Recognizing the real cause of child poverty in Alabama
Guest Column
By Gary Palmer
     Alabama Policy Institute The 2005 annual Kids Count report came out a few weeks ago and the news was not good. The report shows that the overall well-being of children in Alabama has gotten worse since last year, dropping the state
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Only a couple of points keep Jones from being Mobile’s first black mayor Alabama Scene
By Bob Ingram Syndicated Columnist
     Mobile County Commissioner Sam Jones came within a couple of percentage points of becoming the city of Mobile
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A National Energy Plan Senate Report
By Sen. Richard Shelby
     On August 8th, President George W. Bush signed the Domenici-Barton Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law. This act will serve as the basis for a long-term, comprehensive energy plan for our nation. For the last several years, I have worked on energy legislation with my colleagues in the Senate, and I a
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No more precious commodity than our children’s minds
     Now that the first battery of test results are out for the 2005-06 school year, we think it
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South Alabamian Readers Write
We know how much we help these students
     Dear Editor: I would like to applaud Dr. John Sachs
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