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A Chicago Tribune strike Thursday involved a journalist walkout with staffers demanding fair wages and a contract from company owner Alden Capital.
They were joined by seven newsrooms across the country in the 24-hour strike for better pay and retention of their 401(k) match benefits. “None of us got into journalism for the money, but we can’t do it for free,” said Joe Mahr, a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Preparations are underway to demolish the Morgan County-Decatur Farmers Market, with construction of its replacement at the same site beginning in about five weeks and completion expected late this year.
It’s time once again to dive in to another round of quick takes on the people, places and events that were being talked about over the past week:
Many counties and cities across North Alabama released updates Thursday regarding more delays as well as plans to resume trash collection.