The Bloom Is Off Gambling’s Rose
April 1, 2010
With one word, the commander of the Governor’s Task Force on Illegal Gambling took the bloom off the rose gamblers are trying to sell to
Legislation on moral issues stalled at Statehouse
April 1, 2010
Whether to expand gambling in the state is not the only moral issue facing Alabama’s legislators this session. But with so much energy dedicated to
Bessemer ‘bingo’ committee seeks new ordinance, sues mayor May
April 1, 2010
Bessemer City Council’s bingo committee is suing Mayor Edward May to validate an electronic bingo ordinance he vetoed last year. But instead of waiting on
Sen. Bedford’s new ‘bingo’ gambling bill ‘even worse’
April 1, 2010
As predicted, pro-gambling legislators have not given up their fight to legalize and expand the state’s “slot machine gambling” referred to as electronic bingo. Sen.
Good Hope residents plan for upcoming wet/dry vote
April 1, 2010
By Brittany N. Howerton After House Bill 175 passed in Alabama’s Legislature last year, reducing the municipal population requirement for holding a wet/dry referendum in
Personal attack
March 25, 2010
After much prayer, I am writing to express my disappointment in the writers for The Alabama Baptist newspaper. Your attack on Attorney General Troy King
‘People have voted’
March 25, 2010
“Let the people vote,” they are shouting. I say, “The people have voted and now let our representatives do their job of governing.” We, the
Gambling battle in Bessemer heats up; City Council divided on issue
March 25, 2010
Bessemer’s gambling battle is spreading to the circuit court system, and the city’s residents and general fund could be the biggest losers. For months, City
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