Editorial: Our Viewpoint When it comes to the local job situation, Warren County can?t shake its bad fortunes. Already gasping from the departures of Carrier, Findlay, DeZurik, Aquatech and Powermatic, the community was dealt another blow to the midsection with the announced shutdown of A.O. Smith. Yesterday?s announcement was hardly unexpected. A.O. Smith had been…

Jim Mullen I don’t remember much about my childhood — only that my seven brothers and sisters and I were cruelly forced to do yard work from about 11 a.m. to noon every Saturday before we could wander off and do whatever we pleased without adult supervision for the rest of the weekend; that we…

Duane Sherrill You can?t win for losing during election time because you?re always going to make one side mad no matter how far you go out of your way to stay neutral. There?s a certain paranoia I?ve seen in my 16 years of covering election campaigns here at the paper. It seems that no matter…

William Rusher The New York Times headline read, “America in Longest Warm Spell Since 1776; Temperature Line Records a 25-Year Rise.” Well, what’s so new about that? The Times has been having an historic fit about global warming for years, hasn’t it? Yes, but that particular headline ran in the good gray Times on March…

Mark Halcomb UT Nursery Specialist I have noticed more yellow birch foliage recently than I recall seeing at one time. It is caused by too much lime or calcium. A pH too high for birch will cause the veins to be a darker green. Birch do not like as much lime as many of our…

Presented by the Dept. of Urban Forestry, 474-TREE Familiar with summertime in the South, crape myrtles are beginning to bloom out, or have been blooming in the last week, in rich colors of red, purple, pink and white. When other small ornamental trees are finished blooming, the crape myrtle adds a brillant flush of color…

J. Dale Beaty Extension Leader I hate to lead with a headline talking about hot, dry weather when the city of McMinnville has registered weekly rainfall totals over 1-1/2 inches the last few weeks. However, if you want I can take you to some large areas here in the county who haven?t totaled an inch…

Steve C. Stubblefield CFSA Director In Farm Service Agency terms, farms are constituted to group all tracts having the same owner and the same operator under one farm serial number. When changes in ownership or operation take place, a farm reconstitution ? or ?recon? ? is the process of combining or dividing farms or tracts…

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Pioneer football fans celebrate following a WCHS touchdown during last season?s game at Lincoln County. The ?Pioneer Pride Club? is currently accepting memberships for the 2006 football season. Last year?s success on the gridiron left Pioneer fans filled with pride. And this year those fans can…

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Gospel music legends ?Naomi and the Segos? will be featured in a musical program Sat., July 22 at Campaign Church of God of Prophecy. The legendary gospel group is now in their 48th year of full-time singing ministry. They travel the globe unceasingly, with more than…