EDITOR'S NOTES
Good to see participation in 'America's Night Out'
BY EVAN CARDEN SA Editor
      Tuesday evening I was pleased to see that at least some of the citizens of Jackson decided to take time out from their regular routines to participate in the national "America's Night Out," hosted locally by the Jackson Police Department.
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Jackson may soon have 'wet' company
Our Opinon
      Jackson has been the only place where you could legally buy alcoholic beverages in Clarke County since July 2005. That may change Tuesday as Thomasville voters go to the polls to decide whether or not to legalize sales in the north Clarke County city.
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Back-to-school time
      As youngsters, we used to think the summers flew by and that school time returned all too quickly. We must be reverting to our second childhood, because it seems that summers are again short-lived. Schools are starting back around the area this week and it seems like only a couple of weeks ago tha...
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Cronyism reigns and corruption abounds
VIEWPOINT
BY BOB MARTIN
      Bradley Byrne, the new chancellor of Alabama's two-year colleges wants to prohibit legislators from working for or contracting with schools in the system. He is backed by Gov. Bob Riley, but other powerful forces are determined to stop him…including AEA executive director Dr. Paul Hubbert a...
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Another plan to grow big government
CONGRESSIONAL REPORT
BY REP. JO BONNER
      Every American should have access to affordable health insurance, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has been successful in providing coverage to children from low-income families. As is too often the case in Washington these days, there is much disagreement over how to ex...
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