Here’s some local color: Architect Julian Jenkins, principal of Alabama firm Jenkins Munroe Jenkins, is going to jail. Ol’ Julian got himself in a mess a’ trouble, all on account of he tried to bribe the chancellor of Alabama’s prestigious two-year college system. Jenkins did a couple favors for the es-teemed academician—in return for which he done received work from the aforementioned prestigious institution amounting to some $5 million. Yesterday, Jenkins went to the county seat, where the judge de-nied his re-quest to have the case dis-missed. Before that, Jenkins was questioned by fed’ral prosectuors, one of whom warned him in advance that it warn’t gonna be easy: “a quest for the truth ‘does not well lend itself, nor is it intended to be, a tea party or a leisurely garden stroll event.’” (Quote of the week!) Whoo-wee! This here trial is gettin’ hotter than two rats f*!kin’ in a wool sock! (Enter complaints below.)

Judge Rebuffs Attempt to Escape Indictment [Birmingham News]