The home of Marilyn Randall was the location for the Aug. 10 meeting of the Bonner FCEC. President Vita Gulley conducted the meeting, with Freda reading ‘Friendship’ for devotional. Gulley gave a report on the Drivers 55+ program. The Country Store at the warren County A&L Fair was discussed and workers scheduled. Randall volunteered to…

The Arts Center is holding auditions for their upcoming production of ‘The Princess and the Pea’ Aug. 26-27. The Sunday time is 2 p.m. and the Monday time is 6:30 p.m. ‘The Princess and the Pea’ is part of the 2007 Young at Art Series and is the story of Princess Astrid who is swept…

By Margaret Hobbs When I was asked to come and pay a visit to the Bonnie Blue Inn Bed and Breakfast, I jumped at the opportunity, since I love old houses, especially when they have been saved from the wrecking ball. This one is especially a gem, since it had fallen into such a state…

William J. Boyce, 67, of Murfreesboro died Sunday Aug. 19 at his home. Funeral service will be held today at 10 a.m. at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro with burial with military rites to follow in Bethany Cemetery in Warren County. A native of Canada, he was the son of the late William Corson and…

Rozelle Sliger Goodman, 90, of McMinnville died Saturday, Aug. 18 at NHC Healthcare. Born on Feb. 24, 1917 in Putnam County, she was retired from McMinnville Garment Company and was a member of Bybee Branch Church of Christ. Mrs. Goodman was preceded in death by parents Joseph Andrew and Clara Richardson Sliger, husband John Walker…

Altamont resident Minnie A. Harris, 92, died Aug. 19 at Manchester Medical Center. The daughter of the late Daniel and Betty BonDurant Simmons, she was preceded in death by her husband, Willis F. Harris, along with her brothers and sisters. She is survived by sons, James W. Harris and Ronald G. Harris of Altamont and…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ‘ Space shuttle Endeavour returned to Earth safely Tuesday, ending a nearly two-week orbital drama that centered on a deep gouge in the shuttle’s belly and an early homecoming prompted by a hurricane. The gouge looks only slightly worse than it did in orbit, said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA’s space operations chief.…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ After Joe Carmack suffered a herniated disc, he was able to get a regular supply of OxyContin, paid for by TennCare, the state’s expanded Medicaid program. But he soon became addicted to the painkiller and started selling drugs. In the public housing complex where he lived in Celina, about 75 miles northeast…

By Kathryn Lopez It’s the summer of 2007, and I have breaking news: Women are liberated. It’s true. Just ask media mogul Oprah. Or presidential candidate Hillary. Or Speaker of the House Nancy. I thought of these women after Ellen Goodman’s column in the Boston Globe made me think of myself. In a piece complaining…

By William Rusher In one sense, of course, there is no doubt about it: America is a superpower. In relative terms, the only superpower in the world. Our armed forces dominate the globe. And, in purely economic terms, our power is equally overwhelming. But I increasingly find myself wondering whether the United States is indeed…