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Guilt by association for college teachers
      The scandals and irregularities in Alabama's two-year colleges add further, disappointing emphasis to how politics in Alabama has worked for far too long. The most recent episode is a Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation of the system's finances.
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Protection or over-protection?
From the Editor's Desk
Arthur McLean
      I've been seeing this commercial on TV lately about Meningitis. It starts off innocently enough, with animation made to look like a teen's doodlings in a notebook and the voice-over talks about the teen years being one of wonderment, discovery and whatnot.
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Redistricting fight is likely coming up
By Steve Flowers
      Historically congressional and legislative districts have been redrawn every ten years when new census figures are taken. However, the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark decision last year opened the door for legislatures to reapportion congressional and legislative districts at any time rather than...
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The game day experience
Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
The late Earl Tucker
      Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1957 When a fellow gets my age he should forget about such things as long trips to football games. It says something over on page 634 in the Good Book about how we should put away childish things when we get grown.
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Makes me wonder how poor families supposed to make it
      Helpless but not homeless My name is Deanby Overton. I have been in nursing school for two yeas. I am married with three children. I gave my life to God almost five years ago. This story isn't really about me. It's about my sister. She's a 29-year old mother of two. She also is a full-time studen...
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