Tampa Wal-Mart fires manager over detaining of black customer
TAMPA, Fla. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? A Wal-Mart manager who called sheriff’s deputies to apprehend a black businessman over a check he found questionable was fired for using “poor judgment,” but did not engage in racial profiling, the retail chain…
Read MoreRising exports, low-carb diets create boom for hog farmers
MANTECA, Calif. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Hog farmer Scott Long is moving more pork these days than a powerful lawmaker. Nationwide, times are good for pork producers like Long, in part because of popular low-carb diets and rising exports to…
Read MoreRetail sales and business inventories post moderate increases
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Retail sales posted a moderate increase in November as plunging gasoline prices left consumers with money to spend at the mall. The Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose by 0.3 percent last month, slightly…
Read MoreGood Question!: How do I get other video on my iPod?
By PETER SVENSSON / AP Technology Writer Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? Q: I have the latest version of the iPod, the one that plays videos, but I’m tired of watching episodes of “Lost” from the iTunes store. How do I…
Read MoreFed delivers 13th quarter-point rate hike
WASHINGTON Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? The Federal Reserve lifted interest rates to the highest level in 4 1/2 years Tuesday but also indicated its 18-month rate-raising campaign was winding down. At least one more increase in borrowing costs seemed in…
Read MoreALL BUSINESS: The inflation story that wasn’t
NEW YORK Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ? This wasn’t the way the inflation story was supposed to go in 2005. With oil and other commodity costs soaring, fears of prices surging out of control were on the mind of everyone from…
Read MorePlay Web Eye-D and you could win $25!
Play the Southern Standard’s Web Eye-D contest and you could win $25! Playing the game is simple. We display the eyes of a famous or noteworthy person at the Web Eye-D Contest link on our site. To win the game all you have to do is guess the name of the person the eyes belong…
Read MoreVirginia Womack Johnson, 87
Smithville resident Virginia Womack Johnson, 87, died Dec. 12 at NHC Healthcare in Smithville after an extended illness.A retired factory worker, she was the daughter of the late Byrd and Josie Cantrell Womack; and was preceded in death by her husband, Reed Johnson; and sisters, Nettie Estes, Lydia Stephens and Jim Estes.She is survived by…
Read MoreGeorgia Marie Turner, 74
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Georgia Marie Turner, 74, died unexpectedly Dec. 11 at River Park Hospital.A homemaker and a member of Forest Park Baptist Church, she was the daughter of Jimmy Yates and Effie Mae Vanatta Ogle; and was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Ambrose Turner in 1999; and brother, James…
Read MoreWilliam Thomas (Tommy) Tate, 73
Altamont resident and native William Thomas (Tommy) Tate, 73, died Dec. 11 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.A U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War, he was the son of Haskel and Ada Scruggs Tate.He is survived by his wife, Judy Jones Tate; stepchildren, Judy Ann Fults of Altamont, Cindy (Dean) Seagroves and Minnie…
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