Daily Headlines, Sunday, 6/17/2012

Posted by H, on June 17th, 2012, at 5:02 am

Coffee cup Montgomery Advertiser – Al Benn’s Alabama: DJ Rumore remembered with great frequency

Montgomery Advertiser – Just Saying: Was Auburn shooting suspect standing his ground?

Montgomery Advertiser – EPA proposes stricter soot pollution standards

Montgomery Advertiser – Sessions says test for food stamps

Montgomery Advertiser – Metro briefs: Guard troops head to Afghanistan

Montgomery Advertiser – Mission of mercy: Frazer Memorial UMC helps Haitian family pull off ‘miracle’ birth

Huntsville Times – U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions concerned over economy, seemingly lukewarm on Romney

Huntsville Times – Seeking office again, former Huntsville Mayor Loretta Spencer opens campaign headquarters today

Huntsville Times – Huntsville woman’s encouragement to students to stay in school pays off in full scholarship

Huntsville Times – Seven candidates to seek Madison County District judgeship

Huntsville Times – Bearing down on car insurance (editorial)

Birmingham News – Young professionals take group-ride on Birmingham mass transit (video and gallery)

Birmingham News – Jefferson County would not meet Obama air quality standards proposal

Press-Register – Prichard street named for fallen barber and preacher (photo gallery)

Press-Register – Bicyclists raise charity funds while riding in RideYellow (photo gallery)

Press-Register – Wild oyster reefs in Mobile Bay and the Mississippi Sound are rare, precious, and delicate

Press-Register – Farewell to a keeper of local African-American history (editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Does ALEC influence politics, laws?

Anniston Star – Fracking: A different viewpoint

Anniston Star – Bob Davis: Changing our health – and our lives

New York Times – The Strange Career of Juan Crow

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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