Honoring Harper Lee
Our Opinions
      An icon of American literature was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Bush in Washington Monday. Harper Lee of nearby Monroeville was recognized for her 1960 novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Spinning numbers
What Others Say
      The reputation of the Iraq war, now within sight of its fifth birthday, is fully entrenched as a smorgasbord of numbers. Spinmasters who support the United States' military presence in Iraq have data that illustrate President Bush's surge is working.
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Presidential dynasties?
Editor's Notes
Jim Cox
      John Adams was the second president of the United States, serving from 1791 until 1801. Twenty-five years later, his son, John Quincy Adams would become the nation's sixth president.
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Breaking the glass ceiling
Inside the Statehouse
Steve Flowers
      Even though Barack Obama is giving Hillary Clinton a challenge in the Democratic race, it appears that she will be tough to beat. She has been the favorite since the beginning and she is not faltering. She is running a flawless campaign.
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UWA dresses for success
      The University of West Alabama at Livingston is among the first of the nation's state-supported universities to enact a dress code for students. Sleeveless undershirts, tube tops, net shirts, baseball caps, do-rags, bare feet and waistlines that reveal underwear are against the rules in class.
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Atkinson has gone to the dogs
Letter to the Editor
      Dear Editor, We have a problem with dogs running loose in our neighborhood in the Atkinson community north of Thomasville. The dogs have not had their rabies shots and are menacing people, digging in yards and getting into chicken pens.
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1,000 votes and little accomplished
Congress Reports
Jo Bonner
      Last month, the House passed an historic milestone - of sorts - the House cast its 1,000th vote of the year. Not since the Constitution was ratified has the House cast as many votes in the first half of a Congress. I would have hoped that during the last ten months, Congress would have accompl...
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GOP justices side with Exxon
Alabama Viewpoint
Bob Martin
      The Alabama Supreme Court, by tossing nearly 99 percent of a $3.6 billion verdict against ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, has refused to play Santa to state taxpayers,
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The worst candidates ever
Beasley Report
Jere Beasley
      I'm not sure the current crop of GOP presidential candidates is the worst ever, but if they aren't, they will be a very close second to the worst in recent memory. The only time that I can recall when the candidates were worse would have been in the Goldwater year of 1964. Of course, Goldwater lo...
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