Portia Tate, principal at Rivercrest Elementary School, has been named Tennessee's Principal of the Year by the statewide PTA organization.  She has been principal for four (4) years.  Prior to that she was the assistant principal for six (6) years. 

Tate says the importance of parent/PTA involvement at

By JULIE PACE
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the United States doesn't know how or when chemical weapons were used in Syria or who used them.

Obama told reporters at a news conference Tuesday he's got to make sure he has the facts before deciding how to respond to evidence that chemical