By Paul Farley / Guest Columnist Winston Churchill said: “Democracy is based on reason and fair play.” Today in the United States Senate, reason and fair play are taking a severe beating as two of President Bush’s judicial nominees are finding out.Over the past 12 weeks, a small group of senators has refused to allow…

Ryan Bush, June Dairy Month chairman for Warren County, blends the flavor of ice-cold milk and chocolate for a great-tasting milkshake. (Janice M. Howard photo) If you are a flavor craver, then satisfy that crave with delicious banana, cookies-n-cream or mocha cappuccino MILK! That’s right. Now, you can enjoy a flavorful adventure with nutritious ice…

USSSA men’s world qualifierThe USSSA will hold its Summer Classic Showdown, a men’s world qualifying softball tournament, July 25 at the Morrison ballpark.Entry fee is $160, with a deadline for entries set for July 23 at 6 p.m.Awards for first- through third-place teams will be given out, as well as 10 all-tournament trophies and an…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In the first game of the girls junior fast pitch softball league Burks defeated Eva’s 5-1. Burks scored four runs in the second and one run in the fourth while Eva’s only run came in the bottom of the third. For Burks, Casie Palambo and…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard The boys junior league baseball tournament is underway, with Gateway Tire taking the No. 1 seed after winning the regular season championship in a 2-1 pitchers’ duel against Security Federal.Roth Nunley picked up the win on the mound for Gateway, which finished the regular season…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist No, that long line you saw last night stretching down several county streets wasn’t made up of fans clamoring for the latest “Harry Potter” adventure.It seems that sometime late this week, word leaked from the Southern Standard offices that your friendly neighborhood sports editor would be penning a Sunday column,…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard In tournament action in the girls senior fast pitch league Friday night Cumberland Bank defeated Malone’s 14-8. Cumberland scored one run in the top of the first but Malone’s put two runs on the board in the bottom of the inning to take the lead.Cumberland…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Woodcarver’s McKensey Gillis slides safely into second base, as the Dodgers’ Alex Hillis can’t handle a low throw during tournament action Saturday in the 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch tournament. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Tuesday night in the boys 7-8 coach pitch tournament, Woodcarver downed NHC 17-2.…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Rotary Club captured the 2003 championship in the 13- and 14-year-old Babe Ruth Tournament, battling its way out of the losers’ bracket and downing Sundrop twice to take the title.Rotary, the regular season league champion, earned a first-round bye in the tourney, and downed First…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard An apparent argument over money left one man stabbed and beaten and another behind bars Thursday evening.The victim, David Kyle King, 29, suffered a cut to the chest and a head laceration from a pair of confrontations with Steve Pleasant, 40, outside Partridge Meadows Apartments.…