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Bessie Louise Ramsey, 94McMinnville resident and Warren County native Bessie Louise Ramsey, 94, died Aug. 17 at NHC Healthcare in Smithville after an extended illnessA homemaker and member of East End Drive Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late John Burr and Eldora Starkey Blue; and was preceded in death by her…

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Julia Vaughn Moore, 96McMinnville resident Julia Vaughn Moore, 96, affectionately known as “Mama Moore,” passed on to heaven on Aug. 16, 2004. Born May 22, 1908, Mama Moore was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, and a devout Christian. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in McMinnville. Her life revolved around…

By JOHN GEROME / Associated Press Writer HENDERSONVILLE — A group of politically conservative country music stars launched a get-out-the-vote project Tuesday, saying all Americans have a responsibility to vote in November regardless of their political party. “Your vote does count,” country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs said. “It’s a God-given right and a freedom…

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and its leading court adversary, Children’s Rights Inc., have jointly filed a plan in federal court they hope will move the state toward a much improved foster care system. The plan calls for many of the 9,000 foster care children in Tennessee to get into permanent homes…

By TOM SHARP / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen announced changes to his pending TennCare reform that would exempt the program’s 618,000 children — nearly half the TennCare enrollment — from cost-sharing responsibilities or from some benefit reductions. The changes will cost about $30 million in state dollars, which Bredesen said would…

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s composite ACT score increased slightly from last year and more students appear interested in college, but education officials would like to see more improvement. National scores released Wednesday show Tennessee rose a tenth of a point to 20.5, compared with 20.4 in 2003.…

By Morton Kondracke It’s rare Democrats discover and exploit a “wedge issue” in a political campaign, but they are doing so — gratifyingly, to me — on embryonic stem cell research.As many readers know, my wife, Milly, died on July 22 of Parkinson’s disease, one of the likeliest diseases to be cured some day through…