Small Town Political Gazette 2/28/08
Times Daily Leighton’s ex-mayor avoids prison time
Dothan Eagle County Commissioners explain their vote to regulate gaming
The Randolph Leader Conflict between the Mayor and City Council of Wadley over police chief appointment
The Arab Tribune Conflict over commercial development between local business owners and City Council
St. Clair Times City school board seeks to resolve dispute over who can be member
Enterprise Ledger State Forestry Commission concerned over urban growth
Moulton Advertiser Group formed to raise money for weather radios
The North Jefferson News Residents of Kimberly and Morris band together to fight strip mining
Montgomery Advertiser Article about the Alabama Sharecropper’s Union of the 1930’s
Dothan Eagle Editorial comments on a rift beteewn the PTA and the Houston County Board of Education
Brewton Standard Editorial commends the founding of a family drug court
The Daily Sentinel Opinion article asks “Is it too late to regain freedoms?”
The Wetumpka Herald Editorial about “Strange bedfellows working for K-12 budget”
The Selma Times-Journal Editorial about the low turnout on a recent bond election. Quote -”And when registered voters do not go to the polls to exercise that civic responsibility, they blaspheme the very memory of those who went before them to clear the way.”
Edit - delete duplicate Selma Times pointer
I don’t know how many readers have read The Daily Sentinel Opinion article which asks “Is it too late to regain freedoms?”, but I recommend it.
I worry that it may be too late. One reason I do is the failure of Ron Paul’s candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination to gain traction with the vast majority of people, and particularly with GOP leadership and mainstream media. Paul is the only candidate to campaign on issues such as having a smaller less intrusive government, personal liberty and personal responsibility, and returning to governing in accordance with the US Constitution. The lack of support for those principles is scary.
Comment by Don — February 28, 2008 @ 8:49 am
While I see Caesar coming eventually, things like the Lawrence county group in the Moulton paper give me hope it will be delayed. That group saw a need and is doing something about it on their own. Whenever you ask the government to do something, you increase its power.
Comment by walt moffett — February 28, 2008 @ 11:04 am