Daily Headlines, Sunday, 4/29/2012

Posted by H, on April 29th, 2012, at 5:32 am

Montgomery Advertiser – State lawmakers debate school start age

Montgomery Advertiser – Tornado victims remembered at service at Capitol

Montgomery Advertiser – Tax collection indicates Alabama is recovering economically

Montgomery Advertiser – Succeeding in the classroom: Teach for America group coming to Lee admired, controversial

Montgomery Advertiser – How are Teach for America staffers selected and trained?

Huntsville Times – Anniston middle school wins national Earth Day competition

Huntsville Times – Chainsaw Team Six still ‘doing the Lord’s work’ a year after the Harvest tornado

Huntsville Times – Do tornadoes have a favorite path? Or are repeat victims just unlucky?

Huntsville Times – Facebook page that reunited victims with photos, documents shutting down

Huntsville Times – Keeping ahead of the storms: a call for improved weather warning systems (editorial)

Birmingham News – If school board members are role models, the model is … out of order

Birmingham News – April 27, 2011 tornadoes: Alabama poultry farmers, foresters continue to recover

Birmingham News – Alabama’s FEMA approval rate lowest among 7 states

Birmingham News – Sarah Palin tells Christian women to follow Alabama’s motto, ‘Dare to defend our rights’

Birmingham News – Birmingham hosts Prince Edward for award celebration (slideshow, video)

Birmingham News – Volunteers and residents build garden for seniors in Sandusky

Press-Register – Satsuma sets tuition for out-of-city students at $650

Press-Register – Orange Beach developers want BP funds for Turquoise condo project

Press-Register – Supreme Court overturns Fort Morgan annexation

Press-Register – Boom from 2010 oil spill could help local firefighters

Press-Register – Same-sex marriage is inevitable, even in Alabama Â (insight)

Press-Register – New schools chief must revamp discipline (Insight)

Press-Register – Mobile area legislators should support courts, fee increase (editorial)

Tuscaloosa News – Bo Jacksons bicycle trek ends in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa News – Joplin and Tuscaloosa became sister cities of destruction

Tuscaloosa News – Gov. Bentley says Alabama is better prepared now

Tuscaloosa News – Opinions divided on Tuscaloosa’s recovery progress

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Alabama Highway 69 needs work

Anniston Star – H. Brandt Ayers: Past clearer than present

Anniston Star – Bob Davis: Fair points and civility

Decatur Daily – Way to go, biker Bo

Gadsden Times – ‘We Remember You’: Memorial unveiled in DeKalb County

Gadsden Times – Alabama may have to address immigration law again

Associated Press – Faith leaders to hold vigil on AL immigration law

Associated Press – Engine manufacturer to lay off 250 in Alabama

A Look from the Rearview Mirror

By Joe Hubbard on June 8, 2011

This Thursday will mark the last day of the legislative Session. For some, it was a Session that seemed would never end. For others, it was one that ended much too quickly. It may be early, yet, to write an obit on this Session, but as we approach the finish line, some perspective may be in order.

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Putting Students First

By John Merrill on May 24, 2011

As you know, a very important piece of legislation will be presented for our consideration in the House tomorrow in Montgomery – Senate Bill 310 – the “Students First” tenure and fair dismissal reform bill. Like me, many House members have been inundated with phone calls and emails from opponents of this bill, and some have been [...]

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Legislative Transparency

By Cam Ward on May 17, 2011

There are a lot of issues to debate before we begin the final days of this session. In fact, I am quite certain there will be some comments on this post debating many of them. Before we get into the last seven day of the session I wanted to bring up a topic that [...]

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