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Home Sweet Hockey A solemn promise The cra Obama to take Southe oath with Flight Lincoln, 2 King Bibles UAH finds NCAA home in Western Collegiate Hockey Association IN SPORTS IN LIVING | FAITH ‘... un the su FRIDAY JANUARY 18, 2013 MONDAY JANUARY 9 2012 KEEPSAKE EDITION Ruby Lamp holds a re Seventy-two died, bu Tragedy Heavy fall snows Thursday along Interstate-65 in Hartselle. Snow fell in Central and North Alabama, sending kids home from schools early along with other closures. (AP) WINTER WEATHER Snow one day, slippery the next Mark McCarter Columnist Lee Roop ◗ [email protected] higher elevations. Temperatures were expected to be in the mid-20s this morning, so any moisture that isn’t gone from roadways, bridges and sidewalks will freeze, making the morning commute difficult. “We will see some black ice,” said Kurt Weber, meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Huntsville. Black ice isn’t really black; it’s clear ice that freezes and appears invisible on roads and other surfaces. As the weather event passed, Weber said that most of the snow fell south and east of Madison County in Cullman, Morgan and Marshall counties. “We’ve had several reports of around 3 inches,” he said.photos were sh These Snow accumulations were much less in Madison County — ranging from a trace to an inch — but the T he first snow event of the season in North Alabama disappeared almost as fast as it came Thursday, but left behind a slippery, sloshy mess that will make driving treacherous early today. Snow moved out of North Alabama late in the afternoon, and residents in some areas even got to see the sun. The afternoon commute started early as schools and major employers called it a day around lunchtime, but road conditions slowly improved except for Brittany Fulmer walks through a snow storm in a mall parking lot in Florence. Much of the state was under winter storm warnings Thursday. (AP) See SNOW, Page 6A BUSINESS /// A10 REDSTONE ARSENAL Army officer convicted on federal theft, false statement charges Brian Lawson [email protected] A Redstone Arsenal-based Army officer was convicted Thursday in federal court in Huntsville on charges of theft of government property and false statements, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Birmingham. Lieutenant Col. James O. McLinnaham, 45, who is stationed at Redstone Arse- nal in Huntsville, was found guilty by a jury after a threeday trial before U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon. McLinnaham was found guilty of three counts of making false statements on federal disclosure forms; one count of making false statements in a questionnaire for national security clearance; and three counts of making false stateSee OFFICER, Page 6A TODAY INDEX Volume 103, Number 298 Business Comics Living Local © 2012 Alabama Media Group Calhoun in 5-s GUN CONTROL INSIDE Obama signs gun violence package Calhoun Community than 30 community c an alliance within the Valley Science and Te region. President vows to use ‘whatever weight this office holds’ to press Congress to action SPORTS /// C1 Braves get ano Erica Werner COULD STATE PRIVATIZE BOOZE SALES? Associated Press WASHINGTON — Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades, pressing a reluctant Congress to pass universal Alabama’s familiar ABC stores could be replaced with independent liquor stores under a proposal to privatize the retail functions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. 8A See VIOLENCE, Page 6A The brot toda repo Left to right: Hinna Zeejah, 8, Taejah Goode, 10, Julia Orla Stokes, 11, and Grant Fritz, 8, who wrote letters to President Barack Obama, watch Wednesday as the sign president signs executive orders outlining proposals to uct, reduce gun violence. (AP) Kim Matt Kimbrel cont WEATHER 11A 5C 1C 3A Movies4C Obituaries13A Opinion 14A People 2A Puzzles6C Sports 1B State8A Television 4C TODAY Mostly sunny. High 50, low 26. SATURDAY Mostly sunny. High 50, low 32. $1 at newsstand SUNDAY Mostly sunny. High 45, low 23. Huntsville, Alabama Vol. 103, No. 116, 28 pages C THISWEEK’S FEATURED DEALER… Ray Pearman Introducing the All New 2013 Lincoln MKZ A NEW WAY TO SHOP FOR AN AUTO THAT’S FAST & EASY! GET WEB ID IN PRINT - SEARCH ONLINE - GET PHOTOS, DEALER INFO & MORE. CHECK OUT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS TODAY powered by HT-00314264-01