To the Editor: As a resident of McMinnville and a resident living within a few blocks of the WastAway plant, I’m concerned.When the WastAway project was presented to the citizens of McMinnville, the newspaper lauded the effort as Warren County becoming the only county in America that could have 95 percent recycled garbage. While this…

By George Plagenz / Columnist “Love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage” says the song. “You can’t have one without the other.” Is the same true of the clergy? In most cases it is. Of the nearly 17,000 clergy members listed in the Clerical Directory of the Episcopal Church, only about 2,000…

By Gene Lyons / Columnist Nothing more unites Democrats heading into a presidential election than determination to defeat George W. Bush.Almost regardless of age, most see him as the worst president of their lives.Retiring South Carolina Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings put it this way: “I can tell you this categorically: We’ve got the weakest president…

By Thomas Vaughn / Columnist Despite the fog of war that hangs heavy over Iraq these days, one thing is crystal clear: Our armed forces there are stretched very thin.A stunning victory over the vaunted forces of Saddam Hussein and his henchmen has deteriorated into a netherworld of military occupation. It’s been hours and hours…

By James Clark / Columnist The United States has invested some $800 million in space probes currently heading to Mars with the hope scientists may be able to determine if the planet has ever held intelligent life.I say they could save the $800 million and send a team of scientists to Arkansas to try and…

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Warren County’s boys golf team turned in a pair of victories this week, including an impressive win at the Tennessee Jr. PGA High School Championship.The Pioneer and Lady Pioneers topped off a busy week Wednesday at the Championship, which was played at Deer Creek Golf…

By Rob Nunley / Columnist Every football team, on every level, has its ups and downs.We’ve seen the Dallas Cowboys rise to the level of “America’s Team,” and we’ve seen them when they couldn’t beat their own cheerleading squad. We’ve seen Riverdale High School squads that were pushovers a decade ago become one of the…

By J. PATRICK KEENAN / Mid-South Sports Network SMYRNA — It’s said that revenge is a dish best served cold.For the Smyrna girls’ soccer team, however, suffocatingly muggy will do fine.“We were mentally ready for this game — we were going to get ’em back,” Smyrna’s Julie Wood said, explaining why visiting Warren County was…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County Middle School’s football team kept its season-opening winning streak alive Tuesday night, downing Walter J. Baird on the road 14-6.The Pioneers, 20-0 winners over Sparta last week, used a balance offense attack and stifling defense to down the Lebanon squad, and…

By ROB NUNLEY / Sports Editor for the Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Warren County quarterback Joshua Paz (7) hands the ball off to Jimmy Cunningham during last week’s game against Livingston Academy. Paz was moved up to the team’s top QB slot this week. (Dale Stubblefield photo) Will six days be enough time for the…