August 28, 2008 RSS feed / Editorials

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City elections exhibit true democracy

Editor's notes
Evan Carden
As I waited at Jackson City Hall, Tuesday, for the results of the Jackson city elections, I realized that this was democracy in its truest form. More...

Prepare for hurricanes

Report From Congress
Jo Bonner

In just the past month, we have seen tropical depressions and hurricanes form in the Gulf, and as I'm writing this column, Tropical Storm Fay was making a hard left turn off the east coast of Florida and tracking slowly towards southwest Alabama. More...

Indians massacred settlers at Fort Mims 195 years ago

August 30, 1813: Creek Indians attack Fort Mims in what is now Baldwin County, killing nearly 250 settlers gathered there for protection. More...

A good newspaperman and a great Alabamian

Editorial

A leader in Alabama politics, newspaper publishing (including The South Alabamian at one time), radio broadcasting, business, education and so much more died Friday. James H. More...

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Hammett, others not comfortable at legislator's trial

Alabama Viewpoint
Bob Martin

The trial in a Decatur federal courtroom of a Madison County legislator who is alleged to have accepted pay for work she didn't do continues this week, but the opening round last week produced some interesting testimony. More...