TO THE EDITOR: We live in a throw-away society. We routinely discard items that break, lose their usefulness or we just get tired of. I’m guilty of this also but I draw the line when it comes to animals. I was sickened and heartsick when I witnessed the disposal of three tiny innocent animals. In…

TO THE EDITOR: Immigration reform is really not about the Mexicans. With all the undocumented people here in the United States, how many are criminals or even terrorist? We have opened our country to everyone who has entered our borders and gotten a reality call on 9/11 when the towers in New York were destroyed…

Lisa Hobbs I love watching people be bad. Let?s face it, seeing people be bad is a great way to pass the time. Not all shows are meant to be educational, but entertaining. I want to see people being bad and the worse they are the better. Because of this, I have three favorite shows.…

Morton Kondracke As is the case with energy and taxes and Iraq, partisan political cacophony dominates the health care debate — and it’s likely to get worse if Democrats win control of part or all of Congress. With no resolution in sight, the twin crises afflicting health care — inexorable increases in both costs and…

Thomas Vaughn Last Friday, Warren countians continued our tradition of democracy in action by voting in the local Democratic and Republican primaries. Although the weather dampened the turnout on Tuesday, early voting contributed to a relatively high turnout for local primaries. The results were both historic and profound. For example, Sheriff Jackie Matheny won his…

James Clark John Simmons has opened his own branch of Edward Jones Investments to give McMinnville two locations. Joining him on staff is Debby Boyd. If you thought there was talk about an 18-year-old bringing a 22-year-old to the Warren County prom, how about the story coming out of Malaysia last week. A 33-year-old man…

Dave Ramesy Dear Dave, A few months ago my girlfriend and I opened a credit card account in both of our names. Now, we?re no longer dating. How can I get my name off this account? ? Jeremy in Oklahoma City Dear Jeremy, First, never open any kind joint account with someone when you?re not…

NEW YORK (AP) Wall Street barreled higher Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrials up 138 points to a new six-year high after a report of modest job growth bolstered hopes the Federal Reserve will end its interest rates hikes. All three major indexes finished the week with gains. Investors saw a slowdown in April employment…

By The Associated Press NEW YORK ? A surge in consumer spending helped corporate America achieve its 16th straight quarter of double digit earnings growth, and even the return of $3-per-gallon gasoline hasn’t deterred companies from issuing upbeat forecasts for future quarters. As of Friday morning, with 423 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500…

Longtime local businessman Darryl Bouldin has joined the mortgage loan division at Security Federal. His experience includes running a men?s shop and selling insurance.