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H. Brandt Ayers: We throw those bums out, then get 'em back
Could it really be true that the bums we threw out last year we want to bring back this year? Are we out of our minds? At this point the answer to the two questions is “yes,” and “yes.” But that’s normal; we’re a democracy.
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Steve Flowers: 'Friends and neighbors' politics alive and well
In 1949 Dr. V.O. Key, Jr. wrote a book entitled, “Southern Politics in State and Nation.” His book is considered the bible of southern political history. It is still the cornerstone textbook of choice for most courses on southern politics taught at universities throughout the country.
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Fair and accurate
The monster created by careless, profit-driven BP executives has trashed the beaches and wetlands of the Deep South without fear — fearless not due to its malevolent soul, it has no soul — but due to its massive size and wealth.
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Need men of high honor
If Jesus had not been born from a virgin named Mary, and conceived by God’s Holy Spirit, who would believe in Jesus?
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No is not an answer
Jindal: “No Is Not an Answer”: Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal takes issue with the federal response to the Crisis in the Gulf, not just their lack of support for solutions provided by state officials, but their failure to provide alternatives of their own.
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Cozy relationship
The never before reported 2009 Blow Out Preventer reliability study that no one wants to talk about.
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BP may not pay all it should
The oil spill is a shared tragedy which will inevitably end up in Alabama’s court system for years to come.
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Harsh reality of the oil spill for Alabama
by U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers
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On top of our already terrible economy, more devastation is sweeping across Alabama as oil begins to harm our beautiful beaches and coastal wildlife.
Oil Spill to have effects on Educational Trust Fund
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The catastrophic effects of the British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have caused unequivocal financial difficulties stretching far beyond Alabama's coastal boarders.
One In four at risk of denial of coverage
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Nearly 1 million Alabamians under age 65 who have pre-existing health conditions will gain access to health care coverage under the newly enacted health care reform law, according to a report released recently by the consumer health organization Families USA.
Frustration!
by Brandt Ayers
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First of all, you must know that the need to vent these feelings has been bottled up for years; this is not impulsive blowing off, but long-squelched frustration at progress being stymied at national, state and local levels.
FDR vs. Fox News
by Brandt Ayers
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Once again America faces a common enemy on two fronts — a scary recession that won’t go away and an oil spill threatening Gulf states — but instead of summoning the can-do patriotic spirit of the past, we have met the crisis with a perverse spate of back-stabbing, nasty partisanship.
50 years in journalism
by Brandt Ayers
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Twice in this 50th year of my life in journalism I’ve given summing-up speeches. Here are some highlights from 50 years of social, political, cultural and technological revolution.
Farmers Market to open
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The Cleburne-Heflin Farmers Market will open July 6 at McIntyre Park, across from the Heflin Recreation Center in Heflin.

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