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weekend.
Mother, daughter make best of daily
visits during nursing home lockdown
A window divides
Brackin, her 86-year-
old mother during daily
visits at Trinity
BY YUE STELLA YU
syu@cdispatch.com
B
etsy Brackin pressed her face
tightly against the double-lay-
ered glass window at the Trin-
ity Healthcare Center in Columbus
Thursday afternoon.
She squinted her eyes to gaze
deeper, until a familiar face emerged
from behind the window.
“Hi, mom!” Brackin greeted
her 86-year-old mother, Mary Sue
House, warmly. Sitting in her wheel-
chair, House smiled in return.
Brackin, 61, tries to visit her
mother every day since House was
admitted to the nursing home in
March 2019 because of deteriorating
health conditions. The facility has
been under lockdown for more than
two months due to the COVID-19
pandemic, but that never disrupted
Brackin’s routine.
“I still go every day,” she said.
Since the pandemic hit, Brackin
never missed one visit except on a
stormy day when she was deterred
by pounding rain and flashes of
lightning. She placed a camping
chair under the window outside her
mother’s room, in case she needed
Photo by Yue Stella Yu/Dispatch Staff
Betsy Brackin set up red petunias outside
the window of her mother’s room at Trinity
Healthcare Center. Her mother loved gar-
dening and bird feeding before she was ad-
mitted to the nursing home, Brackin said, so
she placed purple and red petunias outside
her room to light up the view.
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Richard Raines, 37, turned to a press release on WPPD’s
himself in to West Point Police Facebook page. The shoot-
Department Monday, a day ing occurred at about 9 p.m.
after he allegedly shot Cur- Sunday.
tis Williams, 22, of Monroe According to the release,
County, at the Relax Inn on Raines and Williams had an
Highway 45 North, according “altercation” that led to the
PROFILE
Betsy Brackin, 61, visits her mother, Mary Sue House, under the window
outside her room at Trinity Healthcare Center in Columbus on Memorial Day.
Brackin tries to come and visit her mother every day, even though the pan-
demic has forced her to remain outside each time, a window apart from her
mother.
to sit down for longer chats.
Separated by the window, the
mother and daughter can only
hear each other over the phone.
For Brackin, the daily visits
are all too familiar.
Brackin used to visit her
father every day at the Auro-
ra Health and Rehabilitation
Center in Columbus after he was
diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Sometimes, she said, she would
visit him at 5:30 a.m.
“(That) was the first time
we’ve ever dealt with a loved one
being in the nursing home, and
I didn’t know what to expect,”
she said. “I went to the nursing
home every day back then, just
like I do now.”
But the disease eventually
claimed her father’s life in 2008.
“He just got to where he just
quit talking. And eventually, he
just quit breathing,” Brackin
said. “That’s just the nature of
the beast.”
Losing her father proved
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shooting. When officers got to
the motel, they found Williams
lying in the parking lot, where
Clay County Coroner Alvin
Carter pronounced him dead.
The murder is still under
investigation, and authori-
ties are asking anyone with
information on the shooting
to call WPPD at 662-494-1244
Courtesy photo by Cassie Neal
devastating to both her and her
mother, Brackin said. Together,
the Houses raised nine kids over
the years.
So on Thursday afternoon —
the day that marked the 72nd
wedding anniversary of her
parents — Brackin made sure
to remind her mother of her late
husband.
“If he were still around,
you’d be married for 72 years,”
Brackin said.
“I’d whoop his butt,” House
responded jokingly.
“You know what he’d say
to you? ‘Now, Sue. Now, Sue,’”
Brackin said, sharing a laugh
with her mother.
But that was one of the “good
days” when House still remem-
bers. When her memory gets
fuzzy sometimes, she forgets
how the family arranged for her
father’s funeral, Brackin said.
“She’ll ask me once in a
while, ‘Betsy, did we bury Bud-
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State prisons
nominee faces
Senate scrutiny
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JACKSON — The nominee to lead
Mississippi’s troubled prison system,
Burl Cain, spent 21 years as warden
of Louisiana’s Angola penitentiary,
resigning in early 2016 amid ethics
questions about how public money was
spent during his tenure. Advocates for
inmates’ rights have also condemned
his work.
“Burl Cain left a legacy of corrup-
tion, cruelty and callous disregard for
the human lives in his custody,” the ex-
ecutive director of the American Civil
Liberties Union of Louisiana, Alanah
Odoms Hebert, said Thursday.
She issued the statement a day af-
ter Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves an-
nounced he’s nominating Cain to be-
come corrections commissioner in this
state. Reeves said he has “zero reser-
vations” about Cain’s work in Louisi-
ana and that under Cain’s guidance,
Angola “went from beatings to Bible
study.”
“I have absolute, full confidence in
Burl Cain’s ability to change the cul-
ture at the Mississippi Department of
Corrections,” Reeves said.
For years, Mississippi prisons
have operated with tight budgets and
have struggled to hire enough guards
because of low pay, long hours and
dangerous conditions. Outbursts of
violence in late December and early
January left several inmates dead or in-
jured. Lawsuits filed on behalf of pris-
oners say living conditions are unsani-
tary. And the U.S. Justice Department
announced in February that it is inves-
tigating the Mississippi prison system.
Reeves became governor in mid-Jan-
uary, about two weeks after the previ-
ous corrections commissioner, Pelicia
Hall, resigned. Reeves soon appointed
a committee to search for a new com-
missioner. He recalled on Wednesday:
“I asked them to find me the best pos-
sible person in America.”
Cain thanked Reeves and the search
committee.
“I promise to do a great job, to help
the Department of Corrections and to
do the four components that’s essential
to have a good prison — that’s good
food, good praying, good playing and
good medicine,” Cain said.
In the next few weeks, Cain will face
a confirmation hearing in the state
Senate Corrections Committee. Chair-
man Juan Barnett, a Democrat from
Heidelberg, told The Associated Press
on Friday that he will review Cain’s re-
cord and would like to have a private
conversation with him in addition to at
least one hearing that will be open to
the public.
Barnett said he thinks Reeves and
the search committee would not have
chosen Cain if they thought the former
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Hong Kong police NASA astronauts go back to the

future with capsule launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s

fire tear gas, water

back to the future as NASA astro-
nauts launch again from the U.S. —
aboard a retro-style “Right Stuff”
capsule.

cannon at protesters
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HONG KONG — Hong Kong
police fired tear gas and a water
cannon at protesters in a popu-
lar shopping district Sunday, as
thousands took to the streets to
march against China’s move to
impose national security legisla-
tion on the city.
Pro-democracy supporters
have sharply criticized a propos-
al, set to be approved by China’s
rubber-stamp parliament this
week, that would ban secession-
ist and subversive activity, as
well as foreign interference, in
the semi-autonomous Chinese
territory.
The pro-democracy camp
says the proposal goes against
the “one country, two systems”
framework that promises Hong
Kong freedoms not found in
mainland China.
Crowds of demonstrators
dressed in black gathered in the
Causeway Bay district on Sun-
day, chanting slogans such as
“Stand with Hong Kong,” “Liber-
ate Hong Kong” and “Revolution
of our times.”
The protest was a continua-
tion of a monthslong pro-democ-
racy movement in Hong Kong
that began last year and has at
times descended into violence
between police and protesters.
Police raised blue flags, warn-
ing protesters to disperse, before
firing multiple rounds of tear
gas. They later fired a water can-
non at the demonstrators.
At least 180 people were ar-
rested, mostly on charges of un-
lawful assembly, police said.
They also said that some of
the protesters threw bricks and
splashed unidentified liquid at
officers, injuring at least four
members of the police media li-
aison team. They warned that
such behavior is against the law
and that police would pursue the
matter.
Earlier in the afternoon,
prominent activist Tam Tak-chi
was arrested during the protest
for what police said was unautho-
rized assembly. Tam said he was
giving a “health talk” and was
exempt from social-distancing
measures that prohibit gather-
ings of more than eight people.
The bill that triggered Sun-
day’s rally was submitted at
the opening of China’s national
legislative session on Friday. It
would bypass Hong Kong’s legis-
lature and could allow mainland
agencies to be set up in the city,
sparking concern that Chinese
agents could arbitrarily arrest
people for activities deemed to
be pro-democracy.
Speaking at an annual news
conference during the legislative
session, Chinese Foreign Min-
ister Wang Yi said Sunday that
Hong Kong affairs were an in-
ternal matter for China, and that
“no external interference will be
tolerated.”
“Excessive unlawful foreign
meddling in Hong Kong affairs
has placed China’s national secu-
rity in serious jeopardy,” Wang
said, adding that the proposed
legislation “does not affect the
high degree of autonomy in
Hong Kong.”
“It does not affect the rights
and freedoms enjoyed by Hong
Kong residents. And it does not
affect the legitimate rights and
interests of foreign investors in
Hong Kong,” he said.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo has called the proposal
“a death knell for the high de-
gree of autonomy” that Beijing
promised the former British col-
ony when it was returned to Chi-
na in 1997.
Make no mistake: This is not your
father’s — or grandfather’s — cap-
sule.
SpaceX’s Dragon crew capsule
outshines NASA’s old Apollo space-
craft in virtually every way. The
Dragon’s clean lines and minimalist
interior, with touchscreens instead of
a mess of switches and knobs, make
even the space shuttles seem yester-
year.
This fresh take on a vintage look
will be on full display Wednesday
when SpaceX plans to launch NASA
astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob
Behnken to the International Space
Station — a first for a private compa-
ny.
It will be the first astronaut launch
from Florida since Atlantis closed out
the space shuttle program in 2011,
and the first American-made capsule
to carry people into orbit since the
Apollo-Soyuz mission in 1975.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket — with
the crew capsule atop — will soar
from the same pad used for both of
those earlier missions.
Russia’s workhorse Soyuz cap-
sules, still in use after a half-centu-
ry plus, have kept NASA astronauts
flying to the space station. While
reliable, the Soyuz looks dated com-
pared with the snappy Dragon.
“We want it to not only be as safe
and reliable as you’d expect from
the most advanced spacecraft in the
world ... we also want it to look amaz-
ing and look beautiful,” said Benji
Reed, a SpaceX mission director.
SpaceX and Boeing, NASA’s other
commercial crew provider, opted for
capsules from the start.
Another early competitor, Sier-
ra Nevada Corp., proposed a small
space plane for astronauts, but did
not make the final cut. NASA has
since hired the company to haul
space station supplies aboard its mini
shuttle starting as soon as next year.
There was no need for another fly-
ing machine like the shuttle, which
was built to haul hefty satellites
and space station parts, said retired
NASA manager Steve Payne.
SOURCE: AP

UK leader’s aide says

he won’t quit over
lockdown road trip
LONDON — British
leader Boris Johnson’s
powerful chief aide insisted
Monday that he wouldn’t
resign for driving the
length of England while
the country was under
strict lockdown — a trip
he made without informing
the prime minister first.
The government is fac-
ing a tide of anger from pol-
iticians and the public over
the revelation that Dominic
Cummings traveled more
than 250 miles (400 kilo-
meters) from London to his
parents’ home in Durham,
northeast England at the
end of March.
Cummings says he trav-
eled so that extended fami-
ly could care for his 4-year-
old son if he and his wife,
who had suspected corona-
virus, both fell ill. He said
the three of them stayed in
isolation in a building on
his father’s farm.
His trip came after the
government imposed a
strict “stay home” order,
and Cummings is being
accused of flouting the
rules he expected the rest
of the country to follow.
Many Britons have taken
to social media and radio
phone-ins to recount how
the lockdown had prevent-
ed them from visiting el-
derly relatives, comforting
dying friends or attending
the funerals of loved ones.
In a televised news con-
ference in the garden of
10 Downing St. — all but
unheard of for an unelect-
ed adviser — Cummings
tried to quash the contro-
versy with a detailed but
unrepentant account of his
movements.
Cummings insisted that
“the rules … allowed me
to exercise my judgment”
and that his need to ensure
childcare for his son was an
“exceptional situation.”
SOURCE: AP
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Worker shortage concerns loom in immigrant-heavy meatpacking

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. —
When Martha Kebede’s adult
sons immigrated from Ethiopia
and reunited with her in South
Dakota this year, they had few
work opportunities.
Lacking English skills, the
brothers took jobs at Smith-
field Foods’ Sioux Falls pork
plant, grueling and increasingly
risky work as the coronavirus
sickened thousands of meat-
packing workers nationwide.
One day half the workers on a
slicing line vanished; later the
brothers tested positive for the
COVID-19 virus.
“It was very, very sad,” Kebe-
de said. “The boys teared up
seeing everyone.”
The brothers — who declined
to be identified for fear of work-
place retaliation — are among
roughly 175,000 immigrants in
U.S. meatpacking jobs. The in-
dustry has historically relied on
foreign-born workers — from
people in the country illegally to
refugees — for some of Ameri-
ca’s most dangerous jobs.
Now that reliance and uncer-
tainty about a virus that’s killed
at least 20 workers and tempo-
rarily shuttered several plants
fuels concerns about possible
labor shortages to meet demand
for beef, pork and chicken.
Companies struggling to hire
before the pandemic are spend-
ing millions on fresh incentives.
Their hiring capability hinges
on unemployment, industry
changes, employees’ feelings
about safety, and President Don-
ald Trump’s aggressive and er-
ratic immigration policies.
Trump has restricted near-
ly all immigration, but his ad-
ministration recently granted
seasonal workers 60-day exten-
sions, affecting a smattering in
meat and poultry.
Roughly 350 foreign work-
ers were certified for meat and
poultry gigs in 2019, according
to Daniel Costa at the Economic
Policy Institute. Such H-2B visa
holders, capped at 66,000 annu-
ally, are commonly used in land-
scaping and resorts.
But there’s been willingness
to expand. A plan to add 35,000
seasonal workers — which
Trump supports in tight labor
markets — was suspended in
April for “present economic cir-
cumstances.”
Immigrants make up nearly
40% of the industry’s roughly
470,000 workers, with higher
concentrations in states like
South Dakota, where they are
58% of workers, and Nebraska,
where they’re 66%, according to
the nonprofit Migration Policy
Institute. Estimates on illegal
immigrants vary from 14% to
the majority at some plants.
The industry argues it offers
ample jobs with benefits and
opportunities to advance for all
workers. Paulina Francisco said
her 21 years at Smithfield in
Sioux City, Iowa, helped her buy
a home, something she didn’t
think possible when she immi-
grated from Guatemala. She’s
now a citizen.
Still, most jobs are rural, lim-
iting workers’ access to lawyers,
favorable union laws and other
jobs. Hourly pay averages as
low as $12.50 for backbreaking
work, often conducted side-by-
side. Workers in the country
illegally fear deportation for
speaking up.
“Vulnerable populations
work well for them,” Joshua
Specht, a University of Notre
Dame professor, said of the in-
dustry.
Chicken plants extensive-
ly recruited immigrants in
the 1990s as union organiz-
ing among majority African
American workers increased.
One Morton, Mississippi, plant
‘This is the industry’s own short-sightedness. They want to look
for workers they can exploit, rather than workers that would feel
comfortable raising concerns.’
Debbie Berkowitz, a director for National Employment Law Project
advertised in Miami’s Cuban
stores and newspapers, busing
workers willing to accept lower
wages, a tactic replicated across
the South, according to Univer-
sity of North Carolina-Chap-
el Hill anthropologist Angela
Stuesse.
Initially, it was immigrants
with work authorization, but
they were replaced by Mexi-
cans and Guatemalans here il-
legally. Argentinians, Uruguay-
ans and Peruvians followed. By
the 2000s, the labor pool was
self-sustaining with word-of-
mouth.
“This is part of the way this
industry works, is by having
these different communities
they can lean into to keep costs
down and keep the lines run-
ning,” said Stuesse.
One window into the indus-
try’s response to sudden labor
shortages is immigration raids.
In 2006, agents swept
Swift & Co. plants, netting
1,300 arrests, the largest sin-
gle-worksite raid in U.S. histo-
ry.
Full production resumed
within months. One Greeley,
Colorado, plant offered more
pay, hiring about 75 workers,
mainly U.S. citizens and Soma-
li refugees, according to the
Center for Immigration Stud-
ies, which supports restricting
immigration.
Today, meatpacking has the
fifth-highest concentration of
refugee workers, according to
the nonprofit Fiscal Policy In-
stitute.
Sudanese refugee Salahel-
din Ahmed, 44, heard about
Smithfield’s jobs while in New
Hampshire and moved to South
Dakota six years ago. After es-
caping war, little fazes the fork-
lift driver, not even a positive
COVID-19 test.
“They were killing in front
of you,” Ahmed, who experi-
enced mild symptoms, said of
atrocities he once witnessed.
“The coronavirus is nothing.”
Some data suggests raids
may temporarily decrease im-
migrant hiring.
Noncitizens comprised 52%
of meatpacking in 2006, drop-
ping to 42% by 2008, according
to Michael Clemens at the Cen-
ter for Global Development. He
cited an annual March employ-
ment survey.
But that trend reversed
during the Great Recession’s
high unemployment. By 2011,
noncitizens were roughly 56%.
After raids last year on Mis-
sissippi poultry plants, some
citizens were hired but many
immigrants returned to work,
according to activists and local
leaders.
“There is a need of work-
ers and they don’t have any
other possibilities,” said Rev.
Roberto Mena, whose Forest
congregation includes poultry
workers.
Koch Foods and Peco Foods,
the largest companies target-
ed, didn’t return messages.
Both have touted use of the fed-
eral E-Verify system to confirm
worker eligibility.
Some blame the business
model. With rapid turnover,
it’s not uncommon for plants
to rehire an entire workforce
annually, says worker advo-
cate National Employment Law
Project.
“This is the industry’s
own short-sightedness,” said
Debbie Berkowitz, a director.
“They want to look for workers
they can exploit, rather than
workers that would feel com-
fortable raising concerns.”
After the outbreak closed
several plants, they got
Trump’s help; he issued an
order classifying meat process-
ing as critical.
The North American Meat
Institute estimates most plants
are at 70% production. Many
added plexiglass barriers and
other protections.
Little, the institute spokes-
woman, noted that many meat-
packing companies continued
to pay employees even when
plants shuttered and suggested
more people might be drawn to
meatpacking amid high unem-
ployment.
“There’s so many un-
knowns,” she said. “I don’t
know what’s in store for us.”
The pandemic has accelerat-
ed some workers’ decisions.
Guadalupe Paez, 62, likely
won’t return to his job clean-
ing cattle at JBS Packerland in
Green Bay, Wisconsin, after be-
ing hospitalized for COVID-19.
Weaker, he fears more illness,
says his daughter Dora Flores.
Paez immigrated from Mexico
through a 1980s guest worker
program and obtained a green
card.
“He only goes out for the
doctor appointments,” she
said. “He’s traumatized.”

AROUND THE STATE

Family: Mississippi
man found dead in
Alabama wanted iPhone
BESSEMER, Ala. —
A Mississippi man found
shot to death in Alabama
was lured across the
state line by someone
offering a cheap used iP-
hone, his family said.
Michael Jones, of
Columbus, Miss., was
traveling to meet with
a seller on the “Letgo”
trading app, according
to Joshua Tatum, Jones’
brother-in-law. Tatum
told Al.com that the sell-
er first offered to sell
the phone in Tuscaloosa,
Ala., but then lowered
the price to get Jones to
drive to Bessemer, near-
ly doubling his trip.
Jones’ large, close-
knit family immediately
began to search for him
after he failed to show up
for work. They were able
to track his phone to Tus-
caloosa, and then Besse-
mer, and learned about
his communications on
Letgo. They tried to re-
trace his journey.
“We were looking for
a car running off the
road, not this,’’ said an-
other relative, Martha
Salone. “That last ping
… all roads led to Besse-
mer.”
Bessemer police
found his body with
gunshot wounds in an
abandoned house in on
Friday, police said. In-
vestigators from Besse-
mer and Mississippi are
working together to de-
termine who is respon-
sible.
Jones’ wife and other
relatives traveled again
from Mississippi to Bes-
semer on Sunday to lay
a floral cross and bal-
loons at the crime scene.
They now want justice
for Jones, 45, who also
leaves behind two adult
children.
“We want whoever
did this to Michael to
know, you’re going to get
it,’’ Salone said. “Justice
shall be served.”
Virus deaths in
Mississippi hit 625;
hospitalizations drop
JACKSON `— Mis-
sissippi’s total number
of COVID-19 cases has
reached 13,252, accord-
ing to figures posted
Sunday by state health
officials.
It was a one-day in-
crease of 247 of the
disease caused by the
new coronavirus. The
death toll rose by nine to
625. More than half the
deaths are reported at
long term care facilities.
The number of
COVID-19 patients re-
ported by state hospitals
was 367 — a one-day
drop of 66. It marks the
first time the number of
those reported hospital-
ized has dropped below
400 in weeks. investigating after they
Most people recover found a dead man inside
from COVID-19, but pa- an abandoned house.
tients with other health Interim Meridian Po-
problems and the elderly lice Chief Charles Cole-
are particularly suscep- man tells The Meridian
tible. Star that the body of an
African American man
1 man dies and 4 was found around 10
a.m. Monday.
others wounded in The victim, who was
shootings at Jackson shot in the chest, has not
home been identified.
JACKSON — Jackson Police have not identi-
police are investigating fied a suspect or motive
multiple shootings at a in the case, Coleman
house that left one man said.
dead and several others Lauderdale County
injured. Coroner Clayton Cobler
The shootings were said the man, who was
reported Sunday by local between 16 and 25 years
news outlets.
Robert Earl Brown,
old, could have been
37, was shot multiple
been killed around 10
p.m. on Sunday.
times and taken to a lo-
The body is expected
cal hospital by private ve-
to be taken to the state
hicle. He later died from
crime lab in Pearl on
his injuries, according to
Jackson Police spokes- Tuesday for an autopsy.
man Sam Brown.
SOURCE: AP cdispatch.com
Kaswello Williams,
who is suspected of
shooting Brown, was
also shot several times
and taken to a hospital
nearby. He is currently
listed in critical condi-
tion.
Three other men were
shot but are expected to
recover.
Police look for clues as
man found shot dead in
vacant house
MERIDIAN — Police
in a Mississippi city are

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warden would “damage”
or embarrass Mississippi.
“I think the whole of
America, we’re going to
have to start trusting in
somebody,” Barnett said.
A 2017 Louisiana Leg-
islative Auditor’s Office
report said nearly $28,000
in public money was used
before the audit was is- University of Mississippi,
sued, after the Baton Cliff Johnson, said Fri-
Rouge newspaper, The day that crowded prisons
Advocate, reported that and long sentences are “a
he had sold interest in recipe for chaos and vio-
tracts of land to two devel- lence.” SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
opers who were friends or Johnson is not taking a peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Tues. Wed.
family of two murder con- public position on wheth- Major 4:04a 5:01a
10:40a
Minor 9:37a
victs at Angola. er lawmakers should Major X:XXp 5:30p
Cain said in Mississip- confirm Cain, but said Minor 4:33p 12:23a
Courtesy of Mississippi Department

for the unauthorized pur- pi last week that allega- he wants legislators to
of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

chase of appliances and
household furnishings
for Cain’s home on pris-
on grounds at Angola. It
also said Cain’s relatives
stayed overnight in state-
owned homes at the pris-
on nearly 200 times.
Cain resigned a year
tions against him in Lou-
isiana were “unfounded”
and that “there were no
crimes committed.”
Mississippi has one of
the highest incarceration
rates in the nation. The
director of the MacAr-
thur Justice Center at the
change some sentencing
laws and to expand eligi-
bility for parole.
“If the Legislature
doesn’t give the new com-
missioner the tools, then
it doesn’t much matter
who we hire,” Johnson
said.
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Opinion
4A TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020
POSSUMHAW
The last five nothings
“I will carve out a precious interlude
of time for myself. I will sit still for twenty
minutes in the backyard basking in the
sunshine, with the birds, the cats and
the new blossoms and contemplate the
blessing of having spent another day in
Paradise.”
— Sarah Ban Breathnach,
author of “Simple Abundance”
I
t’s a little unusual to have a two-
part series, but we are living in
unusual times. While some of us
have found life slowing down, others
have found life speeding up. A few
pastors have said they’ve been busier
than ever meeting needs. It goes with-
out saying, so have medical personnel
as well as community leaders trying to
figure out where to go from here while
navigating uncharted territory. Not
to mention moms and dads who have
found themselves with extra duties;
perhaps working from home or office
while at the same time forced into
homeschooling and childcare.
The art of doing nothing is really
about doing something to take care of
yourself, but because it’s all about you
it may feel a little like doing nothing.
Last week was looking at guiltless
procrastinating, breathing calmly and
effectively, time spent meditating, a
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Voice of the people
Comments on lock-down rules and other
recent news
It has been 12 weeks since I’ve seen my 102
year old mother. I am thankful she is a resident
of Trinity nursing home, where I know her
needs are met and she is cared for and loved.
The hard thing is the lack of physical contact,
and me trying to explain to my mother why I
can’t see her. Another beef I have is, we are
allowed to go to the “Big Box” stores, but no
church worship. If we do start worshiping,
there’s no singing. That will spread the virus.
Social distancing, wearing face mask, washing
hands makes sense, but shutting down every-
thing has been counter productive.
This is where liberalism comes in. There
are those on the left that want government to
control everything. Socialism? If you like the
lock down, you’ll love socialism. Another liberal
point is calling someone racist for making the
public aware of the facts that some people in
public offices that are making money off the tax
payer and are not paying their taxes. This not
racism. It is true hard cold facts found from the
public record. Race didn’t have anything to do
with it. In my opinion it took a degree of courage
to make it public. Using “racist” because you
don’t agree with facts is getting old, real old.
Now to leadership. Leadership is achieved
based on the accuracy of the facts presented.
The President made decisions based on facts
given to him, even if they were flawed. The
models, assumptions and “what ifs” he received
made it difficult some time to make the cor-
rect decision. But considering everything, the
pandemic has leveled off. Maybe as they say
the “new normal” can start. God bless our first
responders and medical personnel. We Ameri-
can should stand united, shoulder to shoulder
and “Thank God” you were born in this great
country.
God Bless America!
Lee Roy Lollar
Columbus
Sharing a droplet of knowledge
I heard something new to me Friday morn-
ing. The weather folks on WTVA were using the
word “droplets” instead of raindrops to describe
the present conditions in Tupelo. I began to won-
der what the difference is. Are droplets female
parts of rain and raindrops male parts? Or could
droplets be baby raindrops or maybe fine mist?
Glenda wasn’t very concerned when I told her
my thoughts and said, “don’t worry about it.” So
I had to go to Mr. (know it all) Internet. I was re-
ally amazed with what I found, and I bet you will
be too when you read the following short sweet
and to the point explanation. It will give you
something to pass on to the grands and great
grands when they ask “why.” It will also be more
fodder for bragging on our Heavenly Father, He
made it all.
Picture a huge cloud full of very tiny rain
droplets milling around. As one droplet bumps
into another droplet, the bigger droplet will
“eat” the smaller droplet. This new bigger drop-
let will bump into other smaller droplets and be-
come even bigger — this is called coalescence.
Soon the droplet is so heavy that the cloud can
no longer hold it up, and it starts falling. As it
falls it eats up even more droplets. We can call
the growing droplet a raindrop as soon as it
reaches the size of 0.5mm in diameter or bigger.
If it gets any larger than 4 millimeters, however,
it will usually split into two separate drops.
Now I don’t know how the meteorologist mea-
sure the size of each one of them, but at least
now I can understand their lingo a little better.
Raymond Gross
Columbus
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few moments satiate our minds. Tasting food is one the designated listener.
lounging and of the most pleasant ways to stimulate The art of waitin: And here we are,
the health your thoughts. People who eat slowly all of us, in a period of waiting for
effects of are usually more involved with their something. Consider the child who
yawning. Here minds than their stomachs. There’s says, “I’m doing nothing.” Meaning
are five more a reason we say “food for thought.” they’re doing something. As adults,
techniques Consider describing the taste and Vienne suggests we can recapture
from Veronique textures of your food as you consume moments of utter serenity by refusing
Vienne’s book, intentionally. to put a label on everything we do.
“The Art of Do- The art of listening: Ooh, probably We can practice “nothing” while in
ing Nothing.” one of my favorites. If you’re not doing the kitchen, looking out the window,
The art of a lot you probably have opportunity to sitting lost in our thoughts, or maybe
Shannon Bardwell napping: While listen, be it to the birds of the morn- planning what we’d like to do when
we sleep, ing or a companion. Far from being this whole pandemic season is over.
sophisticated sequences of brain passive, listening to someone talk is Email reaches Shannon Bardwell of
waves transform our inert bodies into an active, inspired and often compas- Columbus at msdeltachild@msn.com.
humming power stations that produce sionate act of cre-
intelligence, alertness and discern- ation. Our brains
ment. The urge to curl up in the early are trained to
afternoon is a sign you are running pick up clues
low on common sense and good judge- like sounds, lip
ment. In many countries people who movements,
don’t nap are considered odd. intonations,
The art of bathing: Think of sub- pauses, stam-
merging in water as hydrotherapy. mers, smiles,
Your body seems lighter. Unlike grav- smirks and
ity pulling you down, water presses frowns and put
you in all directions, easing joint pain, them all together
backaches and sore muscles. A little into an appar-
singing in the shower doesn’t hurt ently seamless
either. verbal expres-
The art of tasting: We eat to sion. Given the
nourish our bodies, but we taste to opportunity, be
STATE OF THE NATION
Trump smashes the right’s ability to police itself
A
mong dozens of at CPAC. The Young buked by mainstream conservatives,
addled tweets from America’s Foundation she declared her allegiances proudly:
the commander in has dropped her, and the “They want me to disavow Nick
chief over the past few Daily Wire and National Fuentes and VDARE and Peter
days, one in particular Review discontinued her Brimelow and Faith Goldy and Gavin
deserves pausing over be- syndicated column. McInnes and the Proud Boys and
cause it demonstrates not The occasion for Steve King and Laura Loomer and on
just the weak-mindedness the deplatforming was and on.”
of our president but also Malkin’s swan dive “They” did want that, but now
the way his leadership is into the right-wing Trump has vitiated that work by
sabotaging conservatism. fever swamps. In 2017, praising Malkin. The thing Trump
Trump retweeted a she endorsed alt-right retweeted was not actually a Malkin
post featuring disgraced Mona Charen candidate Paul Nehlen post, but a tweet of Malkin speaking
columnist Michelle (“Paul Nehlen slams ... to the Western Conservative Sum-
Malkin, who complained corporate open-borders mit. “America First Clips” is a feed
about being silenced on social media. elites!”), and contributed to the for one of Fuentes’s outlets. Natural-
Trump responded: “The radical VDARE website which frequently ly, Fuentes is gloating.
left is in total command & control hosts white nationalists, racists and Trump defenders will no doubt
of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter anti-Semites. protest that Trump knew nothing of
and Google. The administration is Her most grotesque relationship Malkin’s descent into neo-Nazi land.
working to remedy this illegal situa- though, and the one that got her But that’s no excuse. In fact, Trump
tion. Stay tuned, and send names & booted from the Young America’s probably did not know much about
events. Thank you Michelle!” Foundation, was with a group calling those he praised, either Malkin or,
In the name of standing up for themselves “groypers,” led by a by extension, Fuentes. But he has a
aggrieved conservatives, Trump 21-year-old YouTube host named duty to know. Yes, he’s an indolent
soils the brand. First, a detail. The Nick Fuentes. To get a sense of just ignoramus, but guess what, the
“radical left” is not in control of those how loathsome this figure is, have a taxpayers are paying for a huge staff.
outlets, and even if it were, they are look at this video in which he won- He has people who can check. He
private entities and therefore perfect- ders, grinning, about whether 6 mil- doesn’t use them because he doesn’t
ly free to make their own judgments lion “cookies” could really be baked care. His moral reasoning is primi-
about content. There is nothing in ovens and how the “math doesn’t tive. If you are pro-Trump, no matter
“illegal” about it. If the administra- add up.” Holocaust jokes. How droll. what else you are (a murderous dic-
tion were working to “remedy” the Fuentes, you will not be shocked to tator, a racist troll), you’re fine in his
situation, that is what would be ille- learn, is one of the “very fine people” book. Loutish protesters harass a TV
gal. Another detail: Trump has 19.7 who marched with neo-Nazis at the journalist using the F words (“fake
million followers on Instagram, 26.7 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlot- news” and, you know, the other one),
million on Facebook and 80 million tesville. Remember Pepe the Frog? and Trump proclaims them “great
on Twitter. Perhaps what keeps him He’s their mascot. He described the people.” He has no objective moral
so popular is his audience’s inex- mass murder in an El Paso Walmart standards. Everything is about him.
haustible appetite for whining. as an “act of desperation.” Turning On a scale of moral reasoning, he
The woman Trump thanked is a Point USA is too tame for his tastes, is subzero. But the world of conser-
columnist and social media entrepre- and his group has lately been heck- vative opinion-shapers does still
neur who was a respected member ling speakers like Ben Shapiro, Dan attempt, however weakly, to maintain
of the conservative commentariat Crenshaw and even Donald Trump some guard rails. With every passing
— emphasis on the past tense. In Jr. day of Donald Trump’s leadership,
the past two years, she has been Yet, Malkin has declared herself those standards crumble a bit more.
shunned by respectable conservative the “mother of groypers” and called Mona Charen is a Senior Fellow at
outlets. She is no longer welcome them “good kids.” When she was re- the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020 5A

Federal coronavirus testing plan puts burden on states

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON — The Trump
administration’s new strategy for
coronavirus testing puts much of
the burden on states while prom-
ising to provide supplies such as
swabs and material to transport
specimens.
The plan, which was delivered
Sunday to members of Congress,
drew harsh criticism Monday
from Democrats. In a joint letter,
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,
Senate Democratic leader Chuck
Schumer, New Jersey Rep. Frank
Pallone Jr. and Washington Sen.
Patty Murray said the adminis-
tration “still does not have a seri-
ous plan for increasing testing to
stop the spread of the virus.”
The report comes as the U.S.
death toll from the pandemic is
approaching 100,000. President
Donald Trump, who has been
eager to revive the economy by
loosening coronavirus-related
restrictions, vowed Monday, “To-
gether we will vanquish the virus
and America will rise from this
crisis to new and even greater
heights.”
The 81-page document from
the Department of Health and
Human Services says, “State
plans must establish a robust
testing program that ensures ad-
equacy of COVID-19 testing, in-
cluding tests for contact tracing,
and surveillance of asymptomat-
ic persons to determine commu-
nity spread.”
It says the federal government
will “ensure that States have the
collection supplies that they need
through December 2020.” To that
end, the administration plans to
acquire and distribute 100 mil-
lion swabs and 100 million tubes
of viral transport media.
The HHS document, which
The Washington Post first report-
ed, recommends that all states
“have an objective of testing a
minimum of 2 percent of their
population in May and June.”
The Democratic lawmakers,
who released the HHS report
along with their joint letter,
said it “confirms that President
Trump’s national testing strate-
gy is to deny the truth that there
aren’t enough tests and supplies,
reject responsibility and dump
the burden onto the states.”
“The Trump Administration
still does not take any responsi-
bility for ramping up our nation’s
testing capacity, instead pushing
the burden onto the states —
forcing states to compete with
each other to procure vital sup-
plies to administer tests from the
private market,” the lawmakers
wrote.
They also called on Senate
Majority Leader Mitch McCon-
nell to act on the $3 trillion virus
release package passed earlier
this month by the House, saying
it would “deliver a clear strategy
and $75 billion for the testing and
contact tracing necessary to stop
the spread of this vicious virus.”

US communities face tough

choices on opening public pools
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS staycations,” she said. without knowing they are
“We are anticipating that infected, said Sempsrott,
MISSION, Kan. — it will be a strong season who is also an emergen-
Public pools will look very for backyard pools.” cy room doctor in Boise,
different this summer if Walmart reported Idaho, who has treated
they open at all with the an uptick in the sales of COVID-19 patients.
coronavirus threat still pools and swimming gear Some pool operators
looming, as teenage life- such as foam noodles, and have decided to delay
guards will be tasked Bass Pro Shops said more opening or just offer lap
with maintaining social people have been buying swimming and lessons,
distancing and spotting fishing gear and kayaks, while others have already
COVID-19 symptoms in though neither company called it quits. The Nation-
addition to their primary provided specifics. al Recreation and Park
responsibility of prevent- “If there is a bright spot Association, a nonprofit
ing drownings. in this horrible COVID-19 that advocates on behalf
Pools that do plan to tragedy, it’s the unprec- of public parks, recre-
open will take precau- edented interest from fa- ation and conservation,
tions, including screening thers, mothers, grandpar- said 31% of agencies with
temperatures on entry, re- ents, aunts and uncles all pools have decided not to
quiring lifeguards to wear wanting to take their fam- open them this summer
masks and significantly ily out to enjoy nature,” and 46% were awaiting
reducing the number of said Johnny Morris, Bass additional guidance from
swimmers allowed in the Pro Shops’ founder and government and health
water and locker rooms, CEO. officials before making
said Dr. Justin Sempsrott, Properly chlorinated a decision. Of those that
the medical director for pools can kill the virus, are opening, only 5% plan
the lifeguard certification but youngsters splashing to operate fully; the other
program Starguard Elite around together could be 18% will do so with trun-
and executive director unwittingly spreading it cated offerings.
of Lifeguards Without
Borders, which works to
reduce drownings world-
wide.
“It’s definitely not go-
ing to be business as usu-
al this season,” he said.
Amid the uncertainty,
sales of inflatable pools
that cost less than $150
have increased by 165%
over the seven-week pe-
riod that began March
15, compared with the
same period last year, ac-
cording to NPD Group, a
data and consulting firm.
Meanwhile, most of the
people who were plan-
ning to install in-ground
pools in their yards before
the COVID-19 shutdown
caused economic havoc
have decided to proceed,
said Sabeena Hickman,
the CEO of the Pool &
Hot Tub Alliance, an in-
dustry trade group, which
reached out to the coun-
try’s top 25 residential
pool builders.
“It appears as if a lot
of people are looking for
pools and hot tubs for
6A TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Health
HEALTH TIP
n Never trust health claims on packaging:
People are more health conscious than ever before.
The food manufacturers are well aware of this and have
found ways to market junk food to health-conscious
people as well. They do this by adding misleading labels
like “whole-grain” or “low-fat.” If the packaging of a food
tells you it’s healthy, chances are it isn’t.
Source: healthline.com

Health tips from Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen

Is your phone dialing up disease?
You probably know that if you
download a strange app or open
attachments from emails or texts
from an unknown sender, your
phone may end up with a bug —
malicious malware that disrupts
all kinds of functions. But are you
aware that your phone can down-
load a bug on to you?
Current research suggests that
smartphones harbor a potential-
ly harmful cocktail of bacteria,
fungi and viruses. The analysis,
published in Travel Medicine and
Infectious Disease, looked at 56
studies from 24 countries. It found
nearly all of them identified poten-
tial invaders on phones, while 16
reported the presence of fungi and
others identified RNA viruses and
bacteria such as S. aureus (it can
cause staph infections) and E. coli.
In fact, the lead researcher says
phones are a “five-star hotels with
premium heated spas [and a] free
buffet for microbes to thrive on.”
Although there was no research
aimed at detecting SARS-CoV-2,
the virus that causes COVID-19, on
phones, we know from other sourc-
es that the bug can live on plastic
for up to three days! No wonder the
researchers suggest you consider
your phone a “third hand” and you
sanitize it regularly.
We say it’s smart to clean it with
hand sanitizer or a sanitizing wipe
after you use it outdoors or in the
car; then wash your hands. Also,
clean it after you put it down on any
surface outside your home. Home
all day? Clean it once a day. Then
you’ll have the kind of phone recep-
tion you want — all clear.
Make sure your
chicken is cooked
In “Stand by Me,” Ace Merrill
(Kiefer Sutherland) is a gang leader
who plays a dangerous game of
chicken with a truck that swerves
out of the way at the last minute.
Drs. Oz and Roizen
Now, you might not think cooking
chicken for dinner tonight is as
dangerous as that idiotic “game,”
but researchers looked at the
culinary habits of people in five Eu-
ropean countries and found they’re
endangering their health by playing
chicken with chicken! It seems
they’re undercooking the poultry
and at risk for foodborne illness-
es. We bet the same mistakes are
being made here.
If you check for doneness by
looking at the inner color of the
meat (50 percent of folks do) that’s
not going to protect you from get-
ting sick. It’s also a mistake to ex-
amine the color of the juices or the
texture of the meat. None of those
methods are reliable indicators
that pathogens have been KO’d.
The consequences: Undercooked
chicken can deliver salmonella and
campylobacter bacteria, causing
abdominal pain, chills, diarrhea,
fever, vomiting and bloody stools.
From all sources, those microbes
sicken 2.85 million folks annually in
the U.S.
Your best bet is to allow the
chicken to reach room temperature
before cooking. Then use a fast-re-
sponse meat thermometer to gauge
doneness. Be aware, most bacteria
are on the surface of the chicken,
so make sure the inner and outside
temperature reaches a germ-killing
165 F. Also, be sure to clean your
kitchen thoroughly after handling
raw meat to prevent the transfer of
bacteria to countertops, utensils or
other foods.
Women can reduce the risk
of stroke, despite unhealthy
choices
When Sandra Bullock was 35, she
transformed from the lovable but
rough-around-the-edges FBI agent
Gracie Hart to an undercover beauty
in “Miss Congeniality.” That kind
of transformation may seem like a
good setup for a comedy, but it’s not
very realistic. However, according
to researchers at the Harvard T.H.
Chan School of Public Health, even
in middle age women can dramati-
cally change their future.
It seems basic lifestyle chang-
es, adopted even after years of
unhealthy behaviors, can reduce
women’s 26-year risk of any type
of stroke by up to 25 percent and of
ischemic stroke by up to 36 percent.
(Ischemic stroke is the most com-
mon type, caused by a blood clot in
the brain, and women’s average age
of a first stroke is 75.) That matters,
since women are more likely to
have a stroke, to end up with poorer
health and physical function post-
stroke, and to die from stroke than
men are.
Total and ischemic stroke risk is
reduced most effectively by:
n Stopping smoking.
n Getting at least 30 minutes of
exercise daily.
n Eating a lot more fish. Go for
three servings of 3 to 6 ounces a
week of fatty fish, such as salmon
and sea trout.
n Eating nuts, like walnuts and
almonds, almost daily.
n Ditching red meat.
n And losing weight if you need
to.
The effective ways to reduce
the risk of hemorrhagic stroke are
achieving normal blood pressure
and, according to the researchers,
increasing the amount of fish you
eat. That lowered it 26 percent!

US company trials proach might succeed. Thousands of candidates

coronavirus vaccine
candidate in Australia
CANBERRA, Austra-
lia — A U.S. biotechnolo-
gy company began inject-
ing a coronavirus vaccine
candidate into people in
Australia on Tuesday with
hopes of releasing a prov-
en vaccine this year.
Novavax will inject
131 volunteers in the first
phase of the trial testing
the safety of the vaccine
and looking for signs of
its effectiveness, the com-
pany’s research chief Dr.
Gregory Glenn said.
About a dozen exper-
imental vaccines against
the coronavirus are in
early stages of testing or
poised to start, mostly in
China, the U.S. and Eu-
rope. It’s not clear that
any will prove safe and
effective. But many work
in different ways, and are
made with different tech-
nologies, increasing the
odds that at least one ap-
“We are in parallel
making doses, making
vaccine in anticipation
that we’ll be able to show
it’s working and be able to
start deploying it by the
end of this year,” Glenn
told a virtual news confer-
ence in Melbourne from
Novavax’ headquarters in
Maryland.
Animal testing sug-
gested the vaccine is
effective in low doses.
Novavax could manufac-
ture at least 100 million
doses this year and 1.5
billion in 2021, he said.
Manufacture of the
vaccine, named NVX-
CoV2373, was being
scaled up with $388
million invested by Nor-
way-based Coalition for
Epidemic Preparedness
Innovations since March,
Glenn said.
The results of the first
phase of clinical trials in
Melbourne and Brisbane
are expected to be known
in July, Novavax said.
in several countries would
then become involved in a
second phase.
The trial began with
six volunteers being in-
jected with the potential
vaccine in Melbourne on
Tuesday, said Paul Grif-
fin, infectious disease
expert with Australian
collaborator Nucleus Net-
work.
Most of the experimen-
tal vaccines in progress
aim to train the immune
system to recognize the
“spike” protein that studs
the coronavirus’ outer
surface, priming the body
to react if it was exposed
to the real virus. Some
candidates are made us-
ing just the genetic code
for that protein, and oth-
ers use a harmless virus
to deliver the protein-pro-
ducing information. Still
other vaccine candidates
are more old-fashioned,
made with dead, whole
virus.
SOURCE: AP

Brackin
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dy?’” she said. “And I said, ‘Yes, mom,
he passed away.’”
As her memories fade, House for-
gets other things as well. During the
pandemic, she sometimes forgets the
virus is what’s keeping her from going
outside and her daughter from coming
into the facility.
Often, Brackin has to explain to her
mother.
“It’s too dangerous. This virus is
killing people,” Brackin consoled her
mother, who grew upset after learning
she couldn’t go outdoors Thursday
afternoon. “You’ll make nine kids really
sad.”
“They’ll get over it,” House said.
“You don’t get over losing your
mama,” Brackin replied. “We’ll keep
doing what we did every day.”
Being physically separated from her
mother amid the pandemic, Brackin
said, takes a heavy emotional toll on
her.
On Mother’s Day, Brackin said,
sitting outside that window was all she
could do. Sometimes, she said, her
younger sister would even be jealous of
the nurses who take care of her mother
because they can be by her side.
“Other than daddy gone,” she said,
tearing up, “this is pretty hard. This is
real hard.”
But whenever she feels sad, Brackin
tells herself to cheer up.
“Don’t be upset,” she said. “There
are other people who can’t even look at
their mom (because) they passed away.”
What she wants the most, Brackin
said as she choked up one more time, is
to be able to hug her mother again.
“She’s my mom. She took care of me
and she helped me through some rough
spots,” Brackin said. “My biggest hope
is that I’ll actually get to go inside and
hug her before she passes away. At 86,
every day is a gift. My biggest fear is
that I won’t get to see her again.”
Sports
BOOGER BROOKS WINS SPORTSMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE MAG
BY THEO DEROSA
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Brett White tried his
best to put Booger Brooks
behind him before Sun-
day night’s Late Model
Sportsman feature race
at Magnolia Motor Speed-
way even began.
White finished third —
one spot ahead of Brooks
— in Saturday’s qualify-
ing, giving him the third
selection in Sunday’s
“draw and choose” start.
Among the top eight po-
sitions, White picked
the No. 8, and he chose
Brooks to start in that
spot.
Busch passes Cindric in OT to win Xfinity race at Charlotte
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CONCORD, N.C. —
Kyle Busch passed Austin
Cindric on the final lap in
overtime to win his 97th
career Xfinity Series race
in dramatic fashion Mon-
day night at Charlotte Mo-
tor Speedway.
After a crash involv-
ing several cars sent the
race into overtime, Cin-
dric passed Busch on a
restart starting at the in-
side lane of the front row.
But Busch battled back
and pushed the pedal to
the floor, passing Cindric
on the last lap to earn his
18th overall win at Char-
lotte Motor Speedway
across NASCAR’s top
three series — the most
of any driver.
“I thought choosing the
outside was the right way
but obviously it wasn’t. I
don’t know,” Busch said.
“Those guys put up a
whale of a fight tonight on
restarts. I guess I’m not
good at it anymore.”
Cindric thought he had
Busch beat.
“To almost beat one of
the best in the business
on worse tires, I never
lifted, I never lifted until I
knew I was done,” Cindric
said. “I wanted to win so
bad.”
Busch has now won
210 career races across
NASCAR’s top three se-
ries.
Isolating away from family a ‘hot topic’ as NHL plots return
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Young and single,
Thatcher Demko has
plenty of time on his
hands, with little to do.
Quarantining to play
hockey wouldn’t be a
problem for the Vancou-
ver Canucks goalie.
“I don’t have too many
roots,” the 24-year-old
said. “I’ve been living
pretty much out of my
car for the most part for
the last six, seven years
just going from place to
place.”
Older players dis-
agree.
Minnesota goalie
Devan Dubnyk doesn’t
think players with chil-
dren would be interest-
ed in spending lengthy
stretches away from
their loved ones amid the
pandemic. And neither
does Boston’s Tuukka
Rask, who bluntly said:
“It doesn’t feel right to
take guys away from
their families for many,
It didn’t matter. “At least I tried to put
Brooks shot past him back there,” White
pole-sitter Nick Thrash said.
on the 17th lap after a But the Kosciusko resi-
restart, held off multi-
ple charges by White
dent couldn’t keep Brooks
down for long. Brooks
and won the 50-lap race never trailed after seizing
and the $3,000 prize that the lead from Thrash af-
came with it. ter a caution with 35 laps
“That was fun right to go.
there,” Brooks told The Brooks kept the lead
Mag’s Ben Shelton after when White made a bid
the race. to pass both him and
White, who had won Thrash on the 24th lap,
the first three Sportsman maintained the advantage
races at the speedway this when White came oh so
season, congratulated close to taking over first
Brooks after the racing, place on the 29th, held
saying he’d made a good steady on two more re-
choice giving Brooks the starts and won by more
No. 8 position. than a second.
NASCAR
Kyle Busch celebrates after winning the Alsco 300 Charlotte NASCAR Xfinity Series race Monday at Charlotte
Motor Speedway.
Daniel Hemric edged go, dropping him to 10th
Cindric for second. Cin- place. But Busch battled
dric finished third fol- back through the field
lowed by Ross Chastain with the help of a series
and Justin Allgaier. of strong restarts on cau-
Busch appeared in tions in the final 30 laps.
control for most of the There were just five
race winning the first two cautions in the first 155
stages, but was assessed laps, but six yellow flags
a speeding penalty on over the last 45 laps.
pit row with 38 laps to Busch recaptured the
many months at a time.” Ryan Zimmerman, pro
It’s a reality players athletes have voiced con-
might have to face for cerns about spending
the NHL to resume play, signif icant
something Toronto’s time away
Kyle Clifford calls a “hot from fam-
topic” among players. ily. When
While the NHL and its baseball
players’ union are dis- was consid-
cussing a 24-team play- ering a con-
off format to resume the tainment
season, figuring out how bubble in Demko
to incorporate family Arizona
time in a potential quar- to play, Zimmerman —
antine environment is whose wife is due to
one of many hurdles to give birth to the couple’s
clear. third child in June —
“For sure that’s a big said he wouldn’t accept
thing,” said Philadel- not seeing them for four
phia forward James van or five months.
Riemsdyk, one of the “I can tell you right
players on the Return now that’s not going to
to Play committee and happen,” Zimmerman
a new father. “No one said. “Not many people
wants to be away from have to go through that,
their family for months nor should they.”
on end, and everyone is The NHL, like the
aware of that with who’s NBA, does not face the
on this committee.” challenge of trying to
From Dubnyk and complete an entire sea-
Rask in the NHL to Ma- son. But even an abbre-
jor League Baseball viated return calls for
players Mike Trout and coordinating 600-plus
The Chickamauga,
Georgia, racer credited
his crew for Sunday’s vic-
tory.
“They do 90 percent of
the work,” Brooks said. “I
just get in and drive it.”
White said he wasn’t
disappointed by his first
second-place finish at
The Mag this year, which
still netted him a $1,500
prize.
“We were just proud to
make the show,” he said.
“Forty good guys, and we
ran second. You can’t re-
ally beat that — I guess by
one spot.”
Colton Leyendecker,
Thrash and Hayden Mat-
lead with 10 laps to go, but
nearly gave it all away in
overtime.
Busch drove a No. 54
Toyota sponsored by the
Appalachian State Univer-
sity class of 2020
“Hopefully this will lift
your spirits, we won one
for you,” Busch said to the
App State students who
players at different stag-
es of their personal lives.
“I think it’d be easier
for guys without families
or single guys to kind of
go on quarantine and en-
joy that process as much
as you can,” Nashville
defenseman Ryan Ellis
said. “But it would be
tough being a father my-
self. It would be tough to
live through FaceTime
in that situation. But you
have to weigh the pros
and cons on each side
and what’s important for
you and your family.”
The league was ex-
ploring various locations
that could host games,
including Edmonton,
Columbus and Las Ve-
gas. They could be big
enough for players to
bring family members
with them, or the format
might allow for a break
in the schedule for teams
that advance deep into
the playoffs.
“You’ve got to kind of
create this bubble, but
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thew Moran rounded out
the top five.
“I was worried to death
today I wasn’t gonna
make it,” Leyendecker,
who qualified for the 26-
car field out of B-mains.
“I’m tickled to death.”
The Crestview, Flori-
da, native went home with
$900 and no regrets for
finishing behind Brooks
and White on Sunday.
“These are probably
the two best guys here, so
I’m alright with it,” Ley-
endecker said. “They’re
dang good.”
Shay Knight and Tony
Shelton, both of Steens,
finished sixth and sev-
Gerry Broome/USA Today Sports
didn’t get to have a tradi-
tional graduation ceremo-
ny due to the coronavirus
The event was run
without fans in atten-
dance.
Busch is in the midst of
running all seven races in
11 days at Darlington and
Charlotte since NASCAR
returned to action after
if families are coming
in and out, then I don’t
know,” said Carolina’s
Jordan Martinook, who
has a year-old son he
doesn’t want to be away
from for more than a
month at a time. “That
kind of compromises the
bubble. I don’t know if
they would say your fam-
ily’s got to be with you
from day one the whole
time or they can’t come
if you’re in the bubble.”
NHL Deputy Com-
missioner Bill Daly said
league officials are “sen-
sitive to the issue and
are focused on finding
a solution that works for
the players.”
New Jersey’s Connor
Carrick, whose Devils
might be off until the
start of next season, said
he trusts NHLPA exec-
utive director Don Fehr
and his staff to make a
decision in the best inter-
est of as many players as
possible. Those waiting
on the possibility of play-
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662-241-5000
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SECTION
enth, respectively. Cale-
donia’s Colby Ponds was
15th.
Crate Racin’ USA
Late Models
Jeremy Shaw of Mill-
port, Alabama, rode the
1S car to victory in the
Crate Racin USA Late
Models feature Sunday
night.
Shaw held off fellow Al-
abamian Monte Skinner,
who finished second, to
claim the $800 prize.
Jamie Elam, Ryan Col-
by and Randall Beckwith
rounded out the top five.
See MAG, 2B
being sidelined for two
months because of the
coronavirus.
It was a tough night for
Darlington winner Chase
Briscoe, who finished
20th.
Briscoe, who was look-
ing for his third Xfinity
Series win of the season,
drew penalties for an un-
controlled tire and speed-
ing on pit road and then
sustained damage to his
car after hitting the wall
with 45 laps to go when
Timmy Hill’s engine blew
up. Things went from bad
to worse when he suffered
damage to the right front
of his car with 28 laps to
go.
Jeffrey Earnhardt
pulled out of his pits
too early and wound up
turning a lap with a jack
wedged under his car.
It was the second of
four races in four days
at the 1 1/2-mile track at
Charlotte.
Brad Keselowski won
the Coca-Cola 600 on
Sunday night in over-
time after a late caution
flag cost Chase Elliott an
almost certain victory.
The Truck Series returns
to the track for the first
time in more than three
months on Tuesday night,
followed by another Cup
race on Wednesday as
NASCAR.
ing, like Washington’s
Beck Malenstyn, hope
there’s a resolution that
weighs isolation from
family members against
the risk of them getting
infected.
“I think there’s proba-
bly a happy medium be-
tween the two,” Malens-
tyn said. “You definitely
don’t just want to close
the door on your family
in a time like this. But
it’s also you have to look
at it if we were going to
take that step to go back
and play, it’s the safety of
your family to probably
not have them around,
either, just with the ex-
posure to everything.”
Added Demko, the
Vancouver goalie: “I
think everyone’s going to
have to make a sacrifice:
players, owners, union. I
don’t think that there is
a scenario where every-
one’s going to be happy
with the situation.”
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Woods, Manning win a TV charity match as good as real thing

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tom Brady delivered
the shot of the match
that made it easy to for-
get the rest of his swings.
Tiger Woods didn’t miss
a fairway and earned a
small measure of revenge
against Phil Mickelson.
The PGA Tour is set
to return in just over two
weeks, and it has a tough
act to follow.
In the second and fi-
nal charity match that
brought live golf to TV,
this exhibition was as
entertaining as the real
thing.
Woods lagged a long
birdie putt close enough
that his partner, Peyton
Manning, didn’t have to
putt. That secured a 1-up
victory over Mickelson
and Brady in “The Match:
the right amount of words.
Woods and Manning
took the lead on the third
hole and never trailed,
building a 3-up lead in
fourballs on the front
nine, with Manning mak-
ing two birdies (one was a
net par).
Brady, whose six Su-
per Bowl titles are more
than any NFL quarter-
back in history, took a
beating on social media
and in the broadcast
booth from Charles Bar-
kley, who twice offered
$50,000 of his own money
toward charity if Brady
just hit the green on a par
3. He missed so far right
it would be comparable to
a pass that landed three
rows into the stands.
New Orleans Saints
coach Sean Payton
weighed in on Twitter,
ing the hole.
Donations for
COVID-19 relief funds
kept piling up, and the
entertainment didn’t stop
even as the rain returned.
It caused a 45-minute
delay at the start, and as
Woods said on the prac-
tice range, “I don’t nor-
mally play in conditions
like this.”
Mickelson brought out
his “Tiger Slayer” putter
that he used to shoot 64 at
Pebble Beach in 2012, the
last time they were in the
final group on the PGA
Tour. Woods shot 75 that
day. It didn’t help Lefty
with a few critical birdie
putts to square the match,
though he rolled in a 15-
foot par putt to stay 1
down with two to play.
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winner-take-all match in
Las Vegas over Thanks-
giving weekend in 2018
that Mickelson won in a
playoff under lights. It
felt forced, lacked banter
and turned out to free be-
cause of technical issues.
Throw in two NFL
greats in Brady and Man-
ning, and this allowed
viewers to ride along for
18 holes at Medalist Golf
Club among four of the
biggest stars in sports.
Justin Thomas pitched
in as an on-course report-
er, bringing a mixture of
humor and insight with
had to take a penalty drop
before getting back to
the fairway on the par-5
seventh. With his fourth
shot, with Barkley nee-
dling him relentlessly,
Brady’s shot landed be-
yond the pin and spun
back into the cup.
“Shut your mouth,
Chuck,” said Brady,
whose microphone piece
dangled off the back of
his pants.
Woods still thought
he won the hole with a
25-foot eagle putt that in-
stead spun hard off the
back of the lip. All that,
and they ended up halv-
at Riviera in Los Angeles. the same number only once. The difficulty level
He chose not to play the increases from Monday to Sunday.
next four weeks with his
back not feeling just right,
and then the pandemic
shut down golf and sports
worldwide.
Woods looked sharp
for the most part, with
his game and his words.
Mickelson on the fifth
USA Today Sports
hole asked Woods to
Tiger Woods and former NFL player Peyton Manning
Sunday’s read a putt on the sixth green
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during The Match: Champions for Charity golf round at the Medalist Golf Club Sunday.
80 yards away.
“You want me to mark have some silver ones,” on his home course at on the front nine until he
with a U.S. Open medal?” Mickelson said, referring Medalist, and now their found his groove, driving
said Woods, a three-time to his record six run- TV matches are tied at 1, the green on the par-4
champion of the only ma- ner-up finishes. even with each getting a 11th with Brady making
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Continued from Page 1B

Mark Stokes of Steens fin-
ished 17th.
Street Stocks
The Mag promoter Johnny
Stokes won the Three Star Tire
and Auto Street Stocks fea-
ture Sunday, holding off Justin
McRee for the $500 prize.
Lee Ray of Columbus was
third, and Tyler Moak and Carl
Kilgore rounded out the top
five.
Dustin Dupler of Columbus
was 13th, and Michael Collums
of West Point was 19th.
Modified Sportsman
Rusty Duncan of Tuscalo-
osa, Alabama, raced to a win
in the Crate Racin’ USA Modi-
fied Sportsman feature Sunday
night.
Duncan held off Athens, Al-
abama, resident Cade Finley to
win $400.
Tracy Terrell and Jason Byrd Pannell edged Aidan Hot Shots
gave the Yellowhammer State a Fletcher of Columbus and
Jesse White of Lutts, Ten-
sweep of the top four, but Scoot- Ware to win and claim the
nessee, won the Hot Shots di-
er Ware of West Point finished $300 first prize.
vision Sunday.
fifth. John Johnson IV and Jarrett
Chris Elliott, Isaac Slaton,
Jimmy Anderson of Colum- Jones rounded out the top five.
bus was seventh. Columbus racers John Logan Bright and Joey Ray
Beard and Bobby Barksdale rounded out the top five.
Factory Stocks were ninth and 10th, respec- Ed Caulder and Judd Mur-
Johnny Pannell of Baldwyn tively. phy of Columbus were 11th
held off two local racers to win Edward ( Jr.) Card of West and 13th, respectively.
the Ranch House Diner Facto- Point was 18th, and Thomas Brandon Glenn of Steens
ry Stocks feature race Sunday. Gable of West Point was 21st. was 15th.

MONDAY’S PUZZLES ACROSS

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The Jumble, Word Warp, Crossword, Sudoku and Cryptquote puzzles that would have symbol
10 Take cover
appeared in that edition are printed below. 11 Tough
puzzles
13 Genesis
name
14 Went ballistic
15 Toppled, as
a ruler
17 Future em-
bryos
18 Contest
mailings
19 Playground
game Sunday’s answer
Sunday’s Cryptoquote: 20 Roadhouse aries 16 Trig function
21 Partner 39 Region 21 Furnish with
22 Eat from the 40 Perennial machine power
pasture battlers 22 Bellyached
25 Warsaw 41 Finishes 23 Ebbs
natives 24 Whenever
26 Thinker DOWN 25 Mexican coin
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29 Campaign 4 Learn by heart pieces
loser 5 Ill humor 30 Boca —
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Sunday’s 34 Museum 7 Wagon puller 32 Identifies
display 8 Check the 36 Combo
35 Prolific addition instrument
inventor 9 Platoon
37 Article member
38 Set bound- 12 Play places

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Running on empty? Charity events wary in time of COVID-19
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
It wasn’t exactly the
finish line Ali Riecke had
in mind.
The 27-year-old had
envisioned something
more tropical when she
signed up to participate in
her second “Run Across
Haiti,” an ambitious eight-
day, 200-mile tour of the
impoverished Caribbean
nation sponsored by the
nonprofit organization
WORK.
Instead of celebrating
with more than 30 others
from across North Amer-
ica who raised north of
$200,000 to make the
journey to run and to
get a first-hand look at
WORK’s mission, the end
Comics & Puzzles
DILBERT
ZITS
GARFIELD
CANDORVILLE
BABY BLUES
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
for Riecke came as she
neared her house in de-
cidedly non-tropical Bell-
ingham, Washington, on
May 13.
Her boyfriend blasted
an air horn as she hit the
wire, her run over. Then
she joined a Google Hang-
out so other members of
the far-flung group could
join in the party after the
trip to Haiti was called off
due to the COVID-19 pan-
demic.
“It was definitely bit-
tersweet,” said Rieke,
who stressed it was still
“very special in its own
way.”
And maybe a new nor-
mal. There are other com-
plications for nonprofits
and charities beyond stay-
FAMILY CIRCUS
The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com
at-home orders and travel anytime soon regardless,
issues. For organizations virus or no virus. It is
that rely on participatory something Riecke, a busi-
recreation events like the ness intelligence develop-
“Run Across Haiti” or the er at a local credit union,
5K at your local park, the tried to keep in mind as
concern is two-fold: How she went through the ad-
do you safely conduct mittedly uncomfortable
these events in the era task of soliciting contribu-
of social distancing? And tions.
how do you go about seek- “It’s harder for those
ing money for a cause, people to give obviously
any cause, when millions but it also feels harder to
are out of work and people ask,” she said.
are literally dying by the Charitable giving by
thousands? individuals has dipped in
Riecke has collected recent years even during
more than $4,000 this a boom economy thanks
spring to help WORK, in part to a change in the
which is focused on tax code. While the stim-
helping Haitian families ulus package Congress
emerge from poverty in a passed in March created
sustainable way. That ef- a $300 tax break for chari-
fort that isn’t going away table giving, nonprofits of
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
I recently
lost a lot of
weight and finally
felt confident
enough to start
dating. I met a
wonderful man I’ll
call “Teddy.” We’ve
been together for
eight months, and
I can see a future
with him. He has
some quirks with
intimacy that he’s
working on and a
few odd habits he
is trying to break. Dear Abby
I have my own
eccentricities as well, but we
are doing it together.
The problem is my sister.
Ever since I started losing
weight and trying to improve
myself, she has become incred-
ibly jealous. She has taken to
making backhanded comments
as often as she can. We had a
huge fight where we didn’t talk
for two months because she
thought I had “changed too
much.” The real reason was I
wouldn’t let her borrow a super
expensive dress of mine.
I used to spend every week-
end at her house hanging out
with her. I would do her grocery
shopping, lend her anything
she wanted and defer to her
because I was lonely. But now
I spend most weekends with
Teddy generally enjoying my
life. She seems bitter that I no
longer let her walk over me like
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May
26). The next three weeks bring
a reassessment and realign-
ment of your values, which
helps you to build yourself in the
direction of your dreams. Your
relationships go deeper as you
share bonding experiences with
loved ones. New people come
into your life in September,
further opening your horizons.
Aquarius and Scorpio adore you.
Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30,
12, 22 and 17.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
A ring, the flame on a candle
wick, a folded stash of cash...
small things mean so much to-
day that it’s almost like objects
all sizes are anticipating
a hit at the same time the
need for aid is becoming
greater than ever.
“I keep thinking of
‘Rocky,’ where he takes
the hits and keeps mov-
ing forward,” said James
Kane, a senior manager of
community development
for the American Cancer
Society’s Northeast Re-
gion. “Some days it’s go-
ing to be a step forward
and two steps backward
(but) at the end of the day
the work we do hasn’t be-
come less important. Our
mission hasn’t stopped
because cancer hasn’t
stopped.”
In response to the
pandemic, the American
Cancer Society estab-
a doormat. She
keeps saying I
should break up
with Teddy so
I can prioritize
her again, and
she tries to start
fights between
Teddy and me.
Abby, my
sister is married
and has a kid.
She doesn’t need
me around so she
won’t be lonely. I
don’t want to cut
her off because I
love my nephew
and would like to
be part of his life. I also don’t
want to have to choose between
my family and having a life that
doesn’t revolve around them.
Please help me. — CHANGING
MY LIFE
DEAR CHANGING: If your de-
scription is accurate, you exist
in your sister’s universe only to
fulfill her needs. That she would
attempt to sabotage your rela-
tionship with Teddy is shameful.
It should not be necessary to
choose between Teddy and
your family. What you must do
is establish firm boundaries
with her, enforce them and not
knuckle under to the pressure
she is exerting.
DEAR ABBY: I found $17 in
the pocket of an old coat (great
feeling — it felt like free money!)
and used it to buy myself some
fast food. My fiancee is upset
(which I think is uncalled for)
expand in importance in inverse
proportion to their actual size.
TAURUS (April 20-May
20). Not everything has to be
about something. It’s enough
to just be. There is peace in the
moments you forget about what
things mean and just accept
what they are.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
Finishing what you start will
be a matter of personal pride.
You’ll derive a great deal of
self-esteem from just knowing
that you did what you said you
would do.
CANCER (June 22-July
22). Trying to get someone
interested usually has the op-
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2020 3B
lished the first “Lakes
to Bay 5K.” The virtual
run is a relay that start-
ed around the Finger
Lakes in New York on
May 11 and will wrap up
on the Chesapeake Bay
in Maryland on May 31.
Runners who paid the
$20 registration fee are
encouraged to take a pic-
ture during their respec-
tive legs and share it on
social media as a way to
replicate in some small
way the sweaty, giddy
camaraderie of an actu-
al road race. Proceeds
will help the society’s
COVID-19 Response
Fund, which is focused
on operational expenses
like keeping a 24/7 can-
cer help line active.
that I didn’t get her anything.
That restaurant is expensive,
and it’s hard to buy two meals
for that price. Plus, it was my
money.
I think I should be allowed to
spend money I find, especially
since it was in my coat. Unfortu-
nately, she didn’t get any dinner
that night. It has been a week
now, and she’s still upset with
me about it. I never get anything
for myself, and I feel I deserved
a treat.
When I told her that night if
she wanted dinner she should
have looked for her own $17 in
a coat, she threw my Xbox con-
troller at me. It missed. It hit the
wall and broke. Now I have to
search through all my pockets
because those controllers cost
a lot more than $17. — QUARAN-
TINED IN INDIANA
DEAR QUARANTINED: And
your question is? This is how
you treat your fiancee? The least
you could have done was get
her a side of fries to eat with
whatever was in the fridge as a
main course. If you and this girl
are still together, it’s time for
some serious apologies. On the
plus side, now that the Xbox is
history, you will have more time
to work on your relationship.
Dear Abby is written by
Abigail Van Buren, also known
as Jeanne Phillips, and was
founded by her mother, Pauline
Phillips. Contact Dear Abby
at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.
Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA
90069.
posite effect. Don’t try. Do you,
and see who comes knocking.
Ultimately, you’ll be delighted by
your options.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your
navigation system has updated
many times. You’ve used your
parents, friends and employers
as guides. You’ve used your
phone, the media and more.
Through it all, intuition is your
most enduring compass.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
In math, there is only one right
answer. In love, there are doz-
ens or even hundreds of right
answers, and the more deeply
in love you are, the more you’ll
be willing to try.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
You have a healthy respect for
the natural order of things and
appreciate stages from birth to
blossom, thriving and even de-
cay. Your appreciation of beauty
will lead to an encounter.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). A smile, a call from out
of the blue, a home-cooked
meal... these are the gestures
that mean so much. You’ll pay
forward the warmth that has
been given to you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). You need something new
to do today. Novelty is a neces-
sity, and without it you’re apt to
feel lethargic. New people are
the best for this. Second best
are new activities. In a pinch,
media fills the void.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). This endeavor you’re
participating in is actually much
more intricate and elaborate
than you would have guessed.
Take yourself out of the game a
minute and you’ll see it for the
first time.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). You’re active, multifaceted
and eager to connect with peo-
ple who can keep up with you.
When this happens, you know it
immediately and get swept up
in the fascinating conversation
that ensues.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Friendships get into ruts
just like every other kind of
relationship -- that is unless you
make the effort to keep things
interesting. You’ll sprinkle some
excitement into the mix.
Smoke stack
SOLUTION:
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Trump honors fallen soldiers Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’

drummer for Miles Davis, dies
as nation battles against virus Cobb was 91 was up to the improvis-
ers to fill the pages. “He’d
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS say this is a ballad. I want

BALTIMORE — President
Donald Trump honored America’s
Biden marks Memorial Day at THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jimmy Cobb, a percus-

war dead in back-to-back Memori-
al Day appearances colored by an
epic struggle off the battlefield,
against the coronavirus.
Eager to demonstrate national
revival from the pandemic, Trump
doubled up on his public schedule
Monday, while threatening to pull
the Republican National Conven-
tion out of Charlotte in August un-
less North Carolina’s Democratic
governor gives a quick green light
to the party’s plans to assemble en
masse.
The U.S. death toll from the
pandemic approached 100,000;
North Carolina two days earlier re-
ported its largest daily increase yet
in COVID-19 sickness.
Trump first honored the nation’s
fallen at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. Presidents on Memorial Day
typically lay a wreath and speak at
the hallowed burial ground in Vir-
ginia. But the coronavirus crisis
made this year different.
Many attendees arrived wear-
ing masks but removed them for
the outdoor ceremony in front
of the Tomb of the Unknown Sol-
dier. Trump, maskless as always
in public, gave no remarks. He
approached a wreath already in
place, touched it and saluted.
Trump then traveled to Bal-
timore’s historic Fort McHenry,
where he declared: “Together we
will vanquish the virus and Amer-
ica will rise from this crisis to new
and even greater heights. No ob-
stacle, no challenge and no threat
is a match for the sheer determina-
tion of the American people.”
He praised the tens of thou-
sands of service members and
National Guard personnel “on the
front lines of our war against this
terrible virus.”
His Democratic opponent, Joe
Biden, chose Memorial Day to
make his first public appearance in
the two months since the pandem-
veterans park near Delaware home
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW CASTLE, Del. — Joe
Biden made his first in-person
appearance in more than two
months on Monday as he marked
Memorial Day by laying a wreath
at a veterans park near his Dela-
ware home.
Since abruptly canceling a
March 10 rally in Cleveland at
the onset of the coronavirus pan-
demic, the presumptive Demo-
cratic presidential nominee has
waged much of his campaign
from his home in Wilmington.
When Biden emerged on Mon-
day, he wore a face mask, in con-
trast to President Donald Trump,
who has refused to cover his face
in public as health officials sug-
gest.
Biden and his wife, Jill, laid a
wreath of white flowers tied with
a white bow, and bowed their
heads in silence at the park. He
saluted. “Never forget the sacri-
fices that these men and wom-
en made,” he said after. “Never,
ever, forget.”
ic closed down the nation. Biden
emerged unannounced from his
Delaware home to lay a wreath at
a nearby park, with no crowd gath-
ered to greet him. It was a mile-
stone in a presidential campaign
that has largely been frozen.
Biden’s words were muffled
through a black cloth face mask.
“Never forget the sacrifices that
these men and women made,” he
said after. “Never, ever forget.”
The U.S. leads the world with
more than 1.6 million confirmed
coronavirus cases and more than
98,000 deaths, according to a tally
by Johns Hopkins University.
“I feel great to be out here,”
Biden told reporters, his words
muffled through his black cloth
mask. His visit to the park was
unannounced, and there was no
crowd waiting for him.
Biden briefly greeted a coun-
ty official and another man, both
wearing face masks and stand-
ing a few feet away. Biden also
yelled to a larger group standing
nearby, “Thank you for your ser-
vice.” His campaign says Biden
has gone to the park for Memo-
rial Day often in the past, though
services were canceled Monday
amid the pandemic.
Though low-key, the ap-
pearance was a milestone in a
presidential campaign that has
largely been frozen by the coro-
navirus outbreak. While the fea-
sibility of traditional events such
as rallies and the presidential
conventions are in doubt, Biden’s
emergence suggests he won’t
spend the nearly five months
that remain until the election en-
tirely at home.
Trump tweeted his frustration
with North Carolina Gov. Roy Coo-
per, who has been moving his state
into a cautious reopening that will
keep indoor entertainment venues,
like its NBA arena, closed for the
time being. The state reported a
daily high of 1,100 new cases Sat-
urday, and has lost about 750 resi-
dents to the pandemic.
The president said Republicans
will be “reluctantly forced” to find
a convention site in another state
unless Cooper can guarantee that
the GOP will be able to fill its con-
vention spaces, including the are-
na in Charlotte.
it to sound like it’s float-
ing. And I’d say, ‘OK,’ and
sionist and the last sur-
viving member of Miles
Davis’ 1959 “Kind of Blue”
that’s what it was,” Cobb
recalled.
The album received
plenty of acclaim at the
groundbreaking jazz al-
time, yet the critics,
bum which transformed
the band and the studio
the genre and sparked sev-
couldn’t have known it
eral careers, died Sunday.
would enjoy such longevi-
His wife, Eleana Tee
ty. He and his bandmates
Cobb, announced on Face-
knew the album would be a
book that her husband
hit but didn’t realize at the
died at his New York City
time how iconic it would
home from lung cancer.
become.
He was 91.
“We knew it was pret-
Born in Washington,
ty damned good,” Cobb
D.C., Cobb told The As-
joked.
sociated Press in 2019 he
It has sold more than 4
listened to jazz albums and
million copies and remains
stayed up late to hear disc
the best selling jazz album
jockey Symphony Sid play-
of all time. It also served as
ing jazz in New York City
a protest album for African
before launching his pro-
American men who looked
fessional career. He said it
to Davis and the jazz musi-
was saxophonist Cannon-
cians to break stereotypes
ball Adderley who recom-
about jazz and black hu-
mended him to Davis, and
manity.
he ended up playing on
He performed well into
several Davis recordings.
his late 80s and played in
But Cobb’s role as a
Albuquerque, New Mex-
drummer on the “Kind of
ico, in 2017, as part of the
Blue” jam session headed
New Mexico Jazz Festival.
by Davis would forever
Jazz fans from throughout
change his career. That al-
the American Southwest
bum also featured Adder-
came to pay their respects
ley and John Coltrane.
in what many felt was a
The album, released
goodbye.
on Aug. 17, 1959, captured
Cobb released his last
a moment when jazz was
album, This I Dig of You,
transforming from bebop
with Smoke Sessions Re-
to something newer, cool-
cords in August 2019.
er and less structured.
The full takes of the
songs were recorded only
once, with one exception,
Cobb said. “Freddie Free-
loader” needed to be played
twice because Davis didn’t
like a chord change on the
first attempt, he said.
Davis, who died in 1991,
had some notes jotted
down, but there weren’t
pages of sheet music. It

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LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
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IN THE MATTER OF THE ES- Steven R. McEwen
TATE OF CHARLIE W. MOSBY, McEwen Law Firm
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MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF
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Jackson, MS 39225
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PUBLICNOTICE
May 18, 2020
Public Notice No. 2036
Application No. A2036
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The Office of Geology has re-
ceived an Application for a Sur-
face Mining Permit pursuant to
Sections 53-7-27 and 53-7-29
of the Mississippi Surface Min-
ing and Reclamation Act of
1977, as described below:
APPLICANT: Burns Dirt Con-
struction, Davis Mine
57 Burns Drive
Columbus, Mississippi 39702
LOCATION: East ½ of Southw-
est ¼ of Section 35, Township
17 South, Range 17 West,
Lowndes County (Lat. N33º
32” 11.67”, Long. W88º 17’
21.40”)
DESCRIPTION: The operator
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day of May 2020, by the Chan-
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Mississippi, to the under-
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notice is hereby given to all
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Executrix of the Estate of
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through Attorney Walter Alan
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NO. 2020-0097-RPF
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recommendations, or evalu-
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include an enumeration of per-
mits or licenses required un-
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intent or permit application.
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SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
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DECEASED
CAUSE NO: 2020-0075-DE
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LOWNDES COUNTY
Letters of Testamentary have
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Letters of Administration C.T.A.
have been granted and issued
to the undersigned upon the
Estate of Louise Reed Wilcox-
son, also known as Mary
Louise Reed Wilcoxson, de-
ceased, by the Chancery Court
of Lowndes County, Missis-
sippi, on the 18th day of May
2020. This is to give notice to
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and register same with the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes HILL’S PRESSURE JESSE & BEVERLY’S
County, Mississippi, within WASHING. Commercial/ LAWN SERVICE
ninety (90) days from the first Residential. House, Mowing, cleanup,
publication date of this Notice
to Creditors. A failure to so pro- concrete, sidewalks & landscaping, sodding,
bate and register said claim mobile washing. Free est. & tree cutting.
will forever bar the same. 662−386−8925. 662−356−6525
This the 19th day of May PRESSURE WASHING Lawn Care / Landscaping
2020. Commercial & residential.
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been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
John Dwain Acker, deceased,
by the Chancery Court of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
on the 11th day of May, A. D.,
2020. This is to give notice to
all persons having claims
against said estate to Probate
and Register same with the
Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County, Mississippi, within
ninety (90) days from the first
publication date of this Notice
to Creditors. A failure to so Pro- Customer Service
bate and Register said claim
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