CHATTANOOGA (AP) — The state’s restrictive rules for teen drivers adopted in 2001 appear to be saving lives, according to state officials. The Tennessee Department of Safety reports the new rules, which restrict how and when young drivers can be on the road for the first two years, have resulted in a 38 percent decrease…

TO THE EDITOR: I have a real problem. Here lately, all I read in the newspapers is the illegal immigrants. Personally the only problem I have is that we are no longer being treated fairly and equally as a people. That is what bothers me.I take my daughter to school one morning and spend the…

To the Editor: As I sat down to watch the news recently, I heard the all-too-familiar sound that around 1,200 jobs were about to be lost. This is becoming a weekly thing in this country.Upon hearing these jobs were at your Carrier location, I started to feel all the same feelings again. I once stood…

By Morton Kondracke / Columnist President Bush got such negative TV coverage during the month of January — and Democrats got so much favorable attention — one wonders why Bush’s polls aren’t worse than they are.Bush’s approval ratings are now down to the low 50s and he loses in head-to-head matchups with both the Democratic…

By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist Will D. Campbell has long been a voice for civil rights and freedom during his long career as a Baptist minister of the South, a farmer, a writer of a dozen books, and a man who believes morality is greater than any denomination.So now he comes in a Nashville Eye…

By Kevin E. Hickman, CPA BRENTWOOD — The more legitimate tax deductions your business takes, the lower its taxable income — and that can translate into greater tax savings. Make 2004 the year you manage your taxes more effectively and claim the deductions you deserve. The Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA) highlights 10…

By Beth Furbush / Better Business Bureau No matter what business you’re part of, or what job you’re in, sooner or later, you’ll run into an unhappy customer.Last year the Better Business Bureau assisted Middle Tennessee businesses with over 25,000 customer complaints. When you work with as many customer problems as the Better Business Bureau…

DEAR BRUCE: My husband and I are considering long-term care insurance. Could you please suggest places we can call or contact on the Internet to gather information? We know little about it, whether it would be right for us, what coverage and at what age we should start to consider it. — S.J., via e-mailDEAR…

By James Clark Now here’s a lawsuit that really stinks. It was filed by a man walking along the Virginia Beach boardwalk who suddenly had to use the bathroom.The man, William Tremmel, figured he could go over and used a nearby portable toilet that was intended for the construction workers doing repairs to the boardwalk.…

WALTERS Concert goers will hear Teresa Walters, “one of the world’s most significant pianists” (Austrian National Television Review) at 7:30 p.m., March 5, on the Mainstage of Cumberland County Playhouse.An authority on Franz Liszt, Walters has performed on six continents and in most of the 50 United States. “We are fortunate to be part of…