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By John Shryock - bio | email

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  • Thursday, May 23 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:20:04 GMT
    Anyone who takes advantage of one of Alabama's most treasured assets – the elderly – should face swift and steep consequences.  Thanks to a bill passed in the final hours of most recent legislative session that
    Anyone who takes advantage of one of Alabama's most treasured assets – the elderly – should face swift and steep consequences.  Thanks to a bill passed in the final hours of most recent legislative session that

  • Tuesday, May 21 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-21 23:20:08 GMT
    The horrific tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma this week bring back all too familiar memories for Alabamians as memories of April 27, 2011 are still fresh in many minds. When Alabamians were in need
    The horrific tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma this week bring back all too familiar memories for Alabamians as memories of April 27, 2011 are still fresh in many minds. When Alabamians were in need

  • 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;
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Our "Census" editorial elicited this response from someone who emailed with the name Liberty Bell (e) : "At my house they will get only the required information – one adult male American, 2 adult female Americans.  In the past, the census was used to determine the number of congressmen each state could send to Washington, but today it only determines allocation of resources.  The additional information has more political usefulness than government usefulness." 

So far, 68% of Alabamians have returned their census forms, up from 66% two years ago, but below the national average of just under 72%. 

Our editorial "Cleaning Up" solicited this response from Bill: "Let's return "Alabama the Beautiful" to living up to its name. 

And legislators responded to our legislative scorecard editorial by passing legislation shoring up the state's prepaid college tuition plan, keeping the state's promise to pay tuition for 44,000 students.  And they will give voters a chance to decide whether or not to spend one billion dollars over the next 10 years from the state's oil and gas trust fund to build and repair roads and bridges in the state. 

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