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• Authorities ID bystander killed in crossfire in Birmingham

  01-02-2017 15:26
  
  Andreas Kashif Brown was 33. He was killed in Birmingham's Gate City community about 5 p.m. Tuesday.
  
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• You know what I hate?

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  I really do not hate a lot of things. I do hate broccoli. I hate asparagus, kale and many things that belong under a lawn mower. I do like cucumbers, green beans, peas, lettuce, slaw and to me, the best green food is. . . you guessed it – key lime pie. I hate willful ignorance to where you point something out as undeniable truth yet people still want to disagree with you. When I was still in the A...
  
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• Veterans legislation awaiting signature by the Governor

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate voted for legislation that updates the mission of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs and positively impacts approximately 400,000 veterans and four state veterans' homes across the state. House Bill 103 (HB103) is sponsored by State Representative Kenneth Paschal (R-Pelham). The bill was carried in the Senate by State Senator Gerald Allen (R -...
  
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• U.S. Senators Katie Britt and Tom Cotton support bill to stop Biden's blockade of munitions shipments to Israel

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Israel is fighting a war against Hamas in Gaza in response to unprovoked attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians in October. The United States Congress voted for and the President of the United State Joseph R. Biden (D) signed legislation supporting Israel in its quest to defeat Hamas. That aid however is not getting to Israel because the Biden administration, which used concern for Israel's...
  
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• Tuberville seeking answers on shipbuilding delays and workforce concerns

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  If you haven’t been paying attention, the United States is facing an arms race with China and Russia like this country has not experienced since the 1980s. China has the largest fleet on the planet and Congress has become frustrated by the Navy’s chronic inability to produce ships. Last week, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) questioned Commandant of Marine Corps General Eric Smith, Secret...
  
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• Tuberville, Britt, and colleagues call for overturn of Biden's EPA emissions standards

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently joined U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Nebraska), Katie Britt (R-Alabama), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in introducing two Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval to attempt to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) vehicle emissions standards for light and medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles. The Biden...
  
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• Tuberville and colleagues condemn anti-Israel protests commend UNC fraternity members for defense of American flag

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently joined Senator Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) and eight colleagues in a resolution condemning the violent antisemitic protests, which have erupted across college campuses. The resolution applauds the actions of University of North Carolina (UNC) fraternity members who protected the American flag after protestors attempted to replace it with a...
  
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• Top 10 bills of the regular session

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The 2024 Alabama regular legislative session ended on Thursday, May 9. A lot of bills passed and became law this session, and many didn't – gambling was one of those. These are the top ten issues that the Legislature actually passed. School Choice - Governor Kay Ivey got behind and the Legislature passed legislation that will give every parent in the state a chance to go the public, private,...
  
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• The Sunbelt Conference Tournament begins today in Montgomery

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Troy University is hosting the Sunbelt Conference baseball tournament this week in Montgomery at Riverwalk Stadium starting on Tuesday. Troy finished with 36 wins and 20 losses and 18 in 12 in the conference. The University of South Alabama will play Old Dominion on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. CDT. Mark Calvi is the coach of USA. Calvi has coached the team since 2011. The hosting Troy University will...
  
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• The Election of 1860: Consolidation, Corporatism, and Empire

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The election of 1860 featured four presidential candidates: Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge, John Bell, and Abraham Lincoln. Stephen A. Douglas – Nicknamed the Little Giant due to his 5’ 4” stature, Illinois-native Douglas was a political giant. A wealthy land speculator and lobbyist for the Illinois Central Railroad, Douglas supported the Missouri Compromise, then sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska...
  
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• Tears & Laughter: Be Smart, Take Away Your Child's Smart Phone

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The new book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness,” has started a conversation about what age kids should be given a cell phone. The author, Jonathan Haidt, is a social psychologist, and he suggests that teens should only be given flip phones for communication and have little to no access to social media until they are 16. Parents l...
  
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• Southern Fried Chicken

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Spring is here! The weather's nice, the water is calling, and it's time to start packing those picnic baskets and coolers. In the South, that means fried chicken. No Southern outing is complete without cold fried chicken, just like no indoor gathering is complete without hot fried chicken. It's one of the essential dishes every cook needs to do well, and everyone has their own...
  
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• Sewell announces $145,200 for roadway and rail safety in York

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On Monday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL07) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $145,200 to the City of York, Alabama. Funding comes from DOT's Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program and will be used for a demonstration program to improve roadway and rail safety. "Once again, the Biden-Harris Administration is delivering for communities...
  
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• Senator "Coach" Tuberville Quietly Effective

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  As the end of 2023 was approaching, the U.S. Senate had ignored the custom to adjourn around Thanksgiving for a month-long Christmas break. Instead, they were working right up to Christmas. Our Senior Senator Tommy Tuberville was quietly and effectively maneuvering to get things accomplished with an adroitness exhibited by U.S. Senate veterans. Alabama’s senior United States Senator has become an...
  
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• Rep. Chris Blackshear (R-Phenix City) issued a statement on the failure of his gambling bills to pass the legislature.

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  "The House presented an opportunity to eliminate illegal gambling and allow the people to vote on an education lottery not just once this session, but twice," said Rep. Blackshear. "House and Senate conferees negotiated a compromise much closer to the Senate's substitute legislation than what was originally passed back in February. We made numerous concessions because the most...
  
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• Reflections.... Dressing In Our Sunday Best

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  It was a church conflict in my early days over something that’s a “back burner” issue now. We had a college student helping on an interim basis with our music. One Sunday she came to church dressed casually. I asked her in the following week to dress more formally for the pulpit. She grew angry and asked what dress had to do with worship. I gently explained I believed that we represented God and n...
  
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• RecruitMilitary National Virtual Career Fair is happening on May 21st

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Members of the military community have a world of career opportunities at their fingertips next week. Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated DAV RecruitMilitary National Virtual Career Fair, happening on May 21st from 11 am to 3 pm Central Time. This virtual event is the gateway to a world of exciting career opportunities, specifically curated for members of the military community to...
  
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• Prof. Roberts, there's a Cancer on the Presidency…

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The Lagniappe returned to reporting on AU corruption with a piece on Matrix [https://www.lagniappemobile.com/townnews/police/in-the-matrix-auburn-university-pays-1-million-a-year-to-controversial-firm/article_f088d0c2-eacc-11ee-81f0-0f2cf0b748a3.html?fbclid=IwAR15aB7ymWIy9QAaqZeUJELJJYM9qW9IKf8NjpxFAIAdAyC2xOsV8tavUEw] which appears a first salvo on another series by investigative reporter Rob...
  
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• On the Brink: The High Stakes of Alabama's 2nd Congressional District Election Our country is at a crossroads, teetering on the edge of disaster.

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The path we are currently on is one of rampant government overreach, economic stagnation, and a disturbing erosion of our constitutional freedoms. The radical left’s agenda is pushing us further away from the foundational principles that made America great. We cannot stand idly by as our nation is led astray by those who prioritize political correctness over common sense, and special interests ove...
  
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• My wife is beginning to show signs of dementia, maybe even Alzheimer's. What type things should I do to prepare us should she become incapacitated?

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  I think that you are doing the hardest thing and the best thing for your wife and yourself by facing this right now. When our loved ones are faced with such devastating diseases it’s easier to not face it and believe they will improve. Being proactive will have you prepared. First I will advise that you visit an attorney that can assist you with estate planning. The three basic documents that your...
  
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• Montgomery Symphony Orchestra to hold free Jubilee Pops Concert on Friday

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The Montgomery Symphony Orchestra will hold its annual free outdoor performance at 7:00 p.m. CDT on the grounds of the Alabama Department of Archives and History – across the street from the historic 1859 Alabama State Capital Building. The free event is expected to draw thousands so get there early for the best seats. Jamies Reeves is the conductor of the Montgomery Symphony Orchestra. "Bein...
  
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• Mercedes workers reject UAW

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On Friday, the votes were all counted and the workers at Mercedes voted not to join the controversial United Auto Workers of America (UAW). Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R), state leaders, and economic development leaders celebrated the news that the UAW was unable to claim a massive victory in Alabama's automobile manufacturing industry. "The workers in Vance have spoken, and they have...
  
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• Marshall announces additional indictments for the 2015 murder of Eric Cates

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictments of two Walker County men for the 2015 death of Eric Cates. Joshua Franklin Hill, age 35, and Luke Williams, Jr., age 34, were both served with indictments for Capital Murder. Cates and his dog, Gypsy, were both found deceased in the Empire community on March 21, 2015. Their bodies were badly burned as was the interior...
  
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• Governor Kay Ivey announces the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) was in Demopolis for a formal bill signing ceremony for legislation to create the new Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to be located in Demopolis in rural Marengo County. Ivey was joined at the announcement by the legislation’s sponsors – Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) and Representative Cynthia Almond (R-Tuscaloosa). They were...
  
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• Florida eliminates South Alabama softball team from NCAA regional

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  On Sunday, the University of Florida defeated the University of South Alabama softball team in the Gainesville NCAA regional. South Alabama defeated Florida Atlantic on Friday 1 to 0 in a pitching due. They then lost to Florida on Saturday 9 to 1. In the double elimination tournament, South Alabama went on to defeat Florida Gulf Coast 5 to 1 to advance to the NCAA regional title game where they...
  
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• Female Conservation Enforcement Officers Recognized by Academy

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  As part of the SEC Softball Tournament last week at Auburn University, eight female Conservation Enforcement Officers (CEOs) from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) were honored during the tournament and with a shopping trip by Academy Sports + Outdoors at its Auburn location. Cody Reid, Academy's Regional Marketing Specialist for Alabama, east Tennessee and...
  
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• Eastern Indigo Release Adds 40 to Conecuh National Forest

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  A project to restore the Eastern indigo snake to Alabama is one step closer to its goal with the release of 40 indigos in the Conecuh National Forest on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The reintroduction project aims to establish a viable population of this threatened species within its historic range along Alabama's Gulf Coast. Representatives from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural...
  
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• Discrimination's 30 Diversity

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  One Hundred years ago, Congress passed, and President Calvin Coolidge signed a new immigration bill. While relatively uncontroversial in the United States - it had passed the Senate 69-9 and 308-62 in the House - the Act had a global impact. Its genesis was a study completed by the Dillingham Commission, which was formed by President Theodore Roosevelt and tasked with studying and identifying...
  
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• Democrat Wins a House Seat in Alabama

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  The national media has been keenly interested that a Democrat has been elected to an Alabama House of Representatives seat. I have had several inquiries from national news and political publications asking me to explain and analyze this phenomenon. They are particularly interested in the fact that women’s reproductive rights was a central focus of this special election in Huntsville. Democrat Mari...
  
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• Campfire Talk - Civilian Conservation Corps: The Men Who Shaped a Nation

  20-05-2024 18:47 via alabamagazette.com
  
  Campfire Talks are a series of educational & entertaining programs located outside in DeSoto State Park. Campfire programs are held many Friday & Saturday evening (June –October) in our large campfire ring inside the improved campground. Talks are for all ages, & open to everyone! On May 24, 1939, DeSoto State Park was dedicated and opened to the public. In honor of DeSoto State Park&a...
  
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