Nov 4th, 2008 · Two students from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Mich., are volunteering at an election precinct. The two friends don't share the same political viewpoints. Ashley Harte and Scott Stoddard are too young to vote, but they tell Renee Montagne this election is too thrilling to miss.
Oct 7th, 2008 · John McCain and Barack Obama debate Tuesday at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. People from Iowa City, Concord, N.H., Birmingham, Ala., and Los Angeles talk about what they want to hear from the candidates.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · When Hurricane Katrina hit, Tulane University's football team ended up sleeping on the floor of a gym in Mississippi, with no power and 90-degree heat. Gustav forced the team to flee again, but its enjoying an upgrade: hotel rooms in Birmingham, Ala., with TV, DVDs and air conditioning. It's even practicing for its weekend game against Alabama.
Jul 19th, 2008 · Since Birmingham, Ala., Mayor Larry Langford took office late last year, he's been a man on a mission. His city has an annual budget of about $430 million, yet he's proposed more than a billion dollars in new projects. But Langford's ambitious agenda has been hobbled by charges that he accepted kickbacks in the past.
Jul 1st, 2008 · Birmingham, Ala., is the latest to switch to a four-day, 10-hour work week for city employees in order to save energy costs. Co-host Renee Montagne talks with Chris Hartzell, Birmingham's chief of operations.
May 1st, 2008 · The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a civil complaint against Larry Langford, the mayor of Birmingham, Ala. Langford is accused of accepting $156,000 to steer millions of dollars of county bond business to two friends. Tanya Ott reports from member station WBHM in Birmingham, Ala.
Apr 8th, 2008 · A financial crisis has Alabama's Jefferson County on the verge of a $4.2 billion bankruptcy action. The county is home to Birmingham, the state's largest city.
Mar 31st, 2008 · The group behind the One Laptop Per Child initiative just delivered more of its super-cheap laptops to South Africa, but how will this new technology fare with schoolchildren in the United States? Now the group has a deal to provide computers to kids in Birmingham, Ala.