Maine Council of Churches fights casino

October 23, 2003

PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Council of Churches announced Sept. 30 that it is opposing a proposed casino in southern Maine run by the Passamaquoddy

Athens goes wet; leaders say apathy a factor in the vote

September 18, 2003

Athens residents voted 3,727 to 3,496 Sept. 9 to allow alcohol sales within city limits, even though the city sits inside Limestone County — one

Addicts can have Christian backgrounds, families but be on wrong path

September 11, 2003

Men who sell the stoves out of their houses to buy drugs, eat crust crumbs off toast thinking it is dope or spend $17,000 in

Bush seeks court review of law on online porn

September 4, 2003

WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a law that penalizes Web site operators who expose children to inappropriate material

Woman’s Temperance Union still fighting battles

August 14, 2003

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union may not have the publicity it did when Carry A. Nation ushered in Prohibition, but it’s

Talladega gambling raid reminds officials of legal battle

July 17, 2003

With raids on video gambling machines being operated from two homes in Talladega County, the issue of whether video gambling is legal in Alabama surfaces

Cherokee’s cities can now choose if wet, dry

July 3, 2003

Residents of Cherokee County have always voted down the alcohol sales referendum, but after the latest session of the Alabama Legislature, some cities in that