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The decision to install a central fueling station for county vehicles makes good sense and we were glad to see county commissioners approve it last week. The outfit will cost about $100,000 but the county got a good interest rate of 3.26 percent (we wish we could get a rate like that!). More ... The Christmas season is here. In fact it is less than three weeks until Christmas. It is always best to shop as close to home as possible and this year it is more important than ever. The economy isn't the best anywhere but the more money you spend closest to home, the better our local economy does. More ... Jingle bells, shotgun shells, BBs all the way. We've all heard the made-up lyrics to the Christmas classic "Jingle Bells." Reckon this was the version the crazy crowd was humming as they rushed over a part-time Wal-Mart employee in Long Island, N.Y. Friday? Or maybe in California where two men gunned one another down in a Toys R Us store crowded with shoppers. More ... As I am sure many of you know by now, starting February 17, 2009, all television stations must broadcast exclusively in a digital format. This means stations will no longer broadcast in analog and some traditional televisions will no longer work. More ... Alabamians have established definite trends in our voting patterns. We have made a clear delineation between national and local races. We prefer Republicans for national office and Democrats locally. The state races are somewhere in between. More ... |
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