String words together
in powerful sentences.
Repeat till novel.

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A servant cleans the
house with stupendous effort.
A dog talks in barks.

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Election results from today’s primaries in Alabama …

More election coverage in our Vote 2018 special report.

The runoff takes place July 17.

Voter turnout:

• Alabama: 27 percent
• Jefferson County: 25 percent
• Shelby County: 25 percent

Results for Jefferson County and Shelby County.

Democrats

(Contested races only)

Winner in red | Runoff candidates in blue

Republicans

(Contested races only)

Winner in red | Runoff candidates in blue

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Bill Smith (CC)

The Alabama primaries are under way. Polls are open till 7 tonight for the midterm elections.

Q: Where do I vote?

A: Call Jefferson County: (205) 325-5550, Jefferson County (Bessemer only): (205) 481-4105, Shelby County: (205) 669-3913.

Or Search Your Polling Place on AlabamaVotes.gov.

Wade on Birmingham:
election results tonight

Remember, if you have problems at your polling place:

• Notify a poll worker immediately.
• Call the secretary of state at 1-800-274-VOTE (8683) or visit his site, StopVoterFraudNow.com.
• And tell the probate court for Jefferson County (205-325-5203) or Shelby County (205-669-3713).
• Nationwide: 866-OUR-VOTE (687-8683)
• E-mail us at Vote2018[at]wadeonbirmingham.com.

Q: What can I expect to see on the ballots?

A: Check out these sample ballots for each county.

You’re voting for U.S. Representative, state (including governor) and county officials.

Who are you voting for today? Tell us in the comments.

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She offers her three
sons a beachfront timeshare and
goes mad as moms do.

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Those who don’t read for
pleasure have brain cells stuck in
neutral. Poor dumb things.

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Photo: José M. Ruibérriz (CC)

My picks for #sundayread for June 3, 2018:

• I read my first Philip Roth novel, “American Pastoral” (1997). I found it interesting and, at times, exhausting.
  [aff. link] https://amzn.to/2JjwYKD
• In Alabama, Where Psychiatric Care Is Scarce, Religious Institutions Are Stepping In
  By @LindsayGHolmes and Beth Shelburne @bshelburne
  (RT @Garybham)
• Six Ways to Inspire Confident, Contagious Faith in Your Kids
  By Melissa Cain Travis @TexApoloChick
  (RT @sagini)
• Vote 2018: Sample ballots for Tuesday’s Alabama primaries
  #alpolitics
• Two features on @AlbertBrooks by Paul @Slansky:
  — 1979: “Everybody Should Have an Albert”
  — 1983: “Albert Brooks Is Funnier Than You Think”
• Lillian Ross, a legend of American journalism: Highlights from her 500-plus pieces written for The New Yorker
  Compiled by @ErinOverbey and @JoshuaRothman
  (via @CEWall)
• Flashback: From 10 years ago …
  — The 2008 Ultimate Summer Movie Guide
  — Winners from the 2008 Alabama primaries
• “The ideal or model way to persist through time is not to stay exactly the same.”
  By @Kevin_Tobia
  (RT @LPVhouse)
• Japan’s Rent-a-Family Industry
  By Elif Batuman @BananaKarenina
• Flashback: The 2-minute panelist
• NYT interview with Ryan Reynolds @VancityReynolds
  By Cara Buckley @caraNYT
• Bias on the Bench, investigative series on the racially biased sentencing patterns of Florida judges
  By @JoshSalman, @Emily_LeCoz and Elizabeth Johnson @_ejohnson_
• An autocrat transforms Hungary’s once shining democracy. Is America next?
  By @PatrickKingsley
  (via @jehorowitz)
• Why Have I Been Dating for Free When I Could’ve Had a Sugar Daddy?
  By Aimée Lutkin @alutkin

More posts from Wade this week:

• The Birmingham channel: Let them lead the way
• Happy Memorial Day

More #sundayread:

• All tweets for June 3 #sundayread
• The latest #sundayread tweets
• More #sundayread recommendations from me

Fixated on the
minute-to-minute struggle
to keep on breathing.

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Remaining untouched
by those with concerns, problems
or minutiae.

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Coming by to see
an underwater mortgage
and a gassy dog.

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