Kent Blankenship was a dedicated lawman, scourge of moonshiners, the corrupt and the dangerous. Blankenship, 75, died Oct. 5, after a long battle with leukemia.
Math, groceries and politics By John Brummett Now it's the lame duck, the tax raiser, the presidential contender, the advocate heretofore of a one-time tax rebate - Mike Huckabee, I mean - who has taken a shine to the notion of just wiping out the state sales tax on groceries all at once.
Charlie Crist's official campaign biography begins with a description of his grandfather, a struggling Greek immigrant who turned a Pennsylvania shoe-shine business into a classic story of American prosperity.
Democrat Ray Vaughan, 45, is not your typical judicial candidate. He's not really your typical anything. An atypical judge is just what Alabama needs, Vaughan believes, to fix the state Court of Civil Appeals.
AMSTERDAM , HOLLAND – A barrage of lawsuits and international investigations awaits an Alabama-based multinational, which does business in The Netherlands and in Colombia.
E-mails, football and hairdos By John Brummett We'll touch on three items today, in descending order of importance, but perhaps ascending order of interest.
MONTEVALLO -- The University of Montevallo's new president promised students and alumni Thursday that he will be doing a lot of listening in the coming weeks as he finds his footing.
TALLASSEE, Ala. (AP) -- A mid-morning raid at a business/residential compound in Tallassee resulted in the arrest of 24 illegal immigrants today in Tallapoosa County.
