July 3, 2008 RSS feed / Editorials

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Report From Congress

Reflecting on the importance of July
Jo Bonner
Americans across the country and throughout the world will celebrate the 232nd anniversary of the founding of the United States of America this week. More...

Publisher's Comments

Despite all our grumblings, USA still great
Jim Cox

There's a lot of discontent in the United States today. The economy is a little sour and we are fighting a costly and seemingly unending war in Iraq. The approval ratings for the President and the Congress are at all-time lows. More...

Political Cartoon

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Letter to the Editor

A policeman's view on 'beat walking' suggestion

Dear Editor, In response to the letter in last week's print I find a bit interesting. More...

Alabama Viewpoint

Breaking state's piggy bank
Bob Martin

Nearly a quarter century ago we established a piggy bank in which to place the money from royalties paid by oil and gas companies for the right to drill for gas off our coast. More...

This Week In Alabama History

Mosquito-fighting Gorgas died in London 88 years ago

July 3, 1920: William Crawford Gorgas, U.S. Surgeon General, 1915-1918, and worldrenowned expert on tropical diseases, dies in London while en route to South Africa. More...