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Roll Tide! Shelby Wins Wager on BCS Championship Game

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Senators Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama and Dan Coats (R) from Indiana announced a friendly wager on the outcome of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) College Football National Championship Game.  The defending national champion University of Alabama Crimson Tide played the #1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish in … Continued
January 8, 2013

Bentley and McMillan Praise Tide and Coach Saban for Winning SEC Championship

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, the University of Alabama football team defeated the University of Georgia (32 to 28) in the South Eastern Conference Championship Game (SEC CG) to win the South Eastern Conference. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries John McMillan joined thousands of other Alabamians in … Continued
December 4, 2012

Forbes has Low Opinion of Alabama Colleges

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Forbes Magazine came out with its’ rankings of the nation’s universities and colleges.  Most of the names in the top twenty (with a couple of exceptions) were what most of us would expect.  Princeton took the top college title this year.  They were followed by Princeton, Williams College, Stanford, … Continued
August 7, 2012

Editorial: Pathetic Excuse for a Charter Schools Bill Misses Point of Charter Schools in First Place

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter I am a partisan Republican.  I don’t try to hide it, but lets speak some truth here: The Republicans’ charter school proposal was a bad bill when it was first written.  It eliminated for profit schools from setting up charter Schools and left the whole issue of charter Schools … Continued
May 4, 2012

President Obama Congratulates Alabama Crimson Tide on BCS Championship

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Richard Shelby (R) from Alabama and Rep. Terri Sewell (D) from Selma both released statements expressing their pride following the Alabama Bowl Championship Series (BCS) winning Alabama Crimson Tide football team’s visit to the White House. Rep. Sewell said in her written statement, “Today I was delighted to … Continued
April 24, 2012

Free UAB Movement Challenges Board of Trustees

By Brandon MoseleyAlabama Political Reporter  The University of Alabama System with campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Huntsville is (by far) Alabama’s largest employer.  It is a big family of colleges, hospitals, research centers, libraries, and even a health insurance company; but recently it has not been a happy family. The University of Alabama System Board … Continued
February 3, 2012