Looking for leprechauns and a pot of gold
By James Clark / Business Pulse Since tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, it’s the perfect time to look for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. I don’t think that pot of gold will ever materialize, but what’s the harm is holding out hope?A Princeton student recently stumbled on his pot of…
Read MoreObituary Report for March 16, 2003
Georgia Thelma Dove Dunlap, 81McMinnville resident and Warren County native, Georgia Thelma Dove Dunlap, 81, died March 14 at her home after an extended illness.A housewife and longtime member of Berea Church of Christ, she was the daughter of George Dibreusl and Dovie Lou McDowell Dunlap. She was preceded in death by husband, Elton B.…
Read MoreBush has failed to teach Iraq 101
By Morton Kondracke / Columnist Here’s a test that most educated Americans ought to be able to pass on the eve of war with Iraq: What is Halabja? Al-Anfal? The Mukhabarat? Who was Michel Aflaq? How did Saddam Hussein come to run Iraq, anyway?I know from testing a number of intelligent people the Bush administration…
Read MoreMedia Musings: Liberal radio voice doomed to fail
By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist Some wealthy Chicago Democrats want to build a liberal radio network to counter the ultra-conservative radio and cable TV commentators.Sounds like a reasonable and measured response, at first, because the theory of free discourse is a marketplace of ideas. And, if some ideas don’t get aired, then the democracy is…
Read MoreThe View From Here: Smart’s return a glimmer of hope
By Amy Satterwhite / Columnist We needed Elizabeth Smart to come home, and for good reasons.With so much to worry about in the world today — the economy, war, North Korea, Osama bin Laden, not to mention the hassles of everyday life, we needed something else to focus upon, if only briefly.Who was not affected…
Read MoreChamber gets a new entrance
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Those who have business at the McMinnville/Warren County Chamber of Commerce may find themselves looking for the door these days.With the brick work essentially complete, the exterior of the Chamber building has finally taken a finished look. With the renovation and bricking of the…
Read MoreLawrence Manis sentenced for seventh-offense DUI
A 54-person docket was heard Thursday by Judge Larry Ross in General Sessions Traffic Court.Included in traffic court action:• Lawrence D. Manis was directed to serve an 11-month, 29-day sentence, pay $3,000 plus costs and forfeit his driver’s license for three years for seventh-offense DUI and sixth-offense driving on a revoked license.• Jason H. Walker…
Read MorePreparation crucial if disaster strikes
The American Red Cross announces a preparation plan campaign to help make the United States safer from disaster.The Warren County chapter joins around 1,000 chapters nationwide in an effort to help educate how individuals can prepare for disaster. Called Together We Prepare, there are five common things people can do:• Make a plan. A successful…
Read MoreWilson plays his way to fabled Carnegie Hall:Trombone lessons began when he was in sixth grade
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Local musician Jeremy Wilson warms up to practice a trombone sonata he will be playing in a national competition at the Eastern Trombone Workshop Thursday in Ft. Meyer Va., outside Washington, D.C. (Charles W. Johnson photo) There’s an old, a very old joke, that…
Read MoreRed Cross stresses disaster safety
With the increasing threat of war, which could also trigger another terrorist attack, the American Red Cross wants Americans to be as prepared as possible. While there’s no way to know how destructive a possible terrorist attack could be, there are a few simple safety precautions the Red Cross advises. Around 1,000 chapters nationwide are…
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