Stories from Sunday, January 9, 2011

Imagine if your child was diagnosed with cancer. Where should we go for treatment? How long will the cancer last? Will it be fatal? How are we going to pay for everything? These are just a few questions that would weigh down your mind. At St. Jude Children's Hospital you could cross out the last question. No family is ever turned away because they are unable to pay for their child's treatments...

Sometimes I'm a little slow to catch on, so I'm not surprised it so me so long to give "couponing" a try since the new trend toward cutting and clipping began some time back. Actually, being the oh so not patient person that I am, I'm surprised I gave it a try at all...

When I die, I want one of those sound tracks played at my memorial service, and I want to sneak a few songs that will make most people scratch their heads, mystified, but will make the chosen few laugh out loud. One of those songs will be Jack Johnson's 'Banana Pancakes.'...

In 2010, 1.3 billion movie tickets were sold in the United States. Sometimes I think it's my family that is keeping the movie industry afloat, even after seeing that number. Since school got out for Christmas break, my family has gone to see six movies, and even more if you include Thanksgiving break...

Isn't it wonderful that just when the cold season comes around, all the wonderful fruits and vegetables that help us fight those colds come in season? Oranges, tangerines and grapefruits are fresh and vegetables like cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower and of course root veggies like leeks, potatoes, carrots, onions, sweet potatoes -- turnips -- are great this time of year, just in time for making a big pot of soup to fight that cold...

Before one can adequately determine whether or not couponing is something they should add to their lives, they must have a clear definition of what a coupon is and why it has become so popular. Webster's Dictionary defines coupon as, "a portion of certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or such, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount."...

Communication and concentration lapses cost Webb in the second quarter of its 57-36 loss at Mt. Juliet Christian Academy on Friday night. The Feet (5-7, 2-1 East/Middle Region) trailed just 11-9 after a quarter before the hosts took the game over in the middle stages...

What was a tight District 9-A contest quickly turned into the Dominique Hobson Show as the Cascade senior piled up 14 second-quarter points to help the Champions distance themselves from visiting Middle Tennessee Christian en route to a 75-50 victory...

No one responded when the Cascade girls were asked if anyone on the roster had ever beaten a Middle Tennessee Christian team in either high school or middle school before Friday night's game. It's time to get those hands up now as the Lady Champions defeated MTC 43-36 for the first victory over their District 9-A rivals since Feb. 9, 2007...

CHAPEL HILL -- A loss is a loss any way you want to add it up but the Community Viqueens, who continue to seek a team identity this season, may very well have established a solid foundation for themselves in their 53-34 loss to the Forrest Lady Rockets on Friday night in front of a large crowd...

CHAPEL HILL -- The new season continues to be a series of trial and tribulations for the young Community Vikings measured by degrees of improvement in a variety of ways. Progress was registered by Community on Friday night in Chapel Hill if you look at the big picture, but the Forrest Rockets proved that they're still the team to beat in District 9-A with a 59-45 win over the scrappy Purple and Gold...

FAYETTEVILLE -- At the end of the season the Eaglettes can only hope Friday night's game doesn't come back to haunt them in the district standings. To say that Shelbyville Central let one slip away is a huge understatement as the Eaglettes blew a seven-point lead at the start of the fourth quarter in a 41-37 loss at Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA contest...

FAYETTEVILLE -- Shelbyville Central used a balanced scoring attack backed by a strong effort on the defensive end of the court in a 60-44 win over Lincoln County in a District 8-AAA matchup on Friday night. Three players scored in double digits for the Eagles with Seth Jarrell and Qua Allen each tossing in a dozen while Bobby Wilson contributed 10...

Bedford County School System as a whole is in good standing with the state in terms of adequate yearly progress, or AYP, results released Friday by the state, but four schools are at various stages of coming into or out of AYP problems. "Bedford County Schools, as a system, are off the high priority list," said Betty Thames, supervisor of education for the school system...

TULLAHOMA - It was standing room only at First Baptist Church in Tullahoma Saturday morning. The pews were filled with the sand and olive drab patterned uniforms of the Tennessee Army National Guard, as well as with the bright, warm civilian clothing of their families...

Boys & Girls Club of Bedford County has secured a building on Madison Street with plans to open by the end of the month, or early in February, said Roger Harrell, area director for the club. The building came as a gift from a prosperous Mississippi business owner who was looking to give the 1055 Madison St. ...

I thoroughly enjoy reading the Times-Gazette. For a number of years I had the privilege of working at the Times-Gazette as a staff writer and then as the newsroom clerk. So when I read the paper I know the writers and feel that I have that personal connection with each of them. And I look forward to reading the columns that Sadie and Mary and John write...

To the Editor: Thank God for Brian Mosely! Without him we would not have the information we need on the City Council and the trash collection fee (tax). Between June 30, 2010 and January 6, 2011, there are 25 articles on this issue, all written by Brian...