Financial advice from one who oversees billions
      Dr. David Bronner is the CEO of the Retirement Systems of Alabama, the agency that handles billions in investments for state education and government employees. Bronner has made the RSA fund one of the strongest of its kind in the nation.
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Opting out of pre-approved credit offers
      Imagine, if you will, a scenario I'm about to describe. It's one that is quite familiar to all of us. You go to your mailbox expecting a letter from an old friend, perhaps a bill or two, and maybe even a catalog from one of your favorite stores; however, you find your mail box filled with unsolici...
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Mardi Gras and presidential politics come to head Feb. 5
      The Christmas and New Year's holidays are hardly over and now we run headlong into Mardi Gras and a presidential primary to boot. Mardi Gras is early because Easter is early, on March 23. Some confusing formula ties the two together and we won't attempt to explain it here.
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Riley campaign reports show excessive corporate donations
      I don't know whether it was intentional or not but there appears to be something seriously wrong with the campaign financial reports filed under the Fair Campaign Practices Act by the campaigns of Gov. Bob Riley in 2002 and 2006.
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Thanks for giving to Salvation Army
Letters to the Editor
      Dear Editor: Thank you for another successful year of Salvation Army bell ringing! All of the hundreds of volunteers worked hard and exceeded our goal. Giving was down nationwide, but the generous giving of the people in Clarke County and surrounding areas was awesome. We received well over $50,0...
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