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November 20, 2009
Letter: Patriotism, revisited
When members of both parties voted for the “Patriot Act” and its many violations of our Constitutional rights, then they are not patriots.
Editorial: Lawmaker ‘nonprofits’ don’t pass smell test
An audit might have shed a bit on light on the increasingly suspicious spending. But there were no audits, although annual audits of the groups are required by the law that created the pork stream.
Might anyone be surprised that the state’s Examiners of Public Accounts had no knowledge of the organizations?
November 19, 2009
Editorial: Sarah Palin 2.0
Although she’s not quite Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian, who are famous just for being famous, Palin’s supernova was launched simply because she was plucked from the relative obscurity of the Alaska governor’s office to join GOP presidential candidate John McCain as running mate.
November 18, 2009
Editorial: Justice delayed is justice denied
Billy Joe Magwood has had 30 years to ensure he was treated justly.
November 10, 2009
Editorial: BZA misses a sign of the times
The BZA has dealt with one sign, but it’s not the last time it will face this issue.
November 08, 2009
Editorial: An act of terrorism by one of our own
Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan was terrified of being deployed to the Middle East.
November 06, 2009
Editorial: Sacred cow
The school board’s travel spending should be sacrificed.
November 05, 2009
Editorial: Reckless bid-ness
Gov. Bob Riley cannot pick and choose which contracts should be bid and which should not.
November 04, 2009
Editorial: Our agrarian roots
Peanuts don’t materialize in a can or a chocolate bar; they’re planted, nurtured, fretted over, plowed, harvested, graded and sold from farms right here in our community.
November 03, 2009
Editorial: Liquor and strip clubs no longer mix in Houston County
From our perspective, the owner of Secrets Gentlemen’s Club has no one to blame but himself. Determining what laws apply to one’s business is the businessman’s responsibility.
November 01, 2009
Editorial: A new library will show commitment to education
We urge officials to commit to funding the project as they would any public building — with public funds.
October 30, 2009
Editorial: One last win for Bates Memorial Stadium
For more than half a century, Bates Memorial has been a backdrop in the drama of the lives of generations of youngsters.
Editorial: ‘Peanut man’ tradition honored
Fittingly, Byron “Cotton” Trawick is remembered as a peanut man — a peanut-shaped likeness of Trawick dipping up a cup of boiled goobers.
October 29, 2009
Beware the deadly Gulf Coast oyster?
Should the government be in the business of banning food?
October 28, 2009
Editorial: The golden goose
This is the sort of dirty dealing that should be shut down.
October 23, 2009
Editorial: Musicians angered by tunes for torture
“The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me,” said Tom Morello, formerly of the heavy metal group Rage Against the Machine, in a statement.
October 22, 2009
Bob Almighty
Is everything a partisan conspiracy to Gov. Bob Riley, or does the politics card create a handy diversion?
October 21, 2009
MP deployment meant to help despite federal law
Sending soldiers into the streets of Samson violated the federal Posse Comitatus Act, an 1878 law prohibiting the use of federal troops for law enforcement, a measure enacted after Union troops occupied the Southern states for a decade after the Civil War.
October 20, 2009
Balloon boy story speaks volumes about our society
As much as the episode reveals about Falcon’s family — Mayumi confided to one reporter that she and her husband descend from aliens — what it suggests about the pecadilloes of our society is far more compelling.
October 04, 2009
Gov. Riley spins the electronic bingo issue
“Antifreeze looks like Gatorade, but I’m not going to drink it,” Attorney General Troy King said.
September 27, 2009
Thanks for a thankless job
You may hope to change things for the better, but there will be many, many people trying to beat you down. It’s only a matter of time before the claws come out.
September 25, 2009
Editorial: Pedophiles in our midst
People who work in the system will assure you that the physical and sexual abuse of children is far more common than one might imagine.
September 24, 2009
Editorial: Periodic notation
Examples of misused punctuation abound.
September 23, 2009
Editorial: Share costs of maintaining E-911 communication system
Sharing the maintenance cost, just as the radio equipment is shared, seems to be the most logical solution.
September 22, 2009
Editorial: Mackenzie’s Honor Flight mission
One Enterprise youngster gives thanks to World War II veterans.
September 20, 2009
Editorial: Ozark police officer makes the wrong choice
He should count himself as fortunate that he still has a job.
Editorial: Hiring lawmaker invites trouble in Elba schools
In a job market filled with applicants with superior credentials and experience, why would Elba school officials subject their system to such scrutiny and suspicion?
September 18, 2009
Editorial: Bobby Bright votes for civility in House
When the House voted to rebuke Rep. Joe Wilson of North Carolina for his outburst during the president’s address to a joint session of Congress, Bright voted favorably.
September 17, 2009
Editorial: Consitutional Rock
Many middle-aged adults might admit that everything they know about the basics of the creation of law, they learned from a cartoon scroll on Schoolhouse Rock.
September 16, 2009
Mea culpa
At what point does such beastly behavior become unacceptable? For that matter, when did it become acceptable?
News editor Christie Kulavich guides you to fun events happening in the Wiregrass.
Sports writer Drew Champlin writes about the latest sports news from Troy University.
Reporters Lance Griffin and Debbie Ingram write about latest news released on the country music development planned for Houston County.
