Actress Sela Ward among inductees into University of Alabama communication college’s Hall of Fame
Tuscaloosa News – Oct. 9
The 2014 class of the University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences Hall of Fame was inducted in a ceremony Thursday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium’s North Zone. Established by the college’s board of visitors, the Communication Hall of Fame was created in 1998 to honor and perpetuate the names and accomplishments of civic and communication personalities who have brought prominence to Alabama. This year’s honored individuals are: William O. “Bill” Bolen William O. “Bill” Bolen spent more than 50 years as an anchor for WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham. … Gilbert E. “Gibby” Johnston Jr. Gilbert E. “Gibby” Johnston enjoyed a prominent career in law, becoming one of the best-known First Amendment lawyers in Alabama. … H. Shelton Prince Jr. (posthumous) … Prince was a senior vice president, group manager and president of the Southwest Management Group of Tuscaloosa-based Boone Newspapers Inc. … Stan Siegal (posthumous) During his broadcast career, Stan Siegal moved up from staff announcer to group manager and general manager. … Sela Ward Sela Ward is an award-winning actress known for roles as Teddy Reed in the NBC drama “Sisters” and as Lily Manning on the ABC series “Once and Again,” plus roles in films like “The Fugitive” and “The Guardian.” She joined the cast of “CSI: NY” in 2010 and will appear in the 2014 film “Gone Girl,” based on the popular novel.
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Rural communities struggle to keep doctors
Anniston Star – Oct. 9
Dr. Igor Bidikov has been seeing patients in Heflin since 1997, and he said he loves it. “It’s comfortable,” he said. “People know you and you know them.” As much as he likes working in Heflin, Bidikov said he has had a hard time recruiting doctors to work with him in Heflin. The doctors will come for a little while and then they leave, he said. “It’s very disappointing,” Bidikov said. The problem is a symptom of a statewide shortage of doctors that has hit rural areas especially hard, say representatives of the medical field. “It’s a massive shortage. It’s probably the worst shortage we’ve ever had,” said Dr. John Wheat, professor of Community and Rural Medicine and director of the Rural Medical Scholars Program at the University of Alabama. “The whole Black Belt is just wiped out.”
Arianna On ‘Good Morning America’ Shares The Piece Of Advice She’d Give Her 20-Something Self
Huffington Post – Oct. 9
Arianna Huffington has a message for millennials: put down your phone. “This is the truly digital generation,” said Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, during a Thursday appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” … Huffington continued. “We need to disconnect from technology and reconnect with ourselves and our loved ones.” Huffington is trying to push her message specifically to millennials, explaining the advice she’d give to herself in her 20’s is to “sleep more and stop worrying.” Her message is backed up by a study from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota that found poor sleep patterns were a predictor of bad academic performance, depression, feelings of isolation or chronic health problems. Separate research from the University of Alabama shows college students are much more likely to be sleep deprived than the general population, which students blamed on stress.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
WVUA (Tuscaloosa) – Oct. 9
Domestic violence can be both physically and emotionally damaging. The Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence defines it as a deliberate pattern of abusive tactics used by one partner in a relationship to gain power and control over another. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigated around 6,000 cases in 2013. Lt. Andy Norris says it’s important to report any incidences of domestic violence before it escalates. The Women’s Resource Center on the University of Alabama campus is just one location to get help. Zoe Storey with the center says it’s important victims know there’s a safe place for them.