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Missing K-9 search dog found BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

FARMINGTON — Zinny is home again. A tracking German shepherd used by the Alcorn County Emergency Management Agency, the dog herself became the focus of a rescue mission for owner Tate

Lancaster. After a story about the situation appeared in the newspaper on Thursday, he received a number of tips that led him to the dog at a Farmington residence that afternoon. “The community really reached out and opened up,” said the relieved owner. “I still can’t

believe she’s back at home, safe and sound.” The dog, wearing a collar, was apparently stolen from the area of her residence on County Road 107 last Saturday. Some phone tips led to a specific area where Lancaster and Zinny were reunited.

“The people that took her put a new collar on her and had her hid in an 8-foot fence,” he said. “I believe that they were going to keep her for themselves or sell her.” Since coming back home, Zinny has been to the vet, where she got a good report, got some shots and had a chip implanted. Lan-

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caster, who works with EMA’s K-9 team, also plans to get a GPS collar for the 3-year-old pup. “I’m not letting her out of my sight anymore,” he said. During the family’s search for Zinny, a number of people they talked to reported having dogs stolen recently.

Bald eagle shooter gets probation, $1,000 fine BY JEBB JOHNSTON jjohnston@dailycorinthian.com

Morrow’s vehicle, but clipped its rear end and left the road on the right side. It then plowed over a roadside embankment and came to a stop when the truck hit a drainage ditch on the side of the highway.

ABERDEEN — The man accused of shooting a young bald eagle in Tishomingo County last year pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge and was sentenced Friday morning. On the charge of shooting a bald eagle, U.S. Magistrate Judge David A. Sanders sentenced William “Bill” Branum of Iuka to one year of probation with the condition that he not hunt for a period of one year or accompany other hunters, according to court records. He is also prohibited from obtaining a hunting license for a period of one year and must surrender any current license. Branum must also pay $1,000 restitution to the Jackson Zoo, which attempted to rehabilitate the bird, and must forfeit his modified 16-gauge Ranger shotgun that was used in the shooting of the bird. In addition to the plea agreement, the court accepted the government’s motion to dismiss count two of the indictment, dealing with the unlawful taking of migratory birds. Cooper Chavis, special agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, recently told the Daily Corinthian that the bird died on Jan. 3 of this year.

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The truck driver was able to stand on his own while exiting the vehicle. He was taken via ambulance to Magnolia Regional Health Center.

18-wheeler jumps embankment, lands in ditch BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Two people were hospitalized Friday morning as the result of a two-vehicle accident near Biggersville involving an 18-wheeler. The accident happened shortly after 11:30 a.m. at the intersection of Country Road

512 and U.S. 45 just north of Biggersville. A white Chevrolet HRR driven by 52-year-old Kimberly Morrow of Corinth tried to cross Highway 45 in the path of a 2009 International ProStar commercial truck that was heading south in the right lane.

The truck — which was pulling an unloaded flat-bed trailer — was driven by Jeremy W. Williams, 32, of Hamilton, Ala. “Apparently, she pulled in the path of the semi,” said Mississippi Highway Patrol Trooper Ray Hall. The semi swerved to miss

Local Sons of Confederate Veterans camp honors two ‘real grandsons’ BY BOBBY J. SMITH bjsmith@dailycorinthian.com

Corinth’s Colonel William P. Rogers Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp recently had the honor to welcome the camp’s second and third recipient of the “Real Grandson” medal. The camp’s first recipient of the newly designated medal — also the state’s first “Real Grandson” — was Corinth’s Robert Christy Morgan, who was honored by the camp in July. Arthur C. Dalton Jr. and Leroy Wesley Worsham recently became the camp’s second and third Real Grandsons. Dalton’s grandfather was Pvt. Soloman Alonzo Dalton of Company C, 26th Mississippi Infantry. He joined the Confederate forces at Iuka on Aug. 24, 1861. “The 26th Mississippi fought in many major battles of the war, including Fort Donelson in 1862; Jackson, Mississippi, in 1863; the Wilderness, Cold Harbor and Petersburg, Virginia, in 1864,” said Camp Commander Larry Mangus. Pvt. Dalton was captured at Petersburg on April 2, 1865, when the city fell to Union troops under General U.S.

Grant after a nearly year-long siege. He was sent to the infamous prison at Point Lookout, Md. After signing an Oath of Allegiance, Dalton was released on June 1, 1865. He then returned to his home in Tishomingo County. The soldier’s grandson, Arthur Dalton, is a lifelong resident of Alcorn County. He worked for the Alcorn County Electric Power Association and has been a member of the Colonel Rogers SCV Camp since 1993. Leroy Wesley Worsham, 94, is a veteran of the Second World War. He is the grandson of Pvt. Luther Wesley Worsham of the 2nd Richmond Howitzers, Capt. L.F. Jones’ Company, Cutshaw’s Artillery Battalion. Pvt. Worsham enlisted on April 29, 1864, at Barboursville, Va. He fought in the bloody Overland Campaign of Gen. U.S. Grant against Gen. Robert E. Lee during 1864. The 2nd Richmond Howitzers fought at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Cold Harbor and Petersburg, Va. “General Grant lost over 60,000 men in these battles Please see SCV | 2

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Camp Commander Larry Mangus congratulates Real Grandson Leroy Worsham.

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Weather........5 Obituaries........ 3 Opinion........4 Sports...... 10

On this day in history 150 years ago During the engagement at Britton’s Lane, Tenn., Gen. Frank Armstrong decides to turn his raiding cavalry back to Mississippi, but runs into a Federal infantry column south of Jackson. The bloody fight is a Union victory and claims over 500 casualties.

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“On Dec. 31, 2011, one final attempt was conducted to repair the broken wing and stop a fungal infection,” he said. “The fungal infection continued to thrive in the bird’s hollow bone, and the bird was unable to recover from its injury. We are sorry, but the Jackson Zoo did all they could, and we all hated to have lost this beautiful bird.” The zoo had planned to release the bird into the wild after rehabilitation. The shooting happened on or about March 31, 2011, near Tishomingo County Road 306, leaving the bird unable to fly. Staff photo by Bobby J. Smith

The semi’s tire marks were visible next to the damaged Chevrolet.

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Morrow was driven to Magnolia Regional Health Center by a pri-

vate motorist, and Williams was taken to the hospital via ambulance. Hall said neither of the drivers appeared to be se-

riously injured. The Chevy HRR was moderately damaged on the vehicle’s back end, but the International truck

appeared to be totaled. In addition to the MHP, units from Biggersville Fire & Rescue responded to the scene.

The person who found the injured bird, which had a 5- to 6-foot wingspan, brought it to the attention of wildlife officials in Alcorn County. It was treated at the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, where it was determined the bird had a fractured wing and was dehydrated, starving and in shock. The eagle was then taken to the Jackson Zoo for rehabilitation. Bald eagles are protected by the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, both federal and wildlife statutes. Branum was 78 at the time of indictment.

Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 1, the 245th day of 2012. There are 121 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invaded Poland.

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Real Grandson Arthur Dalton Jr. (center) is seen here with his wife Lurlyne and SCV Camp Commander Larry Mangus.

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— which was just about as many soldiers as General Lee had in the Army of Northern Virginia,” explained Mangus. Leroy Worsham’s grandfather was with Lee when the Southern commander surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9,

1865. He was paroled after the surrender and walked home. Shortly after the war, he moved his family to Mississippi. Leroy’s father, Ben Frank Worsham, was a Real Son and a charter member of the Colonel Rogers SCV Camp when it reorganized in 1972. Leroy retired from Worsham Brothers. As a member of

the “Greatest Generation” he served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He served in the 880 Airborne Engineers and the 310 Bombardment Wing in Australia from 1943 to 1946. The decision to honor Real Grandsons comes at a time when the number of living Real Sons — SCV members whose fathers

fought in the Civil War — has dropped to fewerthan 20. The Colonel William P. Rogers Camp meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Martha’s Menu in downtown Corinth. All meetings are open to the public. (Visit the camp’s website at www.battleofcorinth.com.)

In 1715, following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday. In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found not guilty of treason. In 1902, the Georges Melies short film “Le Voyage dans la lune” (A Trip to the Moon) opened in France. In 1912, British composer Samuel ColeridgeTaylor, known as the “Black Mahler” (and not to be confused with the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge), died at age 37. In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed some 140,000 lives. In 1932, New York City Mayor James J. “Gentleman Jimmy” Walker resigned following charges of graft and corruption in his administration. In 1942, U.S. District Court Judge Martin I. Welsh, ruling from Sacramento, Calif., on a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Fred Korematsu, upheld the wartime detention of Japanese-Americans as well as Japanese nationals. In 1951, the United States, Australia and New Zealand signed a mutual defense pact, the ANZUS treaty. In 1961, the Soviet Union ended a moratorium on atomic testing with an above-ground nuclear explosion in central Asia. A TWA Lockheed Constellation crashed shortly after takeoff from Chicago’s Midway Airport, killing all 78 people on board. In 1972, American Bobby Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, as Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union resigned before the resumption of Game 21. An arson fire at the Blue Bird Cafe in Montreal, Canada, claimed 37 lives. In 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the airliner entered Soviet airspace. In 1987, peace demonstrator S. Brian Willson lost his legs when he was hit by a train at the Concord Naval Weapons Station in California while protesting weapons shipments to Central America.

Ten years ago: The California Legislature approved a $99 billion budget, ending a 2-month-old standoff. Typhoon Rusa, the worst typhoon to hit South Korea in 40 years, left at least 119 people dead.

Assistance Ancestry workshop The Alcorn County Genealogical Society members will be conducting a workshop on ancestry research at the Alcorn Career and Technology Center. Sign up today as classes will be limited.

Living Will The Magnolia Regional Health Center’s Patient Advocate’s Office offers free forms and assistance for those wishing to express their medical wishes through a living will or advanced directive. Anyone interested in learning more should call 293-1117.

Senior activities The First Presbyterian Senior Adult Ministry has two fitness classes available to senior adults. Judy Smelzer leads a stretching/toning class on Mondays at 9 a.m. in the fellowship hall. There is no charge. FPC is also hosting a

Wii sports class for senior adults on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. There is no cost to participate. Call the church office at 286-6638 to register or Kimberly Grantham at 284-7498.

Red Cross The Northeast Mississippi Chapter of the Red Cross offers a wide variety of assistance and services, including disaster relief. The Northeast Mississippi Chapter includes 16 counties. It is headquartered in Tupelo, with offices in Tishomingo, New Albany, Starkville and Columbus. Although Red Cross no longer has a Corinth office, the organization wants to stress it continues to offer services in Alcorn County. People seeking disaster assistance in Northeast Mississippi can call the Tupelo headquarters during office hours at 662-842-6101. The tollfree after hours phone line is 1-855-891-7325. The Red Cross’ service

line for the armed forces is 877-272-7337. They also offer health and safety training, including first aid, baby-sitting and CPR, as well as disaster training for businesses. To learn more about the Red Cross health and safety training call 1-800-733-2767.

Story Hour Pre-school Story Hour is held each Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Corinth Library. Year-round art exhibits are also on display and educational non-profit groups meet in the auditorium monthly. The Corinth Friends of the Library hold their ongoing book sale inside the library. Hardback, paperback and audio books, and VHS and DVD donations to the library are always appreciated. For more information, call 287-2441.

Marines helping Marines “The Few and the

Proud — Marines Helping Marines” — a United States Marine Corps League is a visitation program for senior inactive Marines. When a senior inactive Marine is housebound or in a nursing home or hospice, the Corinth detachment will visit fellow Marines — because once a Marine always a Marine. For more information, call 662-287-3233.

Volunteers needed Magnolia Regional Hospice is currently seeking individuals or groups to be trained as volunteers. Hospice is a program of caring for individuals who are terminally ill and choose to remain at home with family or a caregiver. Some of the ministry opportunities for volunteers are sitting with the patient in their homes to allow the caregiver a break, grocery shopping, reading to a patient, craft opportunities, bereavement/grief support and in-office work.

For more information, contact Lila Wade, volunteer coordinator at 662-293-1405 or 1-800843-7553.

Program expanded The Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development District/ Elderly and Disabled Medicaid Waiver Program has expanded into Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah and Tishomingo Counties. This home and community based program is an alternative to nursing home placement and can offer services such as homemakers, expanded home health services, home delivered meals, adult day services, escorted transportation, in-home respite and case management. For more information, call 1-800-745-6961 for details.

‘Just Plain Country’ Just Plain Country performs at the Tishomingo County Fairgrounds in

Iuka every Saturday from 7-10 p.m. Good family entertainment.

Genealogy society The Alcorn County Genealogical Society has reopened for business Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The genealogical society has moved to its new location -- the southeast corner of the Alcorn County Courthouse basement in the old veterans’ services office. The genealogical society will be open at the above hours until they get volunteers lined up, then they’ll be open more days for their patrons’ convenience.

Support groups ■ The Crossroads Group of Narcotics Anonymous meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at noon, and at 7 p.m., seven days a week, at 506 Cruise Street in Corinth. All meetings are non-smoking.

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IUKA — Funeral services for Lisa Ann Masters Dean, 44, are set for 1 p.m. today at Cutshall Funeral Home Chapel in Iuka with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery. Ms. Dean died Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, at her home. She was formerly of Anna-Jonesboro, Ill. Survivors include her husband, Horace “Red” Dean Jr. of Iuka; one son, Gary Lynn Potter II of Anna, Ill.; one daughter, Ashley “Rosie” Craig (David) of Jonesboro, Ill.; two brothers, Marion Masters of St. Johns, Mich., and Jim Masters of Anna, Ill.; four sisters, Terrie Hellman and Susan Ragland, both of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Debra Winters of San Diego, Calif., and Loyce Poole of Anna, Ill.; and two grandchildren, Emma Rose Craig and David Lee Craig III. She was preceded in death by her father, Marion “Red” Masters; her mother, Rosemary Musgraves; her grandparents, Frank and Leatta Cripps; and a brother, Randy Masters. Visitation was Friday evening.

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Lorene Malone, 86, are set for 4:30 p.m. today at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery. She died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. She was born Oct. 28, 1925, in Pocahontas, Tenn., to the late Albert and Jennie Pittman. She was a retired supervisor from Motorola in Chicago. She attended the Acton Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hillie Malone; her parents; and 12 brothers and sisters. Survivors include her caregiver and special niece, Pat Sullivan of Acton, Tenn., and a host of other nieces, nephews, family and friends. Bro. Jackie Pittman will officiate the service.

Katie Nails

WALNUT — Funeral services for Katie Elizabeth Spencer Nails, 75, are set for 1 p.m. Saturday at Brownfield United Methodist Church with burial at Camp Ground United Methodist Church Cemetery in Walnut.

Johnnie B. Austin

Johnnie B. Austin, 80, of Corinth, departed this life on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to Marion Franklin Austin and Mary Ellen Lu Tishie Stuart Austin on Dec. 26, 1931, in Alcorn County. He was a member of the 31st Dixie Division, 155th Infantry Division “Company H” that was called to active duty during the Korean conflict. Upon discharge, he relocated to Austin Gary, Ind., and worked at the Ford Motor Co. in Chicago, Ill. He married Jane Rogers Austin on Oct. 15, 1954, in Alcorn County. In 1960, he moved his family back to Corinth where he was employed by Conley Bros. Supply Co. He later worked at W.R. Grace and Co. as a long distance truck driver and Fleet Safety Director.

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Mrs. Nails died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Born May 10, 1937, she was a homemaker and a stalwart lifelong member of Brownfield United Methodist Church in Walnut. Survivors include one son, Clay Nails of Walnut, and two sisters, Gradie Bruchanan (Travis) of Memphis, Tenn., and Johnnie Spencer of Walnut. She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Lee Nails, and her parents, Garland and Minnie Cox Spencer. Her son, Clay Nails, will officiate the service. Visitation is today from 11 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Corinth-Alcorn Animal Shelter, the American Lung Association and Gideons International.

Aaron Shannon Jr.

LOS ANGELES — A memorial service for Aaron Augustus Shannon Jr., 76, formerly of Corinth, was held Aug. 3 at Angelus Funeral Home in Los Angeles. Mr. Shannon died July

He retired from Miller Transporters of Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Austin was a member of Christ United Methodist Church of Corinth. He was also a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the Eastern Star and Elks Lodge #2573. He loved spending time with his family and attending “Company H” reunions. He and his wife enjoyed old Western movies. He went to McDonald’s every morning to meet with his McDonald’s Coffee Club. Survivors include his wife Jane of 57 years; a daughter, Dale Austin Hatch of Corinth; a son, John B. Austin of Bella Vista, Ark.; granddaughters:Jessica Austin Cultra of Fort Smith, Ark., and Jennifer Haines of Nashville, Tenn.; grandsons Chase Austin Hatch of Wichita, Kansas, Trevor Austin and Shane Austin and their mother Jean Austin whom he regarded as another daughter, all of Fort Smith, Ark.; two great-grandchildren, Austin Cole Bethel of Madison, Tenn., and Atleigh Victoria Cultra of Fort Smith,

28, 2012. Born in Corinth on Feb. 17, 1936, he attended Corinth schools, Tuskegee University and the U n i versity of California Shannon Los Angeles. He held a bachelor of science degree in building construction engineering. He worked with the City of Los Angeles building inspector and opened his own company. He was a member of St. Mark Baptist Church in Corinth. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Bernice Shannon; a daughter, Deborah; a son, Angelo; a sister, Barbara House of Cleveland, Ohio; two brothers, Michael Shannon and Carver Shannon, both of Los Angeles; and one grandchild, Shelby. He was preceded in death by his parents, Earnestine Beauregard Shannon and Aaron Augustus Shannon Sr. The Rev. Ronnie Taylor officiated the service.

Ark.; his godson, Matthew Douglas Essary of Nashville, Tenn.; two stepgrandchildren, Natasha Miller of Fayetteville, Ark., and Weldon Ratliff of Tulsa, Okla.; two special cousins, Mary Ellon Franks of Corinth and James Ray Franks of Guys, Tenn., whom he regarded as a brother; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Those gone before him are his parents; brothers Thomas, Lafayette, Robert and Willie; and sisters Fannie, Katie, Lizzie, Acton, Annie and Lorene. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Danny Rowland and Bro. Merle Dixon officiating. Burial will be in Henry Cemetery with military honors. Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews. Honorary pallbearers will be his friends at McDonald’s. Memorial contributions can be made to Christ United Methodist Church or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Visitation was Friday evening.

Obituary Policy The Daily Corinthian include the following information in obituaries: The name, age, city of residence of the deceased; when, where and manner of death of the deceased; time and location of funeral service; name of officiant; time and location of visitation; time and location of memorial services; biographical information can include date of birth, education, place of employment/occupation, military service and church membership; survivors can include spouse, children, parents.

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Green Market The Green Market in the CARE garden at the Corinth Depot in downtown Corinth offers an opportunity for local farmers, gardeners, artisans, craftsman, etc. to sell their wares in an open-air, grassroots setting. Green Market is being held today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Car wash A car wash benefit for City Road Temple C.M.E. Church youth is being held today from 8 a.m. until. Cost is $5 for cars and $7 for trucks and vans.

Welcome Center events Tailgating, football, and outdoor season is here. To help the Alcorn County Welcome Center kick-off its September theme of “Outdoors in Mississippi,” everyone is encouraged to come by and pick up a free copy of the August/ September issue of the eat.drink.MS magazine which includes several unique tailgating recopies and ideas for the football tailgating and outdoors season. The Welcome Center, 2028 South Tate St., Corinth, is also celebrating Blues Month. Many Blues artists are from Mississippi, stop in the Welcome Center anytime during normal business hours to pick up an official Blues Trail Map, There will also be information in Blues venue locations and event listings. For more information, call 662-286-3443 or visit alcorn@mississippi.org.

Exhibits held ■ The Crossroads Museum at the Historic Depot at 221 North Fillmore Street (across from Joe’s Shoes) in downtown Corinth has a special Civil War Archives exhibit to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Corinth, Battle of Shiloh and the Civil War The exhibit features authentic and some never-beforeseen rare Civil War relics and information from the vast Crossroads Museum archives. The museum is open Monday-Saturday, 10

Breakfast held The 7th District Democrats are hosting a breakfast today at 8 a.m. at the Michie Civic Center. Everyone is invited to attend.

Heritage Day Festival The week-end long festivities for the Battle of Iuka 150th Anniversary Re-enactment and Heritage Day Festival continues today in historic downtown Iuka’s Jay Bird Park. Other weekend events will include Civil War reenactments at the Old Tishomingo Courthouse; living histories, a Grand Illumination of Historic Downtown Iuka, antique car show, buggy rides, self-guided historic homes tour, a grand ball, arts & crafts and much more. For more information, call Tishomingo County Tourism at 1-800-3864373 or check out the website at www.battleofiuka.com.

Trading cards Shiloh National Military Park is now offering new Civil War to Civil Rights trading cards. Both the Shiloh Battlefield and the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center are offering 10 free trading cards featuring the people and stories of the Civil War in this area, including lesserknown stories of the Civil War. To “earn” a trading card, kids may participate in a ranger-led tour or answer a question about their visit to the park. Children visiting Shiloh or Corinth will receive a free Civil War backpack by showing a card from another park to a park ranger. J7NÂ<H;;Ã?DL;IJ?D=

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Tuesday was a big boy (and girl) night TAMPA, Fla. — The delayed opening of the Republican National Convention worked to the advantage of the GOP by both heightening anticipation and forcing the elimination of extraneous speakers, Cal which there are always too Thomas many of at these things. Ann Romney kicked off her Columnist primetime address wearing a bright red dress, Ronald Reagan’s favorite color and one occasionally worn by his wife, Nancy. Ann Romney immediately addressed one of the main criticisms Democrats have leveled against her husband: that he’s an out-of-touch rich guy who doesn’t understand the struggles of the middle class and the poor. Like many other convention speakers who referenced the convention’s “We Built It” theme, Ann Romney noted neither she, nor her husband, nor their parents started out successful. Of her marriage, she said, “We got married and moved into a basement apartment. We walked to class together, shared the housekeeping, and ate a lot of pasta and tuna fish. Our desk was a door propped up on sawhorses. Our dining room table was a folddown ironing board in the kitchen. Those were very special days.” She also made a direct pitch to women. Polls show Mitt Romney trailing President Obama with women. Looking directly into the camera, Ann said, “I love you women! And I hear your voices.” New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie may have surprised some people who had expected him to deliver a rhetorical carpet bombing of President Obama. Mostly, though, he took the higher road. In what might have been a pre-emptive strike against the Democrats who meet next week in Charlotte, N.C., and who appear preoccupied with abortion and contraceptives, Christie addressed the problems of the nation. He called for shared sacrifice and bipartisanship to solve the nation’s growing debt caused largely by entitlement programs. Christie cited his success in New Jersey, which he said has “700,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans.” Christie rejected the notion that seniors care only about themselves and not their children and grandchildren and the uncertain future of entitlement programs that await them when they retire. Christie implied Democrats were more interested in being popular and loved than in repairing the economy. That keeps them, he said, from saying no to any request for more government spending. Christie said Romney would “say ‘no’ when ‘no’ is what’s required.” While there was talk of “ideas” from many of the speakers, this was an opening night less about ideology and more about a serious appeal to their fellow Americans to do what most people know instinctively, if not in actuality, must be done: We can’t go on spending as if there is no tomorrow, or there won’t be and America will become a second-class country. “Our ideas are right for America and their ideas have failed America,” said Christie. Democrats may argue that point, but the evidence is on the side of the Republicans. Voters want to know if they give power to Republicans again in this election so soon after the last time the party held all three branches of government whether things will be different. Will Republicans actually fix entitlement programs, create more jobs and do the hard things Christie spoke about? Or, will Republicans simply manage big government, cutting a little here and a little there, which will have no lasting effect on government growth? Mitt Romney, like Ann, made his own “solemn commitment” to do these things in his acceptance speech Thursday night. Americans are wary of politicians who make grand promises (as President Obama’s poll numbers suggest). But now is the time for not only grand promises, but also grand solutions -Republican solutions. Christie said at the end of his speech that we can make this a “second American century.” We can, but the question is less about our ability than our willingness. That is what the coming election will determine. (Readers may e-mail Daily Corinthian columnist Cal Thomas at tmseditors@tribune.com.)

Prayer for today Dear Lord, bless our homes so those to whom we offer hospitality may feel your love. Amen.

A verse to share Let us run with patience the race that is set before us. — Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

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Romney hopes lie with Obama differences BY MICHAEL BARONE TAMPA, Fla. — The Republicans assembled at the national convention have been told time and time again Barack Obama’s great advantage over Mitt Romney is likability. And many of the 15,000 or so journalists who endured the gusts of rain on Monday and groaned in the sun on the 1.5-mile walk from the nearest parking lot to the metal detectors outside the convention press center have been writing and soundbiting the chief task of the Romney campaign is to introduce Romney’s personal background and character to the public to improve his favorability ratings. Both talking points are true, but only (in an old journalistic phrase) up to a point. The latest ABC/Washington Post poll, for example, reported when asked which of the two candidates was more likable, 61 percent picked Obama and only 27 percent said Romney. That looks like a huge advantage. But when you look at what pollsters call their favorable/unfavorables, the contrast is much less distinct. Obama’s balance in the Real Clear Politics average of recent polls is 49 percent favorable, 45 percent unfavorable. Romney’s are 43 percent favorable, 43 percent unfavorable. Weaker, but not

a whole lot. A successful convention can put Romney’s numbers up around Obama’s, or higher -- just Team Obama’s campaigning seems to have weighed his down. As for likability, it’s more important in some elections than in others. Bob Grady, who worked on George H.W. Bush’s 1988 campaign, tells how Bush turned a deficit going into the conventions into a lead in the polls. Focus groups tested the response to speeches by Bush and his opponent, Michael Dukakis. Dukakis came out ahead. But when the focus groups were shown a generic TV newscaster type reading the two texts, the Bush message was the winner. Conclusion: Use the convention to show some of Bush’s human qualities -- increase his likability. But put the emphasis on a sharp-edged contrast between how the candidates stand on the issues. My sense is the Romney campaign managers took a similar approach. They seemed confident the $120 million the Obama forces have spent attacking Romney’s business record have not had much effect. Obama’s lead over Romney in the RCP average on the first full day of the convention was 47 to 46 percent. They have not spent much time showing Romney’s hu-

man side this summer, and they clearly wanted the convention to do some of that. They were fretting over the broadcast networks’ decision not to broadcast Monday’s night session and rescheduled Ann Romney’s speech from Tuesday even before the hurricane threat scotched Monday night altogether. There was testimony Thursday night from witnesses of Romney’s work in his church and at the Salt Lake City Olympics. And of course the acceptance speech from Romney himself. But as uberblogger Mickey Kaus suggests, lightly committed voters may not be as interested as they were a decade or two ago in having a president they are comfortable watching five nights a week on television. That’s because fewer people are watching TV so regularly. The folks at Targeted Victory, a firm doing microtargeting for Romney and Republicans, told me they teamed with a Democratic firm to conduct surveys of TV viewing in two ultra target states, Ohio and Florida. They found that 31 percent of respondents no longer watch live TV at all, except for sports events. They watch cable or satellite, or use TiVo or Hulu to watch movies with commercials. News audiences seem tilted to older voters, who tend to have strongly held prefer-

ences. So it’s not clear yet how many people were watching Romney. Convention ratings were pretty good in 2008, but a recent survey shows less interest. In any case, the Romney people seem confident he can meet the threshold test of likability and, more important, that the differences between Romney and Obama over issues and over their basic attitudes toward America worked to the Republicans’ advantage. There’s lots of evidence to support this second proposition. Voters are most concerned about the related issues of the economy and the size of government. They are discontented with the status quo. In 1988, it was the other way around: Voters were basically content. Bush offered more of the same and won. This year, people want something different. Romney offers that. Obama offers more of the same. Emphasizing that contrast, the Romney people believe, is a winner. (Daily Corinthian columnist Michael Barone, senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner, www.washingtonexaminer.com, is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a Fox News Channel contributor and a co-author of The Almanac of American Politics.)

Quiz time: Are you a bad American citizen? The comedian Jeff Foxworthy has a great routine called “You Might Be a Redneck.” He sets up a series of questions, and if you answer yes, well, you might be a... You get the idea. But during this convention season, perhaps a more penetrating question is: Are you a bad citizen? Let’s be truthful, there are millions of Americans who don’t care about their country at all. How can you tell? Easy. If an American does not pay attention to national events or educate himself enough to know the basics of how the USA works, then he or she is a bad citizen. I do believe the good citizens far outnumber the bad, but those millions of derelict Americans do the country harm. First off, their vote (if they even bother) is

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most likely uninformed, which gives charlatan politicians an easier time of it. And many Bill bad citizens O’Reilly are simply lazy, meaning The O’Reilly Factor they often fail in the competitive marketplace and must rely on those who prosper to support them, at least in part. Simply put, slackers drain strength from any country. So here is a short quiz in case you are in doubt as to what comprises a bad citizen. You are a bad citizen if: ■ You can’t explain the three branches of government. ■ You can’t name 10 former presidents.

■ You don’t know who the current vice president is. ■ You don’t know who issued the Emancipation Proclamation or what it is. ■ You can’t explain why World War II started. ■ You don’t know where Vietnam is. ■ You can’t name 15 foreign countries. ■ You think Jimmy Carter was a great president. ■ You believe the Founding Fathers would support banning handguns. ■ You think Americans invented pizza. There are approximately 320 million Americans, and every one over the age of 12 should be able to answer those questions. There is simply no excuse if you can’t. You are a bad citizen. But if you fall into that category, there is something

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you can hold onto. In their wisdom, the Founding Fathers designed a Constitution that gives every single citizen the absolute right to be a moron. No one can force you to pay attention to current events, learn history or understand how the USA became the greatest country in the world. And believe me, America’s greatness was achieved despite the presence of bad citizens. They were simply overwhelmed by the good folks: the people who respect their country enough to pay attention to it. (Daily Corinthian columnist and veteran TV news anchor Bill O’Reilly is host of the Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor” and author of the book “Pinheads and Patriots: Where You Stand in the Age of Obama.”)

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Beaches closing temporarily after Isaac JACKSON — The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality says it’s closing all beaches along the state’s Gulf Coast until debris from Hurricane Isaac can be cleared and water quality can be tested. Department spokesman Robbie Wilbur says Friday that the closures are precautionary and are expected to last several days. Isaac pushed ashore late Tuesday and its storm surge pushed water from the Mississippi Sound across beaches and roads Wednesday in all three of Mississippi’s coastal counties.

Mound Bayou to get Blues Trail marker MOUND BAYOU — The town of Mound Bayou

will be honored Saturday with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail. Music history in the Mississippi Delta town has ranged from blues and R&B in cafes, lounges and juke joints to musical programs in schools, studios and churches. Mound Bayou’s cast of performers, both formally schooled and self-taught, has included the pioneer king of Delta blues, Charley Patton; fiddler Henry “Son” Simms; singers Nellie “Tiger” Travis and Sir Lattimore Brown and guitarist Eddie El. O.B. Buchana, one of the Delta’s most popular singers, was born in Mound Bayou, as was Chicago soul singer General Crook. Nellie Travis, who has become a prominent blueswomen in Chicago and on the southern soul circuit, will be attending the ceremony in Mound Bayou and giving

a performance Saturday.

Woman sentenced for bank robbery OXFORD — A Tupelo woman has been sentenced to 41 months in prison on federal charges in the robbery of a Smithville bank in January. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports that 21-year-old Johnnica Williams also was given three years’ probation. Williams was convicted in federal court in Oxford on Wednesday. Williams was arrested in a holdup of the Renasant Bank on Mississippi

Highway 25. Authorities say that during the robbery, Williams dressed as a man and even though she gave a bank teller a note advising that she was armed, she never showed a weapon.

Isaac clean-up begins on coast WAVELAND — After days of whipping wind and heavy rain, life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is slowly returning to normal as residents return home and begin cleaning up from Hurricane Isaac. Flooding continued

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residents’ yards. Across much of central and south Mississippi, local officials are transitioning from response to recovery. Isaac, now a tropical depression, dropped more than 12 inches of rain in some places in Mississippi with sustained wind of about 40 mph and storm surge of 6 to 8 feet, according to the National Weather Service. Emergency management officials said the concern now is that because of all the rain, rivers could crest at their highest levels in years.

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