Margo Howard Hi, Margo: My problem is my live-in fiance of two years had a five-month affair with a client. I threw him out, and he ended it. I have talked to the woman he was seeing and know that he did walk out on her (plus all the seedy details). He went into therapy…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Mary Carmene Jordan, 90, was born June 20, 1916 and died Oct. 30 at River Park Hospital. A retired educator with the Warren County School System, a WWII veteran of the United States Army, a member of the Retired Teachers Association, a member of the American Legion and member…

AKRON, Ohio (AP) Despite prayer requests, Goodyear announced Monday it will close its tire plant in Tyler, Texas and eliminate roughly 1,100 jobs. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said Monday it plans to close a plant in Tyler, Texas, three weeks after workers at the factory and 15 other facilities went on strike in part…

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) An explosion at an aluminum recycling plant early Tuesday killed two people and injured a third, a company spokesman said. The explosion occurred shortly after 3 a.m. in a production area where scrap aluminum is melted down for recycling, said Mike Shaw, human resources and safety director for Arkansas Aluminum Alloys.…

William Rusher The other day Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., astounded a lot of political observers (including this one) by confessing to an interviewer that he is indeed considering running for the presidency in 2008. Obama is probably the most attractive and interesting African-American political figure in the country. Only 45 and a lawyer by profession,…

Donald Lambro WASHINGTON — President Bush has struck a new but cautious balance between impatience and perseverance in the war in Iraq that threatens his party’s prospects on Nov. 7. His tweaked war posture at last week’s news conference was not exactly back-peddling from “stay the course,” a status-quo phrase neither he nor the White…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the good folks in Warren County for supporting my campaign to try and get your very own hometown girl, Dottie West, inducted into the Country Music Hall Of Fame, an honor that is long overdue. So many of…

Duane Sherrill I hate the time of year when we ?fall back? to regular time seeing it?s dark by the time most people get off work. Did you ever notice there?s a lot more depression and anxiety this time of year? Ever wonder why? My guess is that it?s despair caused by the fact we…

Letters to the Editor TO THE EDITOR: I hope my fellow citizens of our retirement community share my appreciation of our city officials. Now that we have finished our $5.2 million parking lot, solved our unemployment trouble and rid Mayberry of crime, we can move on to greater visions for the future. Thanks to them…

Business Highlights from the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) ? Is this what a housing bust looks like? New home prices fell last month by the largest amount in 35 years and owners are being warned to brace for further declines, especially in formerly hot markets. After years of increases, some buyers say prices are still…