By JAMES CLARK Just barely over five years ago, the rally cry was fierce. Best I can remember, it went something like this: ‘Let’s go over there and get those suckers. They flew planes into our buildings. They have nuclear weapons. They have this coming.’ Thus the war in Iraq was born. It was a…

By Gov. Phil Bredesen At this point five years into my administration, I am looking back at what we’ve accomplished and setting real goals for the next few years ‘ particularly when it comes to public education. It is my firm belief that education is not only our number one responsibility; it is our number…

By Cokie & Steve Roberts This year, April Fools’ Day has a new meaning. The fools are the foes of immigration and globalization who demand strict limits on the number of skilled foreign workers eligible for visas to work in the United States. They are fools because their policies don’t secure American jobs; they squander…

By Gene Lyons In 2000, Democrats were outraged that, due to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bush v. Gore, not all of Florida’s presidential votes counted. In 2008, advanced thinkers supporting Sen. Barack Obama have persuaded themselves that fairness dictates none of them should count. Nor Michigan’s, either. Better that the voters of two critical…

Alexandria Lescarini, left, and Laci VanFossen, both 3, enjoy a sunny ride on the Barren Fork Greenway on Wednesday. They were out and about with their mothers on what was a beautiful spring afternoon.

MEMPHIS (AP) ‘ The state attorney general is challenging a furniture store sales promotion tied to the University of Memphis’ success in the NCAA basketball playoffs. Ashley Furniture HomeStore outlets conducted the promotion in Memphis in December offering refunds to customers if the Memphis Tigers win the NCAA tournament. But Attorney General Robert Cooper has…

NEW YORK (AP) ‘ Having a big belly in your 40s can boost your risk of getting Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia decades later, a new study suggests. It’s not just about your weight. While previous research has found evidence that obesity in middle age raises the chances of developing dementia later, the new work…

In order to keep Warren County’s family pets rabies-free, owners are encouraged to get them vaccinated. There will be a county-wide rabies clinic offered in different locations around the county from April 12-19. In Warren County in 2007, there were 46 rabies investigations, as well as 1,708 cats and 7,605 dogs vaccinated for rabies. Throughout…

WESTON, Wis. (AP) ‘ Police are investigating an 11-year-old girl’s death from an undiagnosed, treatable form of diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her rather than take her to a doctor. An autopsy showed Madeline Neumann died Sunday from diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition that left too little insulin in her body, Everest Metro…

By Margaret Hobbs The Nashville-based Blackwood Legacy gospel group, featuring former Blackwood Brothers Quartet lead singer and Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee Rick Price, will be performing on Saturday, April 5 at the Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Admission is free to the event, but a love offering will be accepted. Price has gathered some…