Fascinated by DeSoto's expedition
PUBLISHER'S COMMENTS
BY JIM COX SA Publisher
      For those of you who don't know, I love history. I especially love Alabama history and our local history right here in Clarke County and the southwest corner of the state.
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Letters to the Editor
      H. W. Pearce is membership-funded Dear Editor: Who was the person that misinformed you that H.W. Pearce Jr. Park is a public pool? Surely it was not an unnamed city councilman who knows that Pearce Park is membership-funded and is operated only by money generated by membership and guest fees.
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SCHIP reform, a move toward socialized medicine
Guest Column
BY GARY PALMER Alabama Policy Institute
      For the first time in history, mandatory entitlement spending now represents 11 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) and takes up two-thirds of all federal spending. This means that with retirement on the horizon for the baby boom generation, the federal government will be hard pressed to m...
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Insurance prices rising
Congressional Report
By Rep. Jo Bonner First Congressional District
      Rising Insurance Prices Leaving Many Homeowners In a Bind There are no easy answers to the ever increasing and frustrating insurance prices the Gulf Coast has experienced over the past few years. With insurance companies limiting their exposure in certain areas, homeowners are being left in...
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