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States rush voting for lackluster candidates
      The United States don't seem all that united as individual states are rushing to be the first to hold presidential primary contests for the 2008 elections. The states all want influence in deciding the presidential nominees.
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467 years ago
Editor's Notes
Jim Cox
      Four hundred and sixty-seven years ago the first major confrontation between Europeans and Native Americans took place. And it was likely right here in Clarke County. It was on Oct.
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Letter to the Editor
Firefighters thanked
      Dear Editor, I want to thank all the men and women that serve as volunteer firemen, not only in Jackson, but in the Clarke and Washington Counties area. These men and women receive no pay and in a lot of cases, very little in the way of a Thank You. They give of their time and energy for the ben...
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Betting on Exxon-Mobil windfall
Inside the Statehouse
Steve Flowers
      As mentioned to you numerous times in this column the State of Alabama revenues are divided into two major funds.
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What's wrong with Demos' S-CHIP bill
Congress Reports
Jo Bonner
      This week, the House is scheduled to vote on whether to sustain the president's veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which is up for reauthorization this year.
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'A bizarre tale'
Alabama Viewpoint
Bob Martin
      In 143 pages of sworn testimony under questioning by Congressional lawyers, both Democrat and Republican, a Rainsville attorney has told a bizarre tale about what she believes to have been a scheme to put former Gov. Don Siegelman in prison.
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