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Caledonia substitute teacher starts

Mississippi community pantry ‘just to help’
grappling
with tax-and-
spend ideas
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS
The Associated Press

JACKSON — Mis-
sissippi legislators
are moving into the
final weeks of their
three-month session,
and they still need to
make significant deci-
sions about taxes and
Dobbs
spending for the year
that begins July 1.
A year into the coronavirus
pandemic, state health officer Dr.
Thomas Dobbs said last week that
one of his most important budget
requests is for an increase in state
money to hire public health nurses.
Legislators eliminated about half of
those positions in recent years.
“Federal funding’s been pretty
good for COVID. We just need mon-
ey to keep the nurses in the clinics
out in the field,” Dobbs said. “It’s the
local folks who are suffering from us Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
not getting enough funding to keep Suzette Bishop stands outside her daughter Elizabeth’s former playhouse behind the family’s house on Wood
them operational.” Road in Caledonia. Bishop plans to tow the eight-by-eight-foot, “Pepto-Bismol pink” building into town and stock it
Dobbs said that for the coming with food, toiletries and other essential items.
year, the state Health Department
would like to receive the amount of
state money it received during the Fellow teachers, aldermen, town residents all Out behind her home, a “Pep-
to-Bismol pink” behemoth is hard
year that ended June 30, 2020. That
would be more than the department pitch in to grow Bishop’s outreach project to miss. The eight-by-eight-foot
playhouse that once belonged to
was allocated for current fiscal year. BY THEO DEROSA Bishop’s 14-year-old daughter Eliz-
Lately, Bishop has been able
Dobbs said he understands leg- tderosa@cdispatch.com abeth is currently being used for
to give back by helping others in
islators like to keep budgets tight, storage, but it might soon serve a

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a time of need. This winter, in re-
but the Health Department needs uzette Bishop knows that at different purpose as Bishop hopes
sponse to the COVID-19 pandemic,
stability. some point, everybody needs to set up her pantry in town in the
“We need not only strong cen- she started the Caledonia Commu-
help. coming weeks.
tralized public health, but we need nity Pantry, which donates food,
Bishop has been that person. “Mama, why don’t you just take
strong local public health to track toiletries and other essential items
When schools closed last spring my playhouse up there?” Elizabeth
down TB cases, to track down peo- to anyone who might need them.
because of the COVID-19 pandem- once recommended. “It would be
ple who have syphilis, to make sure “That’s all I’m looking for: just to perfect to start you a little some-
ic, the longtime Caledonia High
that women have access to ... pap help,” Bishop said. thing.’”
School substitute was out of work.
smears and mammograms if they Once, years and years ago, she Champions Towing has agreed
don’t have health insurance,” Dobbs and her husband Jeff had a home A community effort to lug the playhouse to its next des-
said. “These nurses who track TB destroyed in a fire, prompting the Working out of her home on tination, which could help Bishop
can track COVID. They can give community to rally around them. Wood Road in Caledonia, Bishop clear a cluttered home. A self-de-
shots.” “We were very prideful then,” currently stores what she has in a scribed avid canner, her freezer is
Legislators of course will con- Bishop said, “but I had some people wooden entertainment center do- always full of jars — okra, squash,
sider spending requests for a wide standing behind me who were like, nated by a neighbor. Paper towels, tomatoes and more.
array of state services. They are ‘Just shut up and take it because canned goods, cereal, condiments “You name it,” Bishop said. “I’ve
considering a teacher pay raise, and people want to help you. You accept and more fill the shelves. canned it.”
the most likely prospect is a plan because people want to help.’” But she has bigger plans. See BISHOP, 6A
that would give a $1,000 boost to
most teachers and $1,100 to those
See ANALYSIS, 6A

South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle

Experts: New redistricting maps in the South alone could knock over what those new districts
will look like — a sharp con-
scape from the one that it’s
been for 50-plus years,” said
Democrats out of power in the House of Representatives next year trast to other parts of the coun- Deuel Ross, senior counsel
try where state governments at the NA ACP Legal Defense
BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI boom, mostly one-party rule stand out,” said Ryan Weichelt, are either divided or where Fund.
The Associated Press and a new legal landscape that a geography professor at the Republicans are under add-
nonpartisan commissions are
removes federal oversight and University of Wisconsin-Eau tasked with redrawing con- ed pressure to bolster their po-
The partisan showdown
delays civil rights challenges. Claire who tracks redistricting. gressional and state legislative litical standing in the region as
over redistricting has hardly
It’s a collision of factors like- Of the 10 new congressional lines. its population has grown, large-
begun, but already both sides
agree on one thing: It largely ly to tilt the scales in the GOP’s seats expected this year, six are Finally, this will be the first ly due to an influx of Democrat-
comes down to the South. favor with dramatic impact: likely to be in Southern states, time in more than 50 years the ic-leaning newcomers. That’s
The states from North Car- Experts note the new maps in with one new one expected in Justice Department will not au- weakened the GOP’s grip,
olina to Texas are set to be the South alone could knock North Carolina, two in Florida tomatically review new legisla- highlighted most dramatically
premier battlegrounds for the Democrats out of power in the and three in Texas. tive maps in nine mostly South- in Georgia, where Democrats
once-a-decade fight over re- U.S. House next year — and Republicans control the leg- ern states to ensure they do not just won a presidential race and
drawing political boundaries. perhaps well beyond. islatures in those states, leav- discriminate. two Senate races.
That’s thanks to a population “The South is really going to ing them with near total say “It is a very different land- See REDISTRICTING, 3A

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sentation by three randomly-drawn Lowndes
Apple”? Hall
County nonprofits. Members will then vote
4 Who is the oldest sibling of April 13:
their choice for the combined donation Impact
Kim Kardashian — Kourtney, Starkville-Oktib-
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dated School
connected the Earth to heaven
78 Low 61
District Board of
High
— a rainbow bridge, lightning or
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Fauci: Trump should urge his

followers to get vaccinated
Government’s infectious Trump has urged people to get vac-
cinated, doing so again two weeks ago
disease expert lamented at a conservative political gathering in
Florida.
polling showing that Trump But he hasn’t been among former
presidents and other public officials
supporters are more likely who have been vaccinated on camera to
encourage others to get the shot. It was
to refuse to get vaccinated revealed only recently that he was vacci-
nated in private at the White House be-
BY MICHELLE LIU
fore leaving office in January.
The Associated Press
Trump did not appear in a new pub-
Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he lic service campaign for the COVID-19
wishes former President Donald Trump vaccine that included former Presidents
would use his popularity among Republi- Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W.
cans to persuade more of his followers to Bush and Barack Obama.
get the COVID-19 vaccine. Polls have shown Republicans joining
In a round of interviews on the morn- Black people and other groups in ex-
ing news shows, the government’s top pressing greater skepticism than others
infectious disease expert lamented poll- about the safety of the vaccine.
ing showing that Trump supporters are Fauci said he doesn’t understand the
more likely to refuse to get vaccinated, resistance.
saying politics needs to be separated “What is the problem here? This is a
from “commonsense, no-brainer” public vaccine that is going to be lifesaving for
health measures. millions of people,” he said on NBC’s
Fauci said it would be a “game chang- “Meet the Press.” He added: “I mean, I
er” for the country’s vaccine efforts if the just can’t comprehend what the reason
former president used his “incredible in- for that is when you have a vaccine that’s
fluence” among Republicans. 94-95 percent effective and it is very safe.
“If he came out and said, ‘Go and get I just don’t get it.”
vaccinated. It’s really important for your The number of vaccine doses distrib-
health, the health of your family and the uted and administered each day in the
health of the country,’ it seems absolutely U.S. is rising, with more than 2.5 million
inevitable that the vast majority of people daily shots in arms on average in the last
who are his close followers would listen week.
to him,” Fauci told “Fox News Sunday.” About 1 in 5 Americans have received
There was no immediate comment at least one dose, with about 1 in 9 fully
from the former president’s office Sun- vaccinated, according to the Centers for
day. Disease Control and Prevention.

Pelosi pledges swift work on infrastructure package

GOP disagrees with Biden’s focus on it with a Democratic pres-
ident, as they did under
the environment and the possibility President Obama, and we
had to shrink the pack-
of financing any program with debt age,” said Pelosi, D-Calif.
“But, nonetheless,
BY HOPE YEN administration’s plans. hopefully, we will have bi-
The Associated Press Road- and bridge-build- partisanship,” she said.
ing legislation has a long Pelosi has directed key
WASHINGTON — history of support from Democratic lawmakers to
House Speaker Nancy both parties as lawmakers begin working with Re-
Pelosi on Sunday pledged aim to deliver on projects publicans on a “big, bold
swift work by Congress back home. But Republi- and transformational in-
on a job and infrastructure cans disagree with Biden’s frastructure package.”
package that will be “fis- focus on the environment During the presidential
cally sound,” but said she and the possibility of fi- campaign, Biden laid the
isn’t sure whether the next nancing any program with groundwork by proposing
major item on President debt after the government $2 trillion in “accelerated”
Joe Biden’s agenda will at- borrowed heavily to ad- investments to shift to
tract Republican backing. dress the economic fallout cleaner energy, build half
Fresh off a major leg- from the coronavirus pan- a million charging sta-
islative victory on the demic. tions for electric vehicles,
$1.9 trillion virus relief “Building roads and support public transit and
package that passed on bridges and water supply repair roads and bridges.
near-party lines, Demo- systems and the rest has The plan emphasizes the
crats face long and tough always been bipartisan, importance of creating
battles ahead in winning always been bipartisan, unionized jobs and ad-
GOP endorsement of the except when they oppose dressing climate change.

Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plan’s benefits

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE lady Jill Biden touring a The stops at vaccina-
The Associated Press New Jersey elementary tion sites, businesses,
school. schools and more are
WASHINGTON — Let The president will have meant to educate the pub-
the sales push begin.
more to say about the lic about different aspects
President Joe Biden,
plan Monday at the White of the giant American
Vice President Kamala
House, and he plans to Rescue Plan and how it
Harris and their spous-
visit a small business in will help people get to the
es are opening an ambi-
tious, cross-country tour Delaware County, Penn- other side of the coronavi-
this week to highlight the sylvania, on Tuesday. He rus pandemic.
benefits of his $1.9 trillion and Harris are slated to Biden has said Pres-
plan to defeat the corona- appear together in Atlanta ident Barack Obama’s
virus and boost the econ- on Friday. administration, in which
omy. Harris will meet with Biden was vice president,
The road show — small-business owners failed to adequately edu-
dubbed the “Help is in Denver on Tuesday. cate the public about the
Here” tour by the White Wednesday sees Jill benefits of its economic
House — begins Monday Biden in Concord, New recovery plan. He said he
with Harris heading to Hampshire, and Harris’ wants to do a better sales
a COVID-19 vaccination husband, Doug Emhoff, job this time around on
site and a culinary acade- in Albuquerque, New the details of his first big
my in Las Vegas and first Mexico. legislative victory.

7 picked, 7 to go for jury in ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death

BY STEVE K ARNOWSKI they get to a total of 14. In the midst of jury
AND AMY FORLITI Twelve will deliberate and selection, Minneapolis
The Associated Press two will be alternates. last week agreed to pay
Floyd, a Black man, $27 million to settle a
MINNEAPOLIS — was declared dead on May civil rights lawsuit from
Jury selection continues 25 after Chauvin, who is Floyd’s family over his
Monday for a former white, pressed his knee death. Floyd family attor-
Minneapolis police offi- against his neck for about ney Ben Crump, called it
cer charged in George nine minutes. Floyd’s the largest pretrial settle-
Floyd’s death, with the death sparked some- ment ever for a civil rights
process halfway complete times violent protests in claim. The settlement
after the first week. Minneapolis and beyond includes $500,000 for the
Seven people have and led to a national reck- south Minneapolis neigh-
been picked to hear evi- oning on racial justice. borhood that includes
dence in the trial against Chauvin is charged with the 38th and Chicago in-
Derek Chauvin, who is second-degree murder, tersection that has been
charged with murder and third-degree murder and blocked by barricades
manslaughter. Attorneys manslaughter and at least since Floyd’s death, with
will continue questioning three weeks have been set a massive metal sculpture
jurors one by one until aside for jury selection. and murals in his honor.
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Labor movement targets Amazon as a foothold in the South

Thousands of Amazon workers in Alabama azon in Alabama, in the middle
of the pandemic, can organize
better working conditions and
more affordable health care.
in old industrial Rust Belt states
like Pennsylvania and Ohio,
are currently voting whether to form a union then that means that workers
anywhere can organize.”
A win in Bessemer, where the
vast majority of the workforce is
where Republicans have gained
ground.
BY BILL BARROW trenched hostility to collective The mere presence of a na- Black, would have additional sig- Biden drew plaudits from la-
The Associated Press bargaining rights. A win could tional union figure like Appel- nificance as a launchpad for new bor leaders with a recent video
have economic and political rip- baum in Alabama underscores political organizing in the South, address pushing the right to
BESSEMER, Ala. — The the stakes. where Democrats want to build organize through “free and fair
ples for the labor movement and
South has never been hospitable The Amazon vote comes as on recent successes. elections,” although he did not
its Democratic Party allies who
to organized labor. But that may Democrats and Republicans That could prove decisive in directly mention the Amazon
be changing, with an important want a stronger foothold in the
are battling fiercely for work- newfound battlegrounds like campaign.
test in Alabama, where thou- South amid decades of dwin-
ing-class voters. Over decades, Georgia, which Biden pulled The ongoing mail vote by al-
sands of workers at an Amazon dling union power nationally. many white workers have drift- most 6,000 workers is the larg-
into the party’s presidential col-
campus are deciding whether to “This election transcends ed toward Republicans, attract- umn for the first time since 1992 est union push ever at Amazon,
form a union. this one workplace. It even tran- ed in part by cultural identity and where Democrats won two one of the world’s wealthiest
Labor organizers and advo- scends this one powerful com- and an anti-establishment pos- Senate races. It could be a build- companies. The election, which
cates see the David-and-Goliath pany,” said Stuart Appelbaum, ture. That’s left Democrats ing block in GOP-dominated runs through March, also ranks
fight as a potential turning point national president of the Retail, looking to refine their economic states like Alabama and Missis- among the largest single orga-
in the region with a long histo- Wholesale and Department pitch, arguing their party is the sippi. And any domino effect na- nizing efforts in Southern his-
ry of undervalued labor and en- Store Union. “If workers at Am- one fighting for higher wages, tionally could boost Democrats tory.

Mississippi Supreme Court orders third trial in car crash case

Wrongful death case was filed against Hyundai Motor would expect to influence
potential jurors by hiring
Clarksdale after working
the night shift at a Tuni-
day that multiple people
had heard Sparks boast of
America and Hyundai Motor Company by the families of a preacher to hold revival
meetings in advance of a
ca casino. Court records
say the Excel was south-
trying to influence poten-
tial jurors. An attorney not
three people who were killed in a Hyundai Excel in 1995 trial, hoping that some of bound on U.S. Highway
61 in the Mississippi Del-
connected to the wrong-
ful death case against
those summoned for jury
BY EMILY who boasted about hold- The facts developed in duty would have attend- ta when it crossed into the Hyundai testified that
WAGSTER PET TUS ing revivals and social this record threaten the ed the revival, that some wrong lane and was hit Sparks had told her the
The Associated Press events to try to gain favor public’s confidence in our of those attendees would by a northbound Lincoln verdict in that case should
with potential jurors, and system of justice.” end up on the jury, and Continental. The Hyundai have been $21 million in-
JACKSON — The Mis- that the attorney, Dennis Justice Jim Kitchens that they would recog- split apart. stead of $10.5 million but
sissippi Supreme Court Sweet, had later tried to issued a strongly word- nize the preacher sitting In a 2008 trial, a jury there were “uneducated”
is ordering a third trial conceal his connection ed dissent in which he behind the plaintiffs and awarded $1.5 million to people on the jury, includ-
in a wrongful death case, to the man when Hyund- quoted Sweet saying that then decide to violate each of the three families, ing a woman who did not
years after a jury told ai sought to overturn the depictions of the man their oaths and award for a total of $4.5 million. know how to count.
Hyundai Motor Company judgment from the sec- he paid as a consultant, money to the plaintiffs,” Hyundai appealed, and Kitchens noted that
to pay millions of dollars ond trial. Carey Sparks, relied on Kitchens wrote. the Mississippi Supreme Mississippi courts are
to families of three people “The total record be- “nonsensical” stereotypes The wrongful death Court in 2011 ordered a required to ensure peo-
killed in a 1995 car crash. fore this Court evinces about Black people. Both case was filed against new trial. ple chosen as jurors can
In a ruling released that a fair and impartial Sweet and Sparks are Hyundai Motor Ameri- In the 2014 trial, an- read and write. He also
Thursday, Chief Justice trial was not had,” Ran- Black, and the wrongful ca and Hyundai Motor other jury awarded $3.5 wrote: “Sparks bragged
Michael Randolph wrote dolph wrote. “We find death trials took place in Company by the fami- million to each of the and boasted about being
that a new trial is warrant- overwhelming evidence Coahoma County, which lies of three people who three families, for a total a great jury manipulator,
ed because an attorney of actual impropriety, is majority-Black. were killed in a Hyundai of $10.5 million. but no one took him seri-
for the families had paid a which destroys any confi- “It is far-fetched to Excel in 1995 when they Randolph wrote Thurs- ously.”
self-described consultant dence in the jury verdict. imagine that any attorney were returning home to

AREA ARRESTS
The following arrests
were made by Lowndes
County Sheriff’s Office:
n Christopher Hud-
gens, 52, was charged with
possession of metham-
phetamine.
n Jonathan Williams,
Hudgens Jo. Williams Taylor Kieser Jones Clemons
24, was charged with stat-
utory rape.
n Victor Taylor, 42, was
charged with violation of
parole and sex offender
registration failure.
n Brady Kieser, 25, was
charged with possession of
a weapon by a felon.
Riley Hailey Ja. Williams Kemp Davis Moore
The following arrests charged with receiving sto- n Justin Davis, 25, was
were made by the Oktibbe- len property and burglary charged with credit card
ha County Sheriff’s Office: of a residence. fraud and no insurance.
n Carlos Jones, 35, was n Jordan Hailey, 28, n Dennis Moore, 56,
charged with felony mali- was charged with a bench was charged with DUI 3rd.
cious mischief, two counts, warrant. n Peruzo Duck, 43, was
disorderly conduct, public n Janeko Williams, 28, charged with possession
drunk, simple assault and was charged with posses- of a controlled substance,
Duck Petty
public profanity. sion of marijuana more tampering with evidence,
n LC Clemons, 21, was than 30 grams. improper equipment, care-
charged with possession n Lasang Kemp, 36, less driving and speeding.
of marijuana more than 30 was charged with two n Brestiege Petty, 27,
grams. counts possession of a was charged with burglary
n Donnell Riley, 36, was weapon by a felon. of a residence.

Redistricting
Continued from Page 1A
The party is already eyeing targets. so many “safe” districts. And, because
In Georgia, they can choose whether to these states are seeing explosive
target Democratic Reps. Lucy McBath growth, efforts to perfectly divvy up ma-
or Carolyn Boudreaux or both by add- jor cities like Houston and Atlanta may
ing more conservative voters from far collapse over time as tens of thousands
north of Atlanta to the two lawmakers’ of new residents continue to move in.
districts. “You’ve got all these countervail-
In Florida, they could try to swamp ing things,” said Steve Schale, a Flori-
Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy’s da-based Democratic strategist. “Dem-
district with new GOP voters as they ocrats doing better in suburban areas,
carve out a new seat in the Orlando area, states getting more diverse, coupled
one of the two the state is expected to with Republicans being in control of all
add. the levers of government.”
And in Texas, which is expected to Control in the South has a history
gain a whopping three congressional of leading to rigging the democratic
seats, the most of any state, the GOP process — from voting rules to district
may try to carve out more seats in the maps — to disempower Black voters. In SOLUNAR TABLE
The solunar period indicates
center of their state’s boom — Demo- Georgia, the state’s GOP-controlled leg- peak-feeding times for fish and game.
Mon. Tues.
cratic-leaning Houston — that could still islature is responding to Democrats’ re- Major 2:41a 3:20a
Minor 9:09a 9:36a
elect Republicans. cent surge and former President Donald Major 3:01p 3:42p
Currently, a gain of five seats would Trump’s false claim of voter fraud with a Minor 9:04p 9:59p
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POSSUMHAW
Beauty or beast
“ T he extensive the chill of winter increasing of Agricul- three seasons, it was relatively
planting of just goodbye and make numbers. ture intro- inexpensive and grew fast and
one exotic species a mad dash into On several duced the was not particular about soil. A
removes thousands spring. For many occasions Bradford few downsides are the blooms
of native species.} ­ of us it could not I’ve asked pear as an can emit a noxious smell; the
— “The Trees happen fast enough. people ornamental tree can grow up to 30 feet tall
in My Forest” by Grasses are green- what this tree. The while having a weak structure
Bernd Heinrich-Bi- ing and the aroma tree could tree was resulting in breakage; the
ologist and Author of freshly mowed be? Some thought to tree typically has a lifespan
wild onions is just answered a be sterile. of only 15 to 20 years. The

I
s there any around the corner. wild pear, “Cultivars tree is now labeled invasive.
place in the The loropetalum or a cra- are plants Several communities caution
world where Shannon Bardwell whose branches bapple, or a that have or prohibit planting Bradford
you can have an hung heavy now plum. A few been pears because it turns out
ice encased yard, reaches for the sky. said a Brad- cultivated they can crossbreed and do so
trees with heavily laden limbs Buds on the silver maple and ford pear. I and bred profligately choking out pines,
hanging limp to the ground, the pear tree appear. Dande- discounted by humans. redbuds, dogwoods, oaks, and
and flower foliage looking lions sprinkle smiley faces the idea the Sterile cul- hickories. The Bradford pear
like, as Sam suggested, a cat across the yard much to the tree was a Bradford pear for tivars of native plants are be- was crossbred with Chinese
made its bed of it? Days later enjoyment of the rabbits. a couple of reasons. The first nign, they can’t cross-pollinate Callery pears which have large
sun shines brightly, daffodils A small disclaimer here, being the Bradford pear has a with their wild relatives, so thorns capable of damaging
emerge, roses leaf out, camel- don’t be surprised if spring has symmetrical shape. The trees I they pose no risk to wild plant tractor tires.
lias bloom, Japanese magnolias not arrived for good but has saw were definitely not sym- populations. When cultivars You’ve heard the saying
and redbuds blossom. For only made a quick appearance. metrical and seemed to grow are beneficial to ecosystems, “Pretty is as pretty does” but
those of us who reside in the Still, we can appreciate the randomly beside highways, in they are good.” what the Bradford pear does is
sunny south we must live in the preview. All around the Prairie the woods, along farmland and As beautiful as the Brad- not pretty.
greatest place in the world or and into Columbus, I’ve no- the river, and in town. They ford pear is its reputation has Columns by Shannon Bard-
the craziest. ticed the proliferation of a tree are everywhere. Secondly, the fallen on hard times since well of Columbus appear in The
Few things can lift the with bountiful white flowers. Bradford pear is a cultivar. being a landscape favorite. Dispatch weekly. Email reaches
spirits like nature as we kiss They come every spring in In 1964 the U.S. Department The tree is beautiful through her at msdeltachild@msn.com.

VOICE OF THE PEOPLE

Thinks we should get rid of
Daylight Savings Time
Once again we have embarked upon the folly of
Daylight Saving Time.
This mandated ritual of springing forward has
been statistically proven to be dangerous to public
safety and health. Apparently many European and
other nations around the world are moving to or
have already abandoned this foolishness.
We need to need to get back to what I like to call
“God’s Time” and just stop messing with it.
But alas, like the brave and chivalrous Don Quix-
ote, I know I am merely tilting at windmills.
Danny Pang
Starkville

TODAY IN HISTORY
Today is Monday, March 15, the 74th day of 2021.
There are 291 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On March 15, 1965, President Lyndon B. John-
son, addressing a joint session of Congress, called for
new legislation to guarantee every American’s right
to vote. The result was passage of the Voting Rights
Act of 1965.

On this date:
In 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was as-
sassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus
A city opts to pay racial reparations
D
and Cassius. ifficult tasks fy who is entitled to Like many communities, Evan-
In 1493, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus often don’t get reparations, given ston took actions to keep Black
arrived back in the Spanish harbor of Palos de la done, because that many people have people from many neighborhoods,
Frontera, two months after concluding his first voy- they are, well, difficult. both Black and white forcing them into one geographic
age to the Western Hemisphere. It’s easier to ignore ancestry, that some section that was starved of re-
In 1820, Maine became the 23rd state. them, delay them, hope Blacks were never sources. Black areas were subject
In 1913, President Woodrow Wilson met with they’ll go away or give enslaved and that some to redlining, which made mortgag-
about 100 reporters for the first formal presidential up on them. But the didn’t arrive until the es hard to get.
press conference. city council of Evan- 20th century? How can With all that mind, the coun-
In 1944, during World War II, Allied bombers ston, Illinois, has the we possibly determine, cil’s focus is on home ownership,
again raided German-held Monte Cassino. idea that the formidable much less afford, the which has been a huge source
In 1964, actor Elizabeth Taylor married actor nature of one obliga- amount due? of wealth to white Americans —
Richard Burton in Montreal; it was her fifth marriage, tion isn’t an excuse for Steve Chapman Behind the objec- and has largely been denied to
his second. (They divorced in 1974, remarried in doing nothing. tions is a conservative Black Americans. Grants of up
1975, then divorced again in 1976.) The task it has taken belief that the entire to $25,000 would be given out for
In 1972, “The Godfather,” Francis Ford Coppo- up is providing a measure of com- campaign for reparations is just buying, renovating or improving
la’s epic gangster movie based on the Mario Puzo pensation to African Americans another product of liberal guilt homes or paying down mortgag-
novel and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, for some of the costly inequities and Black race hustlers, cheered es. Recipients would be limited
premiered in New York. they have endured. In 2019, the on by the woke mob. In fact, it to direct descendants of African
In 1975, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onas- aldermen approved a measure rests on the ancient principle of Americans who lived in Evanston
sis died near Paris at age 69. committing to use revenue from Anglo-American law that a person between 1919 and 1969 and suf-
In 1985, the first internet domain name, symbol- recreational cannabis taxes to who wrongly injures someone fered housing discrimination.
ics.com, was registered by the Symbolics Computer create a $10 million fund for “local is obligated to compensate the It’s a narrow, targeted program,
Corp. of Massachusetts. reparations.” On March 22, the victim. It also reflects the fact that which invites attacks for its modest
In 1998, Dr. Benjamin Spock, whose child care council plans to vote on a plan for the legacies of this country, bad as reach and limited access. Not all
guidance spanned half a century, died in San Diego allocating the first $400,000. well as good, belong to all of us. Black residents would be eligi-
at 94. The Chicago suburb, home of That compensation should have ble, and some signed a petition
In 2005, former WorldCom chief Bernard Ebbers Northwestern University, has a begun immediately after eman- requesting cash payments instead.
was convicted in New York of engineering the largest population of 72,000 and is 16% cipation. Congress authorized But the plan’s modesty won’t
corporate fraud in U.S. history. (He was later sen- Black. But despite its progressive the confiscation of former slave- exempt it from derision among
tenced to 25 years in prison.) politics (Joe Biden got 92% of the holders’ land for redistribution conservatives, who would rather
In 2019, a gunman killed 51 people at two vote in 2020), Evanston has a histo- to former slaves. But President do anything than acknowledge our
mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, streaming ry of racial exclusion and discrim- Andrew Johnson, a champion of vast unpaid debt to Black citizens.
the massacre live on Facebook. (Brenton Tarrant, an ination. In that respect, it’s hardly white supremacy, foiled the effort, As Richard Rothstein wrote in
Australian white supremacist, was sentenced to life unusual. What’s unusual is its com- depriving freed men and women of his 2017 book “The Color of Law,”
in prison without parole after pleading guilty to 51 mitment to recognize that history the means to support themselves. “We have created a caste system in
counts of murder and other charges.) and address its consequences. It was the first of many efforts to this country, with African Ameri-
Ten years ago: The Syrian civil war had its be- That effort is necessarily escape responsibility and a pre- cans kept exploited and geograph-
ginnings with Arab Spring protests across the region modest when viewed against the view of injustices to come. ically separate by racially explicit
that turned into an armed insurgency and eventually immense crimes inflicted on Afri- Evanston doesn’t pretend to government policies. Although
became a full-blown conflict. can Americans over the course of make amends for everything most of these policies are now off
Five years ago: Democrat Hillary Clinton tri- American history, including mass inflicted on African Americans, or the books, they have never been
umphed in the Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois enslavement, white supremacist for everything that occurred with- remedied and their effects en-
and Missouri presidential primaries; Donald Trump terrorism, Jim Crow laws and per- in its borders. The city enforced dure.”
strengthened his hand in the Republican race, win- sistent discrimination. racial separation in parks and on The task of overcoming the
ning in Florida, North Carolina, Illinois and Missouri, But any recognition that mod- beaches, and similar practices crimes of the past is one that will
but falling in Ohio to the state’s governor, John Kasich ern white Americans owe anything were followed in theaters and never be finished. But it can at
(KAY’-sihk), while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ended for historic wrongs elicits a host of restaurants. Elementary schools least be started.
his campaign after his home-state loss. In a major objections. Such as: Why should were largely segregated until 1966. Steve Chapman blogs at http://
reversal, the Obama administration barred offshore those who never owned slaves, or Redressing all these wrongs www.chicagotribune.com/news/
drilling off the Atlantic Coast. Dallas Seavey won his whose ancestors immigrated after would be impossible. So the alder- opinion/chapman. Follow him on
third straight Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in a record the Civil War, be expected to pay man proposed to provide compen- Twitter @SteveChapman13 or at
time of 8 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes, 16 seconds. the victims? sation to those residents who have https://www.facebook.com/stevecha-
SOURCE: The Associated Press How can we possibly identi- suffered some specific harms. pman13.
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Nurses fight conspiracy theories along with coronavirus

‘You have patients that are literally dying, line as purported evidence that
COVID-19 is fake. Doctors in
around the world on medical
missions and helped care for the
heard a litany of false claims
about the virus while working
and then you have patients that are denying Afghanistan reported patients
telling them COVID-19 was cre-
first U.S. COVID-19 patient last
year. She was selected because
at a hospital in the suburbs of
Kansas City, Missouri. They in-
the disease. You try to educate and you try to ated by the U.S. and China to of her experience working in clude: The virus isn’t any worse
reduce the world population. In Sierra Leone during the 2014- than the flu. It’s caused by 5G
educate, but then you just hit a wall.’ Bolivia, medical workers had to 2016 Ebola outbreak. wireless towers. Masks won’t
Los Angeles emergency room nurse Sandra Younan care for five people who ingest- While many Americans were help and may hurt. Or, the most
ed a toxic bleaching agent false- terrified of Ebola — a disease painful to her: The virus isn’t
BY ALI SWENSON the disease,” she said. “You try ly touted as a COVID-19 cure. that isn’t nearly as contagious real, and doctors and nurses
AND DAVID KLEPPER to educate and you try to edu- Younan, 27, says her friends as the coronavirus and poses are engaged in a vast global con-
The Associated Press
cate, but then you just hit a wall.” used to describe her as the little threat in the U.S. — they spiracy to hide the truth.
Bogus claims about the vi- “chillest person ever,” but now aren’t nearly afraid enough of “It just feels so defeating, and
Los Angeles emergency she deals with crushing anxiety. COVID-19, she said. it makes you question: Why am
rus, masks and vaccines have
room nurse Sandra Younan “My life is being a nurse, so Scott blames a few factors: I doing this?” said Ogle, 40.
spent the last year juggling long exploded since COVID-19 was
declared a global pandemic a I don’t care if you’re really sick, Ebola’s frightening symptoms, Nurses are often the health
hours as she watched many pa- you throw up on me, whatev- racism against Africans and the care providers with the most
tients struggle with the corona- year ago. Journalists, public
er,” Younan said. “But when politicization of COVID-19 by patient contact, and patients
virus and some die. health officials and tech com-
you know what you’re doing is American elected officials. frequently view nurses as more
Then there were the patients panies have tried to push back wrong, and I’m asking you re- “I felt so much safer in Sier- approachable, according to
who claimed the virus was fake against the falsehoods, but peatedly to please wear your ra Leone during Ebola than I professor Maria Brann, an ex-
or coughed in her face, ignoring much of the job of correcting mask to protect me, and you’re did at the beginning of this out- pert on health communication
mask rules. One man stormed misinformation has fallen to the still not doing it, it’s like you break in the U.S.,” Scott said, at Indiana University-Purdue
out of the hospital after a posi- world’s front-line medical work- have no regard for anybody but because of how many people University Indianapolis. That
tive COVID-19 test, refusing to ers. yourself. And that’s why this vi- failed to heed social distancing means nurses are more likely
believe it was accurate. In Germany, a video clip rus is spreading. It just makes and mask directives. “Things to encounter patients spreading
“You have patients that are showing a nurse using an emp- you lose hope.” that are facts, and science, have misinformation, which gives
literally dying, and then you ty syringe while practicing Emily Scott, 36, who is based become politicized.” them a special opportunity to
have patients that are denying vaccinations traveled widely on- at a Seattle hospital, has worked ER nurse L’Erin Ogle has intervene.

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In Louisville, Breonna Taylor’s

family honors her legacy
BY PIPER HUDSPETH Taylor’s family then constitutional rights were
BLACKBURN led the protesters on an violated during last year’s
The Associated Press/Report afternoon march past City botched raid, news outlets
for America
Hall. reported. Walker last year
In a tweet Saturday, filed an ongoing state law-
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
President Joe Biden called suit against the city and
On the one-year anniver-
sary of Breonna Taylor’s Taylor’s death “a tragedy, police, saying he was the
death, the slain Black a blow to her family, her victim of assault, battery,
woman’s family continued community, and Ameri- false arrest and malicious
their call for justice as ca.” prosecution.
hundreds of demonstra- “As we continue to Taylor’s front door was
tors gathered in down- mourn her, we must press breached by Louisville
town Louisville on Satur- ahead to pass meaning- officers as part of a drug
day. ful police reform in Con- raid in the early morning
“Eyes are on Louis- gress. I remain commit- hours of March 13, 2020.
ville, Kentucky, today so ted to signing a landmark Walker fired his gun
let’s show America what reform bill into law,” he once, saying later that he
community looks like,” wrote. feared an intruder was
said Taylor’s aunt, Bian- The rally came a day entering the apartment.
ca Austin, who wore her after Kenneth Walker, One officer was struck,
niece’s emergency medi- Taylor’s boyfriend, filed a and he and two other of-
cal technician jacket. federal lawsuit against the ficers fired 32 shots into
Austin spoke from a Louisville Metro Police the apartment, striking
stage set up in Jefferson Department, alleging his Taylor five times.
Square Park, which be-
came an impromptu hub
for protesters during
months of demonstrations
last summer. Flanked by
two hand-painted murals
of Taylor, activists repeat-
ed calls to charge the po-
lice officers who killed
the Black woman during a
raid at her apartment.
The crowd shouted
Taylor’s name and “No
justice, no peace” as they
gathered near an outdoor
memorial that includes a
mural, posters, artwork
and other mementos hon-
oring Taylor’s life. Some
organizers gave away
food during the speeches.

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Bishop
Continued from Page 1A
That experience Quinn Parham present-
helped Bishop and her ed Bishop’s ideas to the
husband stay afloat board of aldermen at a
during the pandemic town hall meeting, and
while schools went the pantry was officially
virtual and Jeff found approved with plans to
auto body work hard to find it a space in town
come by. Every Tuesday, still pending. McCool is
Bishop’s aunt helped by one of roughly 15 Cale-
bringing vegetables for donia residents who have
Bishop to can from a donated items for Bishop
pantry in Bigbee. to pack up and deliver,
That gave Bishop an and Elizabeth helps out,
idea. too.
“We need something Caledonia High librar- Theo DeRosa/Dispatch Staff
like this in Caledonia,” ian Angela Clark has A wooden entertainment center in Suzette Bishop’s
she realized. directed a club under her front hallway currently houses the Caledonia Communi-
In January, she began leadership to hold a food ty Pantry, which Bishop created this year. Paper towels,
to collect the items she drive to benefit the pan- cereal, canned goods and other items line the shelves
knew people would need: try, and Stephanie Her- and fill the drawers.
non-perishable goods, ring’s third-grade class at
box meals like macaro- drawers of the entertain- for their various clubs
Caledonia Elementary is
ni and cheese, snacks ment center in her front and organizations to help
doing the same.
for children to bring to hallway, there’s one thing out by keeping track of
“Just because I had an
school and kitchen and she won’t take. what the pantry has in
idea doesn’t mean I put it
bathroom staples like “I don’t want to accept stock.
all together by myself,”
toothbrushes, toilet paper money,” she said. “That’s It’s one of the ways
Bishop said. “It is defi-
and paper towels. a whole ’nother realm Bishop hopes to grow her
nitely the community’s
“I just try to give a lit- of responsibility that I pantry in the months to
effort that made it a go.”
tle bit of everything that did not want to take on. come.
we’ve got,” she said. I didn’t want to have to “My house is just so
A month later, she
Getting ‘bigger answer questions to peo- big — I can only hold so
provided Caledonia alder- and better’ ple: ‘Well, where did my much,” she said. “But
man Tammy McCool with In February, Bishop money go?’ If you bring hopefully we will get
nine boxes of goods to created the Caledonia me items, I don’t have bigger and better as time
distribute among seniors Community Pantry Face- to worry about where goes on.”
at Walt Willis Mobile book group to publicize your money went. I can She said anyone who
Home Park. Three more her creation. The page tell you where the boxes lives in the Caledonia
boxes have since gone includes a link to an went, but I can’t tell you school district boundar-
out to others in need: one Amazon wish list featur- where the money went.” ies is eligible to receive
man who had been hurt ing a number of essential Bishop said she once items and noted that her
at work, another who items: everything from kept a detailed inventory pantry would never turn
was on medical leave and mustard and soup to laun- of everything she has, anyone down. There are
a family whose home dry detergent and tooth- but with three children, no qualifications —
burned down just as the paste. All the purchases five grandchildren, her “if you have a need and
Bishops’ once had. are shipped straight to teaching job and her I have something, we’ll
“I’m not looking to Bishop’s house, sparing responsibilities, “I just supply it,” Bishop said.
support them forever, her the trips around town let that little list go on She knows well
but people need help,” she used to make nearly by me.” Whenever she enough, after all, what it’s
Bishop said. “If you can every afternoon to pick opens her playhouse full like to be in need. Now,
help, then I think you’re up donations. of goods, she said she she can give back.
supposed to do that.” And although Bishop hopes to recruit Caledo- “Some need and some
She’s not the only has “a little bit of every- nia students in need of don’t, so they give,” Bish-
one helping. Alderman thing” crammed into the community service hours op said.

Analysis
Continued from Page 1A
in the first three years in wine and hard liquor. The for coronavirus response, that. Instead, he knocked
the classroom. Republi- figures could give budget extended unemployment the federal bill by saying
can Gov. Tate Reeves has writers a jolt of confidence benefits and many other it helps states with higher
pledged to sign any teach- as they prepare final de- programs. It was not im- unemployment rates.
er pay raise that lands on tails of spending plans. mediately clear how the “Mississippi has more
his desk. Republican House infusion of federal money people working today
Despite the initial eco- Speaker Philip Gunn and will affect the current state than we had a year ago,
nomic shock of the pan- his allies are pushing a budget writing process. the day the pandemic hit.
demic, Mississippi tax col- proposal to phase out the During a news con- It’s because our state has
lections for the first eight state income tax, cut the ference at the Mississip- been open to business
months of the current fis- 7 percent grocery tax in pi Capitol on Thursday, and our state has not shut
cal year — July through half, increase the sales tax Reeves said his staff is down,” said Reeves, who
February — were almost on most items from 7 per- reviewing the federal leg- lifted Mississippi’s mask
9.5 percent higher than cent to 9.5 percent and in- islation, which he called mandate and removed
they were for the same crease many other taxes. “a Democrat wish list of most business restrictions
eight months a year earli- The bill passed the House spending” and “a blue March 3. “They are re-
er. That is an increase of last month and is facing state bailout.” warding those blue states
almost $339 million. It in- skepticism in the Senate. Mississippi is one of who have shut down their
cludes higher collections President Joe Biden on the poorest states in the economies by sending
from sales taxes; use taxes Thursday signed a $1.9 nation and has long relied them more money than
for online purchases; and trillion federal spending on federal spending, but they are otherwise enti-
taxes on tobacco, beer, plan that includes money Reeves did not mention tled to.”

Mississippi Children’s Museum-Meridian opening March 27

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS space a reality,” Liz Wilson, the mu- newspaper reported. In 2015, they
seum’s executive director, told The sought advice from the Mississip-
MERIDIAN — The Mississippi Meridian Star. pi Children’s Museum in Jackson
Children’s Museum-Meridian will Visitors will need to reserve a about starting a children’s museum
open later this month, culminating timed ticket for opening day, March in Meridian.
years of planning and construction. 27. General admission is $10 per per- The Jackson museum challenged
“I’m excited and anxious for the son. the three women to raise $25,000
community to see how all of their The museum was the idea of in seed money. They doubled that
hard work and commitment and three mothers: Wilson, Kimber- amount in less than a month, accord-
support has made this magical ly Denison and Kim Bowers, the ing to MCM-Meridian’s website.
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No. 3 MSU sweeps Eastern Michigan with early run barrage

BY BEN PORTNOY 3 Mississippi State (13- Chris Lemonis said
bportnoy@cdispatch.com 3) to a drama-free 4-1 through a laugh. “I don’t
win and series sweep of think there’s a lack of in-
STARK VILLE — Lo- Eastern Michigan (4-5) tent, it’s just kind of the
gan Tanner glared down Sunday. way the game’s played
the third base line with Less than 24 hours us.”
deep intent in his eyes. after Tanner’s first long Prior to Tanner’s
Tanner knew what ball of the year gifted mammoth shot into the
he’d done. The cracking MSU its third walk-off Left Field Lounge, Jack-
of metal against leather win of the young sea- sonville transfer Scot-
offered enough evidence son, his second homer ty Dubrule opened the
of such. So too did the in as many days put the scoring with a roped
chorus of cheers from finishing touches on three-run double. A pair
the Dudy Noble Field another dynamic early of singles from Tanner
faithful. But an artist inning offensive display and Josh Hatcher start-
ought to enjoy his work, that the Bulldogs lacked ed the run. A misplay by
right? through its first three Eastern Michigan Dan-
For the second time weeks of the 2021 cam- iel Warkentin in which
in three at bats, Tanner paign. he failed to tap the bag
looked on as he crushed “We’re always trying on an attempted double
a hanging breaking-ball to get it done early, we plate turn loaded the Mississippi State athletics
off the second-story rigs just haven’t had success bases. Dubrule then Logan Tanner’s solo home run marked his second long ball in as many days as No.
in left field, pacing No. doing it,” head coach See BASEBALL, 2B 3 Mississippi State secured a sweep of Eastern Michigan with Sunday’s 4-1 win.

Mississippi SEC CHAMPIONSHIP

State, Ole
Miss earn No. 6 Alabama adds another SEC title,
NIT bids
BY GARRICK HODGE
ghodge@cdispatch.com
edges LSU at tourney
Mississippi State
men’s basketball will
appear in a postseason
tournament after all.
Following a flurry of
opt-outs, the Bulldogs
(15-14) were one of the
last teams invited to the
16 -team NIT and will
face No. 1 Saint Louis
(14-6) as a No. 4 seed at
4 p.m. on Saturday. The
entire tournament will
be hosted at the Comer-
ica Center in Frisco,
Texas. Should they be
victorious, MSU would
face the winner of Rich-
mond and Toledo.
The selection is
MSU’s 10th NIT bid in
school history and the
first since the 2017-2018
season.
Of course, there is a
slight possibility MSU’s
opponent could change.
The Billikens are the
third team in the peck-
ing order to earn an
See NIT, 3B

Saints QB
Brees
announces USA TODAY Sports
Alabama players celebrate their 80-79 win against LSU as they raise the championship trophy after the SEC tournament Championship
game Sunday at Bridgestone Arena.
retirement THE ASSOCIATED PRESS football and basketball titles back of the rim and bounced in the final since 1993. LSU
at 42 NASHVILLE, Tenn. —
in the same year. Alabama did
it by adding two more SEC
out and LSU couldn’t get an-
other good shot off in the
coach Will Wade said the final
sequence wound up starting
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Skip calling Alabama simply a titles in basketball after Nick scramble before the buzzer. too far out but liked that they
football school anymore. The Saban’s squad won both the That set off yet another Ala- had the shot from 3 and two
NEW ORLEANS — Crimson Tide have courted a SEC and national champion- bama celebration — this time more up close.
The Drew Brees era new moniker they think fits so ships a couple months ago. on the basketball court. “We just missed, a little bit
with the New Orleans much better. Oats noted Alabama foot- “I just know we had to stop short there at the end,” Wade
Saints — marked by a Just call them a Champion- ball set the new name Satur- them from scoring that last said.
Super Bowl celebration, ship School. day, referring to the Tide on seven seconds, no matter Watford finished with a ca-
raucous record-setting Herbert Jones drove for a Twitter as a “ CHAMPION- what we had to do, who did it, reer-high 30 points for LSU.
nights in the rebuilt go-ahead layup with 19.5 sec- SHIP SCHOOL.” somebody just had to get them Smart added 21 and Cameron
Superdome and the un- onds and No. 6 Alabama won “So we don’t have to be a stop,” Alabama senior guard Thomas had 18.
dersized quarterback’s the Southeastern Conference football school or a basketball John Petty Jr. said. “And we About 20 minutes before
outsized role in a histor- Tournament for the first time school,” Oats said. “We just did. And we champs.” tip-off, Alabama and LSU
ic city’s rebirth — has since 1991, holding off a late win championships. We’re a Hyatt, meanwhile, was on players had to be separated
ended. flurry to edge LSU 80 -79 Sun- championship school.” the floor with his head in his at midcourt. That was just a
Brees, the NFL’s day. The basketball team now hands. Watford was on his preview of the taut battle to
leader in career comple- Coach Nate Oats and the has its sights set on another knees and slammed the court follow.
tions and yards passing, Crimson Tide added to their title. with a hand. Smart said he Alabama scored the first
has decided to retire af- regular-season title with a “I have full faith that we thought Hyatt’s shot went in, eight points of the game only
ter 20 NFL seasons, in- victory that helped Alabama can take this thing, take the calling it “crazy” it rimmed to see LSU answer with a 15-5
cluding his last 15 with match its highest seed ever in NCA A tournament by storm out. run of its own to take a 15-13
New Orleans. the NCA A Tournament. The and win the whole thing,” Al- “This is a hard one to take, lead on Thomas’ third 3 of the
“Til the very end I Tide, which was No. 2 in both abama guard and tournament losing by one with that many game. Alabama scored the fi-
exhausted myself to 1987 and 2002, is seeded sec- MVP Jahvon Quinerly said. opportunities to win the nal seven of the half and took
give everything to the ond and will play Iona on Sat- Alabama still needed its de- game,” Smart said. “We gave a 40 -37 lead into halftime.
Saints organization, urday. fense after Jones went a long it all we got. We really wanted Neither team led by more
my team and the great Alabama, the reigning na- way down the lane for his shot. this win.” than four in the second half.
city of New Orleans,” tional champions in football, Keon Ellis blocked a shot Jones, both the SEC Player Alabama was up 56 -52 on a
Brees said in social me- won its seventh tournament ti- by LSU’s Javonte Smart and of the Year and Defensive Play- free throw by Jones. Smart hit
dia post on Sunday, 15 tle overall, second in the SEC the Tigers took a timeout with er of the Year, finished with 13 back-to-back 3s with Thom-
years to the day after he only to Kentucky’s 31. The just over seven seconds left to points and 11 rebounds. as scoring on a layup, giving
signed with the Saints. Crimson Tide (24-6) hadn’t set up the final attempt. Jaden Shackelford led Ala- LSU a 60 -56 lead midway
“We shared some through the half.
even reached this game since After the inbounds pass bama with 21 points, and Ellis
amazing moments to- Shackelford answered with
2002. went astray and nearly to mid- and Quinerly each had 14.
gether, many of which his own back-to-back 3s be-
Now they’ve joined Flori- court, Trendon Watford’s 3 LSU (18-9) hadn’t won this
are emblazoned in our fore Gary’s layup made it 64-
da (2006 -07) as the only SEC was well short of the rim. Aun- tournament since 1980, and
See BREES, 3B schools with both the league dre Hyatt’s putback hit the this was the Tigers’ first time See ALABAMA, 3B
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NCAA TOURNAMENT REGION BREAKDOWNS

Baylor headlines South Region bracket with first No. 1 seed

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS about this group,” Holt- when the bracket was on Saturday. Gonzaga is the top to the tournament for
mann said. “But we are revealed for the NCAA The Vols have a big seed in the West Region the first time since 2018
Scott Drew has built climbing, and we are still Tournament. question mark, though. for the all-in-Indiana couldn’t have gone down
Baylor into a regular climbing. And we’re try- The Illini will attempt Senior forward John Fulk- bracket that starts this a bumpier road.
NCAA Tournament team ing to stay in the moment to cut down another set of erson’s status remains in week and the next three The Shockers ap-
capable of making deep as much as possible.” nets in Indy as the No. 1 question after he missed seeds are teams it has peared to be headed
pushes into March. Eighth-ranked Arkan- seed in the Midwest Re- the SEC semifinal when a already beaten — all by toward a rebuild when
This time, the Bears sas is the 3-seed, followed gion. pair of elbows from Flori- double digits. seven players transferred
will have a shot to do it by No. 20 Purdue and No. Led by All-American da’s Omar Payne left him The Zags (26-0) beat from last year’s team and
with their first-ever No. 1 14 Villanova to round out candidates Ayo Dosunmu with a concussion and fa- No. 2 Kansas 102-90 to coach Gregg Marshall
seed. the top five. and Kofi Cockburn, the cial fracture. open the season and took was fired just before
Second-ranked Baylor Fans wanting Fighting Illini earned the San Diego State down No. 2 seed Iowa 99- the season started for
(22-2) headlines the South high-scoring offense third No. 1 seed in school thought it had a nation- 88 a month later. Gonza- allegedly verbally and
Region and opens against should probably tune in history and their first al title contender, when ga also beat No. 4 seed physically abusing play-
16th-seeded Hartford, the for the matchup between since 2005, when a team it went 30-2 with one of Virginia 98-75 in late De- ers.
America East Conference Arkansas and 14th-seed- led by Deron Williams the losses in the Moun- cember. Wichita State also
champion. The Bears had ed Colgate. and Luther Head romped tain West Tournament Gonzaga won every had eight games post-
never been higher than a The Raiders (14-1) through March before title game. But a year game this season by dou- poned or canceled due to
No. 3 seed previously, the won the Patriot League they finally lost to North after the NCAA Tourna- ble digits except for one COVID-19 issues.
last time coming in 2017. title and entered Selec- Carolina in the national ment was cancelled due — when star freshman The Shockers (16-5)
Drew has guided the tion Sunday averaging championship game. to COVID-19, the Aztecs Jalen Suggs was injured rallied behind interim
Bears to two regional fi- 86.3 points, led by Jordan “Call me old school,” Il- finally get their shot after — and has a school-re- coach Isaac Brown, who
nals but never to a Final Burns’ 17-point average. linois coach Brad Under- going 23-4 and beating cord 30-game winning was hired fulltime late in
Four in his first 17 sea- They trail only No. 1 over- wood, “but I think there’s Utah State for the confer- streak over two seasons.
the season, to reach the
sons. all seed Gonzaga (92.1) nothing better than hear- ence tournament title. The Zags are the first
“It means that people American Athletic Con-
in scoring offense while ing your name and see it “Everybody that plays team since Kentucky in
think the accomplish- ference title game. A loss
also ranking among na- come across the screen. for us contributes,” Az- 2015 to enter the NCA A
ments are worthy of a No. to Cincinnati led to some
tional leaders in shooting It’s awesome and to see tecs coach Brian Dutcher Tournament undefeated
1 seed,” Drew said Sun- tense moments on Selec-
percentage (49.8%) and it up there” — on the Lu- said, “and it’s a different and have their sights set
day night. “It means peo- tion Sunday, but Wichita
3-point percentage (40%), cas Oil Stadium video player every night.” on the 1975-76 Indiana
ple appreciate what (play- boards — “after such a Hoosiers, the last team to State made the field as a
The Razorbacks (22-6) Seventh-seeded Clem-
ers) were able to achieve hard-fought game was re- finish a perfect season. No. 11 seed and will open
are averaging 82.4 points son and No. 10 seed Rut-
for the year. So there’s ally special. What a great “We finally acknowl- against Drake in the First
to rank seventh nation- gers could stand for a bit
always a lot of pride in ally, with Moses Moody moment what a great feel- more momentum heading edged this is a big deal,” Four.
being able to get a No. 1 (17.4 points) leading the ing.” to Indianapolis. The Ti- Gonzaga coach Mark Grand Canyon has a
seed. way. The third-ranked gers were the fifth seed Few said. “It puts us in difficult opening game,
“It doesn’t necessarily North Carolina coach Fighting Illini, who will in the ACC Tournament some incredible compa- facing Iowa on Saturday.
guarantee you’re going Roy Williams always has open the tournament and lost their first game ny. It’s a heck of an ac- The 15th-seeded Ante-
to be successful in the his teams ready for an against Colonial Athletic to Miami, while the Scar- complishment.” lopes will enjoy their trip
tournament, which we all NCAA opener. Conference champ Drex- let Knights have lost four Gonzaga opens the to Indianapolis no matter
know. ... Seeding num- When his eighth-seed- el, anchor an intriguing of their last seven games tournament Saturday what happens.
bers don’t matter, it’s who ed Tar Heels (18-10) face region filled with surpris- and were trounced by Illi- against the First Four Grand Canyon lost to
plays best in that 40 min- ninth-seeded Wiscon- ing upstarts and mid-ma- nois in the Big Ten Tour- winner between Norfolk New Mexico State in the
utes.” sin, Williams will look to jor monsters. nament. State and Appalachian Western Athletic Con-
Led by the backcourt improve to 30-0 in first- Seventh-ranked Hous- Oklahoma State drew State. Get by that and the ference Tournament title
of Jared Butler and MaCio round NCAA Tournament ton earned the No. 2 seed a tough date with No. 14 Zags will play the winner game for two straight
Teague, the Bears won games. That includes his after romping past Cin- seed Liberty, which won between No. 8 Creighton years under previous
their first regular-season 15-year tenure at Kansas, cinnati on Sunday to earn its third straight Atlan- and No. 9 Missouri. coach Dan Majerle. The
conference champion- as well as his first 17 years its first American Athletic tic Sun title. Two of the Kansas and Virginia Antelopes finally got over
ship since 1950, though at his alma mater. Conference Tournament Flames’ five losses came have to be thankful the the hurdle in their first
they were upset by Okla- The Big 12, Big Ten title. West Virginia was by single digits to Purdue NCA A not only pushed year under coach Bryce
homa State in the Big 12 and Southeastern Confer- seeded third and Big 12 and Missouri, two teams back the start of the tour- Drew, beating the Ag-
Tournament semifinals. ence combined to take six rival Oklahoma State that also made the NCAA nament but put them in a gies 74-56 in Las Vegas to
They finished atop the of the top seven seeds in fourth after making a run field. region that begins on Sat- reach the NCA A Tourna-
Big 12 despite a three- the South bracket. to the Big 12 Tournament Horizon League Tour- urday. ment for the first time in
week pause related to The Big Ten had Ohio title game, where Cade nament champ Cleveland Both teams had to bow eight years as a Division I
COVID-19 concerns, fol- State and fourth-seeded Cunningham and the State will play Houston out of their conference program.
lowed by struggles com- Purdue, led by Trevion Cowboys lost to Texas. as the No. 15 seed. It’s tournaments before the Drew knows a little
ing out of that break that Williams (15.6 points Fifth-seeded Tennes- the third NCAA trip for semifinals due to positive something about NCA A
included barely beating and 9.0 rebounds). The see drew a first-round the Vikings, who reached COVID-19 tests and the Tournament drama, hit-
an Iowa State team that Big 12 has Baylor and game against No. 12 seed the Sweet 16 in 1986 and extra time should allow ting a game-winning
finished with two wins sixth-seeded Texas Tech, Oregon State, which won won a first-round game in them to have their full 3-pointer for Valparaiso
and its only regular-sea- while the SEC has Arkan- the Pac-12 Tournament ti- 2009. rosters available. against Mississippi 23
son loss against Kansas. sas and No. 7 seed Flori- tle after the Beavers were Syracuse lost three No. 11 Kansas held out years ago, so you never
The Bears regrouped da. picked to finish last in the out of four games in early David McCormack and know.
with three straight wins Further down, the preseason poll. March January, two of them to Tristan Enaruna before The West Region has
against NCAA Tourna- ACC also had two teams darling Loyola Chicago lowly Pittsburgh, and the the Big 12 Tournament two Pac-12 schools: No.
ment teams West Virgin- with the Tar Heels and was the No. 8 seed and Orange spent the rest of started due to positive 24 Southern Califor-
ia, Oklahoma State and No. 22 Virginia Tech, will face ninth-seed- the season trying to play tests, then had another nia and regular-season
Texas Tech, and they which checked in as a No. ed Georgia Tech, who catch-up. But they still before it was supposed to champion Oregon.
enter the tourney ranked 10 seed. earned an automatic bid didn’t know where they play No. 13 Texas. The sixth-seeded Tro-
third in KenPom’s adjust- The bracket features with a stunning Atlantic stood on the NCAA Tour- All three players re- jans open with the Wich-
ed offensive efficiency the nation’s leading scor- Coast Conference Tour- nament bubble after they mained in Kansas City ita State-Drake winner
(averaging 124 points per er in Oral Roberts’ Max nament title. beat North Carolina State after the tournament, but and the Ducks face Vir-
100 possessions). Abmas. Syracuse was consid- and lost to Virginia in the McCormack and Enaru- ginia Commonwealth in
Baylor was ranked No. The 6-foot-1, ered a bubble team but ACC Tournament. na are expected to rejoin
a battle of two tenacious
2 in every AP Top 25 poll 165-pound sophomore is squeaked into the field as “That was the low part the team this week. The
defenses.
this season except one, averaging 24.2 points for the No. 11 seed. The Or- of the season. There was third, unidentified player
Games between No.
when it spent a week at the Golden Eagles, who ange will play sixth-seed- every reason for negativ- will have to miss the first
5 and No. 12 seeds are
No. 3. are the 15-seed and will ed San Diego State with ity to come out,” said Or- weekend of the tourna-
“I never was one of always popular upset
open against Ohio State. the winner facing the ange coach Jim Boeheim, ment.
those kids that imagined picks and Santa Barbara
He led the program to the Mountaineers or No. 14 who is taking his 35th “Since that’s the draw
to be like the one-hit won- seed Morehead State for a we got, I might as well be over Creighton will likely
Summit League title and team to the tournament.
der or what not,” Butler spot in the Sweet 16. comfortable with it and show up in a few brackets
its first NCAA bid since “Everybody thought we
said. “For me, I’m excited As for the Dragons, like it,” Kansas coach across the country.
2008. weren’t going to be any-
we’re a 1-seed. I feel like who get one of the hot- Bill Self said. “I certainly No. 5 Creighton had
Abmas, who had 42 where, maybe not even
we’re in a great spot. I test teams in the nation to don’t dislike it.” a 20-win season that in-
points against South Da- make it to the NIT at that
don’t care if it’s a Cinder- start things off? No. 16 Virginia, which cluded victories over
kota State on Feb. 13 and stage. Where we were,
ella story or we’re expect- “Every challenge is won the last national NCA A Tournament
41 against Western Illi- we’re happy to have the
ed to win. Winning is the an opportunity,” Drexel championship in 2019, teams Georgetown,
nois two weeks later, is challenge in front of us.”
most important thing.” the only player in Division coach Zach Spiker said. had to bow out of its Villanova and two over
Ninth-ranked Ohio “We’re going to play the Atlantic Coast Confer- Connecticut. The Blue-
State is the No. 2 seed
I to have had crossed the
Big Ten champions and
Gonzaga’s bid for ence Tournament game jays also have one of the
40-point mark twice this
in the South after losing year. they’re going to play the perfection begins with against eventual champi- bracket’s best players in
in overtime to Illinois in Colonial champions — No. 1 overall seed on Georgia Tech due to a Marcus Zegarowski, but
Sunday’s Big Ten Tour- and we’ll see what hap- Gonzaga’s road to per- positive test. have had games where
nament final. Chris Holt-
Illinois gets No. 1 seed pens.” fection will be filled with Kansas opens against they’ve gone cold shoot-
mann’s Buckeyes (21-9) in Midwest after Big Tennessee, which won familiar faces. Big Sky champion East- ing, including the Big
started the year ranked Ten title its first seven games be- The Bulldogs were the ern Washington and Vir- East title game.
23rd but spent the last six Illinois was still cut- fore a mid-season swoon, No. 1 overall seed in the ginia plays Mid-Ameri- The Gauchos are in
weeks of the season in- ting down the nets in In- is making its third NCAA NCAA Tournament brack- can Conference champ the bracket for the first
side the top 10 — peaking dianapolis after a thrill- Tournament trip under et announced Sunday as Ohio, which made the time since 2011, but have
at No. 4 for three weeks in ing overtime victory over Rick Barnes after losing they try to become the field of 68 for the first lost once since Jan. 1 and
February. Ohio State in the Big Ten to Alabama in the SEC first team in 35 years to time since 2012. beat UC Irvine in the Big
“I feel really good Tournament title game Tournament semifinals complete a perfect season. Wichita State’s return West title game.

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promptly smashed the off grand slam and a State last week in which strong starts, including relief, he fooled the Ea- outputs that have af-
fourth pitch he saw ninth-inning single the Bulldogs looked list- a pair of revenge out- gles with a dazzling mix forded some comfort
from Eagles starter from Taner Allen sank less, Lemonis maligned ings from ace Christian of a mid-90s fastball and over its six-game win-
Luke McGuire into the a feisty Tulane squad his team’s inability to MacLeod and Saturday a dastardly slider that ning streak. Whether
left-center field gap to that came a handful of get going until it’s back starter Eric Cerantola, whipped around the
that persists against a
plate three. pitches from stealing was against the wall. have also given the Bull- zone.
schedule that boasts
“We haven’t been get- that series. Saturday, it Eight days since his dogs an heir of breath- “I felt good today,”
ting leads right off the was Tanner who turned spiel, Lemonis’ bunch ing room. Bednar said postgame. five teams ranked in D1
bat and that’s kind of my on the first pitch he saw have found a groove. Blessed with a bull- “Happy to kind of keep Baseball’s latest Top 25
role as a leadoff hitter,” from Eastern Michigan Entering the week, pen with more capa- building up and build- rankings, though, re-
Dubrule explained. “So reliever Cameron Wag- the Bulldogs had ble arms than the staff ing up pitch count. I’m mains to be seen.
it was kind of nice to get oner and sent it into notched 16 runs in knows what to do with, excited for next week.” “We weren’t great
on the board early today the bleachers for a 4-1 the first three innings second-year freshman Now just a Tuesday today offensively,
to take some stress off come-from-behind win. of their previous 11 Will Bednar thrust his contest against Sam- but I thought we did
the rest of the team and But for as often as games. In five games name back into the ford away from open-
enough,” Lemonis said.
(it) helps us play loose.” MSU has managed late- over the past six days, weekend rotation con- ing Southeastern Con-
“If you can show up and
Through 16 games game, high-pressure MSU turned in 11 runs versation after injuries ference play in Baton
this season, MSU has situations, it’s slogged over the first three slowed his start to the Rouge against No. 21 play defense every day
made a living out of through the earliest frames, including four spring. Striking out sev- L SU, MSU has strung and pitch you’ve got a
late-game heroics. portions of games. Fol- Sunday. en of the 13 batters he together a slew of ear- chance to win and that’s
Luke Hancock’s walk- lowing a loss to Kent A weekend’s worth of faced in four innings of ly-inning offensive kind of what happened.”
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Alabama
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60 with 8:20 left. to Alabama, but easily the tightest. The Tigers took
Shackelford hit his fifth 3 with 6:54 to go giving very good care of the ball with only five turnovers
Alabama its biggest lead since the opening minutes that Alabama turned into six points. But the sec-
at 69-63. But LSU, especially Watford or Smart, ond-highest scoring team in the SEC couldn’t make
kept answering to set up the thrilling finish. the shot at the end to win.
Alabama: The Tide’s starters had plenty of help,
Big picture outscoring LSU 28-0 in bench points. The Tide also
LSU: This was the Tigers’ third loss this season outrebounded LSU 50 -43.

NIT
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at-large NCA A tournament bid plucked from the NIT, possible the fourth to seal the victory.
Sudoku YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

in the event several teams can-

not participate in the NCA A
replacements in order include
Belmont, Furman, Marshall and
“If we limit the freebies, it’s not
a big inning for them there,” MSU
Sudoku
Sudoku is a number-
placing puzzle based on
Sunday’s answer
Sudoku
a 9x9 gridis witha several
num- 7 3 4 2 9 1 5 6 8
tournament because of positive UAB. coach Samantha Ricketts said in
COVID-19 tests. Changes to the a news release. “The hit by pitch- ber-placing
given numbers.puzzleThe object 2 5 8 6 3 7 1 4 9

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MSU finished ninth in the SEC
bracket can be made no later than es and the walks, I think, allows based onthe
is to place a 9x9
numbers 6 1 9 5 4 8 3 2 7
and is coming off a SEC tourna-
Tuesday evening. that to happen. I thought Aspen grid
1 to 9with
in theseveral
empty spaces 4 6 2 1 7 3 8 9 5
ment where it defeated Kentucky
“I’m excited for our team and [Wesley] did a good job of mixing given
so that numbers.
each row, eachThe 9 7 5 8 2 4 6 3 1
74-73 in the opening round and object
for our program,” MSU coach Ben fell to eventual tourney champion and what we were looking for in column and each 3x3 the
is to place box 1 8 3 9 5 6 2 7 4
numbers
contains the1same to 9 number
in
Howland said in a news release. Alabama 85-48. a start out of her. Some of those 8 4 1 7 6 2 9 5 3
the empty spaces so
“This is a great opportunity for walks and hit by pitches came only once. The difficulty 3 9 6 4 1 5 7 8 2
that each row, each
us to play in the postseason, and back to get her in that inning.” level increases from
we’re looking forward to facing a
Ole Miss softball Chloe Malau’ulu, Mia David-
column and each
Monday
5 2 7 3 8 9 4 1 6
outlasts MSU 4-1 3x3 boxtocontains
Sunday. Difficulty Level 3/13

quality Saint Louis team.” son and Paige Cook all turned in
For the second time in as many the same number only once. The difficulty level
Meanwhile, No. 1 Ole Miss two-hit nights.
days, Mississippi State softball increases from Monday to Sunday.
will face No. 4 Louisiana Tech at “I thought they made adjust-
8 p.m. Friday. The Rebels are the couldn’t overcome Ole Miss, fall- ments to what their plan was and
fourth team on the NCA A tour- ing 4-1 Sunday in Oxford. how they were getting pitched,”
nament waiting list. If Ole Miss After Carter Spexarth drove Ricketts said. “We just have to be
beats Louisiana Tech, it will take in a run in the first, the Bulldogs able to string some of those to-
on the winner of Western Ken- (15-6, 0 -2 SEC) were held score- gether and put more runs across
tucky and Saint Mary’s. This is less the remainder of the contest. on the scoreboard.”
Ole Miss’ 13th NIT appearance in The Rebels (17-7, 2-0) tied the The Rebels will go for the
school history. game in the bottom frame and put sweep at 6 p.m. Monday in Ox-
If any of the No. 1 seeds are up a three-spot in the bottom of ford.

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Brees
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hearts and minds and stopped, chatted, threw Superdome — a story- the top 11 all time.
will forever be a part of passes to Brees children book run that didn’t end Brees also has been
us,” Brees continued. “I and hugged Brees be- until a loss in Chicago the unquestioned face of
am only retiring from fore departing. in New Orleans’ first the franchise and lead-
football. I am not retir- Still, Brees declined ever NFC championship er in the locker room
ing from New Orleans. to confirm his plans un- game. That would be throughout his time in
This is not goodbye.” til now, even throwing the first of nine seasons New Orleans. Team-
The post also includ- many for a loop when a in which Brees led the mates have often re-
ed a short video in which video of one of his re- Saints to the playoffs. marked that Brees was
his four young children cent workouts appeared “Drew is so much usually the first player
— the three boys wear- on social media. more valuable than all to arrive at the team’s
ing No. 9 Saints jerseys “Congrats my friend the records, awards training headquarters
— exclaimed, “Our dad on an incredible ca- and accolades that he and last to leave.
is finally going to retire reer,” Brady said in a amassed,” Saints own- Payton often spoke
so he can spend more social media post Sun- er Gayle Benson said. of his collaborative re-
time with us!” day. “Thank you for the “Drew came to repre- lationship with Brees in
The decision comes inspiration and dedica- sent the resolve, passion formulating the offen-
after the 42-year-old tion on and off the field! and drive that resonates sive game plan and rou-
quarterback won nine Look forward to seeing not only with Saints fans tinely letting Brees call
of 12 regular-season what’s next.” and football fans, but his own plays, particu-
starts while completing The Saints currently our entire community.” larly during hurry-up
70.5% of his passes in have one quarterback The franchise’s only drives.
2020, and then won a under contract: Taysom Super Bowl appearance “Since I’ve been here
wild-card round playoff Hill, who went 3-1 as and championship came Drew has been nothing
game before New Orle- a starter during Brees in the 2009 season, with but a good teammate, a
ans’ season ended with absence in 2020. New Brees, selected as the good guy, great leader, ACROSS
a divisional-round loss Orleans also is expected game’s MVP, memo- and I respect him so 1 Locate
to eventual Super Bowl to pursue another veter- rably celebrating with much in all facets of his 5 Cuts down
champion Tampa Bay. an QB to compete for a first child Baylen in his life,” said center Erik 9 Wish granter
Brees missed four starting job, including arms as confetti floated McCoy, a two-year pro 10 Furious
games this season with free agent Jameis Win- around them. who grew up watching 12 Second U.S.
multiple fractured ribs ston, who spent 2020 as Brees’ 32 completions Brees and wound up president
and a collapsed lung. a Saints reserve. (on 39 attempts) tied a snapping him the ball 13 Oregon’s
It marked the second Brees retirement Super Bowl record, just the past two seasons. capital
straight season Brees brings an end to a career one of numerous times “The way that he 14 Kansas’
had to miss part of a sea- that came to embody re- the 6 -foot-1 quarter- came into work every capital
son with an injury after silience and renewal on back, drafted by the San day. He was always 16 Rep.’s rival
missing just one game multiple levels. Diego Chargers out of 17 Amorous
locked in. He was always
because of injury in the His most prolific Purdue in the beginning archer
on point. He was always
previous 13. In 2019, seasons came after he of the second round of 18 In a gentle
sharp. ... I feel like that
Brees missed five games underwent major re- the 2001 draft, etched way
has kind of molded me.”
because of a thumb inju- constructive surgery in his name in NFL record 21 Melancholy
ry on his throwing hand early 2006 to repair a ca- books.
While Brees was
22 New York’s Sunday’s answer
popular in San Diego
that required surgery. reer-threatening throw- Indeed, the hall- capital 40 Uncool fellow 22 Out of the
during his first five NFL
Saints coach Sean ing shoulder injury. marks of Brees’ career 23 Spills the 41 Vended wind
seasons, he became
Payton said Brees had He joined the Saints have been his deci- beans DOWN 23 Diner sand-
synonymous with New
plenty of other injuries shortly after, at a time sion-making, timing and 24 Montana’s 1 Soft hat wich
Orleans after signing
or ailments during his when New Orleans was accuracy. capital 2 Peas’ place 24 Morphine
Saints tenure, but willed still coping with wide- Brees not only holds with the Saints. He par-
ticipated in marketing 26 Twisty fish 3 City of southern product
himself to play through spread devastation the NFL’s single-season 29 Trio doubled France 25 Thrill
them whenever possi- caused by Hurricane record for completion campaigns for the city’s
tourism industry, pro- 30 Forever — 4 Cubicle fixture 26 Require as a
ble. Katrina in August 2005. rate at 74.4% in 2018, day 5 Towel word result
“Over the years his When Brees moved to but also holds the sec- fessed his affection for
the community in count-
31 “Lord of the 6 Important time 27 Fixed copy
durability and availabili- New Orleans, he bought ond-highest mark at 74.3 Rings” creature 7 Thoreau work 28 Bowling spots
ty is quite amazing. I can and renovated a historic in 2019 and third-high- less interviews, talked
32 Texas’ capital 8 Unwavering 29 Laments
recall so many of these home in the city’s Up- est at 72% in 2017. up the city’s renowned
34 Idaho’s capital 9 Airport areas loudly
different injuries,” Pay- town neighborhood, just His 70.5% rate in 2020 restaurant scene and
37 Country 11 TV award 30 Houston
ton said. “He’s as cou- a block away from Audu- ranked ninth all time, was a celebrity rider in division
Mardi Gras parades. Be- 15 Georgia’s player
rageous and as tough a bon Park. giving Brees six of the 38 Peaceful capital 33 Purposes
player as I’ve ever been The storm had forced top nine season comple- tween his Brees Dream protest
foundation and his own
19 “Fernando” 35 Knight’s
around.” the Saints to play all of tion rates in NFL histo- 39 Great Lakes group address
Brees is the NFL’s their 2005 games out- ry. personal work, Brees tribe 20 Mates for pas 36 Cease
all-time leader in yards side New Orleans, and Payton’s offenses has donated or commit-
passing with 80,358, al- the Saints finished that were more passing ori- ted more than $35 mil-
though that mark will be season 3-13. ented in some seasons lion to charitable causes
under threat next sea- “When I was hired by than others for a variety in New Orleans and the
son by 44-year-old Tom the Saints as head coach of reasons related to per- Gulf Coast region, ac-
Brady, who has 79,204 in 2006, the very first sonnel, the types of de- cording to his market-
career yards passing. goal was to establish a fenses the Saints faced ing agent, Chris Stuart.
Brees’ 571 career touch- functional and winning and the way games “No one has ever
down passes rank sec- culture,” Payton said. “It played out. scored higher as far as
ond behind Brady’s 581. was vital to know what But when Brees had their combination of ath-
Brees had dropped we were looking for in a to throw, he piled up letic achievement and
hints about his inten- player, talent, work eth- yardage whether the involvement in a com-
tions, saying he con- ic, makeup, intelligence Saints were a playoff munity,” said political
sidered himself to be and leadership are all team or not. pundit, Louisiana native
on “borrowed time.” qualities we found in Brees eclipsed the and New Orleans resi-
After his final game, Drew Brees. We also 5,000 -yard mark in five dent James Carville, as-
he returned to the Su- found a player with a seasons, with his ca- serting that Brees is to
perdome field in street burning desire to win.” reer-best 5,476 yards New Orleans what Ted
clothes, embraced his With Payton calling coming in 2011. That Williams was to Boston
wife, Brittany, and plays and Brees exe- mark ranks second all and Michael Jordan to
played catch with his cuting them, the Saints time, one yard behind Chicago. “In more ways
children for nearly two won 10 regular-season Peyton Manning’s 5,477 than one, he’s arguably
hours. When Brady games in 2006, and then yards with Denver in the most significant
saw them on his way to won a divisional-round 2013. Brees’ five 5,000 - New Orleanian of the
the Tampa Bay bus, he playoff game in a rebuilt yard seasons all rank in 21st century.”
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Even with Livers injured, Michigan earns No. 1 seed in East

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the mental aspect is going (16-4), Colorado (22-8) vs. “I have full faith that Alabama is the first dence and made an NCAA
to be challenging for me, Georgetown (13-12), Flor- we can take this thing, SEC team to win the Tournament with Boston
Michigan’s bittersweet looking at my teammates ida State (16-6) vs. UNC take the NCAA Tourna- league’s football champi- University.
weekend continued Sun- giving their all out there Greensboro (21-8), BYU ment by storm, win the onship game and its men’s The only other coach-
day as it earned a No. 1 and I know how much (20-6) vs. Michigan State whole thing,” Alabama basketball tournament in es to take five different
seed in the East Regional work they put in, and I (15-12) or UCLA (17-9), guard Jahvon Quinerly the same year since Flor- schools to the NCAA
a day after announcing its can’t be out there.” Texas (19-7) vs. Abilene said after the Tide’s 80-79 ida did it during the 2006- Tournament are Lon Kru-
second-leading scorer has Michigan (20-4) opens Christian (23-4), UConn victory over LSU in the 07 school year. ger (Kansas State, Flor-
an injury that could keep its tournament run Satur- (15-7) vs. Maryland (16- SEC Tournament final. Florida won the na- ida, UNLV, Illinois and
him out of the NCAA Tour- day against the winner of 13) and Alabama (24-6) vs. The regional has a tional titles in both foot- Oklahoma) and Tubby
nament. Thursday’s matchup be- Iona (12-5). First Four matchup that ball and men’s basketball Smith (Tulsa, Georgia,
Isaiah Livers is out in- tween Mount St. Mary’s Alabama’s No. 2 seed looks more like a Final that year. Alabama is al- Kentucky, Minnesota and
definitely with a stress (12-10) and Texas South- is its highest since 2002, Four pairing based on ready halfway there after Texas Tech).
injury in his right foot ern (16-8). when the Crimson Tide the pedigrees of the pro- winning the most recent Facing a second-seed-
that prevented him from “With everything we’ve also were seeded second grams. UCLA forward College Football Playoff ed Alabama team should
playing in a Big Ten Tour- dealt with, our guys have but lost to Kent State in the Cody Riley called it “kind championship. have Pitino feeling nostal-
nament semifinal loss to really competed so hard, round of 32. of like a revenge game” Rick Pitino is back in gic.
Ohio State. Livers said they deserve to be in this Although Alabama because Michigan State the NCAA Tournament His 1987 Final Four
Saturday that “I don’t want position right now,” Mich- hasn’t advanced beyond beat the Bruins 75-62 in with his fifth different run with Providence in-
people to write me off yet” igan coach Juwan Howard the first weekend of the last season’s Maui Invita- school after leading Iona cluded a 103-82 regional
but spoke Sunday night said. “Now the real work NCAA Tournament since tional. to a Metro Atlantic Ath- semifinal victory over a
about how he could con- starts.” reaching a regional final “When I saw it, I was letic Conference Tourna- second-seeded Alabama
tribute without playing. The other first-round in 2004, the Tide won like, ‘Man, that’s a heck ment title. Pitino coached squad. Chicago Bulls
“I’m just going to be games Saturday in the the Southeastern Confer- of a play-in game,’ “ Riley Kentucky and Louisville coach Billy Donovan
the best leader I can be,” East Regional include LSU ence’s regular-season and said. “It’s going to be a lot to national titles, reached scored 26 points for Prov-
Livers said. “Obviously (18-9) vs. St. Bonaventure tournament titles this year. of fun.” a Final Four with Provi- idence in that game.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY: regret it. These son and I chat almost daily
My daugh- should be some through Messenger. This is
ter is in her of the best years the first time since retirement
early 20s. When of her life. Can that I have been this far away
she was younger, you offer any from them.
she was happy. suggestions to My daughter and youngest
She socialized, help her through son don’t communicate with
had friends and these dark me in any fashion. I have sent
had fun. She times? — MOM text messages to both of
has had several WHO’S WORRIED them but received no reply. I
boyfriends, but IN PENNSYLVA- learned a couple of days ago
unfortunately, NIA that my daughter has been
ZITS nothing that DEAR MOM: I married almost three years.
panned out. do have one. The I miss my family dearly and
She feels the most important wish to talk to both of them.
only way to be step a person Is it hatred and unforgiveness
comfortable or Dear Abby can take to solve that I am feeling from them?
worth anything a problem is to It tears me up inside. I would
is to have a guy admit there is feel better with any type of
by her side. I think she goes one. Pointing out that some- reply. What else can I do? —
about it in the wrong way. one seems depressed and REACHING OUT IN ILLINOIS
She has few friends now and isolated isn’t mean; it’s what DEAR REACHING OUT:
rarely goes anywhere other caring parents (or friends) do There is nothing more you can
than work. She experiences when they see someone they do to get a response from
periods of depression and care about is in trouble. When your daughter and young-
says she is afraid of being advising your daughter, make est son. You placed drugs,
GARFIELD rejected, which holds her back sure your tone is perceived alcohol and friends before
from socializing. I try to en- as loving and not judgmental. them when they were young,
courage her to step out of her Then point out that the quick- and this is the predictable re-
comfort zone and experience est way for her to get her life sponse to emotional neglect.
life, but she gets defensive back on track would be to talk Not knowing them, I can’t
and thinks I am saying it to be to a licensed mental health say for certain that they
mean, when I am offering her professional. “hate” you. They do, however,
something of value. DEAR ABBY: I got married appear to be indifferent and
Abby, I do it out of care while stationed in Korea. Over unforgiving, and have moved
and love. I don’t know how the years, I put drugs and on with their lives. You don’t
else to help her. I’m very alcohol and friends before my have much choice but to
worried about her. I’m afraid family. I regret it to this day. accept it and move on with
if she doesn’t change her I have four children and your own while appreciating
lifestyle, the situation will two of them are from the the relationship you have with
become worse, and she will same woman. My oldest your oldest son.
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March TAURUS (April 20-May meantime, there are wonders
15). Being inside yourself, 20). Today will point out the available to you right now. Look
your qualities are impossible difference between investing, up. The sky is a masterpiece.
to fully appreciate. But if you sacrificing and wasting. If you LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). So
could dance with your own don’t hope to get a return, and much of your success will be a
personhood, you’d find yourself you’re not taking a loss for function of shifting the focus
witty, wise, graceful and strong the betterment of someone or from yourself to others. When in
-- characteristics that are only something else, then it’s proba- doubt, you throw the conversa-
getting better this solar journey. bly a waste. tional ball back, or you simply
Someone new contributes to GEMINI (May 21-June 21). allow for silence, which in and of
your sharper vision and more The need for glamour is legiti- itself can be a lovely gift.
ambitious plan. Aries and mate. Other legitimate needs VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
BABY BLUES Gemini adore you. Your lucky include, but are not limited to: You are the authority of you.
numbers are: 2, 29, 4, 44 and fun, novelty, thrills, delicious You’re not looking for anyone
16. anticipation, adventure flirta- else to lay down the plan or
ARIES (March 21-April 19). tion, silliness, frivolity, levity, manage you in any way. Howev-
Everyone has a difficult job to ridiculousness and hilarity. er, you will gladly take guidance
do. Mistakes are likely to occur CANCER (June 22-July from those whose methods
that will require your under- 22). Sure, you’d like to be have worked. A mentorship is in
standing. You’ll be appreciated traveling, taking in big events your future.
(celebrated even) for your ability or elaborately designed cities, LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
to go with the flow. exhibits and culture. But in the Do you get the feeling you’d
better prepare for an upcoming
conversation? Do you sense
something crucial is at stake?
You’re right. There’s something
wondrous in it for you, and you’ll
BEETLE BAILEY be glad you were prepared.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).
Love that is new needs to grow
roots before it will sprout. Don’t
expect to see anything on the
surface when you’re clearly still
in the “water it and hope for the
best” stage.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec.
21). Powerful humility is the
oxymoron of champions. You
show up and people feel your
presence though you don’t
declare it. You’re more likely to
take a helping role, even the
MALLARD FILLMORE bottom rung, and lead from
below.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). Life is too unpredictable
to waste time waiting for the
ideal moment. Just go. You’ll
find out some of the trouble you
anticipated isn’t even a thing.
Problems get small once you
grow.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). As far as you’re concerned,
useless things aren’t pretty.
What’s beautiful is functional,
and what’s functional is beauti-
FAMILY CIRCUS ful. These are the guiding princi-
ples by which you’ll improve your
environs.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). What you begin today won’t
be finished tomorrow, but start
it anyway. Once it’s underway, it
will have a force of its own and
momentum will be on your side.

More often than not

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