From the daily archives:

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Future hiring will mainly benefit those with specialized skills

September 5, 2010

Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at all.

16-year-old hurt in attempted drive-by shooting

September 5, 2010

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Bought something online? Ala. wants the tax

September 5, 2010

Residents who claim they did not owe use taxes from online or out-of-state purchases soon could get a letter from Alabama tax authorities urging any holdouts to pay up.

ESPN GameDay coming to UA

September 5, 2010

ESPN announced Sunday that its College GameDay show would broadcast from the University of Alabama on Saturday, marking the show’s first return to the UA campus since the 2007 Georgia game.

Group urges increase in tenure

September 5, 2010

The nation’s largest professional group for college professors urges campus administrators to stop the decline of tenure by simply placing more professors, specifically those who perform little academic research, on the track to tenure.

Northport eyes new city vehicle policy

September 5, 2010

Dozens of Northport city employees, from firefighters and police officers to administrative staff, drive city-owned vehicles every day — with no written policy in force.

Gorgas House being renovated; new curator may be sought

September 5, 2010

Renovation is under way on one of the oldest buildings remaining on the University of Alabama’s campus.

She was a ‘hex’ remover – The Decatur Daily (subscription)

September 5, 2010

The Decatur Daily (subscription) She was a 'hex' remover The Decatur Daily (subscription) In the winter of 1954, a letter from Cleveland, Ohio, arrived at Daisy Nolan's Northwest Decatur home. A man wrote that he had been ill …

Voters choose governor in 2 months

September 5, 2010

Alabamians will go to the polls Nov. 2 to decide whether state Rep. Robert Bentley of Tuscaloosa or Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks of Montgomery succeeds two-term Gov. Bob Riley.

Around Town, 9/6

September 5, 2010

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