Andy Andrews, author of the New York Time's bestselling The Traveler's Gift and The Noticer, has impacted millions with his creative writing and speaking. An international sensation, Andy's challenging personal message contains truths for those in all walks of life.

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The Alabama Senate passed House Bill 425, which will change the state and presidential primary dates to the second Tuesday in March during Presidential primary years. This will mean that the 2012 primary will move to March 13th. This decision will save taxpayers over $4 million by avoiding the cost of a second primary election in the same year. Non-presidential year primaries will continue to be held on the first Tuesday in June, including elections for the state legislature and state constitutional officers.

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During a town hall-style meeting in Fairhope early Monday, Sen. Richard Shelby talked about the dangers presented by expanding federal debt and questioned whether the United States’ intervention in Libya will do any good.

Shelby also said, in response to questions from the audience, that he would not support any plan to add wind coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program.

"Including wind damage could cost $1 trillion. I would not support doing that," Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, told the 80 or so people who came to the Fairhope Public Library gathering, part of a recent series of Shelby town hall meetings across the state.

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A delegation from the Young Republican National Federation will be visiting Mobile & Baldwin Counties from March 17-19.  The group is touring potential locations vying for the 2013 Young Republican National Convention.  Sites visited included the battleship, RSA Renaiisance Tower, Mobile Carnival Museum, Explorium, and RSA Battle House.  The group dined in Baldwin County for lunch on Friday at the new Tacky Jacks on the Causeway.  Current and past YR chairs Matt Simpson and Chris Elliott participated in the groups daily activities.  A dinner was held at the home of Mobile County republican Party Chairwoman Terry Lathan home in Mobile.  Baldwin County was well represented with the Simpson, Elliott, past Baldwin YR Chair Chris Parker, and Baldwin YR State Committee Woman Marina Simpson among the guests from Baldwin County at the dinner.