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Turtle Travels exhibit in Gadsden
The Turtle Travels exhibit at the Imagination Place Children's Museum in Gadsden will wow you and your children. It's 3000-square-feet of turtle information complete with a Critter ...
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New York is jealous of Birmingham
Birmingham makes the top of many city lists - some of which make us cringe. However, most are not significant - and the methodology's ...
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Democrats start last day of session by calling it worst session we can remember
Aquarius There simply aren't enough hours in the day today for you to do everything that's on your list, so concentrate on the priorities. Don't feel guilty about what's been left out and start to worry about it. This isn't an easy day because you're feeling pressured and anxious, so don't expect too much from yourself. There's less energy than usual, ...
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Crews race to find survivors of Oklahoma twister
A member of a security team helps guard an area of rubble from a destroyed residential neighborhood, one day after a tornado moved through Moore, Okla., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying an elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against the winds. (AP Photo/Brennan ...
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Alabamians are delinquents when it comes to credit card debt
Alabama has the second-highest credit card delinquency rate in the nation. Alabama had the second highest credit card delinquency rate nationwide in the first quarter, according to an analysis by Chicago-based TransUnion. The states credit card delinquency rate was 0.94 percent in the three months ended March 31, a drop from 0.97 percent during the same period a year ago and 1.16 percent in the ...
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Former IRS Commissioner faces lawmakers on Capital Hill
washington - The man who ran the Internal Revenue Service when agents were improperly targeting tea party groups gets called on the carpet today at a hearing on Capitol Hill. It will be the first chance lawmakers get to question Douglas Shulman about what he knew and why he didn't tell Congress. Lawmakers want to know why the former IRS Commissioner didn't tell Congress that ...
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AP photographer sees kids pulled from Okla. school
MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too ...
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Ala. legislators view of session depends on party
The Senate's Republican leader, President Pro Tem Del Marsh, of Anniston called it the best session since Republicans gained a majority in the 2010 election. Republicans passed the Alabama Accountability Act, loosened restrictions on guns, started the consolidation of state law enforcement agencies, and kept a promise to commit to the repayment of money removed for the Alabama Trust ...
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Montgomery Civil War landmark to become hotel
A historic building on Dexter Avenue in Montgomery from which the telegram that started the Civil War was sent will be converted into a 32-room hotel, according to the Montgomery Advertiser. The Advertiser reports that the Winter Building, built in 1841, and two neighboring buildings will be turned into the Hotel Dexter by developers. The project is expected to be a big part of the downtown ...
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Huge tornado hits Oklahoma City suburb kills 51 crews dig through the night
A teacher hugs a child at Briarwood Elementary school after a tornado destroyed the school in south Oklahoma City, Monday, May 20, 2013. A monstrous tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds up to 200 mph, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary ...
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Governor Bentley signs both state budgets
Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the state General Fund budget and state education budget into law. The governor's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, announced Monday night that Bentley had signed both of the Legislature's spending plans without changes on the last day of the 2013 legislative session. The Legislature passed the budgets nearly two weeks ago, and Bentley had ...
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Builders preserve Montgomery buildings past
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Builders are putting the final touches on a three-story loft project in downtown Montgomery, and they are highlighting the 1907 building's historic ...
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Woman who drove car into lake dies at hospital
Hoover police say 68-year-old Deanna Owen Shumate was taken to a hospital after driving her car into Star Lake on Friday night.Investigators tell WBRC-TV ...
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UAB looking for people to take a scratch-and-sniff test for Parkinsons disease study
Aries Someone is being very informative and helpful, especially if you want them to explain something that you don't understand, so listen carefully to what they tell you. This is also a great day for making some travel plans, perhaps by arranging to visit a friend you haven't seen in a while or by discussing where you should take your next ...
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Alabama Legislature targets elder abuse
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature is making it easier to prosecute people who abuse, neglect or financially exploit senior citizens. The House and Senate passed different versions of the bill earlier in the Senate and then agreed on the same version on Monday night shortly before the 2013 legislative session ended. The Protecting Alabama's Elders Act was pushed by Republican ...
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Alabama governor offers help to Oklahoma
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's governor says the state stands ready to help Oklahoma recover from a deadly tornado. Gov. Robert Bentley says he's been in touch with Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin's office and offered whatever assistance Alabama can provide. He said other states helped Alabama rebuild after deadly tornadoes hit on April 27, 2011, and Alabama is ready to do the same ...
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Autopsy shows Moss Point fisherman drowned
http://bit.ly/10RyfaJ ) an autopsy Monday confirmed the cause of death for 56-year-old Timothy Gordon Sr., of Moss Point. Broadus said the autopsy showed no other causes contributing to his ...
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Crews dig through night after deadly Okla. twister
This aerial photo shows the remains of homes hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve ...
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Alabama Legislature lifts limit on corporate campaign donations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers have agreed to a litany of changes to state election law, including eliminating the cap on corporate political contributions, The compromise version of Senate Bill 445 emerged on the session's final day Monday .The Senate approved the final version 27-4 and the House 90-3. The bill now goes to Gov. Robert Bentley for his consideration. The bill ...
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Annual Shroud Award given to Rep. Todd
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The annual light-hearted humorous jab known as the Shroud Award was presented in the Alabama House of Representatives Monday night. The award, replete with runners up and less honorable mentions, is given yearly to the state representative who proposed a law that had little, if any, chance of passage. The empty suit mounted in an open cardboard box accompanied by a ...
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Governor Bentley offers support to everyone in Oklahoma
Hearing on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, Lindsay Carter took advantage of the advanced warning, gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was ...
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American Cancer Society celebrates 100 years
BIRMINGHAM– On Wednesday, May 22, 2013, the American Cancer Society will mark its milestone of 100 years of medical breakthroughs and saving lives. In fact, experts with the organization, credited as the largest volunteer health group in the U.S., say ACS is the reason for hundreds of birthdays. "The American Cancer Society has played a role in nearly every cancer research ...
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Ala. House approves legislative consolidation bill
The consolidation measure passed the House on a 72-26 vote Monday night. The bill returned to the Senate to sort out differences between House and Senate versions of the legislation with slightly more than two hours left in the legislative ...
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The Birmingham Bands You Need To Know
Birmingham, Alabama's music scene is blowing up: Homegrown bands are playing major music fests such as Banditos at this weekend's Hangout Music Festival , while a new music venue, Iron City , is bringing bands such as Neutral Milk Hotel to the ...
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Hospitals treat more than 120 after Okla. tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY -; Officials at two hospitals say they're treating more than 120 patients, including about 70 children, after a massive tornado hit suburban Oklahoma ...
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Redevelopment of Fair Park at the heart of the budget mess
The city council of Birmingham is facing the difficult task of trying to redevelop a badly run-down part of the city with money that is short, and transforming the local economy to a cleaner one at a time of great recession, yet this must be done if we are to plan for the future.
Birmingham is a city that grew up as a manufacturing hub in the American south. The city was hit badly by the Great Depression, and it wasn’t until after the Second World War that things started to look up. The current situation in Birmingham is no different, although the local economy has diversified considerably since back then, it is still heavily reliant on manufacturing activities. Read more
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