Daily Headlines, Monday, 3/5/2012

Posted by H, on March 5th, 2012, at 5:55 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Thousands mark anniversary of historic march

Montgomery Advertiser – Juror illness delays deliberations in gambling corruption trial

Montgomery Advertiser – GULF OIL SPILL: BP settlement includes new health claims process

Montgomery Advertiser – PSC race has 3 Republicans chasing history

Montgomery Advertiser – Clipping C-130s’ wings: Worried Alabama lawmakers seek meeting on possible defense cuts

Montgomery Advertiser – State’s mobile app would think local

Montgomery Advertiser – Rants and Raves: Reminder of history

Huntsville Times – The day after, the joy is in having survived the tornadoes (videos)

Huntsville Times – Office that coordinates volunters for storm cleanup moving to United Way of Madison County

Huntsville Times – Huntsville event brings families, troops in Afghanistan together to show ‘We Care’

Huntsville Times – Selfless clean-up volunteers prove we’re at our best when things are the worst

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Contrasts in our capital city

Huntsville Times – U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks’ column on his re-election campaign for the 5th Congressional District in North Alabama

Huntsville Times – Former U.S. Rep. Parker Griffith’s column on his candidacy for the 5th Congressional District in North Alabama

Huntsville Times – Religion always wheeled out for Alabama elections (Ricky Thomason)

Huntsville Times – A race against pride, the clock and a daughter’s will (by Brimmer Sherman)

Birmingham News – Seven tornadoes on Friday spawned damage in 10 Alabama counties

Birmingham News – Jefferson County’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition can proceed, judge rules

Birmingham News – January storm victims in Alabama praise FEMA for kinder, gentler problem-handling

Press-Register – Their mission is to save lives, not take them (Frances Coleman)

Tuscaloosa News – Details scarce for switch to community care

Anniston Star – Native Americans give back: 2 school systems reap benefits from Poarch Creek Band

Gadsden Times – Officials plan for volunteers in storm-ravaged areas

Gadsden Times – Bill would allow outside religious study class credit

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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