Clanton Advertiser – County Commission Chairman Mims cleared of assault charges
Dothan Eagle – Officer said politce chief requirements changed to exclude him
Andalusia Star-News – Airport may ask cities, county for debt help
Daily Home – Budget woes force Riverside to cut services
The Selma Times Journal - School board candidate Hicks won’t talk about non-profit’s relationship with others and related blog entry
Times-Journal - Sylvania firing heating up
Dothan Eagle – Details sketchy on how much bingo money will go to charities and bingo questions abound
Pickens County Herald – [...]
The Daily Home – A different tool to reduce drop out rates
The Selma Times-Journal – Group targets AIDS education
The News Courier – Limestone County Commission to show thanks for grants
Daily Mountain Eagle – Carbon Hill recieves $3000 community service grant from Rep. Ken Guin
Dothan Eagle – [...]
The Sand Mountain Reporter – Group suspends holiday fund raising and related editorial
The Tuskegee News – Racing Commission could receive 45 per cent raise
Southeastern Sun – Community mourns loss of Wallace Miller
Clanton Advertiser – Rhonda Hardesty to seek Republican nomination for third term as District [...]
Seems to be motto of 13 year old, Marina McKinley, of Saraland. She has gone from seeing people beg for left overs to providing a meal for them. She does have a website where donations can be made.
As the saying goes better to light a candle than curse [...]
Journal-Record - Grants raise interest in Bedford program
The News-Courier – Three years of excess revenue helps Athens pay bills
The Blount Countian - Law center takes on ADEM over Rosa Mines permit
Dothan Eagle – Royer enjoys Thanksgiving with family, friends
[...]Piedmont Journal – Happy Thanksgiving
The Moulton Advertiser – Late payment leads to brief health insurance lapse for Lawrence County employees
The Blount Countian – Disruptive non-meeting in Cleveland
The Randolph Leader – Randolph County Commission silence stalls projects
The Brewton Standard – Keahy: Lawmakers will have to cut [...]
Dothan Eagle – Yes we can! leader talks about 2010 goals
Times Record - School prayer issue at Fayette County Board of Education meeting – scroll past the first two headlines
Daily Mountain Eagle – Jasper won’t service police jurisdiction
The Sand Mountain Reporter – Thrifty teachers
The Daily Sentinel [...]
The Arab Tribune – Marshall County payroll check arrested on theft charge
The Atmore Advance – County food aid need growing
The Brewton Standard – Teachers get gift of supply money – from State Sen. Keahey
The Sand Mountain Reporter – Teachers need help with school supplies
Daily Mountain Eagle [...]
In this corner, Gov. Bob Riley and in the other, Milton McGregor, one of Alabama’s most powerful figures.  In another corner is Attorney General Troy King.
According to the Gadsden Times, Gov. Riley’s spokesman has said the McGregor’s Victoryland bingo parlor is operating in violation of state law and [...]
Greenville Advocate – Butler County BOE considers cutting bus routes, adding ‘hubs’
BaldwinCountyNow – Island Men movement growing, helping to change things for the better
Dothan Eagle – Editorial: Explain to us your opposition to bingo, Gov. Riley
The Wetumpka Herald – Beason’s proposal would say yes or no
Selma [...]
Ledger-Enquirer – Sen. Ted Little awards $150,000 to Russell County
Shelby County Reporter - FBI seeking relatives of Nathan Johnson, who was killed by Alabaster Police in 1966
Prattville Progress – Marbury Smart boards a Wii bit less pricey
BaldwinCountyNow – Yay or Neigh? Bay Minette Council talks limits [...]
News Courier - Athens ticket fixing probe closed
The Daily Home – Talladega City Council discusses the ‘appalling’ state of city water department
The Cleburne News – Proration will cut $1.1 million from Cleburne County schools
Troy Messenger – Pike County Commission considers key changes to increase revenue
Andalusia Star-News [...]
The Arab Tribune - Marshall County struggles with abuse, births
Times-Journal – Sylvania postpones hearing for city magistrate – for the fourth time
Southeast Sun - Governor insists electronic bingo is illegal – embedded is Country Crossing’s response to the latest developments
The Selma Times-Journal – White Hall temporarily [...]
The Arab Tribune – Help needed for 1000 kids – a sign of the times
Times-Journal - Feds target Fort Payne courts
Choctaw Sun – County Commission meets over land fill deal
Clanton Advertiser - Thorsby residents speak out on zoning
Pickens County Herald – [...]
Daily Mountain Eagle – Electronic bingo’s future addressed by citizen at Walker County Commission meeting
The News-Courier – Man questions lack of county noise ordinance
Brewton Standard – Escambia County DHR: food stamp need rises as families cope with economy
Arab Today – United Way 2-1-1 calls spike [...]
Thanks to anonymous for the steer to Nonprofits formed by three legislators go unaudited in today’s Birmingham News. In brief, State Sen. Roger Bedford, Reps. Mike Millican, D-Hamilton, and William Thigpen, D-Fayette, helped pass legislation diverting tax funds from the State Coal Severance Tax (which the act also sets [...]
The Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Fact book (pdf). This is a reference provided all legislators to show them where all the money goes. Makes interesting reading. For instance, one state agency recieves about $600K to investigate consumer complaints and secured about $400k in refunds for Alabama consumers and resolved [...]
Thought it might be a good idea to look at what Alabama’s laws to say on the subject of indigent care.
In the 1901 Constitution, Section 88 provides; “It shall be the duty of the legislature to require the several counties of this state to make [...]
Andalusia Star-News – Covington County Schools doesn’t want penny tax
Troy Messenger - Brundidge Councilman found guilty of assault
The Southeast Sun – Enterprise City Schools face grim future
Hartselle Enquirer – Hartselle raises sales tax to support new school
St. Clair News-Aegis – Legislators look for equality in [...]
The Selma Times-Journal – Dallas County No. 14 as stressed county
Dothan Eagle - Dothan’s mayor sees hope in smaller sales tax decline
Southeastern Sun – Enterprise schools to face grim financial future
Greenville Advocate – State’s financial outlook bleak, Rep. Newton says
The Brewton Standard - City seeks [...]
Shoals Insider - Are cell phone towers safe enough for schools?
Brewton Standard – City approves tax abatement for Georgia Pacific – takes money to make money
Troy Messenger – Pike County Commission discusses key changes and proposed legislation
Andalusia Star-News – Opp charity asks county for help
Cullman Times [...]
Just a few links to today’s editorials, presented in no particular order, below the fold.
Birmingham News:
Our View: Most Alabamians don’t get to celebrate having the nations’s lowest state and local taxes
Jefferson County needs accountability
Alabama’s two year colleges will embark on another fresh start
Times Daily:
Enterprise Ledger – Enterprise school board addresses financial concerns and crtiticism
Dothan Eagle – Dothan residents object to group home
BaldwinCountyNow – Callahan supports tax increase without referendum
Daily Mountain Eagle – Building fund raiser for free clinic
The Sand Mountain Reporter – Christmas Coalition needs sponsors for [...]
Andalusia Star News - Seth Hammett: Legislators face rough session
The Franklin County News - Franklin County Schools seek one cent tax increase
The Sand Mountain Reporter - Bishop defends ESL program and related editorial
BaldwinCountyNow - Cell phone tower turmoil continues in Spanish Fort
Troy Messenger - [...]
Troy Messenger - Brundidge City Council man to stand trial
Andalusia Star-News - For local merchants, new one cent sales tax would be …
The Tuskegee News - Encore visit for Obama’s education tour
The Piedmont Journal - Love in action: One church found a need and [...]
Brewton Standard - Hawthorne stays in office
Dothan Eagle - Dothan to join Georgia based water authority
Prattville Progress - Schools keep eye on diesel prices - and so should consumers, most of what you eat gets here by truck
The Selma Times-Journal - Whats inside Selma’s comprehensive [...]
A recording is available at Ustream.tv. Thanks to Chef in the daily digest comments for the steer and to the Opelika-Auburn News for arranging it.
This is flash video which should play in any mainstream browser.
[...]Cullman Times - Steady hand needed on water supply and related articles - its always about control
The Daily Sentinel - Problems found in audit of Jackson County Sheriff’s Office corrected
Shelby County Reporter - Calera candidates sound off on city issues
Atmore Advance - Escambia County School Board member arrested
Brewton Standard - Former East Brewton mayoral candidate arrested
The Post - Sprouse to be sworn in as mayor of Cedar Bluff - finally
The Daily Home - Three cities seek to work together
Ledger-Enquirer - Apology may not end [...]
For those who haven’t seen it, the Birmingham News has published, Alabama boasts lowest tax rate in nation, based on US Census data, which the various politicos interviewed cite either as a source of pride or alarm.
Yet the Census also also shows in a chart 2008 States Ranked [...]
Because of web site changes, the script that gathers the news digest skips editorials from a few papers. Please feel free to add links in comments to any Alabama related editorial overlooked.
Birmingham News - Acting Mayor Carole Smitherman preached calm and continuity at her first news conference, and Birmingham [...]
Baldwin County Now - Orange Beach: addressing tough financial issues
Madison Record - Madison plans tax hike to build school in Limestone County
Dothan Eagle - Editorial: A new library will show commitment to education
The Selma Times-Journal - Hagood announces for District Attorney
Just a few links pointing to the next round in the Bingo war.
Daily Mountain Eagle - Hundreds attend bingo meeting - That an appeal of the Walker County ruling is in the works should be no surprize
Dothan Eagle - Country Crossing rally draws big crowd -Â Interesting [...]
Andalusia Star News - New sales tax in the works for Covington County?
Journal-Record - Three county industrial alliance nears completion
Times-Journal - Dekalb County out of flu vaccine
Dothan Eagle - Peanut Man remembered through memorial at Dothan bank - one of those Alabama moments
Cleburne News - [...]
Troy Messenger - Pike County governments end year with less revenue
BaldwinCountyNow - Baldwin County Commission hears about proposed legislation
The North Jefferson News - Kimberly town officials reacts to bingo ruling
Cleburne News - Helfin pays $85,00 in judgement
Dothan Eagle - Beware the deadly Gulf Coast [...]
According to the South Union Street blog. Gives one hope that such fierce vigilance and protection of the public purse will continue.
10/30: The South Union Street blog now reports suit has been filed. If memory serves, this is the first time the Contract Review Oversight Committee has [...]
The Randolph Leader - Wadley Councilman charged
The Arab Tribune - Ex Marshall County Chief Clerk pleads guilty to a misdemeandor
The Randolph Leader - Zoning decision could decide food bank’s future
The Blount Countian - Oneonta City Schools and Blount County Commission can’t agree on taxes
The Daily Sentinel [...]
Daily Mountain Eagle - Walker County Commission to abide by court’s ruling
The Selma Times-Journal - Runoffs forced in all school board contests
The Choctaw Sun - Election set for November 3rd to fill HD-65 seat
The Wetumpka Herald - Former Elmore county commissioner, Don Whorton, mourned
Eufaula [...]
As you are are aware by now, it has been ruled that electronic bingo is not permitted in Walker County and like all rulings, there is a human cost.  A copy of the ruling can be found in this Birminghan News article. Operations in Etowah County, [...]
Enterprise Ledger - Homeless shelter ordered to vacate property
St Clair News-Aegis - Saving Grace Harbor
Dothan Eagle - Former Midland police chief’s case heard
Times-Journal - Barron gives money for school supplies
Shelby County Reporter - Davis stumps in Helena
The Tuskegee News - Politics took over [...]
The Tuskegee News - Rev. Jesse Jackson to appear twice in county next week
The Daily Home - Sylacauga Council proposes 17.5% cut to schools
Cullman Times - More needed for Care and Shares - local charities depend on you
Franklin County News - Russellville schools facing budget crunch
BaldwinCountyNow - Daphne votes to redirect lodging taxÂ
The Selma Times-Journal - Mayor asks for passage of bond issue
Prattville Progress - Autauga County’s garbage plan said to be working
Troy Messenger - Gentlemen’s agreement over judgeships gonig the [...]
The Tuskegee News - Tuskegee walks fine line with lender
The Blount Countian - Pass speaks out - dispute between the town of Cleveland and its Water Superintendent goes on
The Monroe Journal - Georgia Pacific wants industrial park status
Prattville Progress - Fired female officer files harassment [...]
Prattville Progress - Rejected voter applicant suggest Wise, Hamburger be removed and a related article
Southeastern Sun - Spicer speaks out on salary as Superintendant
Dothan Eagle - Samson Police Chief: town supports Rucker MPs, a related article and suggested reading
According to the Birmingham News’s Mary Orndorff, both have. Should make for an interesting primary.
BTW, is this endorsement day?
[...]Dothan Eagle - State Board of Education member concerned about two year chancellor selection process
The Selma Times-Journal - Cattle owners feeling the pinch
Daily Home - Sylacauga Council asks mayor for more budget cuts
The North Jefferson News - Kimberly tables bingo measure
The Sand Mountain Reporter - [...]
The News Courier - Merchant to have his day in court - after 2.5 years
The Atmore Advance - HIPPY catches on in Atmore
Dothan Eagle - Those in community corrections working to avoid jail
Greenville Advocate - Butler County schools cut In School Suspension Program from budget
Prattville Progress [...]
The Daily Sentinel - Resident chastises Jackson County Commission
The Atmore Advance - Atmore citizens voice crime concerns
The Daily Home - Childersburg residents clash with Council over address changes
The North Jefferson News - Kimberly postpones bingo decision
Baldwin County Now - Constitution reform group to launch 67 [...]
Alabama’s Congressional candidates have filed their quarterly fund raising reports with the Commission. Its still early in campaign, so the best that can be said about these numbers is that incumbents continue to attract PAC dollars
Links to the reports will be provided below the fold in District order and alphabetically. [...]
