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Get out and vote on Feb. 5
      The presidential primary in Alabama is Feb. 5. We hope you will go out and vote for the candidate you think will be the best choice for leading our nation for the next four years. Many challenges lay ahead for our next president. If you are still trying to decide, we've found a breakdown of each...
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From the Editor's Desk
Your vibrating brains
Arthur McLean
      It's amazing what we can learn about stuff. Bridgett's reading a book called "Your Brain on Music" and it claims that your brain will vibrate at the same frequency as the tone you are hearing. I have a lot of odd songs that go through my head day to day, so there's no telling what vibrations my br...
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Alabama in the national spotlight
By Bob Martin
      It is been dubbed Super Tuesday '08, Super Duper Tuesday, Tsunami Tuesday and other names. But whatever you call it Feb. 5th. is a day Alabama, for the first time in recent history, will get a chance to participate in the early decision-making process for the presidential nominees of our two major...
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Ramblin' Roses and Flyin' Bricks
Don't need a coat of arms
The late Earl Tucker
      January 29, 1958 If you ever buy anything from a mail-order house - especially something foolish - they swap your name around and pretty soon you are flooded with "attractive offers." Years ago I got a postal card from some firm in Chicago offering an "amazing" bargain in high-powered binoculars...
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