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    by Joseph B. St. JohnEditor-in-ChiefEditorsNote

    CMSD SuperintendentCandidate Interviews

    is week it was revealed that the searchfor the new Columbus Municipal SchoolDistrict Superintendent will be more of amarathon than a sprint. In what can onlybe described as a near "Gauntlet of Death,"the interview process will span four nights.No interviews will be conducted onWednesday, either because it is an as-sumed church night, or maybe everyonerealizes that even Jesus would have seen

    enough by this time, and, thus, it will be awelcomed day off.

    Over the past several days, a series of e-mails have been sent to the media. esepress releases, summed up, stated:

    All interviews will take place at Bran-don Central Office - 2630 McArthurDrive - Columbus, MS 39705 at 6:00p.m."

    Tuesday, May 22, 2012Mr. Isaac Leon HaynesSuperintendent of Jefferson DavisCounty School DistrictPrentiss, MS

    Thursday, May 24, 2012Dr. Pamela Taylor HensonDirector of Instructional Support ofBaldwin County Board of EducationBay Minette, AL

    Friday, May 25, 2012Dr. Martha LiddellInterim Superintendent of ColumbusMunicipal School DistrictColumbus, MS

    All the Board Meeting interviewswill be public and anyone can attendto observe any or all of the interviewmeetings.

    The Board of Trustees will each se-lect ve community members to at-tend each night of the interviews, as

    well as an additional 25 randomly se-lected members. These 50 individualswill provide feedback and commentson the candidates that interviewedon the date they were selected to at-tend.

    Any interested person who resideswithin the Columbus School Districtboundaries or who is currently em-ployed by Columbus School Districtmay submit an application to be ran-domly selected to attend and providefeedback on one particular night ofinterviews.

    Applications can be found atwww.columbuscityschools.org or atBrandon Central Office, 2630McArthur Dr.

    Since there is no math wizard on eReal Story payroll, it is assumed that thisprocess will last about 75,000 hours, giveor take a bathroom break or 20. is is ane example of meaning well, but fallingat on your face. By the time that manyquestions are asked and reviewed, theyrun the risk of becoming meaningless - apointless stew of convoluted chatter, mixedwith political agendas and silliness. And,what is at stake? Only the future of our

    school system.

    And, wait, we have not complicated theprocess yet with the omnipotent Googlesearch. at's right, dudes and dudettes,how do you select a fearless leader withoutmindlessly searching the internet? Noth-ing is every wrong on the internet. Ever!(Just a note: If you Google your own nameand nothing comes up, that doesn't notmean you are a good person. It just meansyou're not important.)

    So, here we stand with four days beforeus, lled with more questions than can becounted and where do we go from here?

    Let's hope it is not in the direction of thelast Columbus Police Chief search processthat le everyone with egg on their face.e school system deserves better.

    In other news, Dr. Liddell sent the fol-lowing message:

    Teacher Vacancies to be FilledTotal 49 Positions

    Even though Columbus Schools'budget was challenging, this year,due diligence has been accom-plished and the district is heading to-ward a more secure nancial future.

    The budget team and I met with allbuilding principals and departmentheads, last week and this week, to doanother full assessment of our per-sonnel needs, based on student en-

    rollment and cost-efficiency needs.Columbus Schools' RIF-impactedteachers will receive hiring priority.

    I'm pleased to report that ColumbusSchools will be able to ll 49 RIF-Im-pacted teacher positions for FY 2012-2013 budget. These teacher positionsare a combination of state, federaland local funds. Fortunately, Title I,

    Title II and Special Education fundingprojections for next year have en-abled the district to exceed projec-tions for hiring vacancies for nextschool year. We are investing all theresources we possibly can toward

    classroom instruction and reducingclass size for FY 2012-2013.

    It been a long uphill battle for Dr. Lid-dell, this year, but she kept her promise totry to bring back as many teachers as shecould. It has not always been pretty, butthe school year is complete. Now, the realwork needs to be done.

    CMSD is still not out of the woods.Without a strong and hard-workingleader, the school system has the potentialto go under. e people of Aberdeen un-derstand this dilemma. is should beparamount in everyone's mind, as theSchool Board looks for a new leader to

    move our children forward.Joseph B. St. John

    Mr. MoJo Rising

    Lets Hope We DontGet Too Much of a Good Thing

    Shortly aer a newspaper is formed, aseemingly incessant tsunami of incominginformation ensues. Phones are ringing,emails are being received, blogs are beingposted, and letters arrive in the mail. It isan actual information overload. Quickly,our staff went from saying, "OMG, howwill we ll up 8 pages?" to asking, "Whatdo we cut from our standard 24 pages, so

    that we don't mess up the balance and de-sign of the newspaper?" Add layout designand ad creation, and it is easy to see thereis more to the newspaper business thanwriting articles.

    An amazing amount of information isconveyed via the telephone. In a matter ofminutes, aer the last Columbus City

    Council meeting, our staff was notiedabout citizens who were not happy withthe way Councilmen Charlie Box and JoeMickens jumped to grab the spotlight, inregard to the Retired Senior VolunteerProgram office closing, in East Columbus.ey wanted the council's help, but theydid not want them to turn it into an elec-tion season game.

    In regard to the same meet-ing, the Mayor's Youth Com-mission has been lampoonedby citizens and government of-cials, for years. WhetherRobert is sincere or not, he hasnot sold everyone in this com-munity that he is forthright.

    And, here is the rub, for manypeople. e Real Story doesn'tignore that information. We

    add it into our reporting. It iswhy we call ourselves "Gonzo"journalists. And, oh, by theway, e Real Story will neverchange. ese are the facts. It

    Street Talk, E-mails and Blog Posts...OH MY!

    See STREET TALK Pg. 3

    Editor's Note:At press time, the Columbus Municipal School District (CMSD) issued a press release, indicating that the CMSD BoardPresident had been notied, today, by the Mississippi School Board Association, that Dr. John G. Ladner had withdrawn his name from

    consideration for the CMSD Superintendent position. Consequently, his name has been deleted from the list of scheduled interviews, below.

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    is who we are! And, we say it proudly.

    In the meantime, the phone calls,emails and blog posts keep coming,and here is a sampling of what is at theforefront of many people's minds:

    You might want to check onsomething! Why is the City payingfor that "Welcome to Columbus"sign going up between the riverand the downtown exit? I drivepast that thing, every day, and it isSEVERELY out of whack andlooks horrible! Go take a look at it!(and better yet, take some pics!!) Ithink they need to tear it downand start again!!

    Sign at Tennessee Williams...It isso big you can't take a picture ofthe house.

    Arguments from both sides of thefence, on whether Sherman Smithgot a "break" over his gun violationcharge and punishment.

    They have the bridge that wasdamaged today (May 4) closed.

    is evening, the HWY patrol hada road block DIRECTLY UNDERthe bridge!!!! I can't drive over thisbridge because of damage, but they

    can stop traffic directly under it??Please, please say something aboutthis!!

    I think even elected office holdersshould have to take random drugtests, as well!

    Over the past few months, e RealStory has been swamped with storiesof "uggery" by elected officials, aswell as bonds to pave roads whereelected officials friends and, possibly,family live. In Caledonia, it is fre-quently brought to our attention that,oentimes, the degree to which rulesare enforced is determined using the

    concept of who you know, not whatyou did or are trying to do.

    Add to this the fact that many peoplein Columbus believe the story that "oldmoney" has killed our prosperity andthat the LINK is only worried aboutbig business, and it is going to be a longhot summer.

    Lets hope the stories of gangs anddead bodies are exaggerated. If not,Columbus may never be the same.And, that will have nothing to do withthe media!

    Remember, we are not the govern-

    ments PR Department. But, we arewatching!

    MoJo

    STREET TALKcont. from pg. 2

    EMCC Graduates More Than 900East Mississippi Community College

    students have graduated and theyre readyo take their next step toward excellence,hether its transferring to a four-year col-

    ege or university or entering the job mar-et.

    More than 900 students earned associ-tes degrees and vocational certicates,uring three graduation ceremonies, held

    ay 11-12.

    e Golden Triangle campus, in May-ew, held two commencement cere-

    monies at its Lyceum auditorium.Academic students graduated Friday, May11, at 2 p.m. Career-technical studentsgraduated the same day, at 6 p.m. eseceremonies included students from theGolden Triangle campus, as well as thecolleges branch locations at ColumbusAir Force Base and the EMCC WestPoint/Clay County Center.

    Graduation at the Scooba campus wasSaturday, May 12, at 10 a.m. is cere-

    mony also included students from theEMCC branch at Naval Air Stationeridian.

    Heres a look at the Class of 2011-12, atEast Mississippi Community College. Itincludes students who earned diplomasin July and December of 2011, and can-didates for graduation in May 2012. elist is broken down by county and home-town.

    Alcorn CountyCorinth: Tyler omas

    Attala CountyKosciusko: Cassandra Cobb, Bryant Coffee,

    KendrickHarmon, Mack Jamison Sr.

    Bolivar CountyGunnison: Milluan Brown

    Calhoun CountyVardaman:Makenzi Pettit

    Clay CountyCedar Bluff: Stephanie Cliett, Lakin Ford,

    Michael Ford, David Foster III, Jason Harpole,Samantha ompson, Jasmine Wynn

    Pheba: Quantrell Alford, Kelly Ervin, SarahMosley, Jasmine Owens, Mark Vaughn Jr.

    Prairie: Hope Broyles, Pedro Clay, MichaelHeard, Xavier Hogan, April Lenoire, MalloryMosley, Jonathan Robinson, Morgan Smither-man, Tiffany Watkins

    West Point: Yolanda Allen, ChristopherBarksdale, Barbara Barnes, Shaquana Bell,Decleshae Bennett, Brandon Berry, Lina Black,Alonzo Brooks, Deborah Brown, Buffy Byrd,Gregory Byrd, Kandiss Caldwell, Ceira Camp-bell, Susan Clark, Desiree Clay, Charles Cliett, Jr.,Brandon Coleman, Charles Collins, KelvisCollins, Elizabeth Cowart, Elizabeth Cummings,Ashley Davidson, Adriana Edwards, DarrenEwing, Brandon Ewings, Erica Ford, Ragan Fos-ter, Shelica Green, Jeri Gladney, Mary Golson,Michael Gunn Jr., Curtis Hall, Kelsey Harmon,Victoria Harris, Shirley Hogan, LawrenceHorner, Sierra Hosey, Jerry Hoskins, Ivy Hub-bard Jr., Hannah Ingram, Ashley Inman, AlexIvy, Darnell Jones, Adrianne Lancaster, AbbyLewis, Darmetreous Lyons, Jonathan Mason,Jessica McVay, Emma Miller, Larisa Milner,Mark Minor, Lamarcus Mitchell Jr., BryantMoore, Janie Myers, Jenisha Parker, ClionPeyton Jr., Anna Pierce, Lance Portera, EarlQuinn, Daniel Rainey, Carolyn Randle, ToniRandle, Shicola Rush, James Shelton, ValerieSmith, Weslyan Spight, Millard Swindoll, Nivea

    Temple, Tobi Tyler, Byron Walker, Lee Wallace,Joyce Washington, Aliceshia Watkins, JaredWatkins, Tyeisha Watkins, James Weathers III,Mattie White, Teri White, Jessica Whitehead,Quixote Williams, Katie Young

    Clarke CountyEnterprise:Chase McCraneyQuitman: Stormy Lewis

    Choctaw CountyAckerman:Celeste Ball, Ereke Bray, Benjamin

    Chambers, James Hughes, Cody Hunt, TylerHunt, Brandon Moore, Whitney Moss, Ar-mandy Peaster, James Ramshur Jr., Kayla Taylor,William Upchurch

    Mathiston: Adrianna Bircheld, James Fon-dren, Demetrius OBriant, Joseph Schissel Jr.,David Williams

    McCool: Stoney Armstrong, Chareka GlassWeir:Tineka Atterberry, Nathan Fulce, Patri-

    cia Whitcomb

    Chickasaw CountyHouston: Mary Buford, Caleb Englert, Cory

    Higginbotham, Taurus Jones II, Yuamicko Pul-liam, Christopher Upshaw, Shelby Whitt

    Okolona:William Anderson, Bridgette Beard,Redicia Betts, Karnika Bowens, Crosby Estes,Tundra Johnson, Carl Lathan

    Woodland:Jamie Adams

    Copiah CountyHazlehurst: Andrew Yates

    Desoto CountyHernando: Alex ChickHorn Lake: Derrick WilsonOlive Branch: Royce Freeman, Joe Weatherly

    IIISouthaven: Jeremy Reed, Kayla Smith

    Forrest CountyHattiesburg: John Conerly Jr.

    Grenada CountyGrenada: Hillary Raper

    Harrison CountyGulfport: Shaunti Fields

    Hinds CountyBrandon: Dantonio Evans, Cody Ferguson,

    Ginger WessonBolton: Markeith Mack Sr.Edwards:Tradarrius McPhearsonJackson:Amos Tatum, Ashley omas, Eliz-

    abeth WilliamsRaymond: Erika AdamsTerry: John Deans, Payne Dearman, Chase

    Mosal

    Itawamba CountyFulton: Chellcy Brandon, Michael Huling,

    Melanie Lindley

    Jackson CountyMoss Point: Latricia Irvin, Esther Jackson,

    Bruce Lynd Jr.

    Jones CountyLaurel:Blake McBride

    Kemper CountyBailey: Neshada RushDaleville:Charity HearnDeKalb: Jenee Bailey, Dominique Bourrage,

    Christopher Burnham, Kimkeshia Butler, TeresaCampbell, LOreal Carter, Randell Cherry, TyreseColeman, Erika Collins, George Darrington, Do-minique Grace-Eades, Jackie Grady, LashundraHenderson, Summer Herring, Ashley Jennings,Lakisha Leggett, Rashettia Lucas, Andrew Nel-son, Justin Payne, Megan Pevey, AntoinetteRush, Erniecha Rush, Ronnica Rush, Anna Sci-ple, Morgan Sorrels, Ashley Trosclair, Vell Whit-sett, Matthew Wiggins

    Preston: Cindy Grady, Danisha Greer,Chadisty Hickman, Daniel Hunnicutt, Christo-pher Resh, Steven Robertson, Richard White

    Porterville: Tolanda Broach, Raven Bryant,Michelle Fast, Escherica Gray, Rovontae Hop-

    See EMCC Pg. 4

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    CMSD Releases Budget UpdateEditors Note: e Columbus MunicipalSchool District released the followingbudget update to the press on Friday, May11, 2012.

    Governor Bryant signed the state edu-cation budget, today, in Jackson. It hasbeen a very difficult legislative session.e MAEP allocations for school dis-tricts are now officially released, givingschool districts a much clearer picture ofanticipated state revenue. rough the

    process, Mississippi school districts werenot fully funded in the state educationbudget, this year. However, districts werefunded at a level that approximates lastyear's state funding allocation.

    is will leave school districts pickingup the tab to cover increases in the retire-ment system, step increases and any gapsin their budgets from this year. For FiscalYear 2013 (school year 2012-2013), theColumbus Municipal School District'sMAEP allocation is underfunded by ap-proximately $2,374,020. Statewide,schools received a $19 Million boost inMAEP funding, but that amount is more

    than offset by a $23 Million mandatoryincrease in retirement costs. Total under-funding of MAEP, for the 2012-2013school year, is $258,943,631.

    Teacher Vacancies to be Filled Total 49Positions

    Even though Columbus Schools'budget was challenging this year, duediligence has been accomplished and thedistrict is heading toward a more securenancial future. e budget team and Imet with all building principals and de-partment heads, last week and this week,to do another full assessment of our per-sonnel needs, based on student enroll-

    ment and cost-efficiency needs.Columbus Schools' RIF-impacted teach-ers will receive hiring priority.

    I am pleased to report that ColumbusSchools will be able to ll 49 RIF-Im-pacted teacher positions for FY 2012-2013 budget. ese teacher positions area combination of state, federal and localfunds. Fortunately, Title I, Title II andSpecial Education funding projectionsfor next year have enabled the district toexceed projections for hiring vacanciesfor next school year. We are investing allthe resources we possibly can towardclassroom instruction and reducing class

    size for FY 2012-2013.Dr. Martha Liddell

    Interim SuperintendentMay 11, 2012

    son, Lashundra Needom, Canaan SharpScooba: Lacoltan Bester, Felicia James, Janet

    Leonard, Christal Pettigrew, TomarquisRencher, Paige Sheppard, Kundriay Spencer,Carleshia Vickers, Brian Williams

    Lamar CountySumrall: Robresha omas

    Lauderdale CountyBailey: Larrya Cole, Michael MeltonCollinsville:Jessica Dowdy, Cory Goodman,

    Jessica WalkerLauderdale: Lena Clark, Chaesity Grace,

    Gabriel Loon, Cheequanda McDonald,Taneka McWilliams, Kathryn Penn

    Meridian: Wanda Brasseld, James BrownIII, Jessica Daniels, George Darcy II, DaltonDavidson, Cordell Eason, Amanda Faison,Whitney Floyd, Hampton Glover IV, HelenGordon, Gregory Guy Jr., Zachary Harris, LeslieJohnson, Brittney Jolly, Aaron Jones, Lois Jones,Melvin Morris, Anthony Nicholson, MichaelPack, Lisa Palmer, Sara Pinkard, Corey Rober-son, Keyosha Robinson, Lainie Simcox, YolandaSimmons, Almetris Smith, Dionne Stewart, De-rick Sullivan, Tisha Ward, John Zettler Jr.

    Toomsuba:Zachary Gaines, Felicia Hopson,Aries Larkin, Joseph Wheeler

    Lawrence CountySilver Creek: Ashley Terry

    Leake CountyCarthage:Kelsey Harvey, omas Merchant

    Lee CountyGuntown: Blake HutchesonTupelo: Joshua Harden, Amanda PannellVerona: Francis Coleman

    Leore CountyGreenwood: Robert King

    Lowndes CountyArtesia:Tiffany SandersCaledonia: Latasha Baker, Tara Baucom, Josh

    Britton, Michael Brock, Kacy Ferguson, RomanGuadagno, Rachel Hicks, Leslie Hollingsworth,Richard Keene Sr., Joshua Klein, Kayla Lan-caster, Alishia Livingston, Larry Luna, MichaelMontgomery, Gayla Reeves, Melisa Reynolds,Tiffany Sellers, Debra Smith, Allison Studdard,Edmond VonKanel, Brittany Wallace, TiffanyWelch, Leslie Williams

    Crawford: Amy Bailey, Tekava Clay, JasmineDeloach, Raven Malone, Carissa Skinner,Lakeisha Skinner, Raphael White

    Columbus: Takika Abrams, Tonya Adkins,Zenobia Allen, Kristy Alexander, ShawndaAlexander, Marquita Anderson, Shikenwa An-derson, Tuesday Atkins, Zachary Bailey, JoeBaldwin Jr., Kevin Barnes, Jeffery Barry,Shevone Barry, DRhonda Beard, Iris Betts,Ashley Boler, Michael Bounds, Lisa Braddock,Amanda Braseld, Jodi Brown, Ashley Brown-lee, Magen Brownlee, Annie Buckhalter, KalaBugg, A. Shane Buin, Tyler Burge, TaKaiaBurnett, Tacarra Burton, Jhirre Bush, QuerraBush, Virginia Bush, Christopher Butler, She-quila Caine, Scott Callahan, Ashley Cardenas,

    Ryian Caviness, Tabatha Chandler, SaminiaChism, Quetisha Clark, Shenetha Coffey,Amber Cole, James Cooper, Phylicia Cox,Jacqueline Crosland, Carla Cunningham, Ja-marcus Cunningham, Roy Darrell, JeremyDavis, LaTonya Davis, Magen Davis, NicoleDavis, Katy Divel, Travis Draper, AmandaDrish, Jessie Durrah, Richard Dye Jr., LaceyElkin, Allison Fancher, Courtney Fletcher,Justin Flye, Jennifer Forbus, Jeannette Foster,Mark Foster II, Teri Frasher, Janet Fulgham,Brenda Garner, Renae Graham, Martha Gill,Simeka Gillard, Amber Glenn, Gregory Glover,Eric Golden, Tanika Gray, Chelsey Gunter, EricHall Sr., Tabitha Hamilton, Chelsey Haney,Skyler Hargrove, Julia Harner, Amber Harris,Chase Harris, Bobbye Harrison, Tiffany Harri-

    son, Andy Hatcher, Joseph Hawkins II, BrianHenry, Amber Hill, Ella Hill, Rickie Hill Jr.,Tanesha Hill, Leah Hood, Kimberly House,Magnolia Houston, Brenda Howell, MarjorieHyde, Karen Isaac, Kevin Jackson, Oliver Jack-son, Sonja Jackson, Alicia James, Willie James,April Johnson, Emmanuel Johnson, JenniferJohnson, Tyra Johnson, Rachel Joiner, TessaJones, Crystal Kerneal, Shelly Kidder, TyeshaKing, Maria Knoll, Rickey Knox Jr., Marcus La-grone, Jennifer Latham, Titus Latham, WilliamLatham, Jonnita Laury, Brittany Lee, KatherineLeonGuerrero, Shalonda Lowe, Tara Manders,Kimberly Marshall, Kimberly Martin, JustinMassingill, Marcus McCarter, Penny McCarthy,John McCommon, Lakeisha McCrary, LaurenMcDill, Frederick McGee, Stacy McIntosh,

    Sacha McNabb, Jordan Miller, Holly Mont-gomery, Audrey Moore, Sabrina Morgan, KaylaMosely, Martha Mosley, Holly Nelson, PaulNeyman, Bradley Nickoles, Tonya Noggle,Shaelynn Nolan, Tyrone Noland, Dennis Oliver,Tyechia Oneal, James Osborne, Allison Ott,Madzimoyo Owusu, Ashley Parker, Mercetia

    Parr, Alex Pate, Crystal Patterson, Tranane Per-son, Brenda Petty, Verketha Petty, RavenPhinizee, Courtney Pilkinton, Haley Pridmore,Taelor Proctor, Andrea Randle, Jamie Reeves,Jasmine Rice, Jeana Richardson, JeanineRichardson, Jessica Richardson, Austin Roberts,Adrienne Robinson, Omar Robinson, TekeshiaRogers, Ebony Ross, Sidney Runnels Jr., KarshaSaffore, Chanta Sherrod, Kellye Sherrod, JustinShort, Jasime Simeona, Vickie Smith, PhillipSprayberry, Mary Staples, Carrie Stephenson,Chelsie Stevenson, Ebonie Stewart, Ina Stewart,Julianna Stillman, Daran Stone, Aubree Tate,Victoria Tate, Ashley Taylor, Summer Taylor,Harley Tedford, Brittany omas, VictorianTilley, Cearra omas, Bobby Trimble, Marleno

    Unruh, Trayona Vassar, Brad Vest, ShenediaWalker, Ashley Ware, Hunter Warren, Sharon-ica Washington, Xiomara Watkins, Angie Wat-son, Miranda Watson, Dixie Weaver, TylerWhite, Mishunda Whiteld, Delroy Whittaker,Benjamin Williams, Jennifer Williams, edaWilliams, Chineqwa Wilson, Gunner Wilson,Leroy Wilson, Jimmy Wofford, Westly Wright

    Steens: Mary Bell, Angelia Collins, AllenDavis, Fredrian Davis, Leander Harris, WendiJoseph, Steven Kendrick, Marlon Kyles, HunterMichael, Amy Ming, David Quick, Sandy Tay-lor, Kristin Vaughn, Autumn Wright

    Madison CountyMadison:Channing Gordon, Katelyn

    Morgan

    Marshall CountyRed Banks: Molly West

    Montgomery County

    Kilmichael: Kendrick Jones

    Stewart:Amanda Taylor

    Monroe CountyAberdeen: Sara Benson, Tanika Johnson,

    Dreama Gardner, Robin Holliday, KatherineNewman, Tinisha Outlaw, Tashanda White,Bridget Williams, Chastity Williams

    Amory:Sharnae Black, Jason McKinney, PaulMoffett, Patricia Webb

    Hamilton: Scottie Dobbs, Kevin McCartney,Tiffany Pickle, Jesse Pounders, Jessica Smith,Josh Williams

    Nettleton:Ashley Barnes

    Neshoba CountyPhiladelphia: Natalie Fortenberry, Chrisan-

    gelo Hayes, Victor Long, Natasha McCarty,Laurin McDaniel, Heather Minchew, TylaRush, Nykela Stewart

    Union: Michael Barrett, Kalan ornton

    Newton CountyDecatur:Eddie McMullan

    Noxubee CountyBrooksville: Lauren Bentley, Kaitlyn Chan-

    cellor, Jasper Chandler, Jessica Doss, BettyeFoote, Andy Ford, Enoch Glenn IV, BeverlyHardin, Bobbie Jones, Gussie Lane III, WayneLedbetter, Jamie Mickens, Ryan Mickens,Sophia Parson, Terence Porter, Alfonso Rice,Brittany Shields, Lacey Skinner, Willie Stewart,Priscilla Taylor, Antonio Wells

    Macon: William Bell, Cary Black, KewuanBlanch, Toni Brown, Nicole Bryant, RoryanaBuckhalter, Dustin Clark, JaBrieka Clark, Ter-marcus Conner, Kieria Cunningham, SyperiaDickerson, Megan Dinsmore, Shamika Ed-wards, Portia Eichelberger, Jessica Foxx, CraigGiesbrecht, Kimberly Gilkey, Shannon Gilkey,Jerry Harris, Ryan Hollivay, Patrick Hoskins,Shondra Ivy, Synease Ivy, Willie Ivy, JanardreonJones, LaBrea Jones, Chris Lackey, Hollie Lane,Travis Liddell, Chaquontia Malone, ChristineMaxwell-Jones, Clifford Metheny, Casey Mof-fett, Kelvin Parker, Turkeshia Parson, JuliannaPersons, Chiquita Robinson, Amanda Ross,Oradell Rowzee, Patrice Shanklin, Jewon Sin-gleton, Anna Smith, Cornita Smith, EddrickSpann, LaShanda Stevenson, LashandaWilliams, Capriotta Woods

    Shuqualak: Beunka Brown, Yolanda Clark,LaShedra Clemons, Christian Howard, Do-minic Johnson, Deonna Langford, Dashia Mal-one, Diamond McCoy, Christie Presley, BrittanyRobertson, Nicole Stewart, Mercedes Webb

    Oktibbeha CountyMaben: William Alford, Lamarcus Bedford,

    Lance Butler, Churrel Chandler, Terres Chan-dler, Monica Cole, Kimberly Fulgham, HunterJohnson, Justine Martinez, Courtney Pratt, Lau-ryl Wade, Briana Westmoreland

    Starkville: Dorothy Allen, Emily Atkinson,James Barton II, Corey Beard, Tamara Bell,Katherine Berry, Tracy Bevill, Candice Bibbs,Travais Bibbs, Marshall Blair, Kayla Brooks,Ashley Brown, Lashauna Brown, Luisa Bustin-Briscoe, Hollan Caldwell, Lucas Carpenter, An-

    tonio Chandler, Kayla Chunn, Jamal Clay,LaKeshia Colvin, Nolan Couture, Craig Cox,Kenyan Crawford, Kevin Crittenden, LoriCrouch, Christina Cummings, Brittany Davis,Amy Doss, Raven Doss, Tiffany Dudley, AdamEarley, Stephanie Edwards, Audrey Ellis, LaK-

    EMCC cont. from pg. 3

    See EMCC Pg. 5

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    Council Meets to DiscussRe-districting

    Cooler heads prevailed at the spe-cial-called meeting of the Mayor andCity Council, on May 10, 2012. etopic was redistricting, but, unlike lastmonths meeting, no reworks orname-calling ensued. e meetinglasted about an hour, with the focusstaying on the matter at hand.

    Chris Watson led the meeting andprofessionally steered the elected offi-cials toward a calm resolution. Reit-erating the importance of Columbusbeing compliant with the VotingRights Act of 1965, Watson explainedwhat his company, Oxford-basedBridge and Watson, was able toachieve.

    Ward 1 and Ward 2 will have nochange in their boundaries. However,there will be substantial changes to theother wards. Watson went on to say,Some may be pleased; some may not

    be pleased.is is a starting point, Watson

    continued, reassuring everyone as-

    sembled that nothing had been writ-ten in stone.

    e biggest concern for Watson andhis organization was to avoid chang-ing the racial make-up of Ward 5,which has traditionally been a pre-dominantly African American ward.Watson was emphatic that any drasticchange in the racial demographics ofWard 5 would trigger a negative re-sponse from the Justice Department,something everyone in the roomagreed should be avoided, at all costs.

    e wards are currently 20% out ofbalance, overall, but the plan proposedby Bridge and Watson would leave thecity only 9.5% out of conformity,which Watson assured would be ac-ceptable to the Justice Department.

    MoJo

    Notes: ere was some confusion overcity residents submitting a plan to the

    Justice Department also, but most ofthe confusion stemmed from the factCouncilmen had just received the planmoments before Mr. Watson spoke.

    Coffee-House on5th will behosting ane d u c a -tional andc u l t u r a lcoffee tast-

    ing experi-ence, showcasing Vietnamese coffee, onursday, May 17, 2012.

    Brent Davidson, co-owner of CoffeeHouse on 5th states, "We want to bringculture and show unique things that arenot available here in this area."

    Coffee is a major source of income in

    Vietnam. Introduced by the French, in1859, and developed by means of the"plantation system, coffee became amajor economic force in the country.Production, in 2000, was a whopping900,000 tons. In 2009, that total hadgrown to an amazing 1.3 million tons,second only to rice in value of agricul-

    tural products exported from Vietnam.

    Molly [email protected]

    Molly is a resident of Columbus, who enjoysreading, cooking, cake decorating, and spending

    time with her family. She is a memberof Lighthouse Baptist Church.

    isha Emerson, Ronnie Evans, Beatrice Fair,anie Feduccia, JoLynn Gassaway, Steffanie

    Gilliland, Jason Graham, Charles Grandeld,Halley Gunn, Blake Hamric, James Harris,April Hatchett, Tiffany Higgins, Justin Hill, JodiHogue, Latoya Hollingshed, Allyson Holmes,essica Hunt, Mildred Hornburger, Cristenackson, Janet Jackson, Kierra Johnson, Cheryl

    ones, Jericho Jones, Fannisha Jones, Gabrielordan, Donald Kellum, Yulonda Kennedy,

    arquis Keyes, Xavier Kilborn, Bradley Krock,Kerry Krogman, Bree Kuhn, Shannon Larche,Kizzy Logan, Charles Long, Brittne Mann,

    asha Massey, Jeri Matthews, April McDowell,erceira McDowell, Stephanie McMorris,

    Royce Miles, Teresa Montgomery, Genniceoore, Johniece Moore, JoAnna Morgan, Tim-

    othy Morgan, Steven Myles, Adam Naramore,en Oglesby, Leann Old, Aaron Orr, Alfreda

    Outlaw, Cora Owen, Bradley Owens, AdamPatrick, Nikki Patton, Justin Pelot, Joshua Pen-nington, Brittany Perkins, Vicky Phillips, SimonPippins, Marvin Poe, Marietta Porter, JessicaPruitt, John Randle Jr., Loreal Randle, Dra-markus Reed, Aaron Rice Jr., Rashad Rice,Charlene Richter, Krystal Robinson, Shoinshe-

    lia Rodgers, Ralpheal Rogers, Anna Rowlen,ordan Senac, Will Schaub, Alexandria Shea,

    Charles Shira, Staci Shook, LaQuita Shumpert,illicent Simmons, Terralyn Skinner, Devin

    Smith, Chantel Solis, Patsy Sorrell, TyronzaStallings, Taylor Taggart, Celletta Tate, Fanny

    ate, Chet omas, Justin omas, Johnompson, Clayton reet, Monique Tice,

    Sonya Tillman, Eric Tolbert, Brittany Turner,ichael Turnipseed, William Valentine,orvelis Villarroel, Heath Walker, Jessica

    Walker, Codi Wallace, Dean Wallace, RickyWallace, Tiffany Ware, Sharon Washington,Audria White, Elander White, AdonijahWilliams, Charles Williams, Jessica Williams,

    adelynn Williams, Michelle Williams, Whit-ney Williams, Susie Wynn, Takunda Wynn,Alicia Yeatman, Chekila Young, Regina Young,

    Veronica Young, Victoria YoungSturgis: Sally Beckum, Samuel Brooks,hristopher Gray, Kyla Morgan, Chadwick Ray,imberlee Smith, Antonio Yarbrough

    ut -of-statelbermarle, N.C.: Denico Autryirmingham, Ala.: Asia Braggutler, Ala.: Joseph Turnerarrollton, Ala.: Mary Walkeremopolis, Ala.: Mark Geigerthelsville, Ala.: Jamie Lindseyaireld, Ala.: Meaghen Greenorkland, Ala.: Mitchell Croxton Sr.ibson, La.: Damien Jacobs

    acksonville, Fla.: Sasha Bogan-Bassoliet, Ill.: Mario Salas Sr.isman, Ala.: J.J. Harbin, David Tyson

    ivingston, Ala.: Jonathan Hutchins Jr.emphis, Tenn.: Katrina Houstonillport, Ala.: Justin Mitchell, Anna omasontgomery, Ala.: Brandon Moore

    anama City Beach, Fla.: Alvida Clemonshoenix, Ariz.: Colin Borchertulaski, Tenn.: Bo Wallaceayne, La.: Angelle Hollingsworth

    Reform, Ala.: Irish RodgersToxey, Ala.: omas BonnerTuscaloosa, Ala.: Jeremy Madison, AnthonyReedWest Monroe, La.: Brandy EvansYork, Ala.: Tenisha Keeton

    Panola CountyPope: Trent Marshall

    Pearl River CountyPicayune:Brett Tortorich

    Perry CountyRichton: Johnnie Walley Jr.

    Pontotoc CountyPontotoc: Karley Hall, Staci Rosenbaum

    Rankin CountyBrandon:Kayla Bailey, Cody DeForrest, Tay-

    lor Hegwood

    Scott CountyForest: Erica Bowie

    Sharkey CountyRolling Fork: JaMichael Myles

    Smith CountyLouin:Tiarra Moore

    Stone CountyWiggins:Holden Watts, Spencer Wilson

    Tate CountyColdwater:Charday Clark, William Terry

    Warren CountyVicksburg: Lauren Brewer, Lauren Curtis,

    Corrie Elliott, Raphael Harris, Holly Head,Bradley King, Zachary Stewart, Alventray Tar-leton

    Washington CountyGreenville: William Callaway III, Joshua

    Dennis, Bonnie Phillips

    Wayne CountyShubuta: Eric McCann

    Webster CountyEupora:Zachary Adkins, Deborah Bingham,

    Cassandra Chandler, Katie Gore, Leah Herard,

    Tim Lamb, Carolyn McComb, Sandra Oak-man, Jonathan Spencer, Bridgette QuinnMantee:Emily Bullard, Christal Davis, Penny

    Deans, Tiffany Johnson, Hannah Walters, Jes-sica Washington

    Wilkinson CountyWoodville: Cody Whitaker

    Winston CountyLouisville: Victoria Barrett, Kenjotta Cork,

    Brittany Etheridge, Alma Flora, Pauline Ford,Bruce Fulcher, Jasmine Goss, Randy Hornes-burger, Christopher Hughes, Steven Hunt, Tan-dreaka Hunt, William Lipsey, ShirleyMcIntosh, Jordan Mitchell, Michael Peterson,Jessica Yarbrough, Joey Yarbrough

    Noxapater: Lacy Clay, Holly Coburn, Jes-sica Luke, Laurie Smith

    Preston: Byron FosterYazoo County

    Benton: Anna FletcherYazoo: Dione Milsap

    EMCC cont. from pg. 4

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    NEWS/COMMENTARYYum! St. Pauls Annual

    ECW Eight oMayBake Sale & Luncheon

    Members of Boy Scout Troop 3 assist John Henry Laminick with his building of picnictables for the Riverwalk, which made him eligible to receive his Eagle Scout award.

    John Henry Works toEarn Eagle Scout Award

    Opening Day CelebrationAs I walk among the crowd, early Saturday morning, at the Hitching Lot Farmers

    Market, I am overcome with a sense of home. Growing up in the country - on afarm, at that - I can tell you there is nothing like fresh homegrown vegetables andfresh baked goodies.

    e Hitching Lot Farmers Market offers that and so much more. Friendly peopleman the vendor booths, selling everything from jellies, canned tomatoes, fresh veg-gies, and baked goods to wind chimes and candles.

    e one item that caught my eye, however, was homemade banana bread; veryreasonably priced, I might add, for all you bargain hunters out there. Do you wishthat you had some? I know you do! ats why I implore you to check out the Hitch-ing Lot on Mondays, from 4-6pm; ursdays, from 6-10am; and Saturdays, 7-10am.You'll be glad you did!

    Molly Murphree

    [email protected]

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    A Dessert Best Served Coldroughout history, conict has played a large role in

    he evolution of humanity. In the aermath of our strug-gles, we have this funny little tendency to repeat our-selves, churning our unfortunate redundancies up fromhe bottom, like a spatula in a bowl of cake mix. How-ver, all is not sweet in that proverbial batter; mixed in

    ith the sugary goodness is a lump of chips not madef chocolate, but, rather, lemons. Every so oen, these

    emons rise to the top and leave a sour taste in our

    ouths. Strangely, it is only during these times that weend to step back from the bowl and, wincing, say tourselves "You know, maybe that wasn't such a good

    dea." e last four years have been no different, and weaven't quite reached the point when we have beenrompted to reach into the proverbial recipe and pullut those ingredients that shall certainly ruin the out-ome.

    To make matters worse, it's an election year - the timehen the lemons have risen to the top, to the point that

    ll we can taste, right now, is the overpowering sour a-ors that bury the sugar underneath a layer of acidicvertone. In the last four years, we have given up andbandoned the fundamental aspects of this nation'secipe. Our leaders, the people who we have (for some

    eason) chosen to maintain this sacred recipe, haveound it necessary to switch from cake to something lessndicative of dessert and, instead, serve us a dish that,

    ore or less, resembles moldy sauerkraut. Highlightinghe list of ingredients that are certain to pave the roadoward dietary destruction are things such as e Na-ional Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), e Cyberntelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), andhe Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improve-

    ment Act of 2011 (FRB). But, it doesn't end there. ewar on women is in full swing, as is the right to beararms. e war against tyranny is being fought, not onone or two fronts, but on many fronts. In the aermathof the Trayvon Martin asco, the State of Florida is nowreconsidering their Stand Your Ground law, as I ex-pected. But, it's not simply enough to say that one stateis seeking to destroy the right to bear arms, it's the federalgovernment, as well. Don't believe me? Observe:

    In 1995, during a C-SPAN interview, Attorney GeneralEric Holder made the statement that he wanted tochange the mindset of people about guns. In the inter-

    view, Holder blatantly said, "...every day, some kind ofanti-gun, anti-violence message every day, at everyschool, at every level...we need to do this every day ofthe week and reallybrainwash people into thinkingabout guns in a vastly different way." In other words,Holder wished to propagandize anti-gun sentiment tothe nation, starting with the most impressionable group:the children. Shortly aer being appointed as AttorneyGeneral under Obama, Holder "co-signed an amicusbrief [ third-party document offering opinions to courts,to help decide tough legal issues] in support of the Dis-trict of Columbias ban on all handguns and on the use

    of any rearm for self-defense in the home (Newsmax,2008). Following his sentiments in 2009, CBS News re-ported Holder's statement regarding the wish to reinsti-tute the ban on the sale of assault weapons. It has longbeen known and regarded that Mr. Holder wishes to in-stitute stricter laws and policy on gun ownership andpossession. For example, Holder wants to bring about3-day waiting periods on purchases of guns, along witha regulation that would limit the purchase of guns to one

    per month, per individual.

    It has been a long-held belief that, if the common cit-izen was disallowed the right to bear arms, only crimi-nals would have guns. While that may be a debatableslippery-slope, it brings about the related question that,if the criminals are also government agencies and offi-cials, then how could anyone justify giving up the rightto bear arms, much less restrict their use and ownership?Eric Holder has proven that he doesn't mind subvertinglaw, procedure, and morality, when it comes to hisagenda. Aer all, we're talking about the guy who al-lowed the ATF to send 2,000 guns into Mexico to thedrug cartel, a ploy reputed by several to be an attemptto instigate anti-gun sentiment in the U.S. To make mat-ters worse, he even tried to justify his actions to Congressaer a Border Patrol agent, Brian Terry, was shot andkilled by someone using one of those very guns! It's re-ally no wonder that Rep. Darrell Issa wants to hold theAttorney General in contempt of Congress for, as CBSNews reports, "failure to comply with a Congressionalsubpoena" and "blocking their efforts to get the factsabout [the Fast and Furious scandal]". At this point, Ican't say this any clearer: Mr. Holder, you are red.

    Now, everybody, let's have some cake.

    Invino [email protected]

    Attempting to make sense of his universe, Invino Veritas bubblesoutward from the chaos, sometimes submitting to its innite whirl,

    and other times raging against its disregard for its own elements. Hiswritings incorporate multiple styles and energies which can be found

    on his own blog of random things athttp://musingsfortheinsane.blogspot.com/

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    Dr. SuzanneBean,Community

    Liaison forMississippiUniversity forWomen, explainshow the MUWCenter forCreative Learningbenets ourcommunity byworking withlocalorganizations.

    On ursday, May 10, 2012, a Pre-Mothers Day luncheon was held at the SimScott Community Center, to show appreci-ation for all the wonderful mothers in ourcommunity.

    Speakers included: CPD Capt. Fred Shel-ton Prayer; Mayor Robert Smith Wel-come; and Debra Taylor, ColumbusHousing Authority Occasion.

    e event was sponsored by Columbus-Lowndes Parks and Recreation, Helen'sKitchen, and Councilman Kabir Karriem.

    Mothers Day Luncheon

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    Pieschel Receives KossenFaculty Excellence Award

    Dr. Bridget Pieschel, professor of Eng-lish and director of the Center forWomens Research and Public Policy atMississippi University for Women, was

    honored with the 2012 Kossen FacultyExcellence Award.

    e award, which includes a $5,000stipend, recognizes the role of faculty asthe heart of the university. It was estab-lished in 2004, by Connie Kossen, a 1964alumna of MUW, and her husband Tom.Criteria for the award are based on threefundamentals: excellence in teaching, ex-cellence in scholarly or artistic achieve-ment, and excellence in service,preferably both on-campus and in com-munities throughout MUWs servicearea. Further, to be considered for thisaward, a faculty member must exhibit acommitment to student success in eachof these three areas of responsibility.

    roughout the year, Pieschel presentsto various civic and student groups aboutMUWs history and 19th centurywomens education.

    e CWRPPs research focuses on allissues affecting women and girls, andparticularly on the history of MUW andwomens education. It offers students theopportunity for hands-on primary re-search in womens studies and womensissues. e centers student/alumnae col-laborative Oral History Program resultedin the publication of Golden Days:

    Reminiscences of MSCW Alumnae

    1926-1957, by University Press of Mis-sissippi.

    Pieschels MUW career began in 1986,and includes previously serving as the di-rector of the Honors Program and headof the Division of Humanities for sevenyears. She was the recipient of the MUW

    Medal of Excellence in 2005.In his nomination letter, Dr. omas C.

    Richardson, dean of the College of Artsand Sciences, said, Dr. Pieschel is, rstand foremost, an outstanding teacher.Her student evaluations are consistentlythe highest, whether they are from stu-dents in a required composition courseor in an upper-level course for majors.

    I know of no one who has done morefor the students of MUW and the insti-tution, itself, than Dr. Pieschel, in her 29years as a faculty member here, headded.

    Her professional and community in-

    volvement include serving as presidentof the Board of Governors of the Missis-sippi Institute of Arts and Letters, as astate director for the Southern LiteraryTrails committee, and as a steering com-mittee member for Columbus annualTennessee Williams Tribute weekend.

    Shes also a member of the Board of Di-rectors of the Columbus Girl Choir andon the Girl Scouts Community AdvisoryBoard for the district serving north Mis-sissippi and east Tennessee, and she hasbeen appointed to the Regional Board ofDirectors.

    A native Mississippian, who grew up inWinston and Calhoun counties, Pieschelreceived a Bachelor of Science in Englishin 1979, graduating summa cum laudefrom MUW. She also holds a masters de-gree in English from MUW and a Ph.D.in English from the University of Ala-bama.

    She is married to MUW English pro-fessor emeritus Stephen Pieschel, withwhom she co-authored the centennialhistory of MUW in Loyal Daughters.

    Special to e Real Story

    Dr. Brian Anderson, chair of the De-partment of History, Political Science,and Geography and professor of politicalscience, was named Faculty Member ofthe Year at Mississippi University forWomen.

    e Faculty Member of the YearAward, which includes a prize in theamount of $1,000, is an honor bestowedupon the faculty member of MUW who,above all, values quality teaching. e in-dividual selected is truly a symbol ofMUWs highly regarded faculty.

    MUWs MortarBoard Honor So-ciety coordinatesthis selection,each year, and theAlumni Endow-ment held by theFoundation fur-nishes the award,

    which was pre-sented at gradua-tion.

    A member ofMUWs facultysince 1998, An-derson is a tal-

    ented teacher who is beloved by hisstudents and respected by his colleagues.

    He received his doctorate and mastersin political science from PennsylvaniaState University and his bachelors in in-ternational relations from the Universityof Virginia. His areas of specialization

    include lobbying, political parties, U.S.foreign policy and terrorism.

    Special to e Real Story

    Anderson Named MUWFaculty Member of the Year

    Navy Recruiter Practices WhatShe Preaches at East

    Mississippi Community CollegeJust let someone

    question Bree Kuhnsclaim that the U.S. Navyhelps people get an ed-ucation with a skeptical,Like who? Shes gotthe best possible an-swer, Like me.

    e Navy has its ownversion of East Missis-sippi Community Col-leges tuition guaranteeprogram, giving its per-sonnel the opportunity

    to continue their educa-tions, free of charge.Kuhn took the Navy upon its offer and chose toattend EMCC, a ttingpartnership betweenthe military and a com-munity college family that honors mili-tary service with two annual events.

    Petty Officer 2nd Class Bree Kuhn isone of more than 900 academic, career-technical and vocational students whograduated from EMCC, in three cere-monies held May 11-12 at the collegesGolden Triangle and Scooba campuses.

    A native of Wurtsboro, N.Y., Kuhnjoined the Navy in 2006. She was 18years old.

    She received orders to Mississippi in2010, locating in Starkville with hernow-3-year-old daughter, Kylie. Shesbeen a Navy recruiter since 2011, drivingto high schools all over the Golden Tri-angle, and as far as Louisville andMacon. Her biggest hook to pique stu-dents interest, besides a guaranteed job,is the chance to go to college without in-

    curring a cent of debt.Kuhn graduated from EMCC with an

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    Sam Spades Noir Ethic -Facing Reality in International Development

    Despite billions of dollars being pourednto international programs of health,ivil society, and education, there haveeen few successes. is is similar tohose religious evangelists in South

    merican jungles, who believe that ifnly they can Christianize the natives,conomic and social progress will follow.

    Richard Brooks has recently writtenbout the importance of looking at eco-omic development from a less idealisticnd more objective and practical per-

    spective.

    If you attend a certain sort of con-ference, hang out at a certain sort ofcoffee shop or visit a certain sort ofuniversity, youve probably run intowonderful young people who aredoing good and who have devotedthemselves to a purpose larger thanself - starting a company that will em-power Rwandan women, by sellingtheir cras in boutiques around theworld. eir hip service ethos is set-ting the moral tone for the age.

    ese idealists avoid politics, be-cause they have little faith in the po-litical process and believe that realchange happens on the ground be-neath it. ats a delusion. You cancram all the non-governmental or-ganizations you want into a country,but if there is no rule of law and if theruling class is predatory, then yourachievements wont add up to much.

    On a recent UN assignment, our teamwas invited to the home of the Secretaryof Health. e team leader insisted on

    lecturing him on his countrys corrup-tion, inefficiency, and irresponsibility.Unperturbed, the Secretary replied, Ihave achieved my success thanks to myfamily, my community, my tribe, my re-

    gion, and my country - in that order; andnow that I am in the position of authority,I will repay them exactly in that order.

    Americans want to do good, but theyeither ignore the corrupt and/or dysfunc-tional political environment in whichthey must work, or naively believe thatthey can change it simply by force of ex-ample.

    e prevailing service religion [ininternational development] underes-timates the problem of disorder.Many of the activists talk as if theworld can be healed, if we could onlyinsert more care, compassion and re-sources into it.

    History is not kind to this assump-tion. Most poverty and suffering,whether in a country, a family or aperson, ow from disorganization. Astable social order is an articial ac-complishment, the result of an accu-mulation of habits, hectoring, moralstricture and physical coercion. Onceorder is dissolved, it takes hard meas-ures to restore it.

    e World Bank has tried to addressthis issue by imposing conditionalitieson every loan conditions of reform,

    which governments have to fulll, inorder for them to receive installmentsand new loans. However, the loans werethe construct of international bureau-

    crats, and far from the priorities of bor-rowing countries. Adding to this, theBank gave so loans at marginal inter-est rates, repayable over an extremelylong period. Because the Bank was well-

    capitalized and since its performance rat-ing was based on loans out the door,repayment was never an issue. Condi-tionalities were irrelevant.

    e United States also got on the con-ditionality bandwagon, and proudlytrumpeted new programs through whichmoney would be granted only to thosecountries which were democratic, fol-lowed the rule of law, and were nanciallytransparent. However valid the selectionprocess, a country did not have to meetall the criteria to receive a grant. A coun-try with a reasonably free press and elec-tions could receive nancial support,

    even though it ranked near the bottom ofthe Transparency International (corrup-tion) index.

    To satisfy Congress preoccupation withwaste and fraud, USAIDs current focushas been on tight nancial control and,of course, maintaining a constant ow ofpolitically-motivated dollars. A projectwith a poor evaluation report, oen dueto failed local institutions, can be renewedquickly and easily, with only the promiseof doing better, next time.

    In short, theres only so much goodyou can do, unless you are willing toconfront corruption, venality and dis-

    order, head-on. e noir heroes, likeSam Spade in e Maltese Falcon,served as models for a generation ofAmericans, and they put the focussquarely on venality, corruption anddisorder. e noir hero was a moralrealist who assumed that everybodywas dappled with virtue and vice, es-pecially himself. e assumption, ina Hammett book, is that the good guyhas a spotty past, does spotty thingsand that the private eye and the crim-inal are two sides of the same person-ality.

    Brooks, however, rather naively as-

    sumes that, simply by addressing insti-tutional reform, projects will improve,money will be spent efficiently and therecipients of aid will be better served.

    Recent history has shown that traditionsof self-serving venality and corruption or adherence to outmoded but politicallyappealing policies - have been durableand resistant to change.

    For decades, India was the recipient ofbillions of dollars of US foreign assistance.Little or no progress was made, in termsof social and economic indicators, untilIndia rejected the Soviet Socialist modeland liberalized its economy. In little morethan ten years, India very much on itsown - went from a stagnant, impover-ished country to one of vital dynamismand energy.

    Development, as we know it, shouldbe ended and returned to the pre-McNa-mara World Bank as lender of last re-sort, where grants and concessionaryloans are eliminated and countries mustturn to international capital markets.Countries would then have to chooseonly those projects that were likely to per-form and which they desperately needed;and they would have to reform their in-stitutions.

    is [Sam Spade] worldview had ahuge inuence, as a generation con-fronted crime, corruption, fascismand communism, and noirs moralrealism would be a nice supplementto todays prevailing ethos. It wouldfold some hardheadedness in withtodays service mentality. It wouldfocus attention on core issues. Con-temporary Washington, not to men-tion parts of the developing world,may be less seedy than the cities in thenoir stories, but they are equally lacedwith self-deception and self-dealing.

    associates degree in liberal arts, May 11.She started out in the nursing program,before switching gears to a business em-phasis. She plans to pursue her bachelorsdegree at Mississippi University forWomen, for the same reasons thatbrought her to EMCC: lower cost,smaller classes and a robust selection ofon-line courses.

    I prefer to go to class on-line, she said.It ts into my schedule, better, with a 3-year-old and a job. It meshes better.

    Kuhn also took classes on-site atEMCCs Golden Triangle campus in

    ayhew, and thats where the researchshe did prior to enrolling paid off.Smaller class size was one of the deter-mining factors in her choice of EMCC,and she took advantage of the access toher instructors.

    I dont know how I would have passedcollege algebra if it hadnt been for mathinstructor Susan Carpenter diligently tu-toring me, she said.

    ese are the lessons she passes on tothe high school students she sees on aweekly basis. She advises young peopleto stay focused on the big picture. As far

    as discipline, she said, everyone has tond their own motivation.

    I think my dad instilled character inme, and then the Navy instilled disci-pline. I blame the Navy for that, she

    joked. But, like any college student, shes

    still tempted to procrastinate, describingthe struggle as an ongoing thing.

    e New Yorker is enjoying her time inMississippi, but shes still adjusting to theculture. She describes herself as outgoing,but admits she found southern hospital-ity overwhelming at rst.

    I would tell people at home, I dontknow why people are being so nice to me.Im paranoid. But thats just how theyare, she said. Everyone knows you andthey always wave, which, again, wasweird, when I rst got here. But, now, Ilove it.

    Kuhn graduated from EMCC withhonors and a 3.5 grade point average.

    For more information about East Mis-sissippi Community College, visitwww.eastms.edu.

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    RECRUITER cont. from pg. 8Ron Parlato

    [email protected]

    Ron Parlato is a writerliving in Washington, DC.

    He has close ties withColumbus which he visits

    frequently. His writings onliterature, politics and

    culture, travel, and cookingcan be found on his own

    blog, uncleguidosfacts.com.

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    Mandy Clark, Master Teacher at Franklin Academy Medical Sciences and Well-ness Magnet School, was a winner in the 5th annual Win with Classworks na-tional contest. e contest, which ran from March 5 to April 6, 2012, is hosted byCurriculum Advantage, Inc., developer of the award-winning K-10 Classworkscomprehensive instructional improvement system.

    Classworks customers from across the United States were invited to submit essaysand/or videos showing how they are making a difference in the lives of their stu-dents. Teachers were challenged to demonstrate how Classworks helps their schoolachieve success. From creative songs to inspiring success stories, the submissionswere enthusiastic and heart-warming. Twenty winners were named from schoolsin Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina,and Texas.

    Ms. Clarks essay emphasized that Classworks is easing the adjustment to 21st

    century learning by engaging students, automating instruction, and providing im-mediate feedback. She wrote, Teachers have to compete with a technology-drivensociety and Classworks allows for that to take place daily. Students do not see Class-works as a learning tool, but rather a video game like most of them use, outside ofschool, on a daily basis. In the essay, Ms. Clark described the boost in condenceand self-esteem that students get when they earn trophies from the ClassworksTrophy Room.

    For her entry, Ms. Clark won Honorable Mention and will receive a $75 gi card.To read Ms. Clarks winning essay or for more information please visit: www.class-works.com/winwithclassworks.

    Special to e Real Story

    Local Educator Wins Prize

    in National Competition

    EMCC AnnouncesSummer Semester Datesree summer semesters are set to

    begin, May 29, at East Mississippi Com-munity College: the Summer Full-termSemester, the On-line/e-Learning Sum-mer Semester and the Summer 1st Inten-sive Semester.

    Summer Full-Term classes are taughton-site at EMCC locations. e deadline

    to register is May 24. EMCC willbe closed May 25-28, inobservance of theMemorial Day hol-iday. Regular classesbegin May 29 andcontinue through Au-gust 1. Final exams will begiven August 2.

    Students who want to take EMCCclasses on-line, through Mississippi Vir-tual Community College, can take advan-tage of the On-line/e-Learning SummerSemester. e deadline to register is May29, the same day classes begin. Final

    exams will be given the week of July 16-20.

    EMCC offers two on-site Summer In-tensive Semesters, one beginning May 29and the other July 2. Each intensive semes-ter lasts about a month, giving students achance to earn college credits in an accel-erated classroom environment. For in-

    stance, during the intensive semesters,three-credit classes meet four times aweek, Monday through ursday; eachclass period lasts two hours, een min-utes.

    e deadline to register for the Summer1st Intensive Semester is May 24. EMCCwill be closed May 25-28, in observance of

    the Memorial Day holiday. Regu-lar classes begin May 29and continue through

    June 27. Final examswill be given onJune 28.

    For questions aboutSummer Full-Term and Sum-

    mer 1st Intensive classes, call the Admis-sions and Registration Office. At theGolden Triangle campus, the number is(662) 243-1920. At the Scooba campus,the number is (662) 476-5040.

    For questions about the On-line/e-Learning Summer Semester, call Chris

    Square at (662) 476-5347.

    More information is also available at theEast Mississippi Community Collegewebsite, www.eastms.edu.

    Special to e Real Story

    Sarah Labensky, localbusiness owner and petlover, hosted a wine andcheese soiree, this pastursday night at herrestaurant, e Back Door,to benet e ColumbusHumane Society. ose inattendance were treated toa variety of superb winesand a delicious spread of

    heavy hors doeuvres.

    How many hot dogbuns are in a

    standard package?Look for the answer

    on page 23!

    Wine & Cheese Tasting

    Tori Hawkins

    Jacob and Seonkyoung Longest enjoy refreshments.

    Owner of Front Door/Back Door, Sarah Labensky, poses with Emily Jacksonand Amanda Vice behind the sampling of wines.

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    Our City of Columbus How Much Do You Know About It?

    Have you ever wondered about our cityand its history? is area, even before theity of Columbus was founded, was the

    scene of many interesting occurrences,eople, and businesses.

    Prior to the founding of Columbus, thearea was the site of a trading post oper-ated by a man named Spirus Roach,whom the local Native Americans calledOpossum, because of his angular facialfeatures. ey referred to the area asShook-huttah tom-a-hah, or Opos-sum Town.

    e town was known bythat name, for severalyears, until Silas

    cBee, a prominentcitizen, suggestednaming the little

    trading postColumbus, aerChr istopherColumbus.

    e rst set-tlers arrived atP l y m o u t h ,across the river,in 1817. Colum-bus was foundedin 1821.

    Our county wasnamed Lowndes aerWilliam Jones Lowndes,

    (1782-1822), who was aU.S. Congressman from SouthCarolina and an earnest supporterof the War of 1812. William Lowndeswas a lawyer, planter and statesman.Henry Clay called him the wisest man he

    ad ever known in the Congress. Lown-es worked to achieve a compromise on

    sectional issues, like tariffs and slavery,nd assisted in the creation of the secondational bank.

    e early settlements at Plymouth,est Port, Nashville and Moore's Bluff,

    o longer exist, but were important trad-ng points on the Tombigbee River, in the

    arly history of the county. ese earlysettlers were attracted from other parts ofhe country by the rich quality of the soiln the county, its proximity to a ne nav-gable stream, its mild climate, and theact that the "Military Road, from New

    rleans to Nashville, opened by U.S.roops between 1817 and 1820, offeredeady means of access to the region.

    One of the rst actions taken by theity's founders was to establish a public

    school. ey started Franklin Academy,hich is still being used, today.

    From 1821-1831, Methodists and othereligious denominations used Franklin

    cademy, then a 30 x 40 foot log cabin,s a place of worship.

    First United Methodist Church was or-anized in 1823; it is the oldest church or-anization in Columbus. In 1831, a frame

    structure, the rst church building inolumbus, was erected at the corner of

    Second Avenue and Eighth Street, andbecame the rst home of First UnitedMethodist. e Civil War interruptedcompletion of the churchs current build-ing, which had begun in 1860, at the cor-ner of Main Street and 6th Street South.During this period, portions of the tinroof were removed, tomake can-teens

    for theConfederatesoldiers, and the buildingwas used as a hospital for the sick andwounded, and as a place for the manu-facture of ammunition.

    Columbus was a hospital town, duringthe Civil War. However, the city also hadan arsenal that made gunpowder, hand-guns and a few cannons. Because of this,

    according to one account, the Uniontried to invade Columbus more thanonce, but was stopped by General NathanBedford Forrest, thus preventing the an-tebellum homes from being destroyed; asa result, Columbus collection of historichomes is second only to Natchez as themost extensive in Mississippi. Many ofthe casualties from the Battle of Shilohwere brought here, and thousands wereburied in the town's Friendship Ceme-tery. One of the hospitals was located atthe still-operating Annunciation CatholicChurch, built in 1863. ese antebellumhomes may be toured during the annualPilgrimage, during which the residentsopen their homes to tourists from aroundthe country.

    During the war, Columbus attorneyJacob H. Sharp served as a brigadier gen-eral in the Confederate Army. Aer thewar, he owned the Columbus Independ-ent newspaper and served four years rep-

    resenting the district in the MississippiHouse of Representatives.

    Aer Jackson was captured and burnedto the ground, Columbus served, for a

    time, as the state capital.It was here, in 1866, at Friendship

    Cemetery, that thevery rst

    Dec-

    orationDay was ob-

    served, when local ladies putowers from their gardens on the gravesof fallen soldiers from both sides of thewar. It is a proud and heart-felt tradition,which continues to this day, and which isbelieved to have served as the impetus forthe national holiday that we know, today,as Memorial Day.

    Our local university, Mississippi Uni-versity for Women, was chartered in 1884as the rst state-supported college forwomen in America, under the name In-dustrial Institute and College.

    Columbus natives have made impor-tant contributions to our nations history,far from their hometown. Stephen D. Leewas in charge of the Confederate can-nonade that red the rst shot on FortSumter, toofficially startthe CivilWar. One ofour own de-

    livered themunitions toTeddy Roo-sevelt, as heprepared totake San JuanHill, during

    the Spanish-American War. A Columbusnative helped to raise the ag at Iwo Jima,during World War II. In addition, one ofour native sons was a crew member onthe Enola Gay - the plane that carried thebomb to end WWII.

    A number of notable individuals havestudied at Mississippi University forWomen. Among them is the famous au-thor, Eudora Welty.

    Columbus has also been thebirthplace of several well-known

    sports gures, including base-ball announcer Red Barber

    and boxing's rst three-time world heavyweight

    champion, HenryArmstrong.

    Columbuscontributions tothe arts include:rock singer An-drew Wood;American Idolcontestant Jas-mine Murray;and bluegrassmusician Ruby

    Jane Smith.

    P e r h a p sColumbus most no-

    table native son isPulitzer Prize-winning

    playwright TennesseeWilliams, who was born here inMarch of 1911, and whose rst

    home was in the parsonage at St. PaulsEpiscopal Church. e building has beenrestored and moved to 300 Main Street,where it now serves as a Welcome Cen-ter.

    is is just a small taste of the bountifulhistory of our city. If you would like toknow more about our town, search on-line for historic Columbus, or visit ourlocal library.

    Next week, we will share more interest-ing facts about this wonderful city!

    Joyce Shaw White

    Joyce is a single mother and grandmother,and serves our community as the nightsupervisor for Lowndes County 911.She enjoys researching genealogy and

    has lived here all her life.

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    Topic:Honestyand FriendshipQuestion

    Dear Meagan:

    Im in a pretty awkward position, and Ihope you can help me. I am pretty closewith the owner of a local company thatmy best friend wants to work for. She hasasked me to put in a good word for her,because she wants to apply for a certainposition with that company. e problemis that I think - well, actually, I know - thatshe would be terrible at the job. Really ter-rible, I mean. I dont want to tell her that,because her heart is really set on doing thisparticular thing and she thinks shes reallygood at it. Shes so excited about theprospect of this job. I dont want to hurther feelings, but I also dont want to tell myother friend (the head of the company)that she would be good at it, when shewouldnt. What should I do???

    Answer

    ank you for your question! is is atough situation to be in, but you cer-tainly arent stuck.

    e rst question you have to askyourself is, what is most important toyou your integrity, your honesty, yourfriendship, or how you want to appear to

    others? In every situation, there are nu-merous solutions. Let me pose a few so-lutions to you for this particularcircumstance:

    1. You could support your best friendin her endeavor, (because you havedecided that your friendship ismore important to you than any-thing) but tell your friend that youdont feel comfortable putting in agood word, because you feel thatwould be a conflict of interest, onyour part. Plus, if your best friendhasnt worked for you before, thenyou cannot fairly represent her skill

    set (of course, this is only true ifbeing fair is important to you).

    2. Tell your best friend that you wouldbe happy to put in a good word

    (because you just cant say, no).When you do this, remember thatyou are uncomfortable with repre-senting your friend for this partic-

    ular job, so you are likely to notspeak authentically to the employer.Is authenticity important to you? Ifyou do, however, choose to speak tothe employer, one way to avoidswaying the employer in one direc-tion or another is to talk about theskills that you KNOW are strongand positive characteristics thatyour best friend does, in fact, have.The employer can then make uptheir own mind about whether yourbest friend is a good fit or not.

    3. Tell your best friend to go for the

    job, and tell the employer that yourbest friend would be great at thatjob. Some issues that might arise foryou if you choose to do this are: a.You find yourself shying away fromthe employer when they confide inyou about why your friend isntwhat you said they were, hence,keeping yourself from building astronger relationship; b. If your bestfriend gets fired, down the road, thiscould be potentially awkward, be-cause you were dishonest, not be-cause your friend got fired. Smallwhite lies (or stretching the truth,)with good intentions, often dig the

    biggest holes.4. Encourage your friend to go for the

    job and that you will put in a goodword for her, when you have no in-tention of actually doing so. I ampretty positive that if you do this,you might not feel great about your-self in the end, and you could po-tentially keep yourself from beingyour best you.

    5. Lastly, you could tell your friendthat you dont think they would bea good fit for the job, because you

    value honesty more than friendship.Only you can make that choice andwe all have different values. If youchoose this option, just make sure

    Why Should YOU ConsiderHiring A Personal Trainer?

    Over the years, countless people haveasked me tness questions aboutsomething they have seen in a maga-zine, on the internet or heard fromfriends, about how to lose weight.Some of the most frequently askedquestions are: what exercises to do toreduce their waistline; how to lose 30pounds in 30 days, and is that possi-ble; do you get better results using thetreadmill or elliptical; how longshould I do cardio; and what supple-ment can I take to lose weight. equestions always revolve around onemain thought - getting the weight off,FAST. One of my all-time favoritecomments is, I know what to do; Im

    just not doing it. But, maybe you re-ally dont!

    I am sure that at least one, if not allof these, has crossed your mind. Aersiing through scads of how-to re-sources, there is still one major prob-

    lem - you still dont have the rightanswers to your questions. e nextproblem is you want to lose this weightNOW, right? Do youreallyknow whatto do? So, let me ask you this onequestion: have you ever consideredhiring a personal trainer to help you?If you arent getting the results, doingwhat you are doing now, then whywouldnt you nd someone whoknows what to do and can help you?

    Historically, it has seemed that hiringa personal trainer was for the rich orelite, and cost too much for the averageperson to afford. is is no longertrue. Over the past 20 years, personaltraining has become an important andmore widely-used service. is is evi-dent, with shows such as e BiggestLoser and the proliferation of tnesscenters all around the country. Howmany 24/7 gyms are now open in yourcommunity, compared to 2 or 3 yearsago?

    Well, let me give you the facts aboutpersonal training and why you shouldconsider hiring one. Here are some ofthe main benets of hiring a personaltrainer:

    1. You receive an individualizedexercise and nutrition program,based upon your health issues,such as high blood pressure, heart

    disease, surgery, physical limita-tions, lifestyle, and goals.

    2. You are taught how to performexercises correctly, drastically re-ducing the chance of injury, whilemaximizing positive results.

    3. You reach your goals faster.

    4. You save countless hours andmoney, instead of trying differentmethods, only to end up frus-trated and never reaching yourgoals.

    5. You get solid, consistent supportand encouragement to keep ontrack, by being accountable toyour personal trainer.

    6. You learn how to implementimportant healthy habits on adaily basis; creating a balancedlifestyle you can maintain.

    Ok, so now you have a better under-standing that there is more to personaltraining than meets the eye. One ofthe most important considerations inthis process is how you decide whichpersonal trainer to hire. You want acertied personal trainer credentialedthrough a national accrediting organ-ization, such as National Academy ofSport Medicine, American Council onExercise, Aerobics and Fitness Associ-ation of America, and InternationalSports Sciences Association, or onewho has a college degree in ExercisePhysiology or Kinesiology. Anotherimportant factor is personality. Inter-

    view the prospective trainer and deter-mine if you click. Ask him or herquestions about professional back-ground, types and ages of previous andcurrent clients, and what their coach-ing style is. Find out if the trainer iswilling to help you integrate you goalsinto your lifestyle; your life outside thegym will have as much or more to dowith your achieving your goals, as yourexercise time with your trainer.

    A skilled personal trainer will alsowant to track your progress, keepingrecords such as body fat and circum-ference measurements, your medicalhistory, work schedule, eating habits,and periodic progress reports.

    See TRAINER Pg. 15See ASK MEAGAN Pg. 15

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    To really round out your experience with a personal trainer,you want someone that can also serve as a nutrition coach orcounselor. It is not just about exercise, aer all.

    Now, you are asking, How much does this cost? e na-tional average is $50-$100 per hour in a gym; however, it canbe higher, depending on area and expertise. In-home or at-work training can run $75-$150 per hour. is is usuallyhigher because of travel time and the convenience factor.Call your local gym, to verify the rates. Remember that timeis money. If you are spending that much time searching forthe right information, trying to implement it, and never get-ting the results you want, long-term, it is costing more than

    hiring a professional. e old saying penny wise and poundfoolish is very true when it comes to your time.

    Highlights of hiring a personal trainer:

    Fast track your success Hire a personal trainer that does physical assessments

    and incorporates nutrition coaching and who youconnect with

    Save time and money Create a healthy lifestyle

    Stay tuned for Part II, which will include details on howpersonal training works.

    MelindaDuffie is

    acertied

    personaltrainer, with

    additionalexpertise in

    nutritioncounseling and life

    coaching, as well asa B.A. in Business.

    Melinda [email protected]

    TRAINER cont. from pg. 14

    Meagan M. ONan

    eagan is a trained andexperience Life Coach, award-winning author of Creating YourHeaven on Earth, blogger, poet,and supporter of the underdog.She has a life coaching practicein Columbus, MS.

    that you find a way to tell your friend in a loving way and be sure to highlightall of their great qualities (and maybe even suggest other employment options).

    All in all, it is important to identify your values and act on what you will feel bestabout, at the end of the day. e cleaner and clearer you are in your communicationand intention (think and check in with yourself, before you speak) the better you

    will sleep at night. If you feel like you made a mistake and spoke too soon, correctyour mistake by apologizing, and thenake a different route it is never tooate to change your course of action.

    One way to know if you are makinghe right choice for you, is to let go ofhat everyone might think of you (be-

    ause you dont really know what theyre thinking, anyway). Once you lethat go, choose what is an absoluteYES for you (not a half-hearted yes)nd then do itthe rest will work itselfut.

    ASK MEAGAN cont. from pg. 14

    ats right a smallarmy has invadeddowntown Columbus but, I bet that youhavent heard about it,before now.

    e key word in theabove statement issmall, because thearmy to which I amreferring is made upof hundreds of g-urines, each about

    one foot in height,that comprise DylanKarges show, calledLooking Forward,which is now on dis-play at the ColumbusArts Councils Rosen-zweig Arts Center.

    ese clay gures,numbering some-where between 800 and 900 in all, are carefullyarranged throughout the front half of the gallerysmain room. Although Columbus has a fairly vi-brant arts scene, installation-type exhibits are rare as a matter of fact, this may be the rst one that

    I can recall, in recent years.Some of the little soldiers are posed on

    pedestals on the perimeter of the space, but theast majority are arranged in a grid layout, at oor-

    level.

    Although the gures resemble one another, inbasic form, there are also differences some sub-tle, others not so subtle from one gure to an-other. is is echoed in Karges artist statement, inwhich he writes I dont feel that all men are cre-ated equal; in fact, I dont think any two individualson this earth are created equal.

    Another thing that sets Looking Forwardapart from the typical installation is that, unlike

    most installations, where the individual elementscannot be removed without destroying the con-cept or the message of the exhibit, these individual

    gurines are actually for sale, as separate works ofart. Each gure is priced at $45, a very reasonableprice for a piece of art.

    Ah, but thats the thing. Just like the brand of po-tato chips, which used the slogan Bet you cant eat

    just one," I believe that people will nd it difficultto limit themselves to just one piece. I imagine thatthese intriguing little sculptures would look betterin ones home in small groupings. ey certainlyseem that way, to me!

    Remember the magic words.

    Get out and get yourculture on!

    Small Army

    Invades Downtown Columbus

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    Columbus Arts CouncilAnnounces Winners of 2012

    Market Street Juried Art Exhibite Columbus Arts Council would like to congratulate the winners of the 2012

    Market Street Juried Art Exhibit. Cash prizes will be awarded in the following cate-gories:

    First Place in Painting/Drawing: Roadside Beauty by Angela Jones

    Second Place in Painting/Drawing: Lobsters and Lemons by Deborah Manseld

    First Place in 3-D Art: Bershith - In the Beginning by Patti Johnson

    Second Place in 3-D Art: e Poppie by Bonita Cantrell

    First Place in Photography: Church of the Holy Sepulcher by Leroy McCarty

    Second Place in Photography: Dancer in a Ray of Light by Erin Norman

    Peoples Choice: Willie King by Karen Sergent

    Best in Show: Color Before the Storm by Leroy McCarty

    e exhibit will be on display, in the back part of the gallery, until May 31st.

    Special to e Real Story

    When looking at Judy Howles photo-graphs, it is easy to imagine her being adistant relative of the late ornithologistJohn James Audubon. She is so talentedat capturing all types of birds on lm,that is that you wouldnt be surprised tosee one of her subjects emerge from thesurface of the print.

    Although she has developed a reputa-tion as a top-ight photographer of allmanner of feathered creatures, this is byno means the sum total of her abilities.

    Judy is adept at shooting a wide varietyof subjects: landscapes, architecture, old

    vehicles, and much more.

    It is hard to believe that Judy has had noformal training in photography. She hasbeen honing her cra, ever since her fa-ther (also a photographer) bestowed herwith her rst camera when she wastwelve. She is quick to point out, though,that she only got her rst really goodcamera in 2001.

    When asked who her favorite photog-rapher is, she cites the world-renownedbird photographer Arthur Morris. Shesays that she is attracted to birds becauseof their bright colors, and she tries to getreally interesting shots of them, ratherthan the typical pose.

    In reply to a question of what she likesto photograph, other than birds, she listssunsets, old bridges, and architecturalsubjects.

    Howle, who uses a Canon 7D and a 5DMark II, likes to use soware to enhanceher images. is interest in manipulatingthe images has led her to offer her serv-ices as a photo restorer, for which shecharges an hourly fee. In addition, she haswon $500 worth of NIK photo sowarein a PHOTO contest sponsored by NIK,

    in which entrants had to use NIK so-ware to edit their entries.

    Although Judy does not like to brag, shedivulged that she has won several on-linephoto contests. Her photos have been in-cluded in exhibits at the Rosenzweig ArtsCenter, at an MUW alumni show, and intwo shows at the Renee Reedy Studio:Phonetography 2.0 and Emergence.

    When she is not behind the lens, her-self, she offers private lessons on both tak-ing photographs and, then, editing them.She prefers to use Photoshop, PhotoshopElements, and Light Room, to enhanceher photos. In addition to private lessons,

    she also teaches a multi-session groupclass at the Rosenzweig, twice a year.

    Judy says that, although she primarilytakes photographs for her own pleasure,she does sell copies of some of the images.In summing up not only her experienceswith photography, but also her outlookon life, Judy says her motto is shoot whatinterests you; create what pleases you.

    To view some of Judys photos, visitsouthernexposure.zenfolio.com, and formore info on her photo restoration serv-ices, go to heritagephotos.net.

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    Porkchop is growing, well, like a pig!!e think he probably weighs about 40

    lbs, now. It is difficult to pick him up -not really because of his weight, but be-cause it is so off-balance! Just the sight

    f his poor pot-belly and sway-backakes myback hurt. But, that fat pig can

    still run pretty fast! He is so happy to getoutside and run, every aernoon, andhas the best time playing in the side yard,with the dogs. He wants to play withthem so bad - when they start runningat lightning speed - but he has learnedthat hell get body-slammed, if he doesntget out of their way!

    I took him to work with me, last urs-ay. It was the rst time in a few weeks,nd I think he was actually bored. Nothat there is more to do at home, but Iont believe he enjoyed it as much as I

    hought he would. I know that he likedeing able to go outside more oen, andf course just being with me all day

    (LOL), but I cant help but think heould rather have been at home. Heoes pretty well at home, so far, anyway,

    so well most likely just let him stay there,nstead.

    Some ofe Real Story crew did get towitness a mini-pig t, but nothing com-pared to what he can throw, ha-ha! Hewasnt quite ready to leave, the other day,so when I tried to make him go out thedoor, he got a little deant. Its still a sightto see - once you get over how loud he

    can get, its sort of funny to witness! Myhusband, Kenneth, stayed at home, oneaernoon last week, and he called to tellme that Porkchop had thrown a hissy-t, earlier that day, because Kennethwouldnt get up and feed him, when hewas crying. Kenneth said that he told

    Porkchop that he wasnt starving, and it

    wouldnt hurt him to do without, for awhile. Well, Porkchop decided hed justshow Kenneth how serious he was aboutwanting food. He started grunting andwhining, screaming and throwing a littlepiggy-tantrum, knocking things around,throwing stuff in the air, and making allsorts of racket. But, hey - it worked!Kenneth got up and poured some feedinto his bowl!

    It dawned on me, earlier this week, thatI could record the audio of Porkchopslate-night/early-morning, wake-every-body-in-the-house-up ts. So, when Iheard him coming through the house,

    whining and looking for us, I got myiPhone ready. I, then, realized that therecording wouldnt be as clear with mynoise machine on, so I reached overand turned it off. Apparently, thats all ittook. I guess Porkchop was competingwith the noise maker, instead of begging

    for food, ha-ha! Aer I turned it off, all

    I heard was a few tiny grunts, every nowand then. It worked sort of like whenyou nally get the camera out to take apicture, then the dogs/kids/cats stopwhatever they were doing (weve all beenthere!).

    Big Po-Po (my new nickname forPorkchop) still snuggles with me, everynow and then, just not for long. Its justhard to believe how much he has grownin the 14 weeks that Ive had him. Heis still as cute as he can be, and cracks meup, every day, but it is just amazing howdifferent he looks, aer such a short pe-riod of time. He is a little leery of people,

    at rst; but, give him a treat and you arehis new best friend. eres also a magicbutton on him that makes him opdown on his side for a belly rub! Afriend recently commented on howmuch Porkchop is like a dog - even com-ing up to you for a pat on the head. Now,

    if I could just get him to politely walkon a leash!!

    Im so glad that Porkchop came intomy life - it is an experience I wouldnttrade for anything (even with the mini-tantrums - mostly, they are just funny!)I also couldnt have asked for our kidsto get along any better than they do.Who wouldve thought? ree pit bull-dogs, three cats, and a pot-bellied-pig all

    live, side-by-side, in the house, and evensleep together, on occasion. And whorules the roost? Well, the cats do but,then, comes Porkchop!!

    And, if you think weve got an odd mixof animals, just wait for the story onPorkchops family...coming, soon, in eReal Story! Oh, and by the way, I have alead on baby pot bellies - email me ifyoure interested in adding one to yourfamily!

    For all the Porkchop photos, updates,and videos you can stand, visit Porkchopon Facebook: http://www. facebook.

    com/PorkchopsPigTalesAimee Shaw

    [email protected]

    Aimee is the Office Manager at MaloneElectric Company, Inc. and also has her own

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TRS Team Training

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TRS-80 Software

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TRS ActiveCare PP2

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TRS Lustre Language

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