Sarah Elizabeth Biles Capshaw, 66Cookeville resident and Warren County native Sarah Elizabeth Biles Capshaw, 66, died June 12 at Cookeville Regional Hospital after a six-month illness.A secretary and insurance salesperson with Swallows & Newman Agency in Cookeville and a member of Midway Baptist Church in Cookeville, she was preceded in death by her parents, J.A.…

By Joan Ryan Women who choose to have abortions can have them.Doctors who choose not to perform abortions do not have to perform them.But at what point might the doctor’s right to choose nullify a woman’s right to choose? Put another way, if there are no doctors to perform abortions, what is the value of…

By Morton Kondracke George W. Bush’s presidency parallels Ronald Reagan’s in so many areas it’s uncanny. But in significant ways, they’re also different — ways that could be fatal to Bush’s prospects for success in office and re-election.As many commentators have noted, Bush has modeled his presidency on Reagan’s so much that, politically speaking, he…

By Duane Sherrill It seems like everybody can tell you how to do right yet very few lead by example, opting instead to adopt a doctrine of do as I say, not as I do.Frankly, it’s easier to give a person directions on how to get to a point than to lead them there yourself.…

Our Viewpoint When the soldiers in I Troop leave Thursday morning, we should show them our support in a very physical way. Let’s line the streets and highways along their route with citizens demonstrating their patriotism and respect for those who are sacrificing and risking so much for our freedom. Let’s do our very best…

By Janice M. Howard / Style Editor for the Southern Standard A total of 28 young girls, who are in grades four through six, will be competing for the 2004 Dairy Princess title during the annual Warren County 4-H Dairy Princess Pageant. It will be an event of June 19 at Three Star Mall’s center…

Barbara Elizabeth Noblin will become the bride of Richard Wendell James in a double ring ceremony taking place Aug. 14 at the bride’s family residence.The bride-to-be is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin J. Noblin. She is the granddaughter of the late Frank and Sarah Noblin of Flomaton, Ala., and the late Ralph and…

By AMY SATTERWHITE / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Friday night music will be brought back to the downtown gazebo for a series of free, live musical events.The first musical act of the summer was held at the Farmers Market last week, which was a change from last year when events were first held…

Action last week in the 9-10 year-old Cal Ripken league, Hillis Creek Nursery defeated Woodlee’s Garage 5-2.Lazaro Alvarez pitched the first two innings for Hillis Creek giving up one run on two hits to get the win. For Woodlee’s, Cory Cantrell pitched five innings to pick up the loss.Woodlee’s scored one run in the first…

By Dale Stubblefield As most of you may know Mr. Nunley is out of the office this week on something called a vacation. I’m not sure what that is since it’s been so long since I’ve had any time off. It seems like yesterday when Rob was gone for a week, while on his honeymoon.When…