Business
Politicians Take Sides In Boeing, Northrop Tanker Bid
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Around the Nation
Revived La. Parish Faces Fight Over Race
November 19, 2009 St. Bernard Parish is attracting more minorities to the largely white parish. Longtime residents want to bar low-income housing, saying it will destroy the neighborhood and discourage former residents from returning. Now a federal judge has weighed in.
The Picture Show
Civil Rights Icon James Armstrong Dies
November 19, 2009 By Debbie Elliott A well-recognized foot soldier in the Civil Rights movement died Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala. James Armstrong marched at the head of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March. The Army veteran carried the American flag acro...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Katrina & Recovery
Judge: Corps' Negligence Caused Katrina Flooding
November 18, 2009 Flood victims argued that the widening of a navigation channel maintained by the Army Corps of Engineers and subsequent loss of protective wetlands turned the channel into a speedway for the hurricane's storm surge. A federal judge in New Orleans agreed and awarded damages of about $720,000 to four people and a business.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Food
FDA Bows To Pressure From Fans Of Raw Oysters
November 17, 2009 Facing political pressure from the Gulf Coast oyster industry, the FDA has backed off a plan to require that raw Gulf of Mexico oysters be treated to rid them of a potentially deadly bacteria found in warm-water oysters. The plan had sparked anger in Louisiana — especially in New Orleans.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Race
King's Legacy Key In Group's Leadership Vote
October 29, 2009 The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is choosing a new president. The two finalists are former Arkansas Judge Wendell Griffen and the Rev. Bernice King. She is the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., who co-founded the civil rights organization and was its first president.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Around the Nation
In New Orleans, Uneven Recovery Awaits Obama
October 13, 2009 President Obama will visit New Orleans Thursday to review recovery efforts more than four years after Hurricane Katrina. Residents say much of the city remains in survival mode. But by most accounts, the pace of recovery has improved under the Obama administration.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Race
View From Selma: Can Obama Debate Be Colorblind?
September 24, 2009 Some black residents of Selma, Ala., see parallels between the struggles that brought about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the current battle over changes to health care. They say propaganda has whites believing if something is good for blacks, it's bad for them. Other Selma residents are frustrated that the public discourse has turned to race.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Health Care
Facing Aging Without Health Insurance
September 21, 2009 Fernando Arriola, a 58-year-old home builder, owns his own contracting business in New Orleans. For a while Arriola couldn't afford coverage, and when he and his wife tried to reinstate it, they were denied even the most expensive catastrophic plan.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Around the Nation
The Gulf Coast's Recovery: Uneven And Uneasy
August 27, 2009 Four years after Hurricane Katrina, housing is still elusive for some storm victims. In the small fishing villages along the Alabama Gulf Coast, the storm made a hardscrabble life even harder. One town is using federal money to move residents to higher ground, but not everyone wants to go.
Friday, August 07, 2009
Follow The Legislation
Democrats Get An Earful On Health Care
August 7, 2009 At town hall meetings across the U.S., congressional Democrats have met with unruly crowds ready to voice their concerns over the health care overhaul. Even Alabama's conservative Democrats, who oppose the current legislation, haven't escaped the wrath.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Health
E-Cigarettes: The New Frontier In War On Smoking
August 5, 2009 Federal regulators are cracking down on the latest smoking trend: electronic cigarettes. Despite warnings from the Food and Drug Administration that the battery-powered tubes that deliver a nicotine vapor are illegal because they haven't been cleared by regulators, so-called e-cigarettes are still for sale.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
U.S.
Alabama's Largest County Faces Bankruptcy
July 29, 2009 Jefferson County can't make its payroll and plans to furlough two-thirds of its workers, about 1,400 people, on Friday. The county's occupational tax, which brought in $75 million annually, was struck down by a court on constitutional grounds. Now the county's lawmakers can't agree on a bill to bring it back.
