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Capitol Christmas tree to be delivered, lit
... Following the Christmas tree lighting ceremony, there will be a Christmas parade down Dexter Avenue in Montgomery that begins at 6:00 p.m. Two 12-foot tall Deodora Cedar trees also will be decorated and placed inside the Capitol. In a first, both ... Comment?
New grants to help AL schools cut energy costs
MONTGOMERY, AL 70 schools across Alabama will benefit from economic stimulus grants awarded by Governor Bob Riley. Comment?
Thankfulness latches to memories even in bad years
I had an unlikely friend when I was in the second grade. My family moved from Pensacola, Fla., to Montgomery, Ala., and to an old suburban street with the fanciful name of Holiday Hills. Comment?
History Lessons: Rosa Parks refuses to budge
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... this week (Dec. 1) in 1955, Rosa Parks, a part-time seamstress and full-time employee of a department store in Montgomery, Alabama, boarded a city bus for home after a very hard day. Her feet were sore, her shoulders ached and her whole body was ... Comment?
H1N1 vaccines in schools starts Monday
MONTGOMERY, AL The Alabama Department of Public Health will begin giving school kids the H1N1 vaccine Monday. Comment?
... Alabama, but this time the Gators will be on top, according to the AP college football poll released today. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) a ' The deep economic downturn is sending Alabama residents in record numbers to sign up for help in feeding their ... Comment?
Man takes legal fight for son to Neb. high court
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... arguments next week. Ashby accuses his ex-fiancee, Monica Kilmer, of conspiring with Douglas and Tammy Black of Montgomery, Ala., and others to deprive him of his parental rights, but a Lancaster County judge ruled in favor of the defendants last ... Comment?
Spud Road Trips Through The USA's Southern States - Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Country visited: USA In search of southern hospitality, Spud weaves his way from Arizona to Alabama, making sure he stops by Graceland and the home of Blues along the way. Comment?
Encyclopedia of Alabama paints state story
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... Alabama and the modern civil rights movement. Some articles deal with widely known events and people, such as the Montgomery bus boycott, Scottsboro trials of the 1930s, MarA tin Luther King Jr. and George Wallace. Others cover less well-known ... Comment?
Montgomery prepares for Christmas
Montgomery Moms, get ready! Christmas is just around the corner and children are excited. Comment?
Woman reveals role in civil rights history
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On that supercharged day in 1955 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Ala., she rode her way into history books, credited with helping to ignite the civil rights movement. Comment?
Award winner Hoose had company on stage
... He based his book on the true story of Claudette Colvin, who as a 15-year-old schoolgirl was dragged off a bus in Montgomery, Ala., for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman. She made her stand against racism and prejudice months before a ... Comment?
the Extra Mile: Jingle Bell Run/Walk celebrates 20 years in Montgomery
... In the state, there also are 4,500 children with the disease. Last year, almost $78,000 was raised at the Montgomery Jingle Bell race, which attracted 1,196 participants. Hemphill expects about 1,500 participants this year, although she would love ... Comment?
Man receives highest Scouting honor
... a work-release program to provide a productive future for many inmates who had gone astray. Dr. Sam Saliba of Montgomery, last year's National Distinguished Eagle Scout honoree, was chairman of a group that met with Robinson before deciding whether ... Comment?
A woman struggles against the system to remain in America
... they were innocent mistakes, but innocent or not, they may rip apart her family and the life she has built in Montgomery -- a life of tutoring children at Flowers Elementary School, singing in the choir at Frazer Memorial United Methodist Church and ... Comment?
Swift water rescue capability critical
... eloped response capability, I hope this type of tragedy will not happen again in our community. Patty DeBortoli Montgomery Comment?
The following incidents have been recently reported to the Montgomery Police Department: ---------- An unknown suspect stole a Sony MP3 player from a store in the 900 block of Ann Street at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Comment?
When the Charles Dickens' character Mr. Bumble observed in the novel Oliver Twist that 'the law is a ass,' he could have had in mind an instance similar to the one that has turned an apparently harmless Montgomery resident and mother into a long-term federal detainee. Comment?
... previous Mont gomery-made Hyundai mod els. Ellen McNair, senior vice president of corporate devel opment at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Com merce, confirmed she will make the trip, but declined to discuss specifics on what promoted the large ... Comment?
THORN, Willie L., a resident of Montgomery, Alabama expired Friday, November 27, 2009 in a local hospital. Comment?