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January 28, 2004 RSS feed / Editorials

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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK

Malfunctioning computers, sorry sportsmen and irresponsible PR lead to snit fit
Just a few notes from this past week... More...

State could be in for fundamental change

Alabama Policy Institute
By Gary Palmer

By the time the next regular session of the state Legislature ends in May, Alabama could be a fundamentally different state More...

Editorial

County not as divided as some might think

When Jackson pulled out of the water district with Thomasville a few months ago, many folks in the county figured it signaled a return to the old way of doing business in Clarke County - with every corner of the county looking out for itself. More...

Time to mark the end of ‘Lowder Power?’

The Alabama Scene
By Bill Ingram

MONTGOMERY - Dr. Bill Walker is gone as president of Auburn, replaced on a temporary basis by Dr. Ed Richardson, the former state Superintendent of Education. More...

GUEST COLUMNIST

Special interests lining up to defend DROP

As the Alabama Legislature trolls for additional tax dollars, the dual heads of the Alabama Education Association each have laid up for themselves a retirement "bonus" that could exceed $1 million cash, in addition to their regular pension More...