Spitting in food doesn’t warrant felony charges
Our Viewpoint There’s no doubt law enforcement officers were furious when it was discovered a local Waffle House cook spit in food intended for a policeman. The anger is obvious by the overly harsh charges leveled against 18-year-old Homer Disher.The teen faces two felony counts — including one that could land him in prison for…
Read MorePizza farm draws tourists with a slice of alternative agriculture
DOW, Ill. (AP) — Walt Gregory found a way to make dough harvesting pizza. The retired insurance agent and his business partner have carved up quite a tourist draw near the Mississippi River town of Alton, educating people with a half-acre circular plot divided up like the slices of a huge pizza. Each of the…
Read MoreAg department says Katrina losses were nearly $900 million
WASHINGTON (AP) — Farm losses from Hurricane Katrina will approach $900 million this year, and the persistent summer drought that plagued the Midwest will cost those farmers about $1.3 billion, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday. “Given the severity of the hurricane, the agricultural losses could have been much greater,” Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said in…
Read MoreFrom the Desk of…: Producers qualify for deficiency payments
By Steve C. Stubblefield / CFSA Director Once again, local commodity producers are watching regional and national grain markets closely as the markets begin their “up and down” fluctuation associated with the onset of the fall harvest. Generally, the direction the markets take has little to do with local production, but is based on the…
Read MoreNursery Notes: MTNA trade show offers educational topics
By Mark A. Halcomb / UT Area Nursery Specialist More than ever before, a nursery producer must offer superior quality and do aggressive marketing because of increased competition from other states closer to our market, an abundant supply of plant material being offered on the market and high fuel costs.A producer must learn as much…
Read MoreLocal farmers see what makes Co-op work
From left, Hershel Wells of McMinnville and Michael Bell and Edwin Grissom of Rock Island recently participated in Leadership Advance 2005. (Photo provided) LA VERGNE — During the first week of August, 40 farmers and Co-op personnel and two University of Tennessee Extension agents embarked on Leadership Advance 2005, a trip designed to illustrate the…
Read MoreWho’s New for Sept. 21, 2005
Birth Announcements Baby BoyJazmin and Christopher Miller announce the birth of their son, Christopher Andrew Thomas Miller. He was born June 3 at River Park Hospital weighing 7 pounds, 2 ounces. He has a big brother, Jacob Zion Miller, 4-years-old. His grandparents are Silvia Rodriguez and Narciso Santiago of Mexico City, and Garry and denise…
Read MoreNext Steps: Was the will stolen — or revoked?
By Jan Warren & Jan Collins / Columnist Q: I am one of three children. When my mother prepared her will three years ago, she sent each of us a copy of her will with a handwritten note explaining that her original will would be found in the family Bible in her bedroom on her…
Read MoreMcMinnville Garden Club
The September meeting of the McMinnville Garden Club was held Sept. 12 at the home of Diane Martin. Speakers at the meeting were Patrick Haller, city horticulturist and J.J. Hillis, maintenance supervisor. They provided handouts dealing with landscaping, native plants and the selection of pruning of trees.The members and guests were further informed about placement…
Read MoreNY Times cutting 500 jobs, 4 percent of work force
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times Co. said Tuesday it would cut about 500 jobs, or about 4 percent of its work force, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce costs. The reductions come atop another 200 jobs that were cut earlier this year. The Times said it expected 250 jobs at…
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