By TOM SHARP / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen released Thursday significant changes to the plan he wants to present to the federal government to squeeze a billion dollars worth of growth out of TennCare. When he first outlined his plan in February in a speech to the General Assembly, Bredesen described…

By AMBER McDOWELL / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen sent a stern message to advocates for TennCare enrollees Thursday as he detailed his plan to revamp the fiscally explosive program: “Don’t kill TennCare.” While he didn’t name any particular group, Bredesen was referring to the Tennessee Justice Center, which — after hearing…

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Members of a committee studying Tennessee’s tax structure say that it’s not their job to raise taxes, responding to critics who say they don’t want a state income tax to even be considered as an option. Former Gov. Don Sundquist, Lt. Gov. and Senate…

By George Plagenz Would family life go better if we all did more kissing? On a card he would send us every Christmas, Sam Perdue, a crusty old newspaper colleague of mine, would scribble in the margin, “Laugh a lot. Kiss a lot.”Kissing was a big thing with my father. One summer when he and…

By Cokie & Steven Roberts Here’s what we miss in the current presidential campaign: the Straight Talk Express. You remember it — the bus John McCain rode around the country in four years ago and Howard Dean imitated earlier this year. Oh, sure, it was a gimmick, but at least those candidates thought there was…

By James Clark Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes a refrigerator equipped with a built-in television. Yes folks, our TV viewing habits have come to this.I noticed this state-of-the-art feature while I was scanning the Internet the other day. There on the refrigerator door, right next to the handy external ice…

The annual Little Fairest of the Fair Pageant, slated Sept. 14 in conjunction with the Warren County A&L Fair, will get under way at 7 p.m. at the grandstand.Entries will only be accepted Saturday, Aug. 28 from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Warren County Fairgrounds cattle barn. Applications, found in the official fair catalog…

The annual Guys and Dolls on Parade Pageant will be held Aug. 28 at Wal-Mart Super Center. The event, sponsored by Families in Crisis, will begin at 10 a.m. with late registration taking place that day between 9 and 9:45 a.m.Families In Crisis and Wal-Mart have combined efforts since 1995 to made this event a…

The candlelight wedding ceremony uniting Elizabeth Ann Spence and Aaron Thomas Price took place recently at Viola Church of Christ. Officiant was Rob Whitacre of Hillsboro Church of Christ.The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. Spence Jr. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Thomas Murphy and the late Mr. Murphy, Mrs.…

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