OUR VIEW
There had to be a winner and a loser
      Why was it that Alabama moved its primary up? Wasn't it an attempt to be relevant in the presidential primary? The irony of this year's presidential race is that the Democratic primary is so close that all eyes were on Mississippi of all places this week.
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From the Editor's Desk
You have to be tenacious
Arthur McLean
      Award-winning photographer and director of photography at the University of Alabama, Chip Cooper, has one key piece of advice for those who are looking to do creative projects and have them seen by the larger world: be tenacious.
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Political Cartoon
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The goddess of Thursday thunder
By Bob Martin
      Thursday is named for Thor, the redhaired and bearded god of thunder in Germanic paganism. Has Thor become the mark of U. S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, Alice Martin? It certainly appears that way.
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Tanker deal fair and open
By Cong. Jo Bonner
      Just over a week ago, the Air Force announced it chose the Northrop Grumman/EADS team to build the Air Force's KC-45A Aerial Refueling Tanker - a tanker that will be assembled here in Mobile. After the most rigorous, fair and transparent acquisition process in the history of the U.S.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Chamber offers thanks to supporters
      Iwould like to thank everyone who went the extra mile to make the Chamber Banquet a complete success. Everyone's hard work and dedication to the Banquet really paid off.
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