Van Buren County native Dessie Lee Baker, 90, died June 10. A retired Van Buren County bus driver, a ASCS member and a farmer, he was a member of Spencer First Baptist Church. The son of the late Joe and Eveline Mills Baker, he was preceded in death by his wife, Enzy Mae Guy Baker;…

SAN LUIS RIO COLORADO, Mexico (AP) ? The arrival of U.S. National Guard troops in Arizona has scared off illegal Mexican migrants along the border, significantly reducing crossings, according to U.S. and Mexican officials. U.S. authorities said Monday that detentions along the U.S.-Mexico border decreased by 21 percent, to 26,994, in the first 10 days…

William Rusher June 8 was a particularly bad day for The New York Times. The very first paragraph of its lead editorial that Thursday read, in full, as follows: “Almost six months after Iraqis voted for their first full-term government, two of the most essential jobs in that government remain unfilled: the interior minister, who…

Editorial Our Viewpoint Sunday?s edition of the Southern Standard included the headline story where convicted murderer Doug Myers still maintains his innocence. While Myers and his wild claims are not likely to earn him any sympathy from Warren County residents, his story did bring an important piece of information to the surface. His mother, Clementine…

Duane Sherrill Who?s winning? Who?s losing? I haven?t the slightest. Since we only get big local elections around here every four years, we have to squeeze every bit of political intrigue out of what boils down to less than a year of active campaigning. Along with this electioneering comes widespread speculation as to who is…

Morton Kondracke There’s growing evidence Americans are fed up with the ugly, unproductive partisan warfare served up by Republicans and Democrats. But are they going to rise up and do anything about it? One avenue was unveiled last week by the organizers of Unity08, who hope to use college students and the Internet to mobilize…

Baby Girl Jason and Tina Hobbs would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Samantha Louise Hobbs. She was born at Middle Tennessee Medical Center on March 9 weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces. She was 19 1/2 inches in length. She is welcomed by older brother Sidney. Grandparents include Teddy and Pattie Myers of…

Jim Miller Dear Savvy Senior In your columns you list a lot of Web site resources that are very helpful, but for seniors that don?t have a home computer, what are they to do? Also, do you know of any computer gadgets that can help people who have vision impairment or arthritis? Online Alice Dear…

They?re back. Bonnaroo festival-goers will be returning to Middle Tennessee this week and they will be bringing their wallets. Not only does the four-day event provide dozens of bands, but it provides a tremendous economic boost to Coffee and surrounding counties.

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Signing a letter of intent to play softball at Roane State Community College are, front row, from left, McCall Cooper, Roane State coach Sue Niemi and Nikki Poe. Back row, Linda Cooper, brother John Cooper, WCHS coach David Upton, Stanley Poe and Carol Poe. Cooper is…