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Birmingham weather service office installing radar to detect tornado debris (gallery and video)

Alabama Notes — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:08:37 +0000

With the current Doppler radar system, the weather service has to rely on reports from people on the ground or next-day surveys of the scene to confirm tornado touchdowns. Read more from The Birmingham News

New Tuscaloosa flood map in the works

Alabama Notes — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:33:00 +0000

Tuscaloosa residents who live in the current flood plain may be able to re-build sooner than they think.

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Jeffco Commission: unearmarking won’t cut it

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

The Jefferson County Commission says unearmarking the current sales tax will not fix the county's financial issues…

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Wanted: progressive superintendent – The Decatur Daily

Alabama Notes — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:16:41 +0000

Wanted: progressive superintendent The Decatur Daily By Bayne Hughes The Decatur School Board is willing to pay a “traditional” and “innovative” superintendent as much as $175000 annually, possibly a significant pay raise from what the current superintendent is making. The board's search firm will

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Madison City Council approves city growth plan after discussing concerns

Alabama Notes — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:08:20 +0000

Council member Larry Vannoy was concerned the plan, as it stands now, would create problems for future capital improvement projects, which may not necessarily be included in the current plan.

An excuse for ethics loopholes? – The Decatur Daily

Alabama Notes — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:15:43 +0000

An excuse for ethics loopholes? The Decatur Daily One of the many unintended consequences of laws passed by the current state Legislature was a ban on gifts to teachers. Faced with the fallout — less from underpaid teachers than from parents who appreciate

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Child homelessness up 38 percent since 2007

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000

A recent study found that 1.6 million children in the United States are homeless – a 38 percent increase since the start of the current economic recession in 2007.

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Madison Council to vote on mayor’s salary

Alabama Notes — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:36:43 +0000

The Madison City Council is expected to vote tonight on raising the salary of the mayor beginning in 2013 to $96,385 from the current rate of $78,000.

Alabama Attorney General sees need for many changes in Alabama immigration law

Alabama Notes — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:41:55 +0000

Attorney General Luther Strange in a memo to senate and house leaders suggested the state end the current law’s invitation to sue government officials if they are not fully enforcing the immigration law.

DCH expandning Breast Cancer Center

Alabama Notes — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:59:33 +0000

Druid City Hospital in Tuscaloosa is expanding its Breast Cancer Center. The key facts: The new space will be about eight-thousand square-feet. It will be located just down the hall from the current breast cancer center. The center will house two mammogram machines and a fourth ultra…

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