Stories from Saturday, February 24, 2007

Seems like I got out of the habit of doing occasional "What would you do?" columns. It's time for their return. Put yourself in these four situations, three taken from local police reports we considered too minor or personal to publish as news items, and inagine a little bit. Keep in mind that these may be far from "minor" for those involved...

Marijuana was found in a car stopped for a speeding violation Thursday night, police said. Miguel Angel Resendiz, 32, Canterway Apartments, Madison Street, was pulled over for speeding 60 mph in a 45 mph zone at 9:55 p.m., Officer Waymond Boyd said...

A 35-year prison term for their sons' rapist provides some closure for a Bedford County husband and wife, proud of their new grandson from the marriage of one of their victimized sons. That young man and his brother are getting over a traumatic year of prosecution since they reported Edward Raven Odom, 30, as a rapist, according to their parents who spoke Friday on a condition of anonymity to protect the identity of their sons...

Production Manager Jason Gibson, a 10-year veteran of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, says he enjoys traveling with the circus's Gold Unit to smaller markets like Shelbyville. The small-town crowds seem more appreciative than blasé big city crowds...

The outside of a horse, according to Winston Churchill, is good for the inside of man. No matter the age nor the ability, a horse can be the legs that brings dreams to life. The deep-abiding love of an animal, especially one that weighs over 1,100 pounds, is a love that is instinctive to the person, not something that is learned through a book. Nothing could be truer of a boy whose will to sit tall in the saddle changed not only his life but the life of a former show horse as well...

"How stupid can you be to bring dope into the courthouse?" That was the question asked by court officers on several levels in the Bedford County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon regarding Demorris Marcel Childress, a drug defendant who was found with what's believed to be crack cocaine in his pants...

William B. Anderson II, 65, of Shelbyville died Friday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Hillcrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Stephen Caine and the Rev. Tom Rousseau officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday.

One thing this writer finds disturbing about the "global warming" topic is the effect the constant hysterical propaganda is having on children who are exposed to it. Several weeks ago, I related memories of how we kids in the 1970's were told of all sorts of dire futures that awaited us unless we "did something" about the problems of global freezing, The Population Bomb, pollution, oil shortages and the potential death of every lifeform in the sea...

Shelbyville Central turned up the defensive pressure and dominated the boards to advance to the semifinals of the Region 4-AAA tournament after a 65-34 win over Lebanon Friday night at SCHS Gym. The tournament now shifts to Siegel High in Murfreesboro for the final two rounds with the Eaglettes facing District 8-AAA foe Lincoln County Monday night at 8...