April 2022 – Page 7

Archibald: Killing is easy, if you look the other way

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By John Archibald I stood beside a man, once, as he watched his son die in Alabama’s old electric chair. Yellow Mama, they called that chair. Like a term of endearment. I’ll never forget the sounds […]

Lawyer on Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s staff arrested on child solicitation charge

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By Carol Robinson A staff attorney for Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has been arrested on a child solicitation and was immediately fired. Chase Tristian Espy, 36, is charged with child solicitation by computer/electronic solicitation of a […]

AAMU PREZ VISITS POLARIS

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Alum Gives President Grand Tour Following what President Daniel K. Wims referred to as an “outstanding” visit, Alabama A&M University could be one step closer to forming a mutually beneficial partnership with Polaris. Polaris aims […]

Alabama’s only openly gay legislator to anti-trans bill backers: ‘Don’t you dare call me a friend’

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By Rebecca Griesbach Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, had a message for his colleagues Thursday, as they spent the last day of the legislative session debating bills that would limit transgender students’ healthcare options and bathroom access. […]

3 Things On Your Tongue You Should Pay Attention To

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3 Things On Your Tongue You Should Pay Attention To We all have one, but how much do you really know about your tongue? You might be surprised to learn your tongue can tell you some interesting […]

Dana Hall McCain: They know what we’re against. What are we for?

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By Dana Hall McCain This is an opinion column In the polarization of the American culture wars, we spend a lot of time telling one another what we’re against. One need look no further than the […]

Medicaid expansion advocates tout Alabama Arise poll, PARCA report

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By Mike Cason Advocates for expanding Medicaid in Alabama are pointing to a new poll showing two-thirds of respondents support the idea and a report that expansion would create savings to offset the cost and generate […]

Cash App data breach: Over 8 million users affected by data breach

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By Leada Gore More than 8 million users of mobile payment app Cash App could be affected by a data breach, according to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. On Monday, Block, the financial service […]

Ala. class of 2021 ACT scores decline again

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By Trisha Powell Crain ACT scores for Alabama’s high school class of 2021 were down slightly, from 18.61 to 18.58 according to the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama. This is the fourth year in a row […]

OBITUARIES 4/13 – 4/19/2022

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Public Official Death Athens city councilman dies of cancer ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. BRIAN KEITH PATTON AUGUST 25, 1969 – APRIL 7, 2022 Funeral service will be Saturday, April 16, 2022 at the Hurricane Chapel […]