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Birmingham City Council votes to keep paying lobbyist, review contract in fall

July 27, 2010

The council will assess Handprint Bell's performance and can cancel the contract with 14 days' notice. ? The Birmingham City Council has voted to pay the lobbying firm of Handprint Bell LLC up to $250,000 in the current fiscal year, and to consider in the fall whether the firm has…

Birmingham’s Belview Heights residents offered look at plans for new community elementary school

June 11, 2010

School will retain its traditional name Residents of Birmingham’s Belview Heights Neighborhood on Saturday will get a look at plans and architect designs for a new elementary school and celebrate its coming construction. The new $11 million Charles A. Brown Elementary School will…

Editorial: Look north

May 20, 2010

Henry County’s school system has been under a probationary status to allow for improvement for four years. At 79 percent, the current year’s graduation rate is a full 10 points behind last year’s 89 percent, suggesting the schools are going the wrong

County BOE votes to close Lloyd Wood Middle School

April 29, 2010

By Jamon Smith Staff Writer The County BOE voted unanimously to close Lloyd Wood Middle School at the end of the current 2010-2011 school year and consolidate its students with Collins-Riverside and Echols middle schools.

FOX show ‘24′ will end in May

March 26, 2010

FOX announced Friday that its hit TV show '24' will come to an end when the current season ends in May.

Decatur school board expels 3 students – The Decatur Daily (subscription)

March 20, 2010

Decatur school board expels 3 students The Decatur Daily (subscription) Superintendent Sam Houston said the board expelled a Decatur High sophomore Thursday for the remainder of the current school year and the …

Council absences unequal – The Decatur Daily (subscription)

March 3, 2010

Council absences unequal The Decatur Daily (subscription) Nearly 15 months into the current term, municipal records show two Decatur councilmen lagging behind their counterparts in overall meeting … Busbey lawsuit proposal likely dead The Decatur Daily (subscription) all 2 news articles??

Alabama House panel to consider bill requiring photo ID for voting

February 17, 2010

Bill's support comes from Republican lawmakers MONTGOMERY — A House committee is to consider a bill that would require Alabama voters to show valid photo identification at the polls before casting a ballot. The House Constitution and Elections Committee will consider the bill…

Birmingham mayor wants transit overhaul

February 9, 2010

Birmingham mayor William Bell said Tuesday he is willing to give extra money to transit, but only if the current management team is kicked out.

Women over 40 nearly twice as likely to have autistic children

February 8, 2010

By Thomas H. Maugh II McClatchy-Tribune News Service Women who give birth after age 40 are nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as those under 25, but it is unlikely that delayed parenthood plays a big role in the current autism epidemic, California