Where's Mallard Fillmore When You Need Him?

We're not usually too enamored of the comic strip Mallard Fillmore. Obviously most newspapers carrying the strip do so in order to balance Doonesbury or other cartoons that may be considered of the liberal genre. Still we hope the conservative duck was on alert last Friday when most newspapers carried articles on the anniversary of the Challenger disaster. In case you missed this quote from a TimesDaily article, let's play "Which One Doesn't Belong Here?"

There has been a growing list of calamities since then: Waco, Oklahoma City, Columbine, 9/11, Space Shuttle Columbia, Katrina, Virginia Tech, and now Tucson.

We hope none of our readers had difficulty in finding the odd man out. Why in the name of J. Edgar Hoover would Waco belong in a list of calamities/tragedies that affected innocent citizens? We realize the TD doesn't proof its own articles, much less those of the Associated Press, but hope springs eternal. Perhaps our local rag could at least find a volunteer to check content before it's published.

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While on the subject of cartoons, we've previously mentioned the often offensive Argyle Sweater. Did any among us truly find a joke about Walt Disney's frozen head to be humorous--tastefully or otherwise? For a paper so afraid of offending local business interests, the TD doesn't seem to put much thought into what's published in a family oriented section.

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It seems Cherokee has recently been a focal point for even more controversy. We'll have a full report from C.R. tomorrow.



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"Argyle Sweater" Offensive?

A recent addition to the TimesDaily comic page is the Argyle Sweater. Below are two examples of some of the more offensive panels recently published.




We would suggest that anyone who finds this material offensive contact Scott Morris of the TimesDaily at 740-5721 or scott.morris@TimesDaily.com.

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Meet the Republican Candidates Cookout Saturday, July 10th at Veterans Park

The Shoals Republican Club will host a candidate cookout for all Republican candidates on the state, local, and federal levels on Saturday, July 10th from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Veterans Park, Picnic Shelter #2.

Veterans Park is located off Cox Creek Parkway near Wilson Dam in Florence. All Alabama Republican candidates on the state, local, and federal levels have been invited to attend. Confirmed candidates include gubernatorial candidate Dr. Robert Bentley, who will be present from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., Fifth Congressional District candidate Mo Brooks, and several local candidates. The event is open to the public and free.

Come out and meet the candidates. This is your opportunity to ask the candidates about themselves and the important issues facing our country, the state and the Shoals area. The Republican Primary Run Off is Tuesday, July 13th.

The Shoals Republican Club meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month. All meetings of the Shoals Republican Club are open to the public. For more information, contact Shoals Republican Club President William Smith at (256) 767-4529, or ShoalsRepublicanClub@gmail.com.

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Due to the amount of feedback concerning both our columns on Leighton and Cherokee, we will be publishing reader response beginning tomorrow.


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