NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Alex Rodriguez makes more this year than his hometown Florida Marlins. Boosted by his new deal with the New York Yankees, A-Rod tops the major league baseball salary list at $28 million, according to a study of contract terms by The Associated Press. The 33 players on the Marlins’ opening-day roster…

By Kathryn Lopez Haven’t we been listening to talk of “100 years” of war in Iraq for 100 years now? It certainly feels that way. But this favorite talking point of the two Democrats presidential candidates is bogus. “Instead of offering an exit strategy for Iraq, (Sen. John McCain is) offering us a 100-year occupation,”…

WASHINGTON (AP) ‘ The state of Missouri and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have spent years tussling over water policy on the Missouri River. Now they are fighting over dirt. Corps officials want to dredge about 23 miles of side channels and then dump up to 24 million tons of the soil into the…

Forsythia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae (olive family). There are about 11 species, mostly native to eastern Asia, but one native to southeastern Europe. The common name is also Forsythia; the genus is named after William Forsyth. They are deciduous shrubs typically growing to a height of 1’3 m (3’9…

By Mark Halcomb Smart producers have been looking for more economical methods of supplying nutrients since fertilizer prices have gone up. There are no silver bullets to my knowledge but 4 ideas have surfaced. We actually advised against sidedressing last summer if rain was not predicted. 1-Cut your normal rates in half. We know most…

BY J. Dale Beaty The Farmers Market opens this Saturday. Now, I know it’s early but we have growers that have bedding plants for your garden and flower beds, shrubs and trees for your yard and maybe even some early spring onions and lettuce available. J. B. Brown will have his hydroponic lettuce at the…

By Dakota Tinney I-Teen has gone behind the green beans to get the real story on the ladies who prepare our food in the cafeteria. We interviewed Ruby Huntley, Jewel Medlen, and Linda Jones to find out their ambitions and their secrets in the sauce. Now you may think the lunch ladies are just ordinary…

By Dakota Tinney Got skin problems? Admit it, we all do ‘ girls during that time of the month, and boys who are fixing up their trucks and playing in the mud. Pimples are caused by oil that gets stuck in your pores called sebum, which is actually meant to wet your skin and hair.…

By Margaret Hobbs The McMinnville Jaycees are presenting the annual Little Miss and Little Mister Warren County Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at Hickory Creek Elementary. The reigning Little Miss Sarah Grace Rains, and Little Mister Dawson Ryan Smith will be crowning the new titleholders. Grace is the daughter of Johnny and Tonya Rains, and…