Josephine W. Scott, 76, of McMinnville passed from this life Wednesday, April 4 at NHC Healthcare after an extended illness. Mrs. Scott was born on Feb. 10, 1931 in Grundy County. She worked as a home health care provider, and was a member of the Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents…

Rocky River community resident and Van Buren County native Glen Doran “Speedy” Thomison, 72, was born Nov. 20, 1934 and died April 3 at DeKalb Community Hospital in Smithville following an extended illness. A retired employee of the Carrier Corporation, a United States Army Veteran and a member of White Hill Church of Christ, he…

Dunlap resident Diane May, 51, died April 4. A member of the Baptist faith, she was preceded in death by her mother, Flaura Watson, and grandson, Christopher Watson. She is survived by her husband, Rick May; daughter, Martha Watson of Pikeville; sons, James Roberts of Pikeville, Chris Roberts of Spencer and Timothy May of Dunlap;…

ATLANTA (AP) ? The man accused of fatally shooting an ex-girlfriend inside the complex housing the headquarters of CNN has a prior murder conviction in Florida, records show. Atlanta police initially had difficulty identifying Arthur Mann, 39, and verifying his background because he was not carrying identification during Tuesday’s shootings. Before the shootings, a CNN…

WASHINGTON (AP) ? People make more 911 calls from cellular telephones than landlines these days, and police and firefighters increasingly worry about finding those callers in distress. Contrary to what is portrayed on television crime shows, the accuracy of the technology that guides rescuers to cellphone callers can range from a few yards to several…

(AP) ? The most infamous feud in American folklore, the long-running battle between the Hatfields and McCoys, may be partly explained by a rare, inherited disease that can lead to hair-trigger rage and violent outbursts. Dozens of McCoy descendants apparently have the disease, which causes high blood pressure, racing hearts, severe headaches and too much…

AMANDA, Ohio (AP) ? A substitute teacher’s tool for silencing chatty kindergartners ? clothespins ? doesn’t wash with school officials. Four boys said spring-type clothespins were placed over their upper or lower lips for talking too much in class, Amanda-Clearcreek Primary School principal Mike Johnsen wrote in a letter to parents this week. Ruth Ann…

NASHVILLE (AP) ? A partisan squabble is emerging in the Legislature about how to best reduce the state?s sales tax on groceries. House Democrats this week advanced a plan to permanently eliminate the state?s 6 percent tax on milk, groceries and baby foods. Senate Republicans proposed a rival plan to create up to a two-month…

By Gene Lyons Here’s a puzzle: If President Bush really thinks he’s holding all the cards in his impending showdown with congressional Democrats over Iraq funding, why bother with a veto? On previous occasions when Congress passed laws Bush found irksome, he’s quietly issued “signing statements” declaring, in essence, that the president is a law…

Cokie & Steven Roberts Barack Obama’s campaign held 5,000 local meetings across the country last weekend, and along with the nachos and celery sticks, supporters munched on a pep talk from the candidate himself, speaking online from a public library in Onawa, Iowa. As The New York Times reported, however, some gatherings were poorly attended…