By SUSAN NEWBY The highest court in the land got it wrong. Supreme Court justices voted 5-4 Wednesday striking down a Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in cases of people convicted of raping a child. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion which essentially said the Louisiana law violated the Constitution’s…

By Jim Mullen My Dad will be buried in Arlington Cemetery on July 23 at 1 p.m. with military honors. He died a few months ago at the age of 89 after serving 33 years in the U.S. Navy and then 20 years as a high-school physics teacher. No celebrities will attend his funeral. It…

By Nat Hentoff Among the proud sponsors of China’s — I mean, Beijing’s — Genocide Olympics in August are Coca Cola, Visa, General Electric, Volkswagen and Samsung. They hope to increase their profits by celebrating this nation whose Beijing Organizing Committee has told the approximately 500,000 visitors expected for the games what NOT to bring…

By Cokie & Steve Roberts Suddenly, Michelle Obama is everywhere: Hosting ABC’s “The View”; dissected on page one of the New York Times; occupying movie-star space on the cover of US Weekly magazine. And with a straight face, Barack Obama declares his wife “off limits” for political attacks? Then he coyly adds, “I will never…

MONTEAGLE, Tenn. (AP) ‘ Grundy County sheriff’s deputy Shane Tate, a father of five, was making $10.50 an hour when he was gunned down in the line of duty.Deputies are the law in most unincorporated areas across the country, escorting prisoners, acting as courtroom bailiffs, riding patrol and investigating crime. Yet those in rural counties…

By Charlie Nardozzi Gardening is a great way for kids to get exercise, spend time outdoors, and learn about the environment, food, and wildlife. However, many kids grow up today without the benefit of having a gardening or farming background and access to free play outdoors. They often don’t know what to do in a…

By Dale Stubblefield After Tuesday’s round in the Gold and Silver bowling league Dr Pepper ended the day with 20 points good enough for first place. Crouch Motors and Foster & Foster Realty have 19 points each. McMinnville Lanes has 17, Holder Realty has 16, Warren County Nursery 14, Security Federal has 12 and Cumberland…

By Rob Nunley There is a reason tournaments are referred to as a ‘second season’ for athletic leagues: Because anything can, and often does, happen.In the boys’ 7- and 8-year-old coach-pitch league Tuesday night, NHC proved that old axiom, rallying to pull off the tourney’s first upset as they took a 20-14 victory over Pioneer…

Center HillFishing is good. The water temperature is 75 degrees; lake is stable. Several bass are being caught on Carolina rigs, while fishing main lake points in 10-to-20 feet of water. Bluegill fishing is good, while fishing crickets and nightcrawlers on gravel banks in 10 feet of water. ChickamaugaLake conditions as of 6/02/08: Surface water…