Birmingham News - AIDS has left 7,000 orphans in Alabama since 1982, according to a University of Alabama study

Birmingham News - Alabama Supreme Court dismisses $500,000 award to former state Rep. Eric Major

Birmingham News - Birmingham-area homeless shelters bracing for bigger crowds escaping cold weather

Birmingham News - Welsh students ask Vestavia Hills students about the Alabama Elephants

Birmingham News - Study looks at what damage a major earthquake could cause here

Birmingham News - 3 students from Alabama competing to become Rhodes Scholars

Birmingham News - Southern Progress cuts more jobs in Birmingham metro area

Birmingham News - There must be a good reason why a state as poor as Alabama can afford to pay some of its university presidents so much

Birmingham News - Alabama spends very little to keep young people from picking up an expensive and deadly cigarette habit.

Press-Register - 23 Orange Beach city workers to be laid off with 1-day notice

Press-Register - A modest approach to insurance reform

Huntsville Times - The crisis in schools

Montgomery Advertiser - Thompson named district judge

Montgomery Advertiser - Deer season starts today

Montgomery Advertiser - Bright gets to know Washington ropes, weather

Montgomery Advertiser - RANTS AND RAVES: Don’t forget students in expansion

Tuscaloosa News - Big Three CEOs need to straighten up and fly right

Anniston Star - A template to follow: Consolidation in Clay County

Opelika-Auburn News - County coroner investigating children’s deaths

Associated Press - Judges: Rehiring at Ala. college to be revisited

Associated Press - Mercedes supplier to expand in Tuscaloosa

Associated Press - Escaped cattle wreak havoc in Moulton

Associated Press - After 130 years, Alabama cotton brokers closing

New York Times - New Twist in Appeal of Ex-Alabama Governor

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Birmingham News - Alabama House Democrats say ending grocery tax is top priority

Birmingham News - Birmingham City Council to decide its next move Tuesday in suit alleging predatory mortgages

Birmingham News - Coal-fired plant in West Jefferson County puts more mercury in air than any other in nation

Birmingham News - Retiring Rep. Terry Everett looks forward to role as space-war president

Birmingham News - Alabama RSA portfolio dips with stock losses

Birmingham News - Honda to cut Alabama output by additional 12,000 vehicles

Birmingham News - Activists protest Drummond Co.’s employment practices, protection of union workers

Birmingham News - Governor answers UAW chief’s criticism of state’s incentives to foreign car makers

Birmingham News - Another report confirms the existence of Gulf War Syndrome; America owes the veterans suffering from it adequate care and treatment for their illnesses

Birmingham News - With plenty of bad economic news out there, word that Compass bank’s headquarters is staying in Birmingham is quite a relief.

Press-Register - Baldwin County, Ala., legislators pledge to win improvement on property insurance

Press-Register - Creola water proposal heard by Alabama PSC

Press-Register - Student anti-tobacco groups from four Mobile schoolsgiven $28,000

Press-Register - Blaming it on Alabama

Press-Register - Taxpayers hammered by arbitration costs

Huntsville Times - Mayors buy but don’t bury hatchet

Huntsville Times - A real two-party state

Montgomery Advertiser - Council looks to restore education funding levels

Montgomery Advertiser - ‘Anniston Star’ to cut work force

Tuscaloosa News - Big Three CEOs need to straighten up and fly right

Florence Times Daily - Officials want laws regarding passengers in pickup beds

Florence Times Daily - TVA smokestack scrubbers to help clear Smokies air

Anniston Star - The key to stimulation: One way to help the economy

Anniston Star - Rain, not discontent

Anniston Star - An invitation to join a movement

Decatur Daily - Economic problems demand compassion

Decatur Daily - Attend NARCOG meetings or resign

Opelika-Auburn News - Alabama Troopers fight crime with BAT Mobiles

Associated Press - Georgias hopes for reversing water ruling fading

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Prattville Progress - Our Opinion: New Elmore government gets off on right foot.

Eclectic Observer - Schools get plenty of bang for our buck.

The Selma Times-Journal - A pleasant change, editorial about recent city council meeting

The Southeast Sun - Coffee County man dies of weather-related conditions, officals appalled by his living conditions.

Dothan Eagle - Dothan and surrounding towns to meet again to reach conclusions on sewage.

Demopolis Times - Linden Lumber cuts 125 jobs.

The Cleburne News - Heflin plans for hard times.

Shelby County Reporter - Justice Department wants more information about Calera’s voting districts.

News Courier - Drop in bond rating may lead to higher water bills in Limestone County.

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Birmingham News - Solar-powered Habitat for Humanity home in Tuscumbia is a hit

Birmingham News - Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching names UAB computer science professor Jeff Gray Alabama Professor of the Year

Birmingham News - Alabama Rep. Spencer Bachus opposes bail out of car companies but wants other types of aid.

Birmingham News - Appeals court says Black Warrior Riverkeeper can sue Cherokee Mining over water pollution

Birmingham News - Mayor, council fixed in lawsuit showdown

Birmingham News - Apparent nominee for attorney general, Eric Holder Jr., has Alabama connections

Birmingham News - Consumers get relief as prices fall; will retailers benefit?

Birmingham News - Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford creates suspicion and doubt when he neglects to include others in his big plans.

Birmingham News - The wife of a former two-year college president pleaded guilty to taking pay for a bogus job in the system

Press-Register - State of Alabama to schools: Checks not in the mail

Press-Register - Another jury finds for steel plant in southwest Alabama

Press-Register - GOP captures lead in voters once again in Mobile and Baldwin counties

Press-Register - IRS drops action against Prichard, Ala., city attorney, Willie Huntley

Press-Register - State of Alabama joins pension lawsuit

Press-Register - Bigger water, sewer bills are on the way

Huntsville Times - No school cuts for now

Huntsville Times - Griffith gets taste of life in the House

Huntsville Times - Is it the whole truth?

Huntsville Times - Why state is appealinginmate issue

Montgomery Advertiser - Prepaid college funds still popular

Montgomery Advertiser - Thanksgiving tradition: Riley pardons Alabama turkey for 59th time

Montgomery Advertiser - Attorneys offer free foreclosure advice

Montgomery Advertiser - Justice Dept. sues state on overseas vote report

Montgomery Advertiser - Anti-tobacco efforts poorly funded

Tuscaloosa News - Opening arguments begin for budget battle

Tuscaloosa News - Fair tax structure needed to stabilize state’s school funds

Florence Times Daily - Smoking rate slow to fall

Anniston Star - For now, call it progress

Anniston Star - Extinct is forever

Anniston Star - Cash this

Associated Press - Prosecutor: No charges in death of Alabama inmate

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The Tuskegee News - Shorter shortage on audit repaid.

The Blount Countian - Blount County Community Partnership for Recovery and Reentry organizes to receive former inmates.

Andalusia Star-News - Covington County faces financial crisis.

Prattville Progress - Carter pulls Autauga County purse strings tight.

Daily Home - City denies request for public document.

Tuscaloosa News - Possible layoffs loom at Tuscaloosa County Schools.

Daily Mountain Eagle - How many signs do we need?, an editorial

Clanton Advertiser - Home rule is good for all, an editorial

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Birmingham News - State again falls short on making school payroll

Birmingham News - Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford, council at impasse over lawsuit; lawyers say case will not end

Birmingham News - Prosecutors says former Jefferson County sewer chief Jack Swann transferred property to keep it from being used to pay criminal debt

Birmingham News - Alabama Department of Corrections to appeal order to release findings in death of inmate Farron Barksdale

Birmingham News - Area gas prices slipping below $2 to their lowest level in 3 years

Birmingham News - Superior Bancorp to sell shares to the government

Birmingham News - Alabama Department of Public Safety launches its fourth Take Back Our Highways campaign today.

Birmingham News - Former Gov. Don Siegelman has new ammo in his attack on a bribery conviction that tarnished his reputation and sent him to prison

Press-Register - School appeals possibly costly for Mobile system

Press-Register - Speculation swirls on possible Jo Bonner run for Alabama governor

Press-Register - DIM THE LIGHTS, SAVE A TURTLE ON ALABAMA BEACHES

Press-Register - Commission, state DHR finding out what’s in a building’s name in Baldwin County, Ala.

Press-Register - Insurance forum set this week to discuss coastal coverage

Press-Register - State board could join pension suit against Nationwide and Alabama state employees union

Press-Register - Artur Davis: Is his turn coming?

Press-Register - NYT kinder this time

Press-Register - Photo IDs can help keep residents safe

Huntsville Times - Lawmakers to visit Redstone Arsenal

Huntsville Times - Cinram denied more labor visas

Huntsville Times - Enrollment of Chinese students on rise in state

Huntsville Times - Pesticide find delays apartment preparation

Montgomery Advertiser - Farm-City Week events bring rural, urban communities together

Montgomery Advertiser - Auto repair: What impact would proposed bailout have on Alabama?

Montgomery Advertiser - United Way faces double whammy

Florence Times Daily - State officials ask why some rural schools perform so well

Florence Times Daily - Ala. lawyer appointed to Merchant Marine board

Florence Times Daily - Prattville mayor elected to League of Cities board

Anniston Star - The tale of two bailouts: U.S. model vs. U.K. model

Anniston Star - Double-dipping: The real problem

Anniston Star - Baptists, Methodists and conclusions

Decatur Daily - No excuse for NARCOG lapses

Opelika-Auburn News - Osborne finally wins commission seat

Opelika-Auburn News - Local donkey to attend inauguration

Associated Press - Sylacauga fertilizer plant closing

Associated Press - Pastor, aide want Decatur to help restore cemetery

Los Angeles Times - After luring foreign automakers, Southerners have big incentive to …

Los Angeles Times - Study outlines $1 billion in sales tax givebacks to retailers …

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Andalusia Star-News - Budget cuts for Florala.

Cullman Times - Controversy at Colony town council meeting.

Eufaula Tribune - Area mayors assemble wish lists for President-elect Obama.

Dothan Eagle - Public meeting to discuss clean up of former brass foundry in Headland.

The Franklin County Times - Franklin County’s largest employer, Pilgrim’s Pride, announces layoffs.

Expect to see more plant closures/layoffs announcements as the recession continues.

Edit - chase down the errant code - wjm

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Birmingham News - Alabama Republicans say it’s time for soul-searching

Birmingham News - Melinda Kay Umphrey, wife of a former Shelton State Community College president, pleads guilty in fire college case

Birmingham News - Judge sets hearing on Jefferson County occupational tax

Birmingham News - Hot water now available throughout VA Medical Center

Birmingham News - Iraq-bound Army National Guard unit based in Tallassee to get unexpected trip home for Thanksgiving

Birmingham News - Federal judge postpones Jefferson County sewer system receivership hearing until January

Birmingham News - Alabama State Troopers traffic blitz aimed at impaired drivers

Birmingham News - Birmingham-area home sales off sharply for October

Birmingham News - A Montgomery County judge pulled the rug on a policy banning the employment of state legislators in Alabama’s two-year college system.

Birmingham News - U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus may have found a solution to Jefferson County’s sewer-bond debt crisis. Unlike some other government officials, at least he’s trying

Press-Register - Mobile schools feel staff losses

Press-Register - Bayou La Batre, Ala., sued by developer

Press-Register - College reformers in a fight to the finish

Press-Register - Keep rotating presidency

Huntsville Times - Judge seeks money for juveniles

Huntsville Times - Long path to reform

Montgomery Advertiser - Alabama Power not cutting rates

Montgomery Advertiser - Homeless duo’s quest not over

Montgomery Advertiser - Drought growing, survey shows

Montgomery Advertiser - State funding woes bite tri-county schools

Montgomery Advertiser - Mayoral hopes may muddy vote on Bright’s veto

Montgomery Advertiser - Groups pull together to send care packages

Montgomery Advertiser - Cancel power company rate hike

Tuscaloosa News - Bad law voids policy proposed for 2-year colleges

Tuscaloosa News - UA is no place for racism, threats

Anniston Star - Teaching about the Bible: Now there are choices

Anniston Star - Learn to play pretty: The Davis-Turnham squabble

Opelika-Auburn News - Lanett councilman on hot seat

Opelika-Auburn News - Department of Health reassures parents

Opelika-Auburn News - Editorial: Alabama should have voice in federal appointments

Associated Press - Jeffco attorneys, bond insurers meet on lawsuit

Associated Press - Alabama attorney wins national award

Associated Press - OSHA seeks fines against 2 Birmingham companies

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The Arab Tribune - Group to tackle TVA weed decision.

Blackbelt Gazette - Marengo County Commissioners take steps to control business meetings and squelch gadfly.

The Selma Times-Journal - Stop the brouhaha, editorial about the renaming the Courthouse to honor J.L. Chestnut, jr

Daily Home - Council does not act on rezoning request.

The Sand Mountain Reporter - Aviaton College signups begin.

The News Courier - NAACP ACT-SO seeking contestants.

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At the conclusion of this event, Ivey released this statement:

I was honored to be asked to attend the Republican Governor’s Assocation meeting and recognized as an emerging leader of the Republican Party. State officials are on the front line of effective government. I’ve seen that in my experience as Treasurer, efficiency and relevance in meeting people’s needs is what counts.

I’ve met some of our nation’s finest Governors. I appreciate their encouragement to seek higher office. Governor Riley has set a wonderful example of leadership and it would be a high honor to follow in his footsteps.

I will be listening to the people of Alabama over the next several months before making a final decision.

Plus she has a million dollars in her campaign account… does that sound like a gubernatorial candidate to you?

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