Pig Day celebrated this Friday
It’s almost time to count the pigs and enjoy free hotdogs.For the third straight year, the Standard is celebrating Pig Day, which falls on March 1. Since that’s on a Saturday this year, the Standard will hold its Customer Appreciation Day this Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.In addition to free hotdogs, cupcakes and…
Read MoreA famine with a Fusebox
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Christian rock band Fusebox performed its brand of rock-influenced music with a spiritual message at the 30-Hour Famine event at Pioneer Community Baptist Church Friday. The band is, from left, Tyler Howell, Brad Duncan, Bill Buchanan and Guy Roberts. An event sponsored by local…
Read MoreSocial Security: Benefits from ex-spouse can be collected
By Jim Glenn / Columnist Anne was a battered wife. By the time she was 45, she had enough of her abusive husband and would do anything to get out of her 15-year marriage.As part of her divorce agreement, she signed a clause relinquishing her rights to her ex-husband’s Social Security benefits.That was 20 years…
Read MoreHow lazy can we get?: New phone halts the tiring task of dialing numbers
I just love the company out of Florida that keeps sending me information about all the latest inventions.This time the invention is a keyless voice phone for our homes.My initial reaction was one of great glee. I’ve heard about this voice-activated dialing for cell phones. Now we can take this technology into our living rooms.But…
Read MoreObituary Report for February 23, 2003
Myra Elizabeth (Lib) Chastain, 83McMinnville resident and Warren County native Myra Elizabeth (Lib) Chastain, 83, died Feb. 20 at Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro after a three-month illness.Retired from the U.S. Army in 1963 after 20 years of service, she was a veteran of World War II. A farmer and famed hard…
Read MoreConfrontation with Iraq is no joke
By Morton Kondracke / Columnist French jokes are all the rage. From comedian Dennis Miller came the crack, “The trouble the French are causing us over Iraq reminds you why the only French phrase most Americans know is ‘au countraire.’”Or, from Jay Leno: “So, the French won’t help us get Saddam Hussein out of Iraq.…
Read MoreMedia Musings: Networks loving success of reality TV
By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist Like airplanes sitting in line on the tarmac, reality programs are being prepared for take off on all the major networks. There are reasons that become obvious after you dig into why this is occurring — cheap programming and high, high audience numbers.TV has always had a love affair with…
Read MoreWhat’s the Word: Tax time is not filled with joy
By Charles W. Johnson / Columnist With income tax time looming on the horizon, I feel inclined to inform everyone how much I love that particular chore. It fills me with the same masochistic glee I feel when I’m getting my teeth drilled.Maybe it’s because the high whining sound of the drill reminds me of…
Read MoreHollandsworth deserves praise for his years of public service
Our Viewpoint McMinnville police Lt. John Wayne Hollandsworth was recognized by his peers last week during a retirement ceremony that honored his 30 years of service.As a longtime police officer for this community, we owe Hollandsworth a great deal of gratitude. It’s anything but easy being a police officer and enforcing the law, but he…
Read MoreCity likely to go easy on Bud Hankal’s heirs: Takes steps to remove lien, but gets to keep two semi-trailers
By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard BROCK City officials appear ready to go easy on the heirs of George “Bud” Hankal, who fought the city’s unfit structures laws for years.Appearing before the Board of Mayor and Aldermen Tuesday, Stan Hankal, accompanied by brothers David and Paul, asked city leaders to forgive…
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