Bedbugs are back and biting in Alabama

... Bedbugs are back and biting in Alabama Failed to execute CGI : Win32 Error Code = 161 News from the Tennessee Valley HOME PAGE NEWS SPORTS LIVING TODAY CLASSIFIEDS OBITUARIES WEATHER HEALTH BOOKS BUSINESS COLUMNISTS CURRENT DIVERSIONS FOOD HAPPENINGS OPINION RELIGION TEEN PAGE ARCHIVES COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUBSCRIBE CUSTOMER CARE TV LISTINGS WEDDING, ANNIVERSARY & ENGAGEMENT FORMS DAILY POLL TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 2006 HOME WEATHER Bedbugs are back and biting in Alabama BIRMINGHAM (AP) — Bedbugs have been busy across the country and in Alabama, where industry officials say they've hit Huntsville and bugged guests at a Birmingham hotel and apartment complex in recent weeks.

Mike Jones, region manager for Alabama for Orkin, said the pest control company has done seven bedbug treatments in the state so far this year, compared to five treatments in all of 2005.

"If we stay on this same track, we'll do about 30 (treatments) this year," Jones said.

He said the treatments so far have been in Birmingham, Huntsville, Montgomery and Mobile.

Cindy Mannes, vice president of public affairs for the National Pest Management Association, said reports of bedbugs have jumped 63 percent from 2000 to 2005 in the United States.

"There has been an increase in international travel, with people not only coming here, but us going overseas," Mannes said.

"And bedbugs are great hitchhikers.

They come in suitcases, furniture, air...

Sorting out the stress

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28, 2006 Sorting out the stress A balance between home and work responsibilities vital to success BY CHRISTOPHER BOYCE Staff Writer When office manager Melanie Breen gave birth to her second child, her coworkers at A-1 Postage Meters & Shipping Systems shared in her joy.

They would also share in some of her other daytime duties.

Attending to a crying baby became everyone's concern because Breen was welcomed to bring her child to work after the first few months of infancy.

It was the easiest way to take pressure off Breen, said Kike Seda, chief executive officer of A-1 Postage.

Seda and his management staff believe employees will enjoy work if they help relieve outside stresses that often exacerbate on-the-job-stress.

So leaving work for family appointments or personal ma...

State to stretch health coverage

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