Can we change Jefferson County in 2009? New Year resolutions are funny things. We make them. We break them. A year from now we laugh at how silly we were to be so optimistic. Then we repeat the

Langford indictment sets in motion momentous legal battle Every year the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce takes local leaders on a trip. The chamber calls it the "Big Trip," an opportunity for

Riley was right - the first time When Gov. Bob Riley took office in 2003, he pitched an aggressive overhaul of the state's tax structure. Most people still refer to that plan as Amendment 1. Voters r

UPDATED - Dec. 7., 5:22 p.m.\ \ \ MORE ELECTION 2008 COVERAGE HERE!\ THE PRESIDENTS CABINET:\ Secretary of State - Hillary Clinton\ \ Secretary of Treasury -Timothy Geithner\ \ Secretary of Defense -R

Only three days until Election Day...\ \ In the spirit of the Halloween season...you wanna see something really scary? Of course you do.\ \ With a hat tip to the Daily Kos and our very own Madison Und

Don't forget that, like every Wednesday, Birmingham Weekly columnist Kyle Whitmire will be on WBHM (90.3 FM) at 4:30 pm.\ \ Yesterday, the Jefferson County Commission rejected a bankruptcy proposal in

According to the Troopergate probe report released on Friday by the Alaska legislature, investigator Steve Branchflower has found Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be "in violation of a state ethics law that

Since I didn't want to post a Bama Mix yeserday at about 7:30 pm, this post will cover yesterday as well.\ \ One of the big stories from the past couple of days is that Alabama Power is raising its ra

Like our new daily "National Mix" feature (or, as it will be called until the election, the "[Number of days until the election] days out" feature), this new daily post will chronicle the happenings o

The Alabama Birth Coalition — a group dedicated to improving access to natural childbirth for Alabama women — presents its second annual Birth Right Festival on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 2-6 p.m., at Homew