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Birmingham's Fill in the Blank Budgetnew
Council, mayor choose their own adventure.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
07-16-2007 |
Politics
Obama in 'Bama, Brieflynew
Rockstar? No doubt. Maker of history? Perhaps. Footnote in history? Also a maybe.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
07-16-2007 |
Politics
Gov. Don Siegelman's Squandered Legacy of Promisenew
Siegelman can deny charges against him all he wants, but he cannot refute that his administration allowed the foulest elements of Alabama politics to hold sway in Montgomery.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
07-02-2007 |
Politics
Going Fissionnew
As the government continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to subsidize nuclear power with all its drawbacks, it sets aside only a pittance for research into and development of truly renewable energy sources -- perhaps that's because our national power policy is to sustain only the coal, oil, gas and nuclear energy providers.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
07-02-2007 |
Commentary
Another Intolerable Anniversarynew
After four years of war, depression accomplished.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
05-08-2007 |
Commentary
Presidential Hopefuls Church-Up in Selmanew
At the Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, leading Democratic candidates tried to build an allegorical bridge between the Civil Rights movement and their ambitions for the White House.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire and Phillip Jordan |
03-12-2007 |
Politics
Putting Bush in His Placenew
Predictions on how posterity will view No. 43.
Birmingham Weekly |
Brian Steele |
03-05-2007 |
Commentary
This is 'Supporting the Troops?'new
If sweeps made you weep, consider the treatment received by U.S. soldiers at home.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
03-05-2007 |
Commentary
Could Early Voting Save Alabama's Early Primary?new
Sorting out where Alabama will land in the continuing game of presidential primary leapfrog.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
03-05-2007 |
Commentary
Presidential Primary Leapfrognew
If all the states crowd their primaries on Feb. 5, then we could know the nominees by Ash Wednesday -- or the candidates could fight to a draw, leaving a flyover state to pick the winners a week or two later.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
02-26-2007 |
Commentary
Alabama PACs Have More to Offernew
Dear Gov. Mitt Romney: What you need are PAC-to-PAC contributions, Alabama's foolproof way of laundering campaign cash; nobody has to know where it came from and nobody has to know where it goes.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
02-20-2007 |
Commentary
Pax Americana, PACs Alabamanew
Mitt Romney takes state scheme national.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
02-12-2007 |
Politics
Dems' Beauty Skin Deepnew
With an unpopular president, an unending war, an intrusive government and a bottomless national debt, the Republicans would be in a lot of trouble these days, if it were not for Democrats.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
01-29-2007 |
Commentary
Looking at Clouds from Both Sidesnew
Global warming comes out of the blue.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
01-29-2007 |
Commentary
Southern Mennew
MLK and Robert E. Lee share a common legacy.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
01-22-2007 |
Commentary
