Louie Aamon (Jack) Clark, Clyde Edward McBride, Lillard O’Neal Thatch, Marie Vinson, Nellie Smartt Whitman, Lee Arnold Witty Louie Aamon (Jack) Clark, 91McMinnville resident and Warren County native Louie Aamon (Jack) Clark, 91, died Dec. 26 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.A farmer and a member of Hebron Church of Christ, he was the…

By Joan Ryan / Columnist My friend was supposed to bring red and green gumdrops to her son’s third-grade class. The gumdrops had been on her list, along with buying Christmas cards (no family picture this year), finding a place to board the dog, meeting with regional sales reps and sending an e-mail to the…

By Joseph Perkins / Columnist Add Oakland, Calif. and Flagstaff, Ariz. to the list of nearly two dozen cities that have broken ranks in the domestic war on terror. They join such liberal bastions as Cambridge, Mass., Madison, Wisc., and, of course, Berkeley, Calif.Last week, the radically-chic city councils of Oakland and Flagstaff approved resolutions…

By Morton Kondracke / Columnist What a year this has been!The global battle against terrorism. A looming war to disarm Iraq. Corporate corruption. A lackluster economy that has lost its vigor. And the stock markets struggling to regain trillions of dollars in lost retirement savings.It’s almost enough to make an optimist like me feel a…

Our Viewpoint Local merchants have a lot to be thankful for this year. Apparently Warren countians have heeded the call to shop at home and have made what could have been a disastrous Christmas season a pretty good one for many retailers in the area.Charities have benefited as well with record collections in some cases…

By Dandy Dave / Columnist Linda McMahon, the chief executive officer of the WWE, gave a rare interview to the Hartford Courant this week. She made the following statements about the WWE.Linda said she wanted to be a pediatrician when in school, but couldn’t handle the cries of the children when they were hurt. But…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist NUNLEY Once again, we’ve reached the final “Robservations” of the year, and it’s time to look into that ol’ crystal ball and see what the future might have in store for the wild, wacky world of sports.• In January, the Bowl Championship Series people will once again beat their chests…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) A double-dose of Pelhams gave the Lady Pioneers an early lead Thursday, but Pearl-Cohn refused to lay down during their first-round matchup at the Overton Christmas Tournament.WCHS let nine-point leads slip away twice during Thursday’s game, but held on down the stretch to…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard WCHS guard Brooks Majors works his way around Coffee County’s Cody Hodge during Friday’s game at Blackman. The Pioneers and Lady Pioneers are in action Thursday-Saturday at the Overton Christmas Tournament. (Rob Nunley photo) While players and coaches from Warren County High School’s basketball teams…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In honor of the day America “went back to work” after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Fred’s stores across the country are making donations.About $700 went to local city police and fire departments last week, with a check for $342 each presented to McMinnville’s police…