The Jefferson County Commission has unanimously approved an agreement to extend to Aug. 1 a $47 million sewer debt payment due to eight banks. The agreement also includes another upcoming payment of $53 million due on July 1.
Hoover City Schools employees will work a four-day workweek this summer to soften the hit of rising energy costs.
Today’s AAA Alabama survey shows another half-cent hike for regular unleaded — it now averages $3.85 a gallon. That’s a jump of more than 30 cents in the past month. Diesel hit a new record high of $4.69. Midgrade and premium fuels were also up a penny each to $4.12 and $4.24, respectively. The national average for regular is $3.96 a gallon. The continued increases come as crude oil fell below $126 a barrel, extending a decline of more than $4 in the previous session because of a stronger dollar and falling demand. (Read the full post about ‘Another day, another record gas price in Alabama’…)
Photo by Mike Cason/Birmingham NewsHoover fire Chief Tom Bradley The International Association of Fire Fighters this morning recognized Hoover fire Chief Tom Bradley for a career that will reach the 60-year mark on Sept. 1. Bradley, 79, began his career as a firefighter in Bessemer in 1948. He worked for the Birmingham Fire Department from 1951 to 1973 and has been with Hoover since 1976. Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, presented Bradley with a 60-year service pin at The Wynfrey Hotel during the Professional Fire Fighters of Alabama’s annual convention. Bradley is one of two 60-year pin holders in the nation, said IAFF member Marvin Wilson of Charlotte, N.C., who had the 60-year pins made. (Read the full post about ‘Hoover fire chief recognized for 60 years on job’…)
Expect mostly sunny skies throughout most the day, with highs reaching 90 degrees. There is a 20 percent chance of isolated showers later in the afternoon.
Tonight will have clear skies, with a calm southern wind at 5 mph. Lows to reach 70 degrees.
Visit the http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=bmx&map.x=166&map.y=123 and al.com’s http://www.al.com/weather/
Sorry to bore you with my addiction to cranes.
But today’s crane accident in New York shows a lot of what is wrong with the media.
A construction crane collapsed Friday on New York’s Upper East Side, smashing into a 23-story apartment building as it fell to the ground, killing one construction worker and seriously injuring two others.
Ok, bad stuff happens. Most people, I believe, would like to know why such bad stuff happens and if and how we can avoid to have something similar happen again.
(Read the full post about ‘‘Reporting’ without doing such’…)
A genuine evolvement of a democracy without any color revolution bullshit.
All eyes on palace for Nepal king’s eviction
KATHMANDU (AFP) — Nepal’s government said Friday it has started an audit of palace property and sent an official letter telling King Gyanendra to leave after a historic assembly abolished the monarchy.
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A constitutional assembly, dominated by former rebel Maoists, voted late Wednesday to abolish Gyanendra’s 240-year-old Shah dynasty — capping a peace process that ended a decade-long civil war.
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An estimated 1,500 soldiers guard the king, but Nepal’s army — seen as a bastion of royalists — said they will comply with the decision, which also involves turning the royal palace in Kathmandu into a museum.
(Read the full post about ‘Congrats to the People of Nepal’…)
Moon of Alabama on February 16, 2008: Iran: Next Step - Sea Blockade
Under the justification of the need to prevent smuggling and proliferation of nuclear material, the U.S., the UK and France will establish sea patrols that will interdict all ships from and to Iran and search these for "dual use" material. They will confiscate any "dual use" stuff under a similar flexible definition of "dual use" as was used against Iraq …
Haaretz on May 21, 2008: Olmert to U.S.: Impose naval blockade on Iran
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has proposed in discussions with the speaker of the U.S.
(Read the full post about ‘The Coming Naval “Dual Use” Blockade of Iran’…)
An early morning house fire has claimed the life of a child and injured another in Chickasaw. The call came out around 1am for a house on fire on 3rd Avenue near Geronimo Street. A family member on scene told News 5 that ten people lived at the residence, including 8 children. Officials haven’t released an identity of the child who died. Another child was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries.
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NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a New Port Richey man is in jail after he ran over his wife with his car during an argument. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says 63-year-old Benjamin Franklin Lee told a deputy he and his wife, Jennifer, were having an argument at their home Monday night. Officers say he was trying to leave the house and his wife wouldn’t get out of the way of the car. According to the arrest report, he pulled forward and ran her over. Then he backed up, and officers say he “probably ran her over again.” He is charged with aggravated domestic battery and is being held without bond. A hospital spokeswoman said she was listed in good condition Tuesday night. (Read the full post about ‘Man Runs Over Wife During Dispute’…)