More to building a community than just buildings
Publisher's Comments Jim Cox
      "If you don't build it they will leave," asserts a former Jackson resident who has moved upstate and is now chastising her old home for not growing and developing to her satisfaction. Everyone is due their own opinions but I thought a letter writer last week was particularly harsh on Jackson, its...
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Big time GOP honchos fly out of Jackson
      Many Jackson residents may not have known it but U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona, the certain Republican nominee and possibly the next president of the United States, came through town late Monday afternoon on his way to the local airport to catch a flight to Birmingham for fund-raising events th...
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Scammers going after rebate checks
Report From Congress Jo Bonner
      Now that the tax-filing deadline has passed, American families will soon start receiving rebate checks as part of an effort by Congress to help stimulate our national economy.
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House approves removal of sales tax from groceries
Alabama Viewpoint Bob Martin
      There's an old quote that goes like this: "If you love the law and like sausage, don't watch either being made." It is certainly an apt description of our lawmaking process in Alabama where anything can happen at any given moment.
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Help for Wagarville park solicited
      Dear Editor: If you have traveled along Highway 56 in Wagarville, the park has probably caught your eye. Wagarville residents have put in nearly 28 manhours cleaning the park and getting it ready for use.
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