September 24 2015 - The Mississippi Link

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Vol. 21, No. 48
September 24 - 30, 2015
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Papa! Pope stirs excitement in Deadly impact of domestic violence
weighing on Leggett family
D.C., calls for climate action
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Pope Francis arrives in the popemobile at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Tony Gentile/Pool Photo via AP
By Julie Pace And Nicole Winfield
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Cheered by
jubilant crowds across the nation’s
capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Barack Obama on climate
change, immigration and inequality, as the popular pontiff signaled
he would not sidestep issues that
have deeply divided Americans.
On his first full day in the United
States, the pope also reached out
to America’s 450 bishops, many of
whom have struggled to come to
terms with his new social justiceminded direction for the Catholic
Church. He gently prodded the
bishops to forgo “harsh and divisive language,” while commending their “courage” in the face of
the church’s sexual abuse scandal
- rhetoric that angered victims he
may meet with later in his trip.
Late in the day, Francis - the
first pope from the Americas canonized Junipero Serra, the famous 18th century Spanish friar
who brought the Catholic faith to
California.
The 78-year-old pontiff’s whirlwind day in Washington enlivened
the often stoic, politically polarized city. Excited crowds lined
streets near the White House to
catch a glimpse of the smiling and
waving Francis as he passed by
in his open-air “popemobile.” He
seemed to draw energy from the
cheering spectators, particularly
the children his security detail
brought to him for a papal kiss and
blessing.
In keeping with his reputation
as the “people’s pope,” Francis
kept Obama and other dignitaries
at the White House waiting so he
could spend time greeting schoolchildren gathered outside the Vatican’s diplomatic mission where he
spent the night.
With flags snapping, color guard
at attention and a military band
playing, Francis stepped from his
modest Fiat onto the South Lawn
on a crisp fall morning that felt
as optimistic as his own persona.
Pope and president stood on a redcarpeted platform bedecked with
red, white and blue bunting for the
A golden friend will
be missed at 2659
national anthems of the Holy See
and the United States.
The pope’s remarks were brief,
yet pointed.
Speaking in soft, halting English, Francis said that as the son of
an immigrant family, he was “happy to be a guest in this country,
which was largely built by such
families.”
The Argentine pope was born to
Italian parents who left their home
country before he was born, and
he has been a forceful advocate
for humane treatment of migrants.
Francis was enthusiastic in
his embrace of Obama’s climate
change agenda, specifically praising the president for taking steps
to reduce air pollution. In a firm
message to those who doubt the
science of climate change, he said
the warming planet “demands on
our part a serious and responsible
recognition” of the world that will
be left to today’s children.
“Accepting the urgency, it
seems clear to me also that climate
change is a problem which can
no longer be left to a future generation,” said Francis, who has
been pressing his environmental message ahead of climate
change talks in Paris later this
year.
Pope
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Linda Leggett’s mother Elizabeth Lacey lays a final flower for her daughter Monday, September 21, 2015
PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE R. JONES
By Stephanie R. Jones
Contributing Writer
The family used Linda’s maiden name - Linda Yvette Leggett
- on the funeral program because
they didn’t want the name of the
man (Montson) who is charged
with killing her anywhere to be
seen, though he was her husband.
Linda Leggett Montson’s death
was reported in the local media
in five to six sentences. All you
learned from those reports was
that she was 40 years old, was
shot multiple times and that police
were searching for her husband,
Bobby Montson, 44.
But there’s more to Linda’s
story. She was a mother of four
children, ages 17-22. She also
left behind a mother, a father and
grandmother and a grandchild -a
6-month-old boy.
She worked at Penn’s Fish
House on Lakeland Drive, as does
one of her oldest sons Marquis
Lindsey, the twin to Stepfon. Her
daughter Nakia Davis and son
Cordarius Fear huddled with the
family at their mother’s gravesite
this past Monday, September 21,
2015.
Sadly, Linda’s life follows
the storyline of many domestic
violence cases which have tragic
endings. Before, she had tried
leave and her husband found her.
This time, she had saved
enough money - $1,600 - to move
to another place, away from her
Bristol Park apartment on County
Line Road. But Bobby Monston her family calls him by his middle
name, Dwayne - thwarted her attempted escape, allegedly shooting her multiple times in the early
morning hours on September 12.
There was a restraining order
against her husband, barring him
from coming near Linda, family members said. Police are still
searching for him. Linda’s family members said he is originally
from Yazoo City.
Linda’s mother Elizabeth Lacey said family members did what
they could to support her daughter. Lacey said she often had to
“back away” because she didn’t
want to lose all contact with her
daughter.
It is common that abusers isolate their victims from family and
friends, said Eva Jones, of Butterflies by Grace Defined by Faith, a
group at lends support to victims
of domestic violence.
October is Domestic Violence
Victim of domestic violence,
Linda Leggett
Awareness month, Jones said.
And this case, like so many others, reveals the need for awareness that domestic violence can
happen in any family and victims
need to seek help before it becomes fatal.
Wendy Mahoney, execute
director of the MS Coalition
Against Domestic Violence said
Mississippi’s domestic violence
homicide ranking has dropped
from 5th place in the nation to
Domestic violence
Continued on page 3
PICTURE OF THE WEEK
Inside
The staff and employees of The Mississippi Link,
Socrates Garrett Enterprises and GarrettECI.IV
mourn the loss of fellow friend Levi Adam Jr. who
passed away on September 16, 2015. He was one of
our staunch supporters and will be sorely missed.
The memory of his quick wit and energy will be
among our fond memories of him. Our prayers and
sympathy go out to his family. See ‘In Memoriam’ Celebrating the Life of Levi Adams Jr. on Page 5.
When all’s said
and done, Yogi
Berra was 1 of a
kind
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Jackson State
University
awarded $2.9
million
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The Sanders family of Jackson, Miss. are joined by family members from other states to participate in the Cental Mississippi Walk
to END Alzheimer’s in memory of mother and family matriarch Bessie Sanders. The Gail Brown family of Clinton, Miss. also makes
the Walk annually in memory of her late father Howard H. Hargrove. PHOTOS BY GAIL BROWN
See more on page 17
AMR medic saves eight
lives in two months as
company’s “Save Rate”
rises 150 percent
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‘Let’s get the story correct’
By Dorsey R. Carson Jr.
Attorney
Let’s get the
story correct regarding Denali
Water Solutions/
Socrates Garrett Enterprises
Inc.’s proposal
to handle disposal of biosolids for the City of
Jackson. Lots of misinformation is
circulating because of lack of factchecking and other reasons.
An anti-Denali/Garrett article
that ran today (September 23) in
one media outlet - the Northside
Sun - was inaccurate in several
important respects that continue to
give credence to the blatantly false
allegations by our competitor, Synagro WWT Inc./Fisher Construction and Transportation of bias on
the part of the City Council toward
my clients Denali/Garrett.
It is misleading folks to think
that their (Denali/Garrett) $15.45
million offer is an apple-to-apple
comparison to Synagro’s, $13.6
million “offer” - an offer that was
not responsive to the city’s request
for proposals (RFP) and was not
provided until after Synagro had illegally obtained a copy of Denali/
Garrett’s proposal.
More importantly, it’s not even
close to an apple-to-apple comparison - if Denali/Garrett was permitted to eliminate a “performance
bond” as Synagro proposed (which
would be stupid for the city to do)
and take 20 percent of all sludge to
the city dump on the city’s dime
for dumping fees, then Denali/Garrett’s price would be lower, too.
But that was not what was in the
contract scope. I’m always ready
and willing to clarify any questions
for a fair story, but that’s not happening with some media outlets.
It has been reported that someone has been making robocalls to
city officials and others regarding
the contract discussions. I know
nothing of this matter, so I cannot
comment on their contents or speculate on who ordered them.
Regarding Synagro’s tactics:
These seem obvious. Wilson Carroll’s - who had no involvement
with the evaluation process and
did not participate in company interviews with certain media outlets
- private communications to City
Council members and public comments at City Council was to try to
keep the focus away from Synagro’s unworkable plan to remove
the city sludge to Alabama. And instead, it was to disparage Socrates
Garrett because he supported Mayor Tony Yarber’s campaign.
The focus then shifts to Garrett for personal attack because
he favored the mayor over other
mayoral candidates. And to do so,
Synagro illegally obtained a copy
of Denali/Garrett’s proposal during the contract negotiation phase.
That is outside the rules and unprecedented and opens the door
to the very bid-rigging allegations
that Synagro claims.
Synagro obtained hand-written
notes of the city’s evaluation team
and made baseless allegations of
bias toward Socrates Garrett during the evaluation process (though
no word on how the City’s independent consultant was biased,
too).
If Synagro has facts, then they
should name names; we invite
them to. It is not unusual for scores
to be changed up and down during
any evaluation process; it would
be surprising
if they did
not. Synagro
has no factual
basis for its
allegations of
bias, or Wilson Carroll
would have
provided that
information Garrett
months ago.
After a judge ordered that Synagro return Denali/Garrett’s illegally-obtained proposal and sign
affidavits saying they had returned
or destroyed all copies, they signed
them, but it was a lie. They submitted false affidavits. For taxpayers,
that should be a pretty big deal.
What has gotten lost in all of this
is the basic evaluation of the proposals. Denali/Garrett has moved
305,000 tons of biosolids - roughly
13,500 truckloads. Denali/Garrett
can run four times the number of
23.5-ton trucks, because it is going 35 miles away from Jackson to
Yazoo and Rankin counties rather
than 180 miles away to Synagro
sites in Alabama. And Denali/Garrett is running 42 trucks to Synagro’s scant 16.
Basic business common sense
dictates that Denali/Garrett can
easily do it quicker and not lose
money in the process.
Meanwhile Synagro is planning
to run 16 trucks for 13,500 truckloads to some undisclosed location in Alabama. Three Alabama
counties have already closed down
Synagro dumping (Google Synagro TVA Ash).
Denali is the only company that
can meet an EPA Consent Decree
deadline that requires the city to
have the biosolids removed by
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Domestic violence
Continued from page 1
34th - a good sign, “but one is too
many.”
“That is indicative of the strides
that we have made, but one is still
too many,” Mahoney said. “There
is help for you if you are in an
abusive situation. We want you
to know that you are not alone you are never alone. Call the Domestic Violence Hotline at 800799-SAFE (7233) or go to http://
mcadv.org/get-help/.”
Lacey said she nor other family members ever thought Bobby
Monston’s abusive tendencies
would rise to the level of murder.
“We just never thought this would
happen,” said Lacey, who herself
had experienced abuse in the past.
So she understood what her
daughter was dealing with and
also understood her powers to
help were limited.
“She didn’t want to be around
family members, didn’t want to
hear what we were saying to her,”
Lacey said. The only time she
could talk to her daughter was
when Bobby wasn’t home.
At the burial Monday at Garden Memorial Park, Lacey said
between tears and sobs, “This was
not supposed to happen, this was
not supposed to happen.”
Linda Monston’s grandmother,
Mary L. Davis, said: “It just isn’t
right. It hurts. It hurts.”
Monston’s cousin Shereda Pannell said the same. She said Linda
visited her in Arkansas two weeks
before her death and told her about
her plans to leave her husband.
Pannell claims she had been tryDec. 31, 2017.
Synagro misrepresented Denali/
Garrett’s proposal, and they are intentionally misleading the public
about the number of trucks they can
run and the amount of sludge they
can haul and recycle versus what will
Linda Leggett’s family: mother, Elizabeth Lacey; sons Cordarius Fear and
Stepfon Lindsey; daughter Nakia Davis; and son Marquis Lindsey.
ing to get her cousin to leave the
situation for the last three years.
Pannell said she also experience domestic violence some
years ago but was able to escape
the situation, thanks to her mother
and three sisters. “They supported
me. They didn’t let up in letting
me I know I didn’t have to live
that way,” Pannell said.
She said she now wants people
to know that her cousin was the
one who always provided strength
and support to others despite her
own situation.
Lacey wants it known that her
daughter “had a good heart and
would help anybody she could.”
Davis said what the family
wants now is for Bobby (Dwayne)
Montson to be caught and brought
to justice. “We want him caught.
The family needs closure; her
mother and children need closure,” Davis said. Monston was
last seen driving a black Nissan
Sentra. Police said to consider
him armed and dangerous.
go into landfills at an additional cost
to the city for “tipping” or dumping
fees.
There are thousands of reasons
why the Denali/Garrett proposal is
the best, but Synagro strategically decided to attack Socrates Garrett and
Jackson Police Department
spokesperson Colendula Green
said they have received several
“good” tips through Crimestoppers regarding the case and the
department is following up on all
of them.
“We urge the public to continue
calling in any tips to us,” Green
said. Anyone with information
should call Jackson police at 601960-1234 or 601-355-TIPS.
Linda leaves behind a family
that loved her: her mother Elizabeth, grandmother Mary, her children - Stepfon, Marquis, Nakia
and Cordarius, grandson Princeton Butler, brother Christopher
Leggett, sister Yolanda Banks,
father Christopher Chislom and
great-grandmother Agnes Banks.
For them the burial of Linda is
not the end; they seek justice for
their loved one lost to domestic
violence.
Stephanie R. Jones can be
reached at [email protected]
or (601) 454-0372.
the process to accomplish the very
thing that has happened here - raise
enough questions and play enough
politics between the mayor and city
council to put them back in the game.
Dorsey R. Carson Jr.
Attorney at Law
BUSINESS
September 24 - 30, 2015
Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
successfully refunds $25 million in bonds
The Mississippi Link Newswire
On Tuesday, September 15, the Jackson
Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) entered into an agreement with Trustmark
National Bank for the direct placement
of $25 million in airport revenue refunding bonds. As a result of this refinancing,
JMAA will save almost $4 million in debt
service.
Carl D. Newman, A.A.E. chief executive officer for the Jackson Municipal
Airport Authority stated, “JMAA has been
monitoring the bond market for an opportunity to reduce costs associated with our
existing debt service.
“JMAA took advantage of the recent
national trend in lower interest rates to refund two series of our bonds, and garner
a savings of $4 million dollars which can
now be used to support future capital projects and ongoing improvements to our two
airports.”
Attorney John L. Walker Jr., The Walker Group, PC; Carl D. Newman. A.A.E., chief executive officer, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; J. Trent Marchman, Corporate
Treasury Services officer, Trustmark National Bank; Lawanda D. Harris, chair, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Stephen Edds, shareholder, Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell Berkowitz, PC; Arnetrius R. Branson, interim chief financial officer, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; and Attorney John R. May, Jr., partner, The May
Law Firm, PLLC.
AMR medic saves eight lives
in two months as company’s
“Save Rate” rises 150 percent
Sledge
Jackson Fire Department “Above and Beyond” awardees Jeff Gieselbreth, Marcus Rounsaville, John Weaver,
Braggio McInnis, Michael Forbes and David Landrum
PHOTO COURTESY OF MARCUS DAVIS
It’s what AMR paramedic Haley
Sledge and her co-workers live for:
saving others’ lives. From early July
to September 1 this year in Jackson,
she led the restoration of a heartbeat
in eight patients who did not have a
pulse when the ambulance crew arrived.
“For the same paramedic and her
crew partners to save eight lives in
just two months is simply unheard
of,” said Michael Arinder, AMR’s
clinical services manager for AMR’s
multi-state South Region. Arinder is
based in Jackson.
Sledge and her regular ambulance
partner, EMT Josh Edmonds, restored a pulse in seven of the eight
patients. EMT Rachel Blackmon
worked with Sledge on the eighth
patient. All eight patients had a pulse
when Sledge and her partner delivered them to hospital emergency
departments.
For their efforts, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors recognized
Sledge, Edmonds and Blackmon at
their Monday, September 21, meeting at the chancery building, 316
South President Street in Jackson.
The Board also recognized a
number of Jackson Fire Department
EMS responders who contributed to
some of the eight rescues. Each received the board’s “Above and Beyond” award.
The patients were of varying ages
and suffered cardiac arrest in a variety of settings. One patient collapsed
in a hospital parking garage.
Arinder said Sledge and her fellow medics at AMR Central Mississippi are now restoring a heartbeat in
150 percent more initially-pulseless
patients compared to January 2014.
At the beginning of 2014, AMR
medics were restoring a pulse in approximately 10 percent of patients
first encountered without a heartbeat. At the end of July of this year,
the “save rate” had risen to 25 percent.
(L to R) Josh Edmonds and Rachel Blackmon, AMR EMTs; Haley Sledge,
paramedic; Jim Pollard, AMR public affairs manager; Carmen Davis, Hinds
County administrator
PHOTO COURTESY OF WAPT NEWS
Individuals who were obviously
deceased when medics arrived and
those known to have lacked a pulse
for lengthy periods are not included
in the analysis.
Arinder said, in its five-county
service area, AMR Central Mississippi responds to 50 to 70 patients
each month who have no pulse when
the medics arrive.
“Saving lives is a team effort.
Rescue personnel such as from Jackson Fire Department are critical to
patient outcome,” Arinder said.
Hinds County District 1 Supervisor Robert Graham said, “AMR’s
success with cardiac arrest patients is
vital to public health. Families need
to know, if a loved one suffers cardiac arrest, care from AMR and JFD
will give the patient a strong chance
of survival.”
Arinder said the local AMR operation has benefited from participating in the company’s national initiatives to enhance patient care.
He added, “AMR across the
country concentrates on providing
every patient the right treatment the
first time every time. The goal for us
is delivering patients to hospital staff
in the best possible condition.”
The AMR family of companies
serves 27 counties in Mississippi.
The Mississippi Department of
Health has reported AMR companies transported more than 40
percent of the state’s ambulance patients in 2013.
American Medical Response Inc.
(www.amr.net), America’s leading
provider of medical transportation,
provides services in 40 states and
the District of Columbia. More than
18,000 AMR paramedics, EMTs,
RNs and other professionals work
together to transport more than three
million patients nationwide each
year in critical, emergency and nonemergency situations.
AMR, a subsidiary of Envision
Healthcare Corporation, is headquartered in Greenwood Village,
Colo.
Edmonds
COMMUNITY
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Celebrating the Life of Levi Adams Jr.
Sunrise: April 7, 1950 ~ Sunset: September 16, 2015
Adams
Levi Adams Jr. was born on
April 7, 1950 to the late Levi
Adams Sr. and Audie Mae
Dyce Adams. He was the third
child of eight children.
He accepted Christ as his
Lord and Savior at a very
young age. He united with College Hill Baptist Church on August 1, 2010.
He was also a strong supporter of Crossroads Baptist
Church, pastored by Rev. Stanley Smith. He felt so close to
the
Crossroads
family that he often
claimed membership in both churches.
He quietly left his
earthly home when
the Lord called him
home on Wednesday, September 16,
2015 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in
Jackson, Miss.
He received his
elementary
and
high school education in Jackson
Public Schools having attended Johnson and G.N. Smith
Elementary
and
Sam M. Brinkley
from 7th through
12th grades. He
graduated in the class of 1968.
In high school, he was a good
student and played baseball.
Levi attended Bishop College in Dallas, Texas, where
he graduated in May 1972. He
remained in the Dallas area for
several years after graduation,
along with other friends from
Brinkley High School.
He worked for the Dallas
Parks and Recreation Department and received numerous
certificates and awards includ-
Homegoing
celebration for
Eddie Lee Jackson
July 9, 1939 ~ September 13, 2015
Jackson
Eddie Lee Jackson was born
July 9, 1939 in Canton, Miss.
to the late K.C. and Reve Lee
Jackson. He was the oldest
boy and the second child of
fourteen siblings. He passed
away Sunday, September 13,
2015 at the Baptist Hospital
surrounded by his family.
Eddie attended school in the
Madison County School District. He was employed as a
truck driver for 43 years, but
his passion was singing for the
Lord. He sang quartet for most
of his adult life.
He started out at the tender
age of 17 singing with the
Original Canton Spirituals.
Eddie also sang with Eddie &
The Friendly Echos, Eddie &
The Corinthians, and last but
not least, Eddie & The Harmony Echos.
He was actively attending
North Jackson Baptist Church
where he taught Sunday
School and of course singing
in the mass choir and the male
chorus.
He met and
married Ernestine
Robinson in 1960
and to this union
five children were
born.
Eddie Lee was a
comedian always
had a funny story.
He never met a
stranger and will
be sorely missed
by all who knew
him.
Cherished memories are remembered by the mother of his children,
Ernestine Jackson
of Jackson, Miss.;
seven
children:
Marvin, Barbara,
JoAnn, Don and
Donald Jackson,
Tabuta (Carlos) Henson and
Elaine Henderson; several siblings: Vera Lee, John (Ruby
Jean) Jackson, Mildred (Eddie) Hawkins, Cecil (Betty)
Jackson, Theodore Jackson,
Lillian (Roy) Hawkins, Ruth
Grant, Lloyd Jackson, Benjamin (Delores) Jackson, and
Joseph (Deloris) Jackson; ten
grandchildren: LaQuinta (Jeremy) Clark, Patrick Jackson,
Destini Taylor, Adam Clay,
Eboni Jackson, Aaron Clay,
Andrew Clay, Destinee Jackson, Brendon Jackson, Carlos
Henson Jr.; four great grandchildren: Elijah Jackson, Kamari Jackson, Kayden Jackson and Journey Clark; three
special cousins: Fred (Wanda)
Jackson, Christell Martin and
Jimmie Carol Stidhum; six
best friends: Hollie Taylor,
Emmet Martin, Roscoe Lucious, Morris Taylor, Cornelius Dewayne Watkins and
Theo “Pig” Thompson and
a host of other relatives and
friends.
ing the National Gold Medal
Award for Excellence in Parks
and Recreation Management.
He completed training for
mainstreaming handicapped individuals into community recreation centers and was recognized for outstanding volunteer
services rendered to enrich the
lives of others.
He returned to Mississippi in
the 1990s and worked on various jobs. He worked as custodian at College Hill Baptist
Church for several years. His
most recent employment included Garrett Enterprises and
The Mississippi Link newspaper in Jackson.
He successfully completed
the Jackson State/Heart Study
Chronic Disease Self-Management Program in 2013.
He was active with political
leaders of Jackson and worked
on campaigns for Hinds County Tax Collector Eddie Fair and
City Councilman Kenneth I.
Stokes.
Levi was well known professionally and throughout many
communities for his selfless
acts of kindness. He was a high
spirited person and never met a
stranger.
While in Dallas, he married
Bebe Prize, who preceded him
in death. There were no children born to this union. Although he had no children of
his own, he was a father figure
and proud supporter of family
members striving to excel in
their studies.
He is survived by brothers
Charles Adams (Bernice) of
Memphis, Tenn. and Melvin
Adams of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters Dorothy Hill (Thomas) of
Jackson, Miss., Sammie Blue
of Jackson, Miss., and Pamela
Edwards of Atlanta, Ga.; aunt
Claudia Mae Dyce Smith of
Forest Miss; godson William
McKinley and a host of nieces,
nephews, other relatives and
friends.
Preceding him in death long
with his parents were his broth-
er Bobby Joe Adams and sister
Evelyn Adams.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday, September 26, 2015
at 11 a.m. at College Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1600
Florence, Jackson, Miss. where
Pastor Michael T. Williams will
be officiating.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Westhaven Funeral
Home, 3580 Robinson Rd.,
Jackson, Miss. 39209.
COMMUNITY
September 24 - 30, 2015
Jackson State University awarded $2.9 million
Cong. Thompson announces 9th Annual College and Career Fair and “ex-offenders expungement assistance” October 2
United States Representative
Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced Monday, September 21,
2015, that the U.S. Department of
Education has awarded a “First in
the World Development Program”
grant in the amount of $2,988,707
to Jackson State University.
The First in the World Development Program is part of President
Barack Obama’s ambitious agenda
to drive innovation and keep a
higher education within reach for
all Americans. The Department of
Education awarded nearly $60 million to 17 colleges and universities.
“I am thrilled that Jackson State
University (JSU) will be receiving
the First in the World grant from
the United States Department of
Education for their ‘Integrated
STEM Experiences for ALL’ project,” said Thompson.
“This project will work to improve both teaching and learning
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in STEM disciplines and transform
the institutional culture at JSU to
stimulate enthusiasm about science, technology, engineering and
mathematics. I am so very proud
that JSU was one of only 17 institutions nationwide to receive the
grant.”
“I commend JSU’s research
team for their dedication to improving STEM education and their hard
work on the grant application. And
I also commend vice president for
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Research and Federal Relations,
Dr. Loretta Moore, and new director of Federal Relations, LeMia
Jenkins, for shepherding this application through the agency process
and skillfully gaining support from
our congressional delegation and
other stakeholders.”
Also, Thompson announced his
9th Annual College and Career Fair
for the Second Congressional District of Mississippi. The fair will be
October 2, 2015, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
at the Washington County Convention Center, 1040 S. Raceway Rd.,
Greenville, MS 38703.
At the same time, Thompson is
offering assistance to ex-offenders
to prepare for jobs with legal advice on expungement of criminal
records.
The congressman has invited the
Mississippi Center for Justice to
the College and Career Fair to meet
with ex-offenders.
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September 24 - 30, 2015
Clinton aims to tackle out- Study: twice as much trash
of-pocket health care costs put in landfills than estimated
FILE-In this Dec. 6, 2012 file photo, trash is compacted at the landfill in Moretown, Vt. Americans are sending
more than twice as much trash to landfills than the federal government estimates, according to a new study. AP
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets audience members following a community forum
on healthcare, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at Moulton Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa. AP Photo/Charlie Nei-
bergall
By Ken Thomas Associated Press
WASHINGTON - Hillary
Rodham Clinton proposed a
series of steps on Wednesday
to lessen the burden of outof-pocket medical bills for
Americans covered by President Barack Obama’s health
care law.
The Democratic presidential candidate said she would
require plans to provide three
sick visits a year without
counting toward a patient’s
annual deductible, a provision that would apply to both
private health plans and those
covered through the so-called
Obamacare law. She said
many Americans are forced
to pay a significant cost outof-pocket if they get sick because average deductibles
have more than doubled during the past decade.
Clinton would offer a refundable tax credit of up to
$5,000 for families not eligible for Medicare for exces-
sive out-of-pocket health care
costs.
And her plan aims to protect
Americans from unexpected
medical bills and help states
prevent insurance companies
from imposing excessive rate
increases.
“When Americans get sick,
high costs shouldn’t prevent
them from getting better,”
Clinton said in a statement.
“With deductibles rising so
much faster than incomes, we
must act to reduce the out-ofpocket costs families face.
My plan would take a number
of steps to ease the burden of
medical expenses and protect
health care consumers.”
Clinton has rolled out a series of policies to hold down
the rising cost of prescription drugs, placing a monthly
cap of $250 on covered outof-pocket drug costs to help
patients with chronic or serious health conditions. She
has also vowed to defend
Obama’s health care law,
which has faced repeated
repeal attempts by Republicans.
Michael Short, a spokesman for the Republican National Committee, said Clinton’s proposals would give
the federal government more
control over the nation’s
health care system. “Obamacare is wreaking havoc with
higher premiums, lost doctors, and cancelled plans, and
Hillary Clinton would make
it even worse,” he said.
Clinton’s proposals seek
to address many Americans
who face high health care
costs even after paying premiums because of rising
deductibles. Clinton’s campaign noted a new Kaiser
Family Foundation survey
that found the average deductible is more than $1,300
for single coverage. Since
2010, deductibles have risen
about seven times faster than
workers’ wages, the survey
found.
Photo/Toby Talbot, File
By Seth Borenstein AP Science Writereditor
WASHINGTON - Americans are sending more than
twice as much trash to landfills as the federal government has estimated, according to a new study.
It turns out that on average
America tosses five pounds
of trash per person per day
into its landfills, according
to an analysis of figures from
the same study, which is
based on actual landfill measurements instead of government estimates.
For years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency relied on estimates to
determine how much trash
was being sent to landfills.
But in 2010, the agency required most municipal landfills to measure and report
how much trash was heading into the dumps, as part
of an effort to lower heattrapping methane emissions.
Researchers at Yale University looked at the records for
more than 1,200 landfills and
calculated amounts, predom-
inantly based on weights.
They figured it was 289
million tons in 2012, according to a study published
Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. For the
same year, EPA estimated
the figure to be 135 million
tons.
The Yale team calculated
that in 2013, waste sent to
landfills rose to 294 million tons. With 316 million
people, that comes to 1,871
pounds per person in that
year, the last for which there
are figures.
Jon Powell at Yale’s Center for Industrial Ecology
said the amount is different
because of the way his team
calculated it: Adding up actual measurements instead
of estimates based on what
businesses told government
indirectly. The EPA partially
funded the study.
Three outside experts said
they trust the Yale numbers
more than the EPA’s. However, Thomas Kinnaman,
a Bucknell University professor who studies the eco-
nomics of solid waste and
recycling, added the findings
don’t matter much, because
landfills have plenty of room
to expand. Powell found that
for every year’s worth of
trash filled on average in the
United States, landfills add
2.7 years’ worth of capacity.
If Powell’s data is correct, Americans aren’t recycling as much as authorities
thought. EPA estimated that
Americans recycled 34.5 percent of their waste in 2012,
but if the amount of trash
matches Powell calculation,
the recycling rate would be
21.4 percent. But the data
may not match up well, Powell cautioned.
Americans don’t seem to
generate more trash than
other cultures, Bucknell’s
Kinnaman said. And not all
of the waste is from homes.
Powell said a sampling,
which may not be representative nationally, showed that
12.8 percent of the material
that flowed into the landfill
was construction and demolition debris.
Turing pharma CEO recedes from public after backtracking on drug price hike
Associated Press
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO
Martin Shkreli has bowed to
public pressure and agreed
to reverse the huge price increase of the life saving drug
Daraprim. Shkreli sparked outrage after hiking the cost of the
drug over 5,000 percent, from
$13.50 to $750.
The controversy has spurred
presidential candidates to weigh
in on the rising cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. Hillary
Clinton announced Tuesday,
September 22, a plan to lower
the price of prescription drugs,
after tweeting on Monday that
Daraprim’s price hike is “outrageous.”
Fellow 2016 Democratic
presidential candidate Bernie
Sanders, a senator from Vermont, along with Rep. Elijah
Cummings (D-Md.) sent a letter to Turing Pharmaceuticals
on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into drug price
increases by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
They asked the company to
respond to a series of questions
about sales of the drug. Sanders and Cummings also wrote
to the CEO of Valeant Pharma-
ceuticals last month to protest
dramatic price increases for two
heart drugs.
Valeant raised the price for
Isuprel 525 percent and boosted
the price of Nitropress by 212
percent shortly after buying the
drugs from Marathon Pharmaceuticals in February. Valeant
is the only company that sells
these two life-saving medications.
In his most recent tweets still
visible through a Google search,
Shkreli repeatedly promoted his
upcoming media interviews and
said that “only 2,000 Americans
take our medicine annually,
making it one of the most infrequently used drugs.”
The Daily Beast reported
Monday that in response to outrage over Daraprim’s new price,
Shkreli had tweeted that it was
“a great thing for society” and
tweeted lyrics to an Eminem
song referencing giving the media the middle finger.
A reporter for FierceBiotech said in a post Sunday that
Shkreli called him a moron in a
Twitter exchange where the reporter had asked about the reason for the higher drug price.
Turing Pharmaceuticals has
not responded to a request for
Shkreli
comment. Shkreli did not tell
NBC or ABC what the new
price would be.
Daraprim is used to treat
toxoplasmosis, a parasitic
disease that especially affects
people with weakened im-
mune systems, such as those
with AIDS. It is considered
the leading cause of death attributable to food-borne illness, according to the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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September 24 - 30, 2015
Documentary featuring Volkswagen CEO
Obama prison visit
steps down, takes
debuts in Oklahoma
responsibility for scandal
By Moulson And Pan Pylas
Associated Press
FILE - In this July 16, 2015, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during a tour with the Bureau of Prisons Director
Charles Samuels, right, and correctional officer Ronald Warlick, at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno,
Okla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
By Tim Talley
The Associated Press
EL RENO, Okla. - Federal inmates at an Oklahoma prison said
Wednesday they are hoping a
documentary featuring President
Barack Obama’s July visit to the
facility and in-depth interviews
with six of the prisoners will influence policymakers to re-examine
harsh sentences for nonviolent
drug offenders.
About 50 inmates gathered inside the chapel of the Federal Correctional Institute at El Reno to
watch the premiere of “Fixing the
System,” a Vice on HBO special
report. Nonviolent drug offenders
who talked to Obama during his
visit said the one-hour documentary, which begins airing Sunday
on HBO, will make people more
aware of the impact that lengthy
sentences have on inmates’ families and communities.
“It takes people away from their
families for years and the crime
doesn’t fit,” said Tyrone Ramsey,
39, a first-time offender who has
served five years of a 15-year sentence for conspiracy with intent to
distribute heroin.
The documentary shows interviews with relatives of Ramsey
and images of his children playing
at the family’s Kansas City, Kansas, home - sights and sounds that
Ramsey said made him realize how
much he misses the people who
were part of his life before prison.
“When I saw it, it was very
emotional, especially when I saw
my children,” Ramsey said. “It really hit me. It really sparked some
thoughts in my mind like: ‘Man, I
really messed up in some ways.’”
Another inmate who appears
in the film, Jesus Chavez, said he
hopes those who see the film “realize we’re all human, we all make
mistakes.”
“One mistake shouldn’t really
dictate the rest of our lives,” said
the 24-year-old from El Paso,
Texas, who was sentenced to more
than five years in prison for conspiracy to distribute Ecstacy. “This
country is about second chances,
and the amount of sentence they
are giving us ... has a lot of impact
on what we could do when we get
out.”
Arnell Stewart, 27, of Denver,
said the producers “hit a home run”
by focusing on his and other “compelling stories that go on behind
these walls.” But Stewart, who has
served three years of a five-year
sentence for conspiracy to possess
with intent to distribute cocaine,
said he was originally pessimistic
about Obama’s visit and whether it
will lead to improvements.
Obama is the first president to
visit a federal prison while in office. He called for changes in the
criminal justice system, saying a
distinction had to be made between
young people doing “stupid things”
and violent criminals.
After meeting with him, Stewart
said he believes the president was
sincere.
“The body language and the
intensiveness that he had, I felt he
was genuine,” he said.
Bobby Reed, who did not meet
with Obama but appeared in the
documentary, called the president’s
interaction with the prisoners “a
bold step.”
Reed, 57, of Fort Worth, Texas,
said he hopes the film encourages the public and Congress to
revisit “tough on crime” sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug
offenders and focus on “commonsense policies” that punish offenders without destroying their lives.
“I believe we should do time for
doing wrong or violating the law,
but the amount of time is totally
out of touch,” said Reed, who described his own life sentence for
conspiracy to distribute cocaine as
“a throwaway sentence.”
“You’re throwing away a guy’s
life,” he said. “Families, communities, they’re taking the brunt of this
here. It breaks the families up. It’s
hard for everybody.”
analyzed for political implications in a city already consumed
by next year’s U.S. presidential
election, for Catholics and many
other Americans Francis’ sixday, three-city trip to the U.S. is
an opportunity to connect with
a humble church leader who has
rejuvenated many of the country’s
believers.
“He’s made the church more of
an obtainable thing,” said Nigel
Stacy, a law student who arrived
at the White House in the middle
of the night to get a good place
to stand for the arrival ceremony.
“It’s more relatable. You see what
he does and you can see yourself
emulating that.”
Washington resident Theresa
Wellman, who brought her mother and five children to watch the
pope’s parade through the streets
of the nation’s capital, called
Francis “a breath of fresh air.”
“He’s changed the tone into a
loving, merciful church to serve
the poor,” Wellman said.
The church’s leadership in the
U.S. has sometimes been more
skeptical of the pope, wary of
the divide between his focus on
a merciful church and the culture
wars that America’s bishops have
been involved in over abortion
and gay rights.
In his remarks to U.S. bishops
at the Cathedral of St. Matthew
the Apostle, Francis emphasized
one of the defining messages
of his papacy, to focus less on
defending church teaching and
more on compassion. The pope
told the American church leaders
that “harsh and divisive language
does not befit the tongue of a pas-
tor” and he encouraged them to
speak with anyone, no matter their
views.
In his first comments in the
U.S. on the clergy sex abuse scandal that erupted in 2002, the pope
praised the bishops for a “generous commitment to bring healing
to victims” and for acting “without fear of self-criticism.”
An organization for abuse victims quickly disagreed.
“Almost without exception,
they have shown cowardice and
callousness and continue to do so
now,” said Barbara Dorris, president
of SNAP, or Survivors Network of
those Abused by Priests.
Under public pressure, the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops
pledged to oust any guilty clergy
from church work and enact safeguards for children. However, some
victims say the bishops still haven’t
fully accounted for sheltering abusers. This year, three bishops resigned
over their failures to protect children.
Later Wednesday, Francis celebrated a Mass of Canonization, the
first ever on U.S. soil, for Junipero
Serra in Spanish. Several thousand
of the 25,000 tickets to the event
were set aside for Spanish-speaking
people, many from California. The
Basilica of the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception erected
a temporary sanctuary outdoors for
the Mass, which lasted into the evening.
On Thursday, Francis planned to
deliver the first papal address ever to
Congress, speaking to Republicanmajority legislators deeply at odds
with Obama on many of the same
issues the leaders addressed at the
White House.
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The pope’s messages were
warmly welcomed by Obama,
who has prodded his Republican
rivals for action on immigration
and climate change with limited
success. In his own remarks heralding the pope’s arrival at the
White House, Obama thanked
Francis for reminding the world of
the “sacred obligation to protect
our planet - God’s magnificent
gift to us.”
The pope and president were
also aligned in their call for addressing global poverty and inequality, with Obama praising
Francis’ call to put “the least of
these at the center of our concern.”
The pope had something for
conservatives, too, with a clear
call to protect religious liberties “one of America’s most precious
possessions.”
“All are called to be vigilant,’
he said, “to preserve and defend
that freedom from everything that
would threaten or compromise it.”
U.S. bishops and conservatives
who have objected to the Obama
administration’s health care mandate and the recent Supreme Court
legalization of same-sex marriage
have made religious freedom a
rallying cry, with a largely domestic focus.
After their opening remarks on
the lawn, Obama and Francis met
one-on-one for 40 minutes in the
Oval Office, joined only by an interpreter. White House aides said
the discussion was private, and
declined to say whether the leaders addressed subjects on which
they sharply differ, including
abortion and gay marriage.
While the pope’s visit was
BERLIN - Volkswagen CEO
Martin Winterkorn resigned
Wednesday, days after admitting that the world’s top-selling
carmaker had rigged diesel
emissions to pass U.S. tests during his tenure.
No replacement was announced, and VW still has no
easy exit from a scandal that has
suddenly dented a reputation
for trustworthiness that took
decades to build. The smogtest trickery has wiped out billions in VW’s market value and
raised the specter of criminal
investigations and billions more
in fines.
Winterkorn took responsibility for the “irregularities” found
by U.S. inspectors in VW’s diesel engines, but insisted he had
personally done nothing wrong.
“I am doing this in the interests of the company even
though I am not aware of any
wrongdoing on my part,” his
statement said. “Volkswagen
needs a fresh start ... I am clearing the way for this fresh start
with my resignation.”
Winterkorn, 68, resigned
following a crisis meeting of
the Volkswagen supervisory
board’s executive committee.
Its acting chairman, Berthold
Huber, said company directors
are “resolved to embark with
determination on a credible new
beginning.”
Huber said a successor will
be discussed at a board meeting
on Friday that was originally
intended to approve extending
Winterkorn’s contract through
2018.
VW reversed its market slide,
closing up 6.9 percent at 118.90
euros. But VW’s share price has
a long way to go to recoup this
week’s losses.
Nearly 25 billion euros
(around $28 billion) was wiped
out in the first two days of trading after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed
that VW has been violating the
Clean Air Act and could be subject to fines of as much as $18
billion.
Winterkorn, VW’s boss since
2007, had come under intense
pressure since the EPA’s disclosure Friday that stealth software
makes VW’s 2009-2015 model
cars powered by 2.0-liter diesel engines run cleaner during
emissions tests than in actual
driving.
The EPA accused VW of installing the so-called “defeat device” in 482,000 cars sold in the
U.S. VW later acknowledged
that similar software exists in
11 million diesel cars worldwide and was setting aside 6.5
billion euros to cover the costs
of the scandal.
Huber said “Mr. Winterkorn
had no knowledge of the manipulation of emission values,”
and praised the departing CEO’s
“readiness to take responsibility in this difficult situation for
Volkswagen.”
Stephan Weil, the governor
of Lower Saxony state, which
holds a 20 percent stake in
Volkswagen, said VW is filing
a criminal complaint, “because
we have the impression that
criminally relevant actions may
have played a role here.”
Weil, also a VW director,
promised to “clear up these
events with all the possibilities
we have inside the company
and ensure that those involved
are punished severely.”
The prosecutors’ office in
Braunschweig, near VW’s
Wolfsburg headquarters, confirmed that it is weighing an in-
Berthold Huber, acting head of Volkswagen’s supervisory board, left, and
supervisory board member Wolfgang Porsche, right, arrive for a statement
announcing that CEO Martin Winterkorn stepped down amid an emissions
scandal in the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany, Wednesday,
Sept. 23, 2015. Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP
Winterkorn
vestigation of VW employees.
Other governments from
Europe to South Korea have
begun their own inquiries, and
law firms have already filed
class-action suits on behalf of
customers.
There is no immediate way
of restoring VW’s reputation,
but only total transparency can
resolve the scandal and salvage
its brand, said Jeremy Robinson-Leon, chief operating officer at Group Gordon, a New
York-based corporate and crisis
PR firm.
“The most important thing is
that VW comes out and tells the
public what happened, who was
involved and make sure that it
doesn’t happen again,” he said.
U.S. regulators raised questions about VW’s diesel emissions in March 2014, and insisted on answers for another
18 months before the company
finally acknowledged installing
the stealth software.
The company has yet to reveal what its digital records
show about who developed,
wrote and tested the code, under
whose direction, and why.
German authorities also insisted on answers Wednesday as
they sought to limit the impact
on Europe’s largest economy.
Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said it’s important the scandal is cleared up
quickly and “the consequences
are drawn.” But he cautioned
against casting doubt on the
quality of Volkswagen as a
whole or the rest of the country’s auto industry.
“The damage that some people have unleashed for the company and its employees is huge
- but I think we should take care
not to make a general debate
about the quality of Volkswagen or the whole German auto
industry out of this,” Gabriel
said at the Frankfurt auto show.
“`Made in Germany’ stands
for excellent products,” insisted
Ulrich Grillo of the Federation
of German Industries.
Still, economists are raising
concerns about an impact on
German growth.
Carsten Brzeski, chief economist at ING Germany, said the
ongoing refugee crisis and now
the “Volkswagen shocker” pose
new risks. While the impact
remains unclear, VW is “one
of Germany’s most important
global champions” and an “important growth driver for the
German economy.”
Another unanswered question is whether Volkswagen
was alone in trying to dupe
emissions testers. Wah okorries
about wider malpractices have
depressed the share prices of
many other European automakers, though not on VW’s scale.
Some of those stocks recovered slightly from early session losses Wednesday. BMW’s
closed up 0.6 percent, while
Daimler’s was up 0.3 percent. French carmakers Peugeot Citroen and Renault fared
worse though, down 2.6 percent
and 2.3 percent respectively.
“Dealers despise being kept
in the dark, and the carmakers
as a whole will be a sector to
swerve until there is a conclusion to this saga,” said David
Madden, a market analyst at IG.
Germany’s biggest bank,
Deutsche Bank, has already
lowered its forecast for the
main German stock market index, the DAX, where carmakears account for 25 percent of
its total value. It warned clients
to expect “a potentially more
sustained loss in brand value
and prolonged recovery period
ahead in the U.S.”
EDUCATION
September 24 - 30 2015
Alcorn alumna selected to compete
in Miss Maryland USA Pageant
If it weren’t for the advice of
two of her friends, Arielle Buchmann never would have considered entering the Miss Maryland
USA Pageant. Her friends, who
are past winners of the pageant,
informed her of the opportunity
to use the event as a way to address issues that are close to her
heart.
“My friends inspired me,” said
Buchmann. “They shared how
great their experience had been
and how it can be used as a platform. I never knew that the pageant could be used in that way.”
Buchmann, who earned a
bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Alcorn in
2013, will be competing in the
Miss Maryland USA Pageant
Saturday, October 31 and Sunday, November 1 in Bethesda,
Maryland for a chance to represent Maryland in the 2016 Miss
USA Pageant.
“I’m really thankful that I am
getting a chance to compete.
This is an amazing opportunity.
I’m extremely excited, but I am
also very nervous. This is so far
away from my comfort zone,
so I am still not quit sure what
to expect. This will force me to
conquer my fear of what others
think of me and focus on what I
see in myself. This will help me
gain confidence, which is something I’ve often struggled with in
the past.”
During her pageant run, she
plans to bring awareness to female genital mutilation, which is
the cultural practice of the partial or total removal of the external genitalia of girls and young
women. The custom is practiced
in western, eastern and northeastern regions of Africa and
parts of Asia, Europe and North
America.
“I think it’s important to know
about this issue because it’s a
dangerous practice. It kills so
many girls and women every
year. There are no health benefits
to this practice and it’s harming
innocent young girls by causing
them physical and mental health
issues. Nobody should have to
suffer with this in their lives.”
Buchmann hopes that her
stance on this issue will encourage female genital mutilation
victims to speak out against this
custom and seek emotional and
physical help.
“The victims and survivors
need to speak out in order for
change to happen. They also
need to know that people will listen and help. Most importantly,
they also should know that there
are ways such as reconstructive
surgery that can allow them to
have fewer health issues.”
On a lighter note, Buchmann
will also endorse natural beauty
by staying true to her own style
and not getting the typical pageant hairstyle.
“I don’t want to change my
hair for the competition. People
always expect the same look
to be the definition of beauty. I
shouldn’t have to conform to
society’s standards of beauty to
be considered beautiful. It’s important to stay true to yourself
because that is when you will really feel most content with who
you are. It’s nice to put on makeup sometimes, but cosmetics
should never define your beauty.
You should feel just as beautiful without it as you do with it.
At the end of the day, it’s what’s
inside that really counts. Not
everyone is capable of being a
wonderful person with a beautiful heart.”
Buchmann is asking the Alcorn
community to aid her in covering pageant expenses such as
Buchmann
pageant sponsorship fees for the
hotel, food, and pageant clothing. Donations can be sent to her
gofundme page athttp://www.
gofundme.com/cz34q784?utm_
source=internal&utm_
medium=email&utm_
content=campaign_link_t&utm_
campaign=welcome.
JSU welcomes 22
Education is the singular
nations to its annual
issue for this election
international symposium
Participants representing 22 nations in the12th annual International Symposium on Recent Advances in Environmental
Health Research. Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU
JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers welcoming experts to the city and commended them for their innovative technology to
create a better planet, with Gov. Phil Bryant and Mayor Tony Yarber seated. Photo by Charles A. Smith/JSU
Representatives from 22
countries joined dignitaries
at the 12th annual International Symposium on Recent
Advances in Environmental
Health Research sponsored by
Jackson State University at the
downtown Marriott Hotel.
The event, Sept. 13-16, was
a gathering of environmental and biomedical scientists
and public health specialists,
whose aim is to develop global
solutions to complex challenges of the 21stcentury.
Paul B. Tchounwou, symposium chair and JSU’s associate dean of the College
of Science, Engineering and
Technology, said, “We expect
to have a very productive gathering this week because what
we discuss here is important
for the city, state and nation.
We’re trying to address issues of interest to the general
public. Researchers from 22
countries will share their new
discoveries in environmental
and public health.”
As visitors prepared for
presentations from five continents, Tchounwou emphasized
that government, too, plays
a critical role in addressing
health issues.
JSU President Carolyn W.
Meyers also extended greet-
ings.
“The promise that each of
you brings with new technology will help Mississippi and
the rest of world live comfortably on this planet. This
symposium will also benefit
our students, who are our next
generation of leaders. It’s a
great opportunity for them to
meet distinguished scientists,
researchers and big thinkers.
You will inspire and push them
to go even further. That’s what
we do at Jackson State University. We challenge minds and
change lives.”
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant expressed delight that the
event could have major implications for the state, particularly with the medical environment and public health system.
“Mississippi is not lagging
behind. We put $2 million
into this great urban university because medicine is such
a dynamic part of Jackson. We
hope to have a medical center
corridor that will rival Knoxville, Tenn., or Houston. We
have the capability,” he said.
Bryant also touted the success of the state’s 175 telemedicine locations, citing the innovation as one of only seven
states in the nation with an Arating and a successful method
for providing health care to
rural areas. Also, he said with
the aging baby-boomer population, health care is ever so
vital.
“Our success with telemedicine may surprise some people
because that’s not the typical
narrative for Mississippi, but
we’re among the leaders. …
Mississippi should not be held
back by the bigotry of low expectations.”
As for addressing environmental issues, Jackson Mayor
Tony Yarber told conferees,
“Our city really needs you to
do well … We have not made
the necessary advancements in
technology. As it relates to environmental justice, we need
to be in front of needle.”
As well, Yarber said, “We’ve
got some real issues, so we
need you to be the best and the
brightest so that people understand that Jackson, Mississippi
is a place where people can invest their time, talent and resources. If you can solve the
problems in Jackson, you can
solve problems anywhere.”
Among other topics being explored by the experts
include the causes of human
cancer, blood levels in preand post-Katrina New Orleans, treatment of diabetes,
HIV pathogenesis and health
effects of low-dose radiation.
By David Hampton
Special to The Mississippi Link
Candidates running for state office
are talking about
a lot of different
things, but in this
election year there is
really only one issue
to consider - education.
I have always avoided single-issue voting. Politics is an exercise in
compromise and a politician should
be judged on the whole. But this
year, education is the only essential
issue in Mississippi. All other considerations are secondary. Those
seeking election in 2015 should
know that and voters should insist
that they know that.
The problem is discerning what
really constitutes support of education. After all, every candidate
is “for” education. But the single
point that can weed out the education supporters from the education
talkers is funding. The best way to
determine a position on funding
education is whether a candidate
supports full funding of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program,
the basic funding mechanism for
Mississippi schools.
There really is no middle ground
on education funding. The MAEP
law provides a formula that determines the amount necessary to
provide a basic education for Mississippi schoolchildren. Oh, some
will try to offer rationalizations for
not supporting adequate education
funding, but they are either for full
funding of schools or they are for
something less - and something less
is not adequate.
This is not a partisan issue. The
Legislature passed the Adequate
Education Act in 1997, but has
only fully funded it twice. In recent
years, that has led to a decline in
many districts, fewer teachers, bigger classes, higher local taxes and
less opportunity for children to succeed. That has to change, and 2015
is the year to face the issue squarely.
Every incumbent legislator has
a record on the issue. Check it out.
For non-incumbents running for the
Legislature, simply ask them, but
get a “yes” or “no” answer. A candidate is either “fur it or agin it.” It
doesn’t matter if they are “a product
of public schools” or whether their
momma was a teacher or whether
they are good at shaking hands at
the Friday night football games.
There is a choice on fully funding
COMMENTARY
schools - yes or no - and that choice
should impact voters’ choices.
In fact, in the November general
election, every voter in Mississippi
will be able to make that choice.
Voters will be asked in November
to vote on a proposed constitutional
amendment - Initiative 42 - that
basically would require the Legislature to do its job in adequately
funding education for Mississippi’s
children. It would put in the constitution that the state would provide
an “adequate and efficient system
of free public schools.”
Some will try to confuse and
muddle the issue. The Legislature already attempted to do that
by offering its “alternative” to the
amendment that some 200,000
people signed a petition to put on
the ballot. Of course, the legislative
“alternative” would give lawmakers an out if they didn’t fully fund
schools. There would be no way to
enforce it.
Some are warning of potential
budget cuts in other agencies if
the Legislature has to fully fund
schools. That’s one of the oldest
legislative tricks in the book, seeking to divide interests and weaken
support for the initiative.
Some legislative leaders are saying it will give the courts control
over school funding. The courts
only get involved when the law is
not met, just like other constitutional issues. What it would do is give
the people of Mississippi a vehicle
to see that the Legislature does its
job.
I have listened to the legislative
leaders opposing Initiative 42 and it
is hard to believe what they saying.
Are they listening to themselves?
Are they really asking their constituents not to support something
that could mean more funding
for our schools because it offends
their sense of legislative authority?
Oh, horror the thought that Mississippi - near the bottom in per pupil
spending - would have to fully fund
education for its children.
It is really quite simple. Either
education is the priority, or the priority is something else. If a candidate wants to run on something
else, that is fine, but Mississippi
voters in 2015 should, above all, be
interested in a candidate’s position
on funding education. Mississippians should be doing whatever they
can - at the ballot box voting on
candidates or constitutional amendments or wherever - to see that the
schoolchildren in Mississippi have
what they need to be successful.
Fully funding schools is basic. If
we can’t get that right, if we cannot
truly make education the priority,
not much else will matter in Mississippi’s future.
David Hampton retired as editorial director of The Clarion-Ledger
in 2012. He now teaches journalism.
Alcorn named on the 2016 U. S. News
& World Report’s Best Colleges list
By David Hampton
Alcorn State University has
once again ranked as a top
university in the “Top Public
Schools-Regional Universities
South” category of the U.S.
News & World Report’s Best
Colleges rankings.
Alcorn is ranked number 27 in
the Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs) category, number 29 in the Top Public Schools-Regional Universities South category and number
68 in the Regional Universities
(South) category.
Alcorn exceled in two categories this year, advancing from
number 35 among Top Public
Schools-Regional
Universities South and from number
73 in the Regional Universities
(South) category.
Provost and vice president
for Academic Affairs Donzell
Lee is not surprised by Alcorn’s
elevation or the fact that it continues to place among the best
institutions in the regional south.
“Alcorn offers its students a
rigorous, affordable education in
a family oriented environment,”
said Lee. “This new ranking
confirms our commitment to
academic excellence at Alcorn.”
U. S. News recognizes highly
ranked schools in different categories. Criteria evaluated in the
U.S. News rankings include academic reputation, retention and
graduation rates, among others.
For freshman Jyra White, a
nursing major from Vicksburg,
Miss., Alcorn was always on her
list of college options.
“I’m having an awesome experience at Alcorn,” said Jyra
smiling. “Small classes coupled
with attentive professors who
hold you accountable in an encouraging learning environment
are definitely a plus for me. I
feel right at home here.”
Bassfield, Miss. native Jamie
Hall is a senior and understands
the value of an Alcorn education.
“I have loved every opportunity for growth and development provided by Alcorn,” said
Jamie. “I would encourage everyone seeking to advance their
educational career to attend Alcorn.”
U. S. News is a leading reference for prospective students
seeking a college degree in a variety of fields.
To view the 2016 U.S. News
Best Colleges rankings, visit:
http://www.usnews.com.
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Learning to Love God
By Rev. Leon Collier
Let’s
continue this series
of Learning to
Love God by
continuing
to
examine
the
benefits of loving God. Last week, our focus
was on God’s Protection. This
week we will begin with our
Promotion from God - Psalms
91:14, “Because he has set his
love upon Me, therefore I will
deliver him; I will set him on
high, because he has known My
name.”
Some folk missed a well-deserved promotion not because
their boss overlooked them; it is
because they have not learned
to love God as they should.
Psalm 91:14 tells us that because the psalmist has set his
love upon God, God set him on
high. One Bible scholar interpreted this verse as follows: “I
will place him out of the reach
of all his enemies. I will honor
and elevate him, because he has
known my name-because he
has loved, honored, and served
me, and rendered me that worship which is my due.” (Adam
Clarke’s Commentary) Some
folk want God to bless them,
honor them, and raise them up,
but they do not love God. God
is not required to do anything
for us, but He obligates Himself
to bless us even more when we
love Him.
The next benefit of lov-
ing God is receiving the gift
of Prosperity. Proverbs 8:21,
“That I may cause those who
love me to inherit wealth, that I
may fill their store-houses.” The
KJV reads: “That I may cause
those that love me to inherit
substance; and I will fill their
treasures.” The Hebrew word
for substance is yesh (yaysh)
that means to stand out (Things
that people can see). Because it
is obvious that you love God,
He will bless you in such a way
that people can also see how he
blesses you (you will stand out
from the crowd).
Notice also that God said
those who love Him, He would
give them an inheritance. An
inheritance is something one
anticipates. Thus, when we love
God, we can expect something
from the Lord. 1 Corinthians
2:9: “Eye has not seen, nor ear
heard, nor have entered into the
heart of man the things which
God has prepared for those who
love Him.” According to biblical scholarship, the blessings
mentioned here are spiritual
blessings not of this world, but
Proverbs 8:21 refers to physical
or material blessings.
Loving God provides a personal benefit, as well. John
14:21b: “…And he who loves
Me will be loved by My Father,
and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” God promised to make Himself more personable to those who love Him.
One of Jesus’ disciples asked
why would God not manifest
P a s t or a l
Himself to the world and notice
Jesus’ response in John 14:23,
“Jesus answered and said to
him, “If anyone loves Me, he
will keep My word; and My
Father will love him, and We
will come to him and make
Our home with him.” God will
not manifest Himself in a more
personal way to people, who
do not love Him, but He will to
those who do love Him and He
also promised to make intimacy of His presence permanent.
Therefore, if you are not hungry
for God and do not love Him as
you should, it is no wonder that
the idea of prayer, church and
God does not excite you.
Finally, let’s examine God’s
Providence.
Romans 8:28,
“And we know that all things
work together for good to them
that love God...”
Providence is the wisdom,
concern and guidance of God.
Webster defines providence,
as God is the power sustaining and guiding human destiny.
Nothing surprises God because
He has foreknowledge of all
things and already has a plan
for everything you are going to
face. Providence not only says
that God has a plan, but He also
has the power to make that plan
work out. Therefore, every
situation that you will face is a
blessing in disguise. The Greek
word for work together is suner-geo, which means co-operate. God will make all things
co-operate with your life.
The Greek word for work to-
P o i n t s
Church Revitalization:
Keep the Doors Open
By Rev. CJ Rhodes, M. Div.
“The doors of
the church are
open.”
On any given
Sunday, this is
how myriad pastors in traditional
African American Baptist congregations invite the unconverted to Christian discipleship and
the unchurched to membership.
Tragically, tens of thousands of
churches across denominational
and racial lines are closing their
doors, never to open them again.
According to some estimates,
anywhere from 4,000 to 7,000 local congregations die each year.
Leadership Journal maintains
that 340,000 churches in America
have plateaued, are declining or
are on the verge of death. When
Jesus said that the gates of hell
won’t prevail against the church,
he was not talking about local
congregations, per se. Since New
Testament times, churches have
been plagued with serious existential threats, and many have
come and gone. Great cathedrals
in Europe are now museums,
and even grand church buildings
in America have been converted
into clubs. It may seem improbable that such is the case in Mississippi; if the South is the Bible
Belt, then surely our state is the
belt buckle. But even in churchsaturated Mississippi, the writing
is on the wall.
Churches don’t just die. They
get sick and remain so for a considerable length of time. In “Autopsy of a Deceased Church,”
Thom Rainer identifies 10 contributing symptoms. These include rapid pastoral turnover, the
lack of evangelistic enthusiasm,
nostalgia for a bygone era and a
refusal to be community-minded. Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson point out even more reasons
for church decline in their book
“Comeback Churches.” What all
of these churches have in common is that at some point they
ceased to be missionary, Christcentered, and biblically relevant
to their ministry context. In such
churches, pastors are becoming
pallbearers, and the members are
becoming mourners. This should
not be.
But changing such places of
worship is difficult. If it wasn’t, so
many of them wouldn’t be dying.
But there is hope. With God, revitalization is possible. Harry Reeder, author of “From Embers to a
Flame: How God Can Revitalize
Your Church,” succinctly defines
church revitalization as “a commitment by the church leadership
to biblically lead the church back
to spiritual health and vitality.”
This differs from revival, which
alone is the Lord’s work. We can
pray for and preach about revival,
but God alone sends it according
to God’s sovereign timing. But
revitalization is the intentional
stewardship and responsibility of Spirit-filled leaders in dying churches who take the risks
to please and glorify God anew.
There must be positive change
and the acceptance of God’s preferred future. Denial or resistance
will only lead to certain demise.
But pastoral and lay leaders can
bring about transformation in the
power of the Holy Spirit.
Reeder is again helpful in
showing us a biblical model for
this work. Using the church at
Ephesus (Revelation 2:5) as a
model, he points out that any
church today wanting to come
alive again must remember, repent, and recover the things you
did at first. Remembering our past
trains us to glorify God for the
great things he once did through a
dying church; this inspires leaders
and members to trust God to do
such wonderful things again. This
is especially vital for established
churches with older members. It
reminds them of better days and
hopefully encourages them to
imagine how they may do similar
good works now.
Though there is much in your
church’s past worth celebrating,
there are yet many things to lament about. A church wouldn’t
be dying if everything in the
past was glorious. Repentance
acknowledges that the primary
reason most churches are declining is because of institutionalized
sin. Too many leaders want to create more programs or add a new
service to avoid dealing with the
serpent in the sanctuary. But this
will only lead to more stagnation
or unhealthy numerical growth.
The intention of revitalization is
to get better, not just bigger. Thus
Reeder says churches must move
from covered-up sin to confessed
sin. I believe this is the hardest but
greatest element in making dying
churches healthy again. At some
point God’s people must resolve
to fix what’s broken by telling
the truth and making things right.
I read about one church who addressed its horrible reputation by
committing to holiness. A tangible example of this was their
publishing a letter of apology in
the local paper that detailed their
faults and invited the community
to forgive them for not being a
loving, welcoming faith community. Something like this is painful
but can stimulate a renewed sense
of God’s grace and reconciliation. Jesus Christ — who is full
of grace and truth — honors our
gether (sun-er-geo) also means
work with you or work for you.
God will make all things, good
and bad work for you. Think of
the worst thing that can happen to you. No matter what it
is God will make it work for
you although it may seem to
work against you. Evil actually
works for you, it works for your
good not against you. Your enemy meant it for evil but God
made it work for you because
you love God. The reason why
God is able to make all things
work for your good is due to
who He is. One Greek word for
Lord in the New Testament is
Kurios, which means controller.
God controls all things no matter how bad they made seem.
Things may seem out of control, but you can rest assured
that the Controller, Kurios has
it all under control. That’s why
Jesus said with man things are
impossible, but with God, with
Controller all things are possible. This is the power of loving
God with all of your heart.
Rev. Leon Collier is the pastor of Makarios Worship Center, 464 Church Rd., Madison.
He and wife, Minister Yolanda;
are the proud parents of three
daughters: Noel, Leona and
Leondria. Rev. Collier has received degrees from Criswell
College in Dallas, Texas;
Southern Methodist University
– Perkins School of Theology;
and a Masters of Divinity from
Memphis Theological Seminary; as well as participated
Message from the Religion Editor
By Daphne Higgins
Religion Editor
I’m sure that
you don’t need a
reminder from me
that Fall has arrived
but I’m going to do
it anyway. I know
that you feel the
crispness of the morning dew, the
slight chill that surrounds you when
you open your front door to look out
at the golden sun as it shines brightly
as far as your eyes can see. During
this season, we savor the lingering of
sunlight as the temperature begins to
cool in the evening?
Yes, it’s here - another great season of our God evolves.
The season brings so many wonderful days, holidays, and special
moments. The Jewish faith celebrates Yom Kippur. Columbus Day
is observed, harvest festivals are
abundant, and the official Thanksgiving holiday is celebrated. Not to
mention for football fans, the sport is
everywhere; on every level.
Like any other season, autumn
is a welcomed period. As the days
and evenings become cooler, God’s
grace and mercy is evident in the
colors of the season. A season full of
unpredictability, but yet a season of
in the Theological Opportunities Program at Harvard Divinity
School in Cambridge, Mass. Rev.
Collier can be reached by calling
601.260.3016, 601.855.7898 or
e-mail him at [email protected]
Rev. Leon Collier is the pastor of Makarios Worship Center,
464 Church Rd., Madison. Residents of Madison, he and wife,
Minister Yolanda; are the proud
parents of three daughters. He
received degrees from Criswell
rest. The Hebrew Bible gives reference to Autumn in Joel 2:23a which
reads: “Be glad, O people of Zion,
rejoice in the LORD your God, for
He has given you the autumn rains
in righteousness”.
Yes, Autumn can be busy with all
of its holidays and special events, but
we all need to stop and thank God
for the setting of the sun and rejoice
in the miracles of the day. But most
importantly, we need to share those
miracles with others.
Regardless of the season, The
Mississippi Link, a messenger for
news in and around the state of
Mississippi, wants to serve as your
personal messenger to share your
good news and news of your place
of worship and visit. As always,
we ask that you let us help you to
communicate the good news of our
Lord.
The King James Version of Isaiah 52:7b reads, “Your God reigns”.
His presence is everywhere and so
should the news of His love for all
of His children.
Contact Daphne M. Higgins at
[email protected]. Fax
601-896-0091 or mail your information to The Mississippi Link,
2659 Livingston Road, Jackson, MS
39213.
College in Dallas; Southern
Methodist University - Perkins
School of Theology; and a Masters of Divinity from Memphis
Theological Seminary. A pastor
for 23 years, Collier serves as
a volunteer chaplain for various law enforcement agencies in
the metro area and for the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion.
He may be reached by calling
601.260.3016, 601.855.7898 or
e-mail [email protected].
R e i gn i ng Anno u ncemen t s
Greater Fairview Baptist Church, 2545 Newport St., Jackson, will conclude
its Fall Revival Thursday, September 24, at 7 p.m. For more information call
601.362.6447.
Greater Bethlehem Temple, 1505 Robinson St., Jackson, will host an All
Night Prayer Service on Saturday, September 26, from 12 a.m. – 6 a.m. in
the main sanctuary of the church. For more information call 601.354-2599.
Bishop Robert N. Fortson, Sr. is the pastor.
Priestley Chapel M. B. Church, 177 Virlilia Rd., Canton, will honor their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Robert E. McCallum, for 34 years of service to
their church on Sunday, September 27, at 10 a.m. The theme is “Following a
faithful pastor as he follows the Father” – 1 Corinthians 11:1. The guest minister is Rev. Arthur Sutton of Progressive Baptist Church, Jackson. For more
information call 601.859-8449.
College Hill Baptist Church, 1600 Florence Ave., Jackson, will host its Fall
Revival, Monday through Wednesday, September 28 -30, beginning at 7 p.m.
The guest evangelist will be Dr. John Wicks, Jr., pastor of Mt. Nebo Baptist
Church. The theme is “Maintaining and Maturing in the Fruit of the Spirit”. For
more information call 601.355.2670. Rev. Michael T. Williams is the pastor.
The Greater Belmont M. B. Church, 1325 Big Creek Rd., Raymond, MS
39154 cordially invites your Pastor and Church Family to its 27th Year Church
Anniversary, October 4, 2015, 3 p.m. Guest speaker is Pastor James L. Funchess, of Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Jackson. The theme is “Build God’s
Church!” The theme scripture is “And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it….” (Matthew 16:18) For more information, contact Sister Arlillian
Turner at 769-257-2272. Thank you, Dr. Nathaniel Bragg, Pastor
humility. God’s grace is sufficient
for our weaknesses.
Lastly, the church that remembers and repents is ready to recover
the things that matter most about
being the church. Recovering first
things means again to make Christ
preeminent in our worship and
ministry, pray fervently, live out
the Gospel before each other and
in the community, and so on. Said
differently, it means that we move
from being a social club to being
a church. When we remember that
we exist for the glory of God alone,
we can submit our wills to the lordship of Jesus Christ, who is the head
of the church, his body. The church
is healthier when it seeks God’s best
and not our preferences.
If you know that your church is
dying, I invite you to do something
about it. Pray for direction. Tell
the truth. Seek God’s wisdom. Assemble a revitalization team. And
then get to work, knowing that the
journey to wholeness is long but rewarding. Our communities need vi-
brant, healthy churches. May your
doors remain opened to the surprising work of the Holy Spirit as you
determine to live out the Gospel.
Rev. CJ Rhodes, a graduate of
the University of MS and Duke
University, serves as the director
of Student Religious Life at Alcorn
State University and is the pastor of
Mt. Helm Baptist Church in Jackson. Rev. Rhodes is married to Allison Thomas-Rhodes and they are
the parents of twin boys: Carroll
Edward III and Cornelius Josiah.
September 24 - 30, 2015
Dealing with the pressures of
life – trials and tests - Part II
By Pastor Simeon R. Green III
We all have trials and tests. Some
of us even seem
to have more than
our share! The
Apostle James tells
us to count them all
joy, but as we know, that is easier
said than done. We must ask what
many might think are silly questions.
What exactly are trials and
tests, anyway? Why must we face
them and why should we be told
to count them a joy? Are there a
right way and a wrong way to approach trials?
The Book of James tells us that
tests have purposes. They are the
processes by which the genuineness of our faith is determined.
Throughout these processes, the
quality of steadfast character is
developed.
James 1:2-8: “My brethren,
count it all joy when you fall into
various trials, knowing that the
testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its
perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
“If any of you lacks wisdom,
let him ask of God, who gives to
all liberally and without reproach,
and it will be given to him. But let
him ask in faith, with no doubting,
for he who doubts is like a wave
of the sea driven and tossed by the
wind. For let not that man suppose
that he will receive anything from
the Lord; he is a double-minded
man, unstable in all his ways.”
To learn God’s Will, we need
tient! God will not leave us alone
James doesn’t say if we face tri- with our problems; He will stay to read His Word and ask Him to
als, but when we face trials. He close and help us grow.
show us how to obey it. Then, we
assumes that we will have triWhenever we need wisdom, must do what He tells us.
als and that it is possible to profit we can pray to God, and He will
Next week: “Dealing with the
from them. The point is not to generously supply what we need. pressures of life - trials and tests”
pretend to be happy when we face As Christians, we don’t have to - Part III
pain, but to have a positive out- grope around in the dark, hoping
Rev. Simeon R. Green III is
look (“count it all joy”) because to stumble upon answers, we can pastor of Joynes Road Church
of what trials can produce in our ask for God’s wisdom to guide of God, 31 Joynes Road, Hamplives.
ton VA 23669. He is married to
our choices.
James tells us to turn our hardWisdom means practical discern- Velma L. Green. He honorably
ships into times of learning. ment. It begins with respect for served in the U.S. Army for 20
Tough times can teach us pa- God, leads to right living, and re- years. Rev. Green is a member of
tience. We can’t really know the sults in increased ability to tell right the National Association of Evandepth of our character until we see from wrong. God is willing to give gelism Church of God, Anderson,
how we react under pressure. It is us this wisdom, but we will be un- Ind. He serves as chairman of the
easy to be kind to others when ev- able to receive it if our goals are self- Southeastern Association of The
erything is going well, but can we centered instead of God-centered.
Church of God, Inc.
still be kind when
others are treating
us unfairly?
God wants to
make us perfect
and
complete,
not to keep us
from all pain.
Instead of complaining
about
our struggles, we
should see them
as
opportunities for growth.
Thank God for
His promise to be
with us in rough
times.
We should ask
Him to help us
solve our probThe Ordination of Minister Tommye Morris was recently held at Christ-Anointed
lems or give us
Church, 4791 I-55 Frontage Rd., N., Jackson. Pictured with Minister Morris is her
the strength to enhusband, James Morris, pastor of Christ-Anointed Church. The Morrises are
dure them. Then,
also the owners of Milestone Bookstore in Pearl.
we must be pa-
College Hill Missionary Baptist Church
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Comfortable but
Not Growing
By Shewanda Riley
Columnist
“When you
get comfortable,
you stop growing.” In a 24 hour
time period last
week, I heard this
phrase from two
different people. The first place I
heard it was on a television show.
Less than 24 hours later, the pastor at church said it in his sermon.
After the second time, I started
to think about what this phrase
should mean to me. I didn’t think
it was just a coincidence that I’d
heard it twice within such a short
time.
It didn’t take me long to make
the connection with this one. For
the last 3 years, I have been working on my doctorate degree at University of Texas at Arlington. God
has blessed me every step of the
way. From my getting into the program to successfully completing
the coursework while balancing
my responsibilities as a part time
student and full time professor
at Tarrant County College, God
granted favor with my supervisors
as well as with the professors in the
Literature program. It has not been
easy and has required sacrifices of
time but through it all, the Lord
continues to give me strength, creativity and determination to keep
going.
Now that I am entering into a
more challenging phase of the program, I find myself juggling a puzzling mixture of feeling excited,
fearful, and overwhelmed. (Sorry
for the Iyanla “Fix My Life” moment) So what does all of that have
to do with getting comfortable and
growing? As I talk to other people
who have been through similar
situations, they shared that they
had the same feelings and realized
that it was a part of the process.
What made the difference in their
failure or success was being willing to continue on in spite of those
feelings. Philippians 3:14 says “I
press toward the goal for the prize
of the upward call of God in Christ
Jesus.”
One mentor shared that all of
those feelings are necessary to finish any difficult task. They act
like fuel or energy to keep the process moving. Part of dealing with
the uncomfortable feelings and
working through those moments
of confusion and doubt is knowing
that the doubts can lead to despair
or lead toward destiny.
You may not be in school but
you might have started something
new: business, relationship, spiritual journey and found yourself
wrestling with similar feelings.
These emotions are all a part of
the process of growing to a new
level. Instead of being concerned
that you have those feelings, you
should be concerned when you
don’t have those feelings…because that means you have stopped
growing. When you go to new level, you decide that you are willing
to be uncomfortable so that you
can grow into the person that God
has ordained for you to be.
Shewanda Riley is the author
of the Essence best-seller “Love
Hangover: Moving From Pain
to Purpose after a Relationship
Ends.” She can be reached at [email protected], at www.shewandariley.com or www.anointedauthorsontour.com
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AUCTION
FOR CITYseized
OF JACKSON
ABANDONED, STOLEN,
SEIZED
Auction for city of Jackson Abandoned,
stolen,
vehicles,
evidence,
VEHICLES, EVIDENCE, RECOVERED PROPERTY AND MISPLACED ITEMS
OCTOBER 17,
2015 recovered property and misplaced
items.
October 17, 2015
AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
OCTOBER 17, 2015 CAR YEAR MAKE/MODEL VIN# 22134 1991 GMC SONOMA 1GTCS14E2M8506441 22669 1992 GMC JIMMY 1GKDT13Z6N250762 21477 2000 FORD EXPEDITION 1FMU18L9YLB47376 22495 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA 2T1AE04B3SC100295 INVENTORY # CAR YEAR MAKE/MODEL VIN# 21767 1993 FORD EXPLORER 1FMDU32X5PUC03661 22392 1996 DODGE RAM 3B7MC33W2TM163714 21541 1999 MERCURY MARQUIS 2MEFM75W4XX642932 21954 1990 FORD RANGER 1FTCR10TXLUA01382 22595 1995 OLDSMOBILE REGENCY 1G3CX52K8S4322928 23518 2001 OLDSMOBILE ALERO 1G3NL52E81C250220 14656 2006 CHEVY COBALT 1G1AL55F167823504 22606 1994 FORD F-‐150 1FTDF15Y3RNB65156 21818 1997 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1CA21D4VT210794 22109 1999 GMC SUBURBAN 1GKFK16R2XJ810013 22001 1996 CHEVY 1500 1GCEC14W5TZ119387 23580 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 1GNES16S936126431 21621 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1CA31D9YT709391 22287 1998 FORD F-‐150 2FTZX172XWCA70610 18504 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM 1G2NE52M4VC786061 22855 1992 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCB7656NA039763 22793 1990 CHRYSLER LEBORAN 1C3XJ4536LG486612 22273 2004 CHEVY TAHOE 1GNEC13Z64R300406 17580 1994 CHEVY 1500 1GCEK14K0RZ262725 23042 1996 MERCURY MARQUIS 2MELM75WXTX697592 17510 1981 DODGE RAM JB7FP5472BY403976 15995 UNKNOWN FORD 372-‐2V NO VIN 23470 1998 FORD F-‐150 1FTZX1768WNB38562 23110 1999 MERCURY MARQUIS 2MEFM75W1XX692350 23422 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY JT2BG22K4W0134574 22520 1998 FORD CROWN VIC 2FAFP74W0W172865 18201 2000 BUICK LESABRE 1G4HP54KXY4215697 22866 2003 SATURN VUE 5GZCZ23D63S828039 22435 2008 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT WVWAK73C78E193551 23177 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY 4T1BG22K4XU512664 17582 2005 DODGE RAM 1D7HA18N65S125527 23293 2004 CHEVY IMPALA 2G1WF52E149108727 23105 1995 MAZDA MRV WAGON JM3LV5227S0701929 23591 1999 FORD TAURUS 1FAFP53U8XG236727 22690 1997 FORD EXPLORER 1FMCU24X9VUD40862 19292 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1CA31D2YT506360 23061 1997 DODGE RAM 3B7HC13Z0VM587895 21908 1999 GMC SUBURBAN 1GDFK16R6XJ707958 23369 2000 FORD EXPLORER 1FMZU62X2YUB19984 21214 2000 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCG225XYA012810 20969 1999 GMC SUBURBAN 3GKFK16R1XG516197 22686 1997 FORD RANGER 1FTCR10U2VUC14032 AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
22769 1994 BUICK ROADMASTER 1G4BT52P3RR423151 VEHICLES, EVIDENCE, RECOVERED PROPERTY AND MISPLACED ITEMS
OCTOBER
17, 2015 23471 2001 CHEVY IMPALA 2G1WF55KX19351286 23418 # INVENTORY 1998 CAR YEAR KIA SEPHIA MAKE/MODEL KNAFB1212W5714091 VIN# 23030 1992 LEXUS S40 JT8UZ30C7N0005995 23306 1998 MERCURY MARQUIS 2MEFM74W2WX618905 23145 2000 MERCURY MARQUIS 23526 1986 23312 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 1N4AL11D65C174220 23397 2000 JEEP CHEROKEE 1J4G248N1YC160764 17190 1994 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCD5652RA095655 2MEFM75W5YX658820 TOYOTA COROLLA JT2AE82E0G3286687 INVENTORY # CAR YEAR MAKE/MODEL VIN# 1986 CHEVY SILVERADO 1GCDC14HXGS126850 21525 2002 CHEVY TAHOE 1GNEK13Z62R257072 22846 1989 TOYOTA PICK UP JT4RN81P5K001893 22493 1999 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCG3255XA013044 23328 1985 19753 1990 GMC 1500 2GTEK19K0L1565111 GMC SIERRA 1GTDC14H3FF711938 22433 2002 CHEVY IMPALA 2G1WF52E629315689 22439 2002 CHEVY SUBURBAN 1GNEC16Z42J226345 20531 2001 DODGE NEON 1B3ES46C71D270654 23097 2005 NISSAN ALTIMA 1N4AL11D55C159725 19383 1981 BUICK LESABRE 1G4AP69N9BH456192 23355 1997 TOYOTA AVALON 4T1BF12BXVU189828 22745 2001 BUICK CENTURY 2G4WS52J611320061 19458 2005 CHRYSLER 300 2C3JA53G85H114200 21807 2006 JEEP LAREDO 1J4GS48K86C193005 23239 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA 1N4AL01D01C239760 20059 2006 FORD CROWN VIC 2FAHP71W66X157655 15225 1992 DODGE SHADOW 1B3XP64KXNN236093 21446 2005 DODGE MAGNUM 2D4GZ48V45H574778 15872 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM 1G2NV52E5YM778851 21308 2002 CHEVY MALIBU 1G1ND52J22M514238 16772 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM 1G2NE55D6SC790541 21421 2011 CHEVY IMPALA 2G1WG5EK5B1239136 22436 1995 BUICK PARK AVE 1G4CU5214SH654021 21724 1999 NISSAN ALTIMA 1N4DL01D6XC200115 18470 1983 GMC SIERRA 1GTDC14H3DS513526 21748 2007 MERCURY MARQUIS 2MEFM75V87X637806 17837 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO 1GCEC19T0YZ144087 22694 1993 NISSNA SENTRA 1N4EB32A0PC784329 22576 2000 CHEVY IMPALA 2G1WH55K0Y9336834 22960 1995 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCE6662SA019368 18516 1993 BUICK LESABRE 1G4HR53L5PH507236 23566 2001 LEXUS 300 JT8BF28G01030885 23063 1993 FORD F-‐150 1FTEX15Y2PKA44294 23547 1999 FORD EXPEDITION 1FMRU17L5XLA15521 23543 2004 CADILLAC SRX 1GYEE63AX40160868 23422 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY JT2BG22K4W0134574 [1] 23367 EVIDENCE, RECOVERED
1991 ISUZU PIMPALA ICK U
P 4S1CL11L5M4203394 22433 2002 CHEVY 2G1WF52E629315689 VEHICLES,
PROPERTY
AND
MISPLACED
ITEMS
OCTOBER
17,
2015 22277 # 1995 FORD RANGER 1FTCR14A3SPA45794 INVENTORY CAR YEAR MAKE/MODEL VIN# AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
18889 2004 CADILLAC NORTHSTAR 1G6KF57904U119791 VEHICLES,
EVIDENCE, RECOVERED
PROPERTY
AND MISPLACED
ITEMS
OCTOBER
17, 2015 22909 2006 MERCURY MARINER 4M2YU57106DJ03711 22603 AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
23621 EVIDENCE, RECOVERED
2002 BUICK AND
CENTURY 2G4WS52J921135259 VEHICLES,
PROPERTY
MISPLACED
ITEMS
OCTOBER
17,
2015 23229 2002 DODGE CARAVAN 2B8GP44332R693222 AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
INVENTORY # 22433 22544 2002 1998 CHEVY MPALA PONTIAC GIRAND PRIX 2G1WF52E629315689 1G2WP5214WF253793 22965 # INVENTORY 1998 CAR YEAR CHEVY LUMINA MAKE/MODEL 2G1WL52M3W9156698 VIN# 22544 22497 1998 1995 PONTIAC GCRAND PRIX TOYOTA OROLLA 1G2WP5214WF253793 2T1AE04B3SC100295 22965 23045 1998 2002 CHEVY LUMINA FORD EXPEDITION 2G1WL52M3W9156698 1FMRU15L32LA73817 17897 22497 1999 1995 FORD ECSCORT TOYOTA OROLLA 1FAFP13PXXW208789 2T1AE04B3SC100295 17351 23045 1983 2002 BUICK LESABRE FORD EXPEDITION 1G4AN69Y9DH455322 1FMRU15L32LA73817 17897 22888 1999 1980 FORD ESCORT CHEVY C-‐10 1FAFP13PXXW208789 CCG14AF335614 17351 22683 1983 2004 BUICK LESABRE YAMAHA 650 1G4AN69Y9DH455322 JYARJ06E74A015694 21732 22888 2001 1980 DODGE CHEVY N
CEON -‐10 1B3ES46C01D213504 CCG14AF335614 22683 23073 2004 1998 YAMAHA 650 HONDA ACCORD JYARJ06E74A015694 1HGCG5650WA236354 21732 22411 2001 1999 DODGE NEON PRIX PONTIAC GRAND 1B3ES46C01D213504 1G2WP12K2XF313539 15136 23073 1999 1998 FORD AFCCORD -‐350 HONDA 1FTSW30F9XEB16467 1HGCG5650WA236354 15866 22411 1998 1999 DODGE RAM PRIX PONTIAC GRAND 3B7HF13ZXWG179041 1G2WP12K2XF313539 15136 15945 1999 1990 FORD F-‐350 -‐150 1FTSW30F9XEB16467 1DTDF15N0LNB24447 15866 16855 1998 1995 DODGE RAM FORD E-‐250 3B7HF13ZXWG179041 1FTEE14Y7SHB83625 20234 15945 1990 TOYOTA 4FRUNNER FORD -‐150 JT3VN29VXL0003837 1DTDF15N0LNB24447 16855 23174 1995 2000 FORD EM-‐250 MERCURY ARQUIS 1FTEE14Y7SHB83625 2MEFM74W3YX602196 20234 21456 1990 1994 TOYOTA 4C
RUNNER MERCURY OUGAR JT3VN29VXL0003837 1MELM6244RH603311 21402 23174 1987 2000 BUICK ELECTRA MERCURY MARQUIS 1G4CW5132H1432320 2MEFM74W3YX602196 21456 21816 1994 2000 MERCURY COUGAR FORD EXPLORER 1MELM6244RH603311 1FMZU63E1YUA10770 21402 21684 1987 2004 BUICK LECTRA KIA OEPTIMA 1G4CW5132H1432320 KNAGD126945347780 22362 21816 2004 2000 CHEVY MEONTE CARLO FORD XPLORER 2G1WW12E049427979 1FMZU63E1YUA10770 22723 21684 1992 2004 CHEVY S-‐10 KIA OPTIMA 1GCCS19Z4N8193762 KNAGD126945347780 22362 21951 2004 2005 CHEVY MONTE CARLO FORD TAURUS 2G1WW12E049427979 1FAFP53U05A280981 22723 1992 CHEVY S-‐10 1GCCS19Z4N8193762 21951 2005 FORD TAURUS 1FAFP53U05A280981 [2] [3] [4] AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
22004 2010 CHEVY AVEO KL1TD5DE1AB128376 VEHICLES, EVIDENCE, RECOVERED PROPERTY AND MISPLACED ITEMS
OCTOBER
17,
2015 21859 1999 NISSAN SENTRA 1N4AB41D0XC724499 22507 2000 HONDA ACCORD 1HGCG1652YA0108931 22655 2005 DODGE STRATUS 1B3EL46R15N675586 22754 2006 BMW 325I WBAVB13576KX44850 22894 2006 FORD FUSION 3FAFP06Z26R224767 INVENTORY # CAR YEAR MAKE/MODEL VIN# 22905 2007 NISSAN XTERRA 5N1AN08U27C545750 22895 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY 4T1SK12E7RU340345 22891 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA JN1CA31D4YT705751 22966 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM 1G2NF52T6YM746356 22971 2003 MITSUBUSHI GALANT 4A3AA46G53E062995 22972 1996 ACURA 3.2 TL JH4KA9653TC009094 22211 1994 FORD RANGER 1FTCR14U4RPA30029 22121 2005 FORD F-‐150 1FTRX12W25NA75044 22070 2002 VOLVO S80 YV1TS92D421269444 22275 1996 FORD ECONOLINE 250 1FTHS24HXTHA31691 22535 1993 TOYOTA COROLLA 1NXAE04E5PZ079689 22553 1999 BUICK PARK AVE 1G4CW52K8X4624361 22555 1995 FORD CROWN VIC 2FALP74W2SX128671 22563 2000 MERCURY MARQUIS 2MEFM75W4YX665046 22642 2008 CHEVY IMPALA 2G1WU583589280146 22997 2006 CHEVY MALIBU 1G1ZT51826F100518 23002 2005 CHEVY COBALT 1G1AK52FX57596674 23357 2005 FORD MUSTANG 1ZVFT80N355129949 22391 2008 DODGE CHARGER 2B3KA43R58H277310 10378 UNKNOWN CADILLAC DEVILLE BURNED 16590 UNKNOWN DODGE STRATURS BURNED [5] CLASSIFIED
September 24 - 30, 2015
Auction Continueed
AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
OCTOBER 17, 2015 10823 UNKNOWN DODGE RAM BURNED 12939 UNKNOWN TOYOTA COROLLA BURNED 15716 UNKNOWN DODGE MAGNUM BURNED 17116 UNKNOWN FORD F-‐150 BURNED 17429 UNKNOWN LINCOLN LS BURNED INVENTORY # CAR YEAR MAKE/MODEL VIN# 16124 UNKNOWN PONTIAC GRAND PRIX BURNED 14540 UNKNOWN NISSAN MAXIMA BURNED 13752 UNKNOWN DODGE DYNASTY BURNED 13032 UNKNOWN FORD VISTA BURNED 14710 UNKNOWN CHEVY CAPRICE BURNED 9017 UNKNOWN CHEVY BISCAYNE BURNED 16392 UNKNOWN CHEVY CHEYENE BURNED 13749 UNKNOWN TOYOTA COROLLA BURNED 14987 UNKNOWN BUICK ELECTRA BURNED 7697 UNKNOWN CADILLAC DEVILLE BURNED 16016 UNKNOWN CHEVY MONTE CARLO BURNED 16201 UNKNOWN LEXUS 400 BURNED 7786 UNKNOWN TOYOTA SIENNA VAN BURNED 14722 UNKNOWN FORD F-‐150 BURNED 14898 UNKNOWN PLYMOUTH BREEZE BURNED 13586 UNKNOWN FORD F-‐150 BURNED 12545 UNKNOWN HONDA ACCORD BURNED AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
15657 EVIDENCE, RECOVERED
UNKNOWN MERCURY MARQUIS BURNED VEHICLES,
PROPERTY
AND
MISPLACED ITEMS
AUCTION
FOR
CITY
OF
JACKSON
ABANDONED,
STOLEN,
SEIZED
OCTOBER
17, 2015 15269 UNKNOWN HYUNDAI ELANTRA BURNED VEHICLES,
EVIDENCE, RECOVERED
PROPERTY
AND
MISPLACED ITEMS
OCTOBER
17,
2015 15099 CHEVY ILVERADO 12436 UNKNOWN DODGE SM
AGNUM BURNED 12436 9413 UNKNOWN DODGE MFAGNUM FORD -‐150 BURNED 9413 16672 UNKNOWN FORD F-‐150 LEXUS 300 BURNED 16672 7388 UNKNOWN LEXUS 300 FORD RANGER BURNED 7388 16445 UNKNOWN FORD RANGER BUICK BURNED 16445 13623 UNKNOWN BUICK JEEP BURNED [7] 13623 # INVENTORY UNKNOWN CAR YEAR JEEP MAKE/MODEL BURNED VIN# INVENTORY 13847 # CAR YEAR UNKNOWN MAKE/MODEL JEEP CHEROKEE VIN# BURNED 13847 21852 UNKNOWN JEEP CHEROKEE UNKNOWN BURNED 21852 13445 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN CHEVY PICK-‐UP BURNED 13445 14703 UNKNOWN CHEVY PAICK-‐UP HONDA CCORD BURNED 14703 15723 UNKNOWN HONDA CAARAVAN CCORD DODGE BURNED 15723 15067 UNKNOWN DODGE CFARAVAN FORD -‐150 BURNED 15067 19216 UNKNOWN FORD F-‐150 BUICK PARK AVE BURNED 19216 16056 UNKNOWN BUICK PSARK AVE DODGE TRATUS BURNED 16056 18500 UNKNOWN DODGE STRATUS LANDROVER BURNED 18500 22870 UNKNOWN 2014 LANDROVER VALERO SCOOTER BURNED L8YTCKPX7ES600045 22870 16159 2014 UNKNOWN VALERO SCOOTER 4WHEELER L8YTCKPX7ES600045 UNKNOWN 16159 12018 UNKNOWN 4WHEELER GOLF KART UNKNOWN 12018 11596 UNKNOWN GOLF ART GO KK
ART UNKNOWN 11596 11671 UNKNOWN GO KART UNKNOWN 11671 21450 UNKNOWN GO KART MOTOR UNKNOWN 21450 4828 UNKNOWN MOTOR UNKNOWN 4828 15188 UNKNOWN MOTOR UNKNOWN AUCTION FOR CITY OF JACKSON ABANDONED, STOLEN, SEIZED
15188 UNKNOWN MOTOR UNKNOWN 22118 HONDA MOTORCYCLE BURNED VEHICLES,
EVIDENCE, RECOVERED PROPERTY
AND MISPLACED ITEMS
OCTOBER
17, 2015 22118 UNKNOWN HONDA MOTORCYCLE BURNED 17492 SCOOTER UNKNOWN 17492 18789 UNKNOWN 9641 UNKNOWN 16950 UNKNOWN SCOOTER UNKNOWN [8] SCOOTER UNKNOWN [8] JEEP CHEROKEE BURNED BASKETBALL GOALS 9/24/2015, 10/01/2015, 10/8/2015
Publication Dates: September 24, 2015, October 1, 2015 and October 8, 2015 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
BUREAU OF BUILDING, GROUNDS AND
REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Professional:
Address: Phone:
Email:
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Sealed bids will be received at the Bureau of Building, Grounds
and Real Property Management, 501 North West Street, Suite
1401 B, Jackson, Mississippi, 39201, until 2:00:00 p.m. on
Thursday, 10/22/2015 , for:
RE:
GS# 618-040 Bridges & Infrastructure (Re-bid)
Percy Quin State Park
at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Contract
documents may be obtained from:
Dungan Engineering, P.A.
1574 Highway 98 East
Columbia, Mississippi 39429
601-731-2600
[email protected]
A deposit of $250.00 is required. Bid preparation will be in accordance with Instructions to Bidders bound in the project manual.
The Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management reserves the right to waive irregularities and to reject any
or all bids. NOTE: Telephones and desks will not be available
for bidders use at the bid site.
Glenn R. Kornbrek, Bureau Director
Glenn R. Kornbrek AIA, Director
9/24/2015, 10/1/2015
LEGAL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
SIGN VARIANCE FOR COMFORT INN
THE JACKSON CITY COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SIGN VARIANCE FOR
COMFORT INN TO RECEIVE CITIZEN INPUT HAS
BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER
6, 2015 AT 10:00 A.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT
THE CITY HALL BUILDING, 219 SOUTH PRESIDENT
STREET, JACKSON, MS, 39201. INTERESTED CITIZENS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. PLEASE
CONTACT THE SIGNS & LICENSE DIVISION (601)
960-1154 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
9/24/2015 10/01/2015
legal
LEGAL NOTICE
party at any time prior to final Contract execution. For any Statement of Qualification questions, contact Lloyd Keller, Jr. at 601960-1657, [email protected],
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
NEW FIRE STATION 20 BUILDING
CITY PROJECT NO. 15B7003.401
Tlie City of Jackson intends to employ an Architectural/Engineering (A/E) consulting firm for a new Fire Station 20 building
(present location 4445 Medgar Evers Blvd.) with a location yet to
be determined. Statement of Qualifications will be accepted by
the City Clerk of the City of Jackson, Mississippi, until 3:30 p.m.,
Tuesday October 20, 2015. The proposed contract will include
complete Architectual/Engineering services for site selection
and development, including-, civil engineering, environmental
phase services, traffic engineering, gcotechnical/material analysis, roadway design, construction management, and other services as it relates to the design and construction of a new facility.
Architectural/Engineering (A/E) firms interested in providing
these services may so indicate by furnishing the City of Jackson
seven (7) copies of a Statement of Qualification, which should
consist of the following:
1. A cover letter specifying the complete project name,
NEW FIRE STATION 20 BUILDING, CITY PROJECT, No.
15B7003.401, the name of the project manager, and the location
and address of the office to be assigned the majority of the work.
2. A resume for each principal member, the project manager,
and employee(s) of the firm anticipated to be assigned to the
project including consulting engineers. Also, provide an organizational chart and list each person’s experience and qualifications, including proof that the Project Manager is licensed as
a Mississippi Professional Architect/Engineer and that the firm
has met state licensure and certification requirements. Include a
business recovery plan in the event of a disaster.
3. Knowledge of CDBG procurement processes. Section 3 requirements, certified payroll, Davis-Bacon Act; and other reporting requirements ofCDBG funded projects.
4. A description of similar type work completed during the past
five (5) years which qualifies the consultant for this work; the cost
and schedule completion (or actual completion) of this work with
project owners reference contact information.
5. In addition to the information requested above complete Part
II of the Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineer Qualifications. This Form can be obtained at (http//www.gsa.gov/portal/
forms/download/116486).
The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in public contracting. It is the policy of the City of Jackson
to promote full and equal business opportunity for all persons
doing business with the City. As a pre-condition to selection,
each proposer shall submit a completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) Plan with the proposal submission, in
accordance with the provisions of the City of Jackson’s Equal
Business Opportunity (EBO) Executive Order. Failure to comply
with the City’s Executive Order shall disqualify a proposer from
being awarded an eligible contract. For more information on the
City of Jackson’s Equal Business Opportunity Program, please
contact the Division of Equal Business Opportunity at 601 -9601856. Copies of the City of Jackson’s Executive Order, EBO
Plan Applications, and a copy of the program are available at
the following location: 200 South President Street, Room 223,
Jackson, Mississippi; or can be accessed on City of Jackson’s
Equal Business Opportunity webpage.
The City of Jackson hereby notifies all proposers that in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42
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Precinct 1, City Project No. 15B4013.101.
The entire projects must be completed within seventy-five (75) calendar days. The
contract will be subjected to liquidated damages in the amount of five hundred dollars
($500.00) per calendar day for each consecutive calendar day in which the contract
time is exceeded.
time is exceeded.
time is exceeded.
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for all persons doing business with the City. As a precondition to selection, each contractor, bidder or offeror shall submit a completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity
(EBO) ordinance. Failure to comply with the City’s ordinance shall disqualify a contractor, bidder or offeror from being awarded an eligible contract. For more information on
the City of Jackson’s Equal Business Opportunity Program, please contact Stephanie
L. Coleman (Manager) in the office of Economic Development at (601) 960-1636. Copies of the ordinance, EBO Plan Applications and a copy of the Program are available at
200 South President Street, Warren Hood Building, Second Floor, Jackson, Mississippi.
The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is committed to cultivating and ensuring the quality of life of its citizens, through various programs, employment, initiatives,
and assistance. The City encourages all persons, corporations, and/or entities doing
business within the City, as well as those who seek to contract with the City on various
projects and/or conduct business in the City to assist the City in achieving its goal by
strongly considering City residents for employment opportunities.
The City of Jackson hereby notifies all bidders that in compliance with Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 that all bidders will
be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be
discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in
consideration for an award.
Specifications and Proposals forms are on file and open to public inspection on the 5th
floor (Infrastructure Management Division) of the Warren Hood Building located at 200
South President Street, Jackson, MS 39205. One (1) copy of the Plans, Specifications,
and Contract Documents may be procured from the Infrastructure Management Division, upon payment of $50.00 dollars, which will not be refunded. Please contact Leroy
Lee (Infrastructure Manager), at (601) 960-1168 for directions or any additional information for procurement of plans and specifications. The Standard Specifications adopted
by the City Council may be procured from the Department of Public Works, if desired
upon payment of $5.00 dollars for each specification.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on September 29, 2015, at 3:00 P.M. local time, in
the 5th floor conference room of the Warren Hood Building, 200 South President Street,
Jackson, Mississippi. All potential contractors, subcontractors, and other interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Bidders must be qualified under Mississippi law and possess a certificate of responsibility issued by the Mississippi State Board of Contractors establishing its classification as
to the value and type of construction on which it is authorized to bid. Each bidder must
deposit with its proposal, a bid bond or certified check in an amount equal to five percent
(5%) of the total bid for the work, payable to the City of Jackson, as the bid security.
The successful bidder shall furnish a Performance Bond and Payment Bond each in the
amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount awarded. Attorneys-infact who sign Bid Bonds or Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds must file with each
bond a certified and effective dated copy of their power of attorney.
Proposals shall be submitted in triplicate, sealed and deposited with the City of Jackson’s City Clerk prior to the hour and date designated above. Each bidder shall write
its certificate of responsibility number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing
its proposal.
its proposal.
its proposal.
The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any and
all informalities
all informalities
all informalities
Kishia L. Powell
Director, Department of Public Works
Kishia L. Powell
Kishia L. Powell
Gus McCoy
Terry Williamson
Legal Counsel
Gus McCoy
Terry Williamson
Legal Counsel
9/17/2015 9/24/2015
Gus McCoy
Terry Williamson
Legal Counsel
9/17/2015 9/24/2015
9/17/2015 9/24/2015
Sealed bids will be received by the City of Jackson, Mississippi until
3:30P.M., local time, October 20, 2015 at Jackson City Hall, for the 2015
Street Utility Cut Repair Project Precinct 4, City Project No. 15B4013.401.
The entire projects must be completed within seventy-five (75) calendar
days. The contract will be subjected to liquidated damages in the amount
of five hundred dollars ($500.00) per calendar day for each consecutive
calendar day in which the contract time is exceeded.
The City of Jackson is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in
public contracting. It is the policy of the City of Jackson to promote full an
equal business opportunity for all persons doing business with the City. As
a precondition to selection, each contractor, bidder or offeror shall submit
a completed and signed Equal Business Opportunity (EBO) ordinance.
Failure to comply with the City’s ordinance shall disqualify a contractor,
bidder or offeror from being awarded an eligible contract. For more information on the City of Jackson’s Equal Business Opportunity Program,
please contact Stephanie L. Coleman (Manager) in the office of Economic
Development at (601) 960-1636. Copies of the ordinance, EBO Plan Applications and a copy of the Program are available at 200 South President
Street, Warren Hood Building, Second Floor, Jackson, Mississippi.
The City of Jackson, Mississippi (“City of Jackson”) is committed to cultivating and ensuring the quality of life of its citizens, through various programs, employment, initiatives, and assistance. The City encourages all
persons, corporations, and/or entities doing business within the City, as
well as those who seek to contract with the City on various projects and/
or conduct business in the City to assist the City in achieving its goal by
The City of Jackson hereby notifies all bidders that in compliance with
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to
2000d-4 that all bidders will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in
response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the
grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability in consideration
for an award.
Specifications and Proposals forms are on file and open to public inspection on the 5th floor (Infrastructure Management Division) of the Warren
Hood Building located at 200 South President Street, Jackson, MS 39205.
One (1) copy of the Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents may
be procured from the Infrastructure Management Division, upon payment
of $50.00 dollars, which will not be refunded. Please contact Leroy Lee
(Infrastructure Manager), at (601) 960-1168 for directions or any additional information for procurement of plans and specifications. The Standard Specifications adopted by the City Council may be procured from the
Department of Public Works, if desired upon payment of $5.00 dollars for
each specification.
A Pre-Bid Conference will be held on September 29, 2015, at 3:00 P.M.
local time, in the 5th floor conference room of the Warren Hood Building,
200 South President Street, Jackson, Mississippi. All potential contractors, subcontractors, and other interested parties are encouraged to attend.
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which it is authorized to bid. Each bidder must deposit with its proposal, a
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total bid for the work, payable to the City of Jackson, as the bid security.
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Proposals shall be submitted in triplicate, sealed and deposited with the
City of Jackson’s City Clerk prior to the hour and date designated above.
Each bidder shall write its certificate of responsibility number on the outside of the sealed envelope containing its proposal.
The City of Jackson reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to
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Legal Counsel
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Eleven to be inducted When all’s said and done,
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By Ben Walker
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Jackson State Athletics Media
Jackson State University’s
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2015 Sports Hall of Fame Banquet, Friday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m.
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of athletics Robert M. Walker
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prestigious society, the former
athletes forever will be identified among the university’s and
nation’s all-time greats.”
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represents four sports. As well,
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• Willie “Doc” Barnes, supporter
• Radious Y. Guess, track
and field
• James “Big Cat” Harvey
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• Tameika Hill-Brown, bas-
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• Michelle Houston, basketball
• Anna Eatmon-Johnson,
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• James Carl Marshall, baseball and football
• Louis Antonio McRae Sr.,
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• Aubery Stewart, track and
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• Charles “Red Rooster”
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• Deatrich Wendell Wise Sr.,
football
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NEW YORK - Baseball people
tell a wonderful story about Yogi
Berra and the most famous home run
in history.
Yogi and a couple of his Yankees
pals went to Game 3 of the DodgersGiants playoff for the 1951 National
League pennant, eager to see who
they’d face the next day in the World
Series opener. But when Brooklyn
took a late 4-1 lead, Yogi told his
buddies it was time to leave the Polo
Grounds.
Yep, Yogi said it was over. They
needed to beat the late-afternoon
traffic. So the man cherished for saying “it ain’t over till it’s over” missed
seeing Bobby Thomson’s home run.
Did it really happen that way?
Who cares?
Yogi always insisted that some of
the sayings that put him in “Bartlett’s
Familiar Quotations” and into the
heart of American lexicon didn’t actually come out of his mouth.
Until recent years, Yogi was a
fixture at Yankee Stadium. He’d
pop into the pinstriped clubhouse on
days of big events at the ballpark, or
sometimes he’d just show up unannounced.
Derek Jeter would stop whatever
he was doing to visit with Yogi. All
the stars made time for him. Rookies
would point and, eyes wide, marvel
that his man, barely over 5 1/2 feet
tall and stooped over a cane, commanded such a presence.
It was hard for them to imagine
that he’d been such a great - a slugging catcher who earned three AL
MVP awards and won a record 10
World Series titles. Or fully take
in that this soft-spoken person had
spawned such lore and a legacy.
Of course, everybody who crowded around him hoped to hear a Yogiism. Just one. They’d ask him questions and get him to tell stories, ears
alert for something funny.
Maybe a “thank you for making
this day necessary.” Or a “when you
come to a fork in the road, take it.”
Joshua Raymond, left, holds his son, Max Raymond, 9, while paying
their respects at a statue of former New York Yankees hall of fame
catcher Yogi Berra outside of the Yogi Berra Museum, Wednesday,
Sept. 23, 2015, in Little Falls, N.J. Berra died Tuesday at the age of 90.
AP Photo/Julio Cortez
More often than not, nope. He’d
talk for a bit, make observations
about a player or a game, and that
was it.
Nothing hilarious, nothing new to
post on Twitter or go viral on Vine.
Not that anyone seemed disappointed. Far from it.
Former Yankees fan favorite Paul
O’Neill fondly recalled one of his
best days at the ballpark. It was the
time he spent with Yogi in an equipment manager’s office.
O’Neill said he sat mesmerized
as Yogi talked about being aboard
a Navy gunboat at the D-Day invasion. No boasting, just telling how
it was. That, and reminiscing about
spring training in the 1940s and the
way things were.
I can remember approaching Yogi
in spring training in 1988, working
on a story about the dearth of good
catchers in the majors. He was a
coach then for the Houston Astros.
On a morning in Haines City, Florida, hours before an exhibition game
against the Royals, he was standing
by himself in the dugout.
He didn’t have an aura around
him, like a Sandy Koufax or Reggie
Jackson. He wasn’t a huge physical
presence, like Dave Winfield or Willie Stargell.
A couple of questions, a couple of
quotes - “Maybe they’re scared to
catch. We didn’t know any better” and an impish smile.
Berra
Simply Yogi, right there.
A day after he died, the tributes
poured in from the sports world and
beyond.
Atlanta Falcons coach Dan
Quinn, a New Jersey native, began
his regular Wednesday news conference with a nod to him, even before
talking about a big upcoming game
against the Cowboys.
“I’d like to give a little recognition
to Yogi Berra today,” Quinn said.
“Anytime you’re a 10-time world
champion, that shows what a good
career you’ve had. That’s a stellar
career. What a neat guy.”
And as fans traded their favorite
Yogi-isms, it was nice to see another one emerge, thanks to Johnny
Bench. The Reds Hall of Famer
posted a picture of a telegram he
got from Yogi right after topping his
mark for home runs by a catcher.
“I knew my record would stand,”
Berra wrote Bench, “until it was broken.”
September 24 - 30, 2015
Central Mississippi Walk to END Alzheimer’s
Saturday, September 19, 2015, 10 a.m.
The Central Mississippi Team to Walk
to END Alzeimer’s set its goal to raise
$100,000 and sign up 86 teams with a
total of 1,070 walkers at its 2015 Jackson
walk. The Promise Garden, with colorful
spin wheels, had names on each petal to
represent a person who has succumbed to
Alzheimer’s.
Walk to END Alzheimer’s is the world’s
largest event to raise awareness and funds
for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
Held annually in more thant 600 communities nationwide, this inspiring event calls
on participants of all ages and abilities to reclaim the future of millions. For remaining
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Photos By Gail brown
September 24 - 30, 2015
Book Review:
“The Beast Side: Living (and
Dying)
While
Black
in
America”
D. Watkins
by
c.2015, Hot Books
$21.99 / $27.99 Canada 176 pages
By Terri Schlichenmeyer
Book Reviewer
Bang.
That’s all it takes to snuff out a
life. One bang, though there are usually more before someone is dead:
Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Tamar Rice, Jonathan Ferrell, how did
we get to this point?
Better yet, as D. Watkins ponders
in his new book, “The Beast Side,”
how do we get out of it?
The list of the dead literally grows
every day: statistically, an African
American citizen is murdered by
white cops, black cops, or neighbors
every 28 hours. It’s war out there for
black America, said D. Watkins, and
he’s tired of it.
His idea for ending violence and
injustice is unique, but meaningful.
Watkins said that reading absolutely changed his life by teaching
him to think critically, and it saved
him. Literacy, he said, opens lines
of communication, while sharing
individual stories can educate and
can make people eager to read. “The
Beast Side” is, therefore, a book of
stories.
How does it happen, for example,
that a black writer from Baltimore - a
city that’s sixty percent black - finds
himself speaking at a large event
where there are few black people?
The reason: there are two Baltimores and the split is sharp. Before
college, Watkins had little contact
with whites. Do white people know
what’s happening in east Baltimore?
Not many do, he said and when folks
learn, they’re usually surprised.
author D. Watkins said things that
Sudoku
It’s almost hard to grasp how many people don’t want to hear
The challenge is to fill every row across, every column down, and every
many of Watkins’ friends and family and his words fairly seethe with an3x3 box with the digits 1 through 9. Each 1 through 9 digit must appear
only once in each row across, each column down, and each 3x3 box.
have died by violence. He was only ger - yet, pages later, those stories
a boy when he witnessed a murder; seem almost warm before abruptly
crime was that common.
turning to outrage and anger again.
He watched people on his street
Hope followed by persistent redo anything to make a buck (they’re ality is what you get, then, along
the hardest working people in the with a lingering sense of rightful
nation, he said); he sold drugs, hus- unease, inability to stop pondering,
tled, and carried a gun (mandatory, and a need to become much, much
he claims), but his brother wanted more educated.
him off the streets.
Though its subject matter can
Watkins went to college to bebe harsh, I think “The Beast Side”
come a professor and a teacher.
is appropriate for older-teens-toHis stories help black men under- adults, particularly if recent news
stand why they should respect black stories disturb you greatly.
women more; they explain why
If that’s the case, then aim to
© Feature Exchange
Watkins doesn’t recite the Pledge of read it.
Allegiance, how black
people are left out of
pop culture, why reading is essential, and how
A cryptogram is a puzzle where a sentence is encoded by substituting the
eating poorly could be
actual letters of the sentence with different letters. The challenge of the
black America’s worst
puzzle is to ‘decode’ the sentence to reveal the original English sentence.
habit.
We have provided a few of the decoded letters to help get you started.
And they show how,
deeply and despite the
Hint: Quote by Tiger Woods
rift in this country, we
really aren’t so different
after all.
Is that such a surprise?
At the risk of sounding
Pollyanna-ish,
no. But can that hope
change the way things
are, as reported in “The
Beast Side”?
That, I think, will
© Feature Exchange
depend on your POV:
Cryptogram
Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
1. Syrian bishop
5. Tides
9. France’s “Sun King”
11. Wind
12. What one of the magi brought
13. Sullen
14. Sign language
15. __evated railway
17. __ Lanka
18. Space platform
20. Picture taker
22. Value-added tax
23. Ceasar’s 51
24. Limited (abbr.)
27. Spring flower
29. Singing group
31. Women’s magazine
32. Cross
33. Power unit
34. Baseball team
DOWN
1. __ matter
2. Lad’s
3. Tree growth
4. Sky
5. Chick holder
6. Light weight wood
7. Ad
8. Very large truck
10. Mark
16. Words to a song
18. Samarium (abbr.)
19. CA city
20. Waitress on Cheers
21. Leaning
22. Examine by sight
24. Tenet
25. Tip
26. Removes the water
28. Jell
30. Sing
© Feature Exchange
(For puzzle answer keys, see page 14)
ENTERTAINMENT
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Cissy Houston to receive
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her #1 rated daily talk show,
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Tamar’s hit reality show
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September 24 - 30, 2015
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Calling All Lovers is the
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The video for
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The Gospel Image Awards
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PER LB.
PORK
TENDERLOIN
PIGGLY WIGGLY
1574 West Government Blvd.
BRANDON, MS
Crossgates Shopping
Village
1
PER LB.
79
¢
ASSORTED FLAVORS
MAYFIELD
ICE CREAM
SANDWICHES
2$
OR.....................................
BARS
6 PACK
/4

September 24 2015 - The Mississippi Link

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