Editor's Notes
Situations cause us to examine our mortality
By Evan Carden SA Editor
      A gentleman who works for us as a freelance photographer told me of a recent incident that made him examine his mortality. He was visiting a friend's farm, where he, the friend and the friend's brother-in-law were enjoying an afternoon of skeet shooting.
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Bald eagle a symbol of nation's freedom
      The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States and of freedom worldwide. However, the eagle almost became extinct. Alabama played a significant role in saving this important national treasure and the week of the Fourth of July is a good time to recognize the eagle's comeback.
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What's the big interest in Paris Hilton's life?
      The veteran newsman Larry King has interviewed presidents, royalty and a variety of other influential newsmakers from around the world on his "Larry King Live" that appears on CNN. The program draws an average of 1.1 million daily viewers.
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VIEWPOINT
Siegelman tells judge 'I'm a good person'
BY BOB MARTIN
      As tears rolled down his cheeks Don Siegelman told the federal judge about to sentence him that he was "not a perfect person, but I am a good person. I have made mistakes, I have done some stupid things and some dumb things.
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Congressional Report
Celebrating America's independence
By Rep. Jo Bonner First Congressional District
      This week, Americans throughout the country and across the world will celebrate the 231st anniversary of the birth of the United States. Many will commemorate the Fourth of July in traditional ways - picnics, baseball games, fireworks, and family trips.
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Southern Style
A Fourth of July conversation with Benjamin Franklin
      On July 4th, 1776, 56 brave colonial Americans signed the Declaration of Independence. A few years later some of the best colonial minds in America drafted the document known as the Constitution. Benjamin Franklin, early patriot said, "We have given them a republic if they can keep it." Mr.
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