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Censorship is counterproductive

Submitted by Joe Rembert In 1610, an Italian Scientist named Galileo Galilei, published a book called Starry Messenger ...

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Utilize severe weather tax holiday

Alabama is known for it’s crazy weather, which is something I both love and hate. It can be ...

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It is never too early to begin future plans

While in high school, I definitely was not one of those students who knew exactly where they wanted ...

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Employees of state critical to economy

In his State of the State address, Governor Bentley bragged about how he has eliminated 4,000 state employee ...

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Sheltered childhood not a bad thing

Growing up my friends liked to call me “sheltered.” That was because I went to church every Sunday, ...

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Covering the little things just as important

As a journalist, a large part of me craves those spot news, nail-biting events where I can just ...

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Top notch educators in city schools

By Gerald Shirley Superintendent for Selma City Schools   The Alabama State Department of Education recently recognized four ...

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Council meetings are headaches

I remember my first Selma City Council meeting. I will never forget the feeling of how blood rushed ...

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Boy scouts are facing a dilemma

The Boy Scouts of America’s National Board of Directors has created themselves a very critical dilemma. They have ...

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School flexibility bill gives little flexibility

I think we can all agree that public education is one of the most important services our state ...

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Get more done, stop seeking praise

I wrote a column recently about President Harry Truman’s desk sign, “The Buck Stops Here.” Truman grew weary ...

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Shelby needs to talk solutions in Selma

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby — a man who has served in politics long enough to see himself go ...

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Maybe Archibald should visit

By Larry Stover I appreciated so much the rebuttal printed by our editor of the Times-Journal last Sunday.  Tim ...

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Celebrate with random acts of kindness

Growing up I remember spending the week before Valentine’s  Day cutting, pasting, gluing and glittering homemade Valentine cards. ...

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Emerging art scene, growth potential

Although I can say with honesty that I enjoyed all my journalism classes in college, there was a ...

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