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Editorials February 7, 2008
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From yellow pad tabulations to computer counts
      It is amazing to see how voting and vote tabulations have changed in just the few years (well, actually about 30 now that I think about it!) that I have been watching and reporting elections. I couldn't help but think about the technological advancements Tuesday as I watched pollworkers bringing ...
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Senate committee's inaction on fisticuff incident disappoints
What Others Say
      When Alabama Sen. Charles Bishop punched Sen. Lowell Barron on the Senate floor on the final day of the legislative session last summer, he proved that a spiffy suit and an elected office don't give a man class. Bishop first embarrassed himself by stooping to fisticuffs, then lacked the grace to ...
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Legislature convenes under a pall
      The Democratic-controlled Alabama Legislature assembled in Montgomery Tuesday with many in the majority party feeling as though they were facing down both barrels of a double-barreled shotgun in addition to the problems they face with finding enough funding for education and all other facets of st...
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Bush delivers final State of the Union address
      Last week, members of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the cabinet, the Supreme Court, and the diplomatic corps gathered in the House chamber to listen to President George W. Bush deliver his eighth and final State of the Union address.
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Letter to the Editor
Hey Road Man!
      Finish the Stave Creek Bridge project! Smooth the road that approaches the north and south ends; then replace those orange barrels with permanent barrier markers (signs) to identify where the bridge is for night driving ….. ASAP!
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Candidates' delegates were unknown by many
      I don't know about the average person but I know I had little knowledge about the candidates' delegates in Tuesday's election. On Tuesday's ballot the voter had to match the candidate with the delegates pledged to that candidate. Your ballot was rejected if you did not vote for the delegates pled...
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