Wade on July 2009
By Wade KwonA look back at all things and people and events 2009 …
Video: Birmingham moves closer
to building a domed stadium.
July 1 | John Katopodis, former politician and founder of a bogus children’s charity, not to mention a pal of former Birmingham mayor Larry Langford, was found guilty of fraud in federal court. He was originally to be sentenced in October, but that was delayed as he testified in Langford’s trial. And the dominoes continued to fall …
July 13 | Dr. Regina Benjamin becomes the nominee for surgeon general. We provide 10 facts about the Mobile native and UAB grad.
July 14 | The long-debated domed stadium received an annual $8 million boost from the city council, despite no approved 2010 city budget or even concrete figures. The $630 million project is scheduled to open in 2014.
July 31 | Area crime continues unabated, as Jefferson County is found dead, lying face down in a broken sewer. At this time, police have hundreds of suspects. The commissioners continue to wrestle with the occupational tax, despite numerous court rulings against it.
See all of our July coverage.
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Haiku flashback
secured blanket (July 14)
Her red cape simply
a blanket wrapped as tightly
as a fond embrace.
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