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Editorials April 3, 2008
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Get all the facts before coming to a conclusion
Editor's notes Evan Carden
      Sometimes there are instances when the entire story is not told at first, leading many people to reach the wrong conclusions. When receiving information should wait until the entire story is told before making a decision about the truth of what has occurred.
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Fewer candidates seek local political offices these days
      The deadline to qualify for county offices up for election this year is Friday at 5 p.m. and so far only a handful of candidates have thrown their hats in the ring. It used to be that there would be a slew of candidates to start announcing right after the first of the year and by the week that qu...
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SS reform urgently needed
Report From Congress Jo Jo Bonner
      This past January, the nation's first baby boomer signed up for Social Security benefits, and 77 million baby boomers, who could qualify for Social Security and Medicare, will follow during the next 22 years. This baby boomer reality underscores the looming crisis for these already strained progra...
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House of Representatives ups minimum professional requirements for judges
Alabama Viewpoint Bob Martin
      The State House of Representatives has adopted a bill to increase the professional requirements for persons who serve as district, circuit and appellate judges in Alabama and sent the measure to the Senate.
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Letter to the Editor
      Keep up the good reporting Dear Editor: Your recent story concerning the ongoing alcohol issue was very interesting to say the least. I am intently interested in everyones use and definition of the words "regulating and prohibiting".
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Historical heritage holds great meaning
      April is Confederate History and Heritage Month; proclaimed in perpetuity by the Alabama State Board of Education in 1995 and annually by sitting governors of Alabama. It is not a shocking secret that I am an unabashed admirer of the men called "Confederate soldiers." I am not a defender, for they...
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