By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Warren County residents who would like to document Warren County history will get their chance by contributing articles to the Warren County Heritage Book Committee for publication in a book to be titled “The Heritage of Warren County.”Joe McPeak, local chairman of the committee,…

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard It was a little after 5 a.m. Saturday morning and Jared Parker was still walking. Considering he started around 11 hours earlier, his foot pain was understandable.“If my feet didn’t hurt so bad, I would probably be in China right now,” Jared said. “I finally had…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The Kids of the Community program is wanting local businesses to catch Yellow Fever in their initiative to raise awareness of the local youth program.The program, which has been in existence about three years, seeks to help foster children and at-risk children by providing activities…

By Beth Furbush / Columnist You can barely watch TV or read the Southern Standard without seeing advertisements for zero percent financing for anything from furniture to cars. While these offers can be tempting, they are not always the best deal. The Better Business Bureau suggests you check zero percent offers very carefully.Zero percent financing…

By James Clark / Columnist In this week’s Business Pulse, I’ll tell you all about expansion plans at Northgate Shopping Center and generally ramble on about everything good I’ve heard over the last week. But first, the good stuff.I’ve finally found a civic organization I would like to join. Just formed last week, the Association…

Lewis Denton Hillis, 66McMinnville resident and Warren County native Lewis Denton Hillis, 66, died June 5 at his home after an extended illness.A retired Magnetek employee, he worked part-time at Wal-Mart and was a National Guard member and a member of Campaign First Baptist Church.The son of Frank Cheatam and Tennie May Davis Hillis; he…

By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist Gov. Phil Bredesen’s strong start of his administration is due, in no small part, to his obvious belief in open government.Tennessee has long been plagued by uneven legislative performance, especially in modern times. Usually, it acts only when it loses case after case in the courts and is forced to…

By Mike Vinson / Columnist Without argument, the subject of discrimination/affirmative action demands a consistent position at the forefront of the American news media. At the expense of public trust in the collective media, this sensitive issue received tremendous coverage with the recent Jayson Blair-New York Times scandal.As most are aware, Blair, 27, black, and…

By Amy Satterwhite / Columnist The editors at the New York Times did exactly what they should have done when they resigned this week in the aftermath of the Jayson Blair scandal.The debate has been raging about whether they should have resigned. For most trained journalists – or those who have even the modest knowledge…

Our Viewpoint When it comes to the fight against cancer, each and every one of us has reason to step into the ring. That’s because it’s impossible to determine where cancer will strike. As sad as it is to think — and as much as we would all like to be invincible and think “I’ll…