Luther Strange

Will Gov. Riley ponder run for U.S. Senate?

By Steve Flowers
Published: July 8, 2008

....The GOP field is unsettled and murky, but it is still very early. One thing is for sure, Luther Strange, who lost to the 2006 lieutenant governor’s race to Jim Folsom by an eyelash, is definitely running for something. He has never stopped running and makes no secret of his intention to be on the ballot in 2010....

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Toll road to coast eyed

Thursday, May 15, 2008
GINNY MacDONALD
News staff writer
Developers and Wiregrass economic development groups want to build the state's first toll road that would connect central Alabama to the Florida Panhandle.

Transportation officials and Gov. Bob Riley have had several meetings with the developers proposing a public-private road that could ultimately run from Montgomery to Panama City.

Friends,

I thought you might be interested in the results of a recent poll of hypothetical matchups between Democratic Congressman Artur Davis of Birmingham and potential Republican candidates in the 2010 governor's race. The poll was commissioned by Congressman Davis and the results were reported by the Tuscaloosa News.

The Birmingham News article on May 20, 2008 revealed the list from Southern Business and Development magazine's 3 Best State Law Firms. Strange LLC made the list.

"Alabama-based law firm Strange LLC (is) listed by Southern Business & Development magazine among the Top Law Firms that Understand Economic Development."

The Full Article is here.

This op-ed was recently published in the Montgomery Advertiser under the banner "Old Politics Must Go."

State Needs Real Education Reform
By Luther Strange

Chamber's focus on volunteers
By Ginger Grantham
Moulton Advertiser
10/24/07

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly lunch meeting in conjunction with the chamber's annual volunteer fair Tuesday at the Lawrence County Coliseum in Moulton.

The two-fold meeting helped Chamber members get a look at non-profit agencies which provide services in the county and are in need of volunteers for their programs.

October 24, 2007
By Nancy Glasscock
Decatur Daily

MOULTON — Thirty-two Lawrence County high school students made wreaths, stuffed candy bags and read to children Tuesday during Community Service Day — a new component to the Youth Leadership Lawrence program.
Miranda Ball, who co-chairs the program with Mandi Phillips, gave an overview of Youth Leadership Lawrence at the monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting on Tuesday.

Cullman Times
Sept. 2, 2007
By Carolyn Arrington

The local Republican breakfast and social was held Saturday morning from at Jack's Restaurant...

Guest Speaker was Luther Strange, 2006 Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. He spoke about the importance of organizing and maintaining grass-roots support of the Republican Party on the local level.

ALABAMA VOICES: End most unfair taxes
August 17, 2007
By Luther Strange
Montgomery Advertiser

As I reflect upon the recent school sales tax holiday, I am reminded of two of our state's most unfair taxes: the state sales tax on groceries and over-the-counter medicine.

Strange Criticizes 'Double Dipping' State Lawmakers
Sunday, May 30, 2007
By Mike Marshall
The Huntsville Times

The last tub of eggs was served and then Luther Strange, better known as "Big Luther" to the breakfast eaters, began talking about "double dipping."

As soon as Strange, all 6 feet 9 inches of him, stepped behind the lectern Saturday morning, he wanted to talk about recent reports of scandals in Alabama's two-year college system.