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UA removes racial slurs chalked on campus building

October 12, 2011

President Robert Witt said the language could “particularly upsetting to African Americans.”

Witt responds to racist language chalked on UA campus

October 11, 2011

Earlier this week, racially offensive language was found chalked on a column of Moody Music Building on the University of Alabama campus. It is unclear when the language was discovered, but the words were immediately removed, according to a mass email sent to faculty …

Mountain Brook schools booting up for e-day

April 21, 2011

School system to offer Alabama's first public school day via the Internet. View full size This screen capture image from the Mountain Brook schools website shows the system’s explanation of the program and resources being provided. An experiment in light waves …

Shelby requires NASA to fully develop heavy-lift rocket; claims protection of 500 jobs at Marshall

April 15, 2011

Sen. Richard Shelby (From release) U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced that he has successfully added language to the final Continuing Resolution for 2011 that requires NASA to fully develop its heavy lift …

Cyberbullying workshop set Tuesday at Foley Civic Center

April 11, 2011

BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama — Adults wanting to learn the signs of cyberbullying and find ways to prevent it are invited to attend one of two free workshop sessions this week at the Foley Civic Center. The one-hour educational seminar, presented…

UAB student Krish Varma of Mobile awarded prestigious Fulbright Scholarship

April 8, 2011

Krish Varma of Mobile, a University of Alabama at Birmingham student majoring in economics and Spanish, has been awarded a 2011 Fulbright scholarship and will use it to teach in India for a year. View full size Krish Varma, University of…

Magistrate recommends rejecting call to dismiss some charges in Alabama bingo corruption case

April 5, 2011

Defends have argued that political contributions were bribery. MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A federal magistrate judge is recommending that the judge presiding in Alabama’s gambling corruption case reject the defendants’ requests to dismiss several charges. U.S. Magistrate Judge Wallace Capel Jr. recommended Monday that U.S. District Judge …

Fairhope changes tree ordinance, takes away mayoral powers

March 9, 2011

"I’ve been part of this side of the city since I was hired in 1983. To be pushed out of it altogether now, I don’t understand their rationale," Mayor Tim Kant said of the City Council's action. View full size Fairhope Mayor Tim …

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby sees no new BRAC for Huntsville but more growth

March 8, 2011

Shelby said he is "pushing for the Justice Department to expand here, because I think you've got a safe place to work on Redstone Arsenal, about 30,000 acres pretty well secured. You've got, more than anything, that skilled, highly educated technical workforce." View full size Glenn…

U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby sees no new BRAC for Huntsville but more growth

March 8, 2011

Shelby said he is "pushing for the Justice Department to expand here, because I think you've got a safe place to work on Redstone Arsenal, about 30,000 acres pretty well secured. You've got, more than anything, that skilled, highly educated technical workforce." View full …