The town of Franklin lost one of its matriarchs this month. Vice Mayor of Franklin Barbara McRae passed away on March 2 nd after a long battle with cancer. Long before she entered politics, McRae had a career in a different public service: journalism. She worked as a reporter, columnist and editor for the Franklin Press for 10 years. Rachel Hoskins, now the publisher of the Press, worked with McRae for six years. "I watched her mentor, younger reporters. I watched her make an impact on their