McMinnville resident and Bogota, Ill., native Delbert Wayne Simpson, 83, died Jan. 26 at River Park Hospital after a brief illness.A retired post office clerk and a member of Rockliff Church of Christ, he was the son of Guy and Bertha Stark Simpson; and was preceded in death by brother, Donovan Lee Simpson. He served…

Rock Island resident and White County native Clarence Elvin (Doog) Deaton, 84, died Jan. 25 at Erlanger Medical Center from injuries sustained in a farm accident.An employee of Thomas Industries and a member of Friendship Baptist Church, he served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II.The son of Claude E. and Nora…

By Morton Kondracke It’s rich with irony: AARP, which is more responsible than any single group for the huge disparity in federal spending between seniors and children, is now taking out ads against President Bush’s Social Security reforms urging, “Let’s not stick our kids with the bill.”Then again, we have Bush, who regularly defends his…

By Cokie & Steven Roberts Friends of ours had two boys and then boy-girl twins. Before long, the girl was saying whole sentences (“Mommy, I want my green shoes to go outside”) while her twin brother could only manage “donut.”The mother told her pediatrician that her daughter was probably a genius and would require special…

By Ingrid Canterbury Target your total migraine. Get your nail infection where it grows. Will you be ready? The purple pill. Helping make hair loss history. Can you guess what prescription drugs these slogans describe? I bet you can!I was under the impression the Food and Drug Administration is supposed to be testing and approving…

Our Viewpoint Local PE teachers and school administrators are saying all the right things when it comes to keeping children active at school. Obesity has become a problem of epidemic proportion in this country and children haven’t been shielded from the battle of the bulge.The Centers for Disease Control reports two-thirds of American adults are…

By INGRID CANTERBURY / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard At least one group of Warren County residents should get a good night’s sleep and make sure they eat breakfast Tuesday morning, because that’s when Warren County Schools fifth-, eighth- and 11th-grade students will take the annual writing assessment test.“This is our first accountability test…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard Public radio station WCPI, 91.3 FM will be featuring longtime Social Security district manager Jim Glenn, now retired, on its “Viewpoints, the View from Here” program, with co-hosts Bill Zechman and Thomas Vaughn.The program will discuss President Bush’s proposed changes to the Social Security…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard County officials are moving closer to either hiring full-time animal control officers or contracting out the job to individuals who would be on call and paid on a per-incident basis. A joint meeting of the Health and Welfare and Budget and Finance committees was…

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A forgery spree will cost a local career criminal 12 years in prison after she victimized not only numerous local retailers but also members of her own family.The defendant, Tammy Lynn Davis, 38, was ordered to serve 12 years and make restitution for scores of…