Pets' vaccinations can be hazardous The Decatur Daily To The Daily: I want to issue a warning to all pet lovers. I had a wonderful 15-year-old female cat that had been healthy and active. Several months ago, I noticed a lump on her back, below her neck. My …

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Examine charter school idea The Decatur Daily The mere fact that self-interested financial interests support an idea is not a reason for voters to reject it, but it is a reason for them to evaluate the idea with skepticism. Charter schools are the political novelty of the…

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Delta Mariner routinely carries launch components from the United Launch Alliance rocket plant in Decatur to Cape Canaveral, Fla., and another launch site in California.

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Gaffe silliness The Decatur Daily Liberals — and of course Newt Gingrich — had conniptions over a statement Romney made last week: “I'm not concerned about the very poor.” His very next sentence, though, should have corrected any confusion: …

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GOP's bad bailout logic The Decatur Daily Conservatives' criticism of Obama for keeping the automakers afloat is not irrational. In the long term, many economists believe, allowing businesses to fail is healthy. Capitalism is brilliant at allocating resources, but only if inefficient

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Keep jobs, dollars at home in America The Decatur Daily To The Daily: One of the most popular statements made by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union speech and on his daily fly-ins to different states to make 30-minute speeches is the need to spend…

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Reversing decades of progress The Decatur Daily The national unemployment rate dropped again in January, which means in two weeks — when state and local numbers are compiled — Alabamians again will be treated to the spectacle of state legislators crediting

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Auburn fans go 'All In' for baby shower The Decatur Daily The invitation read: We're welcoming a new Tiger Cub to the War Eagle Nation! Wendy Lang A beautiful gift from God, a Coley creation, We don't know …

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The Decatur Daily Technology erodes Constitution The Decatur Daily Activist judges are popularly blamed for the loss of US civil liberties. By refusing to strictly construe the US Constitution, many argue, they have given the federal government too much power over matters left to the…

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An emergency meeting is scheduled this morning at the North Central Alabama Regional Council of Governments office in Decatur to discuss the revision of the organization’s bylaws and a personnel issue.

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