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Editorial: Don't quit!

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  • Thursday, May 16 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:20:04 GMT
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;

  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:20:07 GMT
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-09 23:20:06 GMT
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
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"If you quit on school, you're not just quitting on yourself, you're quitting on your country."

Those were the words of our President to schoolchildren nationwide.

A new wrinkle to the stay in school and personal responsibility pleas we have been pushing.

The reality is the best economic stimulus is a high school diploma.

Not getting one costs our nation billions of dollars each year.

The President also said circumstances in your life should not be used as an excuse for dropping out of school.

 He said "There is no excuse for not trying...don't let yourself down."

And don't let the rest of us down because we will have to support you with tax money that could be better spent. 

Eight of every 10 inmates in Alabama prisons are dropouts.

If you are a high school senior now, you have about 150 school days left to graduate.  

Just do it.

The alternative is a lifetime of regret.