Ada Mae Cupp Sharp, 85, a resident of Cleveland, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday morning, Aug. 31. She passed away in a local hospital with her loving family by her side. Mrs. Sharp was a faithful member of North Cleveland Church of God. She was a partner in pastoral…

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) A teenager accused of killing his father and opening fire outside his former high school was obsessed with school massacres and sent e-mail to the principal of Columbine High School in Colorado warning of his attack, authorities said Thursday. ?Dear Principal,? the e-mail read. ?In a few hours you will probably hear…

WASHINGTON (AP) FRIST Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist will probably be fined and have to make up for failing to do continuing medical education that Tennessee requires of doctors with active licenses. Additional disciplinary action, such as suspending his medical license, is unlikely, a spokeswoman for the Tennessee Department of Health said Wednesday. Spokeswoman Andrea…

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) Tropical Storm Ernesto picked up steam with surprising speed in the warm waters of the Atlantic and built toward hurricane strength Thursday as it swirled toward the Carolinas, forcing the closing of ports and campgrounds. ?In the world of meteorology, it?s just one surprise after another,? said Tom Matheson, a meteorologist with…

ATLANTA (AP) About half of the alcohol advertising on radio is aired during youth-oriented programs, according to a new study that suggests beer and liquor companies are not abiding by a self-imposed ban on advertising to teens. The report was released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is the first to…

CLINTON, Tenn. (AP) A county official says her granddaughter stole more than $20,000 in property tax payments from the Anderson County Trustee?s office, but has repaid the money, resigned from the office and entered drug rehab. Trustee Patsy Stair-Lomeli said her granddaughter, Deputy Trustee Katie P. Davis, admitted taking the money and deleting computer records…

Guest Editorial: By Michael August AUGUST Whether you are for or against the death penalty, any question someone sentenced to death could be innocent should be disturbing, to say the least. Yet, in a recent case in Tennessee, a man has been executed even though there are still major concerns about whether he was rightfully…

Cokie & Steven Roberts Much has been made of two photographs that define George Bush’s presidency. After Sept. 11, he stood in the smoldering ruins of Ground Zero and rallied the nation’s resolve. After Katrina, he flew over the storm’s wreckage in Air Force One, days late, distracted and detached. The contrast between those images…

Gene Lyons A minor hazard of opinion writing is that some readers imagine you take dictation. Because this column generally finds Democrats less objectionable than Republicans, I’m often warned that my wrongheadedness will doom my party’s candidates. I got that a lot after criticizing Israel’s blundering attack on Lebanon, less so now that 62 percent…