I'm not mad in the way you think. AJ is having fun with his girlfriend. Good for him. The problem is that this is the lead on the website that is this state's top source of news. I can think of three major stories that should be leading AL.com right now: 1) the unconstitutional arrest of a blogger who was writing about Bob Riley's son; 2) the controversy at Alabama State University; 3) the sale of the Thyssenkrupp plant that received an obscene amount of tax dollars/credits from the state.

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Posted by undecided

Member since May 2012

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Posted on 10/29/13 at 10:32 am to wdeinttown

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3) the sale of the Thyssenkrupp plant that received an obscene amount of tax dollars/credits from the state.

I check al.com several times a day and had no clue about this. They changed their format with the Birmingham News and other associated papers and it's been difficult to filter out sports and other random topics from the front page since that time. It's really quit frustrating.

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Posted by JustGetItRight

Member since Jan 2012

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Posted on 10/29/13 at 10:54 am to wdeinttown

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I can think of three major stories that should be leading AL.com right now:

1) the unconstitutional arrest of a blogger who was writing about Bob Riley's son;

The guy openly states he skipped a court hearing and refused to obey a court order. Both of those get you arrested anywhere in the US. In most places, you also sit in jail until you see the judge you skipped out on. Nothing unusual or unconstitutional at all.

2) the controversy at Alabama State University;

The story is all over every major media outlet in the state, including AL.com. Many streamed the whole 3 hour shiatshow yesterday afternoon and WSFA TV carried it live. I don't know how it could get any more coverage.

3) the sale of the Thyssenkrupp plant that received an obscene amount of tax dollars/credits from the state.

The planned sale story is over a year old. Unless something's changed, they still don't have a buyer so there's nothing new to report