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Framing the pain

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced last week that families of military dead will be empowered to decide whether ...

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Get used to this word – ‘trillion’

President Barack Obama’s new budget, unprecedented in size, scope and borrowed money, takes the government’s finances into uncharted ...

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Take time Monday to read with a child

Monday is an important day for young people here in Pike County. It is, after all, the national celebration ...

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Rat cheese cravings, savorings

An unwed-teenage girl was checking out her WIC purchases ahead of me at the grocery store. Her buggy ...

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Hospital issues need decisive resolution

As the doctor-owners of Troy Regional Medical Center seek to secure funding to complete the purchase of the ...

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Teen license proposal may not be practical

We’re all for ensuring only safe drivers take to Alabama’s roads and highways.

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House approves new requirement for judges

Once again, the Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill to set minimum requirements for judges. Now, ...

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Pike County: It is the people

An old man was sitting on a park bench when a young man came and sat beside him.

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Teens death reminds us to treasure life

The death this week of a Pike County High School student is a jarring reminder to all of ...

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Baseball fans need to be disgusted

Last week, the media were abuzz over a photograph of Olympic champion Michael Phelps smoking marijuana at a ...

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