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Disappointing gifts for Mom’s special day – The Decatur Daily

May 13, 2012

Disappointing gifts for Mom's special day The Decatur Daily By Leanne Italie AP NEW YORK — What were they thinking? Through plastic smiles or gritted teeth, moms have to suck it up sometimes when Mother's Day means a gifted toilet, unsolicited …

UK sweeps Tide – The Decatur Daily

May 13, 2012

UK sweeps Tide The Decatur Daily Alabama dropped the second game of a doubleheader Saturday to seventh-ranked Kentucky 8-1 and was eliminated from qualifying for the SEC baseball tournament. Alabama lost the opener 7-6. Alabama (18-33, 7-20 SEC) had eight hits in the

Avoiding France’s mistake – The Decatur Daily

May 13, 2012

Avoiding France's mistake The Decatur Daily While cheering capitalism, Congress is careening down the same path that led to the election of a socialist president in France. America shares with France two problems: a struggling economy marked by high unemployment and an increasing national debt.

Sign says no griping or whining – The Decatur Daily

May 13, 2012

Sign says no griping or whining The Decatur Daily It's an entertaining adventure to walk around one's place of employment and note all the signs that urge folks to act right. If your work place is like mine, most of these signs have been …

Nichols must be outsider – The Decatur Daily

May 13, 2012

Nichols must be outsider The Decatur Daily After a thorough search process, the Decatur Board of Education concluded the best candidate for superintendent had been here all along: Assistant Superintendent Ed Nichols. Nichols has many qualities that will be useful

Austin’s bid for state tourney falls short – The Decatur Daily

May 12, 2012

Austin's bid for state tourney falls short The Decatur Daily HUNTSVILLE — Austin saw its chances to make the state softball tournament disappear when it lost to Sparkman 11-1 in the losers' bracket in the Class 6A North Regional on Saturday afternoon. Third-ranked Bob Jones advanced past…

Athens falls 3-2 to Chelsea – The Decatur Daily

May 12, 2012

Athens falls 3-2 to Chelsea The Decatur Daily HUNTSVILLE – Chelsea's Britne Holderby scored with three minutes left in regulation to lift the No. 2-ranked Lady Hornets past No. 2 Athens 3-2 in the girls Class 5A soccer championship today. Athens (22-2-1) trailed 2-1 when Grace Morgan tied the …

Austin falls into losers’ bracket at North Regional – The Decatur Daily

May 12, 2012

Austin falls into losers' bracket at North Regional The Decatur Daily Third-ranked Bob Jones advanced past No. 10 Austin 11-3 Saturday morning in the winners' bracket final to secure a spot in next week's state softball tournament. The Lady Black Bears will play either Sparkman or Hewitt-Trussville …

Lawrence Co. secures spot in state tournament – The Decatur Daily

May 12, 2012

Lawrence Co. secures spot in state tournament The Decatur Daily HUNTSVILLE — Lawrence County secured a spot in the state softball tournament by beating Athens 9-1 Saturday morning in the winners' bracket final of the North Regional. The top-ranked Lady Red…

Athens, Lawrence County set up 5A showdown – The Decatur Daily

May 11, 2012

Athens, Lawrence County set up 5A showdown The Decatur Daily HUNTSVILLE — Athens and Lawrence County each won twice today in the North Regional softball tournament. The two Class 5A softball powers will face off Saturday at 9:30 am in the winners' bracket final, with …