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No. 1 versus No. 2 in Wimbledon men's final

Sat, 07/06/2013 - 05:17
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray advanced to the Wimbledon men's final, setting up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup.

Kenseth wins Nationwide race at Daytona

Sat, 07/06/2013 - 05:14
Matt Kenseth pulled away from traffic on the final restart of Friday night's Nationwide Series race, cruising to a comfortable win at Daytona International Speedway.

EDITORIAL: Our cheers to you

Fri, 07/05/2013 - 20:37
CHEERS to the five Austin Peay State University women's golfers have been named to the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholar Team for Division I, II and III: Holly Batey; Tabitha Beard; Rachel Deaton; Meghan Mueller; Jessica Cathey.

LETTER: Combat veteran denied place to park to watch fireworks

Fri, 07/05/2013 - 19:40
All the July 4 festivities are over, the fireworks shot, the barbecues cleaned up, and I am so disappointed. Not because the festivities were not great but because the town I love has disappointed me.

COLUMN: Securing our border a part of Senate immigration bill

Fri, 07/05/2013 - 19:03
No Republican should vote for legislation that perpetuates amnesty for more than 11 million people illegally in our country, leaves our southern border open for even more illegal immigration, and stifles economic growth.

COLUMN: Why we're becoming a nation of dummies

Fri, 07/05/2013 - 18:31
I've seen the future of America — and it's going to be dumber.

COLUMN: Moral hazard, nature

Fri, 07/05/2013 - 16:58
We call events caused by extreme weather 'natural disasters' when they hit human-built environments. Had there been no shoreline civilization in Superstorm Sandy's East Coast path, we would not have called the happening a 'natural disaster,' but

CARTOON: Morsi Leash

Fri, 07/05/2013 - 01:23

COLUMN: Don't use religion for laws

Thu, 07/04/2013 - 23:52
North Carolina state legislators introduced what was described as an anti-Sharia law bill this week. The concern was a religion would trump our laws — threaten our constitution. This religion, they fear, would dictate our rights and punish dissent.

Art Pick of the Week: Mike Andrews' three-dimensional wonders

Thu, 07/04/2013 - 04:48
Using handmade wooden patterns from the Clarksville Foundry, sculptor Mike Andrews has created new assemblages. Some look like machinery from Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory while others look like brooches made of giant buttons.

McConville: Passing the torch of independence, idealism

Thu, 07/04/2013 - 03:45
They realized they must form their own army to fight the tyranny and oppression of the British crown. In 1775, America stood up the Continental Army that would become the Army of today.

Declaration of Independence speaks across the centuries

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 16:41
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of

CARTOON: Wildfire

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 02:57

CARTOON: Patriots

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 02:36

COLUMN: People power rises again

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 02:18
'Authoritarianism in the name of Islam is dead,' messaged one Egyptian activist last Sunday, as millions gathered to denounce the rule of President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood government.

COLUMN: People power rises again

Wed, 07/03/2013 - 02:18
'Authoritarianism in the name of Islam is dead,' messaged one Egyptian activist last Sunday, as millions gathered to denounce the rule of President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood government.

EDITORIAL: Clarksville Country Club rebound great for city

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 19:55
It doesn't matter whether you are personally a member of the Clarksville County Club, or whether you occasionally play a round of golf there, or dine sometimes at special events in the clubhouse.

COLUMN: Corker bill approved in Senate wrong for immigration reform

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 18:49
Those who want to fix the immigration system have worked on it for 12 years. The 501(c)3 organizations that make up what is known as the 'Immigration Reform Industrial Complex' spent millions bashing Republicans.

CARTOON: Immigration Bill

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 18:40

COLUMN: Why not civil unions for all?

Tue, 07/02/2013 - 17:46
The Supreme Court's boost for same-sex marriage was just and overdue. But the arguments, pro and con, begged a bigger question: Should government be involved in marriage at all? The answer would seem 'no.'