Alabama Scene
Judge rejects new trial for Siegelman and Scrushy
      U. S. District Judge Mark Fuller has dealt a body blow to former Gov. Don Siegelman and ex-Health South chairman Richard Scrushy in their effort to get a new trial in the wake of their conviction of public corruption charges.
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Christmas cheer ... for 151st time!
      Christmas is upon us once more. Time seems to roll by faster and faster. The Democrat celebrated its 150th anniversary in February so this is the 151st time for the newspaper to extend holiday greetings to all. Many thanks for your readership, your advertising patronage and your general support du...
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Where’s Duck Pond?
      Dear Editor, I noted with interest the Boise ad in the November 30, 2006 Democrat, telling of the dedication of the "Duck Pond," in honor of Mr. Merson.
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FROM OUR FILES
      127 years ago “A Merry Christmas to our readers and friends and many returns of the same. May the season be honored as a religious anniversary, and not as a bacchanalian feast, as is too often the case.” “The new and elegant steamer Maggie F. Burke was burned at her wharf in Mobile, last Saturda...
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Inside the Statehouse
Lots of politicking in State Senate as Democrats, GOP vie for control
      When the votes were counted on Nov. 7 the results revealed very few surprises. Bob Riley was re-elected governor. Eight out of nine members of the Supreme Court are Republicans. The GOP also claimed five of the seven constitutional offices including governor. Five of our seven members of Congress a...
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Hard to believe lawyers backing DuBose judgeship
      Dear Editor, I write this in disbelief after having read this past week’s paper. It is hard to believe that area lawyers are putting their good names on paper backing the person elected to be circuit judge. Will this person allow the people that come before him to do the same, if the price is rig...
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Wake up, America!
      Dear Editor, I sat in an American History class and I paid attention. Few Americans these days care about patriotism, freedom, liberties, truth, and integrity, all the things this country used to stand for. It dawned on me that I care more about this country, than I care about some relatives or f...
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