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Decatur

Decatur woman makes two dumb moves: Forges check, then returns to store for driver’s license

May 21, 2012

Timika Kiona Whitfield-Lee was arrested for forging a check when she returned to Bud’s convenience store in Decatur to retrieve the driver’s license she’d left behind.

Ayers to receive patriotism award for decades of service to soldiers, families

May 21, 2012

Laura Ayers of Huntsville will be awarded the 2012 Spirit of America Festival Audie Murphy Patriotism Award on the Fourth of July at Point Mallard Park in Decatur.

Romney’s deficit talk – The Decatur Daily

May 21, 2012

Romney's deficit talk The Decatur Daily GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney — laboring under the political liability of an improving economy — is doubling down on his focus on the federal deficit. President Barack Obama, he said in a recent speech, is responsible for …

McClain’s wasted potential – The Decatur Daily

May 21, 2012

McClain's wasted potential The Decatur Daily Imagine the impact if the Decatur native had spent his trips back home giving hope to students who, mired in poverty, see no way out. Imagine if he had pointed at his own…

Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals – The Decatur Daily

May 21, 2012

Knee surgery stats prompt changes at US hospitals The Decatur Daily By Holly Ramer AP CONCORD, NH (AP) — Knee replacement surgeries at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center soon could be handled by a specialized operating room team as the result of a data-sharing…

Triple crown try next for I’ll Have Another – The Decatur Daily

May 20, 2012

Triple crown try next for I'll Have Another The Decatur Daily By Richard Rosenblatt AP AP photo by Patrick Semansky BALTIMORE — I'll Have Another did just that, winning another Triple Crown race with even more flash and dash than he did in the …

Bentley retreats again – The Decatur Daily

May 20, 2012

Bentley retreats again The Decatur Daily Gov. Robert Bentley's stand on the Legislature's immigration bill could have been a defining moment in which he demonstrated his political courage. Instead, he made a weak protest that came a year late. On Thursday, Bentley announced …

Obama: Capitalism’s ally? – The Decatur Daily

May 20, 2012

Obama: Capitalism's ally? The Decatur Daily In a recent column, I suggested that President Barack Obama is preserving capitalism, not destroying it. The response from many readers — an email calling me a “lying socialist idiot” was typical — suggested that Obama is

Tea Party is onto your game – The Decatur Daily

May 20, 2012

Tea Party is onto your game The Decatur Daily To The Daily: You state, “Our democracy is built on compromise,” but you don't want “compromise.” You want surrender. You are like the Soviets who claimed to want “peaceful co-existence,” but defined it as, “If you…

All-Star pole goes to Kyle Busch – The Decatur Daily

May 19, 2012

All-Star pole goes to Kyle Busch The Decatur Daily By Steve Reed AP CHARLOTTE, NC — Kyle Busch captured the pole for the Sprint All-Star race for the second straight year. Busch completed the unique three-lap qualifying that included a mandatory four-tire pit…