Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 7/1/2009

Posted by H, on July 1st, 2009, at 6:05 am

Birmingham News – Jefferson County Commission slashes budget by $31.7 million, to lay off hundreds

Birmingham News – Jefferson County Sheriff Mike Hale asks a judge to block the county’s attempt to cut $5.1 million out of the office’s budget

Birmingham News – Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford fires city attorney, calls department inefficient, sloppy

Birmingham News – Priscilla Dunn wins runoff for Alabama Senate 19 seat

Birmingham News – Jury deliberates in federal fraud trial of John Katopodis, former Birmingham councilman

Birmingham News – Attorney for Alabama Press Association says the Adamsville City Council broke the law when it held a closed session last week

Birmingham News – OUR VIEW: There are good reasons for the state Board of Education to eliminate the high school graduation exam

Birmingham News – Cut what I say, not what I do

Press-Register – Expert says clearer water would revitalize Mobile Bay’s grass beds

Press-Register – Alabama residents sue FEMA trailer manufacturers

Press-Register – Demonstrators in Mobile protest Iranian election

Press-Register – Sanford scandal echoes in Alabama

Press-Register – Wait to see what the state decides on ACT

Tuscaloosa News – Business leaders optimistic, survey says

Tuscaloosa News – Ala. schools well prepared for disasters

Tuscaloosa News – Governor’s race won’t be the only close one

Florence TimesDaily – Down syndrome sufferer lives beyond expectations

Florence TimesDaily – Data: Shoals cities growing

Florence TimesDaily – Wait continues for DNA results in Arthur case

Anniston Star – A hill worth dying on: Oxford should rethink decision

Anniston Star – Goat Hill: This is how it should work

Anniston Star – All this could have been ours; maybe it is

Decatur Daily – Larry the Cable Guy for City Council seat

Gadsden Times – Alabama Congress delegation votes against ‘cap and trade’

Washington Post – THE INFLUENCE GAME: Catfish plan risks trade war

4 comments to Daily Headlines, Wednesday, 7/1/2009

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July 1st, 2009 at 7:58 am

http://www.dothaneagle.com/dea/news/local/article/bentley_seeks_to_distinguish_self_from_republican_field/80613/

this was in today’s dothan eagle. some may find it interesting as we do not hear a lot about bentley…
anon

July 1st, 2009 at 8:32 am

missed this article yesterday, not sure what is up with the montogmery advertiser’s headlines:

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200906301454/NEWS0201/90630035
walt moffett

July 1st, 2009 at 8:38 am

You’re right he don’t, he has been generating multiple position papers while the other candidates have generating lots of smiles and donations.
JD

July 1st, 2009 at 12:07 pm

Another Jefferson County Former Commissioner John Katopodis found guilty on all 97 counts per Fox 6 TV.

ONe step closer to Larry

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