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Cheers: High-fives to the Titanium Titans Robotics Team, whose members will be traveling to Houston, Texas, next week to participate in the FIRST Championship, a global competition for high school robotics teams. Fresh off an award-winning regional showing last week in Tennessee with its ...

Child predators are abhorrent, and all of them should be removed from society. Building a case against them is a job for the police. Securing a conviction is a job for prosecutors. So-called predator hunting groups have no place in the equation. Last Sunday, the ÎÞëÊÓÆµ-Standard published ...

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Jeers: TheyÎÞëÊÓÆµ™re a sure sign of spring. Potholes, much to the chagrin of motorists attempting to navigate the regionÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s roadways, are popping up again everywhere. The state Department of Transportation will spend more than $1.8 million and use 1,900 tons of asphalt to fix potholes across ...

Orange cone season is nigh. ItÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s time for work crews to fill potholes, resurface roads and complete a litany of other repair and improvement projects. ItÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s also time for drivers to sit and wait. Although the delays may feel frustrating, motorists need to keep in mind that the work is ...

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Cheer: Two youngsters from Clarksville are due a debt of gratitude for their quick thinking last November when a tree fell on a family friend in the woods. Aaron and Kaitlyn Hilverding, ages 8 and 9 respectively at the time, alerted first responders after Timmy Howard became trapped by a fallen ...