Guin News

To say Kris Barnes has a personal interest in her job would be an understatement.

State Rep. Ken Guin checked in from the Democratic Leadership Council's national meeting earlier this week and said he's planning to bring back to Montgomery ideas on tax incentives for solar technology and ...

GARRISON - For a decade, John Guinan each year rode his bike hundreds of miles to raise money for AIDS, the disease that took the life of his brother-in-law. Now friends and relatives of the man whose family ...

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In " Courting Mae West ," Eileen Glenn will portray "The Queen of the Night Clubs" herself.

Approximately 75 people gathered for the Broken Arrow Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Awards Luncheon Monday to recognize the achievements of two outstanding citizens.

“Mothers are made to feel uncomfortable sometimes in our state about breastfeeding”

Benefits of breast milk FOR MOTHERS: Prevention: Decreases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer, improves bone density and decreases risk for hip fracture. via Tuscaloosa News

There are few jobs more thankless than that of school superintendent. If things are going well - if schools have no discipline problems, if test scores are high, if the money is spent on things parents and ... via Anniston Star

Some state representatives have accused Alabama House Majority Leader Ken Guin of proposing an audit of the offices of state school systems because he was angry that superintendents opposed two of his bills. via Alabama Live

“Charles doesn't understand the law”

A state legislator from Walker County has filed a state ethics complaint against another Walker County legislator. via Alabama Live

The House has defeated a bill that would have required Alabama schools to have their lunch menus reviewed by a nutritionist. via Alabama Live

“Without him, we didn't have sufficient evidence to proceed.”

Charges have been dropped against a man and two women accused of assaulting and robbing a U.S. Army reservist on leave from the Middle East after allegedly luring him into a motel room. via Alabama Live

“I don't know where you went to high school and don't care, but if you are a product of the public school system, then you must be doing OK”

Who knew P.E. was such a hot-button is sue? I certainly had no idea last week when I hammered out a column congratulating state Rep. via Montgomery Advertiser

“He sat there with his window rolled up,'”

Officers used a Taser on a state mobile home inspector who led them on a five-mile chase in a state vehicle, then cursed and grabbed an officer after he finally pulled over. via Alabama Live

Tampa Bay Business Journal - by Margie Manning Senior staff writer Deer Valley Corp. via Bizjournals

“Alabama is one of the most obese states in the nation”

A bill in the Alabama Legislature that would make PE mandatory all four years in high school is meeting strong resistance from the Alabama Association of School Boards. via The Mobile Register Online

“It is something that absolutely ends up fleecing the people of Alabama”

Gov. Bob Riley is trying to raise taxes on Exxon Mobil and other oil companies with natural gas wells along the Alabama coast, but his search for support in the Alabama House may produce a dry well. via Tuscaloosa News

“I like a multi-layered comedy”

The past is another country - - and Texas Guinan's friend MAE WEST was most comfortable there. via Texas Guinan

“We're continuing to work on legislation that will help make Alabama safer and will also promote Alabamians in maintaining good quality jobs”

A group of House Democrats, led by Majority Leader Ken Guin of Carbon Hill, introduced a package of bills Thursday aimed at controlling illegal immigration in Alabama. via The Mobile Register Online

Although the housing market is down overall, the fourth quarter was a good one for Deer Valley Corp. via Tampa Bay Business Journal