Our Opinions
Make it legal in T'ville
      Thomasville voters will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on the question of whether or not to allow the sale of alcohol within the city limits. Like all wet-dry campaigns, this has been a heated and emotional debate with tempers flaring on both sides. That is regrettable in a small town like Thoma...
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Other Opinions
Unhappy voters
      Editor's note: The Democrat found this editorial interesting, given columnist Steve Flowers' view on some of the state's more popular Republicans reproduced at right. Republicans should be awfully glad that elections don't take place this year because if they can't take Alabama, they c...
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Going the distance
Editor's Notes
Jim Cox
      I want to recognize the dedicated public officials and private citizens who went to Washington, D.C. recently to attend the El Camino East-West Corridor Commission's annual meeting and to lobby for funding for fourlaning U.S. Highway 84.
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'Yellow Dog Republicans'
Inside the Statehouse
Steve Flowers
      Our senior U.S. Senator, Richard Shelby, is Alabama's most premier and powerful politician. Shelby has enjoyed a stellar political career and taken a textbook path to stardom.
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Another plan to grow big government!
Congress Reports
Jo Bonner
      Every American should have access to affordable health insurance, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has been successful in providing coverage to children from low-income families.
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Pictures From The Past
      ABC Agent Douglas "Red" Morgan and Cecil Pruitt, owner of Pruitt's Restaurant in Grove Hill share stories in front of the restaurant in this undated photo, likely from the late 1960s or early '70s. Note the empty newspaper stands behind them...they may have been waiting on new copies of The Democr...
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Letter To The Editor
CCHS band appreciative
      Dear Editor, The Clarke County High School Band of Blue would like to thank all who supported and donated in various fundraisers sponsored by the band. Your support and donations helped the band and drill team reach their goals in ordering new uniforms and attend summer camps.
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