A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Alabama congressman Artur Davis, who sought to run as a Democrat in a county election after he returned to the party from the GOP.
Montgomery County Circuit Judge Truman Hobbs dismissed Davis's case Wednesday. Davis is seeking to run for Montgomery County commissioner.
The party's "Radney Rule"- named after a former state senator- prohibits someone from running as a Democrat if they supported another party in the last four years. The party's executive board last month refused to waive the rule for Davis.
Davis had argued he was being singled out and the party has welcomed back all other party-switchers, including former congressman Parker Griffith, who was the Democratic candidate for governor last year.
This week is National Career Development Week, and thousands of Alabamians are currently looking for work.
The most recent figures show the state of Alabama continuing to hover at 6 percent unemployment, a full percentage point higher than the national average. Governor Robert Bentley says he will continue to defer his salary until unemployment reaches 5.2%.
Dr. Lisa Andrews is the manager of the Certified Financial Planners’ Career Center. She says the biggest mistake job hunters make is not customizing their application to the job they’re applying for.
“So, a one-size-fits-all cover letter and resume really aren’t going to work in this economy. You really have to tailor them to the job you’re applying to, and make sure that you’re presenting yourself in the best light so they will be more inclined to bring you into the interview, which will eventually get you the job if you do well.”
The state of Alabama offers a variety of job hunting and career development services at JobLink.alabama.gov.
A new lifestyle magazine just hit newsstands in the Tuscaloosa area. APR student reporter Deven Feldstein** reports the new publication is by women, for women…
The new magazine is called Alice. Its goal is to try to represent college aged women with sections on fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and entertainment. The idea for Alice came after the editors felt there was a void in campus media. The campus is more than half women, but there was no publication directed specifically for girls. Editor in chief Allison Ingram says they didn’t set out to have only girls on the editorial staff, and she’d welcome guys on the team…
“That would be something interesting to go into in the future. I'm sure plenty of guys have just as much interest in fashion and more insight to offer than even we just have.”
Ingram says she hopes Alice will be a magazine every girl can relate too and that UA students will picture themselves as an “Alice” girl.
Deven Feldstein** is a University of Alabama journalism student coached in class by the Alabama Public Radio news team.