Several news items prompt thoughts on the Civil War this week (or the War Between the States, the Late Unpleasantness or whatever you want to call it). Monday was Confederate Memorial Day. I'm not opposed to Confederate Memorial Day. More...
Speaking to a Trussville audience a few weeks back, Congressman Spencer Bachus, R-Mt. Brook, proclaimed that he had a list of socialists in Congress and later revealed to a reporter the number was 17. More...
Sunday, April 26th marked Debt Day for the 2009 fiscal year. Debt Day is the day the federal government starts paying for spending by borrowing money rather than using its revenue. More...
Dear Editor: I was very interested in the recent article about the old Pan Am station. I went to work for Mr. Curtis Guy in 1941 when I was 14 years old. More...
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