Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
During the past couple of weeks I have heard quite a bit of talk about the upcoming vote on alcohol sales in Russellville. After listening to the argu...
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Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
October 6, 2010
Monday morning Web sites across the nation posted headlines such as “Alabama legislators, bingo casino owners charged on federal vote buying allegatio...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
September 29, 2010
My wife, Erin, enjoys reading my columns, but she feels I paint her in a less than favorable light sometimes. When I wrote about how much I loved foot...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
September 22, 2010
It is often said that opposites attract, and I think that holds true for my wife, Erin, and I. She is talkative and I am not. She is quick to react an...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
September 18, 2010
In the past two decades there have been several highly publicized incidents of school violence and a growing number of high school students who choose...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
September 8, 2010
Nine years ago I worked with my uncle at various post offices around the country. My uncle, Bo, and I were stepping out of the back door of the downto...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
September 1, 2010
For years adminstrators and parents have worked together to try and remove bulllying from schools. Bullies create tension and are counterproductive to...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
August 25, 2010
I made a list of states I have visited and a list of states my wife and I have visited together. That is when I found out both of us had a different d...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
August 11, 2010
Of all the places I have done my people watching, I have concluded there is one place that brings out the worst in people — retail stores. I don’t kno...
Columnists, Opinion, Scot Beard
by Scot Beard
August 4, 2010
Both political parties see the glass as being half full. Unfortunately for members of Congress, they do not elect themselves and many voters see the g...
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