Daily Headlines, Saturday, 2/19/2011

Posted by H, on February 19th, 2011, at 6:16 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Sewell’s election a reminder of black women’s progress, struggle

Montgomery Advertiser – Manufacturers to remove gaming machines from Alabama casinos

Montgomery Advertiser – Racial flaps dog ‘Bama despite progress

Montgomery Advertiser – Jury sides with Auburn police officer

Montgomery Advertiser – Bentley: Budget cuts are coming

Montgomery Advertiser – Montgomery District 7 candidate pulls out of race

Montgomery Advertiser – Consumers paid more for most goods in January

Montgomery Advertiser – Rants and Raves: Spin on tickets laughable

Huntsville Times – Gurley mayor takes witness stand in $2.75 million civil trial

Huntsville Times – Disaster loans available for small businesses, nonprofits in North Alabama

Huntsville Times – Huntsville school board cuts jobs, hires Richardson as consultant

Huntsville Times – McCutcheon gets second term as chair of Madison County House delegation

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: The trees that we all treasure

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: PAC-to-PAC challenge an attack on honest elections

Birmingham News – Refuse all freebies, Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex directors warned

Birmingham News – Panel accepting nominations to replace Shelby County’s Judge Joiner

Press-Register – Mobile’s Mardi Gras kicks off with Conde Cavaliers parade

Press-Register – Dixon to bring in another expert for Nodine case

Press-Register – 3.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Alabama Gulf Coast communities

Press-Register – Air Force moves closer to tanker contract award

Press-Register – Oil spill claims czar Ken Feinberg says he’ll unveil new rules today

Press-Register – Editorial: Laudable response to sickening act

Press-Register – Editorial: Weather Service Âa place lawmakers Âdon’t need to cut

Tuscaloosa News – City sues to keep Alberta office open

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Poisoning a tradition is disrespectful

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Republicans want budget cuts at any cost

Anniston Star – Tone down the rhetoric

Anniston Star – James L. Evans: The Sermon on the Mount

Anniston Star – Phillip Tutor: Poisoning a splendid rivalry

Gadsden Times – GSCC presidential candidates submit names

New York Times – Hyundai’s Swift Growth Lifts Alabama’s Economy

Washington Post – South may rise again, but it does it quietly

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

By Joe Hubbard on June 8, 2011

This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session. For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end. For others, it was one that ended much too quickly. It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.

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Putting Students First

By John Merrill on May 24, 2011

As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]

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Legislative Transparency

By Cam Ward on May 17, 2011

There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]

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