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Gaining or losing, it depends on your view
OUR VIEW
      The old location of the Alabama Grill came down Tuesday. The two were Thomasville landmarks, and now, they are no more. There are many who will mourn the passing of the old Alabama Grill, though it lives on in some way just a ways down the road at Gaston's Grill.
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The unheralded snapper
From the Editor's Desk
Arthur McLean
      Pity the poor longsnapper. Oh sure, the kickers get all the attention. Heck, even the holders get more attention than our humble, long-suffering longsnapper. But, if you look carefully, there he is, in the middle of the line, head bowed, ready to zip a perfect spiral, backwards, between his legs...
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Medicaid and others need more money
By Steve Flowers
      As mentioned to you numerous times in this column the State of Alabama revenues are divided into two major funds. Unlike many of our sister states, who have one general fund and most of their tax dollars are unearmarked, our budgets are divided between a general fund and an education fund and most...
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Disecting the western
Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
The late Earl Tucker
      October 12, 1955 Something bad is happening to me in my old age. I'm getting where I like Western movies. Waiting for certain TV programs to come on, I got where I watched the tale end of a few Western pictures and the first thing you know I was getting where I tuned in in time to see the entire ...
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HOW TO GET SOMETHING IN THE PAPER
      The Thomasville Times is happy to publish news items for the public, most of which are free-of-charge. Anything brought to the paper should be accompanied by the name of a contact person and phone number, preferably written on the submission itself.
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Viewing life from the front porch
Afterthoughts
Anne Williamson
      As those of you who pass by our house know, Billy and I love to sit on the front porch. It's sort of our outside living room and instead of watching TV we watch the world go by. My youngest daughter Dani who is away at college laughs at us and sometimes says we're dorks (whatever that is) and othe...
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