November 29, 2007 RSS feed / Editorials

Bus service first step toward regional transportation

Earlier this month, a commuter bus made its maiden journey across Mobile Bay traveling from Fairhope to Mobile's Bienville Square. More...

This Week In Alabama History

November 29, 1902: The New York Medical Record publishes an account of Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill performing the first open heart surgery in the western hemisphere when he sutured a knife wound in a young boy's heart. Dr. More...

Don't shortchange volunteers

I find myself yet once again compelled to sit and share my thoughts and opinions about EMS. The question that has come to my mind is why should I have to fight to VOLUNTEER my time as a paramedic? More...

Appreciates help from Jackson police officer

Dear Editor, Just recently, when I got off work, I was just getting into my truck when I received a distress call on my cell phone. My daughter was stranded at the intersection of North 177 and Highway 43. More...

Thanks for help with Fall Festival

On Saturday, November 3rd, the Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 25th Annual Fall Festival. Our goal for this year's event was to increase attendance and to make it our biggest and best Fall Festival ever. More...

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Former Lt. Gov. Windom accused of shakedown

Montgomery insurance executive John Goff has charged that former Lt. Gov. Steve Windom and some of his associates attempted to shake him down for $200,000-a-year in exchange for Windom's help in retaining his insurance contracts with the state. More...