Take a break and enjoy the weekend
Editor's notes
Evan Carden
      In October, I marked my fifth year as editor of The South Alabamian. Boy, how time flies when you're having fun!
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Support McIntosh Rescue
Letters to the Editor
      Dear Editor: Mr. Carden, this is in agreement to your editorial two weeks ago and the recent articles in your paper. As a resident of McIntosh for over 40 years, I'm sure I can speak for those of us who have had to call on our rescue squad.
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'Compromise' S-CHIP bill passes House
Report From Congress
Jo Bonner
      The so-called "compromise" S-CHIP bill brought to the House floor late last week was filled with nothing but empty promises.
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Dueling affidavits and statements
Alabama Viewpoint
Bob Martin
      The governor's lawyer son, Rob Riley, former State Supreme Court Justice Terry Butts, and the governor's 2002 campaign attorney Matt Lembke, have all provided sworn affidavits to the U.S.
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This Week In Alabama History
Alabama Dept. of Archives & History
      November 1, 1865: Alexander Beaufort Meek, lawyer, poet, newspaper editor, and state legislator, dies at age 51. Meek was responsible for the passage of the Public School Act of 1854, the first statewide legislation to create a fund for public education and the position of state superintendent of...
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