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By JAMES CLARK There’s an age-old question that asks: ‘Which came first, the chicken or the egg’? With Bonnaroo in Manchester for its seventh straight year, I have an equally perplexing philosophical question: ‘If a vehicle is obviously on its way to Bonnaroo, should local law enforcement officers stop it.’It’s a question that came to…

By Gene Lyons Given the wholesale failure of the Bush presidency and the bankruptcy of Republican ideology, Sen. John McCain’s only shot at the White House is to caricature Democratic nominee Barack Obama as an elitist girly-man who can’t keep America safe. Unfortunately, Obama’s given GOP propagandists a fair amount to work with. Although the…

By Cokie & Steve Roberts As the general-election campaign begins, one critical question is whether both parties will be able to unify around their nominees. Will dissidents swallow their grievances and back their standard-bearers in November?History and logic suggest the answer will be yes. And this year the most powerful reasons for unity can be…

By CHARLES W. JOHNSON Harry ‘Bubba’ Paul drives the John Deere and Steve Jones rides the 1930s era McCormick-Dering mechanical reaper while owner Tommy Wright looks on. The group was harvesting wheat from the field of Viola farmer Sam Bonner Jr. ‘For amber waves of grain,’ goes the line in ‘America the Beautiful.’ The phrase…

Twenty-five Warren County 4-H members recently competed in the Regional 4-H Project Fair at Motlow College in Lynchburg, and were bestowed with numerous awards. Junior high members competed with tabletop exhibits which highlight their projects and personal interviews. Junior members competed with a demonstration of their project work. Prior to the competition, 4-H members submitted…

(AP) – NASCAR chairman Brian France denied Wednesday that a former official complained to her supervisors about racial and sexual discrimination, claims she alleged led to her eventual firing. Mauricia Grant filed a $225 million suit against NASCAR on Tuesday, alleging racial discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliatory termination. Grant, who is black, worked as a…

(AP) – Milton Bradley stormed out of the Texas Rangers clubhouse after an 11-5 victory Wednesday night over Kansas City and bounded up four flights of stairs looking for Royals television announcer Ryan Lefebvre. Bradley, who led the AL with a .333 batting average heading into Thursday’s games, heard what he considered derogatory remarks made…

By Dale Stubblefield Scramble results from the Collins River golf course saw the team of Ron Farmer, Rob Shields and Trip Earls turn in a 3-under-par to take first place in Thursday’s scramble. Andy Miller, Josh Webb and Brooks Palmer finished in second with a 2-under-par round.On Wednesday the team of Bill Carter, Mike Lundregan,…

(AP) – There’s only one Tiger Woods. There’s more than one Justin Hicks. While Woods was going through an up-and-down opening round at the U.S. Open on Thursday, the relatively unknown Hicks was grabbing the lead. Nobody was happier to see Hicks, the Nationwide Tour player, succeed than another Justin Hicks – one who just…

By Dale Stubblefield