If it sounds crazy, it probably is!
      I'm a big fan of newspaper comics. I think the "funny papers" offer not only muchneeded humor but also a little insight into life. "The Born Loser" is a favorite and a recent Sunday panel touched on a topic I've been thinking about.
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Alabama is in a position to weather economic storms
Guest Editorial
By Rep. Thomas Jackson
      Concerns for the U.S. economy can be heard from coast to coast as the housing market slows, energy prices rise, and the unemployment rate starts to inch higher. However, for the first time in living memory, Alabama is in a position to weather the economic storms better than most states. There has...
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The embodiment of hubris
Publisher's Comments Jim Cox
      I arrived in Montgomery about a year before David Bronner, having been appointed Deputy Court Administrator in the fledgling State Department of Court Management by the late Chief Justice Howell Heflin. A year later Bronner, who was assistant dean of the law school at Alabama, was named to head th...
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Post office congress
Report From Congress Jo Bonner
      While it is no secret that our economy in Alabama is booming in many sectors, the national economic forecast is not as bright. In recent weeks, the headlines have told of rising gas prices, a slumping housing market, and a dollar that is steadily losing its value.
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