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39-year-old gives birth to triplets ‘ again

CINCINNATI (AP) ‘ Already the proud parents of triplets, Victoria and Tim Lasita had decided they wanted to have ‘one more.’ ‘I guess we should have been more specific and said one more child, not one more set,’ said Victoria, 39, who delivered the couple’s second set of triplets Wednesday after 34 weeks of pregnancy.…

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Iraq not conducive to democracy

By Thomas Vaughn Last week, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of trying to export American-style democracy to other lands.?? I promised more on the reasons why our version of democracy is not easy to export.?? Although it is hard to cite precise conditions conducive to starting and sustaining democracy, my experience and research…

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Economy needs urgent attention

By Morton Kondracke However much the Bush administration wants to say that America’s economic “fundamentals” are “sound,” for the long run, they definitely are not. It’s true that the latest federal budget deficit projection is down; the second-quarter gross domestic product growth rate was bigger than expected; and poverty rates fell in 2006. It may…

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Upcoming Schedule

Monday, Sept. 3 WCHS volleyball, at home vs. Blackman, 4:30 Tuesday, Sept. 4 WCHS golf, at MCC in BRAC Invitational, 8:30 a.m. WCMS football, at Franklin Co. South, 6:30 WCMS soccer, at Franklin Co. North, 5 p.m. var., 6:15 JV WCMS volleyball, at Livingston, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 WCHS soccer, at home vs. Cookeville,…

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Lady Broncos blanked by Mid. Tenn. Christian

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD The Lady Broncos soccer team and Middle Tennessee Christian had to postpone their game last week due to the weather. Thursday at Boyd Christian the two teams went head-to-head in District 9-A action with the visiting Lady Cougars coming out on top with a 2-0 victory. Keilani Murr and Laura Burgess scored…

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Freshmen fall short at Cookeville

By ROB NUNLEY Dustin Rhea dives in an attempt to trip up Cookeville’s Dylan Martin during Thursday’s second half. COOKEVILLE ‘ A punishing ground assault by Cookeville’s freshman squad led to the first loss of the year for their guests from Warren County Thursday night. Not only was the 30-20 defeat the first of this…

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Soccer rocked by Riverdale in 7-AAA tilt

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD When you host your first game of the season, ideally one would hope to face an unranked opponent. But Thursday night at the WCHS soccer field, the Lady Pioneers faced off against the No. 7-ranked Lady Warriors of Riverdale in District 7-AAA action, with Riverdale coming away with a 9-0 victory. Hannah…

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Pedal To The Metal – Bristol race lacks its old excitement

By Art Larson Sr. I have never seen so much controversy over a Bristol race being boring, or not being boring, as I have seen this past week. Most drivers think the race was great. The controversy comes from the fans and reporters who watched the race. Most of the coments came from those who…

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Off to a ‘running’ start – WC pounds Shelbyville for 2nd win

By ROB NUNLEY Ryan Daniel After spending more time in the locker room than on the field a week ago thanks to lengthy weather delays, the Pioneers wasted no time Friday in picking up their second win of the year. Warren County’s punishing ground attack, led by fullback Morgan Wilcher and newcomer to the backfield…

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