Ban assault weapons
      Suppose you go to Mobile Christmas shopping as many Clarke countians often do and you are window-shopping in the middle of the mall, minding your own business, when a crazed gunman opens fire. You run in terror but you and others can't escape the 100 rounds per minute coming from the AK-47 assault...
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Campus guns
      At the risk of sounding like we are over beating the gun issue, we must address legislation an Alabama state senator is sponsoring that would let some college students pack a weapon to class. State Sen.
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USA football
      Athletic programs - successful ones, at least - can be an asset for educational institutions, be they local high schools or four-year colleges. Unsuccessful ones, on the other hand, can be a drain on morale and financial assets.
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Inside the Statehouse
'The Machine'
Steve Flowers
      There has been a political organization on the University of Alabama campus, called the Machine, since 1888. It is a secretive coalition of fraternities and sororities that has controlled campus politics since that time.
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Congress Reports
Much work to do
Jo Bonner
      It is becoming increasingly apparent that the American people and many in Congress are frustrated with the lack of accomplishments achieved by the 110th Congress.
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From the Nethermost
Say it slowly
Jim Herod
      Let me make this perfectly clear at the outset: I acknowledge that I am hard of hearing. Having said that, I insist that when a person says "first," it should not sound like "fuss." And, I am not talking about conversations that I have with folks at the Post Office.
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Gone South
My buddy's book
Hardy Jackson
      From the beginning of our friendship at Clarke County Elementary School, Ted and I had something in common - we read. There was no TV back then. No video games. And very little on the radio to appeal to youngsters. So we read, and from our reading drew inspiration for the games we played.
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The Logger's Plight
      Dear Editor Thank you for your coverage of area loggers' recent meeting. The timber industry is the backbone of our county's economy and we must do everything we can to insure its survival.
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