Daily Headlines, Monday, 2/27/2012

Montgomery AdvertiserAttorneys quieter in second gambling trial

Montgomery AdvertiserBlack teacher recalls turmoil of the 1960s

Montgomery AdvertiserGulf oil spill trial delayed for settlement talks

Montgomery AdvertiserBill could force removal of red-light cameras By Brian Lyman

Montgomery AdvertiserInaugural race to aid Children’s Center raises $3,000

Montgomery AdvertiserSocial media playing larger part in crime investigations, court cases

Montgomery AdvertiserRants and Raves: VIPS saves tax dollars

Huntsville TimesMadison City Council to address annexations

Huntsville TimesTom Bell resigns as Alabama A&M trustee; Bell and trustee James Montgomery accused of ethics violations

Huntsville TimesMadison County Circuit Clerk Jane Smith seeks re-election, federal charges in background

Huntsville TimesHuntsville school district turning around finances, despite negative audit findings

Huntsville TimesTransparency and public housing in Huntsville (editorial)

Huntsville TimesA Plan for Alabama: state historian says politicians and public need to embrace delayed gratification for the sake of the future (Op-ed by Dr. Wayne Flynt)

Huntsville TimesUntaught lessons in black history (by Jerry Mitchell)

Huntsville TimesAbout the only thing that is certain in our lives (death); by Frances Akridge

Birmingham NewsAlabama legislators will get $1,608 raises if they don’t decline them in writing

Birmingham NewsAlabama Gov. Bentley seeks to trim child health insurance

Birmingham NewsTransit authority board to meet once again on director, second time in less than a week

Birmingham NewsHomewood City Council divided over filling Parks and Recreation Board vacancy

Press-RegisterAdvice for Rick Santorum from Alabama’s Artur Davis (Political Skinny)

Press-RegisterOutside Looking In: Some illegal immigrants coming back — with help of Alabamians

Press-RegisterBaldwin County hopes to soon know source of landfill groundwater contamination

Press-RegisterBill offers another way to track sex offenders (Editorial)

Press-RegisterTell the truth and solve the budget crisis (Frances Coleman)

Press-RegisterWe can strengthen meth laws even more without burdening law-abiding citizens (Insight)

Press-RegisterThe 500-pound entitlement in the room (Op-ed)

Tuscaloosa NewsQuestions surround ex-conservator’s cases

Tuscaloosa NewsNorthport considers program for first-time offenders

Anniston StarStability on campus: Alabama’s two-year colleges need no more turmoil

Decatur Daily State needs sentencing reform

Gadsden TimesPrimary voter registration deadline Friday

Gadsden TimesChild support debtors could lose federal benefits

Gadsden TimesAderholt aide to visit Fort Payne, Boaz

Associated PressAla. residents worry over mental health overhaul

New York TimesMany States Take a Wait-and-See Approach on New Insurance Exchanges

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