About time

Court clears some felons to vote

These "felons" were convicted of crimes that should not be felonies, and should not have been stripped of their rights.

What is it good for?

King, Tyson war over Jones case

Here seems to be the situation... As Mobile County DA, John Tyson was preparing a case against a man named Jeremy Jones. Jones was a murderer but had his fingers in a number of criminal pies (and has been charged with murders in other states) and Tyson wanted to get him on everything. The victim's family called in "Troy King", and "King", as usual, jumped into the fray in an attempt to up the state's execution rate.

Now "King" is running an ad with a member of the victim's family trashing Tyson. Tyson has responded by bringing up that family member's theft conviction. It's all very ugly.

Mystery Science California 3000

No, not in Alabama!

Show move motivated by race, say students - Tuscaloosa

The University has moved a homecoming performance by the hip-hop group the "Ying-Yang Twins" to a stage on the fringe of campus, near the hospital. In other words, in the middle of nowhere, far away from where students actually live and go about their daily activities. Meanwhile, a performance by a country singer, "Neal McCoy", and the winner of the local "Battle of the Bands", will perform on the Quad two hours earlier.

The University swears that this segregation separation change has nothing to do with race and is only because of logistics. I'm sure.

Seriously, this isn't about race, it's about age and money. The McCoy concert has nothing to do with the students. It's for the parents and alumni who are here for homecoming. The students are getting thrown a rap group and the school probably feels that they should be grateful.

NB: I have no idea who any of these people are.

That's an odd group

Three Jeffco mayors balk at flood plan, may draft own rules

Center Point, sure. And Trussville, maybe. But when the mayor of Vestavia thinks that developer interests weakened the flood prevention plan, it has a problem.

More partisan judicial election fun

Gambling money, false ad claims fly

The Republicans have been running some pretty negative ads -- I particularly enjoy the fat jokes that noted attorney and supervillain Luther Strange is going with in the Lieutenant Governor's race, and Riley is being relentlessly negative with a 2:1 lead -- but the Chief Justice race is getting really ugly. Cobb and Nabers have run $2 million in ads, largely negative and responses to negative ads, and it's going to continue.

(There is no such thing as the Machine)

The Crimson White Online - Grades not solely responsible for bloc seating

Suggested research topic: A history of the Crimson White's writings about the Machine over the years, tracing exactly what its nefarious deeds and mysterious powers are supposed to be. Currently, they are supposed to control student seating at football games. Also, probably the weather, it's been nine on five consecutive football Saturdays.

Sure it did

Abramoff e-mail said work here aided tribe

In an email to Michael Scanlon -- who has never even met Bob Riley, according to Twinkle Cavanaugh -- Jack says that he praised Scanlon's work to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. In fact, he more or less gave Scanlon credit for getting Riley (the anti-lottery candidate) elected. A Riley spokesman says that they certainly were not celebrating Riley's victory in 2002 but the election of some completely different Alabama governor at that time, possibly B. B. Comer.

No, we have to have a dome

ABC 33/40 Alabama's News Leader - BJCC Expansion Talks Don't Include Dome

John Rogers apparently is arguing semantics:

State Representative John Rogers of Birmingham, a long-time proponent of the dome, says even if the "d-word" wasn't used at Friday's meeting of convention officials, he remains committed to building a multipurpose facility and will not push for an alternative.

Says Rogers: "They can call it a Quonset hut, a dome, an expansion or whatever they want to call it."

Ooh, I want to call it a sandwich!

Doesn't count

al.com: NewsFlash - Hurricane Paul becomes Category 2 storm

It's in the Pacific, so we aren't supposed to care. The only important tropical storms are those that (a) are in the Atlantic and (b) threaten the US mainland. Since we haven't had any of those, global warming doesn't exist.