http://www.annistonstar.com/as-index.htm The Anniston Star front page. StarScraper 1.45 Copyright (c)2008 Consolidated Publishing. All rights reserved. http://www.annistonstar.com/rss/images/as-logo.gif 14450 http://www.annistonstar.com/as-index.htm Newspapers en-us 20 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-nation-0830-0-8h30a2057.htm DENVER — Win or lose, John McCain threw the long ball Friday when he stunned the nation by picking Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-nation-0830-0-8h30a2057.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0830-gdmilldrum-8h29q1718.htm As Hurricane Gustav moves along a path projected with some uncertainty on Friday to possibly bring it ashore Tuesday just west of New Orleans, local responders are preparing residents and themselves for a potential disaster. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0830-gdmilldrum-8h29q1718.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0830-mnichols-8h29w2234.htm The city of Anniston, in a deal worked out with the McClellan Joint Powers Authority before a judge dissolved the body earlier this month, plans to move six bus-stop shelters left by the Army to serve as Anniston Express bus stops. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0830-mnichols-8h29w2234.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-nation-0830-0-8h30a2149.htm BAYOU LA BATRE — Clarence Higgins hauled his oyster boat out of the Mississippi Sound on Friday with plans to leave Bayou La Batre — even though he doesn't know if Gustav will flood this fishing village the way Hurricane Katrina did three years ago. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-nation-0830-0-8h30a2149.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-state-0830-0-8h29w2312.htm MOBILE — Patrick Lett returned to south Alabama when he finished an unblemished 17-year Army career, including two tours in Iraq. Then his father died, he couldn't find work to support his two daughters, and his life took a wrong turn. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-state-0830-0-8h29w2312.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-state-0830-0-8h29x4007.htm MONTGOMERY — An Alabama appeals court on Friday upheld the capital murder conviction and death sentence of Aundra Marshall, accused of killing a husband and wife in Bessemer because of an unpaid drug debt. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-state-0830-0-8h29x4007.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/community/2008/as-icomnews-0830-0-8h29s0641.htm Coldwater Elementary School got a new sidewalk thanks to its PTO and many volunteers. They gave up their weekends to make it happen. http://www.annistonstar.com/community/2008/as-icomnews-0830-0-8h29s0641.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/community/2008/as-trips-0830-0-8h29u2421.htm When I saw the dedication of the Billy Graham Library on TV last summer, I immediately added it to my list of places I really wanted to visit. http://www.annistonstar.com/community/2008/as-trips-0830-0-8h29u2421.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/community/2008/as-icomnews-0830-0-8h29u1707.htm Upcoming area events. http://www.annistonstar.com/community/2008/as-icomnews-0830-0-8h29u1707.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/community/2008/as-icomnews-0830-0-8h29u1738.htm News in and around the community. http://www.annistonstar.com/community/2008/as-icomnews-0830-0-8h29u1738.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-bbuckner-8h29u4404.htm When the Dwire family stepped off the plane in Atlanta last Saturday, they were greeted by a throng of familiar strangers whose faces had been rendered vague by the distance of both time and memory. It was a hero's welcome that the members of Oxford's Trinity Baptist Church felt the family deserved. http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-bbuckner-8h29u4404.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-0-8h29u4638.htm JERUSALEM — Scientists using American space technology have started a huge project to digitally photograph the Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest known version of the Hebrew Bible, and post it on the Internet for all to see, Israeli authorities said Wednesday. http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-0-8h29u4638.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-0-8h29u4601.htm KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Financial analysts, advisers and observers are trying to help worried consumers as they face bad economic news in jobs, housing, prices and other areas. But suggestions are meager. Most predictions sound dire. And the near future looks grim. http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-0-8h29u4601.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-0-8h29u4659.htm HACKENSACK, N.J. — Democratic leaders are honing a new, faith-friendly image at their national convention, adding a dose of religion to the traditional partisan proceedings. http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-0-8h29u4659.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-0-8h29u4724.htm LOS ANGELES — The University of California did not violate students' freedom of expression and religion when it rejected some classes at a Riverside-area Christian school from counting toward UC admission, a Los Angeles federal judge has ruled. http://www.annistonstar.com/religion/2008/as-churchnews-0830-0-8h29u4724.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-prepsports-0830-nbirdsong-8h30b2514.htm ALEXANDER CITY -- Zeb Wright said words couldn't even describe how amped up he and the rest of his Oxford teammates were for Friday's season-opener on the road against Benjamin Russell. The emotional buildup for the game, which wound up being a 35-21 Oxford win at the Charles E. Bailey, Sr. Sportplex, grew to an unheard of level. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-prepsports-0830-nbirdsong-8h30b2514.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-prepsports-0830-rdonovan-8h30b2614.htm ASHLAND -- It wasn't the most polished performance given by a Clay County team on opening night but the result was typical Clay County, a 13-8 win over the Munford Lions. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-prepsports-0830-rdonovan-8h30b2614.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-college-0830-jcooper-8h30a3116.htm TUSCALOOSA — Rolando McClain barely recalls that Western Carolina game from one year ago. What about the helmet-popping hit he delivered in the first quarter against Catamounts running back Willie Harper? http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-college-0830-jcooper-8h30a3116.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-college-0830-lbrietzke-8h30a2949.htm AUBURN — Since 1996, ULM is 1-23 against SEC opponents. That one win, however, opened a lot of eyes in the state of Alabama when the Warhawks upset the Crimson Tide last year, 21-14. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-college-0830-lbrietzke-8h30a2949.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-prepsports-0830-0-8h30b3636.htm JACKSONVILLE -- By the fourth quarter, Weaver running back Quinnata Jones was tired -- gasping-for-air, hands-on-his-knees tired. He was bent over, grabbing a quick sip of water on the Bearcats' sideline when one of his Bearcat teammates fumbled the ball over to Jacksonville. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-prepsports-0830-0-8h30b3636.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-editorials-0830-editorial-8h29u2859.htm Citizens for Better Schools, the unsuccessful plaintiff in a case against the newly hired Anniston City Schools superintendent, calls itself an education reform group. Yeah, right. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-editorials-0830-editorial-8h29u2859.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-columns-0830-0-8h29u2648.htm Let's face it. John McCain's a loner with a stern, 'it's-a-dangerous-world' message and fairly cold eyes. He isn't charismatic. And no one can accuse him of being a sunny guy. In fact, he's better known for his short, hot temper. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-columns-0830-0-8h29u2648.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-letters-0830-speakout-8h29u2806.htm Feedback and commentary from Anniston Star readers. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-letters-0830-speakout-8h29u2806.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/obituaries/2008/as-deaths-0830-0-8h29u5401.htm Obituaries for Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. http://www.annistonstar.com/obituaries/2008/as-deaths-0830-0-8h29u5401.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:47:07 CDT