By Donald Lambro WASHINGTON — George W. Bush approaches the last two years of his presidency bogged down in an unpopular war and drawing fire from his conservative base for enlarging the size of government. Whatever course Bush decides to take in Iraq in an attempt to stabilize the country and preserve its fledgling democracy,…

By Cokie & Steven Roberts The 110th Congress that convenes this week has an easy act to follow. The 109th barely showed up, completing only two of the 11 bills that fund the federal government and working fewer days than the notorious “do-nothing” Congress of 1948. Half the voters surveyed by the Pew Research Center…

Letter To The Editor To the Editor: The two letters to the editor in the Dec. 15 edition of the Southern Standard had great headlines. I totally agree that a ?Wall of photos a great honor for our veterans? and ?Many families will gladly pay $50 to hang a photo? sums up both great letters.…

To the Editor To the Editor: We wish to educate those residents who live in or near the proposed annexation of land in Smartt Station along Highway 55 which is close to Warren County High School, Hickory Creek Elementary and literally in the backdoor of approximately 80 homeowners. We first learned of the proposed action…

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: During the past year, the mother and stepfather of some friends moved into a home that is just a couple of houses away from us. My husband and I have known these two for some years. In the past, we’ve chosen to avoid our friends’ parents as…

By J. Dale Beaty It?s 2007, and I?m looking in my mail every day for the first seed catalogs of the year and the annual IRS mailing. Christmas is done, and hopefully the sale circulars will lighten up some but hopefully the seed catalogs will occupy some of my spare time until spring planting time.…

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I reside in a small, semi-rural town, and most everyone knows their neighbors. Recently, our quiet neighborhood had a very disturbing incident. One of our neighbors, “Louise,” hired a cleaning company, and after they left, Louise called the sheriff. She accused the cleaning people of stealing $20,000…

Baby Boy Kaden Reece Adamson was born Nov. 21 at River Park Hospital weighing 6 pounds, 7 1/2 pounds. He is the son of Lori and Richard Adamson and the brother of Trevor Adamson. He is the grandson of Patti Barnhart, Raymond Barnhart; Gerald and Thomina Alexander of Camden and Bobby and Brenda Adamson of…

Lucky Homemakers met Dec. 18 at the home of Joan Jackson. Vice president Jean Myers welcomed the nine members and two guests to the meeting. Gladys Womack read Luke 2:1-14, the Christmas story, and a prayer was led by Dottie Worden. The group recited the pledge to the flag and answered roll call to ?I…

By Jenny Harper The post-holiday season has us putting away our holiday d?cor and making New Year?s resolutions. One resolution that I intend on keeping is to spend more time doing what I really enjoy ? baking. Nothing makes me feel quite as grounded and worthwhile as when I?m creating goodies. The holiday season was…