An opportunity to look at issue affecting county
      Sometimes an opportunity goes unnoticed. That may be happening now. On the one hand you have some Clarke County Commissioners saying that the commission chairman needs to be full-time, not parttime, because of the press of county business going on. Other commissioners- at least one- resist that, ...
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Nix ex-governors' fund
      Sentiment and personal feelings are clouding an issue that could be costly to the state. A legislative bill that would make former governors "councilors" with annual salaries of $36,000 is being promoted, mainly to help former Gov. Guy Hunt. Hunt is suffering from cancer and apparently has little ...
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Try again on constitution
      You have to hand it to the proponents for a new Alabama constitution, they are persistent. Several attempts have been made in the last few years to get legislation passed that would allow Alabama voters to decide at the polls whether or not to call for a rewrite of the 1901 constitution. They have...
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      It has become almost a joke in the halls of the State House. Every year, early in the regular session, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes a bill that would ban the transfer of money among political action committees. These PAC-to-PAC transfers make it impossible for the voters to k...
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Career built on honesty
By Dennis McCarthy LA Daily News
      There was a time when Art Law could lift the hood of a car, listen to the motor idle for a few seconds and tell you - within a few dollars - how much it would cost to fix the problem.
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Famous Quotes
      "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." John Lennon "Law is order, and good law is good order." Aristotle "If you drink, don't drive. Don't even putt." Dean Martin "I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.
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Thomas signs with UWA
      Coffeeville High School football standout Michael Thomas signed a scholarship with the University of West Alabama Monday morning. Here he is pictured with his mother, Angela Brown as well as Coach Walter Rozier and CHS teacher Jennifer Lankford.
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