LAS VEGAS (AP) ‘ Donny and Marie Osmond will perform in a variety show at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip beginning in September. The brother-sister duo, who starred in the “Donny & Marie” variety show in 1976, will play Tuesday-Saturday shows for 26 weeks spread over eight months at the…

By Gary Clothier STEWART Q: Whatever happened to jockey Steve Cauthen? Only a teenager, he already had a fantastic career. Then he quit and moved to England. Why did he move there? What is he doing today? ‘ P.M., Mount Wolf, Pa. A: Born May 1, 1960, in Covington, Ky., Steve Cauthen competed in his…

All My Children Greenlee persuaded Zach not to send Aidan on a dangerous mission in Darfur, but when Aidan found out whom he is to rescue, he insisted on going right away, despite Greenlee’s fears. Angie was delighted when Cassandra, her daughter with Jacob, shared an instant rapport with Jesse. Meanwhile, Robert intently searched for…

Wilma Ruth Greer, 80, of McMinnville, passed from this life , Thursday, April 24, 2008 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness. Mrs. Greer was a member of the Indian Creek Baptist Church and was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by parents, Homer and Mary Connley Mullican; three sisters, Altie Gill, Lorene…

Rock Island resident and Warren County native Bonnie Lucille Hollandsworth, 88, died April 26 at River Park Hospital after an extended illness. A retired employee of Rockford Textile and a member of Emmanuel Church of Christ, she was the daughter of John and Izzie Arnetta Gilley Barnes; and was preceded in death by her husband,…

GUEST EDITORIAL-By Charles C. Haynes By Charles C. Haynes First Amendment Center Assigned to draw a landscape, a senior at Tomah High School in Madison, Wis., drew a path surrounded by mountains and clouds leading to a cross. At the top of the picture, he put the words “John 3:16 A sign of love.” Most…

By Lisa Hobbs I’ve heard mixed comments regarding county commissioners using county taxes to help fund the renovation at McMinnville Civic Center. Thinking back, I guess the comments have been about 50/50. For the most part, people’s decisions are based on their use of the facility. Some people want the county to pitch in and…

By Morton Kondracke The best political joke of 2008 was Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s, R-Ky., at the Washington Press Club Foundation’s dinner in February — about how the Democratic race featured Hillary Rodham Clinton, a New York senator born in Illinois, and Barack Obama, an Illinois senator “who seems to have been born in…

By Thomas Vaughn We’re hearing more and more these days about our ‘broken Army.’ That phrase, reminiscent of the Vietnam War era, is used to characterize the wear and tear of war on the United States Army. Whether the Army is ‘broken’ or not depends on how you measure it. Clearly, the war in Iraq…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ‘ After at least two rejections, billionaire Nelson Peltz has finally succeeded in landing Wendy’s in a $2.3 billion deal that would add the chain known for its square burger and chocolate Frosty dessert to his ownership of Arby’s and its roast beef sandwiches. Now, the investor known for agitating corporations to…