If you face a tight budget this holiday season and you are looking to obtain more credit, the Better Business Bureau warns you to be wary of enticing gold and platinum card offers.Some gold or platinum cards are not like regular credit cards. Instead, they only permit you to buy merchandise from specialized catalogues. Consumers…

By Jim Glenn / Columnist Too many Americans are victimized by misleading advertisers who try to charge unnecessary fees for “Social Security” or “Medicare” services.No one should be paying middlemen for Social Security services that are free. While misleading advertising schemes have been around for many years, the Internet adds a new dimension to the…

By James Clark / Business Pulse We all love the comfort of our own bed and I, for one, have been known as a person who especially likes to spend a lot of time in bed.I’ve been known to read in bed. Sometimes I might use my laptop computer in bed. Other times I’ve gone…

Willie A. Wood, Edna Staufft, Estella Tucker Cardwell, Elsie Lorene Neely Bell, Mary Clark Holland, J.C. Jones Willie A. Wood, 78Willie A. Wood, 78, died Nov. 21 at Stones River Hospital after a brief illness.A retired teamster, a World War II veteran and a member of Red Hill Church of Christ, he is survived by…

TO THE EDITOR: America is the greatest place in the world. We are completely free to do what we want.However, if we don’t do it in a white, Christian, male way, we need to leave. This is why the Ten Commandments and our religion should be forced to everybody who arrives in America. We, as…

TO THE EDITOR: You have job security. You are an asset to the company. You are our backbone. We appreciate everything you do. Our loyalty is with you.Have you ever heard those words or words like them? I have. I heard them for almost four years while I worked day and night, seven days a…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist I am not saying we should take cigarettes off the market, so hold the angry e-mail.But I am raising the question.There was yet another sledgehammer judgment against cigarette manufacturers last month. A Los Angeles jury found that cigarettes caused the plaintiff’s terminal cancer and awarded $28 billion in compensatory damages.This…

By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist They come in all sizes and shapes, with all shades of quality present, but they can prove to be teaching instruments as well. The student press at the high school and university levels teaches writing, editing, civics, interviewing, and even a touch of on-the-ground ethics, if guided by a loving…

By Charles Johnson / Columnist With the holiday season looming and our undone Christmas gift lists hanging over our heads like a sprig of malevolent holly, many of us find ourselves muttering “bah, humbug” under our breath as we contemplate facing the crowds of shoppers at the local mall or shopping center.Lets face it, for…

Our Viewpoint It was out with the old and in with the new last week for McMinnville government officials.Outgoing aldermen Billy Wood, Rickey Minton and Rickey Jones were replaced on McMinnville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen by incoming members Michael Chrisawn, Jimmy Haley and Bobby Kirby.The ceremonial changing of the guard gives us a least…