Monday 6/4/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1180945141297980.xml&coll=2 – Number of Hispanic students increase by 11%.

http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1180945104297980.xml&coll=2The Birmingham News views the action by legislature to strip funds from the Alabama Fire College and divert those dollars to a non-existent program revenge for implicating legislators in continuing probe of corruption in two-year college system.

http://www.al.com/news/press-register/index.ssf?/base/news/1180948806197850.xml&coll=3 – “The Political Skinny,” the press-Register’s weekly political roundup from Mobile, Montgomery and Washington.

http://www.al.com/opinion/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1180948578197830.xml&coll=1The Huntsville Times encourages voters to approve proposed constitutional amendments in tomorrow’s election.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070604/NEWS/706040322/1007/TL02 – Grand Juries criticize Department of Forensic Sciences for backlog.

http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070604/NEWS/706040334/1007/TL02 – Legislature may increase minimum auto insurance requirements in final legislative day.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070604/OPINION01/706010349/1012/OPINIONThe Montgomery Advertiser comments on recently remove web site by Alabama Department of Homeland Security that identified organizations supporting issues such as gay rights and pro-life as possible terrorist groups.

http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2007/as-editorials-0604-editorial-7f03w1557.htmThe Anniston Star encourages voters to approve constitutional amendments in Tuesday’s vote.

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