Daily Headlines, Sunday, 8/21/2011

Posted by H, on August 21st, 2011, at 4:58 am

Montgomery Advertiser – District 6 incumbent hopes to finish what he started

Montgomery Advertiser – Montgomery mayoral hopefuls differ on city priming business

Montgomery Advertiser – District 1 hopefuls want officials to be more open, fiscally conservative

Montgomery Advertiser – District 4 challengers say distressed community in need

Montgomery Advertiser – District 3 candidates disagree on downtown redevelopment

Montgomery Advertiser – District 8 candidates differ on way to lead public school system

Montgomery Advertiser – 2 former candidates in District 7 hope voters take a 2nd look

Montgomery Advertiser – District 5 challengers say new leadership needed to revitalize area

Montgomery Advertiser – Advertiser Editorial: Re-elect Strange

Huntsville Times – Huntsville celebrates space shuttle’s 30-year ride

Huntsville Times – New Alabama Chief Justice Chuck Malone sees changes coming for courts

Birmingham News – Birmingham Mayor William Bell raises $235,000 for re-election campaign

Press-Register – Families in Mobile send off soldiers to Afghanistan (with photo gallery)

Press-Register – Miss. congressman’s bill deserves passage (editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Tuscaloosa triggers more Sunday alcohol sales votes

Tuscaloosa News – Hundreds rally at Snow Hinton Park against new Alabama immigration law

Tuscaloosa News – Federal criminal complaint filed against Partlow

Tuscaloosa News – Mental health officials detail criminal defendant policy

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL:Citizens define communities by casting ballots

Florence TimesDaily – Lauderdale, Colbert counties score well in Alabama survey

Florence TimesDaily – Senator seeks answers about who should hear appraisal appeals

Florence TimesDaily – Councilman proposes proper dress ordinance

Florence TimesDaily – ACT gains popularity in Alabama

Anniston Star – H. Brandt Ayers: Free-style thinking

Decatur Daily – A nation not divided

Decatur Daily – Stop ignoring experts

Gadsden Times – Joint Special Operations Group trains with new armored vehice

Gadsden Times – Personal income in Etowah County rose in 2010

Gadsden Times – Mental health department promises no releases of dangerous residents

Associated Press – Slight uptick in central Ala. bankruptcies

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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