Daily Headlines, Friday, 10/5/2012

Posted by H, on October 5th, 2012, at 7:35 am

Montgomery Advertiser – Exclusive — Teachers say grades changed; current, former educators say practice widespread at some MPS high schools

Montgomery Advertiser – Campus to bring medical students

Montgomery Advertiser – Former first lady Laura Bush talks about trying times to raise money for Faulkner University scholarships

Montgomery Advertiser – Garrett Coliseum still a ‘work in progress’

Montgomery Advertiser – Pike Road mayor seeks input for animal control policy

Montgomery Advertiser – City of Montgomery hires consultants to explore reducing sales tax

Montgomery Advertiser – Alabama first lady Dianne Bentley ‘Reads for the Record’ at local schools

Huntsville Times – Democratic Congressional candidate Charlie Holley says he can work with GOP

Huntsville Times – Board meeting gets heated as Huntsville superintendent rails against bullying complaints

Huntsville Times – Madison County State of the Schools address covers overcrowding, transportation

Huntsville Times – U.S. Justice Department, plaintiffs group won’t challenge recent Alabama immigration law ruling, state wants court to reconsider

Huntsville Times – Calhoun Community College receives $1 million donation from Huntsville philanthropist Bill Propst Sr.

Huntsville Times – Politics is a game that Alabama’s not playing (Our views)

Birmingham News – Alabama Department of Public Health investigating outbreak of ‘flu-like’ illness at Fayetteville school, Daily Home reports

Birmingham News – Clay to use bond money to finish paving in Cross Keys subdivision

Birmingham News – Alabama man sentenced to one week in prison in disaster fraud case

Birmingham News – Alabama First Lady Dianne Bentley takes on domestic violence, reflects on life in spotlight

Birmingham News – Montevallo mayor earns ‘outstanding’ award

Press-Register – Timely career advice for Big Bird (Frances Coleman column)

Tuscaloosa News – Grant funds UA research projects

Tuscaloosa News – Agriculture Department delays action on consulting

Tuscaloosa News – Mother leads event to fight son’s disease

Tuscaloosa News – Lawmakers take first step to repay $437 million to Alabama Trust Fund

Tuscaloosa News – EDITORIAL: Mayor shouldnâ€™t get automatic COLA

Anniston Star – Jumping off Moore’s ship

Anniston Star – Phillip Tutor: Beware Big Bird’s friends

Anniston Star – Paul Rilling: An election minus results

Decatur Daily – Orr asks a good question

Gadsden Times – Aderholt announces Ag and Industry tour

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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