By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard WastAway Services, a division of Bouldin Corp., has begun what the company says will be a long-term partnership with local manufacturers by contracting with Tennessee Metal Fabricating to build one of the components of their innovative waste disposal process based here in Warren County.According…

Sarah Callie Cooper, 87McMinnville resident and Warren County native Sarah Callie Cooper, 87, died July 28 at St. Thomas Hospital.A retired garment company worker and a member of Bethany Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Cooper; stepson, Waymon Cooper; sister, Willene Rigney and brother, Charles Orrick.She is survived by…

To the Editor: I just visited our overcrowded Magness Library today looking for some information on a couple of antiques I have. Unfortunately the books I needed where not available. The reason they were not available is because person or persons unknown had checked them out and not returned them. This would have been acceptable…

By Diana West / Columnist It may not exactly be harmonic convergence, but the coincidence is still worth flagging. Last week, just about the time a Senate committee was failing to muster the quorum necessary to vote on Islamic terrorism expert Daniel Pipes’ nomination to the United States Institute of Peace (thrilling the Islamic groups…

By George Plagenz / Columnist Given the alternatives, most of us would like to go to heaven when we die. But we must first enter a couple of caveats. While we want to go heaven, we want to make it clear we don’t mean right now. We like it here fine for the time being.…

By Will Stewart / Columnist “The best argument against democracy,” said Winston Churchill, “is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”Our Founding Fathers would no doubt agree with this assessment. They knew that democracy, literally “the rule of the people,” could and would have disastrous results (for more on this see Hitler, Adolf, elected Chancellor…

Our Viewpoint Raising taxes is something no one wants to do these days. This is not so surprising considering the state of the economy and the migration of jobs to Mexico and offshore countries. Most citizens feel they are being taxed enough and have made it clear they want government to become more efficient with…

Members of the American Association of University Women announce details concerning the 2003 Baby Show at the Warren County A&L Fair.It will be an event of Sept. 10 beginning at 3:30 p.m. in front of the grandstand.Joining AAUW as business sponsors are Baby and Me, Your Tot To Teen and J.C. Penney. Entry forms may…

Karen Leann Grissom will become the bride of William Brian Reed in a ceremony taking place Aug. 9 at Hebron Church of Christ.The bride-elect is the daughter of Paul and Judy Grissom of McMinnville. She is the granddaughter of the late Lee and Velma Grissom of Bone Cave and the late Fred and Oma Myers…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard It’s that time of the year again and that means Leadership Warren will be hosting a movie night for area families in the days before school starts.This year’s movie, “E.T., The Extraterrestrial,” will be shown downtown Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. or at dusk along…