MEMPHIS (AP) BOLDEN Elizabeth ?Lizzie? Bolden, recognized as the world?s oldest person, died Monday at a Memphis nursing home, not far from the Tennessee fields she and her husband farmed as teenagers almost 100 years ago. Bolden, the daughter of former slaves, was 116. She was born Aug. 15, 1890 in rural Fayette County, east…

Nat Hentoff Before the Dec. 4 oral arguments at the Supreme Court — on using racial classifications for assigning students to public schools in order to achieve racial diversity — editorials in favor of the plan in The New York Times, The Washington Post and, later, USA Today grimly warned the justices not to betray…

Duane Sherrill I keep hearing the statement that it would stun us to know what our kids are facing in the world today. However, contrary to popular opinion, I think it?s about the same thing kids have faced for three decades now except now they?re just less prepared to face the issues because their parents…

William Rusher Hitherto, I have refrained from wading into the argument over whether we need more troops in Iraq because I am not a military expert and felt obliged to defer to what President Bush has consistently said was the stated belief of the generals in charge that no more were needed. But the report…

Editorial: Our Viewpoint Government officials should always embrace ways to save money for taxpayers, whether it?s pocket change or thousands of dollars. That?s why it?s puzzling when McMinnville Alderman Patti Nunley says she refuses to consider any company other than EG&G to oversee phase II of the Main Street project. Nunley says she is well…

Mark Halcomb UT Nursery Specialist Dr. Alex Shigo, author of ?A New Tree Biology,? died Oct 6, 2006. I mention his passing for several reasons. I know that several from around here attended his workshop he offered a few years ago in Nashville. He tried to teach us a new way to look at trees:…

COOKEVILLE A new shrub well suited to a variety of landscape uses was recently released to nurseries thanks to Tennessee Tech University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Center. The ?Duet? Beautyberry, with variegated foliage of medium green with yellow margins, was selected in 2000 at Tennessee Tech by Gary Bachman and Edgar…

J. Dale Beaty Extension Leader The University of Tennessee Agriculture Extension Service Master Gardener Course will be held in McMinnville this winter starting Jan. 11. The classes will be held on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. at the Warren County Administrative office building on Locust street. The Master Gardener Course is an intensive educational program…

Voters in Local Administrative Area have voted and elected Steve Glenn of Highland community to a second three-year term on the Warren County Farm Service Agency County Committee. The tabulating of the ballots was held on Thursday, Dec. 7. ?The ballots were counted with committee members Vickie Bouldin and Gordon Wade calling out the results…

Baby Boy Jeremy Wayne Boles, Jr., son of Amy Orrick and Jeremy Boles, was born Oct. 26 at River Park Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and is joined by siblings, Carissa Vaughn, Brittany Hale and Ben Orrick. He is the grandson of Larry and Peggy Byars. Baby Boy Jaytton Bryce Baker was born…