By James Clark When I buy groceries, I hand over a special bonus card that has a bar code. When I rent movies, I hand over a different card with a different bar code.Even hospitals are making these supermarket-style bar codes standard operating equipment. Using a bar code that’s attached to a patient’s wrist, the…

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McMinnville resident and Bledsoe County native Tommy Allen Rambo, 55, died March 29 at his home after a brief illness.An employee of the city of McMinnville’s wastewater treatment plant, he served his country in the U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne Division and received the Bronze Star and Combat Medal.The son of the late Harold…

McMinnville resident Lorraine Pertzian Andrews, 69, died March 27 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness.A homemaker and a member of St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, she was preceded in death by her husband, David Moore Andrews in 2001.She is survived by daughter, Virginia Andrews of McMinnville; and grandchildren, Erica Higgins and Nicholas Fuqua, both…

McMinnville resident and Leavenworth County, Kan., native Jerry James Deaton, 69, died March 30 at River Park Hospital after a brief illness.A retired engineer with DeZurik and an elder with First Presbyterian Church, he was a member of Warren Lodge 125 and Scottish Rite and Al Menah Shrine. He was also a member of Mid-South…

McMinnville resident and Lincoln County native Fannie Mae Durham, 81, died March 29 at NHC Healthcare.A retired employee of Rockford Textile Mills and a member of Westside Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Richard Q. and Mary Carter Marshall; and was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Willard Durham in 1977; daughter, Donna…

Quebeck resident and White County native Bobby Rhea Wallace, 72, died March 30 at White County Hospital.A retired employee of Boeing Aircraft, he was the son of the late Smith and Montie Davis Wallace, and was preceded in death by two brothers, James and Powell Wallace.He is survived by his wife, Faye Carver Wallace; son,…

By ANICK JESDANUN / AP Internet Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Nichols runs an online gift shop and considers himself Internet savvy. Yet like so many other Web surfers, he got duped by an e-mail scam anyhow. A message saying it was from eBay Inc. asked Nichols to submit his password and other personal…

By JIM ABRAMS / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — House lawmakers lined up behind a widely popular $275 billion bill to finance highway and transit projects, in direct challenge to the White House, which says the legislation would swell the deficit and deserves to be vetoed. “Failure to address our transportation needs will leave…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO / AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Is the Y chromosome evolving? Are guys really starting to care more about things like where to bargain-hunt for clothes, and what’s the best skin cream? A new shopping magazine is being closely watched by industry experts and advertisers to see if men actually want…