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Seatbelts important New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine probably doesn't want the job, but he would be a good poster model for wearing seatbelts. Gov. Corzine was in a bad car accident April 12 that broke 11 of his ribs, his sternum, a leg, his collarbone and a vertebra. He wasn't wearing a seatbelt when the SUV he was ... More ... Seeing the Elephant The Tide Faithful set a record for attendance at a college scrimmage game Saturday, turning out some 92,138 strong for the Crimson Tide's A-Day game. There were likely 100,000 or more people in the vicinity of Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. Many of them couldn't get into the filled stadium. More ...
Stirring up a hornet's nest Bob Ingram The vote may have already been taken by the time you read this, but it will be interesting to pick up the feedback legislators got during their spring break on the slavery apology resolution. When Sen. Hank Sanders, D-Selma, offered the resolution 10 days ago…he said he did it in the name ... More ...
Read the Story... Letter to the Editor Listening to Rush and Bill Dear Editor, While asking for "more civility and respect," [Jim Cox's column of April 19] you failed to mention how much time you spend listening to Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. What examples can you provide that would illustrate your point and lump them in with Don Imus? More ...
Constitution gets in the way Jim Cox It should be obvious to anyone that there is an unhealthy relationship between Alabama's twoyear college system and the Legislature. More ... "A vision without action is a hallucination." Quote from someone offered by Alabama Power's Sam Covert at last week's meeting of a Jackson committee working on Alabama Cities of Excellent (ACE) designation. More ... From Our Files 20 years ago "Two men who robbed the Leroy branch of the Washington County Sate Bank Monday morning of an estimated $7,500 remain at large, despite an intense search by lawmen- including the Clarke County SWAT team- that lasted through the day and into Monday night. More ... Iraq war's influence By Robert A. Martin Editor & Publisher The Montgomery Independent Roadside bombs wound 3 civilians, 3 policemen in Baghdad. University professor killed in Mosul, 6 bodies found. More ...
Legislature at mid-session Steve Flowers This year's legislative session is at the midway point and it was moving somewhat smoother than was originally anticipated. However, the partisan acrimony created by the organizational session's war for control of the senate has crept into the picture and has cast a somber cloud over the process. More ...
Up above the notch Jim Herod Sometimes you pick up a book to read and it seems the author has chosen to be deliberately obtuse. If in Mrs. Oliver's English class at Orrville High School, I had left quotation marks off spoken dialogue, she would have scolded me severely and held me up before the entire senior class of 20 studen... More ... Congress Reports No one wants more taxes Jo Bonner Tax Day 2007 was bittersweet - as millions of Americans are due to receive higher average tax refunds than last year, the celebration is tempered by the threat of a looming tax increase. This year, Americans will once again have more money returning to their pockets, which is in no small part due... More ... |
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