By James Clark I don’t remember much from history class, but I do remember a story about George Washington. As the story goes, George supposedly chopped down a cherry tree with a hatchet. When asked by his parents if he chopped down the tree, George said, “I cannot tell a lie. I did it.”Nowadays, folks…

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Barry Lynn Pelham, 44Boldin Green community resident and Warren County native Barry Lynn Pelham, 44, died July 31 at River Park Hospital.A truck driver with Allgas Inc. of Morrison and a member and the assistant pastor of Cumberland Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, he was the son of the late Franchie Lee and Vollie Yates…

By Joan Ryan I wondered, as the “two Americas’ theme took center stage at the Democratic Convention recently, how it was playing to the America that didn’t make the trip to Boston this week. This America is back in its apartment, still in its polyester waitress dress or blue work shirt, scooping macaroni and cheese…

By Diana West Here’s an un-Conventional line of thought: I’ve sometimes wondered, idly, how it could be that John Kerry had so many pictures of himself from his Navy days in Vietnam. Just four months “in country,” as Vietnam vets say, during which time he earned three Purple Hearts, one Silver Star and one Bronze…

By Charles W. Johnson Dogs. Cats. Shelters. Euthanization. Cremation. Spay-neutering. Non-profits. Budgets. Fundraising. Grants. Donations. Strays. The Humane Society. Closures. Commissioners. County government. Committees. Public meetings. TV cameras. Mandatory spay-neuter legislation. License fees.These have been the hot-button words and phrases in the last couple of weeks as the situation with Warren County’s Humane Society animal…

By James Clark Nobody likes the thought of shelling out around $6.5 million for a new school in Centertown. But, like it or not, it’s one problem which won’t disappear.That’s why county commissioners have been wise to take this issue seriously. Members of both the Education Committee and Budget and Finance Committee have supported funding…

By Charlie Johnson Education is important. No doubt about it. And modern, well-designed and well-equipped educational facilities are important too. No doubt about that either. That’s why one of the projects dear to the hearts of many Warren County residents is a new school for Centertown. No one denies Centertown residents deserve, and should get,…