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New Current Population Survey Finds Alabama’s Unemployment Rate Remained Unchanged in February
Gov. Robert Bentley recently announced some good news for Alabama’s economy, but there’s still much work left to be done before the Yellowhammer State returns to the prosperity it enjoyed prior to the Great Recession.According to the Cherokee County Herald, a new Current Population Survey (CPS) has found that Alabama’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Feb.…
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HEAL is Changing the Way Kids Approach Physical Education
Childhood obesity is a problem of epidemic proportions in Alabama. But through a revolutionized approach to physical education, a six-time world champion athlete and former stuntwoman may have just figured out a solution. In 2002, Christy Swaid founded HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living), a Birmingham-based organization that seeks to revolutionize the physical education curriculum found…
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Police Brutality in the U.S. Continues with Alabama Police Shooting
Late last month, an Alabama police officer was arrested and charged with shooting an unarmed black man in Montgomery, according to officials.The 23-year-old police officer, Aaron “A.C.” Smith, was charged with murder in the death of 59-year-old Gregory Gunn.Montgomery County District Attorney Daryl Bailey comment that “[The State Bureau of Investigations] and I agreed at…
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Coming Soon: Springtime for the Huntsville Botanical Gardens
Spring will officially begin this year on Sunday, March 20, and the Huntsville Botanical Garden is gearing up for the season with some big changes. At the Madison City Council meeting on February 22, Vice President of Operations at Huntsville Botanical Garden Kathy Gilder was officially presented with the organization’s annual appropriation. For 2016, the…
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New Study Finds The Gene Linked To Graying Hair In New Study
Millions of women, and many men, go to serious lengths to disguise their graying hair, which is viewed very negatively by society, even though graying can begin as early as one’s twenties. Indeed, most women experiment with at least three hair colors during their lifetimes, often to disguise stray grays. It has never been clear…
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Alabama Freshman Called Up to U.S. Women’s Soccer U-19 National Team Camp
A terrific athletic year for the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2015, capped off with a National Championship win by the football team, just got a bit more impressive as one of the school’s rising stars is being recognized on a national scale.According to RollTide.com, Emma Welch, a freshman forward for the Alabama women’s soccer team,…
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Small Businesses in Alabama Can Now Get an Income Tax Credit for Creating New Jobs
The Alabama House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would give income tax credit to small businesses in the state employing 75 or fewer people. The credit, worth $1,500, would be given out to businesses for every new, full-time job paying at least $40,000 per year. The bill, called the Alabama Small Business Jobs…
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Tornado Strikes West Jefferson County on Super Tuesday, Seriously Injuring 4 People
Extreme winds tore through much of West Jefferson County on Tuesday, and storm experts have officially announced that the harrowing conditions are being classified as a tornado.According to local news affiliate Fox 10 TV, WBRC weatherman J-P Dice estimated that wind speeds reached between 100 and 120 mph during the storm. The tornado comes on…
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Alabama Cancer Center Issues Strong Recommendation On Importance of HPV Vaccination
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s (UAB) Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of the nation’s top institutions for cancer research and development, so when they issue a statement pertaining to the field, it’s best to heed their advice. According to AL.com, the issue they’re focusing on recently is trying to get more people vaccinated for…
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Smartphones Helping to Prevent Tornado Injuries and Casualties In February’s Cyclone-Filled Month
Monday, Feb. 15, was probably a pretty scary day to live in Alabama. Thanks to modern technology, though, it could have been a lot worse. According to ABC15.com, more than 12 tornadoes were spotted across the South on that day, predominantly in Alabama, Mississippi, and the panhandle region of Florida.Fortunately, most of the tornadoes that…