Publisher’s Comments
Tribute to President Ford was touching
By Jim Cox SA Publisher
      President or not, we should all be so lucky as to be lauded when we die the way Gerald Ford has been this week. The 38th president of the United States died at the age of 93 at his home in California last week. Decent, unassuming, caring and compassionate have all been used to describe the only m...
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Wreck shows need for turn lane on 43 north of Jackson
      Tuesday’s wreck north of the Jackson city limits in front of the Tack & Rack and LA Powersports stores again showed the extreme need for a turn lane in that area. Had there been one there, this crash would more than likely never have happened. Our city leaders are pushing to get state approval for...
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Alabama Scene
Don Siegelman is still Alabama’s top newsmaker
By Bob Ingram Syndicated Columnist
      I think it is required that at the end of the year and the beginning of another that those of us in my trade take a look back at the past 12 months -- the top stories, the off-beat stories and yes, the biggest newsmakers of the year. That we had a few big newsmakers in Alabama in 2006 is not debat...
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Congressional Report
110th Congress will be historic in many ways
By Rep. Jo Bonner First Congressional District
      This week the 110th Congress will convene, and members of the House of Representatives and the Senate will take the oath of office. This Congress will be historic in a number of ways. First, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, D-California, will not only become the 60th Speaker of the House but also the f...
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