Bredesen here for legislative breakfast Monday
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard BREDESEN Due to overwhelming response, this year’s legislative breakfast has been moved to McMinnville Civic Center.Gov. Phil Bredesen and U.S. Rep. Lincoln Davis will attend the annual breakfast along with the usual group of state lawmakers: Sen. Jerry Cooper, Rep. Charlie Curtiss, and Rep.…
Read MoreCounty can’t lure Federal Mogul
By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard RIGSBY Attempts to lure Federal Mogul to one of Warren County’s vacant factory buildings proved unsuccessful as the company has instead opened shop in Smyrna.The former Powermatic building, with 209,000 square feet, and the former DeZurik facility, with 186,000 square feet, were both offered to Federal…
Read MoreMay 12: Sitar player to give free concert
In the rich history of Indian classical music, Shafaatullah Khan will present a concert on the sitar and tabla instruments and give a lecture at 12:25 p.m. this Friday in the music hall of MTSU’s Wright Music Building.“This should be of great interest to guitarists, percussionists, students … and any students who are engaged in…
Read MoreThe unguarded moment in politics: It can turn faces a deep shade of mortification
By CALVIN WOODWARD / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The impolitic aside, the indelicate joke, the sudden flash of pique, the slip of the salty tongue. Political campaigns, the ultimate in packaging and polish, live in fear of unguarded moments like those. The latest comes from John Kerry. Television played and replayed the moment…
Read MoreClose presidential race draws considerable interest
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public interest in the closely matched contest between President Bush and presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry is higher now than it was just before the last two elections, according to a poll released Wednesday. The campaign occurs as the loss of jobs has become an increasingly important issue and the nation remains…
Read MoreBush continues to punch, counterpunch with Kerry
By DEB RIECHMANN / Associated Press Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — President Bush, in a state hit by huge job losses, tried to deflect Democrats’ attacks on his economic policies Wednesday by portraying John Kerry as an advocate of higher taxes and trade barriers that are “the enemy of job creation.” Bush expressed sympathy with economic…
Read MoreNo lack of choices in issues behind Bush-vs.-Kerry faceoff
By CALVIN WOODWARD / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Never mind the old centrist talk of George W. Bush as a compassionate conservative or the new centrist talk of John Kerry as a nuanced lawmaker who always sees both sides. In action, these men represent the core of their parties, or at least enough…
Read MoreWhat’s going on here? TV changing rapidly as viewers try to adjust
By DAVID BAUDER / AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The natural rhythms of television used to be as dependable as leaves sprouting in spring and falling in autumn. Broadcast networks would premiere new shows in mid-September, then replace failures when the weather turned cold. Summer was rerun season. Except for the occasional special,…
Read MoreRobotic legs could produce an army of super troopers
By MICHELLE LOCKE / Associated Press Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Move over Bionic Man and make room for BLEEX — the Berkeley Lower Extremities Exoskeleton, with strap-on robotic legs designed to turn an ordinary human into a super strider. Ultimately intended to help people like soldiers or firefighters carry heavy loads for long distances,…
Read MoreLow-protein, low-fat diet limits risk of gout in men
By LINDA A. JOHNSON / Associated Press Writer Eating less red meat and seafood while consuming more low-fat dairy products cuts the risk of developing the painful joint condition gout by about half, according to researchers who studied the diets of thousands of men. Eating lots of vegetables and fruit, shunning alcohol use and maintaining…
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