Daily Headlines, Tuesday, 10/30/2012

Posted by H, on October 30th, 2012, at 7:42 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Some Ala. shelters won’t allow adoptions of black cats close to Halloween

Montgomery Advertiser – Vance raises, spends more than Moore in chief justice race during last reporting period

Montgomery Advertiser – Superstorm Sandy has little effect on River Region, Alabama

Montgomery Advertiser – MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSION: Polizos faces political newcomer Howell for District 3 seat

Montgomery Advertiser – MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSION: 2 attorneys/economic development advocates face off in District 1

Montgomery Advertiser – Volunteer fire department’s contribution questioned

Montgomery Advertiser – Bryson, Daniels-Smoke vie for Elmore County Commission seat

Montgomery Advertiser – Economy: Consumer spending increased in September

Huntsville Times – Athens mayor issues rarely used executive order to halt utilities collection for grants; wants it voluntary

Huntsville Times – Advised by doctor to slow down, Ed Starnes, 79, resigns as Huntsville Planning Commission chairman

Huntsville Times – Huntsville school board doing well to plan for new Grissom, new Johnson (Our view)

Birmingham News – Former Jefferson County Commissioner John Katopodis asks federal judge to recuse herself from his fraud case

Birmingham News – 17-year-old Hoover Boy Scout Chris Griffith receives award for saving girl’s life

Birmingham News – U.S. Magistrate Judge Madeline Haikala takes oath of office in formal ceremony

Birmingham News – Chilton Medical Center license suspended over financial issues

Birmingham News – Birmingham falls out of Top 10 most murderous cities for 2011

Birmingham News – May Alabama remain Forever Wild (opinion from James B. McClintock and Edward O. Wilson)

Tuscaloosa News – 8-class-per-day schedule approved

Tuscaloosa News – AEA chief wants 10 percent raises for school employees

Tuscaloosa News – Alabamas economy continues its slow recovery

Decatur Daily – Vote ‘no’ on Amendment 11

Decatur Daily – Vote ‘yes’ on Ams. 9, 10

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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