• Do Hartselle voters want change or more of same?
• Disappointed with movie theater options in Decatur

Past Letters

• We are already paying too high a price for cheap labor
• Outside agencies should investigate police incidents
• Wolverine had positive impact on lives of many
• Tube plant closure will be hardship on most families
• Thank a veteran for your freedom
• Rich are lining own pockets at expense of middle class, poor
• Choices for businesses and consumers better than a council mandate
• No way to justify tolerating illegals
• Water issue has reader boiling
• Downtown Decatur gets a boost from merchants
• Smoking ban makes clear statement to state, nation
• Fishing tournaments result in many dead fish
• Downtown Merchants invite shoppers today
• Goodbye democracy, hello socialism
• Orders being accepted for Spay-Neuter plates
• Many good reasons to care about whether one smokes
• Stay on top of Wayne Farms health situation
• Don’t blame mayor, council if businesses are losing money
• Payday lending editorial accurately depicted issue
• Gee's store a historic site, doesn't qualify as eyesore
• Smoking ban protesters make idiots of themselves
• Opposition to smoking ban wrongheaded
• Previously unbiased paper will soon begin to lean left
• Ghosts, ESP, yes; but Hillary Clinton?
• Daily wildfire cartoon was not amusing
• Is it The Decatur Daily or the Athens Daily?
• TB another consequence of illegal immigration
• Sign at park dangerous, violates city ordinance
• Smokers should buy tobacco in city
• Officials' personal agendas trump residents' rights
• Decatur approach to special education promotes understanding
• City smoking ban will influence next election
• Alabama Supreme Court decision will make roads more dangerous to drive
• Lawrence County revenue investment nothing new; commission's meddling is
• More than a courtesy, signaling means safety
• Council tramples smokers’ rights, then stifles speech
• Try to see issue from nonsmokers’ point of view
• Instead of complaining, learn to live with law
• Nonsmoker thinks council overstepped its authority
• Sessions impresses Florida observer
• Focus on wildlife artist deserved
• Letter was example of the real problem - ignorance
• Ironically, some Christians blind to other world views
• Carmike Cinema 8 upgrade badly needed
• Reporter failed to interview those exiled from eateries
• War backers should pay up or find alternative plan
• Big businesses get gold mine, small ones get shaft
• Decatur officials hold grudge against businesses
• Nonsmokers have rights; smokers abuse children
• Athens mayor, council don't support veterans
• Siegelman did good things; his case deserves review
• God made America prosper; we have turned against him
• Military no place for immorality of homosexuals
• Kyle’s actions on smoking ban politics, nothing more
• Board members usurping administrators’ roles
• Smoking question should have been put to voters
• Witness cage fighting before passing judgment
• Buy tobacco products outside city of Decatur
• Ban infringes on rights, discriminates vs. smokers
• Banning tobacco sales would hurt city’s revenue
• Lawrence political problem no match for tornado tragedy
• Quality schools hard to find in affordable Tucson neighborhoods
• More oversight of U.S. military weapons needed
• Daily misled public about law by using word ‘including’
• Mayor and council don’t listen, renege on promises
• Fascism seems to be creeping into social fabric
• Local connection cut from Associated Press feature
• Charge for fire and police protection at fairground
• Columnist spews heresy, leading others into ditch
• Decatur schools’ test scores key to growth
• It would be amazing for U.S. citizens to unite
• Average test scores in a bottom-feeding state nothing to crow about
• Troopers do dangerous, thankless job
• No one should be allowed to abuse a child
• Boycott Mattel, which cares more for money than safety
• Council follows in footsteps of Hitler and al-Qaida
• Morgan County Fair board irresponsible, incompetent
• Source for editorial facts questioned
• Smoking ban won’t harm restaurants
• Let NBC news show know about Decatur schools
• Downtown Decatur needs something to attract folks
• Mayor lost clout when he signed ban
• Schools should place more emphasis on civics
• Nucor Steel a responsible steward of environment
• Fair Board is fair; letter writer isn't
• Mobile impoundment system could work here
• Politicians pandering to illegal immigrants
• Cage fighting is as safe as boxing, leave it alone
• Decatur Animal Services, residents help rescue strays
• Name-calling wrong way to convey point of view
• Petraeus keeps us safe; cowardly to criticize him
• Why cover cage fighting promoter, participants?
• Hospice salutes employees of assisted living facilities
• Water tower an eyesore; always respect wishes of your elected officials
• Hartselle councilman 2 for 2 in upsetting residents
• Third-class citizens also should have a place to go
• Camp Joy doing good work by assisting youths
• Lottery winner is an instrument of Satan
• Bible says sacrifice selfish desires to help others
• Abuse of power, political correctness ruin Decatur
• Fed up with government cheating, dishonesty, theft
• Military fought for right to clutter up property
• Wilson, others discount God’s infinite power
• Respect others’ rights to express different opinions
• Letter’s sarcasm toward pastor was inappropriate
• Only mentally challenged believe in evolution theory
• Baby-killer party vs. warmonger party
• Fairground should change location, disturbs neighbors
• Nothing ever done about City Hall ‘corruption’ here
• Nonsmokers not forced to enter smoking businesses
• Smoke killed parents, is killing other relatives
• Secondhand smoke doesn’t kill everyone at young age
• Creation and evolution are both matters of faith
• Red Cross assisting disaster victims, preparing for future
• City should use taxes to assist needy residents
• Feature on unkempt property scares away potential residents
• Businesses will benefit from smoking prohibition
• Perfume, pollution are as dangerous as cigarettes
• Wise Decatur officials protect us
• Council, mayor cater to few at cost to many
• Urge lawmakers to stop payday and title lenders who prey on the poor
• There is no excuse for neglect of animals
• Slow train frustrates drivers during commute
• Help neighbors instead of criticizing them
• Prohibitionists took high road, don’t deserve ridicule
• JSU president’s plagiarism sets poor example for students
• Liberty, choice are for all, not just for nonsmokers
• Libby commutation intended to hide executive misdeeds
• 'Guards' inappropriate term to describe correctional officers
• Did Daily withhold some smoking-ordinance details in order to mislead public?
• Smoke completely ruins an otherwise good meal
• Unfair to double-tax defined-benefit plans
• School-prayer ban was first step on road to ruin
• State lawmakers should follow city officials' example
• What can county residents do with discarded junk?
• If you can't beat 'em, join 'em
• Lots of humorous remarks about smoking, drinking
• More ‘praise’ for the city’s ban on smoking
• Owner doesn’t think City Council should run her deli
• City leaders provide many reasons for disappointment
• Can smoke, eat outside Decatur
• Ordinance about bigotry, not health
• Save the Delta Queen, a grand piece of our nation’s history
• Most inmates not ‘rotten,’ just paying debt to society
• City government will continue to take away our property rights
• Coal mining tragedies touch lives of many
• Siegelman should be free while appeal is pending
• Law will protect nonsmokers
• In its wisdom, the council knows best
• People, not government, responsible for health
• Prisoners deserve to be treated as well as dogs
• Polio eradication an ongoing battle
• Patriot Act destroys rights
• Give reporters weed eaters, not pens
• Government continues to take away liberties
• Christians help their neighbors in need, don’t shame them
• Story of Lawrence County family inspires sadness
• Dogs are more susceptible to heat than humans are
• Ensuring drug safety should be a top priority
• Smokers should buy tobacco outside Decatur
• County roads, city streets have never been worse
• Business owners and patrons should have choice, not regulation
• Let those who put up money run their own businesses
• Why ban smoking but still allow alcohol to be served?
• Are tsunamis, landslides clues about dark energy?
• Clutter cleanup a plot to take private property
• City has poor track record on annexation, services
• Dislikes Colonial Mall's parental-supervision rule
• City taking away freedoms for which veteran fought
• Convicted criminals have it too easy in jails and prisons
• ‘Hispanic’ tied to Spain, not a synonym for ‘illegal’
• Don’t want to breathe smoke? Stay out of clubs
• Veto power: Reader prefers out-of-town restaurants
• One business owner speaks for himself about Athens
• Which is the true moral position on alcohol sales?
• Nonsmoker calls Decatur City Council's smoking ban unconstitutional
• GOP not in as much trouble as Democrats
• Space exploration, war take needed funds from border patrols, bridges
• At 90, Etta Freeman one of Decatur’s treasures
• Keep alcohol in Athens, keep politics out of church
• Decatur should be hub of train, bus transportation
• Proposed smoking ban opportunity for Decatur
• Liberal media are dim-witted and deliberately obtuse
• Hartselle softball team represented Alabama well
• Tell your city councilman how to vote on smoking
• Athens chief's comments offensive and arrogant
• Riley call for prayer not First Amendment violation
• Many acts can prompt rain
• ‘Fairness Doctrine’ is a socialist Democrat plot
• Reader quotes Thomas quoting Chesterton quoting Decatur
• State child support panel adopts unwanted changes
• Dictators running show at Decatur City Council
• War in Iraq promotes terrorism, not democracy
• Another opinion about low taxes
• Animal shelter proves mayor, council don’t care
• Gov. Riley’s rain prayer promotion inappropriate
• Nonsmokers have choice where they want to go
• Nonsmokers’ rights outweigh smokers’
• America is in a war with Islam
• ‘Mayberry-ville’ not a bad place (except for litter)
• Fringe Democrats welcome defeat, blame America
• Lawmakers promote corporate welfare, workers suffer
• Mother’s neighbors were a blessing in time of need
• Don Siegelman sentencing is a tragedy, atrocity
• Many presidents have utilized executive privilege
• Troopers assisted motorist in trouble
• DNA testing protects innocent, convicts guilty
• Close border, send illegals back where they came from
• Immigration an issue for federal government
• More serious issues than smoking in public places
• Corporations not set up to promote ethical behavior
• Traffic turn lanes needed near East Lawrence school
• Column showed confusion in school district’s policies
• Everyone can learn from Raths family’s positive outlook
• Other countries protect their children from abuse
• Ordinance promotes safety and comfort, protects property values
• New businesses don’t mean new city revenue
• Reasons people choose to live outside Decatur
• Lawrence Medical Center should assist indigent
• Let voters decide whether to ban indoor smoking
• Smoke drifts, harming health of nonsmokers
• Nonsmokers should avoid places that allow smoking
• Irresponsible to leave pets in parked vehicles
• Farmers Market vendors still need customers
• Bill would prevent service monopoly by dealerships
• GOP makes hero out of poor role model
• Sen. ‘Bam-bam’ a hero; media cover up waste
• Financial aid available to spay or neuter pets
• Organization encourages human organ donations
• Make councilmen account for blight in their districts
• Weed, junk and litter ordinance unfair to poor
• Ambulance situation bad for residents of Decatur
• Some sections of Sherman Street get more attention
• Tired of stories about George, messy yards
• Is race reason city allows hazardous transportation in Northwest Decatur?
• Suggestion for further improving traffic flow
• Immigration bill benefits illegals, special interests
• Was consumer editorial sarcastic or serious?
• Focus on TVA vulnerability example of good reporting
• Ineffective legislators frustrate councilman
• Veterans plan to improve seating at memorial service
• Native Americans deserve apology and recognition
• DHS football alumni will continue to meet, share
• Commissioner could do more to clean up state
• Bill would streamline arthritis research funding
• Confusing scientific facts with faith damages both
• Nuclear plant vulnerability a complex financial issue
• City should lead by example, not intimidation
• Daily should do more to remember D-Day invasion
• Enforce speed limit in construction zone
• Traffic changes on Spring improve flow of cars
• Senate stalling tactic something to chew on
• Responsible owners spay and neuter their pets
• Smoking a health issue
• Metzger’s stance ignores obvious
• Libby,Siegelman and Sandy Berger
• Bible explains world, not other way around
• Bird watcher: Tour was ‘experience of a lifetime’
• Native Americans also deserve an apology
• Immigration reform bill a bunch of gobbledygook
• Partisanship prominent in red-state Alabama
• Proposed smoking ban an issue of freedom
• Yankees-Red Sox rivalry vital for all true baseball fans
• County residents hate junk, debris
• Don’t make non-smokers walk through gauntlet
• City should keep out of businesses’ business
• Noise is just as much a health issue as smoke is
• Service touching, but seating was backward
• People will believe what they want to believe
• Series encourages pride in property ownership
• Bill would expand federal definition of hate crime
• Bible says God is source of energy
• Point Mallard Parkway dangerous in the rain
• Carrier’s deed appreciated by wife of burglary victim
• Creation Museum well worth the 7-hour drive
• Media: Evil or just stupid?
• Decatur stagnates while neighbors continue to grow
• Claims can be believed or not; but facts are facts
• Memorial Day editorial dishonored fallen soldiers
• Elections are not best way to choose judges
• President does nothing to get country out of mess
• Negative Bush letter relies on emotion, not facts
• Deseg order harms children in Lawrence County schools
• Newcomer should not offer unwanted advice
• Defense attorney praised criminal, vilified good guy
• Uninformed liberals get it wrong — two times
• Bush not at fault for ills; saying so hurts country
• Nation won't recover soon from Bush presidency
• Residents, letter carriers helped food drive succeed
• Another opinion about President Bush’s nature
• Contractors find ways around ban on illegals
• Tell lawmakers to support accountability legislation
• Americans paying high price for illegal immigration
• Alcohol sales could provide funds for Hartselle projects
• Books, movies don’t motivate mass-murderers
• Traffic signal would have prevented tragic accident
• Suspicious letter full of errors turned out to be scam
• Reader liked political cartoon for a change
• Alcohol sales would cure some ills in Lawrence
• Problems with military treatment, welfare
• Ordinance enforcement unfair to poor owners
• Dangerous intersection needs a traffic signal
• Bush right about Iraq, hated due to Florida
• Midwifery bill won’t become law this year
• Bees do much good, don’t deserve ‘lowly’ description
• Sentencing will say a lot about our society
• Commercial should not encroach on residential
• Story of kidnapped girl exhibited love, compassion
• Evans’ column doesn’t belong on religion page
• Illegals taking away U.S. money, sovereignty
• Urge senators to reject immigration reform bill
• Begin to prepare for World War III now
• Goodwill after-hours ‘donations’ costly
• Alcohol sales should fund Hartselle's needs
• Former owner offended at property's depiction
• Parks provide chances for special-needs children
• Media shouldn’t glorify mass murderers’ stories
• Yard-parking bad for city lawn-mowing business
• Little things mean a lot
• Patriots teach by example; scoundrels give lip service
• Personalized education a blessing in Lawrence
• Evans should think through his support for movement
• Europeans took America via unethical means
• Elect lawmakers who display integrity, humility
• There's more than 1 side to American-Indian saga
• Hartselle City Schools at a crucial crossroads
• Imagine a Virginia Tech massacre every day
• Confiscated suicide note a little too protective
• Property values vs. property rights
• Bus needs to keep up or avoid rush-hour traffic
• Editorial echoes liberal left, degrades president
• Conform to Bush’s program or leave
• Put recycle bins at sports facilities
• Science provides facts that can form varied opinions
• Evans’ conclusions don’t follow from the research
• City officials won't listen to residents' concerns
• Winkler verdict typical of society's double standard
• Several heroes among college shooting victims
• Nation has forgotten truth of God's word
• Parents responsible for child’s upbringing
• Need not be liberal to care about environment
• County soccer tournament helped Enterprise recovery
• Animal abuse requires stiff penalties
• Evans guilty of behavior he criticizes
• Real leaders find ways to get things done
• Worley defends action in furniture repair dispute
• Few took advantage of opportunity to speak to city leaders
• Worley story not worthy of publication
• Acts of commission, not omission, point to guilt
• Grant could lead to cure for millions who are blind
• Mower safety especially important for children
• Fourth Amendment right trumps pride in property
• DU must act now to eliminate odor
• Legislators OK’d raise like thieves in the night
• Voters should take their revenge on all legislators
• Native Americans sacrificed much, should be admired
• State Senate rule changes make sham of democracy
• In view of evidence, jury verdict was appropriate
• Juror says Lucky verdict was tough, but also fair
• Control trash before it grows like a cancer
• BRAC will not be the bonanza advertised
• Abortion damages more women than pregnancy does
• Actions speak louder than political rhetoric
• Correct terminology key to conveying women’s plight
• Lawmakers should share perks with us
• Refreshing to read about teen artist
• Mayor, other officials won't listen, let alone act
• Lucky's abuser deserves harshest penalty law allows
• Hartselle elected leaders full of pork schemes
• Tree trimming tacky, makes bad impression
• Politics, religion should unite, not divide us
• Storm devastation brought out good in many people
• Media have lost perspective with coverage of Lucky
• Bill would provide another safe option for delivery
• Use common sense, caution at crossings
• Laws protecting railroads should be repealed
• Billions spent on war could be better utilized
• Grandmother indebted to the kindness of strangers
• Legislature compromising on reproductive rights
• ALDOT needs to remedy dangerous intersection
• War protesters have no excuse for their treason
• Pay hike to haunt state legislators
• Was pay increase legalized stealing?
• No such thing as divine translation
• Supports illegal immigration bills
• GOP not to blame for Worley’s troubles
• Your partiality towards Worley obvious
• Solar radiation great factor in global weather
• Petroleum prices, profits inexcusable
• Headgear a warning that something’s amiss
• Legislative pay hike will cost on Election Day
• Lawmakers’ salary increase appropriate
• Somerville officials resort to bribery, harassment
• Children of illegal parents a problem we must address
• Let parents who break laws avoid prison time
• Traffic signals ignored at peril of other drivers
• State has more pressing needs than legislative pay
• Give new chief Collier a chance
• Virginia resolution promotes goodwill
• Editorial confused facts, damaged paper’s credibility
• Global warming, evolution theories are incompatible
• Identify, fine those who litter in Morgan County
• Resources available to assist human trafficking victims
• City should treat odor every day
• Farms don't need to hire illegal aliens
• Media favor terrorists; wanting peace is treason
• E-mails belong to county taxpayers, who also vote
• Bad experience in Hartselle emergency room
• County e-mail scandal worse than soap opera
• Computer probe is just a tempest in a teapot
• Left wing, media unhappy unless world is crumbling
• Coil solution would be costly to implement
• BRAC sections positive, factual, well-presented
• True patriotism requires education on the issues
• Spend money on students who struggle with grades
• City should fund school police officer program
• Compassion should trump financial, aesthetic concerns
• Decatur has many unique features, including litter
• Officials win battle, but will lose war with voters
• Treatment instills desire to return
• Seniors competent behind the wheel
• Opinion and fact, science and faith
• Backs legislation to ease rules on private care
• McCain has consistent record of conservatism
• Tom Little was a better candidate than Ken Collier
• Test driving skills of teens, not seniors, regularly
• Seniors don’t deserve reputation as bad drivers
• More buildings, businesses needed in downtown area
• Mayor made up quotes used in political roast
• Sex toy sale ban protects children, public morality
• Bible conveys truth, science is secondary
• Hats off to school officials for safety precaution
• Eliminating blight costs nothing, requires pride
• Note to ‘gentlemen’: Don’t wear hats indoors
• Burned church carried many fond memories
• Pet ownership is a serious commitment
• Alternatives to school consolidation in Lawrence
• Honest government requires public review
• Tax drive-through orders to pay for trash cleanup
• Boycott business that abuses flag
• More local soccer coverage, please
• City school system an innovator in teaching
• Still hot-headed over hat ban at high school games
• Chocolate Festival at Colonial Mall a success
• Morgan public officials set a poor example
• Equip first-responders with blankets for injured
• Reporter should have ignored defense assertion
• Junior Miss program takes cooperation, help
• Three strikes: What game is Troy King playing?
• Refocus energy on domestic troubles
• Impeach Bush ... and then we’re really stuck
• Decatur native brightens Hot Springs, Ark.
• National Guard powerless, but TVA police potent
• Wilson Morgan Park vandalism sad, frustrating
• All road vehicles, not just trucks, should slow down
• Shinn makes up rules, abets rule-breakers
• Agrees with letter-writer: Send illegal aliens to Iraq
• Most children abducted by those they know, trust
• We are stupid people lacking in integrity
• Not enough spanking of children these days
• Foster parents deserve an increase in compensation
• Ashamed to admit being a Morgan County Republican
• Outlaw Rottweilers, chows and pit bulls
• Inconvenient truth could be demise of planet Earth
• Mom's good advice is still true today
• 'Get these bozos out of office'
• Newspaper dictates policy in Morgan
• Improvements to park pleasant, commendable
• Bible, good sense support spanking
• Hill a spiritual hero
• Worth a long drive to hear minister
• Send our illegal immigrants to Iraq
• Bush has clear plan for victory in Iraq
• Only 1 commissioner standing up for taxpayers
• George, Jackson keep other officials in line
• Alzheimer's should be nation's top priority
• Lock away terrorists who invade homes
• Secondary education is ripe for overhaul
• Gilliam did a good job as Decatur's police chief
• Shoe-box gifts sent all around the world
• One letter writer will be missed by another
• Probe turns county into a laughingstock
• Too much time on his hands?
• Amanda Scott is a foxy lady
• County officials wasting time, taxpayers’ money
• Cap ban is wrongheaded
• Apology not enough punishment for Glasscock
• Daily, Democrats responsible for future terrorism
• GOP applause was directed toward Day
• Safety important, even when it comes to toys
• Owens made a difference in many peoples' lives
• President's plan goes against advice
• Elected officials should be held to higher standard
• Commissioners’ actions ‘pathetic and unacceptable’
• Radio personality Cousin Josh was last of his kind
• Vegan diet would reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Glasscock should either resign or be dismissed
• Evans’ resolutions: A different perspective
• Nation not founded on religious freedom
• Dislikes Daily’s editorial policy, political cartoons
• Education should be a higher priority in Alabama
• Judge Water’s decision broke grandparents’ hearts
• City schools should expand busing
• Too many details about racy e-mails
• Glasscock sets a poor example
• Finding corruption, looking ridiculous
• Too much football on the front page
• Wants more elected officials like George
• County government damaged, needs fix
• Treatment plant odor is unique to Decatur
• Substance-abuse services need more state funding
• Legislation does not amount to ‘amnesty’
• Goode’s comment was bad
• Can’t fire elected officials
• Intersection work not worth the cost
• Railroad workers protested conditions
• State bureau could investigate e-mails
• George is shining a light on corruption
• Drop investigation, get back to work
• Probe in public’s interest
• U.S. Marines deserve to be called such
• Community generosity helps Red Cross help others
• Money could be better spent on other projects
• Cigarette-tax hike would improve public health
• George trying to keep county officials honest
• Commissioner George should just do his job
• Bickering embarrassing for Morgan Countians
• Hats are accessories, not threats to safety
• Hartselle officials have their priorities mixed up
• More on the digital divide
• Fails to see hat ban’s usefulness
• Political cartoons make reader angry
• Decatur stores lack sufficient security
• Enjoyed stories about honesty and integrity
• Clerics' boycott solves airline security problem
• Use common sense, end electronic witch hunt now
• Bartlett, Scott should turn over hard drives
• Three officials act guilty
• Hat ban ensures Decatur's high schools remain safe
• Redesigning newspaper, power distribution system
• Truth can be found right in front of our faces
• Some want to control your recess, diet and Christmas
• Trees in median aren’t real problem in Hartselle
• Clarifying Evans column: All have sinned, fall short
• Democrats have no local monopoly on immorality
• Democrats, Daily too soft on God, family, military
• Homosexuality is a sin, eating pork OK, Bible says
• Safety of imported drugs a concern
• Moore, not Shula, is problem at UA
• Negative campaign ads turn off voters
• Boycott games if hat policy isn’t revoked
• Agrees Democrats should remain positive
• School buses safer without seat belts
• English is first tongue of some immigrants
• Find a better way to select state’s judges
• Pay illegals fair wage, let them pay taxes
• Hat ban silly, will fail to prevent display of colors
• City school board’s fan restrictions diminish fun
• Immigrants have duty to assimilate to culture
• Tragedy response restores woman’s faith in people
• Letter To The Editor
• Secrecy doesn't build support for school tax
• George needs to tackle county's real problems
• Treat immigrants with respect, not hypocrisy
• DHR actions against local Hispanic family alarming
• Dems should seek neither revenge nor presidency
• Group matches organ donors with recipients
• Added to Somerville against her wishes
• Walgreen’s project could cost jobs, hurt business
• Progress means going forward, not backward
• City government in chaos; changes are needed now
• Glasscock should be fired for e-mail
• Low-cost housing found in The Daily
• Electronic voting machine vulnerability unacceptable
• Reader appreciates church display of American flag
• Television evangelists will eventually have to face their maker
• Great commission requires church to be involved in politics
• President's name-calling, ineptitude disgraceful; Americans deserve better
• Uplifting story great way to start day
• State should ban winter utility shut-off
• U.S. government’s policy on immigration too lax
• Danville fans appreciate help getting lights
• Election ads about Arthur Orr were deceptive
• School board’s punishment for teacher too lax
• Woman should not defend her son’s behavior
• Speed endangers students as well as other drivers
• Local pro sports teams deserve better support
• Politicians should be advocates for consumers
• Story showed bright Sides of people
• Abandoned animal deserved a better fate
• Rights of way lacking proper maintenance
• Safe ways to protect, control cat population
• Traffic problem needs attention from police
• American Cancer Society promotes women’s health
• Bush’s wars have killed as many as bin Laden did
• Don’t abandon morality for social ‘progress’
• President Bush repeats history’s failed Crusades
• School officials acted properly on complaint
• Industrial base needed before adding retail
• Penalty for judge-to-be no punishment at all
• Detainee law new low for country's morals
• Commissioner a drag on local Republicans
• Cell phones would enhance student safety
• Shula poll is shameless
• Sponsors and volunteers made Fiddlers fun
• Calhoun program good investment in community
• Women (like Lucy) better than men (like Bob)
• Gov. Riley's comments redux
• Riley asked to join 21st century
• Only individuals should donate to campaigns
• Punishment should fit crime
• No excuses for child abusers
• Fiddlers' festival was best ever
• Parents and teachers must set good example
• Officials heard objections, changed relocation plan
• Woodward book shows Rumsfeld’s incompetence
• Concerned about pollution, traffic in Northwest
• Musician, friend Paul Stroud will be missed
• Ethanol plant odor smells like money
• Guerrilla fighters have advantage over military
• Junior high music festival good for students
• Gore would have made slaves of Americans
• Racking horse training immoral, repugnant
• Security policy should apply to everyone
• Appreciates the assistance of police officer
• Critics should try walking in others' shoes
• No excuse for cruelty to animals
• Teachers are handcuffed by rules, society
• Fire response exemplified neighborly spirit
• MCATS drivers courteous, well-informed
• DU workers dependable, professional
• Two sides to annexation proposals
• Letter wrong about Carter, patriotism
• Parking lot mishap calls for honesty
• Trash pickup, street sweeping not coordinated
• Plant's odor a racial issue
• Signs don't grow out of ground
• Ethanol plant would be good for Decatur
• Appreciates Decatur fire response
• Lobby group wolves in sheep's clothing
• President Bush is no devil
• Yard-waste pile becoming a dumping ground
• Ethanol plants not appropriate in Decatur
• Lacey's Spring should fight annexation
• Driving more miles, often in wrong lane
• Another side of the man on the corner
• Farmers work hard, but get little respect
• Clinton's failures haunt our nation
• Layaway gives buying power to less fortunate
• Mayor, council should leave park name alone
• Drug policies fuel more crime
• Johnson, Carter were failures
• Let sheriff handle security at courthouse
• Misses icon of Decatur crossroads
• Diplomacy, more troops needed
• Pardon Libby for alleged lies
• All must be willing to do more in war
• Article brought attention to important topic
• Bush realizes war is only way to attain peace
• Border security should be our top priority
• Mechanical aids, cruelty ruin horse shows
• Youth trip to Italy was more than a vacation
• Good Samaritan donates roof
• Muslims have no loyalty to U.S.
• Eliminate use of worthless penny
• Government intrusion runs rampant here
• Traffic safety important in all neighborhoods
• Lack of courtesy unprofessional
• Commission, council, library need to agree
• Council should listen to public about library
• Nursing homes seek to restrict competition
• Finish street before longer subdivision
• Library director just doing job
• Area Scouting program needs your support
• Two suggestions to reduce number of steel coil spills
• Traffic near Priceville school heavy, dangerous
• Immigration reform requires discrimination
• Library serves community, needs funds
• Get off dead-end road in Iraq as soon as possible
• Elected officials serve selves, not voting public
• U.S. must abandon war in Iraq
• Volunteer agencies need more resources
• PACT seeks long-term solutions
• More than 1 horse trainer in North Alabama
• Evolution not appropriate for cartoons
• Media should not report events from past
• Decatur's library is substandard
• Refuge officers did their jobs
• Work on schools deserves praise
• Officer responds in special way
• Putting the cart before the horse
• Don’t let news media become tools of terrorists
• Secret school board deals bad for public
• If cigarette smoke bothers you, speak up
• Disabled grandmother needs local help
• Alcohol not appropriate at concerts in park
• Noise at fairground a nuisance
• Don't feds have to urinate, too?
• Newspaper owes minister apology
• Sales-tax holiday not much of a deal for shoppers
• Postal 'service' is a misnomer
• Bush, proposed secrecy laws should be rejected
• Minimum wage hike would harm poor, young
• Pilot’s past not relevant to crash
• Infers ‘just deserts’ from wreck article
• Article, not act alleged, hurt man’s reputation
• Restraint admirable in journalism
• Higher calling not held up to higher standard?
• Article should not have focused only on minister
• Johnson made Decatur Nursery blooming success
• Judge's past not relevant to fatal airplane crash
• Film depicts important truths
• Yard sale signs should promptly be removed
• Committee ignored public suggestions
• UA's social engineering will ruin country
• Lower wages will result in fewer nurses
• Evans presents New Testament values, morals
• Conservative media blind columnist's critics
• Customer health a legitimate consideration
• Secondhand smoke kills
• Twenty-year car loan a bad idea
• Hartselle wasted golden egg
• Low wages for nurses
• Focus on positive to improve future
• Church-state opinion differs from columnist's
• Evans unfit to be paper's religion columnist
• Left-wing kooks trying to destroy United States
• Library funding not keeping up with inflation
• Federal arthritis legislation needs support
• Huntsville police shooting travesty of injustice
• Alabama law prohibits gambling
• Minimum wage hike affects prices, jobs
• Relay For Life exceeded goal
• First close border, then suspend legal immigration
• To overcome negatives, focus on positives
• Disappointed with cable lineup change
• Gender bias still impacts millions of women here
• How will DU justify rates now?
• Decatur Citizens Police Academy starts Sept. 5
• ACity should be proud of planned animal shelter
• Rail travel efficient, convenient
• Time to impeach President Bush
• Secretary doesn’t speak for church
• Apply for grant to build school
• Animal abusers eventually are human abusers
• One way, God’s way
• DAILY sports coverage biased
• Shut-in's obit appreciated
• Dunlap source of Decatur parks' success
• Alternative fuel sources needed
• Medicare needs overhaul for 21st century
• Parties, media hold election responsibilities
• House is victim of neighbors' debauchery
• Current Decatur leaders driving up city debt
• Neighbors helped answer man's prayer
• Warming 'An Inconvenient Truth'?
• No right to sue over botched abortion
• Treaty with Mexico would cost millions
• Immigrants a promise, not a threat
• Immigrants neither needed nor wanted
• Kindness of strangers appreciated
• Defendant’s story should not be told
• Austin graduation in need of change
• Ogle is best venue for Austin graduation
• Gay marriage ban amendment 'silly'
• Bicycle etiquette on Point Mallard trail
• Negative campaigning not the Christian way
• Jail inmates helped make show a success
• Austin method of graduation is ridiculous
• Immigration reform should start with security
• Tax break would help families with school children
• Christian educators have the answers
• Daring sailboat trip from Gulf to Decatur
• Cancer victims grateful for funds from Relay
• Stop invasion of illegals - Build a wall
• Thanks for 16 years of music by the river
• Sabotaging sign not way to win votes
• City leaders reject business incubator
• Riley fails the grade as pro-life supporter
• Don't go to jail for gourmet food
• Muslims aren't mentioned in Bible
• Political fight stymies growth
• Private school students miss important lesson
• Riley, Bush let down America’s working class
• Leaders failing American public
• Benefit sale was a success
• Price of silent trains too high
• Rice deserves success, recognition
• Delphi employees contribute to communities
• Horses need proper feed, care
• Bible commands kindness to animals
• Calhoun center benefitted children
• Daikin Park needs attention
• Legal vs. illegal immigrants
• Volunteers help spruce up home
• No excuse for starving an animal
• Law to protect livestock needed
• Animals unable to take care of themselves
• Neighbors not very neighborly
• Immigration boycott had little impact on society
• How to impress American citizens
• Morgan County needs community corrections system
• More quiet zones needed near city rail crossings
• Shelter in park an excellent idea
• Animals need basic care, attention
• Hospice volunteer finds job rewarding
• Impeach Bush, Cheney for crimes
• Thanks to those who helped with Special Olympics
• Red Raider band twirler ban shatters dreams
• Illegal aliens a cancer, must be sent back home
• Alabama enacts laws to prevent animal abuse
• Smoke-free Applebee's welcome
• Blame Jackson for Decatur's lack of growth
• Close gender wage gap
• Cheerleader selection a fraud in Hartselle
• School board at fault for faulty implementation
• Brief history of Central Baptist
• Extent of DU rate increase misrepresented
• John Caddell not replaceable
• Wren, Krinkle enhance Point Mallard course
• Real history of racism in America
• Web film inappropriate for classroom
• Teacher showed lack of discretion
• Pound-in-park plan not well thought out
• Democrats stand for everything evil in America
• Thank a library worker today
• Alabama needs leaders who are committed
• Falkville students inspire pride
• Illegals frighten legal immigrant
• Secure borders, enforce the law
• Sick of illegals and inaction
• Reason, not emotion, saved Wilson Morgan
• Home defense law prohibits recklessness
• Card editorial left out one big mistake
• Captive exotic cats mistreated, need protection
• Falkville students lent hand; more help needed
• Report suspected animal abuse to authorities
• Leave city animal shelter at current site
• Aliens turning U.S. into Third World country
• It’s a jail, not a country club
• Fence would make jail safe for downtown
• Jail should have razor wire fence
• Pro-choice women should be sterilized
• Red Cross’ local campaign needs support
• Hospice good use for former St. Ann school
• Development ignored rules
• Irresponsible to mix breeds
• Highlight good news in city
• DAILY biased against Auburn
• Jail needs fence to prevent escape
• Darwin's theory is not based in fact
• Support soldiers by demanding some answers
• Train local police in abuse investigation
• Animal abusers belong in jail
• Expanded auto industry one of state's goals
• Gambling enforcement in county unfair
• Dog allegedly abused; humans could be next
• Find a cause and support it
• Stop cutting trees at Point Mallard
• Federal forest sell-off rewards Bush's backers
• Line-item veto would reduce federal deficit
• Animal abuse must be reported
• Pit bull breed misunderstood
• Calhoun should fund children's Learning Lab
• Delphi workers do good works
• Free speech includes right to offend
• And we thought Clinton was bad
• Giving country lacks leadership
• Lucky's plight raises some disturbing points
• Sewer financing on fast track
• County should honor Owens
• Lucky updates appreciated
• Humans are only voice for abused animals
• Students who don’t do work should fail
• Hartselle needs accountability on school funds
• Clinton left Bush a budget surplus
• Eavesdropping and windfall oil profits
• Pageant losers deserve thanks
• Vet deserves thank you for treatment of dog
• Neglect is just another form of animal abuse
• Abandoned dogs available for adoption
• Strengthen animal-abuse punishment
• Tips to protect your pet from cruelty, abuse
• Eye for an eye; dog for a dog?
• Spay, neuter your animals; know adopter
• Dog help is welcome; now help humans
• Moore would continue to embarrass state
• Deputy chief not needed; police cars are
• Decatur needs more ambulance service providers
• Thanks for responding to church fire
• Stay with dog's story until his abuser is caught
• Lucky's abuser deserves fate similar to dog's
• Domestic violence tragic, requires immediate change
• Inmates should not work close to schools
• Legislators waste our time dealing with moot issues
• Evans' views not in Baptist mainstream
• Use restraint fighting fires in empty buildings
• Classmates can pay respects to Holloway
• Let residents vote on state constitution
• Officials named new school appropriately
• Sheriff deserves sound beating from voters
• Understaffed jail costs more in long run
• Protecting Earth everybody's responsibility
• Creation isn't necessarily an ignorant belief
• Many virgin areas of Earth to explore
• Iditarod cruel to participating animals
• Majority of dogs that start race don't finish it
• March 5 concert will reaffirm faith in youth
• Just the facts on secondhand smoke threat
• Bill to protect borders would be ineffective
• Work release helps inmates’ rehabilitation
• Heart-disease risks can be controlled
• Usurers thrive on Sixth, but Mando’s closes
• City shouldn’t glorify infamous ‘Miss Kate’
• Justices, ACLU interpretation wrong
• Bible class sounds good to liberal Yankee
• Christian man resents fruits of alcohol sales
• Vets deserve priority on asbestos exposure
• Officials entertaining, but flap won't last
• Judges right to jail deadbeat parents
• Clinton left Bush mess; Democrats do nothing
• Dispose of tattered American flags
• Will miss visionaries, people of action
• Sheriff’s ‘I want’ attitude inappropriate
• Hartselle criticism unfounded, deceptive
• Lack of objectivity hurts paper’s readership
• Give tax surplus to children, poor
• Bill addresses illegal immigrant problem
• Room for both old, young in workplace
• More on America's diverse work force
• Proposed solution for energy crisis
• Tanner student-athletes, coverage appreciated
• Dangerous intersection needs to be fixed
• Secondhand smoke kills needlessly
• For safety's sake, more jailers needed
• Voters must elect competent public officials
• Teamwork, unity needed for security
• Elk River project not in public’s best interest
• Killing beloved family pet inexcusable
• Jail staffing vs. road maintenance
• George right, Bartlett wrong on jail staffing
• Local officials not experts on law enforcement
• County officials' behavior unacceptable
• Sheriff, commissioners should grow up
• Officials can disagree and still be civil
• Nothing positive to be said about Iraq war
• Liberty too high a price to pay for security
• Decatur needs to make progressive changes
• Vote on recycling was shortsighted, irresponsible
• Older workers and the young redux
• Stranger's kindness touched military family
• Tattered, worn flags should be replaced
• Commissioners don't run jail
• Sheriff incapable of compromise
• Bickering in no one's interest
• Clark's issue: money or abortion?
• Tree plan requires forethought
• Council shortsighted about recycling
• Check options before raising rates
• Rough times build character
• Seniors don’t keep young from jobs
• Riley's plan good for Alabama
• State meddling hurts Wal-Mart
• Genealogy project honors Bzdell
• Decatur must take steps for commerce, safety
• Test scores shouldn't determine teacher pay
• Historical facts refute Holocaust denial
• Councilmen promise much, deliver little
• Differences between old and new generations
• Decatur Senior citizens have to make a living, too
• Older individuals have reasons to stay at work
• Please print positive news about Iraq war
• ID may not be science, but neither is evolution
• Athletic facilities should include skateboard park
• Committee should examine all judges
• Ignore the cell phone while driving a car
• Better schools, highway access needed in Decatur
• Signal upgrade needed on Spring Avenue
• GOP or Democrat: What would Jesus do?
• Parker was right to admonish colleagues
• Those who hate killing also hate America
• Lack of school buses curbs city growth
• Bike trail good step toward healthy Decatur
• Judge Alito has no monopoly on racism
• Revealing classified information is treason
• Princess event rocked; Give us more, please
• Older workers should make way for young
• Pat Robertson a bad example for Christians
• Decatur boats made parade special
• Segregation still evident in churches
• Support helped Salvation Army help less fortunate
• 'Daniel' an attack on Christianity
• Show conveys that Christians aren't perfect
• Mayor didn’t mention scope of opposition
• Hospital should allow Christian literature display
• Drop the food tax to rebate state’s surplus
• Tell TV station how you feel about ‘Daniel’
• Recognize work of all soldiers doing their jobs
• Exactly whose rights have been taken away?
• Moulton parade celebrated Christmas
• Council needs to listen to Decatur
• Thanks for kindness during hurricane
• Domestic spying probe necessary
• Consider TV series’ community impact
• Should prisoners get better quality of life?
• Respect in schools needs to return
• Decatur must focus on high-tech sector
• Moore is more than 'Ten Commandments Judge'
• Some Christians lose sight of commission
• Bush’s paranoia denies freedom
• Constitution forbids usurpation
• Bush-haters undermine military
• Evolution requires starting point
• Illegal aliens threaten future
• U.S. border needs a fence
• INS must enforce immigration laws
• Christmas is a celebration of Jesus Christ's birth
• City employees make Decatur safer, better
• Delphi employees need benefits they've earned
• Bowling wrong about appointment protocol
• Judge Roy Moore was correct on Constitution
• Illegals taking over Decatur and its schools
• Criticism of president valid, even during war
• Real history: CSA army was ethnically diverse
• Reader pleased by return of businesswoman
• Cultural void more of an obstacle than test scores
• Mayor Kyle lacks vision for future
• Decatur officials fiscally irresponsible
• Neighbors worked side by side in Trinity
• Morgan officials ignored needs of Trinity residents
• Former EPA chief worse than Hitler, Stalin, Mao
• Trinity Thankful for honest man who found wallet
• Driving around for gas deals makes no sense
• Who will stand up for dead elementary teacher?
• Call it what it is: Christmas
• Children need discipline; bus drivers, therapy
• Candidate did not apply for appointment to post
• First Amendment does not apply during war
• Reality and fantasy hard to distinguish in Hartselle
• Things were simpler in an earlier era
• Merchant Marines should receive same benefits
• Unchaining dogs could prevent attacks on people
• Questioning source, not message, of Team Impact
• Council needs to include park board in decisions
• Questioning president not treasonable act
• Work-release inmates deserve a second look
• Database determines war participation level
• Metzger considers employees' families
• Northern aggression will be ruin of America
• Lincoln to blame for Civil War bloodshed
• We love hearing 'Merry Christmas'
• Commissioner should move into his district
• To bring soldiers home is to knife them in back
• Democrats’ hatred tearing nation apart
• Proposed monument not a political issue
• Special dedication in a special place
• CSA could have been a superpower with ethics
• South stood for liberty; North, totalitarianism
• Level of participation in Civil War doubted
• Red Cross continues assistance to needy
• Killers don't belong on work release
• Many don't appreciate farming's importance
• Commissioners should do jobs, let sheriff do his
• Misses Veterans Day parade
• What was Sen. Shelby thinking?
• Animal rescue is not cheap
• Team Impact may have saved lives
• Love soldiers even if you hate war
• Morgan County officials should act like adults
• War monument ought to be a tribute to unity
• Torture in prisons not a reflection of American way
• LCHS teen wants an opportunity to see Team Impact
• School program had a positive impact on child
• Three Stooges, Morgan-style
• Sheriff Bartlett’s bullying tactics
• The way this world works
• Decatur lacks leadership
• First things first in Decatur
• Soldiers fighting for our freedom
• Unfounded criticism
• North Courtland surveillance
• Banning DDT killed millions
• Politicians must be accountable for actions
• Ticket brouhaha sending out wrong message
• Religious group doesn't belong in public schools
• Poultry industry must take steps to protect public
• We're responsible for maintaining old cemeteries
• Sales tax hurts Decatur, shoppers
• CIA OK’d president’s speech
• Rice visit was disappointing
• Reader fed up with lies, unrest
• Thanks to Austin coach, a positive role model
• Hartselle City Council needs a fresh start
• Treat all buried in cemeteries with reverence
• Parks, Mary Baker Eddy, crusaders for all
• Reader needs reality check on job quality
• Council spends while rest of us tighten our belts
• Safety an issue with policemen shortages
• Left-turn arrows needed on Beltline
• Beautification effort hurts businesses
• Subscriber has no use for Current article
• Council’s handling of hirings suspect
• Reader fed up with government corruption
• Veterans enjoyed reunion in Decatur
• Public needs relief from gas price hikes
• Early detection and prevention cancer keys
• Decatur community made hurricane evacuees feel welcome
• Religion-based government is as dangerous as terrorism
• Decatur mayor and council are ignoring the will of the voters
• Hourly wages not Delphi's only expense
• Reduced wages better than unemployment
• Catholic practices often misunderstood
• Trees have more soul than some residents
• Alabama football entering a new era
• Tree deserved more study before removal
• Opposes TVA’s proposed Elk River marina
• Headline about gun law was misleading
• Annunciation members display Christian love
• Church assault deserves harsher punishment
• Hate obviously inspired act against church
• Pray for those who desecrated church
• Churches are under attack from all sides
• The Catholic faith is misunderstood in South
• Organ donors should be at top of recipient list
• Parent says HJHS traffic unsafe
• Roberts too smooth, slick, unknown
• Child abusers deserve stiff penalties
• Bush must consult donors before acting
• Nation needs responsible energy policy
• Decatur attractions, parks underappreciated
• Update local emergency response plan now
• Kyle, councilmen broke promise on tax
• Bankruptcy law will be bad for consumers
• God, Jesus and Paul all condemned immorality
• God is in control of everything
• Railroad safety should trump hotel business
• School procedures assure student safety
• Loan of local rescue crew appreciated
• Sheriff stands up for Morgan County
• U-turns on dangerous part of U.S. 31 illegal
• City's new recreation complex impressive
• WMDs, body counts, Clinton lies and control
• Wealthy should pay to rebuild New Orleans
• Priceville residents were firm against rezoning
• Firefighters deserve our gratitude
• More alcohol sales not the cure-all for city
• School excellence requires commitment
• New Orleans woman's story hit close to home
• Children lead by example; we can all learn
• Editorial on Bush missed the mark
• President’s war crime is impeachable
• Consider outlet for Colonial Mall refurbish
• High school coaches set excellent example
• City handled Joe Sartain truck bids properly
• Help always appreciated during times of disaster
• Failure to help victims of hurricane a shame
• Decatur Utilities crew did outstanding job
• Helpless animals should not have to suffer, either
• Liberals obsessed with stacking Supreme Court
• Gas prices are first to rise in emergency
• Store clerks often must bear cost of gas theft
• Congress must fully fund veterans' programs
• Many Americans believe country worth dying for
• Public needs education about big cats
• Dukes’ position on Sunday liquor sales is clear
• Gas prices rise, morals decline
• Columnist wrong about Gen. Boykin
• Putting numbers on retirement financial needs
• Add Rader to ranks of cruelest killers
• Government waste risks financial future
• Bachus should want Robertson off the air, too
• Katrina doesn't trump slain officer coverage
• Fan behavior tarnishes Decatur school image
• Priceville rezoning best for whole town
• Body bags don’t change hearts, minds
• Many confuse facts with propaganda
• It takes time for a democracy to develop
• White House secrets reveal nature of GOP
• Can oppose war, support troops
• City must plan for its future
• Don’t give golf course away
• Time will tell about Cargill
• Missed Blues Brothers article
• Bus stop needed; why is council opposed?
• City needs to enforce its noise ordinance
• Silence noise pollution caused by trains
• Options while waiting to pick up children
• Lack of consideration by others is frustrating
• Safe driving requires undivided attention
• Youths must be taught video is not reality
• Illegals are criminals, a drain on system
• Hammon takes exception to article about truck bids
• President Bush has widened economic gap
• Newspaper comforts enemies, demeans troops
• Meeting with soldier's mom serves no purpose
• City should repeal tax, quit wasting money
• Metzger right on taxes; leaders stifle dissent
• Rezoning could aggravate dangerous situation
• Rezoning may hurt value of nearby residences
• Trinity rushed ordinance through; was it read?
• No political party has monopoly on Christianity
• Donation to health clinic shows concern for others
• Dukes skirts important issues, including liquor
• Wal-Mart dumpers give RVers bad name
• Teen volunteers hold promise to area's future
• Illegals drain resources; laws aren't enforced
• Will tighter borders solve immigration problem?
• DR-CAFTA will help big cotton producers
• Immigration is corporate welfare
• Immigration should be limited
• Disputes councilman's church membership claim
• Noise regulations need to be strictly enforced
• PACT working to keep children safe in Morgan
• Improvements needed to Alabama 20 hot spot
• Store renovation will help revive downtown
• Can't figure Evans' non-judgmental position
• Rove didn't break law, but raises lots of money
• Newspaper also trying to shake American will
• Conservation requires participation by everyone
• It is only fair that everyone pays taxes
• Illegals pay taxes, won't collect Social Security
• Illegal immigration is like a cancer
• Force the government to enforce the law
• Spay/neuter laws are key to pet population crisis
• Community steps up to plate for ill woman
• Business development trumps human lives
• Overpass, service roads key on Alabama 20
• Auto sound systems disturb the peace
• Commissioners can save by cutting own pay
• More effort required on illegal immigration
• Trinity mayor doing an excellent job
• Trinity's Internet problem solved!
• CAFTA will be good for U.S. economy
• CAFTA good for textile industry, cotton farmers
• Pleasant Acres rezoning threat
• Keep Priceville area residential
• Many deathtraps need attention
• Get more signs on Alabama 20
• More action on property-rights
• Second Avenue needs beautification effort
• Rove controversy latest in long line
• White House version of patriotism traitorous
• Opposing view on war, Bush, Halliburton
• Thanks for the memories of Coach Phil Cavnar
• Confederate cause enslaved Southerners
• Marine's memory worth keeping in gold
• Alabama Democrats lack real leadership
• President Bush went to war for wrong reasons
• Ad displays Grant Street church’s intolerance
• Let sleeping rattlesnakes lie
• State needs new constitution
• Dukes clarifies record on alcohol issues
• Jury, judge, prosecutor failed in Scrushy trial
• More funding needed for Veterans Affairs
• Leaders must stop the killing in Iraq
• Dogs teach owners unconditional love
• Where is real Mexican border?
• Spanish becoming more prevalent
• Anti-lynching measure significant
• Rezoning golf course good for city
• Alabamians OK'd seizure in 2004
• Start by taking justices' property
• Senators must support asbestos legislation
• Seeks help finding old Alabama churches
• One cow proves USDA effectiveness
• MDA Lock-Up was a success
• Another opinion on Schiavo case
• Development in right location
• Swimmers need a home pool
• ACLU attacks country’s morals
• Scouting numbers difficult to ascertain
• Returning troops deserve recognition
• Weather forecasts usually correct
• Confederate Army diverse in make-up
• Boxer was inspiration for a generation
• Dentist was right to blow whistle
• Developer failed to keep promises
• School board needs new priorities
• Drug dealing source of problems
• Point Mallard pass rates too high
• Carter wrong on Guantanamo
• Law should require safety seats
• Roy Moore and separation of church and state
• City roadblocks sent restaurant to Hartselle
• Campaign promises remain unfulfilled
• Farmers market coupons a win-win idea
• Church, public buildings have own purposes
• Possible solution to sex-offender problem?
• Let justice be served, even 50 years later
• City officials should listen to voters
• Police program answers questions
• Jail not solution to drug problem
• Israel has prospered against odd
• Of cooperation and cannibalism
• Falkville pranksters deserve punishment
• Students can dish out but can't take a prank
• Artist emphasizes importance of Carnegie
• God is neither Democrat nor Republican
• Coalition equates 'left' with 'evil,' 'satanic'
• Religion and politics shouldn't marry
• Median flowers a welcome sight
• Bus drivers deserve respect
• Mayor Kyle wrong about local schools
• Overgrown lots rampant, eyesores
• Old DU warehouse ideal for eatery
• All life is by design; God beyond DNA
• Hartselle council continues to pass buck
• Sportsmen, Cramer try to preserve forest
• God is tolerant; GOP is not
• ACCR's real agenda is tax hike
• May lose lot due to city lien
• Business license law ludicrous
• Fund-raiser most successful ever
• Runaway bride must be punished for crime
• Bush administration gave Saddam warning
• Lobbyist gifts should be made public
• Opposing opinions are worthless to conservative
• Sex offender laws need review and revision
• Liberal judges will destroy constitution
• Tablet display belongs on private property
• Illegals utilize scarce resources
• Lawmakers and schools' import
• More on Bible Belt charity
• Decision to ban book was wrong
• Would-be Point Mallard developer hasn't given up
• Central Baptist needs to remain downtown
• Alabamians give directly to poor, not government
• Can't remember Bush ever telling the truth
• GOP has strange idea of Christian morals
• Veterans need help with asbestos legislation
• Nutrition, fitness are wise investments
• Tax abatements needed in today's climate
• Limestone school board does students disservice
• Confederacy series entertained, informed
• More signs needed to identify intersections
• County Government Day a success due to help
• Earth Day reminds us to protect natural resources
• Legalize, regulate methamphetamines
• City should invest in IB now to improve future
• Communications act would level field
• Let market determine rates and services
• There is no excuse for Blankenship's fraud
• NASA's technological advances a great asset
• Bush administration's record unimpressive
• Calvary Assembly does a lot for city of Decatur, its residents
• Hypocrisy a plague in Hartselle, especially among public officials
• Taxpayers should not be forced to pay Roy Moore's legal bills
• Changing filibuster rule would be consistent with U.S. Constitution
• Environmental proposal bad for new and existing businesses
• Satellite radio alternative to 'the same old songs'
• Proposed child custody law change not needed
• Burn program designed to restore Bankhead
• City schools' music festival a success
• GOP proposal disregards constitutional principles
• Radical judges would ensure domination by rich
• Our country's imperfect past, uncertain future
• Students shouldn't have to accept status quo
• Blankenship should not lose engineer license
• Alabama 20 drivers: Slow down to save lives
• Courts, husband wrong in Schiavo matter
• Leave Wilson Morgan Park green for everyone
• Lawyers are everywhere in our government
• Proposed delayed start would benefit schools
• Riverfest belongs at Rhodes Ferry Park
• Why Congress doesn't address high gas prices
• Republicans ignore own tenets in Schiavo case
• 'Second-highest' is inadequate description
• As gift to others, make wishes known now
• Wilson Morgan would serve shoppers well
• Glasscock straddles fence with vote
• Proposed Big Brother bill endangers drivers
• We must enforce U.S. immigration laws
• Sex offenders should wear transmitters
• School bands deserve more positive attention
• Local public radio listeners have options
• Oppose shortening school year
• Police cars not for personal use
• Commissioner deserves penalty
• How Democrats can regain party
• 'Life without parole' sentence doesn't exist
• Church-state separation requirement of freedom
• Older Americans need to care about future
• IB program will create success
• Soldiers deserve warm welcome
• More on Animal Friends group
• Park appeals to those driving by
• Hartselle is decades behind world
• Band should get more attention
• Woman who lost son advises on cell phones
• Scouts, others help clean up community
• Austinville residents deserve consideration
• Riley, AEA should put students' interest first
• Posting original Ten Commandments OK
• Bush's budget features cuts, increases debt
• Driving a car requires responsibility, attention
• Politicians will remain when parks are gone
• Illegal aliens put a strain on basic social services
• Social Security needs protection of a lock box
• Youth league marred by incompetent officials
• Hartselle school board members bring shame
• Teams, students source of pride for Decatur
• A different perspective on Auburn's diversity
• Does Garrison praise end at Tigers, Tide?
• Intolerance pervades Alabama politics
• Heavenly inclusion could spark trouble
• City annexation would end hunting, farming
• More to Bush, Clinton than a little pot smoke
• School article ignored parents
• Golf rules need more flexibility
• Perfumed air is unpleasant
• Reporter good at storytelling
• Flu-shot study results invalid
• City parks off limits for development
• Brooks' cheerleaders lacked self-control
• Pointe Mallard residents oppose River Country
• State should continue land-program funding
• Abercrombie is voice of reason, fairness
• Government should give locals chance to bid
• Religious right