By The Associated Press In this photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox, Fat Albert (Kenan Thompson, center) and friends, wow partygoers with their dance moves in “Fat Albert.” (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox/ Darren Michaels) Hey, hey, hey! Fat Albert should have stayed away.The big-screen “Fat Albert,” mostly a live-action update of Bill Cosby’s Saturday morning…

TO THE EDITOR: I received a packet in the mail this week. It was from Planned Parenthood. The organization was asking for a contribution to support them. They also enclosed a membership application and some literature.The literature was very enlightening for me. I saved it because I felt if someone ever wanted this information, I…

TO THE EDITOR: In reference to your Dec. 15 editorial “Capitalizing on grants saves taxpayer dollars,” yours is a very near-sighted position. Remember, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”Grant money comes from somewhere. It doesn’t fall from heaven or grow on trees. There is certainly some private grant money to be had, but…

By Jim Mullen “Dear Friends and Family,“Happy Holidays!“If you’re saying to yourself, ‘that doesn’t look like a picture of the Fergusons on the front of this card,’ you’re right. There was a bit of a mix-up down at the photo store but it was too late to have the cards done over. As you know,…

By Joan Ryan When I was in my late teens, a Catholic girl grappling with her own emerging definitions of right and wrong, I remember coming across a disquieting quote from Thomas Aquinas.“If a man is a danger to the community, threatening it with disintegration by some wrongdoing of his, then his execution for the…

By Ingrid Canterbury Poor Donald Rumsfeld! He cannot really be blamed for not signing that letter. There are mitigating circumstances.First of all, he is very busy. He has to make sure all of our fighting men and women have the equipment they need. I hear he has spent countless hours at the mall underneath the…

Our Viewpoint As most of us prepare to celebrate Christmas by opening a mountain of gifts under the tree, we should enjoy the day and the time spent with family. It’s also essential to remember the meaning of Christmas and the reason we are gathered in celebration.The birth of Jesus Christ fulfilled a prophecy from…

BABY GIRLMaria and Erasmo Onate are the parents of a daughter, Kaitlyn Onate Angulo, who was born Nov. 14 at River Park Hospital. She weighed 9 pounds, 13.5 ounces.The baby has a sister, Alejandro Onate.Grandparents are Socorro Garcia, Quirino Angulo, Jose Onate Petro N.Za Leon.

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard A woodwind trio from the Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra performed Christmas music for NHC Healthcare residents Tuesday. Musicians are, from left, Donna Wehofer, Greg Lawson and Wilson Sharpe. NHC residents were serenaded with a program of classical and traditional Christmas music Tuesday afternoon through the…

Adult Soccer LeagueThe McMinnville Parks and Recreation Department is now organizing an indoor adult soccer league. Games will be played on Friday nights, starting Jan. 7. The league will be open to both men and women, 16 years old and older. The cost to play is $20 per person for city residents and $25 for…