Gambling is serious and addictive
TO THE EDITOR: In regard to James Clark’s column which appeared in your Sept. 27 issue, it surely sounds pro-lottery. I must confess, I have never known of a single mother passing up baby food to buy lottery tickets, but I have known of a father who would spend all of his paycheck before he…
Read MoreWe will pay a grave price for liquor
TO THE EDITOR: I have awakened, 2:30 a.m., with my conscience stirring. I am only one person, with one opinion, but I feel strongly about my opinion and feel the need to join those who oppose this liquor referendum. It is my hope to make someone, even if only one person, think twice about their…
Read MoreConservative Advocate: Are the Democrats doves or wimps?
By William Rusher / Columnist Nobody who understands the psychology of American voters believes for a moment that they (or at least the great majority of them) favor a deliberately aggressive foreign policy. Plenty of other nations — Germany in the 1930s is only the most spectacular example — have been seduced into thinking that…
Read MoreMedia Musings: Geraldo stretches ethics to limit
By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist It’s time again, patient reader, for kicks and kudos for the brilliant and the banal in the media world, from your media curmudgeon:KICK: To multi-million-dollar Fox News correspondent and all around insensitive jerk Geraldo Rivera, for detailing the sniper killing of Kenneth H. Bridges while pumping gas and then going…
Read MoreWorking to win a scary battle: Bank employees dress up to raise money for leukemia
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Halloween is often cited as being “too commercial” like many other holidays, but there are those who see spooky season as a chance to get involved in charitable endeavors. Oh, and dress up in funny costumes too, like the folks at First National Bank.The…
Read MoreTrying to learn ? when you don’t know English
By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Learning English at Hickory Creek Elementary are, from left, William Aparicio, Kazuya Sato, David Rodriguez and Juan Pablo Garcia. (Will Stewart photos) Editor’s note: The following article is the second in a three-part series exploring the school system’s ESOL, or English to Speakers of Other…
Read MoreSaving her son’s life: Mom comes to rescue of choking 4-year-old
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Cindy Steinmann hugs her son, Roman, after she saved his life by giving him the Heimlich maneuver after he choked on a coin last week. Steinmann hopes parents will learn how to use the maneuver for the safety of their children. (Duane Sherrill photo) Every…
Read MoreEMS speeds ahead with new director: Madewell named to temporarily replace Roberts
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard MADEWELL Following the departure of Emergency Medical Service Director George Roberts, County Executive Kenneth Rogers has appointed former EMS Director Leonard Madewell as acting director until a permanent replacement can be found.Madewell had been director for a short time when the county sold the…
Read MoreMen likely face meth charges
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Charges are likely against a pair of local men after police found a reported meth lab in the Anderson Place apartment area Wednesday evening.According to McMinnville Police Investigator Mike Vann, police went to the apartment after they received information about illegal drug activity in the…
Read MoreAlexander ahead, but his wife still nervous
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard ALEXANDER Following a brief retirement from political life, Lamar Alexander is back in a big way, hoping to be elected as senator to fill the post of retiring U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson.Recent polls show Alexander leading Democratic hopeful Bob Clement; however, Alexander’s wife, Honey Alexander,…
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