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March is Women's History Month!

Montgomery's Tourism Revenue

Montgomery's convention business, sporting events and other attractions are raking in substantial tourism revenue.  According to figures released by the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, visitors to the city spend around $1.3 million dollars a day.  Mayor Todd Strange says that figure validates the city's investment strategy.  The total economic impact is about $380 million dollars a year. 

ASU Cancer Research

Alabama State University has taken a leap forward in its quest to establish a vibrant cancer research program.  ASU scientists have received a more than $578,000 dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct research into prostate and colorectal cancer.  The major goal of the four-year grant is to find ways to eliminate health disparities in minorities as it pertains to prostate and colorectal cancer.  Lead researcher Dr. Manoj Mishra says in the Southeast, disparities can be attributed to multiple factors, including lifestyle, culture, environment.  He says the grant will allow ASU scientists to combine multidisciplinary cancer research projects in their efforts to unravel the basis for cancer disparities. 

Leonard Trial

Police says they walked into a bloody, chaotic scene the night two former Auburn University football players and another man were shot to death at a party.  The officers testified Friday as the trial opened for the man charged in the killings, 24-year-old Desmonte Leonard.  Prosecutors told jurors in opening statements that Leonard began shooting after a verbal dispute escalated into a fistfight.  The defense concedes Leonard was the gunman but says he fired in self-defense. 

AEA Contribution

The state teachers' organization, the Alabama Education Association, has become the biggest contributor to Democrat Parker Griffith's campaign for governor.  Griffith filed a campaign finance report recently showing he had received a $300,000 contribution from AEA.  Griffith and Bentley face off November 4th.