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Huntsville searching for urban planner

Alabama Notes — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:02:46 +0000

(From release) With an improving economy, low unemployment rate and a boom in economic development across the city, Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle today reaffirmed his plans for hiring the City of Huntsville’s new Urban Planner and says applications for the new position are coming in from across the country. “We announced…

92-year-old war veteran receives honorary degree

Alabama Notes — Tue, 22 May 2012 08:40:06 +0000

Selden Bailey was seven semesters into a journey toward a law degree at the University of Alabama when he was called into duty for his country during World War II.

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University faculty delaying retirement

Alabama Notes — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:58:47 +0000

New research indicates that more and more university faculty across the country are choosing to continue walking the halls of academia rather than the beaches and home gardens of retirement. In fact, between 2000 and 2011, the number of faculty members 65 and older more than doubled nationally.

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle hopes to have urban planner in place by September

Alabama Notes — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:42:30 +0000

More than 100 people from across the country have submitted résumés hoping to be considered for the job, which has an advertised annual pay range of $69,721 to $112,403.

Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle hopes to have urban planner in place by September

Alabama Notes — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:42:30 +0000

More than 100 people from across the country have submitted résumés hoping to be considered for the job, which has an advertised annual pay range of $69,721 to $112,403.

Young illegal immigrants coming out of the shadows

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 22:56:44 +0000

Across the country, children of families who live here illegally are “coming out” — marching behind banners that say “undocumented and unafraid.”

U.S. Postal Service processing center closing in Tuscaloosa

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:50:21 +0000

There are extremely tough times for the U.S. Postal Service. It’s losing billions of dollars a year. To cut costs—the postal service is closing 140 postal service processing centers across the country. Two of those are in Alabama, …

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Poison officials: keep concentrated packs of laundry detergent away from children

Alabama Notes — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:00:11 +0000

Poison centers across the country are reporting a recent surge in calls about exposure of young children to laundry detergents packaged in small, single-dose containers, officials said. Some children have been hospitalized and put on ventilators following exposure. Read more from The Birmingham News

Tuscaloosa mail center will close by Sept. 1

Alabama Notes — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:49:27 +0000

The U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday that it plans to close several mail processing centers around the country, including the center in Tuscaloosa.

Raytheon’s Kevin Byrnes is bullish on Huntsville and defense business despite budget talk

Alabama Notes — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:13:14 +0000

‘There’s a magic to this area … we do things here in town that are good for the country,’ said retired Army Gen. Kevin Byrnes, Raytheon’s Huntsville site executive since October 2010.