By RON FOURNIER / AP Political Writer PHOENIX — Struggling to pacify his party’s warring wings, President Bush is moving toward allowing illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. before February 2004 to qualify for guest-worker visas. People smuggled in after then would be deported. State leaders in Arizona and New Mexico have stepped up…

By LIZ SIDOTI / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Despite his plea not “to pull a thread out,” the base closing commission yanked away at Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld’s intricate plan to restructure military facilities. The nine-member commission endorsed Rumsfeld’s vision of repositioning the military to face future threats and his effort to streamline…

By DONALD LAMBRO / Columnist You would think after all that has been written about the Democratic Party’s seeming lack of unity, after all the election losses, after a virtual exodus by longtime segments of its rank-and-file members, that its leadership would stop the internal sniping and message-bungling, get it together, and at least try…

By THOMAS VAUGHN / Columnist Once again, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has stuck his foot firmly in his mouth. Last Monday, he called for the United States government to assassinate Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez.Mr. Robertson suggested American agents “take out” Mr. Chavez to keep Venezuela from becoming a “launching pad for communist influence and Muslim…

By AMY FOSTER / Columnist It never seems to fail that when school starts, guns seem to always find a way into the classroom.Thursday, a middle school student in Jefferson County, which is located in upper East Tennessee, brought a gun to school. While showing the gun to a friend in the bathroom, the gun…

Our Viewpoint Businessman Eddie Martin says most Warren County residents don’t have any idea what’s about to happen to the local economy now that Carrier has halted production and laid off hundreds of workers.As a man being forced to close Martin Crating, a company that was founded here in the early ’70s, Martin knows as…

For this first time this year, Warren County’s unemployment numbers dropped. In the most recent figures released by the state, the county’s unemployment for July is listed at 7.3 percent, down from 8 percent in June.While that may be promising news I have a feeling the unemployment figures are about to rise significantly for reasons…

Warren County is known as The Dollar General Capital of the World, but it doesn’t appear we will be getting a Dollar General Market for a few more years. Since Warren County has four Dollar General stores, it seems only natural it would be a top priority to bring a Dollar General Market to this…

The sleepy little town of Woodbury is apparently tired of hitting the snooze button. The town has finally woken up and is experiencing some serious growth.“Murfreesboro is moving to us,” said Becky Higgins, who is in the process of opening Moonlite Drive-In with her husband. The drive-in is set to open Friday, Sept. 9 at…

Corky Keel is the proud new owner of D&G Antiques located on Main Street. Corky takes over the business just as Main Street construction is about to move directly in front of his store. (James Clark photo) I have to admire Corky Keel for his bravery. He has become the new owner of D&G Antiques…