By ANGELA K. BROWN / Associated Press Writer CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — Donna Coody disbanded her 7-year-old daughter’s Brownie troop and took her 9-year-old daughter out of another Girl Scout troop because she was upset over the organization’s endorsement of two Planned Parenthood sex education seminars. But Coody didn’t want her daughters and their friends…

By PAULINE M. MILLARD / Associated Press Writer Author Will Leitch poses with a copy of his book “Life as a Loser,” in New York, March 3, 2004. (AP Photo/Justin Walters) NEW YORK (AP) — Will Leitch was 21 and in love with a woman who was “blond and beautiful, sleek and refined.” He gave…

By ANICK JESDANUN / AP Internet Writer John Young, a consultant in industrial product design waves his hands as he mimics his clients’ constant product design questions Wednesday, March, 17, 2004, at his home in Whittier, Calif. (AP Photo/Damiain Dovarganes) EDITOR’S NOTE: The World Wide Web has quickly evolved into history’s greatest information store. Nothing…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Duane Doud, owner of Mobile Music Unlimited, DJs an event, using his well-stocked data base of music and karaoke songs. (Duane Sherrill photo) With the capability to play everything from classical music to today’s Top 40, Mobile Music Unlimited possesses a nearly unlimited data base…

By TODD HERZOG Do you have political issues you are passionate about? Have you ever complained about specific government programs or the lack thereof? Have you ever taken the time to write your Congressmen a letter petitioning your views? Have you gone to a town meeting to meet or hear a Congressman?Do you vote in…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Edna’s Thrift Shop owner Edna Young offers quality used baby items and other goods designed to appeal to the frugal customer. The shop is located on Morford Street. (Amy Satterwhite photo) Edna Young never intended on selling baby clothes or baby items, but that’s exactly…

By WILL STEWART / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Phil Mullican, left, and Gerald Johnson started Master Tool and Machine four years ago. The company is currently looking to double the size of its plant. (Will Stewart photo) When Phil Mullican and Gerald Johnson began Master Tool and Machine in 2000, the economy had…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Glenn Brown and his wife, Joyce, have opened a gun shop appropriately called Brown’s Guns. If you’re wanting a firearm, from a pistol to a rifle, stop by and see Glenn. (Charles W. Johnson photos) After spending more than 20 years each in two…

You know there once was a time when if you needed a spoon to eat or cook with, you just carved one yourself. The Arts Center of Cannon County in conjunction with Appalachian Life Workshops announce a two-day Spoon Carving class, March 27 and 28, where each participant will create useful and attractive ladles and…

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