The late, great American nation
      "It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties." - James Madison We live in a fundamentally different country since 9/11. Not only do many Americans view their government with suspicion, but how their government views them has drastically changed.
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On the Spot:
"Since daylightsaving time is March 11, do you prefer to spring forward or fall backward?"
By Franklin Hayes
     "I like it to stay daylight longer." -Chelsie Biggs Gulf Breeze
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The non-scandal of CEO pay
By Rich Lowery National Review
      High executive pay hasn't quite reached that status of a bipartisan "crisis," but it's approaching it. The Democratic senator from Virginia, Jim Webb, fulminated against it in his response to President Bush's State of the Union address. Bush himself, in a "State of the Economy" speech on Wall Stre...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
      Dot's the best We all know taxes and insurance have gone up! But I need to thank our own local State Farm Don Waldon's office for all the assistance in our hurricane claims. They are the best. Sincerely, Sally Rawlins Gulf Breeze
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