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Vote yes for better incentives June 5
      It's often the unglamorous work that goes the farthest to seal the big headliner deals like ThyssenKrupp. And so it will be on June 5, when an unglamorous election is held to make an unglamorous, but necessary change in Alabama's economic development efforts.
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From the Editor's Desk
Politics gives me heartburn
Arthur McLean
      Iwas reading something the other day that mentioned the second Republican Presidential candidate debate. There have been two Republican candidate debates? Where have I been? Of course, it's not like I've missed anything. Does this current crop of Democrats and Republicans hoping for the big seat ...
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Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
Feeling good, doing good
The late Earl Tucker
      May 30, 1956 Maybe you read in the papers a while back where a horse was stranded on a snow-covered mountain in Colorado. The horse, named Elijah, was fed by an airlift and remained healthy and strong during the ordeal.
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Another "winwin" move for Folsom
By Bob Martin
      Tired of the stalling tactics in the State Senate, Lt. Gov. Jim Folsom, Jr. last week used the power of his gavel and a procedural maneuver to force senators back to work, a move that will likely save the necessity and the half-million dollar cost of a special session later this year.
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