Good to see civic center work
OUR VIEW
      It was a very long and difficult road, but work has finally begun on the Thomasville Civic Center. It was good to see crews performing the interior demolition work that will eventually open up the space for multiple uses. While small, the building will hopefully be big enough to house the events ...
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Alabama Scene
Talking about the "outhouse inauguration"
Bob Ingram
      You might think that after attending or covering every gubernatorial inauguration in Alabama since 1950 that on the eve of yet another one I would be full of stories to tell of those past events. A few highlights stick out, of course, but very few.
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From the Editor's Desk
"Hot" investment ideas
Arthur McLean
      After the temperatures we experienced around these parts last week, does anyone think there's no global warming going on? If this keeps up, by the time I'm 50, we'll be wearing shorts and flip-flops in February. In August, we'll just burst into flame as soon as we leave the house.
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Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
Don't know how to act
The late Earl Tucker
      January 16, 1957 There's one place I never did know exactly how to act, and that's in a hospital. Somehow, I never feel at ease. To start with, it seems I always get to a hospital just before or right after the posted visiting hours. For several years I either waited around or went back the next ...
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Times' wet/dry coverage is biased
      Dear Editor, Your recent Thomasville Times article, "Cities See More Tax Revenue from Alcohol," should be a clarion call to the voters of Thomasville as to where this newspaper stands on the wet/dry issue. It is obvious your propaganda piece in last week's paper was meant to sway and persuade vot...
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