A survey of political insiders across Mobile and Baldwin counties turned up a long list of up-and-coming names, from young council members to legislators eyeing higher office.
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A Mobile Family’s Son Leads the Birmingham Mayor’s Race Into a Runoff
Attorney Patrick Cooper, son of retired Maj. Gen. Gary Cooper of Mobile, led the field in the Birmingham mayoral election and headed into a January runoff against William Bell.
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Tyson’s Options Narrow: Democrats Look Elsewhere for an Attorney General Candidate
Mobile County’s district attorney was his party’s nominee for attorney general in 2006. Three years on, the path to a rematch looks steeper, and other Democrats are circling the 2010 nomination.
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Hearts of Gold: Mobile Volunteers Honor the Students Behind the Prom Dress Boutique
Volunteers of Mobile recognized the St. Paul’s Interact Club for its Pretty in Pink prom dress giveaway, and gave a youth merit award to classmates who volunteered in Prichard and beyond.
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The House That Burns on Purpose: How Donated Homes Became Mobile’s Fire Academy
Not every house fire in Mobile is an accident. Some are set by firefighters, with the owner watching and a tax deduction waiting. The department is also quietly planning for a Prichard collapse.
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Talk Around Mobile County: Is Prichard Nearing the End as a City?
Political and governmental circles in Mobile County were openly discussing the possibility that Prichard might dissolve as a municipality, and what that would mean for policing.
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Mobile Council Field Takes Shape: Hudson Seeks a Third Term, Wallace Courts District 3
With municipal elections set for the summer of 2009, Councilwoman Connie Hudson announced a bid for a third term while challenger Ron Wallace scheduled his first community meeting in District 3.
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Artur Davis Brought a Campaign for Governor to Mobile — and a Pronunciation Lesson
The congressman told about 100 Mobile Democrats that Alabama’s past need not dictate its future, made education his central theme, and asked the city’s television anchors to note that his name is Artur.
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Pancakes, a Chorus and $858 for a Prichard Classroom
Sunrise Rotary gathered for its family pancake breakfast with the St. Paul’s Chorus — and sent $858 to a third-grade teacher at W.D. Robbins Elementary in Prichard for a project called Backpacking with Reading.
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All Politics Is Local: Previewing Mobile County’s August Municipal Elections
From Saraland to Bayou La Batre, voters across Mobile County prepared to choose mayors and council members on Aug. 26, with runoffs to follow. Seasoned observers offered their reading of the races.