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CPN• •• UUCCl32 Olk, Expiroo 8/3 1/94 We try harder. · We try hard er: I~ ·-----------------······-"*"'··-----·- • .... ,___ ____ ____ _____ _J THE ALABAMALA WYER May 1994/ 129 IN BRIEF Theafl'yer Alabama May 1994 Volume55, Number 3 Publle,hedseven 1l mes a year (the sevon1h!save It a l>OrdltoctO,Y e<ition) by the Alabama SlftlOBar. ONfflECOVER: P.O. Bo, '156, MontQomo,y,Alal>aml35t01o4t56. Part of lhe RobertTre nt Jones Coif 1'r11il,Birmingham's 54-hule Oxmoor Valley facility is Phone(~) 269•1St 5. sculpted from the peaksand valleysof the Appalachi.ms.Pictured is hole #3 of the Ridge -., A. Huffal«<------ .. ,.. Cltait, Editor -- DePaola __ , ______ \la,Cltllr & Course. (Thanks to o..,,;dO. Toylor,Sunbelt Coif Corporatl0<1 ) -f . Alln v-a-.11n1nco INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Mor91t11Murphy --MIIIIIQll9Edilof JcMW.-A ...........~y'"www-·AoyO .......... - The Alabama State Bar Quality of Life Survey Reaulu -·DooorlitJ . ..... 8'moy•u•-L-, ---llm*,,gNm • P, Au&sellM)tel, Moblt ""*'F . Whilt. Jr. e~m, Hon.Jo6eptl A. Colq!ie. TueoalooN• &1un e Bv Keith 8. Normon......................................................................... .......................................152 Ault.~• Wilam T. C.110!\ Jr,. MOIIIPOff'ltllr• Rlrmo!ICI1.. Jonnson.Jr .• Bl~m • S"*'"1o . Howen, ~If)'• Jtfl Kohl\ MomQom«y• Fotrtt l Ll ltl , Mobllt • Hon, Ml.qi Madck'la,~ loo,nrtry•J ,W, GoodlOI, Jt,, Mobil• The Alabama Clua Action D C. Mad.AoctF\IIW , Motllle • GtegiaryC. M.:tw 1Mob1t • ..,,.... I , Sin .......II, -m,w,..,.,,....,,._ FJ11Alan ROfl('rSand Gn'!JOT/1C. Cook............ - ................................................................. 158 T. L HO!tliofd. Jr..."'-'i\,04"*7 • Allrt T Roon, lk11i.;t•n • -,-·--·...... 0 &liMftl. Mca:t.,;:1•1-~Bi-·­ • Aobll'I W lndlonl. ~ . ,c IQ Cj •DliboflhAJat.sai...,&it«wq•:•Hltq'L An Introduction to the Alabama Water R.uoun:ea Act ...... Ccaw I s • • l.WMn $::me,d A. fMllOtll. .Ao. ...... Bv iv;mams. 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