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Ivey Objects to Promoting Students Under Literacy Act 

CONTRIBUTED BYALABAMA GOV. KAY IVEY  OPINION — As Alabama students are beginning the new school year, there is already discussion on the promotion policy included in the Alabama Literacy Act that takes effect this year. There is no life skill more vital than...
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Inside the Statehouse

Big Jim: “Just spell my name right!” OPINION — Alabama has never had a more colorful governor than Big Jim Folsom. He also was a brilliant politician who understood the importance of name identification. My ninth-grade civics teacher was Miss Mary Lamb. She had taught...
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Tuberville Announces Service Academy Information Sessions with Alabama Delegation

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF SEN. TOMMY TUBERVILLE OPELIKA  — Last week U.S. Sen.Tommy Tuberville announced that his office will be leading informational sessions about the application process for U.S. Service Academies throughout the month of August in...
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Newspaper Obituaries for Pets: A Dead Issue, or Not

OPINION — As a 20-year-old copyboy at a large newspaper in 1977-1980, one of my unofficial jobs was ensuring the 70-something photo editor would not forget to put obituary photos back in the file to be given to the sender. A non-glamorous job for sure, but I found it...
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