Hallie Viola Jones Bain, 96, of McMinnville died Saturday, May 10 at her residence. Born on Nov. 12, 1911 in DeKalb County, she was a homemaker and member of Gath Baptist Church. Mrs. Bain was preceded in death by her parents Isacc and Mary E. Rankhorn Jones; husband Ernest E. ‘Angel’ Bain; son Wayne Bain;…

By JAMES CLARK Let’s see if we can follow the logic. Times are tough so state government has to trim the budget. Agreed. State layoffs, as difficult as they may be, are going to have to be part of the cost-cutting equation. Agreed. But the state isn’t really going to have layoffs. It’s going to…

By SUSAN NEWBY Times are tough so state government has to trim the budget, and trim the budget to the tune of $468 million. The first place to look for cuts, of course, is the fat. State layoffs aren’t the answer. Layoffs only move people to the unemployment line. They don’t cut unneeded positions. Instead…

By Duane Sherrill First off, I’ve never been a fan of Hillary Clinton, or her husband for that matter, but I have to admit she’s gotten a raw deal from all the people who are in love with her opponent, Barack Obama. While I was at my house clinging to my guns and religion waiting…

By Jim Mullen Dad is typing away furiously at the computer, sweat glistening off his forehead. He is trying to make a Web page for his business. His 13-year-old son is across the room playing one of those horrible video games filled with mindless violence, bazooka-toting Barbarellas in hot pants, unshaven macho men blowing up…

By Duane Sherrill Left: Competitors in the professional category jockey for the lead in the first turn of the downtown criterium Sunday afternoon. The hour-long race circles downtown McMinnville, Right: A time trialist gasps for air atop Harrison Ferry Mountain. Neither heat, which beat down on riders climbing Harrison Ferry Mountain on Saturday afternoon, nor…

NASHVILLE (AP) -The Nashville Predators have signed forward Martin Erat to a seven-year, $31.5 million contract. Erat ranks third on the team in career scoring (253). He joined Nashville in the 2001-02 season after being selected in the 1999 draft. The 26-year-old Czech Republic native has averaged 53 points over the past four seasons with…

Annika Sorenstam will retire after the season, ending an LPGA Tour career in which she has won 72 tournaments to date and delivered a defining moment when she teed it up against the men on the PGA Tour.

CHICAGO (AP) – Tribune Co. and its CEO Sam Zell rejected an Illinois state agency’s plan to buy Wrigley Field and are pushing ahead to sell the ballpark together with the Chicago Cubs, a top company official said Tuesday. Crane Kenney, the Cubs’ chairman and outgoing general counsel of parent Tribune, said there still is…

By Duane Sherrill I’m going to cover a lot of ground this week so fasten your seatbelts and pull that chin strap tight in case I get a little loose coming out of turn 3. First off, if you didn’t catch the FTW show at Mega Market Saturday night go ahead and smack yourself (I’ll…