By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau News Although the three-day “cooling off” rule has been in effect for years, the Better Business Bureau reports many consumers are still confused about their rights. Here is a reminder of where and when this rule applies.Under the Federal Trade Commission’s cooling off rule, you have three business…

By Jim Glenn Many younger Americans probably scratch their heads in wonder when they’re told they need to save more for retirement. They may be struggling to pay a mortgage, car loans and credit card debts … and also may have young children to feed, clothe and educate. And when they sit down at the…

By James Clark I’ve come to realize one of my biggest character flaws is believing movie boxes. And I know my wife more than agrees with me on that statement.Cupcake has been left shaking her head more than once when I’ve begged to rent some “riveting, suspenseful thriller” or a film that claims to be…

Alfred Leonard Wanamaker, Ova (Doris) Bing, William Darrell Garrett Alfred Leonard Wanamaker, 79McMinnville resident and Grundy County native Alfred Leonard Wanamaker, 79, died Aug. 15 at River Park Hospital after a two-week illness.A retired farmer and timber cutter and member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Floyd Adam and Prudie…

TO THE EDITOR: It seems like mug shot photography at the jail just haven’t been the same lately.All those that have been recently arrested for charges big enough to make headlines seem to have big grins in spite of the seriousness of his/her respective charges. This makes me wonder what could be so funny?The photographer…

TO THE EDITOR: I would like to respond to the article written by Mr. Dale Stubblefield about the ballpark food. First of all, I work at the Civic Center. If the food was so bad, why did you never take the time to complain to the manager of the concessions, Mrs. Hobbs, or Ms. Carpenter,…

By Joseph Perkins / Columnist More than a few trial lawyers took issue with a column I wrote in July of 1999 decrying a Florida jury’s verdict in the first class-action lawsuit by smokers to go to trial. The jury declared the tobacco companies guilty of producing a “defective product,” a finding that eventually led…

By Charlie Johnson / Columnist One of the things I love, as one can tell by looking at me, is food. Suffice it to say, I have that in common with my favorite fictional detective, Nero Wolfe, as well as his rotund shape I’m afraid.But while Wolfe is a gourmand, I’ll snarf a Big Mac…

Our Viewpoint It’s no secret the national economy has been less than perky over the last year. What was already shaky ground was intensified by the tragic events of Sept. 11.Among the worst hit has been the airline industry, which has been forced to ask for a federal bailout and still remains in a financial…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County Middle School held its final scrimmage of the preseason Friday evening, playing host to Lebanon’s Walter J. Baird Middle School.And although the final tally was five Baird touchdowns to Warren County’s two, first-year head coach Jeff Watson said his team showed…