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    Never take severe weather lightly
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 25, 2012
    It’s hard to believe that one year ago on Friday, my morning at UNA started off like any other. My roommate and I had looked at the weather, but we di...
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    Do not enter turning lanes too late
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 11, 2012
    I try to be lighthearted and humorous in my columns. I have had a few people tell me they like them, and I suspect that the two aforementioned qualiti...
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    Stay safe this April and clean maybe
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 4, 2012
    It is officially April. That means two major things in Alabama: spring-cleaning and tornadoes. I was watching The Weather Channel last night — for som...
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    Stay safe this April and clean maybe
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    April 4, 2012
    It is officially April. That means two major things in Alabama: spring-cleaning and tornadoes. I was watching The Weather Channel last night — for som...
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    Sometimes a double meaning can be a good thing
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 31, 2012
    I cannot begin to remember how many editorials I have done since I have been with The Franklin County Times, much less how many total I have done at d...
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    Students should respect their teachers
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 28, 2012
    Whenever I left high school I decided to head to a community college for the first two years of my higher education. I went to Bevill State-Jasper and...
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    Show military personnel the proper support
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 24, 2012
    I came into work Friday morning as usual around 10 a.m. The day was going like any other, for 20 minutes at least. My boss called me shortly after my ...
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    Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
    Commercials can have a big impact
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 21, 2012
    I took a marketing class while I was at UNA and I did not get a lot out of it. Most of the blame in that statement lies with me, as I did not pay atte...
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    Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials
    I question the work’s originality
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 14, 2012
    A dystopian novel is a book that shows how human transgressions have altered the world in some way to the detriment of mankind. This genre had many wo...
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    Columnists, EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, J.R. Tidwell
    Raindrops keep falling on my head
    by J.R. Tidwell 
    March 7, 2012
    I found myself in Birmingham last Friday evening. I was at the BJCC covering Red Bay’s basketball game. When I was done there I had a big decision to ...
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