By Diana West / Columnist “We can do a better job of making our borders more secure,” President Bush said last week before signing legislation designed to do exactly that. “We must know who’s coming into our country and why they’re coming. We must know what our visitors are doing and when they leave,” he…

By George Plagenz / Columnist Deepak Chopra had the best of credentials as a practitioner of traditional medicine.He taught at the Tufts University and Boston University medical schools and became chief of staff at New England Memorial Hospital. He also had a thriving medical practice of his own and his father was one of India’s…

By James Clark / Columnist The latest news from Nashville is that more and more state lawmakers are now carrying handguns. This comes after a number of our legislators have received threatening phone calls and e-mails concerning the nightmare that’s become the state budget.I should say most of us probably don’t have to worry about…

Our Viewpoint Anyone glancing over the front-page headlines in Wednesday’s edition would probably think of Warren County as the Murder Capital of the World.With the death of Junior Tanner being treated by investigators as a homicide and the brutal beating death of Donald Lawson obviously a murder, Warren County didn’t appear to be such a…

What if you arrive at a fancy party only to learn that the host is upstairs unconscious from a bullet wound? If you’re Neil Simon, you create an old-fashioned, door-slamming, crockery-throwing farce.Neil Simon’s Rumors, being directed at the Arts Center of Cannon County by Donald Fann, features McMinnville resident Carolyn Bullock, Charlie Winton, Todd Seage,…

Summer is fast approaching which is a sure sign that 4-H Camp is not far behind. Application forms were distributed at the April club meetings and are also available at the Extension office.Junior 4-H Camp will be held July 8 through 12 at the Clyde M. York 4-H Training Center in Crossville. This camp is…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Chris Stubblefield poses during a break from the rodeo circuit with his horse, Zippy. At left, Stubblefield performs in competition in the IPRA’s finals in Oklahoma. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Chris Stubblefield can’t really remember when he became good at roping, but he knows how. His…

By Dandy Dave / Columnist Davey Boy Smith, “The British Bulldog,” was born in Leeds, England on Nov. 27, 1962. He started out in 1978 as a light heavyweight, and soon took his career to the Pacific Northwest, where he wrestled with Bret and Owen Hart.Soon he married one of the Hart sisters, and started…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist NUNLEY Every year, without fail, the city’s Parks and Recreation department has a dilemma regarding its youth baseball and softball leagues.While there are plenty of kids eager to spend their summers playing ball — although maybe not as many as there used to be — there just aren’t enough coaches…

The annual fishing rodeo for handicapped persons, sponsored by VFW Post 5064, will be held Saturday at Gribble Farm Lake on Shellsford Road.The event, which is hosted by Joe and Phillip Gribble, will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.The rodeo is open to all handicapped persons of the local post’s service area. Enrollees…