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          <title>Courthouse tour a trip back in time</title>
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There&#8217;s nothing like a little field trip to bring a story to life.


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          <title>Gratitude offered</title>
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The family of the late Walter N. Farrey, Sr., wishes to acknowledge with grateful appreciation the many acts of kindness during the illness and passing of our loved one.


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          <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:28:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Time to talk issues: Good news &#45; The conventions are finished</title>
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Mercifully they&#8217;re done.


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          <title>Palin pick shines light on small town U.S.A.</title>
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It has been nearly 70 years since Mr. Smith went to Washington.


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          <title>Marriage foundations revealed in fishing</title>
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One of the many things I do as a pastor is help couples prepare for marriage. 


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          <title>More pie recipes offered</title>
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Here are three more pie recipes from the top 10 listed in Better Homes &amp; Garden.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:35:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Parole hearing emotional for everyone</title>
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Quenette Shehane was a dear friend as she was to everyone who knew her.&nbsp; 


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          <title>Four more years: Jaxon&#8217;s legacy will be largely defined by next term</title>
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Jay Jaxon is deserving of another four years as mayor.


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          <title>Negative campaigning does influence voters</title>
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It is a proven fact that over the past 50 years of modern politics that negative advertising is very effective. 


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          <title>Parkview honors pastor&#8217;s wife</title>
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I&#8217;m not a big sports buff. You won&#8217;t find me glued to the tube on Saturdays or Monday nights waiting for the kickoff. I&#8217;m not knowledgeable on the specifics, but I know enough about most sports to enjoy the game (though I still haven&#8217;t figured out Olympic Speed-Walking). 


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          <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:49:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Labor endorsement has minimal impact</title>
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As we approach Labor Day I am reminded of the prominence that organized labor played in Alabama politics in bygone years.&nbsp; 
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          <title>Civic pride needed: Regardless of who wins, let&#8217;s work to better our towns</title>
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Once again, it was 16 days of glory for our U.S. Olympic Team.


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          <title>It&#8217;s all about pies</title>
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It&#8217;s all about pies, pies and more pies.&nbsp; 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:27:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>She admits to being superstitious</title>
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A beautiful calico cat has taken up in the lot behind The Tribune&#8217;s office.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:39:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A&#45;list encounters come with territory</title>
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It is said that the second oldest profession in the world is politics. 


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          <title>Perfect recipe for &#8216;chocoholics&#8217; offered</title>
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If you do not like real chocolatety cakes, do not use this as it is very chocolatety.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:25:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>EHS band thankful for recent support</title>
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Recently there were some pictures published in the newspaper about the improvements to the EHS Band Room and field. At that time there was no article available and all our supporters names were not available at that time.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:23:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Writer disagrees with Flowers&#8217; column</title>
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The recent attack column by Steve Flowers (The Tribune, July 30) regarding the Alabama Supreme Court cannot go unremarked.


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          <title>There&#8217;s no clear favorite between Bright, Love</title>
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Now that the primaries are over we have our menu selection for the general election in the fall. 


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          <title>Not good enough: Several key groups missing at Thursday BRAC meeting</title>
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There was a good crowd at Thursday&#8217;s meeting on BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) , where those attending learned how BRAC will affect Barbour County.


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          <title>Local writer, outdoorsman searching for large cats</title>
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There has been a lot of discussion lately regarding the existence of large cats in Alabama, especially Barbour County. 


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          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:36:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mayor Jaxon deserves another term</title>
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With reference to the upcoming mayoral election in our fair city, I would like to offer the following comment.&nbsp;  &#8220;If it ain&#8217;t broke, don&#8217;t try to fix it.&#8221;  


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          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:35:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>EHS booster club in need of support</title>
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The Eufaula Athletic Booster Club wants to invite you to be an active supporter for our athletics and a booster club member.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:33:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Hawkins ideal candidate for governor</title>
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During the summer I have been traveling around the state talking with civic clubs about Alabama politics. 


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          <title>Golden opportunity</title>
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Eufaula is at a crossroads.&nbsp;
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          <title>&#8216;Pork and Stuffing&#8217; tasty, easy to make</title>
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Recipes courtesy Kraft. If you have a recipe for Rhonda, please contact us at The Tribune (687-3506).


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          <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:59:01 CDT</pubDate>
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Charlotte isn&#8217;t the only &#8220;Queen City&#8221; in America.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:42:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Candidates talk Paterno and payroll</title>
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Two candidates. One afternoon.A lot of information.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:39:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tough to enjoy games that China plays</title>
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Thankfully the U.S. presidential race and our dour economic news will soon face a fierce competitor in the 24/7 news cycle.&nbsp; 


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          <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:36:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sewer cap removal was unwise decision</title>
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Editor&#8217;s note: The Eufaula Water Works and Sewer Board will meet Tuesday, Aug. 19, at 8 a.m. from the Water Works&#8217; West Washington Street location. The public is invited to attend.


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          <title>Candidate Greene puts others first</title>
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Many times citizens run for public office and little is known about the content of their heart and character.


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          <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:05:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A needed meeting</title>
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The Barbour County Commission wants to meet with Gov. Bob Riley regarding a sales tax proposal he vetoed in May.


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          <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:04:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Republicans still touting Christian values</title>
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All the national polling data this year points to the economy as being the major issue on voters&#8217; minds. 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:00:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Officers promise to &#8216;protect and serve&#8217;</title>
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So there I was, staring at a huge crowd of police officers and family members supporting the  Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy graduating class.


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Our prayers are with the friends and family of Quenette Shehane this weekend.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:00:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Professor was more than a good educator</title>
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If you ever attended college, you probably had one that professor who influenced your life.


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My husband and I are part-time RV travelers and paranormal reserachers.&nbsp; 


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I believe very strongly that Scott McClellan should be recognized by congress and we the people.


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Georgetown-Quitman County is in the process of becoming an &#8220;Entrepreneur Friendly County.&#8221;  


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          <pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:48:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Shoppers rejoice</title>
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You might want to hold off on that last-minute back-to-school school shopping for a few more days.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:26:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Alabama now a state of &#8216;Yellow Dog Republicans&#8217;</title>
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When we Alabamians change course politically we go from one extreme to the other. 


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          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:24:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Tweaking needed for sewer cap rates</title>
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The three recent articles in The Tribune about the sewer caps did not deal with the problem confronting many consumers.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:23:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Job descriptions</title>
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Sixty-two individuals have qualified for municipal elections in Barbour County next month.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:46:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A look at our county, by the numbers</title>
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I was assisting my better half on a project this week when she showed me an interesting Web site.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:45:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Star power</title>
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The 12 players and three coaches who represented Eufaula in the Jr. Dixie  Boys South Divisional Tournament last weekend earned the title of &#8220;All-Star.&#8221;


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          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:41:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>How to be a team player</title>
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Teamwork is an essential component to any business.&nbsp; 


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          <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:37:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>A few suggestions for our mayoral candidates</title>
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To Mr. Jaxon and Mr. Greene,


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          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:19:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>New sheriff in town</title>
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Voters in Quitman County did their duty on Tuesday when they cast ballots in a contentious sheriff&#8217;s election contest between four-term incumbent Lon Ming and challenger Steve Newton. 


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          <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:16:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Is it a supermarket casino?</title>
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I feel like I&#8217;m taking a chance at the crap table or the roulette wheel whenever I have to go grocery shopping. I&#8217;ve found cheese in one of the stores with 2007 as the expiration date this year. 


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          <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:14:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Oh, the joy of election season.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:13:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>14 states will determine election</title>
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The protracted Democratic Presidential Race is finally over. Freshman Illinois Senator Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee. The 46-year-old will be the first African American to be the presidential nominee of one of the two major parties. 


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          <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Sing no sad songs for Charlie</title>
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Charlie Archibald, the late &#8220;mayor of North Randolph Avenue,&#8221; instructed the Archibald women in his close-knit family not to wear black at his funeral. He also jokingly told Edna Ruth, the love of his long and happy life, to wear a red dress.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:09:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>We get what we pay for</title>
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Many Alabamians grumble about the amount of taxes they pay.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:32:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Will Gov. Riley ponder run for U.S. Senate?</title>
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Most political observers including myself have never seen a governor in his second term work as hard as Gov. Bob Riley. 


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          <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:30:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Mom&#8217;s three strike policy</title>
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I have never bought a firecracker. I&#8217;ve never spent a dime on a Roman candle, cherry bomb or sparkler.&nbsp; 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:17:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Riley&#8217;s veto</title>
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A dispute between the Barbour County Commission and the Barbour County Sheriff&#8217;s Office is not likely to be coming to a courtroom near you soon. According to a report in The Clayton Record,  Sheriff LeRoy Upshaw recently threatened to sue the county commission if he needs more money to fuel the Sheriff&#8217;s Department fleet of cars and commissioners don&#8217;t provide the additional funds. 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:16:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Reader encourages all Eufaula residents to fly the Stars and Stripes this weekend</title>
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Friday, July 4 , is Independence Day, the birthday of this great country of ours.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:57:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>High fuel costs won&#8217;t help roads</title>
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Franklin County Engineer David Palmer laments the fact that there is no &#8220;magic formula&#8221; that will help road departments with the funding crisis many are facing.


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          <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:51:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Women are becoming more powerful in politics</title>
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When California Democrat Nancy Pelosi took the oath as the first female Speaker of the House, it garnered enormous nationwide media attention. 


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          <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:49:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Park progress</title>
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The motorists traveling U.S. Highway 431 North can&#8217;t see the work that is occurring at Lakepoint Resort State Park.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:31:00 CDT</pubDate>
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I want to start by saying that I&#8217;m a concerned citizen of Barbour County.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:30:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>VBS is more than just Popsicle&#45;stick crafts</title>
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Ah, the joys of summertime. School is out, the temperatures are up and the big fireworks show is next weekend. That must mean it&#8217;s time for Vacation Bible School.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:28:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The editor has a place to stay</title>
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OK, Patrick, you had a column June 1 that makes a lot of sense on how to generate more taxes which I know this county needs.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:26:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>What was Shakespeare thinking?</title>
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When I was stopped by the law several weeks ago, I thought it was bad enough that the officer pulled me over for driving too slowly - in a school zone no less - and asked, if he brought the dogs around, would they find any drugs hidden in the vehicle? 


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          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:25:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>&#8216;Going green&#8217; pays off at pump</title>
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My first car was a 1999 Mercury Cougar. I bought it used when I graduated high school; that was back when everyone complained about paying $1.42 for a gallon of gas. Like most people between the age of 16 and 23, I considered a V6 engine and sporty look more important than functionality.


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          <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>The wall that divides us</title>
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You haven&#8217;t noticed the newest structure on the Clayton Highway. 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:14:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Fiscal conservatives could decide presidential election</title>
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The American electorate blamed the great depression on the Republican Party. 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:12:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>More oil drilling is not the answer</title>
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I don&#8217;t get the &#8220;let&#8217;s drill for more oil in America&#8221; idea.&nbsp; 


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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Record profits should equal record contract</title>
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I am a blue collar, skilled worker with 19 years of experience at MeadWestvaco.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:09:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Eufaula man fought for Texas independence</title>
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It&#8217;s not everyday you get to meet someone who helped liberate a country, but historian J. A. B. Besson writes of such a man in his 1873 History of Eufaula.&nbsp; 
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          <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:55:03 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Bluff City Inn delay latest disappointment</title>
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Call me uninformed, out of the loop or simply a man who is not privy to enough information on which to base an informed opinion.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:15:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Soaring gas prices drop writer&#8217;s cruising speed</title>
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There were probably people cussing us out last weekend.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:12:06 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>What about us?</title>
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We hope our two presumptive nominees will consider another bloc of voters &#8211; one that includes every resident of Barbour and Quitman counties. We are the rural voters.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:08:01 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Amendment needed for flawed bill</title>
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We crime victims never cease to be appalled by the shenanigans that go on in the world of politics.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:45:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Work and play</title>
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We reported last month that Berkley Squires was resigning as Eufaula Parks and Recreation director to take the same position with Homewood.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:40:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Here&#8217;s some consolation for area penny&#45;pinchers</title>
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Maybe it&#8217;s not as bad as we think.
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The famous and beloved New York Yankee, Yogi Berra, who was renowned as a dugout philosopher is credited with the saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s like deja vu all over again.&#8221; That yogism is an accurate assessment of both this year&#8217;s and last year&#8217;s legislative sessions. They are deja vu all over again. However, this year could be worse.
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Commissioner Frank Straughn spoke about a proposed one-cent sales tax last week.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:42:01 CDT</pubDate>
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At the recent eighth grade Honors Day at Admiral Moorer Middle School, Principal Barbara Lee announced the winners of the Admiral Moorer Essay Contest.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:32:00 CDT</pubDate>
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I am very disappointed in your coverage of the candidates for the June 3rd primary.&nbsp; 
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The ladies of &#8220;Hemmed in Prayer&#8221; at Parkview Baptist would like to thank The Eufaula Tribune and Tiffiny Woo for the excellent article about our mission project.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:30:01 CDT</pubDate>
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Wednesday was a sad day in the history of Southern sports.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:28:00 CDT</pubDate>
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We&#8217;ll make a deal with you. Please allow us to boast for a minute. As a trade off, we&#8217;ll gush about how good you are. Thanks for the cooperation.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:26:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Those supporting a proposed one-cent sales tax increase often state there is very little opposition in the county, and that local residents seem to understand our commission&#8217;s plight.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:05:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Many of you have wondered about my prognosis in last week&#8217;s column that Barack Obama would probably not win the presidency, although he has all but wrapped up the Democratic nomination.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:02:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Remembering a true Southern lady</title>
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Sunday, May 18, was a day for the Eufaula Daughters of the American Revolution Lewis chapter and the Columbus Oglethorpe Chapter to honor and remember a little old lady, Mary Frances Askew, from Eufaula for all her love and work in local, state and national history and genealogy.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:01:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Voters going to the polls this Tuesday won&#8217;t find an exciting ballot in Barbour County.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:14:00 CDT</pubDate>
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I decided a couple of months ago to hold my opinion back on Washington politics for a while because there were several Republicans running for president that had opinions better suited to mine on the war in Iraq and open borders.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:12:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Just this morning I watched a great white heron walk across a low brick wall, not 10 feet from my back window.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:09:00 CDT</pubDate>
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You can&#8217;t fault county commissioners for their latest revenue-generating attempt.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:07:00 CDT</pubDate>
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The year of our Lord 2008 marks several important milestones.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 09:09:00 CDT</pubDate>
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On behalf of Medical Center Barbour (MCB) I would like to thank all of the area businesses for their generous gifts for employees during National Hospital Week, May 11-17.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 08:58:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Because Time magazine (May 26, p. 16) has publicized Barack Obama&#8217;s birthday, it might help to furnish perspective by indicating similarities between Obama and myself in addition to both having our birthdays on Aug. 4.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 08:57:01 CDT</pubDate>
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It&#8217;s inexcusable that our state legislators &#8211; well, actually our senators &#8211; require a special session to approve an education budget.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 08:55:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Unless you are a political junkie you probably have already grown weary of this year&#8217;s drawn out presidential race, which is on course to be the longest and most expensive on record.
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          <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 08:51:01 CDT</pubDate>
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When the North and South went to war in April 1861, thousands of Southern men flocked to enlist in local military companies.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 08:35:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>Info sought on Willis Fort</title>
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I am seeking information on Willis Fort who was born about 1832 in Georgia.&nbsp;
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 15:14:00 CDT</pubDate>
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          <title>There are no winners</title>
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We were like our county commissioners this week after learning that Gov. Bob Riley vetoed a tax proposal for Barbour County. We were shocked and stunned.
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 15:12:00 CDT</pubDate>
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Do you remember those pearls of wisdom offered by the speaker at your graduation?
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          <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 15:11:00 CDT</pubDate>
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We&#8217;ve been holding our breath for six weeks, and we just found out.&nbsp;
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