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UPDATED: Fight for Cooper Green goes national with Reverend Al

October 5th, 2012 · Comments Off · Health, JeffCo, politics

Photo of Cooper Green Mercy Hospital. Courtesy Sharon Phelan Evans.

The public battle over the Jefferson County Commission’s plans to discontinue inpatient services at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital got a little more attention (and interesting) earlier this week, thanks to the Rev. Al Sharpton.

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Pics or Artur’s party change didn’t happen? How about video?

July 12th, 2012 · Comments Off · politics

Former Democratic Party rising star Artur Davis has been making the rounds recently talking about his recent split from the party. It’s one thing to be interviewed about your reasons by NPR; it’s another to hear the stump speech as it’s delivered to the Northern Virginia Tea Party back on July 10.

UPDATE: Free The Hops calls for statewide boycott of Anheuser-Busch, distributors

April 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off · food, politics

Free the Hops has called for a boycott of Anheuser-Busch products and their distributors statewide. They’ve also taken the step to ban these products and beers distributed by Anheuser Busch distributors in Alabama from both of the upcoming brewfests.

Jefferson County… on the BBC

March 1st, 2011 · Comments Off · politics

Jefferson County Commission president David Carrington had some sober answers for the BBC World Service yesterday as he was interviewed about sewer debt crisis.

JeffCo Commission District 1 election tomorrow (& July 13)

June 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · politics, Quirky

There’s a special election tomorrow to fill the unexpired term of former Jefferson County Commissioner (and now Birmingham, AL Mayor) William Bell. The crazy thing about this one is that we’ll be doing it again come July 13, and the results could lead to a couple more special elections. Time will tell…

Smoot to be interviewed during live blog tonight

May 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Online, politics

One of the candidates for Artur Davis’ soon-to-be old Congressional seat, current Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Smoot, plans to be interviewed during a live blog chat on Daily Kos starting at 8 p.m. CDT.

Bachus holds town hall tonight

August 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · Health, politics

The national health care debate visits Birmingham, AL tonight in the form of a “town hall meeting” held by U.S. Congressman Spencer Bachus at the Cahaba Grand Conference Center.

Share your thoughts on the mock draft constitution – before midnight!

July 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · politics

Tonight’s the last night that you can offer public comment on the mock constitution that ACCR has been working on to show how it would work if it was allowed to take place in Alabama. See if you like it.

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