Thanks to firemen
Letter to the Editor
      Dear Editor, Many guys spend their Saturdays mowing the lawn, catching up on honey-do chores, or, if they're lucky, golfing, fishing, or just relaxing. Not the guys from Grove Hill Fire and Rescue. For the last several weekends, these volunteer firemen, assisted by Helwestern Fire Department, ha...
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Siegelman, pro and con
Inside the Statehouse
Steve Flowers
      The recent decision by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to release Don Siegelman pending appeal has added fuel to the fire ignited by the CBS 60 Minute documentary featuring Siegelman's case and imprisonment. Even though it has been six weeks since the documentary was broadcast, the coffee ...
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Boeing keeps up attack on tanker award
Congress Reports
      As you all know by now, Boeing is challenging the Air Force's decision to award the potential $40 billion tanker deal to the Northrop Grumman/ EADS team, which plans to assemble the tankers in Mobile. The Air Force contract includes 179 tankers to be delivered over the next 15 years.
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Help poor dogs, cats
      Dear Editor, I was one of the privileged people who had the opportunity to meet with the Animal Shelter Task Force concerning the need for an animal shelter in Clarke County. I am an avid lover of animals and I fully believe that we all have a responsibility to take care of Gods' little creatures...
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Politics and strange bedfellows
Gone South
      It has been a circus. Up in New York, some are saying that the only difference between Gov. Eliot Spitzer and other Albany politicians is that he paid for it. Hee, hee, hee. Then along comes the governor who replaced the governor, telling reporters that both he and his wife had extramarital aff...
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