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Publisher's Comments Jim Cox A few weeks back I reviewed some issues of The South Alabamian from the 1920s that had belonged to Marjorie Fendley Priest of Jackson. This week, we'll look at some issues from the 1930s. These old papers are interesting because so few copies exist from these time periods. More ... Mississippi judge's heart in right place to limit football practices Editorial Opinion Temperatures have been over 100 degrees for the past week or so and the heat index has soared to 110 or better. This kind of extreme heat is dangerous and can kill people. But it is high school football season across the south and teams everywhere are practicing despite the heat to be ready for t... More ...
Dixie Bibb Graves was state's first female U.S. senator in '37 Ala. Dept. of Archives & History August 17, 1870: Spanish-American War hero Richmond Pearson Hobson is born in Greensboro. Hobson later represented Alabama in the U.S. Congress and was active in the prohibition movement. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1933 for heroism during the Spanish-American War and became... More ...
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Alabama Viewpoint Bob Martin The battle over the two-year colleges has reached a new decibel level in Montgomery with AEA's Joe Reed comparing Bradley Byrne's actions as the system's new chancellor to Adolph Hitler. Byrne, in response to a question at a lobbying group's meeting as to whether Reed's comment would make it diffi... More ...
Report From Congress Jo Bonner After weeks of negotiations, the House and Senate passed a Republican proposal to close a loophole that allows foreign terrorists to avoid our intelligence network. By all accounts, we are in a period of increased risk of terrorist attack. More ... |
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