Harlan, Ky., resident (formerly of McMinnville and Campaign) and Warren County native Lillie May Clark, 77, was born Aug. 25, 1930 and died June 20 at Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital in Harlan. A retired librarian at Magness Memorial Library, retired employee of Kuhn’s 5 & 10 and Lay’s 5 & 10, and member of McMinnville…

McMinnville resident and Warren County native Leonard Paul Hobbs, 76, died June 21 at his home after a sudden illness.A self-employed construction worker, he served his country in the U.S. Army in the Korean War. He was the son of the late Paul and Bessie Graham Hobbs, and was also preceded in death by sisters…

By James Clark Gas prices are putting a hurting on the Clark family budget. So are the rising costs of just about everything, from groceries to routine doctor appointments for the kids.Since we have no intention of filing for bankruptcy, I’ll let you in on a little secret. When our family expenses increase ‘ and…

By Charles W. Johnson County commissioners are faced with a major dilemma this year as far as property taxes are concerned. A major shortfall in local option sales tax, to the tune of $300,000 to $400,000, may force them into a situation where they have to make a choice between three evils, making major cuts…

By Morton Kondracke John McCain and Barack Obama unveiled impressive plans this week on energy and competitiveness policy, but they need to act now to save federal energy research from collapsing.Specifically, McCain should call the White House and Obama should call Democratic congressional leaders to make sure that federal scientific research budgets aren’t flatlined for…

By Thomas Vaughn ‘Presidential politics, like football ‘ is simple in objective but complex in execution. The objective is 270 electoral votes.’ That quotation from George Will puts into sharp focus just how complex getting to that objective in 2008 may be ‘ for John McCain and for Barack Obama. For McCain, the challenge will…

By Lisa Hobbs Look, listen, learn ‘ that’s my motto. Actually, I didn’t have a motto before, but now I have that one.My job, as I see it, is simple but complicated. Maybe it’s simply complicated? Well, it is some mixture of the two.I sit quietly through the discussions in city government meetings looking and…

By Lisa Hobbs Look, listen, learn ‘ that’s my motto. Actually, I didn’t have a motto before, but now I have that one.My job, as I see it, is simple but complicated. Maybe it’s simply complicated? Well, it is some mixture of the two.I sit quietly through the discussions in city government meetings looking and…

‘He is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.’ ‘ Saki ‘Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.’ ‘ Abraham Lincoln ‘You can fool too many of the people too much of the time.’‘ James Thurber ‘Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from…