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Breaking, Politics
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
MADISON – Mike Callahan says Madison politics and the things he saw while serving on the city’s Planning Commission made him decide to join the mayor’s race – on the final day to file qualifying papers. Callahan made it a three-man race for the mayor’s job on Tuesday. He will challenge Mayor Sandy Kirkindall and [...]
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Breaking, Politics
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Griffith, Parker race likely to be closeVoters may think more strategically this electionThursday, July 17, 2008By PATRICIA C. McCARTERTimes Staff Writer, patricia.mccarter@htimes.com The morning after his Republican opponent was chosen for the 5th District congressional race, state Sen. Parker Griffith held a press conference to present a $5,000 state grant to the Madison County Veterans [...]
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Breaking, Entertainment
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
We’ll be jammin’ with old, new starsKenny Rogers, Gretchen Wilson, Styx among actsThursday, July 17, 2008By JON BUSDEKERTimes Arts Writer, jon.busdeker@htimes.com Question: What do you get when you cross The Gambler, a redneck woman and Mr. Roboto? Answer: Big Spring Jam XVI. Today, Big Spring Jam officials announce the acts for this year’s three-day annual [...]
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Breaking, Business
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Still in the gameWednesday, July 16, 2008None VW would have been nice, but we’re not in the poor house just yet A choice had to be made. Volkswagen looked at Huntsville, and it looked at Chattanooga. In the end, it chose Chattanooga over Huntsville for the construction of a $1 billion auto assembly plant that [...]
Posted by JimsterP
Breaking, Politics
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
The race in the 5thThursday, July 17, 2008Huntsville Times Griffith, Parker square off in a contest with national implications In most congressional districts, picking a member of the House of Representatives in November won’t be one of the hot political races. For better or worse, incumbents, by virtue of name recognition, money and the fact [...]