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IRS and AARP offering free tax prep help

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer
Monday, March 7th, 2011, 2:01pm
IRS and AARP offering free tax prep help

The tax deadline may be more than a month away, but if you’re looking for some free help with your filings, you’ve only got a week left.

The IRS is offering free income tax preparation and e-filing at Smithfield Library in Birmingham through Monday, Mar. 14. Volunteers who have been trained and tested by the IRS will aid those low-to-moderate income filers.

The volunteers will be able to assist with services including account inquiries, setting up an IRS payment plan, getting a tax return transcript or getting answers to tax law questions. Volunteers for most people will not be able to accept payments or prepare tax returns on site.

However, a certified volunteer will be able to prepare returns for those who qualify. If you earn $49,000 or less, or are 60 years or older, you may obtain free preparation assistance along with electronic filing through VITA or Tax Counseling for the Elderly.

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Events of the Week from BirminghamMom.com

Submitted by Brooke Battle, BirminghamMom.com
Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011, 12:35pm
Events of the Week from BirminghamMom.com

It may seem like a regular Wednesday but today, March 2nd, is Dr. Seuss' Birthday.  For those with younger children, enjoy Seuss Science all day long at the McWane Science Center or celebrate with a birthday party at the Birmingham Zoo.  Of course, the wonderful libraries throughout Jefferson County celebrate Dr. Seuss everyday but today is the perfect day for Storytime at a local library.  Check out the calendar.  

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Poetry Slam at the Bama Tuesday

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer
Monday, February 28th, 2011, 6:14pm

From The Arts and Humanities Council of Tuscaloosa County:

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'Women in Politics' the subject for League of Women Voters forum

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer
Monday, February 28th, 2011, 3:34pm
'Women in Politics' the subject for League of Women Voters forum

The League of Women Voters of Greater Tuscaloosa will discuss Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, and her contributions to women at their forum on March 1.

City Councilwoman Cynthia Almond will be the guest speaker, and she will take part in a discussion regarding special hurdles for women running for political office, and other challenges unique to women in politics.

The public forum will feature a short movie on Rankin, who was elected in 1916 on a strong anti-war platform, four years before women were given the right to vote in 1920.

The meeting will start at 7:15 p.m. in the Rotary Room of the Tuscaloosa Public Library on Tuesday, Mar. 1. The forum is free and open to the public. For further information, call 205-556-9299.

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Tuscaloosa City School Board asks for public's help to pick superintendent

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer
Friday, February 25th, 2011, 7:26pm

The Tuscaloosa City School Board wants to hear from area residents to help pick the next superintendent.

Several public meetings are planned for Wednesday and Thursday of next week, seeking the public’s input on who to replace former superintendent Joyce Levy, who resigned.

Support staff will meet on Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 at Central High School, and a community meeting will also be held there from 6:30 to 7:30.

On Thursday, business leaders, public officials and school administrators will also ask board members about qualifications to seek in the next superintendent.

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102.5 The Bull hosts "radiothon" for St. Jude's

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011, 6:39pm
102.5 The Bull hosts "radiothon" for St. Jude's

Hundreds of people call into 102.5 The Bull every day, but this Thursday and Friday, those calls will be for so much more than to request a song.

The radio station is holding a “radiothon” to help raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The station is asking listeners to call in from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, and till 7 p.m. on Friday and become a Partner in Hope for the hospital. This means listeners will make a commitment to donate $20 a month, and if put on a credit card, they will receive a free T-shirt.  

This will be the tenth year the radio station is partnering with Country Cares to put on the fundraiser. County Cares is a program that brings together all facets of the music industry to raise money to help find cures and save children with life-threatening illnesses. The program is in its 22nd year and has raised more than $360 million.

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Renowned storyteller giving Cajun music show Saturday

Submitted by Tiffany Glick, Fox 6 Community Web Producer
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011, 2:11pm
Renowned storyteller giving Cajun music show Saturday

Known for her lively performances and excellence in storytelling, Dolores Hydock will present “Through the Back Door: The Music That Bridged the Bayou” at the Tuscaloosa Public Library on Saturday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m.

Hydock, an Alabama Humanities Foundation Road Scholar, will tell the story of Cajun music throughout the last century, and how the music let non-Cajuns into the culture by slipping “through the back door.”
 
Stories from more than 50 Creole and Cajun musicians will be told, talking about the importance of music in their lives. Samples of music will be played, along with a discussion of zydeco and its history in Southwest Louisiana.

Hydock’s one-woman shows are known to bring to live the voice and spirits of a wide range of characters from history and literature. She has been featured at conferences and concerts across the country, and her CDs have received acclaim from Storytelling World Magazine.

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