(AP) ‘ Al Gore tried to rein in his adrenaline as the train churned between the two North American venues of his Live Earth concerts Saturday. Gore, the former vice president and environmental activist, rattled off the latest details of companion concerts on six other continents before catching himself. “I’m just so filled with enthusiasm…

By Thomas Vaughn Independence Day came two days early for Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby last week. He was spared jail time by President Bush before his prison sentence even began. President Bush did not pardon Libby.??Instead, he chose the lesser option of commuting his 30-month prison sentence, after an appellate panel rejected Libby’s request to delay…

By Morton Kondracke In evident pain and remorse, a Republican senator confessed to a Hispanic group from Maryland that his vote to kill immigration reform was “a profile in political cowardice.” It was exactly that — and not only for him, but for many senators who were terrorized by the political firestorm set loose by…

Editorial – Our Viewpoint Where there’s a will, there’s a way. That’s especially true when one of the main ingredients needed to make a highly addictive drug can be purchased from dozens of stores around town. With three meth labs found around Warren County in a week, the problem of meth production is once again…

By Charlie Johnson I’m afraid I have to start off this column with yet another apology to a sharp-eyed reader. Austin Duke, and I hope that is the correct spelling Mr. Duke, since I’ve seen it spelled Austen, and getting that wrong too would be kind of like adding insult to injury. In any case,…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Wall Street ended the first week of the third quarter with a respectable gain Friday, shaking off early losses as investors found signs of strength in the government’s June employment report. For the most part, investors were relieved to hear that the unemployment rate held steady at 4.5 percent in June…

By Dave Ramsey Dear Dave, I’m 21 and currently in college. Next month I’ll be receiving an inheritance of about $40,000. I don’t know anything about stocks, mutual funds or CDs, but I don’t want to lose all this money. I don’t have any debt, so what should I do? ‘ Jessie Dear Jessie, I’m…

By James Clark Ironhorse Trailers has plans to manufacture its fiberglass motorcycle trailers in Warren County. The trailers can transport one or two motorcycles along with their accessories. For all the talk about yesterday being 7-7-07, I was expecting great things. But despite all the hype and all the anticipation, nothing extraordinary happened. No one…

A photo taken in recent years of Dr. J.C. and Helen Gaw. If you want to know the secret to a successful marriage, ask Dr. J.C. and Helen Gaw. They are celebrating their 64th year of marriage. They met on the steps of the Student Center at David Lipscomb College. ‘She was the prettiest girl…

Southern Standard readers are invited to extend happy birthday and anniversary best wishes to friends and loved ones through this weekly column. Please submit your messages by our noon deadline each Thursday. No more that three wishes to any individual, please. Happy Birthday Wishes: July 3 ‘ Happy birthday Hubert King ’16 again,’ from Caney…