Let's try to keep it civil on alcohol
      Council member Lewis Herron isn't the only person who's been "criticized and chastised" when it comes to the alcohol issue in Thomasville. But wouldn't it be nice if no more people had to suffer personal attacks during the next three months when it comes to the alcohol issue...
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From the Editor's Desk
An international city, eh?
Arthur McLean
      Ihad a good laugh Sunday morning when I read the following line in the Press-Register: "Indeed, it's not too much of a stretch to say that Mobile has become an international city." Now, don't get me wrong, Mobile's my hometown and I love it and want to see it grow and prospe...
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Landing steel mill was a grand slam
Bob Ingram
      There is simply no way to overstate the significance of the of the decision of German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp to locate its $3 billion plant in Mobile County. They announced their decision in the pre-dawn hours Friday and you could almost hear the corks of champagne bottles ...
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Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
On praying in public
The late Earl Tucker
      May 15, 1957 Alittle booklet came to me through the mail this week, the title of which was "Try Prayer." Everybody got one, reckon, and it is a nice pamphlet, but I've been trying prayer for nearly fifty years. It works too, I want you to know.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thanks from the Surginer VFD
      The Surginer Volunteer Fire Department members and fundraiser committee would like to take this time to thank the newspapers, the radio stations and all our many friends and members for making our May 5 BBQ Fundraiser sell be so successful.
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