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Governor fires opening volley of campaign?
Bob Martin

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President Obama overreaches in challenging Supreme Court
Jo Bonner

During a press conference in the White House Rose Garden last week, President Obama called into question one of the tenets of our federal court system – the doctrine of judicial review. More...

Thanks for support of Happy Tails Rescue

Dear Editor, The operators and volunteers of Happy Tails Rescue in Jackson would like to thank the businesses and citizens of Jackson who turned out to support us in our efforts to raise funds, Saturday, April 7, with our first Easter bake sale. More...

Local couple proud of way hospital serves community

Dear Editor, Once again our family required the services of the ER at Jackson Medical Center. As in the past, we were treated with utmost compassion. Our needs were seen to quickly and efficiently. More...

There’s a difference in a need and a want

Dear Editor: My heart is deeply saddened over a recently published article titled “Clarke Co school system must pay Pugh thousands in back travel expense”. More...

Supermajority rejects amendment that could have prevented cuts to mental health services, jobs

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State Senator Marc Keahey

Last week, the Republican supermajority in the Alabama Senate passed a bill that appropriated $45.3 million to the Department of Corrections which makes up for the 10.6 percent proration that all General Fund agencies recently received. More...

Civil War started 151 years ago in Charleston, S.C.

• On April 14, 1818, Noah Webster, a Yale-educated lawyer with an avid interest in language and education, publishes his American Dictionary of the English Language. More...

Ronald McDonald House provides hope for families

Dear Editor, Ava Faith Weafer, daughter of Beth and Jamie Weafer and granddaughter of Brenda and Tony Cooley, was born at USA Women’s and Children’s Hospital on Nov. 12, 2011 at just 30 weeks, weighing only 3 lbs. and 9 oz. More...