Daily Headlines, Thursday, 8/30/2012

Posted by H, on August 30th, 2012, at 6:54 am

Montgomery Advertiser – McGregor, Lucky Palace settle in $64M casino verdict

Montgomery Advertiser – Groups stop in Montgomery to urge end to drug war

Montgomery Advertiser – $1M donation to pay for classroom technology

Montgomery Advertiser – Isaac sends gas prices soaring

Montgomery Advertiser – Rants and Raves: Take a wild ride at the zoo on Friday

Huntsville Times – Anatomy of a landslide: How Tommy Battle won a second term as Huntsville mayor

Huntsville Times – Will Artur Davis impact presidential election? Mo Brooks, Charlie Holley disagree

Huntsville Times – UAH students get close-up view of Hurricane Isaac as part of research project

Huntsville Times – The elections in Madison County are over: It’s time to start working together (EDITORIAL)

Huntsville Times – Bringing public services closer to home (editorial)

Birmingham News – Foreclosure sales fall across Alabama in second quarter

Birmingham News – Alabama State Fair at Pelham tries to revive traditional fair values

Birmingham News – Bentley won’t propose tax increase if Alabama voters reject Sept. 18 referendum

Birmingham News – Condoleezza Rice’s return to the political spotlight is not without controversy

Press-Register – Hurricane Isaac’s surge flooded some area homes, but storm’s wrath was focused west of Mobile

Press-Register – Mobile County students in flooded areas due to Isaac can stay home today

Press-Register – Isaac hanging on, will bring more rain, wind today

Press-Register – Tropical storm warnings discontinued for Alabama coast

Press-Register – Isaac leaves Dauphin Island’s west end a big mess, mayor says

Press-Register – Slow-moving Tropical Storm Isaac dumping heavy rains on Gulf Coast (gallery)

Press-Register – A reflection of lessons learned from Katrina Â(editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Northport leaders off to rocky start

Tuscaloosa News – Uniontown voting raises questions

Tuscaloosa News – Three politicians acquitted in bingo case elected

Tuscaloosa News – Artur Davis personifies voter bloc of ex-Obama supporters

Anniston Star – Anniston’s opportunity: Citywide spirit of Stewart’s campaign can set tone for coming years

Anniston Star – Building it in Alabama

Anniston Star – Harvey H. Jackson: Hurricane season, 2012

Gadsden Times – Political comeback vindicates Means

Gadsden Times – 130 percent of Uniontown was registered to vote

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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