HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The crowded field contending for the Republican nomination in the Madison County Commission District 3 race is long on ideas and short on experience. Not one of the GOP candidates for the seat held by the retiring Jerry Craig has e

I expect the flame wars over chain saw length to begin any time now. I want to know which is better, 16″ for fast cuts, versus a clunky 24″ for greater reach? Would Jeff Cooper ever write, “On your AR, don’t mount a chainsaw with a chain length that does

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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Spurned by local Republicans, Jeff Cooper found a safe haven with the Democrats in his desire to run for the Madison County Commission District 3 seat. Cooper, 57, was denied a place on the Republican ballot the same night that form

"Anybody can become Republican. We welcome everybody. But we don't want Democrats running under our brand," said Randy Hairston, vice chairman of the Madison County Republican Executive Committee. Butler, who served 28 years in Montgomery as a Democrat,