Judge must resign
Our Opinions
      Embattled Circuit Judge Stuart DuBose has two choices- either resign his position or face a trial before the Court of the Judiciary where he will surely be found guilty and removed from the bench. Neither alternative is appealing but resigning would save further embarrassment in what has become an...
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Vying for club seats
      Alabama's congressional seats are like an old fraternal club....once you become a member you are there for life, barring some unforgivable transgression. A few years back, Artur Davis was able to unseat Earl Hillard in the Seventh District but Hillard was so incompetent that the only thing that s...
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A divided State Senate
Inside the Statehouse
      The legislative session is in full swing and is entering its sixth week. Legislators are facing daunting financial problems. They are striving to balance both the general and education budgets, which are under duress from the national economic downturn.
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People say taxes they pay about right
Guest Columnist
      One of the favorite topics of public office holders is tax. Taxes have been the story of mankind even prior to Biblical times. All forms of government has levied and collected taxes. Taxes provide the sustenance of government. One of the first powers bestowed on a king, dictator, or popular cand...
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Tanker contract protested
Congress Reports
      Early last week, Boeing announced it was formally protesting the U.S. Air Force's decision to award the $40 billion aerial refueling tanker contract to Northrop Grumman. A formal protest is filed with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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From Our Files
      30 years ago "Georgia-Pacific Corporation has annouced the selection of a site near Thomasville...for a new hardwood sawmill...The new seven-foot band sawmill employs around 55 people directly with an additional 50 jobs created in timber supplies and related activities. Annual payroll for the fac...
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