Birmingham News – Birmingham mayoral candidate Ernie Dunn dead at 49
Birmingham News – Judge in Walker County case weighing high court bingo ruling
Birmingham News – Birmingham mayor’s race: Ernie Dunn says ‘I need a job’
Birmingham News – Birmingham mayor’s race: William Jason [...]
Christmas In A Railroad Town is Friday, December 11th 6:00 – 9:00 pm ~ Bring the family and enjoy a very Merry Christmas in Downtown Opelika! Children will enjoy a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, train and pony rides, inflatables, making reindeer food, visiting the Children’s Village and much [...]
Crist is wagering Florida's famous fruit against a [...]
Jump on in and discuss. Don't make me suggest the absences of a quorum.
As always, this' [...]
Have you heard the Obama administration might appoint a (gasp) Republican as the next U.S. Attorney in the Middle District of Alabama? Let me set your mind at rest. No matter what you may have heard, Tamarra Matthews Johnson is not a "rabid, right-wing Republican." She's not any sort of [...]
I don’t think that the City of Huntsville has a clue about the notoriety it has earned from CJ Grisham’s story. I don’t think they have a clue about how well-respected and widely-known Grisham is in the military community. In a City that is (rightly) proud of it’s many accolades [...]
It’s never good news when it’s about the tanker, and now this.
Moviegoers know Jody Trautwein as the smiling Alabama pastor who tries to talk Sacha Baron Cohen’s character out of being gay in the hit movie “Bruno.” Trautwein is now auditioning for another role: Mayor of Birmingham.
(Forgive me if [...]
Taking our good news where we find it: Job losses for last month were lower than expected.
With one possible exception, nobody came close to correctly predicting the surprisingly low job losses for November reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics today. The non-farm payroll fell just 11,000, [...]
I served my country from ‘71 - ‘74 in that dirty little war.
When I got off the plane there were no brass bands to greet me or parades to march in but I still walked tall. I had done what I was asked to do and then [...]
I like the spirit of this video. It's a good wakeup call for the concerned bloggers who perpetually gripe and don't get anything done. Although I don't think Baratunde needs to make it an either or thing. A lot of bloggers also make phone calls.
Much more on this in' [...]
Are you a gambler? How would you rate the odds of Bradley Byrne or Artur Davis becoming our next governor?
Hint: Danny's experts rate their chances high and predict Jim Folsom is a favorite to repeat at Lt. Gov. Personally, I think 2:1 [...]
I haven’t touched on religion on this blog, but here goes…
I had a perfect illustration today of why I am and always will be a fan of the Auburn Tigers. I posted a link to this essay with the title “Something Every True Auburn fan needs to read!!” on Twitter. Within minutes [...]
