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At the Pharmer’s Market, Patients Suffer While Middlemen Profit

BY SALLY C. PIPES Imagine a visit to the local farmer's market. When you're about to pay the farmer for some fruit, a man in a suit and sunglasses interrupts the exchange and offers to negotiate a discount with the farmer. Cool, right? Not so fast. The man in the suit...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

By Tim Frazier Demand for commercial truck drivers nationwide has reached a critical point, and it’s only going to keep growing for the foreseeable future. With the current strain on the world’s supply chain, pay and earnings have gone up significantly for truck...

Letter to the Editor: Dave Thomas for Governor

The Alabama Cannabis Coalition and the Alabama Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition would like to announce that we wholeheartedly endorse Springville Mayor Dave Thomas for Governor of the State of Alabama on May 24, 2022, for the Republican Primary.  Mayor...

Letter to the Editor: A Response to Steve Flowers

I am writing in response to the column that ran in this paper by Steve Flowers. In it, he pontificates about the governor’s race and shares his perspective on Governor Kay Ivey and Lindy Blanchard, but he gets it wrong. Mr. Flowers should begin by spelling Mrs....