Birmingham Post-Herald from Birmingham, Alabama • 1

I 4 Through the roof Home sales set record for Birmingham area in 1998 Business C8 Homecoming Fishback looks forward to going back to Kentucky Sports Cl MierViewj Columnist finds civil rights history in capital Page A5 1 'J' ham January Mm ium 1V1 it om Tuesday -y -a- ''V 1 p'r -v i i 1 'St' A r'- SL tr'J '-j -j v- Vl v' t' i' Xc M- -l' Offspring excited by new job op "Grf By Janet Jimmersoi Birmingham Port-Herald MONTGOMERY Inauguration day wai much about children ai it was Gov Don Siegelman who chose tor hia theme "Celebrating Children: The Hope of By his side through much of it were hia children Dana 13 and Jo-seph10 Dana Siegelman said she doesn't remember how old die was the first time shetoined her dad on the campaign trail He has been doing this (campaigning) since before I was bon I think I was 1 the first time I went out with ahe said during a brief appearance with her mom and brother at the Young Alabamians reception 1 for children on Monday While excited for their dad Dana and Joseph have mind feelings about moving into the Mansion even though it is only a few blocks from where they live now "It's sort of uncomfortable because it! not our house" Dana laid Her new room is yellow with a "really big 1 want to paint it blue" she said Joseph said he will misa their old house on Decatur Street "I realty like our old boose It haa all these windows And we're moving to this redly stilt perfect he said shrugging his shoulders He spent much of the day going bom crutches to a motorized wheelchair as the family mingled with crowds of supporters Two Siegelman stickers decorated his crutches and a dark sock waa pulled over the cast he has been wearing since a recent collision with another player at a soccer tournament in Atlanta Teammates God Garland 11 Jay Doane 11 Will Nix 10 and Robbie Farquhar 11 would like to see him return to Ms midline position in the spring The boys and other members of the Capitol City Streaks skipped practice on Monday to attend the parade and join the Siegelman family as they walked up Dexter Avenue to the Capitol steps neasetaro OFFSPRING page AI Lori crowds Don office He and of the the and Don Siegelman and their daughter Dana wavn to the gubernatorial Inauguration Monday The Sieoefmans walked along the inaugural parade route in Montgomery before at the end of the parade and up the step of the CapitoL CL indicates no shift 'v in focus intended By Ted Byait Birniingtuun Post-Herald MONTGOMERY The speaking style was more forceful than an the rampaign trail but the words dialed little: Adapt a lottery to improve education and rid the state of nartaMe classrooms Essentially that! what Gov Dan Sirgehnan said In a lminute speech afte' being awora in as Alabama! 56th governor Monday Analysis Siegelman! election in November has been credited to the fact he had a stogie issue what he called the lottery atsThe stayed focused on that issue bribe entire campaiga Hb speech Monday seems to mean he will continue that focus until the Legislature addressei a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the voters to deride if the state should operate a lottery The Legislature begins its regular session March 2 but Siegelman could call the lawmaker! into special session before then hb inaugural speech Siegelman' made little mention of state operation outside of education Unlike two of the past four governors to be elected be did not challenge the federal government an rights or the interference of courts in state business He made no pledges about taxes although he laid in the campaign he would not allow tax increases Outgoing Georgia Gov Zell Miller crossed the state line to administer the oath of office to Siegelman the first time in memory that a governor of another state has done soi Siegelman! campaign was identt 1 cal to the one Miller ran in 1990 pledging to pay for college tuition early kindergarten and classroom computers with lottery revenue Please ten to SPEECH page AI Diverse celebrations i People In Birmingham marked Mar-: fa Luther King Jr'e birthday by: 1 Attendkig a Unity Breakrast Marching to Kelly Ingram Park Reflecting on King's contribu- fane to their Ives Teaching chldren about King memarate King and hb vision of racial Justice and equality Please tare to KING page AS a If Siegelman needs skill to make his hopes real Christine Jacobs Post-Herald governor Zell Miller crossed the state line to administer Siegelman! natti Miller the phenomenally popular politician whore preaencegave Monday! event an unchanKteristk regional a if faradaywehad forgiven our neighbor forlts flabbergasting auccess and were ready to Jain That's really where the conmarisop ends But it's been a 44 years some people since an elected governor attonpted to Include so many Alabamians In dream of what our state could be Please tare Is WITT page A7 to Gov Dan inaugural address on Monday bore some similarities to some of President Ciintaa's major minus the teJeridng voiceireaking waves of emotion That's meant as a compliment although In tight of the president's current problems one probably should add that the new Siegelman adminttration also appears to lack the ingredients for a gut-punching scandaL What Alabama! new governor shares with his fellow Rhodes scholar the use of hope as a political theme: 0 Hope the much played-upan name of Clinton's Arkansas hometown and the ideal Siegelman takes the gubernatorial oath of on the Capitol steps as Ms family watches his family walked to the Capitol at the end inaugural parade Monday Siegelman took oath from former Georgia Gov Zel Miller i Former Georgia Gov Zefl Miller doesn't intend to advise Siegelman on how to start a state lottery for education D1 governor Siegelman signs an order demanding officials remove classrooms D1 Our views: Don Siegelman begins his term headed in the right direction A4 Ted Bryant says MJUma LUTHER USG JR DAT CUSTOM TOAL City stops to remember birthday dream Many black people say real motivation is racist dintan offered especially in his first term poor and working Americans Hooetl tchoUruiDii Stadmansl plan partly credited i Siegelman November lantblide an idea directly borrowed from the state of Georgia Georgia the state whoee outgoing festivities A7 Invitation-only or open to the public balls end day in style A7 Within minutes of Clinton address will make history a scheduled to prea-! of the Union address President Obtan scheduled to i Suited at 8 pm CST foday Never haa an fan-before the and the Senate ent a historic at 8 pm cst today new peached president gone House that accused him ai that trying him to deliver hb major annual message on the nation! affaire Andrew Johnson the only other president impeached sent hb message in writing aa was the custom of Ms time Tonight! speech intended to show that Cunton at work despite hb triaL ANALYSIS PAGE A2 Sunny High 66 Low 42 Weather A2 becoming executive school portable to Us HOW ICuLll I miss Fob James like case of the A4 Mostly Democratic crowd has a good time at variety of inauguration Lewinsky testimony could be risky for both aides Story pagw A3 black president weVe had" Hundreds of miles away Victoria Mares Henhey had a similar sentiment question ta are they really hounding him for lib personal transgressions or (to pun-tab) him for making hb administration the most diverse that the country! ever known?" said Hershey a vice president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Portland Maine Please tare to TRIAL page AI By William Singleton Birmingham Port-Herald Carl Scott own a real estate business and Monday waa a perfect day to show a client a potential new home But Scott a real estate broker at ReMax took the day off to observe Martin Luther King Jr! Mrthday it want for Martin Luther King I be a businessman" Scott said As the nation celebrated the birthday of the slain rivd rights leader Binningham-area residents reflected cn the contributions King made society Some like Scott took off from work to com- By Michelle Boorstela The Associated Pms With the impeachment trial of President Oinhai entering its second week many blacks spent Martin Luther King Day asking whether proceedings prove that amr man embraced their community doomed by their community i "Everybody that I know that black thinks that if he have employed so many black folks red pas so many laws that benefited them thb wouldn't he much of an Arman Henry an Atlanta business owner said grew up really Newsroom fax: 325-2410 Sports fax: 325-3356 To subscribe: 325-2251 Delivery problems: 325-2251 Jim Wffis editor and president 325-2215 10 Web site: wwwpostherakLcom nc E-mal: maiboxQpostherakLcom Ui News tips: 325-2344 i.