05-16-2008
A Birmingham nonprofit filed a lawsuit against the Anniston Board of Education Thursday, claiming it violated the Alabama Open Meetings Act when it hired Joan Frazier as permanent superintendent.
05-16-2008
MONTGOMERY — If compromises are being brokered in the state Senate, chances are Sen. Del Marsh, D-Anniston, is in the thick of it.
05-16-2008
The way Wellborn Elementary Principal Doug O'Dell sees things, students are spending too much time indoors. On Thursday, the students and their principal let the public see their solution — an outdoor classroom, with an amphitheater, garden and some shade.
05-16-2008
Seeing Dexter Holcomb's name etched in stone in Washington, D.C., won't bring back a husband and father. It won't give Oxford police officers their partner, colleague or supervisor. But seeing the fallen lieutenant's name as part of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C., might be an important step for those who still struggle with the loss of a friend.
05-16-2008
George Smith's column for Friday, May 16, 2008.
05-16-2008
About a week ago, word arrived that Gov. Bob Riley was proposing a compromise that might get the then-stalled grocery tax removal effort back on track in our Legislature.
05-16-2008
Hear the one about the 12 nuns who showed up at a polling place on Election Day and were turned away? It's no joke, and, sadly, the incident from Indiana's May 6 primary is not in the least bit funny.
05-16-2008
When former Sen. John Edwards threw his support behind Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday, he first praised Sen. Hillary Clinton's commitment, skills and determination. It was a classy and smart thing to do, and it set the tone for what must follow.
05-16-2008
I often wonder about little Ida Mayes. She was born in 1871, midway through the year's second month. She died in the early days of the winter of 1880. She was 9. Her headstone, still anchored deep in the Alabama soil, carries an inscription appropriate for any child who dies, regardless of the century in which they lived.
05-16-2008
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