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Updates on state legislative session

  Can you believe that in one short month we will be halfway through this year? It is true that time goes by faster the older we get! Also staying busy makes time fly. While we do not have a big trip planned again until October, we are staying busy making plans for it –…

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The Supreme Court of the United States

  The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all federal court cases and over state court cases that involve a point of U.S. constitutional or federal law. Established by Article Three of the U.S. Constitution, the composition and procedures of…

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Monday, June 5, is Jefferson Davis Holiday in Alabama

  Dear Editor, Abraham Lincoln overthrew the low-taxed, voluntary union of independent States, created by the Founding Fathers in the “Articles of Confederation, Article I:”  “The Name of this Confederacy shall be: ‘The United States of America.’” Lincoln re-established the high-taxed, compulsory union of colonies, as under Britain. President Jefferson Davis explained in his “Message To The…

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Words of wisdom

  To be honest, I was at a loss as to what to write about this week. All the latest news was the same news that has been ongoing. Russia is still in Ukraine, but if I ignore the propaganda and listen to the actual experts, I am still getting conflicting information, and conflicting opinions,…

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Remembering our fallen heroes

  By U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville   On Christmas Day, 1952, Sergeant Arthur Hullett received the news that his 22-year-old brother Ervin had been killed in Korea. They had grown up in a close-knit family, as two of eight children. The news understandably came as a shock. He realized that he’d never see his brother…

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Observing, honoring Memorial Day

  This weekend we will be celebrating Memorial Day. There are quite a few stories about the origin of this holiday, but they all do go back to the Civil War years. The first name used was “Decoration Day” where people went to the cemeteries and placed flowers or decorations on the graves of fallen…

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Economic incentives remain good for Alabama 

  When I worked for the governor in 1995, I vividly remember complaints people made about our state giving incentives to bring new businesses here. There were tax cuts and special incentives given to one company government officials said would bring other companies of its size here if the state invested in just that one. But people…

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Dictators

I have been out of state for a bit for the funeral of someone who played an integral part in the making of the person that I am today. Life on this planet is fleeting. My advice to any who may care is to be a positive role model for a young person, as they…

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Letter to the Editor

No money for roadwork   Dear Editor, Wow, when have you heard our county is broke, no money for working on our roads? I took a young man by our county shop to see if there were any openings for a laborer. The lady said there was a laborer position, but you must have your…

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