Our View
City's schedule for zoning a good one
     We apologize for jumping the gun in last week's editorial.
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Alabama Scene
Good budget likely helps Riley's bid
Bob Ingram
     It came as no surprise, but when the state closed its books on Sept. 30 and the end of the fiscal year the numbers were incredible--Alabama's taxes generated more money than ever before in history.
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From the Editor's Desk
Nukes in the wrong hands
Arthur McLean
     Fashion plate Kim Jong-Il now has a nuclear bomb. Man, that just makes my day.
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Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
An art to procrastinating
The late Earl Tucker
     October 17, 1956 The other morning I got up bright and fairly early and I knew right off the bat something was wrong. I didn't hurt anywhere and I felt good all over and I was all full of energy. I bent over a couple of times to see if my aches and pains would return, but they didn't.
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