By James Clark / Columnist There’s another disgrace involving Tennessee law enforcement officers and man’s best friend — and I don’t think disgrace is too harsh a word.This time the news is coming from Nashville. It involves a man named Jarrod Martin who saved his dog from his burning apartment only to be handcuffed and…

Joe Powell Shelton, 76McMinnville resident and Davidson County native Joe Powell Shelton, 76, died April 16 at NHC Healthcare.A successful businessman and automobile dealer since 1956, he was a member of First Baptist Church and served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.He was a former director of City Bank & Trust…

To the Editor: There is so much democratic rhetoric flying around about protesting this war and so much of it is filled with hypocrisy. They claim the right to protest. I will grant them that, but to protest in a manner where the government is bailing out their cities to the tune of over $100…

To the Editor: One would expect the “Voice of Reason” to be reasonable. I refer, in the latest case, to Will Stewart’s unseemly comments about the Iraqi war printed on the editorial page in a recent edition of your newspaper.Even liberals (whatever that means) should be respectful when voicing an opinion. And even liberals should…

By George Plagenz / Columnist Today’s news is flooded with images of war overseas. But if, for a moment, you can look past that, to the many images of a land, a people and their culture, you may begin to think about the many cultural and customary differences that set one country apart from another.Living…

By Hope Hines / Columnist Some thoughts about some things:Forget the cheese!Technology is driving me crazy. I have come to the realization I may not be smart enough to survive in a world being redefined by PhD’s who invent things that require your basic high school and college grad to operate. I mean a little…

By James Clark / Columnist I stood by and didn’t say much of anything when U.S. leaders decided it was in the best interest of Americans to conquer Iraq. As someone who favors peace over war, good thoughts over bad, cooperation over cut throat, I don’t ever see a scenario where I’d endorse a pre-emptive…

Our Viewpoint It’s a continuing gripe that jail inmates get to sit back and live off taxpayer dollars during their incarceration.Local officials have recently taken steps to keep inmates from loafing their time away behind bars with a new program that has minor offenders cultivating a vegetable garden. Vegetables grown in that garden will eventually…

Warren County Middle’s golf teams saw one of their members turn in her lowest round of the year, but it wasn’t quite enough to pull out a win.The Pioneers and Lady Pioneers both fell short Wednesday, as they were swept by Tullahoma at the McMinnville Country Club.Casey Hopkins led the way for the Lady Pioneers…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist What in the world have the Kansas City Royals done that makes fans go insane whenever they visit Chicago?Last year, in a highly-publicized incident, a crazed father-son duo attacked Royals coach Tom Gamboa during their game against the White Sox.Tuesday night the Royals returned to the Windy City, and so…