Lt. Governor accused of a shake-down
By Bob Martin
      Montgomery insurance executive John Goff has charged that former Lt. Gov. Steve Windom and some of his associates attempted to shake him down for $200,000-ayear in exchange for Windom's help in retaining his insurance contracts with the state.
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Helping those who give help to others
OUR VIEW
      to others Silver bells are ringing in town again this year as the Salvation Army's volunteers man little red kettles hoping to raise enough to help those in need this Christmas season.
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Cutting out the middleman?
From the Editor's Desk
Arthur McLean
      One of the funny things about having a Tivo system is that sometimes your TV just seems to land on odd channels at odd times. Of course, when that happens, you also catch odd things being broadcast. It's all kinda odd now that I think about it.
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Political Cartoon
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Not-so-great depression
Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
The late Earl Tucker
      November 27, 1957 There's some talk going around now about how maybe we're starting into a business recession. A recession ain't nothing but a mild depression and a depression ain't nothing but a mild panic. Lots of people still call that thing we had in 1929 and the early 30s a depression, but ...
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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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