Daily Archives: January 20, 2011

New Alabama Governor Makes Embarrassing National News Again

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Alabama’s new Republican Governor, retired Tuscaloosa dermatologist Robert Bentley, stuck his foot in his bigoted mouth in the Rev. Martin Luther King’s former church in Montgomery about an hour after being sworn in on Monday. The story is still making the rounds of…

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Will Glenn Beck Answer Jon Stewart’s Call to Appear?

Two Established Television Personalities Penetrate Each Other While People Watch? The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Daily Show on Facebook Jon Stewart attempts, again, to get Glenn Beck to appear on The Daily Show, this time with a five-pronged chalk holder.

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More Snow on the Way South?

Weekend Weather Forecast Glynn Wilson The first snow feature photo of 2011 After fairly major snow event two weeks ago, central Alabama may get more snow overnight Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies Thursday and Thursday night, with a 40 percent chance of rain or snow overnight.…

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Volunteers Needed for Whitewater Races in February, March

The 2011 Alabama Cup Whitewater Slalom Series is coming up in February and March, and the groups sponsoring the canoe and kayak races are looking for volunteers now. Volunteers are needed to help Alabama Cup Racing Association, Friends of the Locust Fork River, Mulberry Race Committee and numerous sponsors that put on the three race…

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Union Leader Calls on President Obama for Action on Jobs

The debate about America’s future “begins and ends concretely with the question of jobs,” AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said this week in a speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Trumka urged President Obama to make next week’s State of the Union address “a call to action, a call to invest in our…

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