Daily Headlines, Saturday, 11/12/2011

Posted by H, on November 12th, 2011, at 6:00 am

Montgomery Advertiser – State prisons hold Veterans Day events

Montgomery Advertiser – Condoleezza Rice recalls Ala. roots

Montgomery Advertiser – PSC race hottest in state

Montgomery Advertiser – Obama criticizes Ala. immigration law

Montgomery Advertiser – Folmar dies at 81

Montgomery Advertiser – Officials remember a ‘great American’

Montgomery Advertiser – Prattville studies sewer fees

Montgomery Advertiser – Good news sends oil prices higher

Montgomery Advertiser – Jefferson County Bankruptcy: Alabama in a state of uncertainty

Montgomery Advertiser – Editorial: Honor our veterans

Huntsville Times – Huntsville-Madison County Veterans Memorial described as ‘beautiful’, ‘magnificent’ (video)

Huntsville Times – A humble thanks for our veterans (editorial)

Birmingham News – Panel urges every child be tested for high cholesterol between 9 and 11

Birmingham News – Disabled American Veterans commander urges help for injured military

Birmingham News – Postal Service offers amnesty, wants its wayward equipment back

Press-Register – Feinberg: Shrimpers to get more generous claims offers

Press-Register – Federal prosecutors indicate plan for new indictment against Bayou La Batre mayor

Press-Register – It’s too early to pull plug on BP cleanup (editorial)

Anniston Star – Giving a city what it deserves: Meeting shows how much residents care about Anniston

Anniston Star – A call to action on Veterans Day: Leave no one behind

Gadsden Times – food drives under way

Associated Press – Kay Ivey leads southern trade mission toTaiwan

New York Times – Tax Burdens Tilt Coastal, and System’s Fairness Is Debated

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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