Morrison resident and Lincoln, Neb., native Evelyn Carrie Mason, 75, was born May 1, 1932 and died Sept. 12 at River Park Hospital following an extended illness. A seamstress at McMinnville Garment, a paper carrier for the Southern Standard and a member of Grange Hall Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late…

Winchester resident Chloe Melissa Templeton Watson, 77, died Sept. 12 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. A member of the Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Clifford Cotton Templeton, and sister, Evelyn Forsyth. She is survived by her husband, Billy W. Watson; sons and daughters-in-law, Allen and Linda Templeton,…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ Rejecting calls to leave Iraq, President Bush on Thursday ordered gradual U.S. troop reductions from their highest level of the war and said more forces can come home as progress is made. At the same time, he said Iraq needs ‘an enduring relationship with America.’ In remarks made during a prime-time address…

NASHVILLE (AP) ‘ Gov. Phil Bredesen on Thursday said House Judiciary Chairman Rob Briley should resign from his leadership post following a weekend drunken-driving arrest. Bredesen said his fellow Nashville Democrat is ‘a good man who’s obviously got himself in a lot of trouble.’ Briley, 40, was arrested Saturday after police said he took them…

By Gene Lyons It’s September, the long-awaited Month of Decision on the Iraq war, and all parties with a career stake in the outcome have swung into action. Pretty, perky Katie Couric took her “CBS Evening News” program to Iraq, and who turned up? Why, President Bush! What a coincidence that America’s least-popular president and…

By Jim Mullen The early computer pioneer Alan Turing thought a good test of a computer’s intelligence would be if you couldn’t tell whether you were dealing with a human or a computer during, say, an extended e-mail exchange. To pass the Turing Test, the computer would have to answer and ask questions, understand slang…

Letter To The Editor TO THE EDITOR: This is about Mary Winkler when she appeared on Oprah’s show. You know any woman in her right mind is going to protect her children. I believe she might have felt like she’s had enough of the abuse and mostly about how to protect her children. People aren’t…

By JAMES CLARK Do you like to party? Do you take money from people in exchange for favors? Do you consume large quantities of alcohol then crash your car? If so, you have all the qualifications to be a Tennessee state lawmaker. Just stagger right up. The way things have been going in Nashville lately,…

Known throughout the South for its renowned artists and fun festivals, Bell Buckle plays host once again to the first Bell Buckle Art and Music Gallery on Sept. 14-16. The festival will showcase juried artists of North America in the fields of wood turning, ceramics and glass. They will compete for prizes totaling $3,000 for…