive days. That
What if I told you terrorists can posted to their platforms. Editors them no recourse.
changed in March. Hood was the first restaurant
easily plan and coordinate deadly are expensive. Sen. Wicker says he wants
owner to close, citing concerns over the health
attacks on U.S. soil as a direct In a perfect example of how to amend Section 230 because
risks posed to his employees and customers.
result of Section 230? governmental favoritism can major platforms are being biased
Others followed suit, but almost all of those
What if I told you that these wreak havoc, Congress, in its against conservatives in violation
restaurants began to open again in July. Hood,
horrible things I have just listed obliviousness, agreed to exempt of Section 230. No doubt Wicker
meanwhile, waited until Wednesday, almost six
are just the tip of the iceberg of the new media platforms from the is justified in his complaint, but
months after he first closed Dave’s, to re-open on
the damage done by Section 230? same laws that every book, news- the ills caused by Section 230 are
a limited basis (to go orders only). At great per-
I’m guessing you would proba- paper, magazine and television far, far greater than just that.
sonal sacrifice, Hood waited until he felt he could
bly want to know what exactly is station had to abide by. There is only one solution:
safely resume operations. Patrons aren’t likely to
Section 230 of the Communica- Never before in the history of Repeal Section 230 and make the
forget that, either. Welcome back, Dave’s.
tions Act of 1996. publishing has a publisher been platforms liable for their content
Section 230, passed by the U.S. allowed to profit from its pub- like every other publisher.
Congress and signed into law by lished content without being held But now the platforms have bil-
Bill Clinton, stipulates that “No legally responsible for the accura- lions to bribe politicians, so that’s
Voice of the People provider or user of an interactive cy and legitimacy of that content. not likely to happen. Welcome to
We encourage you to share your opinion with readers computer service shall be treated Congress created a monster. the Brave New World.
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Stopgap bill to prevent shutdown held up over farm funding

Measure needs to be passed by the end of the
budget year on Sept. 30 to prevent a shutdown
of nonessential government functions
BY ANDREW TAYLOR
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Efforts
to fashion a temporary spend-
ing bill needed to avert a gov-
ernment shutdown at the end of
the month ran aground Friday
amid a fight over farm bailout
funding that’s a key priority of
President Donald Trump and
Capitol Hill Republicans.
A House Appropriations
Committee spokesman said the
measure, which aides had pre-
dicted would be released Friday
evening, won’t be unveiled until
next week. The measure needs
to be passed by the end of the
budget year on Sept. 30 to pre-
vent a shutdown of nonessential
government functions.
A tentative proposal by
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to
permit Trump to keep awarding
agricultural funds this cam-
paign season in exchange for
food aid for the poor ran into
severe turbulence with both
House and Senate Democrats.
The evolving measure is a
lowest-common-denominator,
bare-minimum bill that befits
a deeply polarized Congress.
Even so, it took intense efforts
at the highest levels of Washing-
ton to get the measure this far,
but a negotiating flurry Friday
fell apart. Neither side wants a
partial government shutdown.
Aides following the talks
closely said Pelosi initially de-
nied an administration request
to add routine flexibility to rules
governing Trump’s farm bailout
efforts, which would freeze his
ability to dole out subsidy pay-
ments until after the election.
Trump is using the funding,
over which he has much con-
trol, to try to shore up his sup-
port in farm country, which has
been hit hard by low commod-
ity prices and higher tariffs he
himself imposed.
The battle prompted Trump
on Friday to blast his nemesis
on Twitter: “Pelosi wants to
take 30 Billion Dollars away
from our great Farmers. Can’t
let that happen!”
Pelosi then reversed course
Friday afternoon to briefly
approve the Trump-sought
change — only to again change
her mind, Democratic and GOP
aides said, speaking on condi-
tion of anonymity to publicly
characterize behind-the-scenes
dealings. Pelosi was also seek-
ing a higher food benefit for
families whose children are un-
able to receive free or reduced
lunches because schools are
closed over the coronavirus.
It’s unclear what happens
next, but Pelosi retains the op-
tion to try to jam the measure
through without the farm pro-
vision and try to cast blame on
Republicans or Trump if it runs
aground in the Senate.
Earlier, Republicans denied
Democratic requests involving
the census and election admin-
istration grants. What remains
is not controversial and in-
cludes provisions that would ex-
tend federal highway and flood
insurance programs, along
with a variety of other low-pro-
file items.

CONSTITUTION WEEK

Courtesy photo
A proclamation signed by Starkville Mayor Lynn Spruill is part of this display by the Hic-A-Sha-Ba-Ha DAR Chapter
at the Starkville Public Library for Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23. The designated week focuses on commemora-
tion of the Constitution of the United States of America and urges citizens to reaffirm the ideals the document’s cdispatch.com
framers had in 1787.

AP-NORC poll: Majority plan

to vote before Election Day
Overall, 39 percent of registered
voters say they will vote by mail
BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI
AND HANNAH
FINGERHUT
The Associated Press
DENVER — A major-
ity of President Donald
Trump’s supporters plan
to cast their ballot on
Election Day, while about
half of Joe Biden’s back-
ers plan to vote by mail,
a sign of a growing parti-
san divide over how best
to conduct elections in
the United States.
Overall, 39 percent
of registered voters say
they will vote by mail,
well above the 21 percent
who say they normally
do so, according to a new
poll from The Associated
Press-NORC Center for
Public Affairs Research.
The rise is skewed to-
ward backers of the for-
mer vice president, 53
percent of whom plan to
vote by mail. Fifty-seven
percent of Trump’s sup-
porters say they’ll vote in
person on Nov. 3.
Fifty-four percent of
voters say they will vote
before polls open on
Election Day. In 2016,
roughly 42 percent of vot-
ers did so.
Trump for months has
denigrated mail voting,
and Democrats have ex-
pressed concern about
postal delays that could
keep such ballots from
being counted. The poll
finds ebbing enthusiasm
for mail voting: Only 28
percent of Americans say
they would favor their
state holding elections
exclusively by mail, down
from the 40 percent who
said so in April as the
coronavirus pandemic
was first spreading in the
U.S. and before Trump
launched his anti-mail
campaign.
Support for states
allowing voters to cast
an absentee ballot with-
out requiring a reason
is higher, but also down
since April, from 56 per-
cent to 47 percent.
Sherry Santiago, 55, of
Palm Bay, Florida, is dis-
abled and cannot drive.
The Democrat said she
almost lost her chance to
vote in 2016 because she
couldn’t get a lift to the
polling place and she’s
happy to sign up for a
mail-in ballot this year.
“I don’t want to take
a chance of missing it,”
Santiago said of the elec-
tion. “I have total confi-
dence in voting by mail. I
don’t worry there will be
a problem.”
But Michelle Harman,
44, a Republican who
works in the oil and gas
industry in Artesia, New
Mexico, plans to vote in
person on Election Day.
“This year more than
any other, there’s a lot
of gray area about what
could happen to your
vote,” said Harman, who
said she didn’t question
voting by mail in 2016
when she was out of
town.
Traditionally, voting
by mail has not been a
partisan issue. Until re-
cently, Republicans were
more likely to do so than
Democrats, because old-
er voters have tended to
vote by mail more often
than younger voters.

Homeland Security whistleblower not yet ready to testify

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — A
whistleblower from the
Department of Home-
land Security who says
he was pressured to sup-
press facts in intelligence
reports says he won’t be
able to testify before a
House panel until the de-
partment gives him more
access to “relevant infor-
mation,” according to his
lawyer.
Attorney Mark Zaid
said Brian Murphy, a for-
mer top intelligence of-
ficial at the department,
won’t participate in a
closed-door deposition
with the House Intelli-
gence Committee “until
the clearance issues have
been resolved favorably
in order to properly pro-
tect Mr. Murphy’s legal
rights.” He says he and
Murphy “look forward to
and desire the opportuni-
ty” to participate.
“Mr. Murphy wishes to
provide protected, classi-
fied whistleblower disclo-
sures to the relevant over-
sight authorities in the
Executive and Legislative
Branches,” Zaid said in a
statement. “That requires
his access, as well as his
legal counsel, to all rele-
vant information.”
House Intelligence
Committee Chairman
Adam Schiff made Mur-
phy’s complaint public
last week and said he had
been invited to provide a
deposition on Sept. 21. He
has not been subpoenaed
and was asked to partici-
pate voluntarily.
8A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
Smith
Continued from Page 1A
— and I apologize, ladies — but
I said, ‘I am not going to die in
this son of a b****,’” he said.
He ejected from the airplane
and parachuted over Hanoi,
knowing the North Vietnam-
ese would be “really delighted
to see me” given he and his
fellow airmen had just dropped
32 3,000-pound bombs on the
Paul-Doumer Bridge (now
called the Long Biên Bridge).
When he hit the ground, North
Vietnamese soldiers shot him
twice in the thigh and took him
prisoner.
It was the beginning of more
than five and a half years Smith
spent as a prisoner of war. It
would be 1,967 days before he
was released as part of Opera-
tion Homecoming and returned
to the United States.
Smith, who retired as a
lieutenant colonel in the 1970s,
told his story as part of a cere-
mony for the 73rd anniversary
of the Air Force. Traditionally,
said Col. David Fazenbaker of
CAFB, who introduced Smith
at the event, bases around the
country hold parties where the
youngest airman on base and
a “more experienced” airman
use ceremonial swords to cut
a birthday cake. This year,
Smith got the honor, along with
Airman First Class Juancarlo
Nava.
“It’s a celebration of our
heritage, it’s a celebration of
our history in the Air Force and
it’s a celebration of the heroes
that make up our Air Force and
make up our military,” Fazen-
baker said.
Hiring
Continued from Page 1A
tined, she said.
Express Employment
Professionals finds jobs
for about 250 people at 50
to 75 companies per week,
Dodd said. Those com-
panies are mostly manu-
facturing, industrial and
blue-collar.
“The biggest complaint
that I’m hearing from
(businesses) is they’re
trying to find people that
want to work,” Dodd said.
“People are scared, or
they’ve gotten (financial)
assistance in some form or
fashion, but this isn’t going
to be here forever. We try
to find people who want to
go to work and get back
out there, and we’ve been
successful at that.”
Demand for jobs varies
widely by industry. Camp-
bell Proffitt, owner of the
restaurant Proffitt’s Porch
near Columbus, said
restaurants have had a
hard time filling open jobs.
“What I’ve been hear-
ing from
people is
that they
don’t have
appl ic a nt s ,
not that
they’re not
trying to
hire,” Profitt Proffitt
said. “I don’t
know how many people
would want to work in the
restaurant industry (right
now).”
Proffitt’s Porch has re-
mained fully staffed and
made a few new hires, and
Proffitt said the hiring
process has not changed,
including the fact that in-
terviews are still in person.
Job candidates at
LaQuinta Inn and Suites
in Starkville also come in
for in-person interviews,
general manager Jordan
Gillentine said, though
interviews are now in the
lobby instead of an office,
six feet apart and with pro-
tective face coverings.
In contrast with the
LaQuinta Inn and Suites in Starkville has seen an
increase in the number of job applicants throughout the
COVID-19 pandemic, general manager Jordan Gillentine
said. The pandemic has had a different impact on each
individual industry’s applicant pool and hiring process,
but Gillentine said the hotel can “potentially hire better
and find more qualified candidates.”
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
Harris, who was captured in and for his faith in God, who he
1965. said he had taken for granted
In demonstration, Smith before that.
rapped on the podium where he “One of the things I decided
was speaking — two taps, then when I was in jail, in prison, was
three, then two again, then four. I would never sit on the side-
“I just said ‘hi,’” he said. lines again,” he said.
Smith explained to The Smith was released on
Dispatch after the event that March 14, 1973, and was
the code combined the letters reunited shortly thereafter with
“C” and “K” to make 25 letters his wife Lynn and his three
in the alphabet, then imagined children, none of whom he had
them arranged in rows of five. seen in longer than six years.
So “H” would be two, then He later got a job at Air Train-
three raps — the third letter on ing Command at the base in
the second row — and “I” would Columbus.
Isabelle Altman/Dispatch Staff be two, then four raps — the “What was really fun was
Col. David Fazenbaker speaks with retired Lt. Col. Gene Smith fourth letter on the second row. coming to work at 5 o’clock in
during a celebration of the Air Force’s 73rd birthday at Columbus “We got to where we were the morning … and being able
Club on Columbus Air Force Base Friday. During the event, which really fast with it,” he said. to be a part of watching those
also recognized military service members who were held as prison- Harris, who now lives in Tu-
ers of war or missing in action, Smith talked about the five years captains and lieutenants teach
pelo, recently published a book
he spent as a POW during the Vietnam War and encouraged his those other lieutenants how to
on the code and his time as
audience to never stop serving their communities. fly a T-38,” he said.
prisoner of war, which is called
He also kept the promise he
But it was also an oppor- Mississippi State University, “Tap Code.” Smith said it’s one
made to himself while he was
tunity to remember service where he was in the Reserve of the best books he’s read on
in prison to be involved in his
members from the Air Force Officers Training Corps before the subject.
The tap code saved a lot of country and his community. He
and other military branches attending flight school. In 1966, votes in every election, whether
held as prisoners of war or he was sent to south Asia and lives during what was a harrow-
ing experience for the Ameri- local or national, he said. He’s
missing in action, Fazenbaker assigned to the F-105s. The involved in his church and
night he was captured was his can POWs, Smith said.
said. The event included a som- has been part of myriad civic
33rd mission. “The worst part of that whole
ber ceremony during which and charitable organizations,
“To say that our hearts were deal was not the torture so
Airman First Class Alexander including the Air Force Associ-
beating fast on that one would much or the food or sleeping
Patterson lit a candle in honor ation.
be an understatement,” he said. on concrete or 110 degrees, 115
of POW/MIAs and saluted “You should never quit
“Because as we briefed and degrees in the summer and 32
them. participating and serving,” he
took off that day, you looked degrees in the wintertime at
“We owe a debt of gratitude said. “Never should you do that,
around and wondered which night, with thin blankets,” he
to you and the other POWs and said. “The worst thing about whether it’s in your military,
one was not going to make it
the MIA who are out there that that whole deal was the horri- your Air Force career, whether
back.”
we will never be able to repay,” During the five years he ble indefiniteness of it all. You it’s your city, whether it’s your
Fazenbaker said to Smith. spent as a prisoner, he and the never knew when the end was state or it’s your nation. If you
other POWs would communi- going to come.” tell yourself, ‘I can’t do it, I’m
‘Never quit serving’ cate through a tap code intro- He said he came out with not qualified,’ then you won’t.
A Delta native, Smith grew duced to the prisons by Smith’s a “great appreciation” for his But if you keep working at it,
up in Tunica and attended friend Col. Carlyle “Smitty” country, for the other POWs you can.”
restaurant industry, hotels through job fair, Dodd struction job via the job fair Professionals before the “The difference is
have seen a much larger said. in August and had found pandemic, he said. He did whether or not you’re go-
applicant pool than they Starkville resident Ma- employment with the help not find the hiring process ing to work if you’re going
did before the pandemic, rio Turnipseed got a con- of Express Employment much different than usual. to get hired,” he said.
Gillentine said.
“There has not been
one time when we didn’t
have a large number of
candidates that we could
consider for positions,” he
said. “The pandemic has
presented us a unique op-
portunity to find people
that otherwise may not
have been available due
to the fact that they had
better jobs than what we
could provide. It’s put us
in a position to potentially
hire better and find more
qualified candidates to
build our team.”
Aaron Weiss, own-
er of Belle’s Nail Bar in
Starkville, has only need-
ed to hire one new employ-
ee during the pandemic
but was approached by so
many people searching for
a job that he had to turn
most of them away, he said.
Belle’s Nail Bar devel-
oped a reputation for its
safety measures — masks,
gloves, constant sanitiza-
tion and glass between
employees and custom-
ers — that drew several
cosmetologists in need
of work, since safety was
their first priority, Weiss
said.
He too continued inter-
viewing applicants in per-
son but limited the num-
ber of interviews, he said.
“They would give me
their resume, I’d look it
over, and if I felt like they
would contribute to my
business, I’d call them
back (to interview) in per-
son,” he said. “Before, I’d
interview everybody and
go from there, but with the
pandemic, you have to be a
bit more picky.”
Express Employment
Professionals removed
that risk by arranging
phone interviews between
hiring managers and ap-
plicants from the drive-
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
Lifestyles LIFESTYLES EDITOR
Jan Swoope: 328-2471
THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 n 9A

Pinwheels
for peace

Children spread hopes for peace on the wind

BY JAN SWOOPE “Peace is like the glue that holds the world together.”
jswoope@cdispatch.com Nadia Heinkel, 9, daughter of Christian Heinkel

I
magine more than 200
handmade pinwheels
spinning in the breeze,
each one bearing a hope
for peace from a child. That
colorful sight will greet any-
one passing Annunciation
Catholic School at 232 N.
Browder St. in Columbus on
and Sarah McAnally of Columbus
Monday — International Day as Pinwheels for Peace.
of Peace. For the 11th year, The art installation
ACS students from 4 years project started in 2005 by
old through eighth grade two teachers in Coconut
will “plant” their pinwheels Creek, Florida, is a way for
in front of the school, be- youth to express feelings
coming part of a much larger about what’s going on in
worldwide movement known See PINWHEELS, 10A

Katie Fenstermacher/Courtesy photo

ABOVE: Annunciation Catholic School student Campbell Callaway, 11, tests out the pinwheel Thursday he made for his school’s participation in a worldwide Pin-
wheels for Peace project. More than 200 handmade pinwheels will be “planted” in front of the school on Monday, which marks the International Day of Peace. Camp-
bell is the son of Cooper and Emily Ann Callaway of Columbus.

Columbus library Hazard Lecture to celebrate

will host Zoom Beethoven with virtual concert
program on BY JAN SWOOPE Trio members will also talk about

cookbook project
jswoope@cdispatch.com the composition and about how each
instrument contributes, Hazard said.

T
he year 2020 marks the “It’s our goal to make everybody
250th anniversary of the love Beethoven as much as we do
SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH birth of Ludwig van Bee- and to make the music accessible to
thoven, one of the most admired

T
he Colum-
bus-Lowndes
Public Library
System (CLPL) is hosting
the online presentation
“Communities, Cook-
books, and Columbus:
Local History Comes to
Dinner” on Tuesday, Sept. Haley
22 at noon.
The talk will be
presented by Jennifer
Brannock, curator of
rare books and Missis-
sippiana, and Andrew
Haley, associate professor
in history, both at the
Brannock
University of Southern
Mississippi. In 2013,
Brannock and Haley came together to
build the Mississippi Community Cook-
book Project (MCCP). Over the past
seven years, the project has developed
the library’s cookbook collection into
the largest in Mississippi and one of the
largest in the Gulf South.
This presentation will provide an
overview of the cookbook project and a
glimpse at the stories that cookbooks
tell about Columbus and Mississippi.
“Communities, Cookbooks, and Co-
lumbus” will be presented over Zoom
and will only be accessible via a link.
The link will be available on the CLPL’s
Facebook page or you can receive it by
contacting Mona Vance-Ali at 662-329-
5304 or mvance@lowndes.lib.ms.us.
This program is made possible
through the Society of Mississippi
Archivists program of speakers and
consultants. To learn more visit missis-
sippiarchivists.org.
composers in history. To commem-
orate the milestone, the 29th annual
Hazard Lecture Series in Colum-
bus will present “Music with The
Beethoven Celebration Trio.” The
virtual concert at 7 p.m. Monday,
Sept. 28 will feature Laura Sandifer
on violin, Sophie Wang on piano and
Fayth Williams on cello. Viewers
may watch via facebook.com/heri-
tageacademypatriots.
The series, established by the
family of the late George Hazard Sr.,
has long focused on three rotating
themes: The Voyage of the Mind;
the Voyage from the Past; and The
Voyage of the Artist.
Normally comprised of two free
lectures presented to the public at
Heritage Academy each fall, this
year’s series consists of one virtu-
al presentation due to COVID-19
health guidelines.
“It is wonderful that Heritage is
able to broadcast the performance
to our usual faithful audience and,
of course, to anyone interested in
tuning in,” said George Hazard Jr.
“While we look forward to returning
to our usual format with two pro-
grams in 2021, we certainly thank
these musicians for their extra work
in assuring this year’s celebration of
this great composer.”
Trio musicians are eager to
■ For more Lifestyles content including In the Garden with Felder, reducing pandemic
litter and Southern Gardening visit the Lifestyles link at cdispatch.com.
everybody,” remarked Sandifer.
Beth Lucas is director of admis-
sions and public relations at Heritage
Academy.
“Once again, Mr. Hazard has lined
up an interesting program to bring
to our community and our students,”
she said. “Since it will be a virtual
event, we hope it will reach people
near and far who may not have been
able to attend otherwise. And we
hope this particular program might
inspire some future musicians or en-
courage young musicians to continue
on their path.”
Laura Sandifer
See HAZARD, 10A
perform, said Sandifer. The recent
pandemic has severely curtailed
their chances to do so for months.
”The orchestras we perform in
are not having seasons right now.
We are very excited to play chamber
music; those opportunities are rare
right now.”
Compelling music
Sandifer, Wang and Williams will
present excerpts from Beethoven’s
“Piano Trio in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3.”
“It’s a wonderful piece. It really
keeps you on your toes,” Sandifer
said. “You have very intense emo-
tions, then you have more playful,
and you also have almost sacred
sounds. The ending is a surprise. It
doesn’t end as you’d expect.”
Sophie Wang
10A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

SAAC to distribute free art boxes Sept. 26

SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH
T
he Starkville Area Arts
Council will distribute free
art boxes to children in
Starkville and Oktibbeha County
Saturday, Sept. 26 from 9 a.m.-
noon during Art in the Park at J.L.
King Park at 400 N. Long St. in
Starkville. Boxes are available on
a first-come, first-served basis and
limited to one box per child. After
receiving boxes, families can either
head home or find a spot in the
park to sit down and create.
Boxes will include writing,
drawing, painting supplies and
more.
To accompany the art boxes,
SAAC teaching artists are develop-
ing prerecorded activities children
can follow in various art disci-
plines. As these become available,
the lessons will be posted on social
media and on the SAAC website
(starkvillearts.net). Subject to
grant funding, art education ini-
tiatives are expanding to include
books and reading materials.
Current sponsors and funders
for this year’s Art in the Park art
boxes include Reading 2 Succeed,
4 County Foundation, Strom-
boli’s, the Del Rendon Foundation
and Dunkington Art & Jewelry.
Additional funds for this event are
provided by the Greater Starkville
Development Partnership and the
Mississippi Arts Commission.
SAAC plans a second distribu-
tion date for art boxes in Oktibbe-
ha County on Oct. 3 at Maben Park
in the pavilion next to the public
library.
In addition, two other local
nonprofits are tentatively sched-
uled to coordinate outreach efforts.
OCH Regional Medical Center
will be at both J.L.King Park and
Maben Park to distribute health
information and toothbrushes, and
the Oktibbeha County Branch of
NAACP may also conduct outreach
and provide voter information.
Masks and social distancing are
required by Starkville ordinance.
If you or anyone in your household
has experienced COVID-19 symp-
toms, please stay home.
CALENDAR
Tuesday, Sept. 22
Library cookbook talk — The Columbus-Lowndes
Public Library System hosts an online program at noon
about the Mississippi Community Cookbook Project via
Zoom. Receive the link on CLPL’s Facebook page or contact
Mona Vance-Ali, 662-329-5304 or mvance@lowndes.lib.
ms.us.
Art Stroll with Ralph Null — Ralph Null con-
ducts an informal 2 p.m. gallery talk about the landscape
paintings in his solo exhibit at the Columbus Arts Council’s
Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St. Free. 662-328-2787.
Thursday, Sept. 24
Downtown Art Walk — Main Street Columbus and
the Columbus Arts Council present an art walk downtown
from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Artists in participating stores and
outdoors will show original work. Masks required; decorate
yours for the face mask contest. 662-328-6305, 662-328-
2787.

Hazard Saturday, Sept. 26

Continued from Page 9A
The trio
Sandifer, a graduate in music edu-
cation from Mississippi University for
Women, is an educational therapist
and teaches violin privately and with
Suzuki Strings. She performs with
the Meridian Symphony Orches-
tra, North Mississippi Symphony
Orchestra and Tuscaloosa Symphony
Orchestra.
Concert artist Wang joined the
Mississippi State University faculty
in 2019. She holds a Doctorate of
Music Arts in piano from Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music and
has presented lecture-recitals and
Art in the Park — The Starkville Area Arts Council
presents this creative event for kids 9-noon at J.L. King
Memorial Park, 400 N. Long St., Starkville. Free art boxes
masterclasses in Serbia, Austria and for children in Oktibbeha County.
her native Taipei, Taiwan, among
other locations. The award-winning Monday, Sept. 28
pianist made her Carnegie Hall solo Virtual Hazard Lecture Series — The Hazard
debut in 2016. Lecture Series in Columbus presents “Music with The
Cellist Williams, of Tallahassee, Beethoven Celebration Trio,” a virtual program at 7 p.m.
Florida, also performs with the North
commemorating Beethoven’s 250th birthday. Musicians
Laura Sandifer (violin), Fayth Williams (cello) and Sophie
Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and Wang (piano) perform. Watch at facebook.com/heri-
Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra. tageacademypatriots.
The cello and violin instructor gradu-
ated from the University of Alabama
in violin performance and recently
This month
Farmers’ markets — Support area farmers’ markets,
earned has master’s degree from the currently open with safety protocols in place. Columbus:
University of Memphis. Hitching Lot Farmers Market, Second Street and Second
The Sept. 28 virtual program is Avenue North; Mon. 4-6 p.m., Thurs. and Sat. 7-10 a.m.
free to everyone, at facebook.com/ Starkville: Starkville Community Market, Fire Station Park,
Fayth Williams Russell Street; Saturdays 8-11 a.m.
heritageacademypatriots.

Pinwheels
Continued from Page 9A
“Pinwheels for Peace is a way to celebrate humanity in our school. We can spread
peace and set an example of what we do.”
Isabel Keith, 12, daughter of Jason and Sal Keith of Starkville

their world. Youth are often
bombarded with television
images, video games, music
and social media that contains
conflict. Pinwheels’ visual
public statement instead
emphasizes the importance
of peace and unity. In its first
year, the project inspired
about half a million pinwheels
spinning in more than 1,300
locations globally. In 2019,
that number grew to more
than 4.5 million pinwheels in
over 3,500 places including
Europe, Asia, Australia, Can-
ada, the Middle East, Africa
and South America.
“God wants us to be
nice. War is not nice.”
Mary Hayden Morgan, 5,
daughter of Jason
and Nikki Morgan of
Starkville
“This is something
childlike and
innocent,” said
Cathryn Borer,
coordinator of
Annunciation’s
pinwheels proj-
ect and mother
of two sons who Borer
attend ACS,
ages 8 and 10. “In this world
that is anything but peaceful,
it is a time for us to focus on
peace, trying to find peace
and express it.”
Each student has spent
the past several days making
a pinwheel using a template
available at pinwheelsfor-
peace.com. They fill one side
with thoughts about peace,
tolerance and living in har-
mony with others. For very
young children, that may
mean drawings of hearts,
or a rainbow, a picture of a
beach or pos-
sibly a family “Peace is not something that comes easy
photo. to all. You must work for it. That is what
this day does.”
“I made a
peace sign on Brandon Doumit, 12, son of Kevin and
Terri Doumit of Columbus
mine,” re-
ported sec-
ond-grader Henry Borer.
“Whatever makes them
feel peaceful,”
said Katie
Fenstermacher,
ACS marketing
and admissions
director. “Older
kids, because
they do study Fenstermacher
current world
happenings, can really add a
more in-depth thought.”
The project gives chil-
dren pause to explore some
of their personal thoughts,
depending on age, about
issues from bullying to social
justice.
Borer remarked, “I do
think even the little ones get
it on some level; the older
ones on a deeper level.”
On the opposite side of the
card stock, each student adds
a painting, collage or other
artwork of their own design.
What does peace
mean to you?
Pinwheels for Peace is
non-political. And peace
doesn’t necessarily have to be
associated with the conflict
of war. It can be related to
intolerance or peace of mind.
It takes on different meanings
for different people, but in the
end, comes down to a simple
definition shared by Fenster-
macher and the Pinwheels for
Peace site: “A state of calm
and serenity, with no anxiety,
the absence of violence, free-
dom from conflict or disagree-
ment among people or groups
of people.”
In years past, Annunciation Katie Fenstermacher/Courtesy photo
students have gathered for a From front, 5-year-olds Cali Bradley, daughter of Chad and Amber
ceremony on the annual Inter- Bradley of Columbus, Olivia Dimino, daughter of John and Eliza-
national Day of Peace before beth Dimino of Starkville, Kate Ross Miller, daughter of Robert
putting their pinwheels in the and Jeanie Miller of Columbus, and Miller Graham, son of Chad
and Haley Graham of Columbus show off pinwheels they made at
ground. Due to the pandemic, Annunciation Catholic School.
this year’s “planting” will be
different. pinwheels are expected to than 200 handmade pin-
“We’ll call them class remain up for several weeks, wheels dancing in the breeze
by class to come out and weather permitting. in an east Columbus school-
plant them,” said Borer. The However the installation yard. Then, imagine almost
is carried out, the impact of 5 million of them spinning
a field of pinwheels — simple in cities around the world
“We made pinwheels so
symbols of childhood — Monday — each one carrying
we could all be calm.”
turning in the wind, can be a hope for peace.
Fletcher Lick, 5, son
of Chris Lick of Starkville inspiring, Borer continued.
and Melissa Rushing of “It’s so beautiful,” she said.
ONLINE:
n pinwheelsforpeace.com
Madison So, drive by to see more n internationaldayofpeace.org
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TAKEAWAYS, PATE HELP GREEN WAVE OVER TIGERS

BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
WEST POINT — West
Point’s defense took over
Friday night.
Against Class 3A Nox-
ubee County, the Green
Wave forced three turn-
overs — one interception
and two fumbles — en
route to a 31-15 victory on
its home field.
“Our defense was ex-
ceptional tonight,” West
Point head coach Chris
Chambless said. “There
were still a few mistakes
and things we need to
clean up, but that was a
pretty nice performance
against a good Noxubee
County team. I’ve been
saying all week how
tough that team is, and
I’m just glad we took care
of business tonight.”
West Point junior
Jayden Floyd did most
of the heavy lifting on
defense, recovering two
fumbles while the Green
Wave (2-1) recorded three
sacks as a team.
“Our defense carried
us and had our backs,”
West Point running back
JaKobe Pate said.
Yet it was the Tigers
(2-1) who struck first, as
quarterback Chrishaad
Rupert connected with
Antonio Fowler for a 24-
yard touchdown catch on
fourth-and-11 on Noxubee
County’s second drive of
the game. But West Point
responded with 31 unan-
swered points, thwarting
any momentum the Ti-
gers built up.
Following the Noxubee
County score, West Point
answered with a field
West Point’s Chris Ivy (8) breaks a Noxubee County tackle while running the ball Friday. Ivy had an 11-yard touch-
down for West Point in the third quarter.
goal, but the Tigers went
to work offensively, driv-
ing down to the Green
Wave 5. Threatening to
extend its lead to two pos-
sessions, Noxubee Coun-
ty saw its momentum
come to an abrupt halt
when Floyd recovered his
first fumble of the night
inside the red zone.
“Offensively, it wasn’t
our best night,” Noxu-
bee County coach Teddy
Young said. “We had a few
too many mistakes in the
red zone.”
The Green Wave took
the lead for good on the
next series following a 66-
yard scamper from Pate
that put his team up 10-7
early in the second quar-
ter.
“I just saw open room
in front of me,” Pate said.
“I wasn’t worried about
any defender or anything.
I knew I had to put the
team on my back, so I
Garrick Hodge/Dispatch Staff
went and got us a touch- three passes for 85 yards
down.” and a score.
West Point quarter- In the second half,
back Corbin Kelley put West Point took advan-
the Green Wave up two tage of another turnover
scores by throwing a by Noxubee County when
27-yard touchdown on Pate broke three would-
fourth-and-15 to Jamar- be tackles and scampered
quez Shun Melton with 23 yards for his second
less than a minute re- touchdown of the night,
maining before halftime. putting the Green Wave
Kelley finished the day 5 up 24-7. Pate finished with
of 9 passing for 106 yards 108 yards on 11 carries
and a touchdown, while with two touchdowns.
Shun Melton hauled in “He’s such a hard run-
ner,” Chambless said of
Pate. “We just need to
keep him healthy. He
keeps this up, and some
college is going to end
up with a player they’re
going to be pretty happy
with, I can tell you that.”
For West Point, run-
ning back Cameron
Young ran for 83 yards on
18 carries, while Chris Ivy
accumulated 69 rushing
yards on 11 carries with
a touchdown. Ivy also
completed a 72-yard pass
to Colin Ferguson in the
first quarter. Defensively,
Chris Dean recorded an
interception.
The final Noxubee
County touchdown came
courtesy of a 6-yard pass
to Macardi Johnson from
Rupert with 9:34 remain-
ing in the contest.
West Point prepares
to host district rival La-
fayette next week, while
Noxubee County is at
Houston on Oct. 2.
“We told them we’re
not going to let this game
define us,” Young said.
“We know West Point is a
great team and really well
coached. But we want to
be Class 3A state cham-
pions. That goal hasn’t
changed, and we’re going
to learn from this game
and get better.”
West Point 31,
Noxubee County 15
NC 7 0 0 8 — 15
WP 3 14 14 0 — 31
First quarter
NC — Antonio Fowler 24 pass from Chrishaad Rupert
(Treyon Sledge kick)
WP — Alex Harper 22 FG
Second quarter
WP — JaKobe Pate 66 run
WP — Jamarquez Shun Melton 27 pass from Corbin
Kelley
Third quarter
WP — JaKobe Pate 23 run
WP — Chris Ivy 11 run
Fourth quarter
NC — Macardi Johnson 6 pass from Rupert (Bobby
Shanklin run)

NEW HOPE 13, ABERDEEN 12 STARKVILLE ACADEMY 49,

LEAKE ACADEMY 45
Trojans’ defense holds late in win over Bulldogs Volunteers fall to
BY THEO DEROSA conversion and got New
tderosa@cdispatch.com

NEW HOPE —
Hayden Harris stood
over his vanquished op-
ponent and treated his
teammates to a defensive
back’s time-tested, go-to
celebration.
Stepping away from
the Aberdeen receiver
still plastered to the grass
in the end zone, the New
Hope safety flung his
arms wide as he faced
his team’s bench, already
pouring out to greet him.
Nope, his pose seemed
to signal. Not this time.
Harris batted away the
Bulldogs’ go-ahead two-
point conversion attempt
with 29 seconds left, New
Hope rebuffed Aberdeen
on another last-second
possession, and the Tro-
jans (1-2) snagged their
first win of the season
with a 13-12 victory.
New Hope coach Wade
Tackett refused to com-
ment to The Dispatch
after the game, citing dis-
cussions with New Hope
administration. Tackett
also prevented The Dis-
patch from conducting
postgame interviews with
Harris and other New
Hope players.
The senior safety’s
ability to knock down
Aberdeen quarterback
Jermaine Strong’s toss to
the left corner of the end
zone on the two-point try
was just one of several big
plays by the Trojans late
in the contest.
Midway through the
fourth quarter, senior
safety Immanuel Jones
ripped the ball away
from Aberdeen’s Jona-
than Moore and suddenly
emerged from a pile with
room to run. Jones took
New Hope’s Jalon Lucious is tackled on third down
against Aberdeen in the second half of Friday’s home
game. Lucious was short of the sticks, leading the
Trojans to punt.
the ball down the right
sideline to the Bulldogs’
16-yard line.
New Hope kept the
ball on the ground from
there, and after a face-
mask penalty helped
the Trojans get closer,
sophomore running back
Ladarius Tate plunged in
from 2 yards out for the
go-ahead score.
But Aberdeen put to-
gether a lengthy drive for
a chance to win. A third-
down deep pass drew a
flag for pass interference
on New Hope, and senior
wideout CJ Arnold came
down with a huge catch
for the Bulldogs on fourth
down to the Trojans’ 28.
Moore scampered to
the 3 on the next play.
Two snaps later, with less
than half a minute to go,
Xavier Young punched in
a 2-yard touchdown to put
Aberdeen within one. But
Harris punched Strong’s
pass away, and the Tro-
jans’ crowd screamed its
approval.
Aberdeen wasn’t done,
though. The Bulldogs re-
covered the subsequent
onside kick, which was
Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
fumbled by a New Hope
returner. Strong found a
receiver at the New Hope
27 and spiked the ball to
stop the clock with eight
seconds left. He ran out of
bounds with just one tick
left on the following play.
But as time expired,
Strong’s heave to the end
zone was nearly intercept-
ed, knocked to the turf as
the Trojans’ defense held
its ground one last time.
Junior quarterback Ty
Crowell played a major
rule in the victory, deliv-
ering several key runs for
New Hope when the big
plays were needed most.
On fourth-and-5 from the
Aberdeen 27 in the third
quarter, he scrambled for
a first down, then evad-
ed a Bulldog and found
the end zone for a tying
score. Cole Crawford’s
extra point rang off the
left upright, so the game
remained in a 6-6 tie un-
til Tate’s fourth-quarter
score.
Crowell also ran for a
key first down late in the
first half, flattening a de-
fender at the end as he
picked up a third-down
Hope to the Aberdeen 6.
The Trojans gained five
yards on the next play, but
Rebels in shootout
a false start backed them BY BEN PORTNOY second quarter, he piv-
right back up. Junior line- bportnoy@cdispatch.com oted toward his sideline
man Jaylon Lewis, called and offered a swaggy flex
STARKVILLE — toward his team. The Vol-
for the penalty, clapped
Peering toward the vis- unteers had recovered
his hands to the side of iting end zone at J.E.
his helmet in frustration. the second Rebel fumble
Logan Field, Starkville of the night.
Crowell dropped the Academy coach Chase
“Let’s go (offense)!”
snap on third down and Nicholson wrapped his
Nicholson screamed,
fell on it, and his pass on arm around senior run-
with his boots clacking
fourth down was incom- ning back CJ Jackson.
across the playing sur-
plete, intended for junior Throughout the ebbs
face.
Richard Guy. and flows of Starkville
For what Nicholson
New Hope went into Academy’s 49-45 loss to
delivered in enthusiasm,
the half trailing 6-0 after Leake Academy on Fri-
his team responded in its
Aberdeen took advantage day night, Jackson was
play.
of its own red-zone op- the constant presence.
portunity in the second After the Rebels (5-0)
It was a night he scored
quarter. Moore picked went nearly 80 yards in
three touchdowns and
off a pass from New Hope the game’s opening min-
rumbled and stumbled
senior Zac Butler and got utes for the first score of
to over 300 yards on the
into Trojan territory, had ground — 204 of which the night, the Volunteers
two big runs to get the came in the first half (2-2) responded to the
Bulldogs in scoring posi- alone. tune of 21 straight points.
tion, and watched as Lil- With pain in his eyes, Senior backup quar-
ton Howard scored from Jackson listened to Nich- terback Colby Allen’s
a yard out. Aberdeen fum- olson’s encouraging touchdown scamper from
bled the snap on the point words. four yards out saw him
after, and the play was “He has a high stan- bowl through his own
blown up for a loss. dard for himself; we have lineman to reach pay dirt.
It was the Bulldogs’ a high standard for him,” Starting signal-caller
first failure to add points Nicholson said postgame. Randall Futral followed
after a touchdown and “He does a great job. suit as he scampered 20
wouldn’t be the last. Aber- He’s an incredible run- yards on Starkville Acad-
deen drew up a pass play ning back … does great emy’s next drive.
after its second score in things. Puts the team on Jackson earned his
hopes of taking a 14-13 his shoulders.” first touchdown of the
lead, but Harris knocked Despite Friday’s re- night — a 4-yard, fourth-
the ball away to seal the sult, Nicholson remained down scoring plunge —
win for New Hope. the happy-go-lucky, up- on the first play of the
The Trojans are 1-2 af- beat motivator his dress second quarter set up by a
ter losses to Houston and mimics. Donning a blue pooch kick that bounced
Itawamba Agricultural in visor with “Vols” stitched off a Leake Academy re-
Weeks 1 and 2. They’ll in orange lace tilted ever turner and recovered by
go on the road to face dis- so slightly to the left and the Volunteers.
trict rival Columbus (0-3) a pair of worn cowboy But as Starkville Acad-
next week. boots, he trotted and emy bobbed offensively,
trudged up and down the Leake Academy weaved.
New Hope 13, Aberdeen 12 sideline, encouraging his Quarterback Rhett Atkin-
A 0 6 0 6 — 12
NH 0 0 6 7 — 13 squad throughout Fri- son paced the Rebel of-
Second quarter
A — Lilton Howard 1 run (kick failed) day’s shootout. fense to a prolific 49-point
Third quarter
NH — Ty Crowell 27 run (kick failed)
Stepping away from output, responding to
Fourth quarter a referee at the 40-yard seemingly each Volun-
NH — Ladarius Tate 2 run (Cole Crawford kick)
A — Xavier Young 2 run (pass failed) line midway through the See VOLS, 6B
2B SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire
announces immediate retirement
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DETROIT — Tigers
manager Ron Gardenhire
announced his immediate
retirement barely over
an hour before Saturday
night’s game against
Cleveland, saying he’s
been “stressed out” and
not feeling well.
The news came in an
abruptly called video con-
ference around 5 p.m. as
Detroit prepared to play
the Indians. A message of
“Thank you, Gardy” was
posted on the scoreboard
at Comerica Park.
Bench coach Lloyd
McClendon is taking over
as manager for the rest
of the season, which is
scheduled to end Sept. 27.
Detroit was 21-29 head-
ing into Saturday night’s
game and was unlikely to
make the postseason.
Gardenhire, who turns
63 next month, was in his
third season as Detroit’s
manager after he previ-
ously had a 13-year run
with the Minnesota Twins
that included six AL Cen-
tral titles.
He’s had to oversee a
significant rebuild with
the Tigers that included
a 114-loss season in 2019.
Gardenhire missed
time recently because of
stomach issues, and he in-
dicated Saturday that the
stress of managing was
difficult.
“It’s been wonderful
here, but I also know I
have to take care of my-
self,” Gardenhire said.
“When you come to the
ballpark, and you’re
stressed out all day, and
your hands are shaking,
that’s not fun. I’ve got
grandbabies, I’ve got kids
that I need to take care of,
and my wife, and as I told
Al, I’m going to step back
and take care of myself
and try to get healthy.”
General manager Al
Avila said he made a rou-
tine visit to Gardenhire’s
office Saturday, when the
manager told him about
the decision.
“I’d like to congratu-
late Gardy on one of the
best managerial careers,
really in major league
baseball history,” Avila
said. “His leadership and
hard work over the last
three seasons has put us
in a position to get closer
to our goal of bringing
back winning baseball to
Detroit.”
Gardenhire took over
for longtime Twins man-
ager Tom Kelly and man-
aged the team from 2002-
14, going 1,068-1,039.
Minnesota won the divi-
sion six times in his first
nine seasons at the helm,
and he was American
League Manager of the
Year in 2010.
He was a bench coach
for the Arizona Diamond-
backs before returning to
the AL Central with the
Tigers for the 2018 sea-
son. Detroit was 132-241
under Gardenhire.
Gardenhire played five
seasons in the majors, all
with the New York Mets,
and was a light-hitting in-
fielder in the 1980s.
Astros’ Verlander needs
elbow surgery, likely
out through 2021
HOUSTON — Hous-
ton Astros ace Justin
Verlander will undergo
Tommy John surgery
and is expected to be out
through the 2021 season,
ending his bid to make a
late return for a playoff
push.
The reigning AL Cy
Young Award winner an-
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
nounced the news Sat-
urday on his Instagram
account in a 1½-minute
video.
“In my simulated game
a couple days ago, I felt
something in my elbow,
and after looking at my
MRI and conversing with
some of the best doctors
in the world, we’ve deter-
mined that Tommy John
surgery is my best op-
tion,” Verlander said.
The 37-year-old right-
hander threw to hitters on
Wednesday for the first
time since he was injured
in the team’s opener on
July 24. He threw 50 pitch-
es in the bullpen before
throwing about 25 pitches
to hitters in two simulated
innings.
“I tried as hard as I
could to come back and
play this season,” Verland-
er said. “Unfortunately,
my body just didn’t coop-
erate.”
Houston manager
Dusty Baker said he was
hopeful Verlander would
return, but he was also
fearful of how things were
looking.
“I talked to him this
morning,” Baker said.
“He’s not crazy about the
outcome, but it is what it
is. He has to get it taken
care of. He’s pitched for
years. He’s been a warrior
and a leader. Hopefully,
this will prolong his ca-
reer, and he can be back
to pitching. I always told
him he’s a medical mar-
vel, and he’s a great physi-
cal specimen.”
Houston general man-
ager James Click said he
and Verlander spoke earli-
er this week about trying
to plan the rest of the sea-
son if the throwing ses-
sion on Wednesday had
gone well.
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MISSISSIPPI STATE SOFTBALL

Bulldogs honor Wilcox, spread awareness

with Saturday’s Geaux Teal Virtual Walk

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The Mississippi State softball team walks around Chadwick Lake after Saturday’s practice in Starkville. The
Bulldogs were participating in the Geaux Teal Virtual Walk for ovarian cancer awareness. Mississippi State lost
freshman Alex Wilcox to the disease at age 18 in June 2018.

BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Car-
ter Spexarth didn’t know
much about ovarian can-
cer before she lost a team-
mate and friend to the
disease.
Spexarth grew up in
The Woodlands, Texas,
where she knew a cou-
ple people around her
age who had leukemia.
But ovarian cancer was
viewed as an “old lady
disease” and never really
crossed Spexarth’s mind.
Then she joined the
Mississippi State softball
team in the same recruit-
ing class as Alex Wilcox, a
Brantley, Alabama, stand-
out who was diagnosed
with ovarian cancer at
age 16.
The disease sapped
Wilcox’s strength, though
never her fun and lively
spirit. On June 25, 2018, it
took her life.
Ever since, Mississippi
State has honored Wil-
cox and has done its best
to spread awareness of
ovarian cancer. The Bull-
dogs retired Wilcox’s No.
8 on Sept. 15, 2018. They
wear teal, a color associ-
ated with ovarian cancer
awareness, during their
midweek games and ad-
opted the slogan “No One
Fights Alone.”
But they missed out on
the opportunity to hon-
or Wilcox and promote
knowledge this spring
because of COVID-19.
Mississippi State was
set to participate in the
Geaux Teal Ovarian Can-
cer Awareness Walk on
March 21 before a game
MISSISSIPPI STATE SOCCER
against LSU in Baton person and role model it,” Ricketts said.
Rouge, Louisiana. All for people going through At the end of Saturday
weekend, all 13 South- ovarian cancer, which 1.3 morning’s practice, she
eastern Conference percent of women devel- tabbed Spexarth, senior
teams were scheduled op during their lifetime. pitcher Alyssa Loza and
to wear teal uniforms in Only 1.3 percent of that other players to address
Wilcox’s memory. Just a group is under 20 when the team and tell stories
about who Wilcox was on
week before, though, the the disease is diagnosed,
and off the field.
pandemic forced the rest and it can go undetect-
“We want to really
of the 2020 season to be ed easily. Ricketts said
make sure that every class
canceled. it doesn’t show up on an
that’s here understands
Mississippi State made annual pap smear or OB/
the impact that Alex has
up for that Saturday by GYN visit; patients must
had on this program,
participating in the Geaux ask their doctors to be
on their teammates, on
Teal Virtual Walk in tested for the disease —
their coaches, and that
Starkville. The Bulldogs’ known as “the silent kill-
we continue to share just
coaches, teammates and er” — specifically.
how great she was as a
staffers marched from the “That’s why really
person,” Ricketts said. “I
parking lot around Chad- knowing the symptoms
think what she did on the
wick Lake wearing the and knowing your body
field just kind of exempli-
“All for Alex” shirts they for women is such a huge
fies it a little bit extra. Any
“If we can share the symptoms and time she spent on the field
was a bonus. She was so
prevent another young girl from joyful and appreciative for
the opportunity to be out
going through this the way Alex did, there.”
Wilcox’s legacy is
then it’s worth it.” still inside Nusz Park
Mississippi State head coach Samantha Ricketts
and in the hearts of the
were slated to wear that piece of it,” Ricketts said. Bulldogs, too. Ricketts
weekend at LSU. The Geaux Teal Foun- pointed to her players’
“I think it’s special just dation, which sponsored emotions Saturday as ev-
for remembering Alex Saturday’s walk, has done idence that the loss still
and keeping her in every- plenty to promote that. means something. ACROSS
one’s minds,” Spexarth Started by LSU head “She just had that big 1 Pizzeria buy
said. coach Beth Torina — of an impact, and she was 6 Conned
Wilcox — at one point, whose mother is an ovar- that profound with every- 11 River to the
the No. 1 two-way recruit ian cancer survivor — the thing that we did,” Rick- Rio Grande
in the country — was a foundation sent ovarian etts said. 12 Laughable
regular college student cancer symptom cards to Spexarth said she felt 13 Hollywood
and softball player who every NCAA Division I the same way Saturday worker
grew to dislike all the at- softball player in the coun- as the team honored Wil- 14 Annie of
tention she ended up re- try, telling them to look cox and aimed to prevent “Ghostbusters”
ceiving. out for symptoms that in- someone else from going 15 Finland
“That’s all she ever clude bloating, pelvic or through what she did. neighbor
wanted to be: normal,” abdominal pain, trouble “I know she’s with me, 17 Mork’s planet
Spexarth said. “I think it’s eating and urinary urgen- and that comforts me,” 18 Outback bird
kind of sad to remember cy or frequency. Spexarth said. “Bringing 19 Ice cream
her for cancer, because “If we can share the her up is obviously sad, desserts
she was so much more symptoms and prevent an- but it’s been two and a 22 Gym unit
than that.” other young girl from go- half years, and we’re still 23 Relaxed 40 News item 20 Reduced
Spexarth said Wilcox ing through this the way remembering her, which 24 Market buy 41 Snide look drastically
remains a good spokes- Alex did, then it’s worth makes me happy.” 25 Money, in 42 Cars’ scars 21 Afg. neighbor
slang DOWN 24 Fourth-yr.
27 “Doesn’t 1 More thin students
excite me” 2 Pea or peanut 25 Park feature
30 1945 confer- 3 Gets slick 26 “My Favorite

Bulldogs battle Tigers to double-overtime draw ence site

FROM SPECIAL REPORTS
AUBURN, Ala. —
Mississippi State soccer
fought tooth and nail with
Auburn but came away
with a 1-1 draw in the first
game of the Southeastern
Conference soccer sea-
son on Friday night.
“The coaching staff is
really proud of the fight
the team showed and how
we grew into the game,”
head coach James Arm-
strong said. “It’s always
tough to play on the road
in the SEC, particular-
ly with it being the first
game of the season. We
were grateful for the op-
portunity to play and we
will look forward to get-
ting back to work tomor-
row.”
Junior Niah Johnson
tied the game on a pen-
alty kick in the 75th min-
ute. The school record
holder is now 5-for-5 from
the dot in her career.
Newcomers Hannah
Telleysh and KK Pavatt
made big impacts for the
Bulldogs. Pavatt played
94 minutes in her first
collegiate action, while
Telleysh took three shots
in 97 minutes. Marcella
Cash led the way with
three shots on goal in 77
minutes off the bench.
State outshot the Ti-
gers 19-8 and put up nine
attempts on frame.
State (0-0-1, 0-0-1)
saw freshmen making
moves in their first ca-
reer games. Two true
freshmen started in goal
on both sides of the field,
with Maddy Anderson
as the netminder for the
Bulldogs. Anderson re-
corded her first career
save in the 21st minute on
a breakaway effort on a
shot from the dot. Fresh-
man Cash got a shot off in
the 26th minute but the
Tigers’ Maddie Prohaska
also made her first ca-
31 Forest feller
32 Before now
4 Takes in
5 In round
figures
Year” star
27 Horse with no
wins
reer save. The game was ing Anderson her second 33 Gauguin’s 6 Party staple 28 Range
scoreless at the half. save off a low ball that adopted home 7 One, for Juan 29 Bank jobs
Auburn would open headed straight into her 35 “Gladiator” 8 Dialect 30 Duel count
the scoring in the second arms. star 9 Menu choice 34 Workers’
half, with Sydney Rich- 38 Ocean’s 10 News-room home
ards scoring in the 55th Notables motions fixtures 36 Tiny
minute shooting near the It was the first com-
39 Swiss geom- 16 Coin-op 37 Go wrong
post, with Anderson get- petition for Mississippi
eter eatery
ting a finger on the ball. State in 191 days, with
Johnson would answer the last game being State
with a good penalty kick at Southern Miss in soft-
in the 75th minute. Cash ball on March 11.
would have a good look The game marked the
and take a shot in the first SEC soccer event of
86th minute, but it would the season.
go just wide. Just before Seven newcomers
the end of regulation, Pa- saw playing time, five of
vatt would serve a good which touched the pitch
ball off the corner to Mo- for their first collegiate
nigo Karnley, who would match.
head it toward the goal
but go just left of the goal. Up next
Cash would set off State will host Ala-
the only shot of the first bama on Sept. 25 for the
overtime early on in the first Mississippi State
91st minute. Nothing else sporting event held on
would come from that campus for the 2020-21
first period. Second over- athletic year. Kickoff is
time would come and go set for 6 p.m. and will
with just one shot, this be broadcast on the SEC
time from Auburn, giv- Network.
4B SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2020
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Navy stages school-record comeback, stuns Tulane
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW ORLEANS —
Cameron Kinley’s inter-
ception near his own goal
line kept Navy’s 24-point
hole from getting deeper
and set the stage for pre-
viously benched quarter-
back Dalen Morris to win
back his job by helping
the Midshipmen stage a
historic rally.
Jamale Carothers
rushed for 125 yards, Bi-
jan Nichols kicked a 33-
yard field goal as time
expired, and Navy beat
Tulane 27-24 for the larg-
est comeback in school
history on Saturday.
“I don’t have much to
say other than, ‘Wow.’ A
testament to the young
men at the United States
Naval Academy,” Navy
coach Ken Niumatalolo
continued. “These guys
are going to protect us,
serve our country. These
are the type of young men
that you have, that will not
quit.”
Navy (1-1, 1-0 Ameri-
can), which lost its opener
55-3 to BYU, ran just two
plays in Tulane territory
in the first half and looked
in danger of being blown
out again late in the sec-
ond quarter.
“That first half looked
like third half of the BYU
game,” Niumatalolo said.
“We couldn’t stop them
and we couldn’t move the
ball an inch.”
Tulane (1-1, 0-1) was
threatening to build on a
24-0 lead before Kinley
intercepted Tulane quar-
terback Keon Howard at
the Navy 3. The turnover
looked far more conse-
quential as the game wore
on and Navy stunningly
seized control in the sec-
ond half, when the Mid-
shipmen outgained the
Green Wave 291 yards to
82.
The interception was
“the play of the game,”
Niumatalolo said. “It just
gave us some life.”
In the last seven min-
utes of the third quarter,
the Midshipmen scored
16 points on two short
Nelson Smith touch-
downs and a safety. They
tied it on Morris’ 32-yard
touchdown pass to My-
chal Cooper, followed by a
2-point conversion, early
in the fourth quarter.
Tulane looked primed
to regain the lead with
about five minutes left,
but elected to throw a
deep pass, which fell in-
complete, on fourth-and-3
from the Navy 32.
“Obviously, we’d like to
have it back,” said Green
Wave coach Willie Fritz,
who endured his team’s
collapse in his first game
since Tulane announced
his seven-year extension,
not to mention the first
Tulane game broadcast
on ABC in 40 years.
Navy kept the ball
from there, driving in
rainy conditions to the
Tulane 16 before Nichols,
who kicked a game-win-
ner against Tulane last
season, did it again.
“I was thinking about
the game last year,” Nich-
ols said. “That’s the most
fun you can have as a
kicker in football. It’s real-
ly nice to be able to con-
tribute at the end like that
and I like the pressure on
me.”
Morris passed 11
times, completing six for
139 yards and a touch-
down. His 44-yard pass to
Mark Walker set up Na-
vy’s first TD with 6:43 left
in the third quarter.
Seeking a spark on
offense after its lopsided
loss a week earlier, Navy
had benched Morris and
started freshman Xavier
Arline at quarterback.
But he struggled to move
the Midshipmen offense
at Tulane. He did not at-
tempt a pass and rushed
seven times for 13 yards
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before being replaced by in it with defense, and
Morris in the first half. Illingworth rallied the
“Being in that second Cowboys to a 16-7 victory
game, knowing, this is over Tulsa on Saturday
your shot, I think I just in the season opener for
played looser,” Morris both teams.
said. “I got back to being Trailing 7-3 late in the
myself.” third quarter, Oklahoma
Carothers’ 48-yard run State received a big of-
up the middle set up Na- fensive spark when Illing-
vy’s second TD. worth entered the game
Navy’s safety came and immediately con-
when Evan Fochtman met nected on his first three
Tulane’s Cameron Carroll passes, including the two
in the end zone and drove longest plays of the day,
him backward on a first- hitting Tylan Wallace for
down run from the 1. completions of 36 and 29
Tyjae Spears rushed yards.
for 119 yards and Carroll Chuba Hubbard, who
rushed for touchdowns of led the nation in rushing
3 and 24 yards for Tulane. last year, was limited to
35 yards in the first half.
The takeaway His 3-yard touchdown run
Navy: The storybook early in the fourth quar-
comeback left the Mid- ter put Oklahoma State
shipmen more optimistic ahead for good.
about their season than Illingworth completed
they were after their seas 4 of 5 passes for 74 yards
opener against BYU. in just over a quarter of
“Losing like we did in work, helping Wallace fin-
first game and then hav- ish with four receptions
ing come back like we for 94 yards. Freshman
did in this game is going Alex Hale made three
to completely change our field goals, two in the
mindset,” Morris said. fourth quarter, from 27,
Tulane: After over- 40 and 29 yards.
coming a 24-6 deficit to “I was proud of our
win at South Alabama team,” Oklahoma State
in its opener, the Green coach Mike Gundy said.
Wave found itself on the “We got put in a unique
opposite end of a similar situation there for a while,
game just one week later. had to regroup, particu-
larly on offense. Defense
was fabulous. I’m thrilled
Up next with the guys for fighting
Navy: Has a weekend
through all the adversity
off before visiting Air
and finding a way to win
Force on Oct. 3.
at the end.”
Tulane: Visits South-
For Tulsa, Zach Smith
ern Miss on Saturday.
completed 18 of 28 pass-
es for 164 yards and one
No. 11 Oklahoma State touchdown, a 16-yard toss
16, Tulsa 7 to Josh Johnson with 1:38
STILLWATER, Okla. left in the first half that
— True freshman quarter- put the Golden Hurricane
back Shane Illingworth up 7-3.
made Oklahoma State’s The Golden Hurricane
usually high-powered had trouble capitalizing
offense look normal for on their opportunities,
just long enough to help going 0 for 12 on third
the 11th-ranked Cowboys downs, while numerous
avoid a huge upset. poorly timed penalties
Oklahoma State stayed also set them back. They
ended up being flagged
for 15 penalties totaling
120 yards, including a
touchdown taken off the
board in the fourth quar-
ter due to a false start on
3rd-and-goal.
“Just didn’t put things
away when we had op-
portunities,” Tulsa coach
Philip Montgomery said.
“Got to convert when
you’re in the red zone.
You’ve got to make those
opportunities count and
finish them with touch-
downs. But I was proud
of our football team. I
thought we played ex-
tremely hard and obvious-
ly just needed to get over
the hump there at the
very end.”
The game took place
a week after it was orig-
inally supposed to, with
Tulsa requesting it be re-
scheduled to better pre-
pare for the season after
missing nine days of prac-
tice earlier in camp due
to several players testing
positive for the corona-
virus. Smith was one of
the players that had to be
quarantined and would
not have been able to play
if the game was held as
scheduled last week.
The Cowboys lost
starting quarterback
Spencer Sanders with an
apparent right ankle in-
jury late in the first half
after he completed 2 of 2
passes for 23 yards and
gained nine yards on five
rushes. Ethan Bullock,
a junior college transfer
from the City College of
San Francisco, stepped
in and was 8 of 13 for 41
yards but had trouble
moving the ball.
“Bullock had a couple
things happen to him that
weren’t really his fault,
but it got to a point where
we were just kind of stale
and I felt that we needed
a change,” Gundy said of
switching to Illingworth.
“I think (Illingworth)
handled it really well.”
There was no immedi-
ate word on how serious
Sanders’ injury might be
or how long he might be
out.
Hubbard, last season’s
Big 12 Offensive Player
of the Year, was bottled
up for most of the game
but still wound up with 93
yards on 27 carries, snap-
ping his 11-game streak
of 100-yard contests.
“I wasn’t frustrated,”
Hubbard said of his ear-
ly struggles. “That’s
just football, it’s going to
be like that sometimes.
Sometimes you got to
ground and pound, and
sometimes you’ll have
holes you can shoot right
through. At the end of the
day, obviously, it wasn’t a
clean win, we have a lot
of things to work on, but
we won and that’s all that
matters.”
Last word
“For me, it was maybe
just a little surprising,”
Wallace said regarding
the performance of Illing-
worth, who missed some
time during the presea-
son being quarantined.
“Seeing him, I know he
can play, I know he can
run, I know he can do
what he’s supposed to
do, but with him being
a freshman and the first
time out there, playing on
the big stage, you don’t re-
ally know what to expect.
He definitely exceeded
my expectations, went out
there and did his thing,
so I’m really proud of the
way he played.”
Up next
Tulsa plays its final
nonconference game next
Saturday on the road at
Arkansas State.
Oklahoma State be-
gins Big 12 Conference
action next Saturday at
home against West Vir-
ginia.
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teer touchdown.
Dueling like a pair of
prize fighters in the ring
at the MGM Grand in Las
Vegas, sophomore Whitt
Welch delivered Leake
Academy’s knockout
punch, a 4-yard touch-
down run with 35 seconds
left and just three minutes
after Allen had seemingly
granted Starkville its own
right hook with a 3-yard,
fourth-down touchdown
run of his own.
Standing before his
downtrodden squad,
Nicholson preached ex-
cellence in his postgame
huddle. With five games
remaining on their dock-
et, the Volunteers are
still poised for a return
trip to the MAIS Class 5A
playoffs. A rematch with
Leake Academy also feels
poetically likely.
Where there was
frustration and disap-
pointment in Jackson’s
postgame demeanor, it
quickly turned positive
after a brief sermon from
Nicholson. If he had it
his way, the Volunteers
would be on the practice
field Friday night as cars
spilled out of the lot be-
hind J.E. Logan Field.
“If their heads are
down, they’re crazy be-
cause they played a great
football game,” Nichol-
son said emphatically
postgame. “Were we per-
fect? No. Did we make
mistakes? Of course we
made mistakes: It’s why
we lost the football game.
If we were perfect, we
Ben Portnoy/Dispatch Staff
wouldn’t have lost the
Starkville Academy quarterback Randall Futral is football game. The mood
crunched by a gaggle of Leake Academy defenders on going off is we better stay
Friday in Starkville. hungry, and I think that’s
what it is.”
Leake Academy 49,
Starkville Academy 45
LA 7 14 14 14 — 49
SA 14 17 7 7 — 45
First quarter
LA — Whitt Welch 43 run (Cole Arthur kick)
SA — Colby Allen 2 run (Dylan Miller kick)
SA — Randall Futral 20 run (Miller kick)
Second quarter
SA — CJ Jackson 4 run (Miller kick)
LA — Levi Brown 40 pass from Rhett Atkinson (Ar-
thur kick)
SA — Miller 34 FG
SA — Jackson 18 run (Miller kick)
LA — Brown 29 pass from Atkinson (Arthur kick)
Third quarter
LA — Welch 5 run (Arthur kick)
SA — Jackson 3 run (Miller kick)
LA — Canon Parks 3-yard run (Arthur kick)
Fourth quarter
LA – Brown 53 pass from Atkinson (Arthur kick)
SA – Allen 3 run (Miller kick)
LA – Welch 2 run (Arthur kick)

PREP FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Heritage Academy pulls away for big win over Bayou Academy
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Heritage Academy won
its fourth straight game
with a 48-13 home victory
against Bayou Academy
on Friday in Columbus.
Mack Howard was 16
of 27 passing for 217 yards
and three touchdowns for
the Patriots. He threw
scoring passes to Trey
Naugher, Mitchell Wood-
ard and Harris Gunter.
Naugher finished with
four catches for 75 yards,
Woodard had three re-
ceptions for 38 yards, and
Gunter had three grabs
for 31 yards.
Sam Hannon also had
four catches for 57 yards,
and Drew Huskison
caught two passes for 15
yards.
Braden Davidson and
Jaylan Stewart each fin-
ished with 87 yards and
two touchdowns on the
ground. Davidson had
13 rushing attempts, and
Stewart had eight.
Luke Fisher added
three runs for 13 yards,
and Howard had three at-
tempts for eight yards.
The Patriots will play
at Pillow Academy next
week in Greenwood.
DeSoto Central 14,
Columbus 7
SOUTHAVEN — Co-
lumbus fell to 0-3 this
season despite another
strong defensive showing
with a 14-7 road loss at
DeSoto Central on Friday.
Falcons quarterback
Ethan Conner led the
team with 118 rushing
yards on 17 carries, in-
cluding a touchdown. He
was 9 of 14 passing for 84
yards and an interception.
Steve Cattledge had 12
solo tackles, five assisted
tackles and an intercep-
tion for Columbus.
The Falcons host ri-
val New Hope (1-2) next
week.
Caledonia 56,
Holly Springs 15
CALEDONIA — Dan-
iel Wilburn ran for two
touchdowns, six of his
teammates had rushing
scores, and Caledonia got
its first win of the season
with a 56-15 thrashing of
Holly Springs at home
Friday.
Wilburn, Caledonia’s
sophomore quarterback,
had 14-yard and 11-yard
rushing scores in the first
quarter. His teammates
took care of the rest.
Karsten Gullette (19-
yard touchdown), Darri-
us Triplett (seven), An-
thony Fason (11), Ethan
Ramirez (11), Kellen
Coleman (1) and Shep
Donald (4) all scored on
the ground for Caledonia.
Curtavis Johnson led
the team with 14 carries
for 86 yards. Triplett had
66 yards on four carries,
while Jayden Henderson
had 65 yards on 10 car-
ries, and Gullette had 55
yards on six attempts.
Wilburn, who finished
with seven rushing at-
tempts and 52 yards, went
2 of 3 passing with a 19-
yard connection with Fa-
son and a 9-yard toss to
Gullette.
Reed Frady made all
eight extra points he at-
tempted for Caledonia.
Brandon Chrest forced a
fumble by Holly Springs’
Dylan King.
Caledonia has a bye
week before a home game
against Shannon on Oct.
2.
Starkville 35,
Meridian 14
STARKVILLE — Luke
Altmyer threw four touch-
down passes, including
three to Stacy Robinson,
and Starkville (3-0) beat
Meridian on Friday, 35-
14.
Robinson caught
scores of 11, 9 and 32
yards from the senior
Florida State commit,
who finished 19 of 27
passing for 202 yards.
Robinson had eight catch-
es for 110 yards.
LeRoy Hollingshed
had five catches for 48
yards, including a 20-yard
touchdown reception in
the second quarter.
With Mississippi State
commit Amariyon How-
ard out injured, Jordan
Mitchell was the lead-
ing rusher for the Yellow
Jackets with 133 yards
and a touchdown on 10
carries.
Braylon Burnside,
Jaylon York and Blake
Williams all had intercep-
tions for Starkville.
The Jackets will play at
South Panola (3-0) next
Friday in Batesville.
Nanih Waiya 39,
West Lowndes 24
LOUISVILLE — West
Lowndes lost to top-
ranked Nanih Waiya 39-
24 in Friday’s road game.
No statistics were
available from the con-
test.
The Panthers (1-2)
have a bye before a road
game at French Camp
Academy on Oct. 2.
Deer Creek Academy Hebron Christian 52,
38, Columbus Christian Kemper Academy 14
Academy 6 PHEBA — Hebron
STEENS — Deer
Creek Academy start-
ed Friday’s game at Co-
lumbus Christian Acad-
emy by successfully
recovering its own onside
kick.
It was a bad sign for
the Rams for the rest of
the night.
Deer Creek built up
a 30-0 halftime lead, al-
lowed a late touchdown
and sent Columbus
Christian to 0-5 with a
38-6 loss.
Drake Shaw connect-
ed with Tyler Looney
for a 42-yard touchdown
pass in the fourth quar-
ter for the Rams’ only
score.
Columbus Christian
had a fumble at its own
1-yard line and later had
a 31-yard touchdown
pass from Shaw to Jonah
Harrison called back
because of a holding
penalty.
Looney and Lahndon
Townley tied for the team
lead with five tackles
apiece.
Columbus Christian
will play at Kemper Acad-
emy next Friday in De
Kalb.
Winston Academy 33,
Oak Hill Academy 0
WEST POINT — Oak
Hill Academy was shut
out 33-0 by Winston
Academy on Friday in
West Point.
The Raiders fell to 1-3
with the loss.
Oak Hill will be back
in action next week at
home against Marshall
Academy.
Christian School broke
a 14-14 halftime tie and
pulled away from district
foe Kemper Academy for
its first win of the year.
The Eagles got a stop
on defense to start the
second half, then scored
three times in four min-
utes to take control of the
game.
Coach David Foster
credited the team’s offen-
sive line of Drake Flowers,
Kenneth O’Brian, Wyatt
Latham, Jon Garrett Lowe
and Dash Turman with
blocking well to set up He-
bron’s run offense.
Lowe recovered three
fumbles, including one for
a 3-yard touchdown, and
Doug Loden returned an
interception 38 yards for
a score.
Loden also had 12
rushing attempts for 113
yards and a touchdown
and completed his only
pass for a 25-yard touch-
down.
Braeden Triplett added
65 yards on 17 rushing
attempts and was 11 of 14
passing for 104 yards, two
touchdowns and a pair of
two-point conversions. He
also had five tackles and
recovered a fumble on de-
fense.
Turman caught four
passes for 61 yards and
two touchdowns, while
Lowe had five catches for
57 yards and a score.
Zack Corban had six
tackles for Hebron, while
Bradley Scott had five as
well as a fumble recovery.
Turman added an inter-
ception for the Eagles.
Hebron will play at
West Memphis Christian
School (Arkansas) next
week.
Victory Christian Acad-
emy 66, Tabernacle
Christian (Ala.) 44
Victory Christian
Academy evened its re-
cord at 1-1 with a 66-44
home win over Taberna-
cle Christian School (Al-
abama) on Friday in Co-
lumbus.
Tyshon Rogers ac-
counted for six touch-
downs for the Eagles —
three on the ground and
three through the air.
Rogers had two touch-
down passes of 34 and 18
yards to Anthony Frier-
son, who finished with 75
receiving yards. Kayden
Barksdale also caught a
75-yard touchdown pass.
Rogers had rushing
scores of 50, 57 and 18
yards for Victory, and
Camron Henley had a
48-yard touchdown run.
Henley finished with 18
carries for 126 yards and
a 75-yard kickoff return
score.
Austin McCarter had
a 24-yard touchdown run
for the Eagles and added
20.5 tackles and an inter-
ception on defense.
Frierson led the team
in tackles with 23, while
Henley had eight tackles
and an interception.
Victory Christian will
play at New Life Christian
Academy (Alabama) next
week in Troy, Alabama.
Alabama
Abbeville Christian
Academy (Ala.) 41, Pick-
ens Academy (Ala.) 13
Aliceville (Ala.) 40,
Cold Springs (Ala.) 7

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Game Coverage / Results

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Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: A friend’s wife
died six months ago after a
10-year battle with cancer.
He was her faithful caretaker, as
she was mostly homebound and
bedridden. He told me previously
that he has had a female friend
for the last four years. He didn’t
say, but I think she comes “with
benefits” (i.e., they have been
intimate). Her office and his work-
place regularly interact, and he
knows her family and her kids.
He likes me, and I like him.
During this initial grief period —
perhaps even for a year — I wish
to only be friends, and I have told Dear Abby
him we are not going to be inti-
mate anytime soon. As his grief lessens, it is
possible that he and I may eventually date. But
I don’t feel good about his female friend, and I caring mother I could be to her. She has a
wouldn’t want her in our space at
all, not even as a casual friend.
If they have been lovers, I would
want him to cut ALL ties with her.
Abby, how likely is a widower to
carry forward the (likely) mistress
he had during the wife’s protract-
ed illness? — WAITING IN THE
WINGS
DEAR WAITING: VERY likely!
Although I wish you good hunting,
you may be four years too late to
bag this buck.
DEAR ABBY: My 28-year-old
daughter is having our first grand-
child. My daughter and I have a
good relationship, but she doesn’t
want me to be around when she
goes into labor.
All her life I have been the most loving and
great husband. Should I take it personally that
she doesn’t want me there when she goes into
labor?
I have waited a long time to be a grand-
mother. I feel she should be happy to have me
around. I’m deeply hurt that she won’t let me
be with her during this beautiful moment in
her life. What do you think? — SADDENED IN
OREGON
DEAR SADDENED: This isn’t about you, and
I urge you not to personalize this as you are
doing. Childbirth may, indeed, be a “beautiful
moment,” but it is also a challenge. This chal-
lenge is one your daughter may prefer to face
with her husband at her side — if even he is
allowed to be there because of the pandemic.
There will be plenty of beautiful moments you
can share with your grandchild in the future, so
concentrate on those.
DEAR ABBY: I have stayed in contact with
my college friends, but sad to say, many of my
fellow students are now gone for good. I went
to a reunion and met classmates I was close
to back in the 1960s. How circumstances and
personalities have changed.
Do you believe that once a person makes a
move, either out of school or a job, that it’s all
over? You can’t go back and relive old times,
and if you return to the community, it isn’t the
same as if you never left? — SENTIMENTAL IN
SAN FRANCISCO
DEAR SENTIMENTAL: Time marches on, and
people often grow and change as they mature.
Some — not all — people maintain childhood
and college friendships into their senior years.
But geographical distance can cause those
ties to loosen. Although we can’t relive the old
times, we CAN reminisce. But as the old saying
goes, we can’t go home again.

Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Sept.
20). You’ll break a karmic chain
and favorably alter the future for
generations. This is not done in one
crucial moment but rather through
small daily decisions that cement a
way of being. A strange trade opens
financial resources to you. The
relationship sector is positively ripe
with sweetness, love and laughter.
Leo and Libra adore you. Your lucky
numbers are: 9, 33, 7, 14 and 1.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). At
the root of a predicament is a motive.
To understand how the predicament
came to be, you must understand
the motive. Today, the answers will
defy logic. Today, the answers will be
hidden in a heart.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
Hesitation, reticence, dread, anxiety
— these are all messages sent from
one part of yourself to another. Listen
and heed the call. It will help you
steer away from the rocks and into
deeper waters and calmer situations.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Who
is in control? If you know this, you
will begin to know how best to work
the situation and possibly turn it to
your advantage. If you misunderstand
this, the consequences will teach you
where you went wrong.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). Love
doesn’t solve every problem. For
instance, you can’t eat it, nor can
you rely on it to make two lives jive
together in perfect sync. Love is a
crucial ingredient in the recipe, but
it’s not the only ingredient.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). The one
who makes the first move is always
more vulnerable — to rejection, judg-
ment, errors and more. That’s what
makes the first move a power move.
The advantages are commensurate
with the risk.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll
be the mouthpiece for the group, but
first you’ll be its ears. You’ll gather
the info and then present it, putting
minds at ease and settling expecta-
tions into just the snug spot where
they’re most likely to be met.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Saying
“we should get together” almost
never winds up as a plan. It’s almost
as though people who say it don’t
want to actually see one another.
You’ll have luck extending a specific
invitation.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
You’re in a position to give exactly
what was asked for, and it’s a good
thing because, in this matter, close
will not be good enough. Before you
deliver, check and double-check your
work.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
People close to you know which of
your buttons to push and how hard.
You have the power to rewire the in-
ner circuitry however you like. They’ll
get pressed, and what happens next
is up to you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).
You’ve received so many unexpect-
ed benefits from an endeavor that
what you were originally trying to
accomplish doesn’t even seem that
important anymore. Still ... it’s time
to get back to it.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).
Some people seem like they want to
be in a relationship, but what they
really want to be is served. When you
stop providing what’s being explic-
itly or implicitly asked of you, what
happens?
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).
Circumstances remain the same, but
their significance to you changes.
Because of this, you’ll process your
environment differently and experi-
ence a deep sense of calm.
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Religion
A prayer to pray before you start work
F
ather in the
name of Je-
sus, as I enter
into my work place
today, I bring your
presence to guide
me in everything
I say and do. “ I
will instruct thee
and teach thee
in the way which
thou shalt go: I will
Sherry Ivy
guide thee with
mine eye.” (Psalm
32:8) K JV
Father, give me the pa-
tience I need to deal with
people that try to make my
job difficult. Let your peace
follow me so I can have peace
with everyone, especially
those that get on Father, let me be a light and job; “He giveth power to according as his work shall
my last nerve. a source of inspiration to ev- the faint; and to them that be.” (Revelation 22:12) K JV
“Make every effort eryone that’s going through. have no might he increaseth And Father, when I leave
to live in peace Put the right scripture in my strength.” (Isaiah 40:29) K JV this place, grant me Your
with everyone and mouth that will build them up Now Father, grant me Your traveling grace. And “Let the
to be holy; without and give them hope. “There- wisdom so I will know how to words of my mouth, and the
holiness no one will fore encourage one another handle every challenge and meditation of my heart, be ac-
see the Lord.” (He- and build each other up, just conflict that comes up. “For ceptable in thy sight, O Lord,
brews 12:14) NIV as in fact you are doing.” (1 the Lord giveth wisdom: out of
my strength, and my redeem-
And Father, Thessalonians 5:11) NIV his mouth cometh knowledge
er.” (Psalm 19:14) K JV
when my boss And Father, let the work of and understanding.” (Prov-
Amen.
or supervisor my hands accomplish what- erbs 6:2) K JV
approach me the ever task I have to do today. Father, when my boss Minister Sherry Ivy is a
wrong way, don’t “May the favor of the Lord don’t give me the raises that Minister of The New Provi-
let me go off on them. Help our God rest on us; establish I deserve, don’t let me get dence M. B. Church (Healing
me to be calm and listen to the work of our hands for us upset. Instead, help me to & Yoke Destroying Ministry)
what they’re saying to me. “So yes, establish the work of our remember the reward that You in Macon Mississippi, under
then, my beloved brethren, let hands.” (Psalm 90:17) NIV will give me for the works that the leadership of her husband,
every man be swift to hear, Father, when I get burned I do for You. “And behold, I Pastor Willie J. Ivy Sr. You
slow to speak, slow to wrath.” out, energize me with the come quickly; and my reward can contact her via email at
(James 1:19) K JV strength I need to do my is with me, to give every man minsivy@yahoo.com

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