Allstate 400 at the Brickyard(With each driver?s car number, make, and qualifying time)1. 31. Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 49.240 seconds (182.778 m.p.h.)2. 07. Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 49.2423. 2. Kurt Busch, Dodge, 49.2474. 9. Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 49.3315. 48. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 49.3866. 18. J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 49.4047. 16. Greg Biffle, Ford, 49.4338. 12. Ryan Newman, Dodge,…

Duane Sherrill Who is the leading rusher in Warren County football history? I?m willing to wager, that unless you are very old school, your answer will be wrong. If you said Jeff Womack, as almost all Warren County football purists would respond, you were incorrect. I thought the same thing until I began looking up…

Lisa Hobbs I recently saw a billboard that depicted all Americans as immigrants. Before that, I heard some restaurant owner placed a sign at his drive-thru window that read something like, ?While ordering, speak English. You are in America.? As for the billboard, good luck with that. Your ordinary American will not see themselves as…

Editorial: Our Viewpoint Commissioners haven?t done a service to the county by submitting a budget that includes around a 75-cent property tax increase. Everyone knows this is nothing more than a waste of time. It would be a dogfight to get a 10-cent property tax increase through the county commission. A 75-cent increase is completely…

Donald Lambro WASHINGTON ? Can a divided political party at war with itself attract enough popular support to win a majority in either house of Congress? This is the rarely asked question that Democrats must confront in this election year on the issue of Iraq. Democrats are anything but united on Iraq, nor do they…

CHATTANOOGA (AP) The Krystal Co., the oldest fast-food chain in the South and the second oldest in the U.S., is trying to find a buyer for the restaurant company. Chattanooga-based Krystal has hired Credit-Suisse First Boston Group to help market the 74-year-old privately held company to potential buyers, officials said Tuesday. Company spokesman Brian Cooley…

WASHINGTON (AP) Hiring slowed in July as employers added just 113,000 new jobs, propelling the unemployment rate to a five-month high of 4.8 percent and providing fresh evidence that companies are growing cautious amid high energy prices. The latest snapshot Friday from the Labor Department added to the evidence from a variety of economic barometers…

Consumer Reports The top-rated gas trimmers in our recent tests are still fastest at buzzing through thick, dense shrubs. But this year?s best plug-in trimmers perform nearly as well, cost far less and offer more safety features. Our top-rated Craftsman electric outscored five of our seven gas trimmers and costs only $60, whereas most gas-powered…

Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, I?ve heard you recommend having seven to 10 times your income in life insurance. How much would you suggest having on a policy for a stay-at-home mom when there?s no direct income involved? ? Dale Dear Dale, I?d say somewhere in the $300,000 to $400,000 range, because financially speaking it?s going…

James Clark photo Janice Meadows, left, and Wanda Manning offer heart and cardiovascular health analysis with their new business called New Energy Wellness. They are pictured with a digital pulse wave analysis machine that provides several different heart readings. The family operated business is owned by their sister, Kathy Bell, and can be reached by…