Barkley may run in 2010
For instance, charismatic former basketball stars who gave up on the Republicans because George Bush is such a lame President. Charles Barkley officially declared himself a Democrat and is thinking about running for Governor again.
“I’m serious,” Barkley said. “I’ve got to get people to realize that the government is full of it. Republicans and Democrats want to argue over stuff that’s not important, like gay marriage or the war in Iraq or illegal immigration. They push those issues because they play well on TV and because they deceive people. When I run - if I run - we’re going to talk about real issues like improving our schools, cleaning up our neighborhoods of drugs and crime and making Alabama a better place for all people.”
This could be really fun. And since it looks more and more like Riley is going to win, 2010 should be an open campaign.
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Area drought lingers despite weekend rain
So, you got three inches of rain, happy now? No.
“When you get that much in a short time, a lot of it just runs off,” said meteorologist Dave Wilfing. “A half-inch every day would have been much better.”
Oh, that’s just fine. It would help if people would turn off their sprinklers when it’s raining but I guess that’s too much to ask for.
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In addition to crime, Nunn fights public perception
The perception that violent crime is out of control on Birmingham’s streets? That only a fool ventures there after dark? That the police in general and she in particular have no clue as to how to combat it? That the best idea anyone has is a reading program?
Birmingham is not alone. Cities across the country are experiencing a surge in violent crime: National Guard troops were asked to patrol New Orleans, and the D.C. police chief recently declared a “crime emergency.” According to FBI preliminary statistics released in June, violent crime in the United States rose 3 percent in 2005, the largest one-year increase since 1991.
Let’s see… We have one city where the National Guard was called out because of a massive hurricane (even President Bush has heard about that now) and another city that’s been notoriously violent for decades now. Some company.
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Langford urges literacy effort to curtail crime
Larry Langford thinks that the answer to the Birmingham area’s skyrocketing murder rate is a “literacy center”. As a librarian, I have a certain appreciation for literacy efforts, and heck, it could mean jobs in the field, but I rather doubt that this is going to work as intended.
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Water use high despite warnings
I mean, sure there’s a water shortage and people need water to drink and bathe and cook and fight fires, but a man is judged by his lawn, is he not?
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