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Published: Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 12, 2008 at 1:47 a.m. BASKETBALL Youth Basketball: Youth girls and boys basketball for ages 6-12 registration dealdine is Nov.
Jefferson County, Ala., might dodge bond default
Jefferson County, Ala., may yet avoid the largest municipal bond default in U.S. history.
Alabama economy boosted by billions of federal research dollars. Both ...
UAB scientists searching for cancer cures and Huntsville engineers designing rockets to carry Americans back to the moon are hoping a new president will reverse the erosion of federal spending for science and ...
McCain Criticized for 'Negative Tone'
Republican John McCain, the clock ticking down on a chance to narrow Democrat Barack Obama's lead in polls, fended off criticism Saturday comparing him to a well-known segregationist and attempted to pivot back ...
Obituaries for Sunday
Sutton Willis Dean, 73, passed away at his home on October 9, 2008. He was a member of the Talladega Church of Christ.
Hate and Division
I have an opinion, but no historic gravitas. John Lewis has that gravitas, and this is what he had to say on the topic: As one who was a victim of violence and hate during the height of the Civil Rights ...
When Moonbats go Barkina UPDATED
Now ain't this the living end?! Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights-era icon: "What I am seeing reminds me of too much of another destructive period in American history," Lewis said in a statement released ...
Alabama Firefighters Remembered
Nearly four hundred families, friends and firefighters gathered next to a reflecting pond and a towering statue of a firefighter to remember the lives of more than 200 Alabama firefighters who have died in and ...
$42 million from the federal government
The federal government is pumping about $42 million into Alabama as part of an effort to keep home values from falling due to the national foreclosure crisis.
accused of using Facebook
An Auburn man is in jail awaiting prosecution on charges in Birmingham and Montgomery federal courts that he used Internet social networking sites to glean intimate information about girls and young women, then ...
Congratulations to area residents for their accomplishments.
Anniston resident Peggy Grubbs was recently honored as the recipient of the '2008 Horizon Award' from the 20,500-member Alabama Retired State Employees' Association during its annual convention in Guntersville.
Search committee eliminates 4
The Lurleen B. Wallace Community College presidential search committee held its first of three planning meetings Friday, eliminating four of its 57 candidates for consideration, including a former LBWCC ...
Community helps with the fight
Anna Beth Dobbs is battling a rare childhood disease, but she's not going through the fight alone.
C-USA Works Out Deal With Commissioner
The Conference USA Board of Directors voted unanimously today to extend the contract of C-USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky through 2013.
Riley grants will aid victims of Domestic Violence, Child Abuse
Riley grants will aid victims of Domestic Violence, Child Abuse by Taken from wire and staff reports The Birmingham Times Originally posted 10/10/2008 MONTGOMERY- Gov.
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Protective Life stock declines 44% Protective Life stock declines 44% Gasoline price drop welcome relief for Birmingham drivers The Huntsville Times Crabtree Rowe firm to move offices Property taxes must be ...
FocusFirst Conducting Hi-Tech Vision Screenings Throughout Region
Since 2004, more than 1000 students attending twenty Alabama colleges, universities, and high schools have screened over 40,000 children in Alabama for eye diseases and disorders as part of their affiliation ...
Birmingham's business elite favors John McCain by wide margin
Birmingham's corporate titans have overwhelming thrown their presidential-race financial support to Republican John McCain over Democrat Barack Obama.
Churches, relief agencies overwhelmed by people needing help due to financial crisis
Churches and agencies that provide relief to people in economic distress say requests have spiked from people struggling to pay bills and feed their families.