TO THE EDITOR: Thank you Mr. Clark for having the courage to write what you did in Friday’s paper. I would, however, suggest we not waste our energy worrying about justice for Kevin Martin.I know it’s hard to fathom, but God loves Kevin Martin, Fallon Tallent, Jeffrey Dahlmer, and Ted Bundy as much as He…

By Diana West / Columnist So awfully nice to know, as the media and certain Democratic presidential candidates would have us believe, that Saddam Hussein never, ever tried to buy uranium in Africa. The claim to the contrary — specifically, that the British government learned the now-deposed Iraqi dictator sought uranium in Africa — first…

By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist Comedy Central’s satirist, Jon Stewart, is able to puncture the hypocrisy of the media and Washington better than most working that part of the street today. He and his writers hammer the hypocrisy that passes for public policy and a media he sees as totally compromised, outwitted by Washington spin…

By Amy Satterwhite / Columnist The military families who are griping the loudest about how long their soldiers have been deployed in Iraq should be seen as promoting major distractions and draining troop morale more than anything else.No matter what the stance on the war in the civilian population, soldiers are trained to be there,…

Our Viewpoint The news that Pam Pallas is off to the Sunshine State to accept a job with the University of Florida leaves a substantial void atop the Park Theater Group leadership board.There’s no doubt Pallas, as the group’s chairperson, will be missed. She organized meetings, planned fund-raisers and was a driving force behind keeping…

It ran for 21 years in London’s West End, the longest-running musical ever. It holds the record for the longest-running Broadway musical. And now, CATS will play in regional theatres this spring and summer in just four cities? Chicago, Sacramento, Boston? and Crossville!“We were lucky to get the rights before the show is in general…

Vicki Monroe Spivey and The Station – Pure Art will feature the combined art works of Linda Bernhardt and Millie Clendenon. The showing will begin July 25 with a reception open to the public from 6 to 10 p.m. The exhibition runs through Sept. 5.Bernhardt has taken art classes at Johnson County Community College in…

Tara Marie Szuluk and Nathaniel Robert Tilton will be married in a nuptial ceremony taking place Aug. 9 at St. Dominic Church, Kingsport.Announcing the couple’s engagement and approaching marriage are the bride-elect’s parents, Donald and Patricia Szuluk of Kingsport. Miss Szuluk is the granddaughter of Frank and Mary Szuluk of Sandwich, Mass., Rita Laurent and…

Candace Lane Dunn will become the bride of Ryan Jacob Smith in a nuptial ceremony taking place Aug. 9 at the bride’s family residence.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Ralph and Ginger Allen Dunn and granddaughter of Ozle and Pat Allen, Harry and Betty Dunn, all of McMinnville.Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Tyree and…

The Tennessee Arts Commission has announced the continuation of a grant program that provides funding to programs that work with Tennessee’s disadvantaged youth. Funds are made possible through the National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America Program.This program has become the driving force behind the NEA’s commitment to improve the lives of Americans through the…