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Decatur, Alabama 103rd year, No. 152

50 pages

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

NATIONAL FORECAST

SUN AND MOONSunrise/Sunset

Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE

Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bandsare highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities.

Wheeler Lake

The solunar period scheduleallows planning days so youwill be fishing in good terri-tory during those times.

MOON PHASES

First May 10 Full May 17

New June 1Last May 24

12:59a/7:12a 1:24p/7:37pThursday1:53a/8:06a 2:19p/8:32pFriday2:50a/9:03a 3:17p/9:30p

U.S. Cities Today Thu.Anchorage 53/40/pc 57/39/shAsheville 60/35/pc 67/40/sAtlanta 70/46/s 72/52/sBirmingham 70/44/s 76/47/sBoston 62/44/sh 56/44/shCharleston, SC 74/49/s 72/47/sCharleston, WV 57/36/sh 66/43/sChicago 61/38/s 64/45/shColumbus, OH 56/38/sh 67/49/pcDallas 76/54/s 77/58/sDenver 64/33/pc 76/40/sDes Moines 66/49/pc 70/45/cDetroit 58/41/pc 63/46/pcFairbanks 51/31/pc 54/32/pcIndianapolis 60/40/s 68/49/pcKansas City 70/50/s 71/48/shLas Vegas 91/64/s 93/66/sLos Angeles 89/58/s 82/58/sMiami 86/71/s 84/72/t

Mobile 76/48/s 79/51/sMontgomery 76/44/s 79/46/sNew Orleans 74/56/s 79/58/sNew York City 60/46/r 61/48/pcOklahoma City 76/48/s 79/51/sPhiladelphia 60/45/r 63/47/pcPittsburgh 53/39/sh 61/42/pcPortland, OR 72/47/s 68/47/pcSt. Louis 65/46/s 70/51/shSalt Lake City 60/37/s 71/48/sSan Francisco 71/50/s 70/49/pcSeattle 64/45/pc 62/47/pcTampa 88/66/t 86/64/pcWash., DC 60/45/r 69/50/pc

World Cities Today Thu.Athens 72/63/c 69/56/rBaghdad 90/63/s 95/71/pcBangkok 92/79/t 92/77/tBeirut 80/65/c 80/61/s

Cairo 98/74/pc 95/67/cCopenhagen 51/41/pc 55/43/pcGeneva 67/41/s 69/47/sHelsinki 47/32/c 49/34/shHong Kong 82/75/t 84/77/shIstanbul 70/56/sh 62/54/shJerusalem 85/66/c 86/58/cKiev 63/50/sh 65/48/pcKuwait City 94/78/s 102/84/sLisbon 69/52/pc 70/54/sLondon 65/49/s 64/48/pcMadrid 74/46/c 72/50/shMontreal 46/37/r 42/35/rMoscow 66/52/pc 64/47/shParis 66/45/s 69/47/pcRome 72/49/sh 72/49/sSeoul 75/48/pc 73/50/sTokyo 73/55/s 64/54/cZurich 61/36/pc 66/41/s

LAKE LEVELSRiver/Lake Full 7 a.m.

Pool Yest.

Smith 510 508.89

Guntersville 595 593.81Wheeler 556 554.28Wilson 507 507.46Pickwick 414 415.28

Black Warrior River

Tennessee River

Statistics are for Decaturthrough 7 p.m. yesterday.

Precipitation:

Temperature:

24 hrs. ending 7 p.m. 0.78"Month to date 0.78"Normal m-t-d 0.36"Year to date 25.27"Normal y-t-d 20.95"Record 1.53" in 1964

High 74°Low 50°Normal high 78°Normal low 56°Record high 90° in 1959Record low 41° in 1929

ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 6:34 a.m./9:14 p.m.Thu. 7:20 a.m./10:09 p.m.Fri. 8:13 a.m./11:00 p.m.Sat. 9:10 a.m./11:47 p.m.Sun. 10:11 a.m./noneMon. 11:15 a.m./12:29 a.m.

Today 5:55 a.m./7:35 p.m.Thu. 5:54 a.m./7:35 p.m.Fri. 5:53 a.m./7:36 p.m.Sat. 5:52 a.m./7:37 p.m.Sun. 5:51 a.m./7:38 p.m.Mon. 5:50 a.m./7:39 p.m.

Yesterday’s extremes (for the 48 contiguous states):

The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of effective temperature based on eight weather factors. Shown are the highest values for each day.

TODAY

Sunny and CoolWind NNE 10-15

FRIDAY

Morning CloudsWind NW 5-15

74°69° 48°46°65° 38°

SATURDAY

Few Clouds andWarmer

Wind SSW 5-15

80° 58°

SUNDAY

Humid, Isolated PMStorms

Wind SW 10-15

83° 61°RealFeel: 71°

Chance ofprecipitation: 0%

RealFeel: 80°Chance of

precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%

Forecasts and graphics, except for WAAY-TV 5-day forecast, provided by AccuWeather.com ©2011

THURSDAY

Pleasant andWarmer

Wind Variable Light

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

High:97° in Chandler, AZ Low:9° in Leadville, CO

Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partlycloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snowflurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Q: In May, is the daylightperiod longer in Anchorageor in Miami?

HISTORY TRIVIAFrost occurred as far southas Baton Rouge, La., onMay 4, 1812, while snowaccumulated fromPhiladelphia to Boston.Snow fell in Baltimore onMay 4, 1893, and innorthern Texas on thesame date in 1917. A: Anchorage

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES









Pool Yest.

Smith 510 508.89


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front





TODAY


FRIDAY


74°69° 48°46°65° 38°

SATURDAY


Wind SSW 5-15

80° 58°

SUNDAY


Wind SW 10-15




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


THURSDAY

Pleasant andWarmer

Wind Variable Light

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES






Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES









Pool Yest.

Smith 510 508.89


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front





TODAY


FRIDAY


74°69° 48°46°65° 38°

SATURDAY


Wind SSW 5-15

80° 58°

SUNDAY


Wind SW 10-15




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


THURSDAY

Pleasant andWarmer

Wind Variable Light

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES






Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

Washington60/45

New York60/46

Miami86/71

Atlanta70/46

Detroit58/41

Houston80/54

Chicago61/38

Minneapolis64/47

Kansas City70/50

El Paso86/53

Denver64/33

Billings58/37

Los Angeles89/58

San Francisco71/50

Seattle64/45

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES









Pool Yest.

Smith 510 508.89


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front





TODAY


FRIDAY


74°69° 48°46°65° 38°

SATURDAY


Wind SSW 5-15

80° 58°

SUNDAY


Wind SW 10-15




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 10%


THURSDAY

Pleasant andWarmer

Wind Variable Light

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES






Washington36/20

New York46/23

Miami64/35

Atlanta32/14

Detroit18/10

Houston55/37

Chicago12/4

Minneapolis2/-8

Kansas City20/11

El Paso67/34

Denver66/32

Billings47/29

Los Angeles80/53

San Francisco60/51

Seattle50/43

Washington36/20

New York46/23

Miami64/35

Atlanta32/14

Detroit18/10

Houston55/37

Chicago12/4

Minneapolis2/-8

Kansas City20/11

El Paso67/34

Denver66/32

Billings47/29

Los Angeles80/53

San Francisco60/51

Seattle50/43

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

First Dec 13 Full Dec 21

New Jan 4Last Dec 27

6:15a/12:06a 6:36p/12:25pTuesday6:54a/1:04p 7:15p/----Wednesday7:33a/1:22a 7:56p/1:44p

U.S. Cities Today Tue.Anchorage 15/5/s 17/-2/sAsheville 24/12/sf 26/11/cAtlanta 32/14/s 35/19/sBirmingham 32/16/s 36/23/sBoston 50/31/r 36/25/pcCharleston, SC 44/19/s 42/19/sCharleston, WV 22/13/sf 23/14/sfChicago 12/4/pc 16/4/cColumbus, OH 18/10/sf 21/12/pcDallas 55/34/s 64/48/pcDenver 66/32/s 65/32/pcDes Moines 12/3/s 20/11/cDetroit 18/10/sf 20/12/pcFairbanks -21/-26/c -22/-34/sIndianapolis 17/5/sf 21/7/pcKansas City 20/11/pc 31/17/pcLas Vegas 67/44/s 66/47/sLos Angeles 80/53/s 71/54/pcMiami 64/35/pc 61/39/s

Mobile 45/20/s 50/32/sMontgomery 38/16/s 45/22/sNew Orleans 47/28/s 52/44/sNew York City 46/23/c 28/20/pcOklahoma City 48/24/s 51/31/sPhiladelphia 40/23/c 30/21/pcPittsburgh 21/14/sf 20/13/sfPortland, OR 51/44/r 47/36/shSt. Louis 20/8/s 25/16/pcSalt Lake City 49/36/s 50/26/cSan Francisco 60/51/pc 56/46/rSeattle 50/43/r 44/36/rTampa 50/30/pc 54/32/sWash., DC 36/20/c 31/19/pc

World Cities Today Tue.Athens 62/45/r 57/45/cBaghdad 57/38/s 58/40/pcBangkok 91/76/t 91/75/tBeirut 57/54/sh 62/55/c

Cairo 62/51/pc 67/53/sCopenhagen 29/27/c 31/24/pcGeneva 36/22/s 30/21/pcHelsinki 21/16/c 21/18/cHong Kong 77/68/s 72/61/pcIstanbul 49/40/sh 44/41/pcJerusalem 52/42/r 59/42/sKiev 27/21/s 24/16/cKuwait City 70/48/s 64/50/sLisbon 52/50/pc 61/48/pcLondon 41/34/pc 39/34/pcMadrid 54/37/c 50/32/sMontreal 37/23/r 25/14/sfMoscow 23/15/sn 17/12/cParis 31/27/s 29/22/sfRome 52/36/s 46/34/shSeoul 45/25/c 28/14/sTokyo 54/50/r 59/45/rZurich 29/20/sn 24/23/sf


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 501.85


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 11:40 a.m./noneTue. 12:07 p.m./12:19 a.m.Wed. 12:35 p.m./1:14 a.m.Thu. 1:07 p.m./2:11 a.m.Fri. 1:43 p.m./3:10 a.m.Sat. 2:25 p.m./4:10 a.m.

Today 6:46 a.m./4:38 p.m.Tue. 6:47 a.m./4:38 p.m.Wed. 6:47 a.m./4:38 p.m.Thu. 6:48 a.m./4:39 p.m.Fri. 6:49 a.m./4:39 p.m.Sat. 6:49 a.m./4:39 p.m.



TODAY

Windy and very coldWind NW 12-25

WEDNESDAY

Chance of a showerWind SSE 4-8

43°31° 37°15°27° 15°

THURSDAY

A shower possible;milder

Wind NW 8-16

55° 33°

FRIDAY

Mostly cloudyWind N 7-14




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 30%


precipitation: 30%


precipitation: 12%


TUESDAY

Mostly sunny andcold

Wind N 3-6

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Monday, December 13, 2010

High:90° in Santa Ana, CA Low: -27° in International Falls, MN


Q: What is a duster?

HISTORY TRIVIAA mass of arctic air settledinto Florida on Dec. 13,1962, setting all-time lowsin Appalachicola, Lakelandand Orlando. This cold aircaused Florida's worstDecember freeze of the20th century.

A: Another name for abrief snow squall thatcoats the ground.

Washington48/27

New York42/24

Miami80/67

Atlanta52/29

Detroit21/10

Houston61/52

Chicago21/13

Minneapolis8/-6

Kansas City23/9

El Paso70/44

Denver40/10

Billings24/9

Los Angeles72/50

San Francisco58/43

Seattle42/34

Washington48/27

New York42/24

Miami80/67

Atlanta52/29

Detroit21/10

Houston61/52

Chicago21/13

Minneapolis8/-6

Kansas City23/9

El Paso70/44

Denver40/10

Billings24/9

Los Angeles72/50

San Francisco58/43

Seattle42/34

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

Full Jan 19 Last Jan 26

First Feb 11New Feb 2

12:14p/6:00a ----/6:28pThursday12:44a/6:58a 1:11p/7:25pFriday1:43a/7:56a 2:09p/8:22p

U.S. Cities Today Thu.Anchorage 20/16/sf 27/18/sfAsheville 49/24/pc 50/29/pcAtlanta 52/29/s 55/32/pcBirmingham 47/33/pc 57/26/cBoston 39/22/c 30/18/pcCharleston, SC 63/38/pc 63/54/sCharleston, WV 38/20/sf 39/19/sfChicago 21/13/pc 21/-5/snColumbus, OH 30/18/c 28/12/snDallas 56/43/s 45/23/cDenver 40/10/sn 34/19/sDes Moines 12/6/c 15/-15/pcDetroit 21/10/c 24/14/snFairbanks -12/-25/s -15/-18/sfIndianapolis 28/21/c 29/2/snKansas City 23/9/sn 20/-6/cLas Vegas 65/41/s 57/37/sLos Angeles 72/50/s 75/48/sMiami 80/67/pc 80/69/s

Mobile 60/45/s 64/40/cMontgomery 55/34/s 61/35/pcNew Orleans 60/48/pc 67/40/cNew York City 42/24/c 32/24/pcOklahoma City 50/22/pc 29/16/snPhiladelphia 41/25/c 32/23/pcPittsburgh 32/15/sf 25/16/snPortland, OR 42/30/pc 44/38/pcSt. Louis 25/21/pc 26/0/snSalt Lake City 39/20/sn 34/22/sSan Francisco 58/43/s 59/41/sSeattle 42/34/pc 45/40/rTampa 71/57/pc 72/58/sWash., DC 48/27/pc 37/30/pc

World Cities Today Thu.Athens 62/48/s 59/51/pcBaghdad 57/35/pc 60/37/sBangkok 90/72/s 91/75/sBeirut 62/50/pc 64/50/s

Cairo 64/50/sh 63/48/sCopenhagen 35/33/c 36/31/pcGeneva 43/24/pc 36/24/pcHelsinki 33/25/sf 28/19/sfHong Kong 64/59/pc 66/58/pcIstanbul 53/48/s 57/47/pcJerusalem 54/42/s 54/41/shKiev 36/34/c 35/30/snKuwait City 55/50/sh 60/45/sLisbon 57/48/pc 59/50/pcLondon 43/34/pc 43/34/pcMadrid 52/37/pc 50/32/sMontreal 29/12/sn 16/6/pcMoscow 21/14/sn 21/16/snParis 43/29/pc 40/25/cRome 54/45/c 51/38/shSeoul 27/7/pc 29/13/sTokyo 48/36/pc 44/32/pcZurich 38/26/sh 28/24/sn


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 502.10


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 5:11 p.m./6:32 a.m.Thu. 6:22 p.m./7:14 a.m.Fri. 7:33 p.m./7:52 a.m.Sat. 8:43 p.m./8:28 a.m.Sun. 9:53 p.m./9:01 a.m.Mon. 11:01 p.m./9:36 a.m.




TODAY

Afternoon SunWind N 5

FRIDAY

Decreasing Clouds,COLDER

Wind N 15-25

32°50° 16°24°42° 28°

SATURDAY

Variably CloudyWind SW 5-10

40° 22°

SUNDAY

Sunny to PartlyCloudy

Wind SSE 5-10




precipitation: 70%


precipitation: 20%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 0%


THURSDAY

Evening Rain to LtSnow

Wind S-NW 5-15

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

High:90° in Edinburg, TX Low: -27° in Warroad, MN


Q: Where do most stormsenter the United States?

HISTORY TRIVIASnow is rare in Florida. Itdid not fall in Miami Beachuntil 1977; however, on Jan.19, snowflakes fell for thefirst time at the famousresort. Tampa had 0.25 ofan inch, and Plant City, Fla.,received 2 inches.

A: Sixty percent arrive inthe Pacific Northwest.

Washington59/30

New York52/22

Miami78/66

Atlanta66/40

Detroit32/12

Houston76/48

Chicago32/20

Minneapolis14/8

Kansas City42/32

El Paso78/48

Denver62/35

Billings38/28

Los Angeles64/52

San Francisco60/49

Seattle49/35

Washington59/30

New York52/22

Miami78/66

Atlanta66/40

Detroit32/12

Houston76/48

Chicago32/20

Minneapolis14/8

Kansas City42/32

El Paso78/48

Denver62/35

Billings38/28

Los Angeles64/52

San Francisco60/49

Seattle49/35

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

New Mar 4 First Mar 12

Last Mar 26Full Mar 19

10:40a/4:30a 11:01p/4:51pThursday11:20a/5:09a 11:40p/5:30pFriday11:36a/5:50a ----/6:11p

U.S. Cities Today Thu.Anchorage 25/8/s 23/5/sAsheville 62/32/s 56/36/pcAtlanta 66/40/s 65/48/sBirmingham 68/45/pc 71/52/sBoston 46/14/pc 22/13/sCharleston, SC 65/39/s 69/48/pcCharleston, WV 56/24/s 61/37/pcChicago 32/20/pc 38/33/cColumbus, OH 40/21/pc 46/37/pcDallas 72/48/pc 75/52/sDenver 62/35/s 60/27/sDes Moines 34/25/pc 45/32/cDetroit 32/12/pc 32/27/pcFairbanks 6/-23/sf 3/-26/sIndianapolis 44/24/pc 52/42/pcKansas City 42/32/pc 57/39/pcLas Vegas 68/51/pc 70/49/pcLos Angeles 64/52/c 64/52/cMiami 78/66/pc 77/65/pc

Mobile 70/50/pc 71/53/pcMontgomery 70/45/pc 73/52/sNew Orleans 71/54/s 71/59/pcNew York City 52/22/pc 32/25/sOklahoma City 66/41/pc 67/46/sPhiladelphia 57/26/s 36/26/sPittsburgh 43/17/pc 40/28/pcPortland, OR 50/37/r 50/36/rSt. Louis 50/34/pc 59/48/pcSalt Lake City 46/34/c 52/35/shSan Francisco 60/49/sh 58/45/shSeattle 49/35/r 46/34/rTampa 77/56/pc 75/58/pcWash., DC 59/30/s 41/30/s

World Cities Today Thu.Athens 54/50/r 54/45/rBaghdad 70/46/s 71/47/sBangkok 95/76/t 93/77/pcBeirut 69/57/s 73/60/s

Cairo 75/57/s 77/56/sCopenhagen 41/34/s 43/34/cGeneva 47/32/s 46/35/sHelsinki 33/25/pc 32/22/pcHong Kong 72/61/s 74/61/pcIstanbul 44/42/c 45/40/cJerusalem 61/48/s 66/48/sKiev 35/19/s 32/21/pcKuwait City 75/56/s 78/58/sLisbon 57/43/s 59/45/sLondon 46/36/pc 48/36/pcMadrid 52/32/pc 50/34/pcMontreal 28/-3/sn 15/5/sMoscow 25/10/pc 28/19/cParis 47/28/s 46/30/sRome 54/45/r 57/45/rSeoul 38/17/s 41/20/sTokyo 48/34/sh 45/34/pcZurich 46/28/s 43/31/s


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 506.49


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front





TODAY

Lots of Sun,AWESOME

Wind SE 5-10

FRIDAY

Isolated Rain, MildTemps

Wind SSE 10-20

69°70° 53°42°66° 39°

SATURDAY

Strong/SevereT-storms

Wind SSE 10-20

72° 55°

SUNDAY

Isolated Rain, CoolWind SSE 10-20




precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 30%


precipitation: 70%


precipitation: 30%


THURSDAY

Clouds, Sun, NICEWind SSE 5-10

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

High: 88° in Miami, FL Low: -13° in Westby, MT


Q: A dramatic increase intornadoes in the U.S. occursin what month?

HISTORY TRIVIARecord high temperatureswere set across the East onMarch 2, 1991. Pittsburghand Erie, Pa., rose to 74 and70 degrees, respectively.Albany, N.Y., reached 65,and Charleston, W.Va.,jumped to 81 degrees.

A: March

Washington54/36

New York46/34

Miami80/70

Atlanta60/48

Detroit42/32

Houston75/60

Chicago49/36

Minneapolis36/26

Kansas City46/32

El Paso71/38

Denver40/26

Billings36/22

Los Angeles70/50

San Francisco61/47

Seattle50/40

Washington54/36

New York46/34

Miami80/70

Atlanta60/48

Detroit42/32

Houston75/60

Chicago49/36

Minneapolis36/26

Kansas City46/32

El Paso71/38

Denver40/26

Billings36/22

Los Angeles70/50

San Francisco61/47

Seattle50/40

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

First Mar 12 Full Mar 19

New Apr 3Last Mar 26

2:44a/8:56a 3:07p/9:19pWednesday3:36a/9:48a 4:00p/10:12pThursday4:29a/10:42a 4:55p/11:07p

U.S. Cities Today Wed.Anchorage 30/11/s 28/9/sAsheville 60/36/pc 53/43/tAtlanta 60/48/pc 62/43/tBirmingham 64/55/pc 69/41/tBoston 40/24/s 38/30/sCharleston, SC 66/48/pc 70/59/pcCharleston, WV 63/36/pc 58/46/rChicago 49/36/c 50/29/rColumbus, OH 57/36/pc 48/40/rDallas 76/43/t 68/43/sDenver 40/26/sn 61/30/pcDes Moines 40/30/r 38/24/snDetroit 42/32/c 43/32/rFairbanks 18/-13/s 17/-18/sIndianapolis 57/40/c 59/33/rKansas City 46/32/r 44/26/cLas Vegas 66/48/s 71/50/sLos Angeles 70/50/s 78/54/sMiami 80/70/pc 81/67/pc

Mobile 68/60/pc 76/45/tMontgomery 68/55/pc 73/46/tNew Orleans 70/64/sh 76/50/tNew York City 46/34/s 49/35/pcOklahoma City 67/33/t 60/33/pcPhiladelphia 51/31/s 49/39/pcPittsburgh 54/32/pc 45/40/rPortland, OR 52/43/r 57/46/shSt. Louis 56/44/c 52/31/cSalt Lake City 47/33/sn 53/36/cSan Francisco 61/47/r 64/49/pcSeattle 50/40/r 50/40/rTampa 80/61/pc 80/65/sWash., DC 54/36/pc 48/45/pc

World Cities Today Wed.Athens 44/32/r 47/34/shBaghdad 76/50/s 77/52/sBangkok 91/75/t 91/77/tBeirut 60/51/r 53/44/r

Cairo 72/55/s 61/47/pcCopenhagen 42/33/s 40/36/rGeneva 54/34/pc 54/39/sHelsinki 34/23/pc 36/27/snHong Kong 68/61/pc 68/61/rIstanbul 41/39/sn 41/38/snJerusalem 58/44/r 48/37/rKiev 30/18/s 36/20/sKuwait City 75/63/t 84/69/tLisbon 63/48/r 64/50/shLondon 50/37/pc 52/39/pcMadrid 54/37/sh 48/37/cMontreal 24/16/s 34/24/sMoscow 28/20/pc 32/15/sParis 53/44/s 53/40/pcRome 50/31/s 52/33/sSeoul 44/25/s 41/25/pcTokyo 50/39/pc 52/36/pcZurich 52/36/pc 53/37/s


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 509.24


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 7:40 a.m./9:35 p.m.Wed. 8:13 a.m./10:32 p.m.Thu. 8:51 a.m./11:29 p.m.Fri. 9:35 a.m./noneSat. 10:26 a.m./12:25 a.m.Sun. 12:23 p.m./2:19 a.m.

Today 6:09 a.m./5:49 p.m.Wed. 6:07 a.m./5:50 p.m.Thu. 6:06 a.m./5:51 p.m.Fri. 6:04 a.m./5:52 p.m.Sat. 6:03 a.m./5:53 p.m.Sun. 7:02 a.m./6:53 p.m.



TODAY

Cloudy, Breezy, RainLate

Wind SSE 5-15

THURSDAY

Patchy Rain, COOLERWind NW 15-25

50°63° 42°52°60° 41°

FRIDAY

Sun Returns, StillCool

Wind S 5-10

56° 32°

SATURDAY

A GREAT DAY!Wind WNW 5-15




precipitation: 100%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 0%


precipitation: 0%


WEDNESDAY

Rain & T-stormsWind SSW 10-20

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

High:89° in Pecos, TX Low: -22° in Williston, ND


Q: How do large snowflakesform?

HISTORY TRIVIAOn March 8, 1995, the bluegrass was covered with 6inches of snow at Jackson,Ky. That same day felt likespring in Blue Hill, Mass.,with temperatures in the60s.

A: Individual flakes jointogether during descent

Washington64/41

New York55/39

Miami75/59

Atlanta68/49

Detroit41/26

Houston75/59

Chicago45/25

Minneapolis32/18

Kansas City56/30

El Paso78/47

Denver56/28

Billings46/30

Los Angeles66/52

San Francisco59/48

Seattle50/36

Washington64/41

New York55/39

Miami75/59

Atlanta68/49

Detroit41/26

Houston75/59

Chicago45/25

Minneapolis32/18

Kansas City56/30

El Paso78/47

Denver56/28

Billings46/30

Los Angeles66/52

San Francisco59/48

Seattle50/36

NATIONAL FORECAST


Moonrise/Moonset

SOLUNAR TABLE


Wheeler Lake


MOON PHASES

First Mar 12 Full Mar 19

New Apr 3Last Mar 26

7:17a/12:03a 7:44p/1:03aSunday8:10a/1:56a 8:38p/2:24pMonday9:01a/2:47a 9:29p/3:15p

U.S. Cities Today Sun.Anchorage 27/9/s 26/9/sAsheville 66/38/s 70/43/pcAtlanta 68/49/s 72/50/pcBirmingham 70/49/s 67/50/pcBoston 52/38/pc 52/30/pcCharleston, SC 68/47/s 75/50/sCharleston, WV 60/39/pc 52/33/cChicago 45/25/pc 39/26/pcColumbus, OH 54/31/pc 44/26/cDallas 75/55/s 68/57/cDenver 56/28/pc 61/31/pcDes Moines 44/26/pc 47/30/pcDetroit 41/26/sn 38/18/cFairbanks 18/-16/s 19/-17/sIndianapolis 52/29/pc 47/27/cKansas City 56/30/s 54/36/pcLas Vegas 74/53/s 74/54/sLos Angeles 66/52/pc 70/54/pcMiami 75/59/s 78/63/s

Mobile 70/51/s 73/52/pcMontgomery 72/45/s 72/47/pcNew Orleans 70/56/s 73/59/pcNew York City 55/39/pc 53/32/pcOklahoma City 66/43/s 62/48/cPhiladelphia 58/40/pc 55/32/pcPittsburgh 50/33/sh 41/24/cPortland, OR 51/39/r 51/41/rSt. Louis 60/36/pc 49/34/pcSalt Lake City 57/38/c 56/40/pcSan Francisco 59/48/pc 61/50/pcSeattle 50/36/r 49/39/rTampa 71/51/s 75/53/sWash., DC 64/41/s 58/36/pc

World Cities Today Sun.Athens 61/47/s 63/49/sBaghdad 65/44/c 67/41/sBangkok 94/79/pc 94/79/pcBeirut 59/45/s 61/49/s

Cairo 66/50/pc 68/47/sCopenhagen 47/44/c 51/49/shGeneva 57/44/sh 47/44/rHelsinki 36/23/pc 37/30/pcHong Kong 74/68/pc 76/68/pcIstanbul 54/47/s 61/53/sJerusalem 50/37/r 54/36/sKiev 41/34/s 53/39/pcKuwait City 74/68/sh 69/55/shLisbon 61/50/sh 57/46/rLondon 52/43/c 53/41/pcMadrid 55/43/sh 55/41/shMontreal 39/28/sn 30/12/snMoscow 36/25/pc 37/23/sParis 54/47/sh 53/45/rRome 57/50/c 58/49/rSeoul 52/33/s 58/37/pcTokyo 53/44/pc 63/50/sZurich 54/41/pc 58/40/sh


Pool Yest.

Smith 510 515.46


Black Warrior River

Tennessee River


Precipitation:

Temperature:



ALMANAC

Cold Front

Warm Front

Stationary Front

Today 10:26 a.m./12:25 a.m.Sun. 12:23 p.m./2:19 a.m.Mon. 1:26 p.m./3:08 a.m.Tue. 2:33 p.m./3:54 a.m.Wed. 3:43 p.m./4:36 a.m.Thu. 4:54 p.m./5:14 a.m.

Today 6:03 a.m./5:53 p.m.Sun. 7:02 a.m./6:53 p.m.Mon. 7:00 a.m./6:54 p.m.Tue. 6:59 a.m./6:55 p.m.Wed. 6:58 a.m./6:56 p.m.Thu. 6:56 a.m./6:57 p.m.



TODAY

Mostly Sunny andWarmer

Wind SW 10-20

MONDAY

Showers LikelyWind NW 5-10

65°67° 45°46°69° 47°

TUESDAY

Decreasing CloudsWind NW 6-12

65° 49°

WEDNESDAY

Mostly SunnyWind SE 6-12




precipitation: 30%


precipitation: 60%


precipitation: 20%


precipitation: 0%


SUNDAY

Increasing CloudsWind SW 5-10

Today Major/Minor

TRAVELER’S CITIES

Saturday, March 12, 2011

High: 90° in Pecos, TX Low: 1° in Embarrass, MN


Q: What gives weathersystems their spin?

HISTORY TRIVIAThe famed "Blizzard of1888" peaked on March 12.The mammoth stormdumped over 4 feet ofsnow on parts of NewEngland; 70-mph windscreated rooftop-high driftsin New York City andPhiladelphia. A: The Earth's rotation

Today’s weaTher, a2high: 95 Low: 72Chance of isolated storm.

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baked potato ..................... $21.99

Fried green tomatoes ..........$8.49

Soft drink ..............................$2.49

Bread pudding ......................$4.99

TOTAL after tax: ................. $41.76

TIP: .........................................$3.00

TOTAL: ................................. $44.76

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total: ................................. $44.76

total: ............................... $54.50

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OFFICIAL’S

License commissioner spends $13,000 on trips since Oct. 1

By Leah CaysonStaff Writer

Receipts from Morgan County License Commissioner Sue Baker Roan’s road trips show she and an assistant have spent more than $13,000 to attend conferences around the state and region since the fiscal year began Oct. 1.

The expenses include $2,000 for condominiums, and Roan paid for meals with ribeye steaks, appe-tizers and as many as three des-serts.

Roan’s receipts were provided to The Decatur Daily after an open records request of expenses for her travel to various professional con-ferences during the past year. Roan has attended six conferences dur-ing the past 10 months and has another trip scheduled in August for her and her assistant, Gertie Nicholson, before her pending

retirement. It would be her third conference in Orange Beach, the Alabama Probate Judges Asso-ciation 2014 Summer Conference.

Roan, 84, is retiring at the end of this year. Initially appointed by Gov. Jim Folsom in 1994, she won elections to the office as a Democrat three times and is serving her last, six-year term.

Her department’s fiscal 2014 travel budget was $9,500, and she has spent $11,214.40 to date. She has used another $1,947.57 on travel out of her discretionary fund. The fiscal year ends Sept. 30.

In a typical receipt, from April 12 in Orange Beach for the Asso-ciation of Alabama Tax Administrators summer conference planning

Please see Travel, A7

Sue Baker Roan

WHERE SHE’S GOING............License commission-

er’s FY14 conferences:november 2013: ■

Association of Alabama Tax Administrators planning meeting for winter conference, Mont-gomery

January: ■ Alabama Licensing Officials Con-ference, Prattville

february: ■ Asso-ciation of Alabama Tax Administrators winter conference, Montgom-ery

april: ■ Association of

Alabama Tax Adminis-trators planning meet-ing for summer confer-ence, Orange Beach

June: ■ Association of Alabama Tax Adminis-trators summer confer-ence, Orange Beach

July: ■ 2014 National Association of Coun-ties advanced leader-ship training, New Orleans

august: ■ Alabama Probate Judges Asso-ciation summer confer-ence, Orange Beach

.. AND WHAT’S BILLEDLicense Commissioner office travel billed

by month, FY14:november 2013: ■ ...................$635.68december: ■ ...........................$485.89January 2014: ■ ......................$501.92february: ■ .............................$343.36March: ■ ...............................$1,744.14april: ■ ................................. $1,662.82May: ■ ................................. $1,436.10June: ■ ................................. $1,598.59July: ■ ................................ $4,753.47*

ToTaL: $13,161.97†

*$2,805.90 billed to travel budget and $1,947.57 billed to discretionary fund

†$11,214.40 billed to travel budget and $1,947.57 billed to discretionary fund

Bentley picks up pace of in-state flights

Decatur Daily filealabama Gov. robert Bent-ley helped celebrate the grand opening of the Jack daniel cooperage plant July 7 in Lawrence County.

a palestinian woman carries her belongings saturday past the rubble of houses destroyed by israeli strikes in Beit hanoun in the northern Gaza strip.

Lefteris Pitarakis/Associated Press

Friends of slain woman want killer sent back to prisonBy seth BurkettStaff Writer

A petition gathered by friends of a woman who was stabbed to death in her Decatur home is aimed at putting her killer back in the prison where she spent less than nine months before being transferred to a work release center.

According to the state Department of Corrections, Apiffany Tremaine Smith, 26, of Decatur, was trans-ferred to Birmingham Work Release Center in May, less than a year after being sen-tenced for a guilty plea to manslaughter in the 2011 death of Crystal Elizabeth Parker, 33.

Michelle Teag ue, of Decatur, who said Parker was her best f r iend, col -lected more than 100 sig-natures from members of

the community and sent cop-ies to the Alabama Board of Pardon and Paroles, the Morgan County District Attorney’s office and U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Hunts-ville.

“I don’t know if they’ll lis-ten to us or not, but I figure it’s worth a chance,” Teague said. “It’s just not fair. We

On the NetView office’s ■

spending documents at decaturdaily.com.

Israel extends truce, but warns it will respond to Hamas fireBy ian deitchAssociated Press

BEIT HA NOUN, Gaza Strip — Hamas resumed rocket fire Saturday on Israel after rejecting Israel’s offer to extend a humanitarian cease-fire, the latest setback in international efforts to

negotiate an end to the Gaza war.

Despite the Hamas rejec-tion, Israel’s Cabinet decided to extend a truce for 24 hours, until midnight today. Howev-er, it warned its military would respond to any fire from Gaza and would continue to demol-ish Hamas military tunnels

during this period.The temporary lull Satur-

day saw Palestinians return to neighborhoods reduced to rubble and allowed medics to collect close to 150 bodies, Palestinian health official Ashraf al-Kidra said.

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TOTAL: ............................... $54.50

Thank you very much

GILBEY’S SEAFOODAND STEAKOrange Beach, AlabamaApril 12, 2014

Roan’s 1-bedroom condo, 5 nights .......................... $963.64Nicholson’s 2-bedroom condo, 5 nights ...........$1,013.71TOTAL: ..........................$1,977.35

TAX ADMINISTRATORSSUMMER CONFERENCEOrange Beach, AlabamaJune 15-19, 2014

total: ..........................$1,977.35

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By Mary sellMontgomery Bureau

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Robert Bentley’s use of state-owned aircraft increased in the first quarter of this year as he flew around Alabama more often than in the previ-ous three years.

His communications offi-cials say the travel was all related to his role as governor and not his re-election cam-paign. Any campaign expens-es incurred by his office have been reimbursed by his cam-paign.

Bentley’s flight logs, but not the trips’ costs, are listed

on his office’s website. The log for the second quarter — April, May and June — had not been posted as of late last week.

Most of Bentley’s flights are on an older-model Ala-bama Department of Trans-portation jet. In June, The Decatur Daily filed an open records request with ALDOT for the cost of each trip taken by Bentley from January through June 3, the GOP pri-mary.

The department turned over records, for a $118 fee, on 35 flights totaling about $83,600. Bentley’s of f ice occasionally uses other state

agency aircraft, including that belonging to the depart-ment of public safety.

“The governor uses the plane as necessary to fulfill the duties of being governor,” Jennifer Ardis, spokeswoman for the governor’s office, said Thursday in an email. “His goal is to meet with people outside of Montgomery in order to understand local issues and communicate his message of job creation, gov-ernment efficiency savings, etc.

“These flights also include trips taken by the governor to manage and respond to natu-ral disasters like the ice

storms, tornadoes and flood-ing the state has experienced this year.”

Last year, The Daily report-ed Bentley and staff spent

Tally of gov.’s TripsBentley’s flights on

state-owned aircraft in the first quarter of the last four years:

2011* ■ ................. 192012 ■ ................... 262013 ■ ................... 292014 ■ ................... 42*Bentley was not in

office the entire month of January 2011.

Source: Governor’S online fliGht loGS

Most expensive flight: $9K to Washington, DC

Please see Bentley, A7

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