Daily Headlines, Saturday, 6/23/2012

Posted by H, on June 23rd, 2012, at 4:54 am

Coffee cup Montgomery Advertiser – Skin disorder victims fight for normalcy

Montgomery Advertiser – Pilot flies in to rescue doomed Greenville dogs

Montgomery Advertiser – Attorney to ask Alabama Supreme Court for reversal of open meetings ruling

Montgomery Advertiser – Ukrainian orphans cared for through volunteers, faith

Montgomery Advertiser – Strichik seeks Prattville’s District 6 City Council post

Montgomery Advertiser – Silver takes helm at ASU in Sept.

Montgomery Advertiser – Safety officials hold exercise for terrorist attacks

Huntsville Times – Alabama GOP plans to select Madison County District judge Saturday

Huntsville Times – Contractor still seeking $9 million from Huntsville from bungled metro jail project

Huntsville Times – Alabama A&M trustees approve tuition increase, slashing of 6 degree programs

Huntsville Times – Somerville man gets three years in federal prison for currency violations

Huntsville Times – Drake State receives initial SACS membership (updated)

Huntsville Times – EDITORIAL: Gov. Bentley’s surprising ‘Plan B’

Birmingham News – Alabama National Guard balances duty, hardships

Birmingham News – Hiring of Demica Sanders as new Midfield school superintendent should bring healing, school board member says

Birmingham News – Birmingham Audubon Society doesn’t object to airport’s extermination of geese

Birmingham News – Former Regions Bank branch manager sentenced in embezzlement case

Birmingham News – Alabama in top 10 of states most vulnerable to Europe’s debt crisis, report says

Press-Register – “Potential Debby” has a 80 percent chance of becoming a cyclone within 48 hours

Press-Register – With faith and pride Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church turns 100 (gallery)

Press-Register – Medical student with cancer taking part in white coat ceremony

Press-Register – ‘Burnt Faces’: Fred Richardson plays host to a delegation of Yemeni (video)

Press-Register – Alabama’s Al Head receives prestigious NEA fellowship

Anniston Star – Embarrassing silence: Politicians must stand up and say what’s necessary about the forest

Anniston Star – Speaker’s Stand: Bentley’s decision was wise

Anniston Star – Phillip Tutor: Mr. Hughes, a man you should meet

Gadsden Times – Appeals court upholds Pates conviction

Gadsden Times – Bentley to promote storm goods sales tax holiday

Gadsden Times – Vigil held for women of Tutwiler

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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