Wade on April 2008
By Wade KwonThen and now
Fed up: Since the campaign last fall, we knew this was a possibility, a dark cloud on the horizon. And so, it has happened.
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint against Mayor Larry Langford, alleging he took cash to help friends profit from sewer system bond swap deals while he served on the Jefferson County Commission. As you may recall, mishandling of the sewer has put the county on the brink of record bankruptcy, not to mention convicting three former commissioners.
Not a peep from the SEC since April, but Langford has talked to the media, most notably this interview with WBHM (90.3 FM).
And if you need a preview of the defendant’s possible testimony in court, we have the video, after the jump …
The life of a Loser: Roger Shultz ended his run on “The Biggest Loser: Couples” with some triumphs: winning America’s vote to compete in the Top Three, setting a record (most pounds lost on campus), losing 164 pounds in six months and winning $50,000 in second place.
Relive the two-hour live finale in our extended real-time recap, or watch it right here. (Hurry: Video expires at the end of today.)
More at biggestloser.wadeonbirmingham.com.
Pray anything: Mayor Langford bought thousands of sackcloths to hold his own prayer rally at Boutwell Auditorium. His intent was to do something about the city’s rising crime rate.
In case you missed your chance to commune with the faithful, a few video highlights:
Haiku flashback
parking fowl [April 8]
Hen, rooster and chicks
roam strip mall asphalt in search
of pasture and worms.
More haiku.
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