The phrase ‘double-dipping’ echoed through Alabama politics, but a survey of legislators, educators and attorneys found no agreement on what it actually meant, or whether it was a problem at all.
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Seventeen Attorneys Line Up for Mobile County District Court Vacancy
Seventeen Mobile attorneys applied to fill the Mobile County District Court seat being vacated by retiring Judge Mike McMaken, launching a selection process overseen by a five-member commission.
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Jamie Ison Opens Re-Election Bid With a 132-Member Host Committee in Spring Hill
State Rep. Jamie Ison, R-Mobile, prepared to launch her campaign for a third term in House District 101 with a July 14 reception in Spring Hill backed by a host committee 132 couples strong.
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In the Dog Days of Summer, Mobile’s Officials Introduce Their Pets
With the summer heat settling in, area officials past and present shared the boxers, hounds, cats and rescues that keep them company, a warmer counterpoint to the city’s debates over animal welfare.
Baldwin County
Political Notebook: Democrats Seek a Soft Spot in Bob Riley’s Re-election Armor
With Amendment One fading from memory and Gov. Bob Riley courting industry, Alabama Democrats searched for a weakness heading into the fall campaign, while local sidewalks and a federal lawsuit stirred Mobile.
Baldwin County
Report Card: Grading Mobile’s Anonymous Election Prophets
With the June 2006 primary returns counted, the newspaper graded the anonymous insiders who had forecast the vote, handing out marks from A-minus to a blunt D in a lighthearted report card on the region’s political prophets.
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Mobile County Candidates Set Election-Night Watch Parties for Primary Day
As Mobile County voters went to the polls, candidates from the governor’s race to the county school board scheduled election-night gatherings for supporters.
Baldwin County
On the Eve of the 2006 Primary, Mobile’s Insiders Placed Their Bets
Ahead of Alabama’s June 2006 party primaries, a panel of anonymous Mobile-area political insiders forecast the sheriff’s race, the state Supreme Court contests and two closely watched coastal state Senate seats.
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Rusty Glover Opened His District 34 Senate Bid at a Semmes-Area Headquarters
State Rep. Rusty Glover of Semmes scheduled an April 2006 kickoff rally for his Senate District 34 campaign, entering a crowded Republican field to succeed retiring Sen. Hap Myers.
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How a Nickname Called ‘Porky’ Landed a Senate Candidate His Venue
A Senate District 34 fundraiser in Spring Hill came together only after a Mobile attorney signed a last-ditch e-mail with his high school nickname, and the campaign has since topped $150,000.