Sunday 9/30/2007 DAILY NEWS DIGEST
Birmingham News - Report says that Trenholm Community College program supervised by Sen. Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery) suffered due to senator’s absence to attend to legislative duties.
Birmingham News - Presidential hopeful John Edwards returns to Alabama today in campaign fund-raising stop.
Birmingham News - Commentary by Thomas Wells of Birmingham, president -elect of the American Bar Association, calls for Alabama to adopt a system of merit selection for appellate judges.
Birmingham News - Commentary by Susan Pace Hamill uses controversy over new school zoning structure in Tuscaloosa as evidence that the underlying issue is an inadequate and unfair tax structure.
Birmingham News - Commentary by the director of the Alabama Women’s Resource Network argues that state should replace aging Tutwiler Prison with a smaller facility in and increase investments in community based corrections programs.
Mobile Press-Register - Press-Register praises the efforts of Chancellor Bradley Byrne, finding that his efforts are “restoring the [postsecondary] system’s credibility.”
Montgomery Advertiser - Alabama likely faces legal battles over executions.
Tuscaloosa News - The Tuscaloosa News views Governor’s decision not to call a special session this fall as wise.
Tuscaloosa News - The Tuscaloosa News contends that controversy over state’s lethal injection processes indicates need for moratorium on death penalty.
Tuscaloosa News - U.S. Rep. Artur Davis (D) defends the role of postsecondary employee assigned to his office.
Gadsden Times - The Gadsden Times calls for Governor to order DNA testing of evidence in Tommy Arthur case while execution is delayed.
Tuscaloosa News - “Alabama Exposure,” Dana Beyerle’s weekly political roundup for readers of the NYTimes regional papers.
Booker T. Washington Arts Magnet School suffered while Quinton
Ross was its principal, too!
Comment by anonymous — September 30, 2007 @ 7:53 am
After skimming the Birmingham News opinion piece, I wonder when tax reform/constitutional reform will be the answer to the age old question, “What do cats want?”
Comment by walt moffett — September 30, 2007 @ 10:09 am
Resegregation and tax reform
http://www.al.com/opinion/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1191141079141980.xml&coll=2
Remember that although Hamill was one of the 60 or so law professors across the US who signed NARAL’s [National Abortion Right’s] petition to have only pro-Row v. Wade lawyers appointed to be federal judges, her motto in 2003 was Christians should vote for the 1 billion+ tax increase “for the children” or else they are “greedy.”
Comment by Pookie — September 30, 2007 @ 11:27 am
So she should be ignored on her views regarding tax reform because she’s pro-choice? Or, she can’t really be a Christian beacuse she disagrees with Pookie’s view of the Bible?
Comment by Roy — September 30, 2007 @ 12:18 pm