By KARIN MILLER / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee pharmacists oppose a provision in Gov. Phil Bredesen’s TennCare legislation they say could drive them out of business and leave their customers without the help they alone provide. The governor says he’s simply trying to clarify the law and make sure he has as…

By TOM SHARP / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — The unhappiness of urban school systems with Gov. Phil Bredesen’s proposal to equalize teacher pay across poor and rich school systems continues to bubble just beneath the surface in the Legislature. The bill to enact Bredesen’s equity pay proposal was deferred Tuesday for a week…

TO THE EDITOR: It seems to me that I, as most of us, only speak out when we have a bone to pick.I was so moved by a recent letter about the Humane Society funding I thought I had to report my experience also. I live in the Mt. Leo area and have only good…

TO THE EDITOR: In a democratic society, it is the burden of the state to govern my conduct in sharing the roads with other motorists such as obeying traffic lights, obeying the speed limit, using my turn signals, etc. This is to ensure the safety of all who share the roads. My having a helmet…

By William Rusher Among the many variables at play on the international scene, one mustn’t overlook the collective wisdom and determination of the people of the United States.We have no compunction about evaluating these qualities in the people of other nations. After the Madrid train bombings and the subsequent election of Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero…

By Morton Kondracke Shame on Sens. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., for picking a moment of high danger for U.S. troops in Iraq to declare, in essence, that their activities are in vain. And shame, too, on former Republican Gov. Thomas Kean of New Jersey, chairman of the Sept. 11, 2001, investigating commission,…

By Duane Sherrill It’s not enough companies require an engineering degree to assemble their products and print their directions in Latin. Now they’ve made it a sport just to get into the package.If you’re like me, you’ve found yourself using everything short of a jackhammer to break into the plastic shells many products are now…

Our Viewpoint Perhaps there’s nothing wrong and everything is completely on the level when it comes to school board chairman David Sneed and the central office job he has applied for.As Director of Schools Jerry Hale put it, “This is America. If jobs are open anyone can apply.”However, this situation is hardly so cut and…

BABY BOYAt birth, Landon David Comer, son of Amanda and Ray Comer of Beersheba Springs, weighed 7 pounds, 6.5 ounces. He arrived March 12 at River Park Hospital.Siblings are Shelby Comer, 6, and Aaron Comer, 4.He is the grandson of Kay Anderson of Beersheba Springs, Claude Anderson of Gruetli-Laager, Sam Comer of Beersheba Springs and…

By The Associated Press Uma Thurman If “Kill Bill — Vol. 1” was like a roundhouse kick to the head, “Kill Bill — Vol. 2” is practically a warm hug.Oh, there’s still plenty of violence in the second half of Quentin Tarantino’s samurai-kung fu-spaghetti Western megamix. A knock-down, drag-out cat fight in which Uma Thurman…