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Editorial: Toomer's Corner

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  • Friday, May 18 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:20:53 GMT
    If you text and drive it's a matter of WHEN and not IF you will be involved in an accident. The odds are stacked against you when your eyes and hands are more focused on your cell phone than they are
    If you text and drive it's a matter of WHEN and not IF you will be involved in an accident.  The odds are stacked against you when your eyes and hands are more focused on your cell phone than they are the other motorists on the roadways.

  • Tuesday, May 15 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-15 23:20:31 GMT
    On our editorial suggesting that the governor raise taxes to fund Medicaid, we received these comments: "If the budget is passed at this severely cut rate, the shortage of physicians, hospitals, and clinics
    On our editorial suggesting that the governor raise taxes to fund Medicaid, we received these comments:

  • Tuesday, May 1 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-05-01 23:20:35 GMT
    If your commute includes I-85 in the mornings I'm sure you've noticed men alongside the roadways picking up trash and road debris and thought to yourself "who would want to do that?"
    If your commute includes I-85 in the mornings I'm sure you've noticed men alongside the roadways picking up trash and road debris and thought to yourself "who would want to do that?"

  • Friday, April 20 2012 7:20 PM EDT2012-04-20 23:20:42 GMT
    For the next sixty seconds I want you to give yourself permission to push pause on whatever you are doing and listen and reflect for a moment. I did this recently after reading an article titled "Top five

  • Wednesday, April 18 2012 7:27 PM EDT2012-04-18 23:27:31 GMT
    Representative Christopher John England (Tuscaloosa) has sponsored a bill in the Alabama legislature that would allow convicted felons of drug crimes to receive food stamps under certain circumstances.

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - How people react to unfortunate events speaks volumes.

The reaction of both Auburn and Alabama fans to the poisoning of the 130 year old oak trees at Toomer's corner in Auburn has been impressive. 

Fans from both schools have rallied to help with costs associated with addressing the problem and finding a solution.  More than 55,000 of those donors came from the Alabama group pledging money.  Totals for both groups together are near the $100,000 mark. 

Auburn University has assembled experts in horticulture, agronomy, civil engineering, forestry, chemistry and landscape services to help.

Certainly, fans are upset over what happened and it is shameful that is has happened. 

But pointing fingers and placing blame doesn't provide a fix. 

Overzealousness and extremism is an unfortunate reality of some fan behavior. 

But this awful situation shows that fans from both schools can come together in a united front.    

We hope the Toomer's corner tradition can be maintained in some fashion for years to come and applaud the many fans from both Auburn and Alabama for their measured response. 

They reflect the majority of the fan base for both schools.