Bobby Humphryes has volunteered to take a 20% cut in his County Commissioner salary as an act of solidarity with the county’s hourly workers, who have had their workweek cut back from 40 hours to 32. However, Jefferson County Attorney Jeff Sewell has advised Humphryes that any voluntary pay cut may, by law, have to be permanent, lasting even into following terms.
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Richard Scrushy Revisited
Six years ago, $40,000 for boob jobs could be chalked off as a business expense.
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By now you know that roughly half the condos inside the 27-story City Federal building [...]
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First, the good news: For the time being, you won’t have to worry about those [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bruno’s downfall underscores Bham’s Fortune 500 decline
A depressing, yet necessary read courtesy of The News’ Russell Hubbard today. Believe it or [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Shelby opposes bailouts for Citigroup, Big Three
On This Week, Sen. Richard Shelby says Chapter 11 bankruptcy would be the best solution for the Big Three automakers rather than a federal bailout.
Read the rest of this entry »0 Days Out: The scene in Chicago
Hello from the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, where Kyle Whitmire and I are [...]
Read the rest of this entry »2 Days Out: Polls holding steady, and Nazis endorse Obama
Nazis endorse Obama in the name of poetic justice. Irony for irony’s sake.
Read the rest of this entry »5 Days Out: The Obamumentary
My thoughts/mild insights on the Obamumentary/Obamercial/30 minute ad spot. And there’s more! Secrets revealed!
Read the rest of this entry »6 Days Out: Republicans redefine socialism
Obama, the communist socialist non-American Muslim wrong-kind-of-Christian athiest terrorist sympathizer foreign-policy-wimp who is too much of a hawk when it comes to fighting terrorism and who has no record to speak of.
Read the rest of this entry »Local Dish: Grocery shopping in today’s economy
The cost of food has continued to rise, and most of us have had to reevaluate what we buy, how much we buy and, in some cases, where we buy it. In response to customers’ growing interest in saving money, Whole Foods has introduced tours designed to teach customers how to save money without sacrificing quality.
Read the rest of this entry »12 Days Out: The many stories of John McCain
My serious advice for you is to take 30 minutes and read this Robert Draper [...]
Read the rest of this entry »18 Days Out: My fear of commitment
I have The Fear. I don’t know if it’s Hunter S. Thompson’s brand of The [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bama Mix 10-13-2008: Citi-Wachovia deal fails, Bama’s got a big budget deficit
Last week, Citigroup dropped out of talks to acquire Wachovia, a former Alabama bank that [...]
Read the rest of this entry »22 Days Out: Troopergate and more
According to the Troopergate probe report released on Friday by the Alaska legislature, investigator Steve [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bama Mix 10-6-2008: Some felons can vote, right?
The big question in Alabama today is one that probably should have been answered a [...]
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