Televised lottery drawings start Monday
By AMBER McDOWELL / Associated Press Writer Aaron Toran wears a cotton glove as he resets the numbered pingpong balls during rehearsal for the Tennessee Lottery Cash 3 drawing at a TV studio in Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2004. (AP Photo) NASHVILLE (AP) — John Dwyer, a TV sports reporter turned self-described “lotto…
Read MoreDemocratic candidates bordering on socialism
TO THE EDITOR: The Democratic field for the presidential nomination is narrowing and the choice they offer is socialism. Socialism is the transitional state between capitalism and communism.Mr. Edwards visited Warren County and told the people who work at Carrier that if he is elected, he would see to it that jobs would come to…
Read MoreBuilding fences in Israel, America
By Diana West / Columnist What could the proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining marriage as the legal union of a man and a woman possibly have in common with the security fence Israel is building to block West Bank terrorists from entering the country and killing civilians?The two stories share the front pages…
Read MoreMedia Musings: Is Nader like Thomas Paine?
By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist Thomas Paine was on “Meet the Press” Sunday.The master of powerful argumentation in pamphlet form, Paine is one of the greatest heroes of the American Revolution, relegated now to the back pages of our history. His greatest problem was he was a brilliant contrarian and fearless truth teller. Those qualities…
Read MoreWhat’s the Word: Paige drops bomb on nation’s teachers
By Charles W. Johnson / Columnist By now most people, particularly anyone involved in education, are aware Education Secretary Ron Paige recently referred to the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers and educators professional organization, as “terrorists.”Understandably, our nation’s educators viewed Mr. Paige’s remarks as an insult, and even more, as a betrayal. To…
Read MoreFrivolous bills are costing state taxpayers millions
Chattanooga Free Press You might have read recently that roughly 3,500 bills had been introduced in the state Senate in Tennessee and more than 3,550 had been introduced in the state House so far this legislative session.Those figures did not include more than 2,000 resolutions brought before lawmakers.This should concern Tennesseans because, as reported last…
Read MoreTennCare reform plan exactly what state needs
The Tennessean (Nashville) Gov. Phil Bredesen laid out a TennCare reform proposal last week that was exactly what Tennesseans needed to hear.In the most anticipated speech he has given to date as governor, Bredesen presented a proposal that does not remove any of the 1.3 million people now on TennCare but puts reasonable limits and…
Read MoreCORRECTION
Rylan Sliger, son of Stacy and Tammy Sliger, was among seven young boys serving as ushers for the Little Miss Valentine Pageant. His name was erroneously misspelled in the pageant program and the paper’s account of the event.
Read MoreWhat’s Cooking: Observe inscriptions all around capitol
By Roger Cook In this age of some turning their backs to God, I think this article sent to me offers something to think about.Laus DeoThe words Laus Deo are inscribed on the aluminum cap at the top of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. Two seemingly insignificant, unnoticed words… out of sight and, one…
Read MoreLawson-Gillespie pledge wedding vows
Christ United Methodist Church provided an appropriate setting for the recent marriage of Jessica Nicole Lawson and John Daniel Gillespie. The double ring ceremony took place Feb. 7 at 2 o’clock in the afternoon with the Rev. Jim Clardy as the officiant.The bride is the daughter of Kim Lawson of McMinnville and Kenneth Lawson of…
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