The newspaper business must evolve with the times
      Ahh, the times they are a changin'. That saying could never be more true, especially in the newspaper business. The task of bringing the news to the public has certainly seen a lot of changes since the days the first printing press cranked up to the first newspaper to post its stories on the worl...
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Letters to the Editor
      Thanks for help with Jackson Christmas parade Dear Editor, The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce's Christmas Parade was a great success. As we were preparing for the parade line-up I could feel the "Christmas Spirit" in the air. The children were waiting anxiously to see Santa ...
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Congress has much work before year's end
      It is becoming increasingly apparent that the American people and many in Congress are frustrated with the lack of accomplishments achieved by the 110th Congress. After wasting much of the past year on frivolous legislation such as naming post offices, courthouses and roads, only one of the 12 an...
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Another two-year college rip-off
      A state senator from Birmingham received about $150,000 over a two-and-a-half year period from a nonprofit program called Heritage for Hope that was funded from grants through the state's twoyear college system and authorized by its former chancellor, Roy Johnson.
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