Dozens of Mobile-area residents shared what they treasure and what frustrates them about the Port City, from riverfront beauty and Southern charm to schools, litter and downtown’s future.
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Mobile County Democrats Set a Goal of Turning Blue by 2020
Mobile County Democratic leaders told supporters the party could gain the upper hand as soon as 2020 if it solves a persistent problem: turnout in its own strongholds.
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Golfers Name Their Nemesis: The Toughest Holes in Mobile and Baldwin
From the pond-guarded par 3 at Lake Forest to the island hole at Lakewood and the long par fours at Azalea City, area golfers offered spirited nominations for the region’s most punishing holes.
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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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Judge Herman Thomas Denied All 15 Counts in Judicial Ethics Complaint
The Mobile County circuit judge filed a one-page answer denying every count of a complaint accusing him of letting family, social and political relationships influence his conduct in three criminal matters.
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Car Dealers’ Cash Lifts Democrat in Mobile County School Board Race Turning on Dodge’s Future
A $5,000 contribution from the local car dealers’ PAC boosted Democrat Andrew Davis days before the 2006 election, in a Mobile County school board race shadowed by Superintendent Harold Dodge’s contract.
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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.
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Why Mobile’s Fire Hydrants Wear Different Colored Hats
Blue, green, orange or red: the paint on a Mobile fire hydrant is not decoration. A city fire official explained the national code that tells firefighters how much water a hydrant can actually deliver.
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Water, Heat and the Weight of History: Mobilians Sound Off, Part Three
A third round of candid replies found Mobile residents praising the bay, live oaks and Southern charm while venting about crime, the school board, sprawl and a feeling of being ignored by Montgomery.
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What Mobilians Love and Loathe About Their City, Part One
In the fall of 2005, with a new mayor at City Hall and Katrina’s cleanup underway, dozens of Mobile residents answered three questions about what they loved, what they loathed and what they could not stop thinking about in their city.