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Here’s the press release:
(Huntsville, Al)… Taze Shepard, a Huntsville attorney and longtime community leader in North Alabama, will announce Wednesday that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for Alabama’s Fifth Congressional District. Shepard will formally announce his candidacy at 303 Williams Avenue, Suite 1311 in Huntsville at 11: 00 AM.
Taze [...]
The story that everyone wants to tell is that the Democratic Party is disheartened and disintegrating. Teabagger Republicans are juiced up and on top. Or so the media says, over and over again.
But [...]
Democrat Mitchell Howie announces that he is entering the race for the 5th Congressional District. With Steve Raby and Taze Shepard making noises about entering this race, this looks to be one of the more interesting Democratic primaries.
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Public Strategy Associates released the poll this morning of likely GOP primary voters in the the gubernatorial and AG races.
Here is a taste of it. Head on over to their site to see the full details.
Likely GOP Primary Voters: 1st and 2nd [...]
Some really interesting numbers out today from Public Strategy Associates and pollster Mike Baselice. These numbers look very realistic, first because of the high number of undecided voters identified. The reality is a large number of Republican primary voters haven’t sorted through this field yet and if a pollster [...]
As politics heats up in coming weeks and months, I’ll start sharing some of the emails and press releases being sent over to the Opelika Daily News. Today from the Republican Camps!
A poll conducted last week commissioned by a Montgomery political consulting and public relations company indicates the races for [...]
If you like good music and some chocolate, then Eighth & Rail is the place to be on Saturday Night. John Pringle will perform for this Valentine Soiree to benefit the American Red Cross. And, oh yea, there’s a chocolate tasting. Yummy!
[...]Huntsville attorney Mitchell Howie sent a letter to supporters this morning, emphasis mine:
As many of you know I have been looking at a run for congress over the past month. Over the past couple of days I have been in DC for the Winter DNC meeting. I met a lot [...]This weekend, the media reported a Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama survey showed 71% of those asked supported regulating and taxing gambling and a similar per centage supported electronic bingo (66%) and a lottery (70%).
However, the survey covered much more than that. A few things that stick out [...]
The organizational details of the group, expected to [...]
Attorney Mitchell Howie has decided to make it official and run for the AL-05 congressional seat as a Democrat. Below is an excerpt from an email he just sent out:
As many of you know I have been looking at a run for congress over the past month. Over the past [...]
Spent some time campaigning this weekend before heading back into session again
After a weekend of campaigning it is back to work in Montgomery again. As I have been moving around my district I am getting [...]
For a week, I've been meaning to comment on the Huntsville Times' report on the February 2 meeting of the Republican Women of Huntsville.
Alabama PACT killer, Kay Ivey, was the featured speaker at attended an event along with many other AL-05 and [...]
Congratulations to The Bright Star, which received the prestigious "America's Classics" award from the James Beard Foundation. The Bright Star in Bessemer is the first Alabama restaurant to earn what is considered the Oscar for eating establishments.In other Bessemer News, [...]
Prattville Progress – Coroner asks to testify before Grand Jury
Dothan Eagle – Webb mayor files lawsuit against City Council and Town Clerk
Andalusia Star-News - Big bingo plans announced and Florala group will be generous with proceeds
The Atmore Advance – PCI endorses a bingo bill
Daily Mountain [...]
Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama governor hopefuls talk health, gambling at forum
Montgomery Advertiser – Gap between Montgomery, county revenue questioned
Montgomery Advertiser – Shelby: FDIC encourages small-business loans
Montgomery Advertiser – Former casino workers to get help applying for assistance
Republican former Congressman Tom Tancredo advocates literacy tests to the National Tea Party Convention last week:
"People who could not even spell the word 'vote' or say it in English put a committed socialist ideologue in the White House," Tancredo said during a speech, according to the Cleveland Leader.
Tancredo [...]
Now that we've remembered there are such things as ethics in journalism, I suppose I should let you know that as of tonight I've been granted a press credential by the Head On Radio Network.
This means I'm not going to be able to talk about The H.O.R.N. without [...]
Sen. Richard Shelby has released most of the Obama appointments he had held hostage to obtain pork federal largesse.
"The purpose of placing numerous holds was to get the White House's attention on two issues that are critical to our national security -- the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker" [...]
The following rankings are from "Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2009 Kids Count Data Book" How Alabama stacks up on children's well-being:
Overall Ranking - No. 48
Percent low-birthweight babies - No. 48
Infant Mortality - No. 48
Child Death Rate - No. 43
Teen Death Rate - No. 47
Teen Birth Rate - [...]
Rep. John Murtha (D, PA) passed away this afternoon at the Virginia Hospital Center. Murtha was a former Marine and the first Vietnam War combat Veteran elected to Congess. He was in his 19th term in Congress and chaired the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
A Marine veteran of [...]
