Daily Headlines, Monday, 8/20/2012

Posted by H, on August 20th, 2012, at 4:52 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama man fights to keep wife’s grave in yard

Montgomery Advertiser – Siegelman supporters petition Obama

Montgomery Advertiser – Riley PAC has strong year

Huntsville Times – Loretta Spencer’s campaign trail takes her through city she has loved for decades

Huntsville Times – Huntsville school board candidate disputes new nepotism policy

Huntsville Times – Pardoning the “Scottsboro Boys” would help undo Alabama’s racist past (editorial)

Huntsville Times – For some, college doors are closing (op-ed by Dr. Wayne Flynt)

Birmingham News – Jefferson County Commission to resume meeting halted by Cooper Green hospital-care protesters

Birmingham News – Group wants Birmingham to add restrictions on payday loan stores

Birmingham News – Tarrant woman sentenced to prison for disaster fraud

Birmingham News – Birmingham Health Care’s CEO became its landlord, renting space from his businesses

Press-Register – Oil spill cleanup efforts ramp up on barrier islands Monday

Press-Register – Alabama’s rising gray tide challenges health, financial infrastructure for baby boomers

Press-Register – Campaign cash: Legislators expense filings show heavy spending in off year

Press-Register – An ode to jobs that sound like they’re fun Â(Frances Coleman)

Press-Register – Why Alabama’s charter schools proposal deserved to fail Â(Insight)

Anniston Star – Depot’s next phase: Ebb and flow of military contracts gives Anniston some positive news

Decatur Daily – Busbey knows city government

Gadsden Times – Calhoun faces two challengers in Rainbow City mayoral race

Gadsden Times – ‘Solid South’ no longer all-red or all-blue

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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