Birmingham, Hoover area one of U.S. strongest
Birmingham News – Sept. 19
The Birmingham-Hoover area is prospering because its employment base continues to grow, adding 5,200 new jobs over the 12 months ending in July, according to Ahmad Ijaz, an economics researcher for the University of Alabama. "I think the job market in the area will continue to remain relatively strong through the fall, albeit in only certain sectors of the economy, as we are seeing far less residential construction in the area and more commercial construction," Ijaz said…

King's taking of case may be moot point
Mobile Register – Sept. 19
…"The attorney general in this state handles a case once it reaches the appellate level," said Pam Bucy, a law professor at the University of Alabama. "And a district attorney handles it at the trial level. However, for the attorney general to not work with the DA in handling the appeal is very, very unusual."…

ANALYSIS: Alabama prosecutors split by rare AG feud between locals and AG
Decatur Daily – Sept. 19
…"It's never good for an attorney general to get in a spitting match with local prosecutors. They are supposed to be on the same side," said David Lanoue, chairman of the political science department at The University of Alabama. For Lanoue, it was telling when the district attorneys talked about King's experience. "They are sending a message they believe this is a competency issue," he said…

Council honors UA student
Crimson White – Sept. 19
The Tuscaloosa City Council and Mayor Walter Maddox proclaimed the day to be India Williams Day in honor of her contributions to the Tuscaloosa area. Williams, a junior majoring in philosophy, international relations and political science through the University's New College, has received funding from the Blackburn Institute's Daniel Foundation Community Scholars Program in Birmingham to start a large community service project. The Good Shepherds' Project will be designed to bring together ministers of different faiths in the Tuscaloosa area and to unite denominationally different congregations to combat some of the issues facing the Tuscaloosa area…

Political science department celebrates Constitution Day
Crimson White – Sept. 19
Monday marked the 220th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, and the UA political science department celebrated Constitution Day on Sunday and Monday with showings of the films "Seven Days in May" and "Gideon's Trumpet." "It's a celebration of the Constitution and also a chance to educate people about what it means and how it's interpreted," department chairman David Lanoue said…