The public speaks
The Terri Schiavo Case: Congressional Thuggery
By William Whitley Hodges, J.D.
     The hysteria and political opportunism caught up in the Terri Schiavo case warrants our looking at our past and how the Founding Fathers protected us from such conduct when they wrote the US Constitution which created checks and balances between the branches of our government. This system of checks
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Letter to the editor Stop taxing our property
     The only solution to property tax relief is to repeal all property taxes, real and personal. The school boards, county councils, and city councils would not like this as they now have an unlimited money supply. The more they want, the more they take. They have a permanent unrecorded lien on your pro
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City Council should not regulate smoking
By Warner M. Montgomery
     Cigarettes have been proven to kill. They kill the smoker, his/her spouse, their children, and their pets. Smokers smell bad, cough a lot, and foul the air. Smokers are the scourge of the information age.
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Thirty–something speaks
Ode to our little cocker spaniel
     Back in 1994, I had absolutely no use for cocker spaniels. Each and every one I came in contact with snapped or growled at me like I was some kind of masked intruder. I didn
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It’s not a criticism, it’s an observation.
Michael Jackson ain
     One night in 1995, a smart aleck expressed surprise when I mentioned I was from Alabama. She said she wouldn
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Paulie — drunk again
     The bartender cuts Paulie off a few minutes before closing time. Paulie objects, but Eugene, the owner of the pub, steps in insisting that Paulie get somebody to drive him home.
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