Sworn statements filed in a 2002 lawsuit by a Mobile inmate accused Judge Herman Thomas of paddling prisoners, five years before a judicial inquiry took up the same allegations.
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Pittman Routs Riley-Backed McKinney in Baldwin Senate Runoff
Trip Pittman’s lopsided win over Randy McKinney in the Baldwin County Senate District 32 Republican runoff raised hard questions about how much a popular governor’s endorsement is actually worth.
Baldwin County
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A GOP Loyalty Fight Fizzled in the Race for Baldwin County’s Open Senate Seat
A threatened challenge to Baldwin County Commissioner David Ed Bishop’s Republican credentials collapsed in July 2007 after a Democratic senator said a $150 contribution in his records had never been made.
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Gary Cooper Quits USA Fundraising Drive, Charging the University Has Failed Black Mobile
Retired Marine general and banker J. Gary Cooper resigned from the University of South Alabama’s capital campaign, accusing the school of neglecting the Black community. President Gordon Moulton answered point by point.
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Could Surplus FEMA Trailers House the Steel Mill’s Construction Army?
With 29,000 construction workers expected for a $3.7 billion steel mill in north Mobile County, a former Mobile mayor floated an unusual fix: haul surplus FEMA trailers to a planned motorsports park near Prichard.
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Gunfire Struck a MAWSS Truck as Crews Turned On Water in North Mobile
Two Mobile Area Water and Sewer System employees escaped injury when a shot shattered the rear window of their truck on Next Street. The utility’s director called the episode very disturbing.
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‘Bridging Racial Disparity’: A Conservative Forum on Poverty Came to Mobile
U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions, County Commissioner Juan Chastang and ADECA Director Bill Johnson headlined the Washington/Douglass Economic Forum, a Republican-sponsored think tank session on poverty and race.
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Oddsmaker Made Mike Dow the Favorite for Governor. Alabama’s Political Class Was Not Buying It.
A nationally known Mobile oddsmaker installed former Mayor Mike Dow as an even-money favorite in the 2010 governor’s race. Consultants, lawyers and party officials lined up to explain why the number was absurd.
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A Mobile Native’s Long-Shot Bid for Birmingham City Hall Drew Notice Back Home
Patrick Cooper, son of a Mobile banker and former ambassador and nephew of a pioneering Prichard mayor, entered Birmingham’s mayoral race as an underdog with a famous surname and no political experience.
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Sheriff Nomination in Doubt Again as Judge Questions Davon Grey’s Filings
Probate Judge Don Davis cited attorney general’s opinions suggesting Davon Grey’s failure to meet campaign disclosure deadlines could disqualify him as the Democratic nominee for Mobile County sheriff.