University of Alabama gets historical treasure in rare books, photos
Birmingham News – June 29
The University of Alabama has acquired a vast collection of rare books and photographs it describes as one of the most extensive private collections of Americana and Southern history material ever assembled. The university paid $3.5 million for the collection of about 20,000 rare books, 12,000 photos, manuscripts and other documents dating back as far as 1687, but it has been valued at more than $12 million. The collection includes the signature of every U.S. president, documents chronicling much of Alabama’s history as a state and a prized collection of Civil War photos…”It’s a massive, massive collection,” said George C. Rable, a UA history professor. “And it’s of enormous value — not just the monetary value, but the research value of it is considerable. It’s as spectacular as it sounds.” The university bought the collection from Steve Williams, a retired executive at Protective Life Corp., history buff and UA alumnus. Louis Pitschmann, dean of libraries at UA, said the collection is certain to attract historians from across the country, who will come to Tuscaloosa to study the material firsthand…
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Highway project expected to generate billions
Tuscaloosa News – June 29
…The study, completed by Sam Addy of the University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research, shows the Birmingham area should reap the vast majority of the economic benefits…
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Test for methane to hold CO2
GreeningOfOil.com – June 29
Carbon Capture Journal: CO2 storage with enhanced methane test underway in Alabama
Members of the Southeast Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (SECARB) are injecting CO2 into a coalbed methane well in Tuscaloosa County to assess the capability of mature coalbed methane reservoirs to receive and adsorb significant volumes of carbon dioxide. Southern Company, El Paso Exploration & Production, the Geological Survey of Alabama, and the University of Alabama are all participating in the field test, known as the Black Warrior CO2 Storage Project…
City gains, county loses
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel – June 29
…According to a data analysis released by the University of Alabama, Jackson County is among the counties hit by the economic downturn. “The county as a whole has lost population, but Scottsboro and the smaller town of Stevenson seem to have gained a few new residents each,” said Annette Watters, manager of the State Data Center at The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research, part of the Culverhouse College of Commerce. “Scottsboro’s population trend seems to have turned around after some losses in the first half of the decade.”…
DeKalb gains more people
DeKalb Times-Journal – June 29
…“The new estimates for the 2009 populations of Alabama’s cities and towns are not 2010 Census population counts,” said Annette Watters, manager of the State Data Center at the University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research. “They are, however, the estimates that our country will use until the 2010 Census tabulations are ready next year.”…“Actually, every place in Marshall County is growing, Watters said. “Albertville is the largest city in Marshall County and the one with the most new residents, but even the unincorporated portions of Marshall County are gaining population.” Jackson County is another county hit hard in the economic downturn, Watters said. “The county as a whole has lost population, but Scottsboro and the smaller town of Stevenson seem to have gained a few new residents each. Scottsboro’s population trend seems to have turned around after some losses in the first half of the decade. “
Bentley reaffirms positive approach
Tuscaloosa News – June 29
… But a political media expert said candidates must adopt campaign strategies that include reacting to ads they believe are untrue. Not responding may be as bad as a negative ad itself, said University of Alabama professor Karen Cartee. “If (a candidate) doesn’t respond, particularly in Southern culture, and stand up for himself, people think (the ad) must be true,” Cartee said. “You don’t ask your wife to stand up, you don’t ask your preacher to do it, you say ‘I’m going to beat you to a pulp, you are lying.’ ” Although Cartee’s example is a figurative one, she said the larger point is that negative advertising works and that any response must be in the medium in which the original charge is made…