By Jim Glenn You are most likely to see the word “cola” in ads about those refreshing carbonated drinks that seem to go with every burger and fries. But a cola can also be something just as refreshing (and much more important) to the elderly and disabled, to widows, widowers and children who have lost…

By James Clark Just like that, the holiday season has snuck up and taken us by the throat. And few things make it feel more like the holidays than Christmas trees, around-the-clock shopping, and McMinnville’s annual Christmas parade.For those who may not have realized it, the annual Christmas parade is this Saturday beginning at 4:30…

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Marie Zechman, 86McMinnville resident and Warren County native Doris Marie Zechman, 86, died Nov. 27 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness.A retired homemaker and substitute teacher and a member of Central Church of Christ, she was the daughter of James Will and Lula M. McGee; and was preceded in death by her husband, George…

By Morton Kondracke Now that the Massachusetts Supreme Court has legalized gay marriage, President Bush will come under heavy pressure from right-wingers to endorse a constitutional amendment banning such unions and make gay marriage a “wedge issue” in the 2004 campaign.If he’s anything like the “compassionate conservative” he claimed to be in 2000, Bush will…

By Ed Kimbrell Just as the nation paused to celebrate Thanksgiving, I would ask you pause as well to honor the hundreds of journalists – world-wide – who are trying to report from some of the darkest and war-torn places in the world.It’s perfectly understandable that media have focused on the dead and wounded from…

By Will Stewart I love irony. It’s one of those things that keeps life interesting. And one would be hard pressed to find an institution more ironic (some might say hypocritical) than the U.S. Government.For decades during the Cold War, our government condemned the nations of the Soviet bloc, and rightly so, for their refusal…

Our Viewpoint A community which has lost several of its most influential and honorable citizens in recent months was hard hit by two more deaths Friday.The losses of longtime Morrison Mayor Harris C. Jacobs Jr., and youth sports enthusiast Leslie Henegar add to a growing list of community-minded individuals who have passed away this year.It…

BABY BOYJerry and Beth Blankenship announce the birth of their son, William Alan. He arrived Oct. 9 weighing 10 pounds, 6 ounces and measured 22-1/4 inches in length.The baby has two sisters, Katie Beth and Emilie Blankenship.His grandparents are Bill and Wilma Blankenship, Alvin and Cathy Brandon. The great-grandparents are Earl and Bessie Lusk, Sterling…

The election of a new slate of officers was a highlight when Hickory Creek Family and Community Education Club held the Nov. 3 meeting at the Extension office. Beulah McBee will lead the group as president and serving with her will be Daphne Robinson, vice president; Vicki Gibbs, treasurer; Sandra Houston, secretary; Betty Moore, reporter;…