Glynn Wilson No accumulation expected? Guess they missed this forecast… It is snowing here in Northeast Jefferson County as I type this, but the National Weather Service is not predicting any significant accumulation. The forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of rain or light freezing rain Thursday, with new ice accumulation of less than…
Monthly Archives: February 2011
Republicans Fail to Repeal Health Care Reform Law
The Labor Movement Says It’s Time to Focus on Jobs The U.S. Senate rejected a Republican move to repeal the health care reform law on Wednesday, and according to key voices in the labor movement, it is time now to focus on the nation’s most pressing need – jobs. “Republicans celebrated Groundhog Day by once…
Electronic Frontier Foundation Uncovers Widespread FBI Intelligence Violations
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has uncovered widespread violations stemming from FBI intelligence investigations from 2001 to 2008, according to a report released Wednesday. It documents alarming trends in the Bureau’s intelligence investigation practices, suggesting that FBI intelligence investigations have compromised the civil liberties of American citizens far more frequently, and to a greater extent, than…
Students Gather Pledges to Boycott UA Services Over Coal Mine
Pledges Total Nearly One Million Dollars a Semester After announcing their intent to boycott university services should the school’s administration decide to strip mine its property along the Black Warrior River, students at the University of Alabama began gathering signatures of students across the Tuscaloosa campus a few months’s back. To date, the pledges total…
Politics Matters: We Must Stop Making These Mistakes
The Big Picture by Glynn Wilson I know. It’s such a burden to be such a Socialist-Nazi, a horrible journalist and a major danger to society. On top of that, I’m a lousy lay. If you believe the right-wing attack machine wingnuts on talk radio and their three fans, or the lefty bloggers and their…
Tickets Go on Sale Wednesday, Feb. 2 for Hangout Fest 2011
Glynn Wilson Paul Simon, Widepread Panic and 35 other bands have committed to playing The Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on May 20-22 this year, according to the press release announcing the event. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 2 at 9 a.m. CST. at HangOutMusicFest.com through Front Gate Tickets. They will also…
A Large Majority of Americans Favor Less Corporate Influence, Not More
The large majority of Americans, 62 percent, want major corporations to have less influence in the United States, not less, according to the latest Gallup Poll on the subject. While this is down from a peak of 68 percent in 2008, it remains well above the 52 percent recorded in 2001. Relatively few Americans would…
Daily Show Covers Egyptian Protests
Mess O’Slightly-to-the-Left O’Potamia The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c The Daily Show on Facebook America loses credibility with Egyptian protesters when it writes “Made in U.S.A.” on its tear gas canisters.
Report Shows Health Care Law Means Big Savings for Families
By 2014, the new health care reform law will mean thousands of dollars in health insurance premium savings and out-of-pocket health care costs for working families and small businesses, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “For too long, skyrocketing health care costs have made it hard for…
Alabama Democratic Party Blasts Party Switchers
The Alabama Democratic Party blasted nine elected Democratic officials in Covington and Tuscaloosa counties on Tuesday for ignoring the will of the voters by switching to the Republican Party. It is the personal prerogative of local elected officials to join any political party they wish, according to a statement issued by outgoing executive director Jim…
Florida Judge’s Ruling on Health Care Law Called ‘Judicial Activism on Steroids’
by Glynn Wilson A federal judge in Florida has ruled that the health care overhaul law passed by the Democratic Congress last year should be considered unconstitutional, although two other federal judges ruled the other way, setting up a showdown before the U.S. Supreme Court. The White House called the ruling by U.S. District Judge…
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