Issuu

Thursday Feb. 26,

2015

50 cents

Daily Corinthian Vol. 119, No. 49

Mostly cloudy Today

Tonight

20% chance of snow

• Corinth, Mississippi • 16 pages • One section

Three more qualify for election BY ZACK STEEN zsteen@dailycorinthian.com

Three new candidates threw their hats into the ring this week. Billy Clyde Burns filed papers to run as an Independent in the heavily contested Alcorn County sheriff race.

The chancery clerk race picked up one new candidate as Kevin Harvell filed to run on the Democratic ticket. He joins Karen Burns Duncan (D) and former tax collector Greg Younger (D). Also filing this week was Randle H. Castile, a Democrat, who

Burns will face-off against former police chief Ned Cregeen (D), David Derrick (D), Mike LaRue (D), Keith Settlemires (D) and current constable Roger Voyles (D). David Nunley, the seventh candidate for sheriff, will not file until Friday.

will run for justice court judge post 2. He’ll join Lashunder Blanchard (R), Aneysa “Neicy” Matthews (R) and incumbent Jimmy McGee (D). Qualifying deadline is Friday at 5 p.m. The lineup to date (“inc.” denotes incumbent):

CT-A sets next youth auditions kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Please see CT-A | 2

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

or editor of 13 books and more than 300 articles and book reviews. At the Friday luncheon Susannah Ural, the Blount Professor of Military History at the

Details are coming together as the night of “The Golden Light Benefit” draws near. Slated to be held from 6 to 10 p.m. in the elegant Franklin Courtyard on Friday, the charity fundraiser will benefit two local girls: Lilee Fallyn Lindsey, daughter of Sandy Glidewell and the late Patrick Lindsey, and Alaina Grace Gass, daughter of Chris Gass and Katie Melvin. Poised to be the social event of season, the benefit will feature live entertainment, a raffle, cash bar, light hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction. “A bank account has been set up at Commerce Bank in Corinth for cash donations,” said Benefit Hostess Jennifer Briggs. A sunset helicopter ride for three in Destin, Florida, one month of dance lessons, various gift baskets and certificates, a “spirit” Ronaldo bracelet, $500 Michael Kors purse, rounds of golf, handmade jewelry, spa items, two round-trip airfare tickets with Southern Airways Express, a two-day jeep rental, a custom bench and original

Please see HISTORY | 2

Please see BENEFIT | 2

Staff photo by Steve Beavers

Snow catchers Eight-year-old Jack Newcomb (right) and 11-year-old brother Jakub were glad to see snow in the area on Wednesday evening. The two boys hoped for enough accumulation to make snow cream.

Mississippi Historical Society coming to Corinth March 5–7. Presentation topics will include the Battle of Corinth, Unionism, life on the homefront, and slavery. John F. Marszalek will deliver the banquet address “Ulysses S. Grant and His Place in

For the Daily Corinthian

As sesquicentennial commemorations of the Civil War draw to a close in 2015, the Mississippi Historical Society will examine the role Mississippi played in the Civil War at its annual meeting in Corinth,

Mississippi — Then and Now,” on Friday, March 6. Marszalek is the executive director and managing editor of the Ulysses S. Grant Association and the Giles Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Mississippi State University. He is the author

Oasis plans Walk for Life BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Oasis Medical Center is ready to start walking. For life. The center’s 21st Annual Walk for Life kickoff meeting is slated for today. Two different times have been scheduled. The first is 10:30-11:30 a.m. with an evening time set for 6:30-7:30 p.m. The meetings will take place at the medical center located at 2421 Proper Street. “Those interested in attending can choose the most convenient time,” said Oasis Medical Center Executive Director Martha Jobe. The 2015 walk – “Life is Beautiful” – will take place Saturday, April 18 at Crossroads Regional

Nurse: Healthy living begins at birth

Park. “Individuals as well as representatives from industries, businesses, churches, Sunday School classes, student ministries, and civic clubs are welcome to attend the meeting,” said Jobe. The two-mile walk, hosted by the Corinth/Alcorn Parks and Recreation Department, is a fundraiser for OMC. All pledges received go directly to providing medical services at Oasis. Walk promotional materials, pledge forms and team instruction will be available at the meeting, according to Jobe. (For more information call Martha or Darlene at 662-2878001.)

Index Stocks........8 Classified......14 Comics........ 9 State........ 5

Crown Royal $ 99 750ml

1.75 L

Please see CANDIDATES | 2

Fundraiser helps 2 local children

BY KIMBERLY SHELTON Calling all thespians. Auditions for Corinth Theatre-Arts’ upcoming youthstage production of “Alice and Wonderland” have been set for 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Crossroads Playhouse, located at 303 Fulton Drive. Based on the beloved 1865 novel written by English author Lewis Carroll and adapted for the stage by Anne Martens, the curtain opens to find Alice sliding into view after a long spiral down the rabbit hole. The whimsical and eccentric world she finds herself in is much more fun for audience members than it is for Alice who is desperately seeking to find her way back home. Filled with delightful in-

■ Chancery clerk: Karen Burns Duncan (D), Greg Younger (D), Kevin Harvell (D) ■ Circuit clerk: Joe Caldwell (D, inc.) ■ Constable post 1: Scotty Lee Bradley (R), Johnny Butler (D),

Gentleman Jack $ 99 1.7 1.75 L

BY STEVE BEAVERS sbeavers@dailycorinthian.com

Magnolia Regional Health Center is out to see Mississippians live healthy lives. The hospital’s goal starts from birth. “Mississippians have fundamental health disparities,” said Fran Kerby, Nurse Educator with the Magnolia Learning Institute. “Among the disparities is too many infants are not being breastfed … breastfeeding has many health benefits to both the mother and the infant.” Kerby backed her statement with information from the Academy of Breastfeed-

ing Medicine. “According to the academy, a failure to breastfeed has long term consequences,” she said. Studies show that illnesses such as stomach viruses, lower respiratory illnesses, ear infections and meningitis occur less often in breastfed babies and are less severe when they do happen. “Children who are breastfed also have a decreased chance of developing diabetes, lymphoma, leukemia, Hodgkin disease, obesity and hypercholesterolemia,” said Kerby. The National Institute of

Environmental Health Sciences showed children who are breastfed have a 20 percent lower risk of dying between the ages of 28 days and 1 year than children who weren’t breastfed. There are also benefits for mothers who breastfeed. “Mothers have a reduced rick of breast cancer, uterine cancer and ovarian cancer,” said Kerby. “Most also experience an earlier return to pre-pregnancy weight.” Breastfeeding helps the entire family in a number of ways. Please see LIVING | 2

On this day in history 150 years ago

Weather...... 10 Obituaries........ 6 Opinion........4 Sports...... 12

New Amsterdam $ 99

2015 Hwy 72 E. Corinth, MS. 38834 • 662-594-1877

1.75 L

There is heavy rain today in the Carolinas, which precludes most military activity. The Union XX Corps of Sherman’s army approaches Hanging Rock, South Carolina, but most troops are content to find shelter until the weather improves.

Ezra Brooks $ 99

1.75 L

Blue Chair Rum $ 99 750 ML

Kru 82 Vodka $ 99

750 7 5 ML

Mon. - Sat. 10 A.M.- 9 P.M. • www.JRwinespirit.com

Local/State

2 • Daily Corinthian

Ex-prison boss, businessman admit guilt to bribery scheme BY JEFF AMY Associated Press

JACKSON — A former prison official and a businessman are admitting guilt in a bribery scheme that involved hundreds of millions of dollars in state contracts and helped the one-time head of Mississippi’s Corrections Department buy a home in a gated subdivision, a beachfront condo and top-ofthe-line Mercedes Benz vehicles. “I’m sorry for what I’ve done. It was wrong,” former Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps said in court as he changed his plea to guilty on federal charges of money laundering conspiracy and income tax evasion.

Businessman Cecil McCrory also pleaded guilty Wednesday to one felony count. Both McCrory and Epps had earlier pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors say McCrory gave Epps hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes starting in 2007. In exchange, prosecutors say, Epps steered prison contracts to companies McCrory owned or for which McCrory was a consultant. Epps faces up to 23 years in federal prison and fines of $750,000 when U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate sentences him June 9. Epps also could be ordered to make restitution. Prosecutors say Epps reaped $1.5 million in gains from the bribery

scheme, which ran until 2014. As part of his plea agreement, Epps has agreed to forfeit nearly $2 million in real estate, bank accounts, cars, plus $69,600 in cash that the FBI agents found when they searched his Flowood home. Epps remains free on $25,000 unsecured bond pending sentencing and can keep living in his home until then. Defense lawyer John Colette said Epps’ wife will try to retain some of the property on the grounds that her earnings helped pay for it. McCrory faces up to 20 years and fines of $500,000 at sentencing June 10. He’s agreed to forfeit $1.7 million in assets.

The night’s entertainers include: Blake Dixon (formerly of Saving Abel), Gary Dixon, Ken Carpenter, Michael Brose, Jay Holloway, Brian Graham, David Strickland (formerly of Law of Nature and Sweet Tea Jubilee) and others. For just $3 per spin, attendees can spin the handmade prize wheel for an opportunity to win several prizes up to $50 in value. “We want to thank everyone involved for their generous contributions and for helping us pull everything together,” said an appreciative Briggs. “This event would not have

been possible were it not for the phenomenal support we’ve received from the community and surrounding areas.” Tickets for the benefit are $25 per person at the door. The Franklin Courtyard is located in the SoCo district at 201 Franklin in Corinth.

BENEFIT CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

artwork by local artists are just some of the items donated, thus far. In addition to donations, volunteers are also needed for clean up. “We have had nine volunteers sign up so far, but could use several more. Each volunteer will be issued a letter of recommendation for college,” said Briggs. “It is a good opportunity for high school students to get some experience and charity work under their belts.” At 6 p.m., Home Brew and Original Recipe with friends will take the stage.

(For more information or to donate items for the auction or raffle, call 850-687-9262 or 850-687-4345. Also, check out their event page at Facebook.com/ communitybenefitevent and follow them on Instagram at thegoldenlightfoundation.)

&URVVURDGV 2015 Medical Guide

4ǸȝǸɺȨȽȐ

Cancer survivor

tells her story

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Mississippi sees snow Associated Press

JACKSON — A winter storm brought more than an inch of snow to areas of north Mississippi from Greenville to Tupelo. The precipitation won’t end until later Wednesday. Portions of central Mississippi were getting rain and sleet Wednesday. Highways were getting slippery. “They said it’s really slick. We had an accident just north of here,” said Rose Clements, administrative assistant at Love’s Travel Stop off Interstate 55 in Batesville, about 60 miles south of Memphis. “A lot of my truckers are pulling in to stop for the day.” The central part of the state was under a winter weather advisory. The weather alerts were to remain in effect until midnight Wednesday. National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Byrd said the Jackson area can expect freezing rain and sleet through the day, with the snow starting in the early afternoon. It may only amount to about an inch of accumu-

lation, he said. Byrd said sleet is expected to fall over northern Mississippi and change to snow later in the day. The weather service expected a few tenths of an inch of ice accumulation before the snow came in. Snow accumulations were expected to be 2 to 5 inches with the heaviest snow along the U.S. Highway 82 corridor. The weather service said Greenville reported about an inch of snow early Wednesday afternoon. Higher accumulations were reported in the Oxford area. David Shaw with the Lafayette County Emergency Management said people are being asked to stay home. Even though forecasters predict the snow will end around sunset Wednesday, Shaw said the area may not be through with the effects of the inclement weather. “It’s very possible that if we get enough snow today and it gets slushy tonight and refreezes, it might cause even more issues for going to work in

the morning and that is something we are considering,” Shaw said. In Tupelo, officials said side streets and larger roads are covered with snow, completely obscuring the road markings. Tupelo Public Works crews are out trying to clear roads and spreading salt. The Mississippi Department of Transportation has trucks out putting down sand and gravel on bridges. The Lee County Sheriff’s Department reported many county roads, especially ones with steep hills, were becoming impassable by 1:30 p.m. Traffic on most fourlane roads is narrowed to single lines of vehicles creeping along and keeping one lane more or less clear. The precipitation was expected to diminish from the west during the evening Wednesday. In central Mississippi, forecasters said freezing rain and sleet could change to snow mainly north of Interstate 20 and start to diminish by Wednesday night.

sa “Neicy” Matthews (R), Randle H. Castile (D), Jimmy McGee (D., inc.) ■ Sheriff: Ned Cregeen (D), David Derrick (D), Mike LaRue (D), Keith Settlemires (D), Roger Voyles (D), Billy Clyde Burns (Independent) ■ Supervisor First District: Lowell Hinton (D, inc.), Jerry Miller (D) ■ Supervisor Second District: Rufus “Jaybird” Duncan Jr. (D), Scotty Little (Independent), Brodie McEwen (R), Dal Nelms (D, inc.), Jon Newcomb (D), James L. Voyles (D) ■ Supervisor Third District: Tim Mitchell (D, inc.), Shane Serio (R)

■ Supervisor Fourth District: Mike Coleman (D), Keith “Dude” Conaway (R), Donnie Dunn (D), Steve Glidewell (D), Danny “Shorty” Mincey (D), Reed Mitchell (D), Gary Ross (D, inc.) ■ Supervisor Fifth District: Jimmy Tate Waldon (D, inc.) ■ Superintendent of education: Larry B. Mitchell (D), Gina Rogers Smith (D, inc.) ■ Tax assessor: Kenneth Brawner (D, inc.) ■ Tax collector: Jeff Rencher (D), Larry Ross (D., inc.) ■ Election commissioner Fourth District: Bill Gatlin (R), Sandy Coleman Mitchell (D)

Cheshire Cat, The Caterpillar, The White Rabbit, Humpty Dumpty, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, The Dutchess, and tons of other good roles.” “Oh, and did I mention Alice?” he added. “I need a teenage girl with a strong stage presence and ability to compete with all the adult characters.” Rated PG, the play is restricted to those who are 13 years of age or older. Two weekends of showtimes are tentatively slated for Thursday, April 23; Friday, April 24, Sat-

urday, April 25; Sunday, April 26; Thursday, April 30; Friday, May 1; Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3. “Please come join us,” said Essary. “I am more excited about this show than I have been in a very long time and hope to see you at auditions.”

the American Civil War” (LSU Press). A Civil War Corinth Tour is scheduled for Friday afternoon. The winner of the McLemore Prize for best book will be announced at the Friday banquet. Awards of Merit will be presented to local organizations Saturday, March 7, at the awards

luncheon. Registration is $35 for MHS members and $60 for non-members. Reservations for the Friday luncheon and banquet and Saturday awards brunch should be made by Feb. 27. (For more information call 601-576-6849 or email mhs@mdah.state. ms.us.)

CANDIDATES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Wayne Maddox (D), James McAnally (Independent), Landon Tucker (D) ■ Constable post 2: James Bryant (R), Daniel Cooper (D), Paul Copeland (D), Wayne Duncan (D), Billy Joel Flake (D), Billy Mathis (D), Jason Willis (D) ■ Coroner: Jay Jones (D, inc.), Ron Strom (D) • County attorney: Bob Moore (D, inc.) ■ Justice court judge post 1: Luke Doehner (R), Chris Grisham (D), George Haynie (D), Steve Little (Independent, inc.) ■ Justice court judge post 2: Lashunder Blanchard (R), Aney-

CT-A CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

cidents and comic capers, the play follows her misadventures through Wonderland as she seeks help from the crazed Mad Hatter, the procrastinating White Rabbit and the mischievous Cheshire Cat. “I am in search of a large cast of men, women and youth,” said Guest Director Bryan Essary. “I am looking for strong characters to play The Red Queen and King, The Mad Hatter, The

(For more information about the play or auditions visit the website at www.corinththeatrearts. com or contact the theatre by phone at 662287-2995.)

HISTORY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

the University of Southern Mississippi, will present “The Beauvoir Veteran Project.” Ural is co-director of USM’s Dale Center for the Study of War & Society. She is finishing her fourth book, “Hood’s Boys: John Bell Hood’s Texas Brigade and

LIVING CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Pickup Your Free Copy in the Saturday, February 28 Daily Corinthian Featuring: Dr. Leonard Pratt Healthy Heart Habits Performing CPR Eating Right mycrossroadsmagazine.com C R O S S and R O A D Smuch M A G A Z Imore. NE - MEDICAL GUIDE

“It’s most convenient and does not require bottles,” said Kerby. “Breastfeeding is less expensive than formula and it also helps play a part in parents not missing work to care for a sick infant.” The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends breastfeeding continue for at least 12 months and after for as long as mother and baby desire.

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Today in History

Local/State

Black history event scheduled today BY KIMBERLY SHELTON kshelton@dailycorinthian.com

Today is Thursday, Feb. 26, the 57th day of 2015. There are 308 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 26, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile on the Island of Elba and headed back to France in a bid to regain power.

On this date: In 1904, the United States and Panama proclaimed a treaty under which the U.S. agreed to undertake efforts to build a ship canal across the Panama isthmus. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson signed a congressional act establishing Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. In 1929, President Calvin Coolidge signed a measure establishing Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. In 1952, Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed its own atomic bomb. In 1962, after becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, astronaut John Glenn told a joint meeting of Congress, “Exploration and the pursuit of knowledge have always paid dividends in the long run.” In 1987, the Tower Commission, which had probed the Iran-Contra affair, issued its report, which rebuked President Ronald Reagan for failing to control his national security staff. In 1993, a truck bomb built by terrorists exploded in the parking garage of New York’s World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. In 2012, Trayvon Martin, 17, was shot to death in Sanford, Florida, during an altercation with neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who said he’d acted in self-defense. (Zimmerman was subsequently acquitted of second-degree murder.)

Ten years ago: Japan’s H-2A rocket blasted off from a remote southern island, carrying a weather and navigation satellite into orbit.

One year ago: President Barack Obama, speaking in St. Paul, Minnesota, said he would ask Congress for $300 billion to update aging roads and railways. Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a bill pushed by social conservatives that would have allowed people with sincerely held religious beliefs to refuse to serve gays.

Postponed due to winter weather, the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery will continue its celebration of Black History Month from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today. Local actor Autry Davis and Assistant Librarian Cody Daniel of the Crossroads Poetry Project will read poetry written by black poets. The special exhibit will fea-

ture art, dramatic poetry performances and a collection of primitive arts and crafts from Africa and New Guinea, the gallery will be a welcomed retreat for art enthusiasts, history buffs and lovers of the written word. Items in the primitive art collection include: The first piece Guild President Sonny Boatman acquired while designing store displays at Lord & Taylor in New York, wood sculptures, fabric

pieces and a few Egyptian collages believed to date back to the 1920s. “It’s a collection of my lifetime,” Boatman explained. “After the discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922, clothing and other items were influenced by the Egyptian style.” On display for the first time, the president’s collection will also feature a number of books dealing with African art and cul-

ture. The Corinth Artist Guild is located at 609 N. Fillmore St. next to Smith. restaurant. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. (For more information call 662-665-0520 or give them a “like” on Facebook.) Staff reporter Jebb Johnston contributed to this story,

Inmate faces drug charge

Election set to fill U.S. House seat BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press

JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday set a special election to fill north Mississippi’s vacant seat in the U.S. House, and the race is expected to attract several candidates. The nonpartisan election is May 12. If a runoff is needed, it will be June 2. The winner will serve most of a two-year term that ends in January 2017. The 1st District congressional seat has been open since Republican Rep. Alan Nunnelee died of brain cancer Feb. 6. The district stretches from Memphis, Tennessee, suburbs in DeSoto County, down to the Golden Triangle area in the north central part of the state. It includes Southaven, Oxford, Tupelo, Iuka, Columbus and Louisville. Candidates have a March 27 deadline to qualify for the special election. Although the race is nonpartisan, several potential candidates have been elected to other offices under party labels. First-term state Rep. Chris Brown, R-Aberdeen, said Tues-

well served on the Jackson City Council from February 2011 to October 2014, before moving his family back to his hometown in north Mississippi. “I’ve got a record as a proven conservative and a lawyer. ... I also have a record of working with people and getting results,” Whitwell, 42, said Tuesday. Another potential candidate is Chip Mills of Fulton, a Republican who works as Itawamba County prosecutor and city attorney for Mantachie and Fulton. “We’re strongly considering running,” Mills, 29, said Tuesday. Travis Childers of Booneville, a Democrat who held the 1st District seat from mid-2008 until early 2011, did not immediately return a call Tuesday. Nunnelee served 15 years in the state Senate before he unseated Childers in 2010. Nunnelee was sworn in for his third two-year term in January while he was hospitalized in his hometown of Tupelo, but was unable to return to Washington because of his illness.

day that he is running in the special election. “I’ve got a lot invested not only in Mississippi but in our country. I want to make it a better place,” said Brown, 43, who owns a recreational vehicle dealership and is a partner in two others. Mike Tagert of Starkville, a Republican who has been the elected state transportation commissioner for the northern one-third of the state since 2011, said he is considering running in the special election. Candidates for congressional seats are not required, by law, to live in the district. Tagert said he lives 4 or 5 miles outside the 1st District, but could move into the district if elected. His transportation commission district overlaps the congressional district. “I’ve represented every single inch of the (congressional) district for many years,” Tagert, 44, said Tuesday. Quentin Whitwell of Oxford, a Republican who’s an attorney and businessman, said he was in Washington on Tuesday talking to people about the possibility of his becoming a candidate. Whit-

New plaque to honor Zuber Park namesake Associated Press

WEST POINT — Zuber Park, located on U.S. Highway 45 in West Point, was named for the city’s first black physician. The family of Dr. Thomas L. Zuber is looking to update the history of the park’s namesake with a new plaque commemorating the doctor’s life. Zuber family friend Charles Ivy said the park had been in West Point for more than 30 years, and that younger residents and park visitors might not be aware of the doctor’s impact. The West Point Board of Selectmen approved placement of the plaque earlier this month. “We’ve been going through a citywide revitalization process for our parks, and I think this plaque would really add meaning to Zuber Park,” Mayor Robbie Robinson told The Daily Times Leader. Narva Perry, Zuber’s granddaughter, said Zuber originally owned the land where the park was located, and it passed to his wife after he died in 1956. The $1,215 cost of the plaque will be split by the Zuber family and the city. Ivy said the family would take care of all costs and labor for erecting the base where the plaque would sit. “The bricks we’ll use to erect the monument actually came from Dr. Zuber’s house,” Ivy said. “His grandson still lives in West Point, and he’s had the bricks stacked behind his house for 25 years.” Zuber served as an Army battalion surgeon for the 365th infantry in World War I, After returning to West Point and opening a practice, he was named Medical Doctor of the Year by the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Associates in 1952. He died in 1956.

Your 5-Star Corinth Banking Team

Staff Reports

A Holly Springs man is awaiting bond after attempting to bring cocaine into the Alcorn County Jail. Michael Turner, 29, of 665 West Lake Drive, H o l l y Springs, was on probation with the Mississippi Department of CorrecTurner tions when he was arrested by Corinth Police on Monday. “During the booking in process jailers found cocaine on him,” said Darrell Hopkins with the Alcorn Narcotics Unit. Officers with the unit came to the jail and took possession of the cocaine. Turner has been charged with introducing drugs into a county jail.

Differing tax cut plans advance Associated Press

JACKSON — Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves’ $382 million tax-cut proposal was big, until fellow Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn rolled out his own $1.7 billion plan to eliminate Mississippi’s personal income tax. The Senate voted 38-9 for Reeves’ plan to phase out Mississippi’s business franchise tax over 10 years and reduce some income taxes, with Reeves calling Senate Bill 2839 a “responsible plan that provides meaningful tax relief.” The step toward a longheld goal of the business community was in danger of being obscured by House Republicans’ proposal, though, as election-year tax-cutting efforts continued to escalate. “We as Republicans decided that if we’re going to do a tax cut, and that is going to be a matter of discussion, we want it to be real,” Gunn, of Clinton, said in a Tuesday news conference at the Capitol. “We want it to be significant. We want it to count, and we want to give meaningful tax relief to the working families of Mississippi.” Opponents say the nation’s poorest state can’t

afford to sacrifice revenue needed to pay for services and say the plans would mainly benefit better-off Mississippians. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 15-7 Tuesday to approve Gunn’s plan, House Bill 1629. It will need a 60 percent majority to pass the House, though. Democrats, who control enough votes to block such measures, signaled opposition, saying Mississippi needs more money for roads, schools and other items. “I think it’s playing very loose with public policy,” said Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville. “We’ve always had extraordinary needs, and I think this philosophy is wrong-headed that you give it back to the people and it prospers the economy.” Republican Gov. Phil Bryant, who initially proposed a $79 million income-tax reduction aimed at people earning less than $53,000 a year, faces re-election this year along with Reeves. Most legislators of both parties also are running for new four-year terms. Gunn said the House plan would trim nearly $1.4 billion in taxes in steps through 2028, pausing in

3116 N. Shiloh Road, Suite A • Corinth, MS 38834 Ofﬁce: (662) 872-3051, Cell (662) 665-5868

Download FMB Mobiliti for your smartphone today!

Home Delivery 52 weeks - - - - - - - $139.85 24 weeks - - - - - - - - $73.85 12weeks - - - - - - - - - $38.85

BLangley@LangleyWM.com • www.LangleyWM.com

Mail Rates 52 weeks - - - - - - -$198.90 24 weeks - - - - - - - $101.60 12 weeks - - - - - - - - $53.45

Online: House Bill 1629: http://bit.ly/1BP1XV4, Senate Bill 2839: http:// bit.ly/1EO6ogK

CORINTH

Langley Wealth Management www.fmbms.com

any year when state revenue didn’t grow by at least 3 percent. However, that total is based on partial collections from the 2012 calendar year, according to the state Department of Revenue. The state income tax is projected to collect more than $1.7 billion in personal income taxes this year. The proposal could shift the debate away from proposals to cut business taxes. Gunn’s plan would leave the $242 million-a-year franchise tax on business capital intact, as well as the $300 million-plus corporate income tax. Opponents warn Gunn’s plan means Mississippi’s remaining taxes would fall more heavily on the poor, as a proportion of income. Projections from the liberal-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy show the lowest-earning 20 percent of taxpayers, making $16,000 or less, would save an average of $13 a year. Those in the top 1 percent of income, making $324,000 or more, would save $22,862 on average.

Beautiful 4/5 Bedroom, 3 Full Bathroom Family BUYING OR SELLING IN Home! • Wheeler Grove Rd. • Kossuth School District

Timing is Everything Your Life doesn’t get better by chance it gets better by change and planning for the future. /:0 Come in for your complimentary ﬁnancial review at our new location:

P.O. Box 1800 Corinth, MS 38835

Daily Corinthian • 3

2.4 +/- Acres, 3,000 +/-Come sq. ft., 3rdSee Floor Us! Bonus Room, 2 Car Garage, Storage Building, Perfect Place for a growing Family!

Marea Wilson Salesperson 662-643-7298 Licensed in MS

Marea Wilson Salesperson Cell:(662)643-7298

To start your home delivered subscription: Call 287-6111 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For your convenience try our ofﬁce pay plans.

Miss your paper? To report a problem or delivery change call the circulation department at 287-6111. Late, wet or missing newspaper complaints should be made before 10 a.m. to ensure redelivery to immediate Corinth area. All other areas will be delivered the next day.

USPS 142-560 The Daily Corinthian is published daily Tuesday through Sunday by PMG, LLC. at 1607 South Harper Road, Corinth, Miss. Periodicals postage paid at Corinth, MS 38834

Postmaster: Send address changes to: P.O. Box 1800, Corinth, MS 38835

www.dailycorinthian.com

Reece Terry, publisher

Opinion

Mark Boehler, editor

4 • Thursday, February 26, 2015

Corinth, Miss.

Romney, Obama yuk it up (The following column originally was published in October of 2012. Certain time references have been updated.) The Al Smith dinner in New York is a true test for the modern presidential candidate: Can he deliver hilarious lines written for him by somebody else? The difficulty is in not cracking up, because the candidates are often hearing the lines for the first time themselves. The lines are always satirical and funny. But as I have Roger had recent cause to point out, Simon “satire is the lie that tells the truth.” Columnist So here were the “truths” – spoken in jest, of course – by Mitt Romney and Barack Obama in October 2012 in Manhattan. But first, one of the best lines of the dinner, which is sponsored by the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, came from the host, Al Smith IV: “Gov. Romney, your father was born in Mexico and had five kids. Are you sure you’re not Catholic?” Smith also pointed out that all the men on the multi-tiered dais in the Waldorf Astoria hotel ballroom were dressed in white ties and tails, “or, as Gov. Romney calls it, business casual.” Romney rose and noted that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was at the dinner and is known as a man with presidential ambitions. “Gov. Cuomo may be getting ahead of himself,” Romney pointed out. “He has put in one term as governor. He has a father who was governor. And he thinks that is enough to run for president!” All his comments were met with laughter, and I will let you insert that response after each of these: “Usually when I get invited to gatherings like this, it’s to be the designated driver.” “My tip for debate prep is, first, refrain from alcohol for 65 years.” “It’s good to have someone you can depend on at the end of the day. I have my wife, Ann. President Obama has Bill Clinton.” Romney also said the media would probably be unfair to him: “The headlines will be, ‘Obama embraced by Catholics; Romney dines with rich people.’” He then ended on a serious and gracious note, by saying of Obama: “We don’t carry the burden of disliking each other. He has many fine gifts and a wonderful family that would make any man proud. There’s more to life than politics.” Obama then approached the lectern to speak and got a standing ovation. “Everyone, please take your seats,” he said. “Otherwise, Clint Eastwood will yell at them.” Speaking a little longer than Romney, Obama followed with: “I had a lot more energy in the second debate. I was well-rested after the nice long nap I had during the first debate.” “Four years ago, I gave Chris Matthews a thrill up his leg. At the first debate, I gave him a stroke.” “Earlier, I went shopping at stores in midtown. I understand Gov. Romney went shopping for stores in midtown.” “Unemployment is at the lowest since I took office. I don’t have a joke here. I just wanted to remind people.” Obama also added a serious note, pointing out that “family man and loving father are two titles that matter more than any political ones.” But he got off a great line in preparation for the final presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida. “The next debate is on foreign policy,” Obama said. “Spoiler alert: We got bin Laden.” That’s all, folks! (Roger Simon is chief political columnist of politico.com, an award-winning journalist and a New York Times best selling author.)

Prayer for today Lord God, help me to feel the power of praise. “As words without thoughts never to heaven go,” so the highest praises are never sung alone, but rendered with service and love. May I have the heart to sing thy praises far and near, and rejoice in him from whom all blessings flow. Amen.

A verse to share “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. — 1 Samuel 2:2

Voices through space and time BAY ST. LOUIS — These voices “speak through time and space,” he promises, and it is true. They penetrate with the authority of earned perspective. An oral historian named Louis Kyriakoudes gives us a true gift one mild night in February, Black History Month. And he let others do most of the talking. In this town’s library, Kyriakoudes shares a fraction of the 450 oral histories that the University of Southern Mississippi has collected since 1971, in some cases capturing the vocal essence of civil-rights veterans stilled forever. You can hear them all for yourself on podcasts called Mississippi Moments, a partnership between the state’s public radio, USM’s Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage and the Mississippi Humanities Council. Something about hearing actual voices is powerful stuff. People sometimes lie, but voices don’t. Imagine

never having heard Kennedy’s Boston brogue, Roosevelt’s patrician patterns or BarRheta bara Jordan’s Johnson god-like timbre. Voices Columnist make history real. These particular voices hold no rancor, no bitterness, and sadly remind us that the truest thing William Faulkner ever uttered was this: “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Lee Spearman of Bay Springs grew up in segregated Mississippi and matter-of-factly explains that during his youth nobody bothered to prosecute white men who killed blacks. It was best for the perpetrators not to get caught, he allows, but if you killed a black man, “he deserved to be dead.” The voice of Fannie Lou Hamer, the hymn-singing

sharecropper who famously was “sick and tired of being sick and tired,” describes evocatively the life of Sunflower County day laborers who didn’t know until outsiders told them that they had the right to vote. “If they had a radio, they’d be too tired (at night) to play it ...” When Fannie Lou Hamer failed at her first attempt at voter registration, her boss the plantation owner demanded she make no more such efforts. “I didn’t go down there to register for you,” she tells him. “I went to register for myself.” It might have been easier for these activists to leave, to travel to the North, at least depart the Mississippi cotton fields for Memphis. But Unita Blackwell, who eventually became the first black female mayor in Mississippi, explains in simple language and eloquent voice: “We stuck it out. I love the South. I love the truth.” James Meredith, who

dared to integrate Ole Miss after the first man who tried was carted off to the state insane asylum, in a few words shares his battle strategy: “I did all my communicating ... through the media. I ain’t never talked to the enemy without the public as a witness.” I loved that. The public as a witness. It explains the need for newspapers in five words. There’s been a lot of back and forth about Hollywood’s loose history in the movie “Selma.” Well, here you hear directly from the principals, not from the academics or the movie-makers or through any other muffler. You hear from those who made the history that may be debated, fictionalized, embellished, but, with such efforts, never forgotten. (To find out more about Daily Corinthian columnist Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www. rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com.)

Hanging Rudy out to dry Back in 1987, this writer was invited by friends to advise them on a press conference they had called to oppose President Reagan’s signing of an INF treaty to remove all nuclear missiles from Europe. My advice: Deplore the treaty; do not attack the president. The next day, Howard Phillips declared that Ronald Reagan had become a “useful idiot for Soviet propaganda.” Howie captured the headlines, as did Rudy Giuliani after that dinner at 21 Club for Gov. Scott Walker, where the mayor spontaneously rose to declaim, “I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America. ... He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up, through love of his country.” The next day, Rudy doubled down, bringing up Obama’s old ties to socialists and communists: Stalinist Frank Marshall Davis, radical Saul Alinsky, 1970s bomber Bill Ayers, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Rudy could not understand why at the National Prayer Breakfast the president launched an attack on the Crusades and the Inquisition, done “in the name of Christ.” The mayor could not understand why Obama had trouble identifying and naming ISIS as radical Islamic terrorists. Though this writer heard several radio talk show hosts Friday cheer Rudy on, Republicans swiftly declared

Reece Terry

Mark Boehler

publisher rterry@dailycorinthian.com

editor editor@dailycorinthian.com

Willie Walker

Roger Delgado

circulation manager circdirector@dailycorinthian.com

press foreman

that Obama’s love for America must not be questioned. Urged to put space between Pat t h e m s e l v e s Buchanan and Rudy, most RepubColumnist lican leaders swiftly did. The consultant class’ advice was near unanimous: Cut Rudy loose. Sensing retreat, the left pursued. And it is not letting go. They still demand to know why Walker did not renounce Rudy and whether he believes Obama is a Christian. For weeks the governor has been bedeviled for refusing to say in London if he believes in evolution. Walker’s initial response to whether he thought Obama was a Christian was, “I don’t know. ... To me this is a classic example of why people hate Washington, and, increasingly, they dislike the press.” Yet, Walker’s spokesperson hastily issued this corrective statement, “Of course the governor thinks the president is a Christian.” Monday, Rudy walked back his remark that Obama does not love America, writing in the Wall Street Journal, “I didn’t intend to question President Obama’s motives or the content of his heart.” The Republican rout was complete. While this, too, shall pass away, what it reveals is the balance of power in the culture war and which side has

the whip hand. And what it portends is a drive by the left to pull the GOP back onto the terrain of moral and social issues where its candidates are, or can be portrayed, as out of step with modernity. Lately, this writer heard a political analyst say that if the GOP platform opposes same-sex marriage, the party can write off California and its 55 electoral votes. Which may be true. Such has been the cultural and moral shift in America in just a few years. Yet if the party is true to its past platforms and professed convictions, how can it endorse or equivocate on same-sex marriage? As for whether one believes in Darwinian evolution, it is neither an inconsequential nor illegitimate question. For where one stands on biblical truth, natural law, a creator and intelligent design is a strong if not absolute indicator of where one comes down on abortion, same-sex marriage, assisted suicide, euthanasia and legalized narcotics. To traditionalists, the deChristianized and secularized character of American society is of greater concern than whose flag flies over Sebastopol. And if the GOP visibly retreats or takes a stand of studied neutrality on these issues, it will lose the enthusiasm of the most ardent of its admirers. And the party can’t afford that. Democrats and their media allies may be expected to elevate the social issues,

World Wide Web: www.dailycorinthian.com To Sound Off: E-mail: email: news@dailycorinthian.com Circulation 287-6111 Classified Adv. 287-6147

both because they sever the GOP from the cultural-media mainstream, and they drive a wedge into the party base between economic and social conservatives. One imagines those conservatives gathered at Club 21 were more interested in hearing how a President Walker would cut corporate and capital gains taxes than how soon Roe v. Wade could be overturned. Since the Republican victory in November, it has not been a good quarter for the GOP. Obama, repudiated, seems liberated. Ignoring GOP protests, he issued an executive amnesty for five million illegal immigrants. He promises to veto the Keystone XL pipeline. He taunted the GOP in his State of the Union. He is back to 50 percent approval in the polls. The economy added 1 million jobs in three months. The Dow Jones Friday hit a record high. Senate Democrats are happily filibustering to death the House bill to defund amnesty. And if the Department of Homeland Security has to shut down for lack of funds, Obama and his media allies will see to it the GOP is blamed. And the national rollouts of the Bush III and Walker campaigns have shown that neither is ready for prime time. (Daily Corinthian columnist Pat Buchanan is an American conservative political commentator, author, syndicated columnist, politician and broadcaster.)

How to reach us -- extensions:

Newsroom.....................317 Circulation....................301 news@dailycorinthian.com advertising@dailycorinthian. Advertising...................339 Classifieds....................302 com Classad@dailycorinthian.com Bookkeeping.................333

Editorials represent the voice of the Daily Corinthian. Editorial columns, letters to the editor and other articles that appear on this page represent the opinions of the writers and the Daily Corinthian may or may not agree.

State/Nation

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Across the Nation Associated Press

Dow Jones ekes out another record close The Dow Jones industrial average managed another record high close, but just barely, even as other market indexes edged lower. Traders were watching another day of testimony from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and monitoring earnings news from several big U.S. companies. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,224. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index slipped a point to 2,113. The Nasdaq composite also fell a point to close at 4,967. TJX, the parent company of T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, rose 3 percent after its profit beat analysts’ expectations. The company also said it would raise wages for its U.S. workers.

Family celebrating birthdays of triplets

ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. — A suburban Detroit couple who have two older children are adjusting to life after becoming parents to identical triplets — a multiple birth a doctor calls rare. The Whiteley family of St. Clair Shores is celebrating the one-month birthdays Wednesday for Alexander, Nicholas and Timothy. Lauren Whiteley, who wasn’t taking fertility treatments, says it “was the shock of a lifetime” when an ultrasound revealed three fetuses. She and her husband, Michael, say triplets don’t run in their families. Their older sons are 4 and 2. Neonatologist Dr. Savitri Kumar at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where the triplets were born Jan. 25, says data on triplet births by natural conception is “very variable from one in 60,000 to one in 2 million.” Kumar says onein-a-million is “the most commonly quoted.”

Group: Lawmaker’s post was racist

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization is urging Tennessee Republican leaders to repudiate what they consider a racist Facebook post by a GOP state lawmaker. Republican Rep. Sheila Butt’s Facebook post said, “It is time for a Council on Christian Relations and an NAAWP in this Country.” She was commenting on an open letter from the Council on American-Islamic Relations urging potential Republican presidential candidates to reject Islamophobia and reach out to American Muslim voters. CAIR says the refer-

ence to “NAAWP” is an apparently racist twist to the name of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, or NAACP.

Retailers to follow Wal-Mart with raises NEW YORK — The owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods stores said Wednesday that it will boost pay for its U.S. workers to at least $9 per hour. The announcement by TJX Cos. comes a week after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it would increase wages for its employees and is a sign that more competitors may follow suit. Lowpaying retailers are having a harder time retaining workers as the job market improves. “This pay initiative is an important part of our strategies to continue attracting and retaining the best talent,” CEO Carol Meyrowitz said in a statement. TJX spokeswoman Doreen Thompson declined to say what workers currently earn. A recent Credit Suisse report estimates TJX’s current hourly pay at about $8.24. The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. TJX said hourly workers will start to receive the pay increase in June. In 2016, the company plans to pay all associates who have worked at its stores for more than six months at least $10 per hour. The company’s 191,000 associates around the world restock shelves, greet customers and ring up purchases at the cash register. Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, is raising entry level wages to at least $9 an hour in April and to at least $10 an hour by February of next year. Wal-Mart said the change will affect about 500,000 workers. Also this year, Swedish furniture seller Ikea gave workers at its U.S. division a 17 percent average raise to $10.76 an hour. And clothing chain Gap Inc. raised its minimum hourly wage to $9 last year and to $10 this year.

Man gets prison in death of ex-boxer PHOENIX — One of two men charged in the beating death of a teenage boxer in Phoenix has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Maricopa County prosecutors say 23-year-old Robert Chavez was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to seconddegree murder. The other suspect — 24-year-old Joseph Jesse Corrales — also pleaded guilty to second-degree murder last month and awaits sentencing. Chavez and Corrales originally were charged with first-degree mur-

der, second-degree burglary and trafficking in stolen property. They were arrested in the September 2013 beating death of 17-year-old Alexis Urbina-Ochoa, whose bloody body was found in his home. Phoenix police say they were tipped off that Chavez and Corrales were selling items stolen from UrbinaOchoa’s home. Urbina-Ochoa won a USA Youth Boxing National title in 2013 and was training for the 2016 Olympics.

Ex-Guatemalan leader released

DENVER — A former Guatemalan president who was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for accepting $2.5 million in bribes was released Wednesday from a U.S. minimum security facility in Colorado and was returning to his home country. Alfonso Portillo was released from a suburban Denver prison. Accompanied by the Guatemalan consul in Denver, Portillo was taking commercial flights to Guatemala City, said Libna Bonilla, deputy chief of mission at the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons confirmed Portillo’s release from the Federal Correctional Institution in Englewood, where he had been incarcerated since last year. Details on Portillo’s travel plans, including when he was to arrive in Guatemala, weren’t immediately available. Portillo was sentenced in federal court in New York in 2014 to nearly six years in prison for accepting $2.5 million in bribes. Bonilla said he was credited with time served in Guatemala, where he faces no further charges. “He is considered a free man in Guatemala,” Bonilla said. Portillo admitted accepting $2.5 million in bribes from the government of Taiwan to continue to recognize the Asian nation diplomatically. Federal prosecutors said the bribes threatened the integrity of U.S. banks because Portillo laundered the money through U.S. financial institutions, making them “a vehicle for moving bad money.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Fee said at sentencing that Portillo used the first half-million dollars he received from Taiwan to build a larger home for meetings and entertaining. Taiwan’s government said at the time that it rejected ‘checkbook diplomacy.” Portillo, 63, was Guatemala’s president from 2000 to 2004. He was extradited to the United States in 2013 and pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy in March 2014.

Across the State Associated Press

New leader chosen for waterway board COLUMBUS — The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority has hired an Alabama man as its new administrator. The hiring of J. Craig Stepan of Fairhope, Alabama, was announced in a news release. Stepan succeeds Bruce Windham who resigned last year due to illness. Stepan will also be president of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council, the authority’s trade association. Stepan was president and owner of Superior Shipping and Consulting Services LLC, which specialized in multi-modal transportation matters. The waterway is the largest water resource project ever built in the U.S. The waterway has 10 locks and dams, a 175-foot deep canal connecting the Tennessee River with the Tombigbee River watershed and 234 miles of navigation channels between the Tennessee River and Mobile, Alabama.

Lawsuit settled over allegation of bullying

JACKSON — The Southern Poverty Law Center has announced a settlement of its federal lawsuit alleging that gay students were routinely bullied in a south Mississippi school district. In a statement Wednesday, the law center says the Moss Point School District has agreed to adopt and implement new anti-bullying and discrimination policies and procedures, as well as equal educational opportunity policies to prohibit bullying and harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity. SPLC staff attorney Anjali Nair says complaints by students, parents and guardians will now quickly be brought to the attention of teachers and administrators. The SPLC sued the district in December 2013 on behalf of Destin Holmes, now 18, but it also said other gay and transgender students, or those who are perceived to be, were subjected to mistreatment.

Stadium deadline depends on funding

come up with the money, she said the stadium still won’t be completely done in time. City officials say they need to have an answer next week about the extra money to give the Shuckers and the Southern League time to finalize their schedules.

Leflore approves private prison deal

GREENWOOD — Leflore County is agreeing to sell additional land outside the current Delta Correctional Facility’s fences to help a private prison operator pursue a contract to house federal inmates there. Management and Training Corp. in Centerville, Utah, is bidding on Federal Bureau of Prisons contract. It would need to expand the currently shuttered facility to house 1,400 to 1,600 federal inmates. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports Delta Correctional was previously run by private prison operator Corrections Corporation of America of Nashville, Tennessee. It closed in January 2012. A portion of it continues to be used as the Leflore County Jail. Federal law prohibits housing federal inmates with state or local inmates. That means MTC would be required to build a new jail for the county if the company gets the contract.

3 sentenced for pharmacy drugs

ACKERMAN — Authorities say three men linked to the theft of drugs from pharmacies have been sentenced. Leabrian Myers, 23, of Madison and Marcus and Maurice Taylor, 32, twin brothers from Jackson, were sentenced Tuesday in Choctaw County Circuit Court. They were members of what authorities called the “trash bag gang” because they allegedly used a can from the stores they robbed to carry out the drugs they had stolen. Myers pleaded guilty to one count of business burglary. Marcus Taylor pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Maurice Taylor pleaded guilty to one count possession of a controlled substance

with intent to distribute. Their prison sentences were lengthy. Myers faces seven years in prison and the Taylor brothers each face 15 years in prison.

Cox won’t seek 2nd term as mayor

GREENVILLE — Greenville Mayor John Cox says he will not run for re-election in November. Cox tells the Delta Democrat-Times his decision not to run for a second term came after lengthy deliberations, principally with family members. Cox won a special election in October 2012, a month after his predecessor, Chuck Jordan, stepped down after receiving a diagnosis of advanced-stage pancreatic cancer. Jordan died the next month. The 67-year-old Cox underwent open-heart surgery in 2003 to correct a heart murmur. He says while his health is good, he would be 71 at the end of a second term and “four more years is just more than I think I can handle at this point.” His term ends Jan. 1, 2016.

Congestion keeps Chiquita in Gulfport

GULFPORT — Chiquita containers filled with paper arrive by truck and rail at the State Port in Gulfport where they are stored for later movement to New Orleans for southbound shipment. Along with its own cargo, Crowley Liner Services is shipping into Gulfport northbound Chiquita containers loaded with produce. Chiquita moved to New Orleans in October after 40 years in Gulfport. Its containers were supposed to be completely cleared out of Gulfport by Dec. 31. Congestion at the Port of New Orleans is keeping the Mississippi port busy. Matt Gresham, director of external affairs at the New Orleans port, tells The Sun Herald the congestion was “totally expected.” He said container volume at the Port of New Orleans increased by 9 percent in 2014. Several construction projects are underway on the container terminal, he said. A new rail terminal will increase cargo capacity.

BILOXI — The city of Biloxi will either have to pay a $10,000 fine for every home game that can’t be played in the new Shuckers’ stadium, or chip in $1 million to get it ready for opening day on April 21. City attorney Gina Tompkins said Tuesday the city doesn’t have a $1 million. The Sun Herald reports Tompkins told the city council said she met Monday with officials from Yates Construction, which is building the stadium on U.S. 90. Even if the city manages to

Southern Carports Features Dersken Portable Buildings

GRAND OPENING 10% OFF

when you spend $20 or more Expires 3/15/15

Buy or Rent to Own

Fast, Filling Healthy, Delicious Open 7 Days A Week

Treated • Painted & Metal Buildings 8x10’ to 16x32’

Starting at $6458 per month +tax

NO CREDIT CHECK • NO SLAB NEEDED *NO SECURITY DEPOSIT • on 36 month terms FREE DELIVERY & SETUP 915 Hwy. 72 W. Corinth • 662-415-1984 Mon–Sat. 9–5 • American made

Daily Corinthian • 5

Sun.-Thurs. 11AM-9:30PM Fri. & Sat 11AM - 10PM

113 Booneville Trace, Booneville, MS

662-728-2999

CALL IN • TAKE OUT • DINING

Min. $5.00 - No Check

New Boutique! New Owner!

Scarves • Hats • Jewelry Clothing • Gift Items & More!

PLUS SIZES AVAILABLE! 801 Foote Street

(in with Corinth Dry Cleaners)

662.587.5774

Monday-Saturday 10:00-5:30

Come see Jan!!!

6 â€˘ Thursday, February 26, 2015 â€˘ Daily Corinthian

Three nabbed in plot to join militant group Associated Press

NEW YORK â€” Three men were arrested Wednesday on charges of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group and wage war against the U.S., and federal officials said one of them spoke of attacking President Barack Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island. Akhror Saidakhmetov was arrested at Kennedy Airport, where he was attempting to board a flight to Istanbul, authorities said. Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev had a ticket to travel to Istanbul next month and was arrested in Brooklyn, federal prosecutors said. Abror Habibov, 30, accused of helping fund Saidakhmetovâ€™s efforts, was arrested in Florida. They are charged with attempt and conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization. If convicted, each faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. Habibov appeared in federal court in Jacksonville, Florida, and was appointed a public defender. The other two men were in custody, and it was not clear if they had attorneys who could comment on the charges. They were scheduled to appear in federal court in Brooklyn later Wednesday. Saidakhmetov is a Brooklyn resident and citizen of Kazakhstan. Juraboev and Habibov are residents of Brooklyn and citizens of Uzbekistan. Federal prosecutors say Juraboev, 24, first came to the attention of law enforcement in August, when he posted on an Uzbek-language website that propagates the Islamic State ideology. â€œGreetings! We too want to pledge our allegiance and commit ourselves while not present there,â€? he wrote, according to federal authorities. â€œIs it possible to commit ourselves as dedicated martyrs anyway while here?â€? Officials said they believed he planned to travel from Turkey to Syria to join the terror group. Prosecutors say Saidakhmetov, 19, also

threatened an attack in the U.S. if he was unable to join the Islamic State. Juraboevâ€™s plans included attacks against Obama or planting a bomb on Coney Island, officials said. Federal officials say Juraboev identified Saidakhmetov as a friend and co-worker with a shared ideology. The two exchanged messages on how to get overseas, and Saidakhmetov and an informant watched videos of Islamic State training camps in Syria, according to court papers. Habibov operates kiosks that repair phones and sell kitchenware in malls in Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; and Philadelphia. He employed Saidakhmetov last fall and winter and said he would help fund his travel, though he did not mention a specific sum of money, prosecutors said. The two were spotted in Brooklyn purchasing a ticket for Saidakhmetov to travel to Turkey, officials said. The Islamic State group largely consists of Sunni militants from Iraq and Syria but has also drawn fighters from across the Muslim world and Europe. Federal officials have expressed alarm at the idea that Americans could travel to Syria to fight alongside the Islamic State or train there and return to the United States to carry out attacks against the homeland. There have been more than 20 arrests in the U.S. in the last year of people trying to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State or other extremists. In one recent case, Hamza Ahmed, 19, of Minneapolis was indicted last week on charges associated with supporting the Islamic State group. Ahmed had been arrested in New York in November while apparently trying to fly to Syria. Shannon Maureen Conley, a 19-year-old Colorado woman who tried to board a flight from Denver to join the Islamic State, was sentenced last month to 48 months in federal prison.

Deaths Bobby Gene Emmons

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. â€” Bobby Gene Emmons, 72, passed away Monday, February 23, 2015. He was a legendary songwriter/ musician who was most recognized for his songs, â€œLuckenbach Texasâ€?, â€œWurlitzer Prizeâ€?, â€œLove Me Like You Used Toâ€? and â€œSo Much Like My Dadâ€?. He was a member of the Memphis Boys who played on well over 100 chart topping hits. More importantly, loving husband, father, grandfather and loyal friend to so many. Survived by wife of 52 years, Dorthy â€œDotâ€? Emmons; daughters, Laurie Shinbaum and Sherry (David) Brugman; grandchild, Stephani (Ryan Decker) Shinbaum and brother, Joseph Emmons. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Friday, February 27, 2015 at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home with Jim Taylor officiating. Entombment in Williamson Memorial Gardens Remembrance Mausoleum. Friends will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be the Memphis Boys. Memorials may be made to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. today and one hour prior to the service on Friday at Williamson Memorial Funeral Home, 615 794-2289. www.williamsonmemorial.com.

Linda Busby Perkins

Funeral services for Linda Busby Perkins are set for 111 a.m. Friday at McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors Chapel with Minsters Tim West and David Fisher officiating. Burial will be in Henry Cemetery. Linda died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Senatobia Convales-

Ruth Whittemore

Funeral services for Ruth Whittemore are set for 1 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Rodney Whittemore officiating. Visitation is 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Other arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Memorial Funeral Home.

Montie Ray Cooper, Jr.

IUKA â€” Montie Ray Cooper, Jr., 36, died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 Survivors include his wife, Michelle Cooper of Alabama; a son, Montie Cooper III of Iuka; four daughters, Ashley Cooper, Ava Cooper, Olivia Cooper and Gemma Cooper all of Corinth; and a sister, Marlena Cooper of West Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, Montie Cooper, Sr. and Dolly Cooper; and a brother, Charles Zornes. Ludlam Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Annie Lorraine Roten

SELMER, Tenn. â€” Funeral ser-

21st Century Headlines #2

DanvilleTimChurch of Christ Carothers- Minister 481 cr 409 Corinth MS â€˘ c/o 471 cr 513, Rienzi MS â€˘ 662-287-0312

Glen Sappington

PONTOTOC â€” William Glen â€œDustyâ€? Sappington, age 74, passed away at his residence on Sunday, February 22, 2015. He was born to Brant Wesley Sappington and Gertie Mae Dilvices for Annie Lorraine Roten, 93, are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tenn. with burial in Clear Creek Cemetery. Mrs. Roten died Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015 in Jackson, Tenn. Born May 3, 1921 in McNairy County, Tenn. the daughter of the late Leslie and Verda Rinks Dickey, she was a longtime member of Clear Creek Baptist Church. She enjoyed quilting and canning vegetables for her family. She had worked as a Nurseâ€™s Aide and X-ray Technician at Le Bonheur Childrenâ€™s Hospital and Baptist Hospital during the years she lived in Memphis. She is survived by a daughter, Jane Chapman and husband Bill of Big Sandy, Tenn.; two sons, Neal Roten and wife Judy of Brownsville, Tenn. and Jerry Roten and wife Deby of Alamagorda, N.M.; six grandchildren; and seven greatgrandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Roten; two brothers, R.B. Dickey and James Grady Dick-

lard Sappington. He graduated from Pontotoc High School in 1959. He was retired from Blue Bell, Red Kap and Wrangler after 45 years of service. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with his grandsons and gardening. A private chapel service was held Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at Browning Funeral Home Chapel and Minister Greg Pollock officiated. Burial followed in the Baldwin Memorial Gardens. Browning Funeral Home in Pontotoc was in charge of the arrangements. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Helen Lynette Neal Sappington of Pontotoc; a daughter, Cindy Joy Sappington Phyfer and her husband Paul of Sacramento, Ca.; a son, William Brant Sappington and wife Brittany of Booneville; one sister, Ophelia Sewell of Tupelo; his mother-in-law, Lydia Louise Neal of Tupelo; four grandchildren, Wesley â€œWesâ€? Phyfer and Hampton â€œHampâ€? Phyfer of Sacramento, Ca. and Asher Brant Sappington and Liam Alexander Sappington of Booneville; sistersin-law and brothers-in-law, Patsy Sappington of Pontotoc, Sherelle Funderburg, of Millington, Tenn., Forest Sparks and husband Jerry of Tupelo and Carrson Neal and wife Lisa of Plantersville; and his special caregivers, Amanda Roberson, Sue Ann Wilson, Melissa Souter and Tracy Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Donna Lou Pernell; two brothers, Leo Sappington and Norris Wesley Sappington; and his father-in-law, Maynard C. Neal. Online condolences may be offered at www.browningpontotoc. com. ey; and two sisters, Zelphia Davis and Mavoreen Helton. Bro. Chuck Castles will officiate. Visitation is from 9 a.m. to service time Saturday.

Lettie Benson Stephens

ELGIN, Ill. â€” A memorial service for Lettie Benson Stephens, 75, is set for 5 p.m. Saturday at Laird Funeral Home. Mrs. Stephens died Wednesday, Feb. 11 at Presence St. Joseph Hospital. Born March 18, 1939 in Lexington the daughter of Will and Katie Lee Benson, she started her teaching career in Corinth and continued at Garfield Elementary School in Elgin. Her career spanned 40 years. She is survived by siblings, Helen (Henry) Malone, Ronald Anderson, Errol (Leesa) Benson and Keith Brown. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Thermon Stephens, Jr.; and siblings, Annie Lee Gates, Katie Anderson and Virginia Thomas. Visitation is 2 p.m. until service time Saturday.

Lawsuit claims Purina food sickens, kills dogs Associated Press

Secondly, we must restore the home as the centerpiece of our society. After creating the heavens and the earth, God created the home. His design was that man should â€œleave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one fleshâ€? (Genesis 2:24) Jesus, regarding that law, said â€œTherefore what God hath joined together let not man put asunder. (Matthew 19:6) Husbands and fathers are to be the bread winners and spiritual leaders of the family, (Deut 6: Eph 6:4; I Timothy 5:8; Proverbs 22:6) loving their wives as their own bodies, (Eph 5:22ff) and wives/mothers recognizing the headship of the husband in the home, with all that encompasses, as providers and teachers, helping to rear children in a safe and healthy home, teaching them to â€œobey their parents in the Lord, for this is rightâ€? (Eph 6:4). Respect for authority begins in the home, both in its teaching and its enforcement; lovingly and patiently guiding, disciplining, molding, and shaping the lives, minds and conduct of those who will follow us. How far have we moved from this, Godâ€™s design, for our homes? Will we return? Thirdly, we must change the way we treat one another in our personal relationships. God has always intended for folks to get along with one another, and has put laws into effect to show us the way. Under the first covenant, the first four commands had to do with manâ€™s relationship with God; the last six had to do with the relationships with each other. When asked, â€œwhich is the greatest commandment in the law,â€? Jesus said, â€œThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.â€? Mt. 22:36-40 In the sermon on the mount Jesus gave us what we call the Golden Rule: â€œTherefore all things whatsoever ye would taht men should do to you, do ye even so to them, for this is the law and the prophets.â€? (Matthew 7:12) If truly put into practice, how radically would these truths change our lives and the face of our nations?! We invite you to study and worship with us at Danville church of Christ.

cent Center and Rehab. She was born April 3, 1943 in Baltimore, Md. to the late Leon and Helen Busby. She was a 1961 graduate of Corinth High School and was Perkins a member of Lake Forest Church of Christ in Southaven. She retired as Operations Manager for Regions Bank in Southaven. She enjoyed cooking, reading and was a supporter of Sunnybrook Children Home She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Perkins who died October 19, 2014; her parents; and a sister, Sylvia Simmons. She is survived by a daughter, Jennifer (Tim) West of Senatobia; sons, Raymond (Heather) Perkins of Hernando and George Perkins of Grand Prairie, Texas; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of other family and friends. Pallbearers are Cody Perkins, Austin Perkins, Taylor West, Shane West, Jay West, Brett Perkins, Sheppard Simmons and Les Archie. Family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to service time Friday. Condolences can be left at wwwmcpetersfuneraldirectors.com. McPeters Inc. Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.

SAN FRANCISCO â€” A dog owner has filed a lawsuit against a pet food company alleging that thousands of dogs have been sickened or died from eat-

ing a brand of dry dog food. Pet owner Frank Lucido filed the suit on Feb. 5 in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California against Nestle Purina PetCare Company, say-

+PFcT 4IPFT ),//025( 67 s &25,17+ 06

3+21( -ON 3AT Â? Â?A M Â?TOÂ? Â?P M Â? 3UN Â? Â?P M Â?TOÂ? Â?P M

ing he fed his three dogs Beneful â€œkibbleâ€? style dog food, and within a short period of time, two were sick and one was dead. The suit alleges the food contains propylene glycol, which it says is an animal toxin used in automobile antifreeze, and mycotoxins, a group of toxins produced by fungus that

occurs in grains. Purina says Beneful is perfectly safe. The Food and Drug Administration has not issued any warnings about the product. In a statement, Purina said â€œthere are no quality issues with Beneful,â€? and dog owners could continue feeding it to their pets without any concern.

McPeters Funeral Directors Yesterday â€˘ Today â€˘ Tomorrow

900

1951 Corinthâ€˘â€˘ 662-286-6000 662.286.6000 1313E.3rd3rdSt.,St.,Corinth

.FOmT 8PNFOmT

Stop the Harassment & Keep your Property

QUICK - EASY - LOW COST

:( +$9( : ( 6DIHW\ 7RHV 3ODLQ 7RHV 0HWJXDUG 6OLS 2Q /DFH 8SV 6L]HV :LGWKV ' ((((

Affordable flexible payment plans ZERO down payment gets you a fresh start with

101 West College Street, Booneville, MS

Daily Corinthian â€˘ Thursday, February 26, 2015 â€˘ 7

2014 a good year for filmmaking in Mississippi BY ISABELLE ALTMAN The Commercial Dispatch

COLUMBUS â€” In 2014, 19 feature films along with six reality shows and six documentaries were shot partially or entirely in Mississippi. â€œWe had a rather remarkable year last year and we expect that to continue,â€? said Ward Emling, director of the Mississippi Film Office. While in the past, movies filmed in Mississippi were based on stories that took place in the state or were set in the Old South, Emling said the films last year were all kinds of genres and set in locations from all over the world.

A movie about James Brown was filmed in Natchez and Jackson, despite including settings like Paris and South Carolina. And â€œBy Way Of Helena,â€? a Western starring Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson, completed filming in Greenwood last fall. Thatâ€™s pretty good for a state which, in the minds of a lot of people, is about as far removed from Hollywood culture as you can get. Last year was an unusually good year for movie making in the state, but Mississippi has a history of serving as a set for movies and TV. Since 2000, more than

Complaint filed over lawmakerâ€™s traveling Associated Press

WASHINGTON â€” A government watchdog group on Wednesday asked congressional investigators to examine whether Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock violated House ethics rules by using taxpayer and campaign funds for private air travel. The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington said in its complaint to the Office of Congressional Ethics that available evidence about Schockâ€™s spending â€œwarrants a full investigation.â€? Schock, a 33-year-old Republican, has faced scrutiny in recent weeks amid revelations he used the funds to pay for trips on his donorsâ€™ aircraft. An Associated Press review this week found Schock spent more than $40,000 for at least a dozen flights, including trips before 2013 that may have violated House rules. Schockâ€™s expenses also include fundraising-related charges to a massage company and for concerts. This is the third complaint from the liberalleaning group CREW about Schockâ€™s finances since early February, the most recent one filed days after reports from the AP, Washington Post, Politico and USA Today. CREWâ€™s complaints on Feb. 3 and Feb. 9 asked for inquires over decorating services to furnish his office after the TV show â€œDownton Abbey,â€? as well as the sale of his Peoria, Illinois, home to a campaign contributor.

A spokesman for Schock on Wednesday referred to the congressmanâ€™s earlier comments about his finances. Schock told the AP on Monday he takes compliance with funding rules seriously and has begun a review of his officeâ€™s procedures â€œconcerning this issue and others to determine whether they can be improved.â€? Lawmakers can use their office funds for private flights as long as payments cover their share of the costs. But most of the flights Schock covered with office funds occurred before the House changed its rules in January 2013. The earlier rules prohibited lawmakers from using those accounts to pay for flights on private aircraft, allowing payments only for federally licensed charter and commercial flights. Schock also spent thousands more on tickets for concerts and car mileage reimbursements and took his interns to a sold-out Katy Perry concert in Washington last June. Separately, the Office of Congressional Ethics said in 2013 there was reason to believe Schock violated House rules on campaign contributions during a 2012 primary. In a signal that Schock could begin to respond to questions about his expenses, Schock earlier this week brought on board Washington attorneys William McGinley and Donald McGahn, a former Federal Election Commission member.

65 features, shorts, documentaries, music videos, TV episodes, TV series and more have been filmed in the state. From Elvis documentaries to â€œTrue Bloodâ€? episodes to major motion pictures like â€œThe Help,â€? plenty of films were brought into the world in the Magnolia State, according to the Mississippi Film Officeâ€™. The Mississippi Film Office has an incentive program to attract producers and filmmakers to the state, according to the officeâ€™s website. But itâ€™s not just monetary incentives that have attracted filmmakers to the state. Mississippi has a similar incentive program to

many of its competitor states like Georgia and Louisiana, Emling said. â€œBeyond that, itâ€™s the locations,â€? Emling said. He said a film shot on the Gulf Coast last year actually is set in Lake Tahoe. While most movies are shot around the coast or near Jackson, filming has occurred in places like Greenwood and Tupelo, and scouts look all over the state when deciding where to film a production. Emling also credited a supportive community of Mississippians enthusiastic about the film industry and committed to making the state a great place for production.

Mississippi gets a lot of benefits from films being shot here â€” financial benefits if nothing else. Emlingâ€™s office estimated that the combined productions in Mississippi last year directly spent $50 million to $60 million in the state. When movie productions come to a community, they spread money everywhere, from laundry facilities and utilities to restaurants and building materials, Emling said. It also provides exciting opportunities for people. Emling said many individuals who would never have been involved in film otherwise are exposed to a production here in the

state and decide that film is the industry they want to go into as a career. Plus, the more major productions take place here, the more the spotlight shines on Mississippi. â€œHunger Gamesâ€? stars Harrelson and Hemsworth went straight from shooting â€œBy Way of Helenaâ€? to the premiere of â€œMockingjay,â€? Emling said. â€œItâ€™s incalculable, that kind of P.R. we get from a film,â€? Emling said. Then when the movie comes out, the state gets that publicity again. â€œWe think the future is very bright for films in Mississippi,â€? Emling said.

Both parties face risks as court case nears BY ALAN FRAM Associated Press

WASHINGTON â€” Twenty-two out of 24. And 206 to 96. Those numbers tell much about the political impact of a Supreme Court case in which conservatives and Republicans hope to demolish a pillar of President Barack Obamaâ€™s health care overhaul. The justices hear arguments next week. The plaintiffs say subsidies that help millions of Americans afford private insurance are illegal. They say the law limits that aid, paid as tax credits, to people buying coverage from marketplaces established by states, not the federal government. Democrats disagree. But with a June decision expected, the King v. Burwell case tosses political risks at both parties.

GOP numbers game Only 13 states run their own insurance marketplaces, where people who donâ€™t get coverage through work but earn too much to qualify for Medicaid can purchase policies. The federal governmentâ€™s HealthCare. gov serves 37 states, which are mostly Republican-run and decided against establishing their own systems. Of the 11.4 million people who the Health and Human Services Department says have enrolled for coverage for this year, 8.6 million live in states using HealthCare.gov. Some may eventually not receive policies, but many who do stand to lose them if the plaintiffs win because without federal aid, they couldnâ€™t afford cov-

erage. That pressures Republicans, who uniformly oppose the law, to help the recipients or risk alienating lots of voters. Hereâ€™s why. Of the 24 GOP senators facing reelection in 2016, 22 are from states using the federal marketplace. That includes Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida, a possible presidential candidate, whose state saw a national high 1.6 million enroll for coverage; Richard Burr of North Carolina, where 559,000 signed up; and Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania, where 472,000 enrolled. No politician enjoys confronting thousands of constituents who have lost something. Nor do they like facing insurance companies, hospitals and others who would suffer if billions in subsidies vanish. Perhaps a third of those 22 GOP senators face competitive races next year â€” enough to put Senate control in play. Republicans have a 54-46 Senate majority, including two Democratic-leaning independents. In addition, in the 37 federal marketplace states, 206 House members are Republicans and 96 are Democrats, including one GOP vacancy. All House seats are up for reelection next year, though continued GOP control is likely.

GOP response Should the court overturn the subsidies, few Republicans would favor declaring victory and letting millions of people lose federal aid and their health coverage. But so

far, Republicans are divided over what to do. â€œThe response canâ€™t be, â€˜Well, some people wonâ€™t have insurance,â€™â€? said Mike Leavitt, a Republican and health secretary under President George W. Bush. Leading congressional Republicans say they are readying plans to help subsidy recipients temporarily, perhaps until the GOP can permanently revamp the law. Sen. John Barrasso, RWyo., is among top GOP senators crafting a proposal he says would retain some level of subsidies, let people buy narrower policies than the law currently requires and give states more say on health coverage. He sees no broad rewrite of the law soon. â€œYou really donâ€™t accomplish that until 2017 with a new occupant of the White House,â€? Barrasso says.

mining his health care overhaul, he risks looking unreasonable in the shadow of a Supreme Court finding that his administration was implementing the law too aggressively. Congressional Democrats might split, with liberals demanding no concessions but moderates like Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., open to some health law changes. Only three Senate Democrats from states using HealthCare.gov face 2016 re-election, including Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada. Looking to keep pressure on Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell told lawmakers this week that the administration lacks authority to fix the â€œmassive damageâ€? that would occur if the plaintiffs win.

Democratic risks

If the court dismisses the challenge, Democrats will have little incentive to revamp the law. But they will face another campaign season of defending a law that still lacks majority public support. Another complication: The ever-unpopular IRSâ€™ role in the health care law. It distributes insurance subsidies to people in the form of tax credits. But it also fines people, by raising their tax liability, if they flout the lawâ€™s requirement that they purchase coverage. Coupled with last weekâ€™s disclosure that the government sent inaccurate tax information to 800,000 HealthCare.gov customers, the agency reinforces some peopleâ€™s distaste for the law.

If the plaintiffs win, Obama and Democrats will want to keep subsidies flowing and protect the law that they enacted unilaterally in 2010. While many Republicans seem willing to help those beneficiaries temporarily, itâ€™s unclear what tradeoffs they would seek. The GOP might demand changes like those Barrasso is considering or others like increasing the size of businesses that must offer health coverage. Negotiations could draw in other issues like the impending expiration of health services for children from lower-income families. Should Obama refuse such demands as under-

If Democrats win, no easy path

Legal Scene Your Crossroads Area Guide to Law Professionals ) ($ ) *

/ )

* *

/ #

/ (

* (

Odom and Allred, P.A. John O. Windsor Attorneys at Law

) - - ( ' "

# )( !* () *& !

( ! & % Serving Northeast Mississippiâ€™s legal needs...

" ! $ $ ! # v (Payment Plans available) ! " ! % ! ' $ & % " $ "! ! " ! v # " ( # " ! $ v " "! $ " !

+++ - ( ' +.) ( # ' $ "# * % ($ *& ) ($ ) * ( (* * - )* . * ( () , )* *& )

Attorney at Law 404 Waldron Street â€˘ Corinth, MS

_________________________________________ ' 3

401

E. Waldron St. - 1 / 2 1 * ' Corinth, MS 0 / 1 . 2 & & 2

â€˘ Bankruptcy 662-286-9311 â€˘ Criminal Defense William W. Odom, Jr. Rhonda N. Allred â€˘ Personal Injury Attorney at Law Attorney at Law bodom43@bellsouth.net rallred@bellsouth.net â€˘ Wills & Estates ___________________________________________ &'& # $ ) #(& , ! "' #" & # $ ' â€˘ Real Estate # & "#' " ' ", ' ' #" # +$ ' & ' " * ' " , * $ $ #$ # (" ' " ($' , # Call for an Appointment: #(" " # ! ' #" ) ($#" %( &'

662-872-0121 (local)

Business

8 â€˘ Daily Corinthian

YOUR STOCKS Name

P/E Last

A-B-C-D AES Corp AK Steel AbbottLab AbbVie Achillion Actavis ActivsBliz AMD Agnico g AlcatelLuc Alcoa Alibaba n Alkermes AlphaNRs AlpAlerMLP Altria Amazon Ambev Ameren AMovilL AmAirlines ACapAgy AmCapLtd AmExp AmIntlGrp ARltCapP lf AmTower Amgen Anadarko AnglogldA Annaly Anthem Apache Apple Inc s ApldMatl AMCC Aramark ArcelorMit ArchCoal ArchDan ArenaPhm AresCap AriadP ArmourRsd ArrayBio ArubaNet AvagoTch Avon Baidu BakrHu BcoBrad pf BcoSantSA BkofAm BkNYMel BarcGSOil Barclay B iPVixST BarrickG BasicEnSv Baxter BedBath Benefitfoc BerkH B BestBuy BBarrett Biocept BlackBerry BlockHR Boeing BostonSci BreitBurn BrMySq Broadcom BrcdeCm Brookdale CA Inc CBS B CSX CTI BioPh CVS Health CblvsnNY CabotO&G Cadence Caesars CalifRes n Calpine CapOne Carlisle Carnival Celgene s CelldexTh Cemex CenterPnt CentAl CntryLink Chegg CheniereEn ChesEng ChicB&I Chicos CienaCorp Cisco Citigroup CliffsNRs Coach CobaltIEn CocaCE Coeur ColgPalm CollabRx h ConAgra ConocoPhil ContlRes s Corning CorpResSv Cott Cp CSVInvNG CSVLgNGs CSVLgCrde CSVelIVST CSVixSht CrwnCstle Curis CypSemi Cytori h DDR Corp DR Horton DeltaAir DenburyR DeuEafeEq DevonE DrGMnBll rs DxGldBull DrxSCBear DirGMBear DirDGldBr DrxSCBull DirxEnBull Discover DiscCmA s DiscCmC s Disney DollarGen DollarTree DomRescs DonlleyRR DowChm DrmWksA DryShips DuPont DukeEngy DukeRlty Dynegy

15 dd 32 56 dd cc 21 dd 35 ... 79 ... dd dd q 22 dd ... 18 17 13 47 17 15 9 dd 49 24 dd ... dd 16 dd 17 26 dd 29 dd dd 15 dd 9 dd dd dd dd cc dd 35 15 ... ... 47 15 q ... q 67 dd 15 15 dd 18 13 dd ... dd 20 21 89 dd 51 42 22 dd 19 19 18 dd 26 16 30 36 dd ... 9 10 25 28 51 dd ... 17 17 28 dd dd 20 9 28 dd 18 24 dd 20 dd 17 dd 30 dd cc 12 18 17 dd 27 q q q q q 83 dd 28 dd 79 18 20 4 q 17 q q q q q q q 12 13 ... 23 22 27 21 18 17 dd dd 20 30 36 dd

12.00 4.56 47.40 60.62 12.64 290.40 23.46 3.10 32.12 3.92 15.00 86.19 71.11 1.37 17.19 55.64 385.37 6.37 43.13 21.38 49.73 21.46 14.75 82.17 54.80 9.55 97.85 158.08 86.41 11.19 10.64 146.97 67.83 128.79 25.10 5.11 31.84 11.00 1.39 48.10 4.71 17.02 8.04 3.17 8.12 22.24 112.68 8.45 203.53 63.68 13.21 7.30 16.49 39.86 11.31 16.31 28.10 12.78 7.17 68.86 74.88 33.82 148.78 38.30 10.76 4.75 10.51 34.80 153.01 16.92 7.50 61.22 45.00 12.46 36.96 33.11 59.78 35.21 2.39 103.44 18.56 29.91 18.73 11.54 7.14 21.61 79.66 95.10 43.89 123.10 24.96 10.22 21.57 19.30 37.30 8.38 80.28 17.98 47.65 17.36 20.79 29.49 52.09 6.76 43.29 9.67 45.85 5.53 71.01 2.23 34.74 67.53 47.99 24.60 .18 9.25 6.48 3.15 3.16 32.20 2.17 86.58 3.16 14.66 .72 19.01 27.38 46.84 8.94 29.43 65.45 28.00 14.68 10.77 9.29 14.14 86.12 62.11 61.13 32.94 31.38 105.57 72.48 79.16 72.71 18.85 49.85 22.38 1.02 77.90 79.01 21.40 29.55

Chg FiatChry n FifthThird FireEye -.12 FMajSilv g +.06 FstSolar -.07 FirstEngy -.25 500.com +.38 FleetMatic +1.29 Flextrn -.09 FrankRes -.01 FrptMcM +1.57 FrontierCm +.04 FuelCellE -.74 GATX +1.50 Gap +.47 GenDynam -.03 GenGrPrp +.15 GenMotors -.08 GeneticT rs +6.78 Genworth -.15 Gerdau +.14 GileadSci +.02 GlaxoSKln -1.79 Gogo -.10 GolLNGLtd -.15 GoldFLtd +1.31 Goldcrp g -.24 GoldmanS +.09 GoodrPet +3.20 GoPro n +.71 GranTrra g +.52 GraphPkg +.08 Groupon -.01 GrubHub n -.31 HCA Hldg +.92 HCP Inc -3.38 HD Supply -.26 HalconRes +.41 Hallibrtn +.57 HartfdFn -.07 HltCrREIT +.02 HeclaM -.55 Hertz +.27 HewlettP -.03 Hilton +.26 HollyFront +.02 HomeDp +.30 HmeLnSvc +3.86 HomeAway -.50 HopFedBc -.18 Hospira -4.53 HostHotls +.65 HuntBncsh -.15 -.01 +.11 IAMGld g +.08 ICICI Bk s +.41 ING +.01 iShBrazil +.14 iShEMU +.25 iShGerm +.51 iSh HK -.20 iShJapan -1.28 iSTaiwn +10.85 iShSilver -.17 iShAsiaexJ +.04 iShChinaLC iShEMkts -.48 iSh20 yrT +1.36 iS Eafe +.24 iShiBxHYB +.29 iSR1KVal -1.37 iShR2K +.30 iShUSPfd +.17 iShREst -.23 iShHmCnst -.31 iBio +.04 IderaPhm +1.27 ImmunoCll +.41 IngrmM +.38 IBM -.20 IntlGame +.07 Interpublic +.08 ItauUnibH -1.24 JD.com n +1.51 JPMorgCh +.06 JPMCh pfY +.74 JetBlue +.34 JohnJn -.52 JohnsnCtl -.84 JnprNtwk +.63 KB Home +.30 Keycorp -.08 Kimco -.50 KindMorg -.11 KingDEn n -.47 Kinross g -2.86 Kohls +.24 KosmosEn -.22 KraftFGp +4.07 LaQuinta n -1.90 LaredoPet +5.93 LVSands -.75 LendingC n +.40 LibGlobA s -.14 LinnEngy +.19 LloydBkg -.03 LockhdM +.34 Lorillard +.43 LaPac +.52 LumberLiq +.04 LyonBas A +1.04 +.03 +.44 +2.35 -.06 -.06 -.06 +.16 -.09 +.29 -.22 +.04 -.23 +.36 -.23 -.01 -.02 -.25 -1.19 +.16 -.06 +.61 +1.11 +.80 -.03 -.38 -.85 +.31 +.85 +.37 -.06 +.67 +.90 +.55 +1.69 -.70 +.14 +.04 +1.25 +.04 -.84 -.01 -.84

E-F-G-H eBay EMC Cp EOG Res s EP Energy Eaton EldorGld g ElectArts EliLilly EmeraldO EmersonEl EmpDist EnCana g Endo Intl EngyXXI ENSCO EntPrdPt s Ericsson ExactSci h Exelixis Exelon ExpScripts ExxonMbl FXCM Facebook Fastenal FedExCp

dd 58.35 -.05 22 28.91 -.11 17 93.03 +1.42 6 11.76 +.13 19 71.55 -.17 29 5.44 +.18 22 57.39 -.24 32 70.36 -.54 dd 1.18 -.03 19 58.30 -.25 17 25.92 -.07 8 13.28 +.26 27 85.19 -.06 ... 4.42 +.18 dd 26.58 -.39 23 33.75 +.10 ... 12.93 -.08 dd 24.02 +1.12 dd 2.69 18 34.49 -.30 32 85.09 -2.53 12 89.60 +.18 13 2.14 +.15 72 79.56 +1.11 25 42.43 +.33 22 175.64 -2.16

MGM Rsts MRC Glbl Macys MagHRes MannKd MarathnO MarathPet MVJrGold MktVGold MV OilSvc MktVRus MarkWest MarshM MartMM MarvellT MasterCrd Mattel Medtrnic MelcoCrwn Merck MetLife MKors MicronT Microsoft MobileTele Mobileye n Molycorp Mondelez MorgStan Mosaic Mylan NRG Egy Nabors Nanosphr h NBGreece NOilVarco Navient n NektarTh NwGold g NewfldExp NewmtM NewsCpA NikeB NobleCorp NokiaCp NA Pall g NorthropG NStarRlt Novavax Nvidia OasisPet OcciPet OcwenFn OfficeDpt Oi SA s OnSmcnd ONEOK OpkoHlth Oracle Orbitz PDL Bio PPG PPL Corp PanASlv Pandora ParagOff n PattUTI PeabdyE Pengrth g PennVa PennWst g

... 15.19 -.32 PetrbrsA ... 6.52 12 19.40 +.01 Petrobras ... 6.49 dd 45.40 +1.43 Pfizer 24 34.66 55 6.00 +.28 Pharmacyc cc 220.22 15 58.54 +3.84 PhilipMor 17 83.47 18 35.85 -.22 Phillips66 11 79.09 ... 9.96 -2.87 PiperJaf 14 54.38 ... 43.00 +5.06 PlugPowr h dd 3.12 15 12.29 -.11 Potash 20 36.84 15 54.23 +.39 PwShs QQQ q 108.33 dd 21.50 +.28 PrecDrill 8 6.27 61 7.95 -.07 ProLogis 36 42.90 dd 1.27 -.04 PUltVixST q 18.49 14 62.66 +.84 PrUltCrude q 8.46 15 40.29 +.34 PrUShCrde q 74.96 19 140.14 -1.54 ProctGam 26 85.46 75 29.12 +.02 ProUShSP q 20.59 23 37.86 +.11 PUShtQQQ q 35.42 ... 6.42 -.56 PShtQQQ q 25.27 dd 7.87 -.13 PSEG 17 42.23 ... 3.55 -.03 PulteGrp 18 22.93 14 104.43 -.27 Q-R-S-T ... 47.72 +.02 dd 17.49 +.91 QEP Res 13 22.44 dd 32.19 +.95 QTS RltTr 78 35.32 ... 4.41 +.07 Qihoo360 40 49.63 dd 21.59 +.23 Qualcom 15 71.68 11 191.72 -.50 RLJ LodgT 31 31.72 dd 4.71 +.41 RangeRs 22 53.91 ... 45.05 +1.17 RealGSolar dd .47 7 2.59 -.01 RexEnergy dd 4.79 21 15.07 -.04 ReynAmer 28 75.67 dd 8.26 +.18 RiteAid 25 8.15 cc 42.46 +1.50 RiverbedT 48 20.94 15 70.98 +.57 RosettaR 8 18.89 21 42.30 +.14 RossStrs 23 98.46 ... 29.74 -.69 Rowan 12 21.57 dd 2.01 -.04 RoyalBk g ... 62.64 10 43.68 +.56 RubiconP n dd 19.67 12 41.01 -.31 RuckusW ... 11.86 59 77.63 +1.13 RymanHP 39 56.86 cc 3.34 +.08 SFX Ent ... 4.79 ... 23.18 +.42 SLM Cp 10 9.47 13 34.67 -3.82 SM Energy 9 52.95 41 27.92 +.13 SpdrDJIA q 181.96 15 42.25 +1.43 SpdrGold q 115.70 25 116.31 -.44 SpdrEuro50 q 39.34 6 18.70 +.42 S&P500ETF q 211.63 cc 33.16 +1.78 SpdrHome q 36.35 24 13.19 -.03 SpdrLehHY q 39.68 45 87.49 +.01 SpdrSTCpBd q 30.74 13 21.25 -.07 SPLeIntTB q 54.32 15 10.98 +.02 SpdrOGEx q 52.73 SABESP ... 5.71 I-J-K-L dd 2.33 +.05 Salesforce dd 62.87 SalixPhm dd 156.67 ... 11.00 +.02 17 79.04 ... 14.78 -.02 SanDisk 2.04 q 35.14 -.63 SandRdge 41 Schlmbrg 21 85.21 q 39.03 -.09 32 29.72 q 29.67 +.01 Schwab 1 11.75 q 21.71 -.10 SeadrillLtd SeagateT 13 60.02 q 12.29 -.03 q 16.05 +.06 SecSight n ... 13.90 22 22.45 q 15.83 +.27 SenHous 33 54.22 q 63.76 -.11 SensataT 3.34 q 43.24 -.26 SignalGn n ... 14 7.25 q 40.76 -.08 SilicnImg SilvWhtn g 25 21.38 q 130.23 +.56 43 3.88 q 65.25 +.05 SiriusXM q 91.87 +.30 SkywksSol 30 87.73 q 105.75 -.12 SodaStrm 17 17.25 dd 52.28 q 122.80 +.14 SolarCity 12 6.94 q 40.05 +.06 SouFun s 27 44.12 q 79.23 +.17 SwstAirl SwstnEngy 12 27.97 q 27.76 -.39 dd .99 +.06 SpectraEn 22 36.12 dd 12.46 dd 4.89 +.11 SpiritRltC dd 4.96 dd .59 +.03 Sprint q 72.39 17 27.24 +.47 SP HlthC q 49.74 14 162.81 -2.02 SP CnSt 22 17.53 -.03 SP Consum q 76.31 q 80.87 20 22.49 +.02 SP Engy q 58.02 ... 12.74 -.21 SP Inds q 42.97 ... 27.30 -.19 SP Tech q 45.58 12 61.14 +.32 SP Util 16 8.67 ... 25.07 +.08 StdPac 28 16.64 15 17.53 -.54 Staples Starbucks 29 94.26 18 101.21 +.51 11 24.36 27 51.34 +.55 StarwdPT 14 33.19 dd 24.50 +.05 Starz A 15 76.91 15 14.15 -.17 StateStr 25 18.90 14 14.15 +.07 StlDynam 45 26.45 StratHotels 9 13.12 43 42.11 -.06 Stryker 60 94.57 ... 16.20 +.03 Suncor g 10 30.85 dd 2.75 +.04 SunEdison dd 22.85 18 70.90 +.93 SunPower 21 32.87 22 8.84 +.30 SunshHrt dd 5.77 37 63.97 -.11 SunstnHtl 51 17.39 ... 22.60 +.75 SunTrst 13 41.31 14 13.04 +.32 SupEnrgy 13 22.39 16 56.30 +.15 Supvalu 15 10.02 ... 20.51 -3.14 Symantec 19 25.49 dd 54.49 +1.14 T-MobileUS cc 32.19 20 12.28 -.17 TJX 22 69.38 ... 4.89 TaiwSemi ... 25.04 18 204.86 -1.76 TalismE g 23 7.75 21 69.45 +.09 Target 32 77.15 dd 17.50 -.12 TeckRes g ... 15.55 21 50.63 -18.15 Terex 10 27.75 11 89.59 -1.73 TeslaMot dd 203.76 Tesoro 14 90.89 M-N-O-P TevaPhrm 18 56.52 dd 21.97 +.09 TexInst 23 59.10 9 12.97 -.07 3D Sys cc 30.02 15 63.58 +1.48 3M Co 23 168.89 dd 2.90 +.06 TW Cable 22 154.62 dd 6.91 +.19 TimeWarn 19 82.49 7 29.06 +.23 TollBros 19 38.50 12 104.66 -.52 Transocn dd 16.04 q 26.17 +.35 Trinity s 8 33.55 q 20.79 +.37 21stCFoxA 8 34.90 q 35.38 +.18 Twitter dd 48.55 q 17.65 +.32 TwoHrbInv 9 10.44 cc 66.79 +6.41 TycoIntl 12 42.90 21 57.27 -.20 53 142.49 -.80 U-V-W-X-Y-Z 19 16.34 +.16 US Silica 13 30.16 30 92.67 +1.35 USG cc 28.49 12 25.92 +.61 UltraPt g 5 16.75 25 78.63 -.39 UnionPac s 21 122.42 18 24.36 -.77 UtdContl 24 68.69 14 58.49 +.13 UPS B 31 101.96 9 51.16 -.23 US NGas q 14.50 18 68.56 +.17 US OilFd q 18.65 10 30.48 -.29 USSteel 27 24.91 18 43.99 -.10 UtdTech 18 123.37 ... 9.80 +.32 UtdhlthGp 20 114.05 ... 35.29 -.01 VF Corp 32 77.61 dd .92 -.02 Vale SA ... 7.71 19 36.66 -.35 Vale SA pf ... 6.63 12 36.59 -.15 ValeantPh 74 198.00 20 53.56 +.37 9 61.27 24 56.50 -.72 ValeroE q 83.24 dd 25.38 -.50 VangTotBd VangTSM q 109.48 11 13.01 +.14 q 83.63 dd .29 -.00 VangREIT q 41.80 ... 1.73 -.15 VangEmg q 56.10 9 54.74 +.06 VangEur VangFTSE q 40.58 ... 21.70 +.02 46 74.43 dd 13.22 -.26 Ventas 31 72.18 dd 3.55 +.08 Verisk 20 36.00 +4.33 VerizonCm 20 49.20 ViacomB 13 70.35 26 26.05 +.24 5.13 41 17.44 +.16 VimpelCm dd Vipshop s cc 25.38 29 96.82 +1.40 VirnetX dd 7.06 dd 17.83 dd 2.54 ... 8.02 +.01 Vivus ... 34.61 ... .35 +.05 Vodafone VulcanM 51 82.38 18 168.65 -1.54 20 6.13 dd 18.88 +.09 W&T Off dd 9.33 +.02 WPX Engy dd 11.94 WaferGn rs dd 4.83 20 22.14 -.17 4 15.73 +.28 WalgBoots 38 80.01 dd 12.74 14 80.21 +.46 WeathfIntl 8 9.44 -.34 WstnUnion 12 19.60 8 36.77 dd 9.34 -.09 WhitingPet 75 49.38 ... 2.11 -.02 WmsCos dd 7.86 28 12.02 -.22 Windstrm 29 45.39 +.29 WT EurHdg q 63.55 q 53.33 dd 15.03 +.42 WTJpHedg q 23.74 18 43.73 -.15 WT India 20 143.05 78 11.66 +.02 Wynn 52 35.66 5 6.99 +.13 XL Grp 18 35.62 24 235.67 -1.10 XcelEngy ... 55.39 13 34.62 -.63 YY Inc dd 4.10 dd 9.90 +.19 Yamana g 34 78.96 dd 15.43 -.04 YumBrnds dd 113.03 ... 2.27 -.05 ZillowGp 16 17.86 +.37 Ziopharm dd 10.50 37 45.72 dd 7.93 +.09 Zoetis dd 1.63 ... 3.39 +.19 Zogenix ... 14.05 dd 6.20 +.16 Zulily dd 2.33 ... 2.19 +.18 Zynga

-.47 -.37 +.32 +31.77 -.04 -.91 -.90 -.04 +.02 -.27 +.27 +.21 +.21 +.57 -6.28 -.04 +.04 +.20 +.20 -.93 -.31

-.02 +.20 +.16 +.58 -.35 +1.11 -.26 +.14 -.80 -.23 +3.13 -.78 -.03 +.09 -.24 -.34 -.14 +.06 +.29

+DUSHU 5RDG 6XLWH &RULQWK 06

&KULV 0DUVKDOO

6WHYHQ ' +HIQHU &)3ÂŠ

)RRWH 6WUHHW &RULQWK 06

www.edwardjones.com

Member SIPC

What hedge funds buy Every three months, though, they give the hoi polloi a peak when they disclose their holdings in regulatory filings. To be sure, while Apple has been a good call this year, hedge funds generally have been struggling. Theyâ€™ve lagged the S&P 500 for six straight years as a group. But a basket of the 50 stocks that appear most often in hedge fundsâ€™ top-10 lists has had a better track record. It returned 16.3 percent last year versus 13.7 percent for the S&P 500, and itâ€™s had better quarterly returns than the S&P 500 nearly two-thirds of the time since May 2001.

Hedge funds bet big on Apple as 2015 approached, and itâ€™s paying off. Apple was the most popular stock among hedge funds at the end of 2014, according to a Goldman Sachs review of which stocks appeared most often in their top-10 holding lists. Theyâ€™ve been rewarded, as Apple has surged 16.7 percent this year versus 2.7 percent for the Standard & Poorâ€™s 500 index. Hedge funds pitch themselves as expert stock pickers, and theyâ€™re generally available only to pension funds, rich families and other large institutional investors.

New VIPs These are some of the stocks that joined Goldman Sachsâ€™ list of hedge-fund favorites last quarter. Wednesdayâ€™s 52-week 12- mo. Avg. broker rating low high % change sell hold buy close

Funds with stock as top10 holding*

Medtronic (MDT)

$78.63

$56

$79

36.9%

Gilead Sciences (GILD) SunEdison (SUNE)

104.43 22.85

64 13

117 24

24.4 34.6

24 23

85.19 23.35

54 16

87 24

9.6 N/A

21 21

Amazon.com (AMZN)

385.37

284

388

7.5

Constellation Brands (STZ) Tribune Media (TRCO)

114.14 65.69

76 54

116 88

39.1 -10.6

19 19

Endo International (ENDP) NorthStar Asset Mgt. (NSAM)

Sources: FactSet; Goldman Sachs *based on 688 hedge funds, as of Dec. 31

Stan Choe: J.Paschke â€˘ AP

INDEXES 52-Week High Low 18,231.09 15,855.12 9,310.22 7,245.87 657.17 508.36 11,133.78 9,886.08 4,971.18 3,946.03 2,117.94 1,814.36 1,518.62 1,269.45 22,329.27 19,160.13 1,236.20 1,040.47

Name Dow Industrials Dow Transportation Dow Utilities NYSE Composite Nasdaq Composite S&P 500 S&P MidCap Wilshire 5000 Russell 2000

Net YTD Chg %Chg %Chg +15.38 +.08 +2.25 -46.68 -.51 -.09 -9.50 -1.56 -3.17 -4.18 -.04 +2.57 -.98 -.02 +4.88 -1.62 -.08 +2.67 -1.48 -.10 +4.39 +5.92 +.03 +2.98 +1.12 +.09 +2.52

Last 18,224.57 9,131.80 598.48 11,117.93 4,967.14 2,113.86 1,516.24 22,314.56 1,235.10

Dow Jones industrials

18,280

Close: 18,224.57 Change: 15.38 (0.1%)

18,000 17,720

18,500

52-wk %Chg +12.51 +25.55 +15.60 +7.42 +15.73 +14.56 +10.86 +12.59 +4.52

10 DAYS

18,000 17,500 17,000 16,500 16,000

STOCKS OF LOCAL INTEREST Name AFLAC AT&T Inc AirProd AlliantEgy AEP AmeriBrgn ATMOS BB&T Cp BP PLC BcpSouth Caterpillar Chevron CocaCola Comcast CrackerB Deere Dillards Dover EnPro FordM FredsInc FullerHB GenCorp GenElec Goodyear HonwllIntl Intel Jabil KimbClk Kroger Lowes McDnlds

Div 1.56 1.88f 3.08 2.20f 2.12 1.16 1.56 .96 2.40f .30 2.80 4.28 1.32f 1.00f 4.00 2.40 .24 1.60 .80 .60f .24 .48 ... .92 .24 2.07 .96 .32 3.52f .74 .92 3.40

PE 10 29 33 19 17 ... 18 14 7 18 15 11 26 19 24 12 17 16 77 21 ... 23 ... 17 3 20 15 23 27 22 27 20

YTD Last Chg %Chg Name Div 1.00 61.95 -.11 +1.4 MeadWvco 34.21 +.16 +1.8 OldNBcp .48f 157.05 +.07 +8.9 Penney ... 64.37 -1.14 -3.1 58.08 -1.20 -4.3 PennyMac 2.44 103.29 +.32 +14.6 PepsiCo 2.62 53.15 -.18 -4.6 5.77e 38.34 +.12 -1.4 PilgrimsP 41.91 +.32 +9.9 RegionsFn .20 22.22 -.02 -1.3 SbdCp 3.00 85.15 +.65 -7.0 ... 108.58 +.62 -3.2 SearsHldgs 42.05 -.08 -.4 Sherwin 2.68f 59.62 +.45 +2.8 SiriusXM ... 149.56 +3.75 +6.3 2.10 91.62 +.12 +3.6 SouthnCo 129.18 +2.43 +3.2 SPDR Fncl .40e 73.43 -.23 +2.4 Torchmrk s .51 65.78 +.42 +4.8 3.10e 16.51 +.15 +6.5 Total SA 18.97 -.06 +9.0 US Bancrp .98 45.10 -.02 +1.3 WalMart 1.96f 19.22 +.05 +5.0 1.40 25.91 +.52 +2.5 WellsFargo 27.13 ... -5.0 Wendys Co .22 104.39 +.09 +4.5 .66 33.95 -.47 -6.5 WestlkCh s 1.16 22.21 -.38 +1.7 Weyerhsr 110.16 -.23 -4.7 Xerox .28f 72.35 -.57 +12.7 ... 74.43 -.22 +8.2 YRC Wwde 98.66 +3.68 +5.3 Yahoo ...

YTD Chg %Chg -.42 +21.4

PE 35

Last 53.90

14.09

-.12

-5.3

...

8.99

+.10

+38.7

21.34

-.01

+1.2

23 99.50 -.08 +5.2 -.42 -1.23 10 27.05 -.50 -2.3 -.37 +.28 12 9.62 -.05 -8.9 -2.20 15 3981.04 +.04 -5.2 -.36 -.13 ... 37.90 -.51 +14.9 +.61 32 287.75 -2.87 +9.4 -.22 -.42 43 3.88 -.03 +10.9 -1.38 21 45.92 -.97 -6.5 +1.29 -.07 ... 24.50 ... -.9 -.14 13 53.61 -.25 -1.0 -4.00 -.33 ... 53.92 +.44 +5.3 +.08 15 44.84 +.12 -.2 -.04 +.02 17 83.57 -1.00 -2.7 -.14 +.05 13 55.33 -.04 +.9 +.04 36 11.39 +.04 +26.1 -.11 +4.27 15 69.85 -.86 +14.3 -.02 26 34.94 +.09 -2.6 -.58 +.32 16 13.70 -.28 -1.2 +.07 ... 20.00 +.03 -11.1 +.32 -.25 6 44.43 +1.05 -12.0 -.21 +1.75 +.17 +.32 +.62 -.38 MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) AINERS ($2 OR MORE) OSERS ($2 OR MORE) +.34 Vol (00) Last Chg Name Last Chg %Chg Name Last Chg %Chg +.27 Name +.21 Apple Inc s 731193 128.79 -3.38 CollabRx h 2.23 +1.04 +87.4 LumberLiq 50.63 -18.15 -26.4 +.08 S&P500ETF 670357 211.63 -.18 Benefitfoc 33.82 +10.85 +47.2 500.com 9.96 -2.87 -22.4 CSVLgCrde 660304 3.16 +.29 OneidaFn 19.49 +6.24 +47.1 ARC Docu 8.29 -1.52 -15.5 -.06 GenElec 4.75 +1.36 +40.1 RepubAir 12.81 -2.17 -14.5 649295 25.91 +.52 Biocept -.01 Petrobras 638405 6.49 -.37 HeliosMAn 4.80 +1.30 +37.1 CymaBay n 8.63 -1.35 -13.5 +.04 4.79 +1.09 +29.5 LendingC n 20.51 -3.14 -13.3 HewlettP 609952 34.67 -3.82 SFX Ent -3.95 -.35 -13.2 555827 16.49 +.11 SignalGn n 3.34 +.74 +28.5 EchoTher h 2.30 -.03 BkofAm 541169 17.98 -1.90 SecSight n 13.90 +2.70 +24.1 HuronCon 64.86 -9.61 -12.9 -.73 ChesEng 2.42 +.44 +22.0 CentAl 19.30 -2.86 -12.9 455077 12.29 -.03 Amyris -5.14 iShJapan 4.85 -.65 -11.8 +.08 B iPVixST 442632 28.10 +.14 ArubaNet 22.24 +3.86 +21.0 CVSL n +1.10 -4.65 YSE IARY ASDA IARY +.60 1,718 Total issues 3,242 Advanced 1,464 Total issues 2,871 +.32 Advanced 1,412 New Highs 157 Declined 1,226 New Highs 140 +.09 Declined 112 New Lows 15 Unchanged 181 New Lows 19 +.22 Unchanged Volume 3,237,299,041 Volume 1,815,884,023 +.01

Turnaround time?

Today

(ULF 0 5XWOHGJH &)3ÂŠ $$06ÂŠ

+.31 +.39 -1.37 +2.55 +1.79 +.66 -.64 +1.09 +.10 +6.69 +.05 +.44 -.05 -.18 -.66 +.02 +.01 +.22 +.98 -.05 +.94 -.43 -.93 -.05 -.10 -.10 +.16 -.68 +2.70 +.09 -1.08 +.74 -.01 +.24 -.03 -.45 -1.64 -.76 -.32 -1.23 +.23 -.01 +.21 +.33 -.03 -.17 +.58 +.44 -.12 -.27 -.76 -.03 -.18 +.81 +.08 +1.61 -1.30 -.79 +.13 -.31 +.17 -.44 +.07 +.36 +.12 -.14 +1.20 -.18 +.28 +.60 +2.22

YOUR FUNDS

Financial Solutions with a Smile and a Handshake

+.02 +.28 -1.75 +.31 -.03 +2.67 -.04 +.14 +.02 -.04

J.C. Penney has been trying to recover from a botched plan to reinvent itself under former CEO Ron Johnson. The department store chain, due to report fourth-quarter results today, has been closing stores and cutting jobs to improve profitability. Meanwhile, Penney hopes to woo mobile savvy shoppers by publishing a store catalog again, beginning next month. Will its latest quarterly report card show signs of improvement?

MARKET SUMMARY G

Economic bellwether

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Name NAV AMG YacktmanSvc d24.96 YkmFcsSvc d 25.76 AQR MaFtStrI 11.02 American Beacon LgCpVlIs 29.94 American Century EqIncInv 8.87 InvGrInv 30.12 UltraInv 36.83 ValueInv 8.77 American Funds AMCAPA m 29.14 AmBalA m 25.40 BondA m 12.95 CapIncBuA m 61.59 CapWldBdA m19.98 CpWldGrIA m 48.27 EurPacGrA m 49.66 FnInvA m 54.15 GrthAmA m 44.69 HiIncA m 10.97 IncAmerA m 22.24 IntBdAmA m 13.60 IntlGrInA m 33.27 InvCoAmA m 38.26 MutualA m 37.88 NewEconA m 38.41 NewPerspA m 38.19 NwWrldA m 55.62 SmCpWldA m 47.51 TaxEBdAmA m13.13 WAMutInvA m 42.03 Artisan Intl d 31.47 IntlVal d 36.09 MdCpVal 25.57 MidCap 47.78 BBH CoreSelN d 22.90 Baird CrPlBInst 11.26 Bernstein DiversMui 14.57 BlackRock Engy&ResA m 25.09 EqDivA m 25.22 EqDivI 25.29 GlobAlcA m 20.47 GlobAlcC m 18.80 GlobAlcI 20.58 HiYldBdIs 8.01 StIncInvA m 10.20 StrIncIns 10.20 Causeway IntlVlIns d 15.67 Cohen & Steers Realty 79.73 Columbia AcornIntZ 44.00 AcornZ 33.22 DivIncZ 19.35 Credit Suisse ComStrInstl 5.91 DFA 1YrFixInI 10.32 2YrGlbFII 9.92 5YrGlbFII 11.04 EmMkCrEqI 19.62 EmMktValI 26.37 EmMtSmCpI 20.63 IntCorEqI 12.46 IntSmCapI 19.95 IntlSCoI 18.00 IntlValuI 18.83 RelEstScI 34.16 TAUSCrE2I 14.71 USCorEq1I 18.53 USCorEq2I 18.05 USLgCo 16.71 USLgValI 34.83 USMicroI 19.59 USSmValI 35.24 USSmallI 31.86 USTgtValInst 22.78 Davis NYVentA m 38.36 NYVentY 38.93 Dodge & Cox Bal 103.77 GlbStock 12.16 Income 13.93 IntlStk 44.15 Stock 183.00 DoubleLine TotRetBdN b 11.04 Dreyfus AppreciaInv 55.40 Eaton Vance FltgRtI 8.98 FMI LgCap 21.85 FPA Cres d 34.31 NewInc d 10.17 Fairholme Funds Fairhome d 34.87 Federated StrValI 6.06 ToRetIs 11.15 Fidelity AstMgr20 13.44 AstMgr50 17.55 Bal 23.45 Bal K 23.45 BlChGrow 72.39 BlChGrowK 72.46 CapApr 38.22 CapInc d 9.99 Contra 101.65 ContraK 101.59 DivGrow 34.40 DivrIntl d 36.76 DivrIntlK d 36.70 EqInc 60.52 EqInc II 27.18 FF2015 12.99 FF2035 13.81 FF2040 9.73 Fidelity 44.90 FltRtHiIn d 9.72 FrdmK2015 14.01 FrdmK2020 14.71 FrdmK2025 15.38 FrdmK2030 15.77 FrdmK2035 16.26 FrdmK2040 16.31 FrdmK2045 16.73 Free2010 15.81 Free2020 15.86 Free2025 13.60 Free2030 16.77 GNMA 11.67 GrowCo 140.03 GrowInc 31.07 GrthCmpK 139.87 HiInc d 9.03 IntMuniInc d 10.57 IntlDisc d 40.55 InvGrdBd 7.99 LatinAm d 23.21 LowPrStkK d 51.58 LowPriStk d 51.62 Magellan 96.39 MidCap d 40.03 MuniInc d 13.58 OTC 84.92 Puritan 22.16 PuritanK 22.15 RealInv d 42.21 SASEqF 14.69 SEMF 17.28 SInvGrBdF 11.56 STMIdxF d 61.86 SersEmgMkts 17.24 SesAl-SctrEqt 14.70 SesInmGrdBd 11.55 ShTmBond 8.60 SmCapDisc d 30.57 StratInc 10.83 Tel&Util 24.58 TotalBd 10.80 USBdIdx 11.84 USBdIdxInv 11.84 Value 117.41 Fidelity Advisor NewInsA m 27.46 NewInsI 27.96 Fidelity Select Biotech d 250.08 HealtCar d 237.02 Fidelity Spartan 500IdxAdvtg 75.04

Durable goods orders Business orders for long-lasting seasonally adjusted percent change manufactured goods have been falling est. in recent months. That trend might have 5% 1.6 changed last month. -18.3 -0.7 0.3 -2.2 -3.3 0 The trend suggests that U.S. companies may be growing wary of -5 economic weakness in Europe and Asia, as well as tumbling energy prices, -10 which has cut demand for oil drilling -15 equipment, and a rising dollar, which hurts American exports. Economists -20 A S O N D J anticipate that the Commerce Departâ€™14 â€™15 ment will report today that durable goods orders edged up in January. Source: FactSet

YTD 500IdxAdvtgInst75.05 -0.04 +3.0 75.04 -0.05 +3.0 Chg %Rtn 500IdxInstl 500IdxInv 75.03 -0.05 +3.0 -0.06 -0.6 ExtMktIdAg d 57.68 +0.13 +4.5 IntlIdxAdg d 39.82 +0.06 +7.0 -0.03 -0.5 TotMktIdAg d 61.86 ... +3.3 -0.03 +3.7 FidelityÂŹĂ† SerBlueChipGrF12.80 +0.03 +5.9 ... +2.8 SeriesGrowthCoF12.75+0.03 +6.4 First Eagle 54.42 +0.05 +3.8 -0.01 +1.4 GlbA m +0.01 +4.7 FrankTemp-Frank ... +0.9 +0.01 +5.9 Fed TF A m 12.58 ... +1.9 FrankTemp-Franklin CA TF A m 7.59 ... +1.2 +0.06 +4.1 GrowthA m 78.16 -0.05 +4.6 HY TF A m 10.68 +0.01 +1.1 +0.01 +2.6 ... +2.8 +0.01 +1.4 Income C m 2.48 2.45 ... +2.9 +0.08 +3.4 IncomeA m 2.43 ... +3.0 +0.05 +0.7 IncomeAdv NY TF A m 11.72 +0.01 +0.6 +0.04 +4.7 52.86 +0.02 +1.5 +0.12 +5.4 RisDvA m StrIncA m 10.09 +0.01 +1.3 +0.04 +4.0 +0.10 +4.7 FrankTemp-Mutual 34.70 -0.01 +4.1 +0.02 +3.0 Discov Z +0.02 +3.1 DiscovA m 34.15 -0.01 +4.1 Shares Z 30.70 ... +4.0 ... +0.8 ... +3.9 +0.08 +4.5 SharesA m 30.44 FrankTemp-Templeton -0.01 +3.2 -0.05 +2.0 GlBond C m 12.42 +0.02 -0.1 +0.07 +4.4 GlBondA m 12.39 +0.02 -0.1 +0.07 +5.3 GlBondAdv 12.35 +0.02 ... +3.3 +0.14 +4.0 GrowthA m 24.60 17.79 +0.03 +3.4 +0.29 +4.9 WorldA m Franklin Templeton I ... +0.6 12.53 +0.01 +0.6 -0.03 +2.6 GlTlRtAdv GE S&SUSEq 55.73 -0.09 +2.6 ... +5.0 +0.01 +5.5 GMO 26.22 ... +4.5 +0.02 +3.8 AABdIV 23.74 +0.07 +8.1 +0.14 +5.1 IntItVlIV QuIII 22.96 -0.05 +2.5 ... +2.9 +0.03 +0.9 USEqAllcVI 16.57 Goldman Sachs HiYieldIs d 6.86 +0.01 +2.5 -0.02 +1.2 MidCpVaIs 42.67 -0.11 +2.6 SmCpValIs 56.47 -0.01 +1.5 ... +0.6 Harbor 62.88 +0.34 +7.5 +0.36 +2.6 CapApInst 69.06 +0.11 +6.6 ... +1.3 IntlInstl Hartford ... +1.4 +0.02 +3.5 CapAprA m 38.55 +0.07 +3.9 +0.02 +3.5 CpApHLSIA 56.99 +0.08 +4.2 +0.02 +3.6 INVESCO +0.01 +2.4 ComstockA m 25.95 -0.01 +1.7 ... +1.4 ... +1.1 EqIncomeA m 10.51 ... +1.2 GrowIncA m 26.91 +0.01 +1.4 HiYldMuA m 10.06 +0.01 +1.5 -0.01 +5.9 IVA WorldwideI d 17.89 +0.02 +2.4 +0.12 +3.7 Ivy AssetStrA m 26.27 -0.10 +3.1 +0.16 +5.4 AssetStrC m 25.27 -0.10 +2.9 26.54 -0.10 +3.1 +0.15 +4.0 AsstStrgI -0.02 +2.1 JPMorgan CoreBdUlt x 11.85 -0.02 +1.1 +0.04 -1.7 CoreBondA x 11.85 -0.01 +1.1 CoreBondSelect x11.84-0.01 +1.1 ... +0.2 HighYldSel x 7.71 -0.03 +2.5 ... +0.2 LgCapGrA m 36.71 +0.04 +6.3 ... +1.0 LgCapGrSelect36.79 +0.04 +6.3 38.49 -0.03 +3.6 +0.02 +3.7 MidCpValI +0.04 +2.4 ShDurBndSel x10.89 -0.01 +0.4 +0.03 +3.7 USLCpCrPS 30.45 -0.03 +3.6 +0.05 +6.5 Janus 31.40 -0.01 +2.7 +0.09 +7.3 BalT 58.27 +0.43 +10.9 +0.09 +6.0 GlbLfScT John Hancock +0.04 +6.7 +0.03 +3.3 DisValMdCpI 20.89 -0.03 +4.6 19.30 -0.05 +1.7 -0.01 +3.2 DiscValI 15.95 +0.02 +3.2 -0.01 +3.4 LifBa1 b 16.90 +0.03 +3.8 -0.01 +3.1 LifGr1 b -0.01 +3.0 Lazard EmgMkEqInst d17.57 -0.03 +2.2 -0.05 +2.5 +0.03 +1.1 Legg Mason -0.06 +0.8 CBAggressGrthA m213.62+0.55 +4.9 -0.03 +2.3 CBAggressGrthI231.69+0.60 +4.9 ... +1.8 ... +2.8 WACorePlusBdI11.80 Longleaf Partners LongPart 32.27 -0.17 +3.3 +0.16 +4.1 +0.16 +4.2 Loomis Sayles BdInstl x 14.80 -0.03 +0.4 14.73 -0.03 +0.4 -0.20 +1.3 BdR x -0.03 +2.8 Lord Abbett 16.63 -0.04 +2.2 ... +1.1 AffiliatA m -0.09 +4.8 BondDebA m 8.12 +0.02 +3.1 ... +0.6 -0.55 +1.1 ShDurIncA m 4.46 ShDurIncC m 4.49 ... +0.5 ShDurIncF b 4.46 ... +0.8 ... +0.9 MFS 35.44 +0.04 +7.2 -0.06 +2.8 IntlValA m IsIntlEq 22.40 +0.05 +7.1 TotRetA m 18.55 +0.01 +2.1 +0.01 +1.4 ValueA m 35.80 +0.02 +2.5 35.99 +0.02 +2.5 +0.04 +3.0 ValueI MainStay 16.29 ... +0.3 -0.05 +1.7 Mktfield ... +0.5 Manning & Napier WrldOppA 7.73 +0.02 +5.5 -0.05 -0.6 Matthews Asian China d 22.28 -0.12 +3.8 29.11 +0.08 +10.0 ... +2.6 India d +0.01 +1.5 Metropolitan West TotRetBdI 10.99 +0.01 +1.1 10.99 ... +0.9 +0.01 +1.6 TotRtBd b 10.36 +0.01 +1.0 +0.02 +3.0 TtlRtnBdPl +0.02 +3.0 Natixis 11.89 +0.01 +0.5 +0.02 +3.0 LSInvBdY +0.17 +5.8 LSStratIncC x 16.51 -0.03 +1.1 +0.16 +5.8 Northern 7.14 ... +1.7 +0.12 +6.1 HYFixInc d 26.06 ... +3.1 +0.01 +3.8 StkIdx +0.31 +4.8 Nuveen HiYldMunI 17.29 ... +0.9 +0.32 +4.8 ... +2.9 Oakmark 32.67 +0.02 +2.4 +0.05 +6.7 EqIncI 25.04 +0.04 +7.3 +0.05 +6.7 Intl I 68.19 +0.01 +2.7 +0.09 +1.9 Oakmark I 41.61 -0.04 +2.0 +0.01 +1.9 Select I +0.01 +3.0 Oberweis +0.01 +4.1 ChinaOpp m 13.65 +0.03 -1.0 +0.01 +4.2 Old Westbury 7.83 ... +3.2 +0.08 +4.8 GlbOppo +0.01 +1.6 GlbSmMdCp 16.91 +0.02 +4.3 13.50 -0.01 +4.6 +0.01 +3.0 LgCpStr +0.02 +3.3 Oppenheimer +0.02 +3.5 DevMktA m 35.97 +0.02 +1.3 35.52 +0.02 +1.3 +0.02 +4.0 DevMktY 80.93 +0.05 +6.5 +0.02 +4.2 GlobA m 37.29 +0.11 +6.3 +0.02 +4.2 IntlGrY +0.02 +4.2 IntlGrowA m 37.49 +0.11 +6.3 ... +3.4 +0.01 +2.7 MainStrA m 49.50 +0.02 +3.3 SrFltRatA m 8.16 +0.01 +1.3 4.11 ... +2.2 +0.01 +3.5 StrIncA m +0.02 +4.0 Oppenheimer Rocheste ... +0.4 FdMuniA m 15.49 +0.01 +2.0 +0.33 +6.3 Osterweis 11.55 ... +1.4 +0.04 +2.8 OsterStrInc +0.33 +6.4 PIMCO 11.77 ... +1.5 +0.01 +2.3 AllAssetI 9.23 ... +1.1 ... +0.6 AllAuthIn 4.42 ... -1.3 +0.15 +6.7 ComRlRStI 9.15 ... -0.8 ... +1.3 EMktCurI 8.24 ... -0.3 -0.16 -2.4 EmgLclBdI 10.88 ... +1.3 -0.04 +2.7 ForBdInstl 9.31 ... +2.7 -0.04 +2.7 HiYldIs 12.34 ... +0.9 +0.20 +4.2 Income P ... +0.8 +0.10 +4.3 IncomeA m 12.34 ... +0.7 +0.01 +0.9 IncomeC m 12.34 ... +0.9 +0.52 +6.7 IncomeD b 12.34 12.34 ... +0.9 ... +3.1 IncomeInl 12.26 ... +2.7 ... +3.1 LgDrTRtnI 10.08 ... +0.6 +0.01 +3.3 LowDrIs ... +5.3 ... +4.0 RERRStgC m 3.37 11.08 ... +1.6 +0.03 +3.5 RealRet 9.78 ... +0.4 +0.01 +1.4 ShtTermIs 10.83 +0.01 +1.7 -0.01 +3.3 TotRetA m +0.03 +3.5 TotRetAdm b 10.83 +0.01 +1.8 ... +3.9 TotRetC m 10.83 +0.01 +1.6 10.83 +0.01 +1.8 ... +1.3 TotRetIs ... +0.4 TotRetrnD b 10.83 +0.01 +1.7 10.83 +0.01 +1.8 -0.05 +1.6 TotlRetnP ... +0.5 +0.02 +1.9 UnconstrBdIns 11.21 -0.09 +1.9 PRIMECAP Odyssey 35.10 +0.29 +6.6 +0.01 +1.6 AggGr 27.11 +0.04 +4.0 +0.01 +1.3 Growth +0.01 +1.2 Parnassus 41.05 -0.01 +0.9 ... +3.7 CoreEqInv Permanent 40.54 +0.10 +2.5 +0.08 +3.6 Portfolio +0.07 +3.6 Pioneer PioneerA m 37.78 ... +3.0 +4.03 +13.0 Principal 13.14 +0.02 +5.6 +1.35 +8.9 LCGrIInst Prudential Investmen -0.05 +3.0 JenMidCapGrZ 42.30 +0.15 +5.7

Thinner profits?

Putnam CpSpctrmY 39.66 ... GrowIncA m 22.11 ... NewOpp 84.10 ... Schwab 1000Inv d 54.20 -0.01 FUSLgCInl d 15.61 -0.03 S&P500Sel d 33.12 -0.02 Scout Interntl 34.27 +0.10 Sequoia Sequoia 255.03 -0.50 T Rowe Price BlChpGr 72.01 +0.30 CapApprec 27.01 +0.02 EmMktBd d 12.17 +0.04 EmMktStk d 33.92 +0.04 EqIndex d 57.12 -0.04 EqtyInc 33.33 +0.03 GrowStk 55.62 +0.23 HealthSci 75.62 +0.65 HiYield d 6.89 +0.01 InsLgCpGr 29.36 +0.06 IntlGrInc d 14.58 +0.02 IntlStk d 16.75 +0.08 LatinAm d 21.79 -0.24 MidCapE 45.79 +0.18 MidCapVa 29.93 +0.01 MidCpGr 79.98 +0.29 NewHoriz 46.06 +0.27 NewIncome 9.68 +0.01 OrseaStk d 10.07 +0.03 R2015 14.90 +0.02 R2025 16.31 +0.02 R2035 17.40 +0.03 Real d 27.85 -0.01 Rtmt2010 18.18 +0.02 Rtmt2020 21.43 +0.03 Rtmt2030 23.98 +0.04 Rtmt2040 25.02 +0.04 Rtmt2045 16.74 +0.03 ShTmBond 4.76 ... SmCpStk 45.51 +0.10 SmCpVal d 46.83 +0.04 SpecInc 12.81 +0.02 Value 35.44 -0.05 TCW TotRetBdI 10.37 ... TIAA-CREF BdIdxInst 11.02 +0.01 EqIx 16.02 ... IntlE d 18.69 +0.02 Templeton InFEqSeS 21.18 +0.08 Thornburg IncBldA m 21.71 -0.02 IncBldC m 21.70 -0.02 IntlI 29.50 -0.04 LtdTMul 14.59 ... Tweedy, Browne GlobVal d 26.77 ... Vanguard 500Adml 195.60 -0.12 500Inv 195.56 -0.12 BalIdxAdm 30.42 +0.01 BalIdxIns 30.42 +0.01 BdMktInstPls 10.97 +0.01 CAITAdml 11.82 ... CapOpAdml 127.25 +0.04 DevMktIdxAdm 13.03 +0.02 DevMktIdxInstl 13.05 +0.03 DivGr 23.68 +0.02 EmMktIAdm 34.71 -0.04 EnergyAdm 104.09 +0.76 EqInc 31.82 -0.06 EqIncAdml 66.70 -0.13 ExplAdml 90.71 +0.33 ExtdIdAdm 69.62 +0.16 ExtdIdIst 69.62 +0.16 ExtdMktIdxIP 171.81 +0.39 FAWeUSIns 97.81 +0.17 GNMA 10.83 ... GNMAAdml 10.83 ... GrthIdAdm 56.43 +0.08 GrthIstId 56.43 +0.08 HYCorAdml 6.06 +0.01 HltCrAdml 95.85 +0.10 HlthCare 227.21 +0.23 ITBondAdm 11.64 +0.01 ITGradeAd 9.97 +0.01 InfPrtAdm 26.18 +0.05 InfPrtI 10.66 +0.02 InflaPro 13.33 +0.02 InstIdxI 194.35 -0.12 InstPlus 194.36 -0.12 InstTStPl 48.34 ... IntlGr 22.89 +0.01 IntlGrAdm 72.79 +0.05 IntlStkIdxAdm 27.53 +0.06 IntlStkIdxI 110.11 +0.24 IntlStkIdxIPls 110.14 +0.24 IntlVal 35.88 ... LTGradeAd 11.01 +0.04 LTInvGr 11.01 +0.04 LifeCon 18.89 +0.02 LifeGro 29.82 +0.02 LifeMod 24.80 +0.02 MidCapIdxIP 174.15 +0.35 MidCp 35.22 +0.07 MidCpAdml 159.84 +0.31 MidCpIst 35.31 +0.07 Morg 26.75 +0.01 MorgAdml 82.88 +0.04 MuHYAdml 11.31 ... MuInt 14.27 ... MuIntAdml 14.27 ... MuLTAdml 11.75 +0.01 MuLtdAdml 11.06 ... MuShtAdml 15.85 ... PrecMtls 9.69 +0.15 Prmcp 106.64 -0.18 PrmcpAdml 110.50 -0.18 PrmcpCorI 22.32 -0.05 REITIdxAd 118.55 +0.09 REITIdxInst 18.35 +0.02 STBondAdm 10.53 ... STCor 10.71 ... STGradeAd 10.71 ... STIGradeI 10.71 ... STsryAdml 10.71 ... SelValu 29.30 -0.02 ShTmInfPtScIxIv24.27 +0.02 SmCapIdx 58.03 +0.05 SmCapIdxIP 167.60 +0.16 SmCpGrIdxAdm46.67 +0.13 SmCpIdAdm 58.06 +0.05 SmCpIdIst 58.06 +0.05 SmCpValIdxAdm46.60 -0.04 Star 25.43 +0.01 StratgcEq 33.67 -0.10 TgtRe2010 26.90 +0.02 TgtRe2015 15.70 +0.02 TgtRe2020 29.31 +0.02 TgtRe2030 30.03 +0.02 TgtRe2035 18.48 +0.01 TgtRe2040 30.89 +0.02 TgtRe2045 19.36 +0.01 TgtRe2050 30.74 +0.02 TgtRetInc 13.17 +0.01 Tgtet2025 17.05 +0.01 TlIntlBdIdxAdm 21.49 +0.03 TlIntlBdIdxInst 32.25 +0.05 TlIntlBdIdxInv 10.75 +0.02 TotBdAdml 10.97 +0.01 TotBdInst 10.97 +0.01 TotBdMkInv 10.97 +0.01 TotIntl 16.46 +0.03 TotStIAdm 53.30 ... TotStIIns 53.31 ... TotStIdx 53.27 -0.01 TxMCapAdm 107.58 +0.01 ValIdxAdm 33.48 -0.06 ValIdxIns 33.48 -0.06 WellsI 26.00 +0.03 WellsIAdm 62.98 +0.06 Welltn 40.00 -0.01 WelltnAdm 69.08 -0.02 WndsIIAdm 67.75 -0.09 Wndsr 22.02 -0.05 WndsrAdml 74.28 -0.17 WndsrII 38.18 -0.05 Virtus EmgMktsIs 10.39 -0.04 Waddell & Reed Adv AccumA m 11.05 +0.03 SciTechA m 15.71 +0.05

+2.2 +2.1 +4.5 +3.3 +2.1 +3.0 +5.2 +8.5 +7.0 +3.4 +1.7 +4.8 +3.0 +1.6 +7.1 +11.2 +2.5 +6.8 +5.9 +7.3 -0.7 +6.2 +3.9 +6.0 +5.2 +1.4 +6.9 +3.0 +3.8 +4.4 +3.7 +2.5 +3.5 +4.2 +4.6 +4.6 +0.4 +2.7 +0.1 +1.3 +2.3 +0.8 +1.3 +3.3 +7.2 +5.6 +4.6 +4.5 +7.6 +0.6 +2.8 +3.0 +3.0 +2.5 +2.5 +1.3 +0.5 +4.5 +7.1 +7.1 +2.6 +4.4 +3.4 +2.0 +2.0 +4.9 +4.5 +4.5 +4.5 +6.0 +0.5 +0.5 +5.1 +5.1 +2.4 +7.3 +7.3 +2.0 +1.9 +1.2 +1.1 +1.1 +3.0 +3.0 +3.3 +6.3 +6.3 +5.9 +5.9 +5.9 +5.7 +3.1 +3.0 +2.4 +3.5 +3.0 +4.5 +4.4 +4.5 +4.5 +5.6 +5.6 +0.8 +0.4 +0.4 +0.6 +0.4 +0.2 +5.8 +3.7 +3.7 +3.1 +3.2 +3.3 +0.7 +0.7 +0.8 +0.8 +0.3 +3.2 +0.3 +3.9 +3.9 +5.4 +3.9 +3.9 +2.6 +3.3 +4.6 +2.2 +2.7 +3.0 +3.4 +3.6 +3.8 +3.8 +3.8 +2.0 +3.1 +1.4 +1.4 +1.5 +1.3 +1.3 +1.3 +5.9 +3.3 +3.3 +3.3 +3.6 +1.6 +1.6 +1.7 +1.7 +2.2 +2.2 +2.3 +2.6 +2.6 +2.3 +5.1 +4.9 +4.8

WTW $17.60 Weight Watchers reports $30 $21.67 fourth-quarter financial 25 results today. â€™15 Wall Street predicts that 20 the weight-loss program 15 operator's earnings and est. revenue fell sharply versus Operating $0.54 $0.07 a year earlier. Beyond its EPS latest quarterly snapshot, 4Q â€™13 4Q â€™14 investors will be listening for Price-earnings ratio: 7 an update on how the based on past 12-month results company's recent rollout of a personal coaching service Dividend: none Source: FactSet is faring.

9 • Daily Corinthian

Variety

BEETLE BAILEY

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Crossword Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

BLONDIE

HI & LOIS

ACROSS 1 Wrap giant 6 Reliever Orosco with the MLB record for career pitching appearances 11 Center of excellence? 14 Quaking causes 15 Plant pest 16 Rest one’s dogs, so to speak 17 It’s fraudulent 19 “Double Fantasy” artist 20 Extras in an env. 21 Squeezed (out) 22 Web-footed critter 24 Mustard, for one: Abbr. 25 Encouraging shouts 26 Shout 27 It’s fabricated 30 “Saint Joan” star Jean 31 __ Locks: St. Marys River rapids bypass 32 Hid the gray in 33 Brewers’ outfielder Braun 35 Creator of Della 37 Morales of film 40 Part of a foot 42 Pompous authority 46 It’s fake 49 Beer with “Since 1775” on its label 50 Big dos 51 Grazing area 52 More of that 53 Detective Peter of old TV 54 Estate attorney’s concern 55 __ Lingus 56 Race errors, and what 17-, 27- and 46-Across have 59 Mrs., in much of the Americas 60 Classic sixcouplet poem 61 Has __: can save face 62 Triumphant cry 63 Dost espy 64 Has a sudden inspiration?

DOWN 1 Gets to 2 Heroine of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” 3 AAA, for one 4 AAA et al. 5 Enzyme suffix 6 Hiked, with “up” 7 “The Comedy of Errors” setting 8 Word with wood or water 9 Quote qualifier 10 Ex-mayor with a cameo in “The Muppets Take Manhattan” 11 Abstruse stuff 12 Pedigree 13 Came (in) dramatically 18 Convention attendees 23 Exploit 25 “Live at the __”: Patsy Cline album 26 Venomous arachnids 28 Sources of fine wool

29 “... rapping at my chamber door” poet 34 Fish-fowl link 36 Filming sites 37 Heaven on earth 38 “Told ya!” 39 Natural light shows 41 Pours out 43 Short, tailored jackets 44 Really dug something

45 San Simeon family 47 Guards may prevent them 48 Antarctic explorer Shackleton 53 Pure delight 54 1985 U.S. Open champ Mandlikova 57 Modern art? 58 Recess game

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE:

xwordeditor@aol.com

02/26/15

Reader asks about ‘Alison’s’ friendship WIZARD OF ID

DILBERT

GARFIELD

FORT KNOX

PICKLES

Dear Annie: I am currently in a two-year relationship with “Alison.” Both of us are recently divorced. During Alison’s marriage, she became a confidante to “Will.” They have remained friends, and she insists nothing of a sexual nature ever happened. When we first got together, Will was in a new relationship and had limited contact with Alison. However, eight months ago, that relationship ended. Now he and Alison text each other multiple times a day, all day long. He lives with his parents, and Alison stops by a couple of times a month to visit with his family. Will has made it very clear that he doesn’t want to be around me at all. Every time he gets into trouble, Alison is right there to help. At least once every few weeks, he drives 15 miles to eat at the restaurant where she works. I am not sure how to handle this friendship. I trust Alison, or I would have left already. Any advice, or am I foolish? -- N. Dear N.: There is nothing wrong with having friendships, even those that include confidences. The problem is

Annie’s Mailbox when one person’s significant other is unwelcome and entirely excluded from these relationships and the confidences shared are intimate and interfere with the primary relationship. We think Will is a bit possessive of Alison, but that shouldn’t alarm you. Does Alison show you his texts? She should (but you do not need to comment on them). If you trust her and she is not hiding anything from you, we’d let this run its course. It is important, however, that Alison understands the boundaries of this friendship so she isn’t leading Will on or damaging her relationship with you. Dear Annie: I take both Pilates and yoga classes. One student loves to chew gum during class. It was ingrained in me by my father that loudly chewing gum is considered bad manners. It drives me crazy. I find it hard to concen-

trate when she is popping and chomping away on her gum, and I know I’m not the only one in class who feels this way. Any suggestions on how to get her to stop? -- Cringing in Exercise Class Dear Cringing: People do a lot of boorish things during exercise classes. Perhaps the gum helps her concentrate or keeps her from having a dry mouth. She probably isn’t aware of how loud and annoying it is. Unfortunately, you cannot eliminate all behaviors that drive you crazy. You can, however, register a complaint with the instructor, move into a different class or ask the woman nicely whether she can make the gum chewing less noisy. To our Baha’i readers: Happy Ayyam-iHa. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

10 • Thursday, February 26, 2015 • Daily Corinthian

THURSDAY EVENING C A WATN ^ ^ WREG # # QVC $ . WCBI

WMC

% %

WLMT & > WBBJ _ _ WTVA ) ) WKNO * WGN-A + ( WMAE , , WHBQ ` ` WPXX / WPIX

MAX

0 3

SHOW 2 HBO

4 1

MTV

5 2

ESPN

7 ?

SPIKE 8 5 USA

: 8

NICK

; C

DISC

< D

A&E

FSSO

? 4

BET

@ F

H&G

C H D

E B

HIST

ESPN2 F @ TLC G FOOD H INSP I LIFE

J =

TBN

AMC

N 0

FAM

O <

TCM

TNT

Q A

TBS

R *

GAME TOON TVLD FS1

S T U K Z Æ ;

FX OUT NBCS OWN FOXN APL

Ø ∞ ± ≤ ≥

HALL

∂ G

DISN

“ L

SYFY

7 PM