easier to give up
Monday, February 16th, 2015Time to let those goals
for the “new” year fade away
like lost promises.
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Time to let those goals
for the “new” year fade away
like lost promises.
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Will the schools shut down?
Will the bridges freeze over?
Will the snow kill us?
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Video: Tiny Hamster goes on a date.
Happy Valentine’s Day, y’all!
Romantic notions
over bullfrog croaks, sweet tea
and abstinence vows.
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Piles of junk from the
attic travel to far-off
states to become cash.
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Feed the audience
with information and per-
spective and respect.
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Let’s get takeout and
light a fire, listen to
jazz and talk softly.
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They come prepared, sort
of, to take up slack and spark
a hope-like feeling.
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Class at Green Acres Middle in Ensley, one of seven
Birmingham schools on the state’s failing schools list.
Birmingham schools have seen their share of challenges in recent years. Declining enrollment. Rancor over the use of pepper spray on disruptive students. Seven schools on the state’s 2015 list of failing schools.
Could more pre-kindergarten and arts classes help students?
Tuesday, city voters decide on a 3-mill property tax increase to fund such measures. Approval would expand pre-KÂ classes to all elementary schools, add fine arts programs in all Birmingham schools and music and band electives for elementary and middle schools.
Sample ballot
The 30-year increase would bring in an additional $7.8 million annually. A home owner with a house valued at $100,000 would see a tax increase of $30 per year, starting in 2016. Homeowners 65 and older would be exempt.
Voters can find their polling place online or by calling the city clerk’s office at (205) 254-2290.
Also:
Video: Report on school tax referendum
Update
For Tuesday's property tax referendum in Birmingham, voter turnout was 5.8%. #alpolitics #bham pic.twitter.com/BJmJGbSa3g
— Wade Kwon (@WadeOnTweets) February 12, 2015
A look at Birmingham in videos …
Homewood Middle starts wrestling team for girls. From ABC 33/40.
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“Bad Tourism: Birmingham.” From Contact Buzz Comedy.
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I think someone built a Birmingham Police car in “Grand Theft Auto.” I think. From MrOxPlay.
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Coach Myreon Jones puts the Birmingham Storm through drills and workout. From KdotLove205.
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The IBM Smarter Cities Challenge came to Birmingham to work on access to healthy food. From IBM Citizenship.
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Glen Hansard performs “Come Away to the Water” Feb. 2 at Iron City on Southside. From Cady Weldon.
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Nashville rock band Steelism plays “Blind Beggar” on Dec. 9 at Aloft in Homewood. From Paste Magazine.
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James Spann and Dan Satterfield cover Winter Storm 1992 live for WBRC-6. From bamaguynbham.
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Promo for Relay for Life at Birmingham-Southern College. From Brittany Arias.
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Lyman Ward Military Academy performs at the 2014 Veterans Day parade. From Lyman Ward Military Academy.
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http://instagram.com/p/yyI68HwBzA/
Sneaks the hedgehog. From Mark Leo.
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See the documentary “Our Mockingbird,” shot in Birmingham.
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Let our planners and
schedules overflow with plans
to remain busy.
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The guards eye us with
suspicion. The lines grow with
unlicensed drivers.
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Bananas cannot
marry bananas, only
peaches. Just ask God.
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