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Marshall Backs Vaccine Objectors as Major Faiths Accept Shots
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a multistate effort asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a West Virginia family’s religious challenge to school vaccination requirements, although major religious traditions generally accept vaccination and many encourage it. Marshall announced Monday, Oct. 19, that Alabama joined a Nebraska-led coalition supporting parents whose…
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The Tree That Grew From an Innocent Man’s Grave
By Riverboat Randy MOBILE, Ala. — Friends, gather ’round, for I have a tale for you — and this one ain’t spun from river mist. Every bone of it is true, sworn by the record books down in Mobile, and you can go stand beneath the proof yourself any day you please. In 1833, a…
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Today Is Alabama’s Voter Registration Deadline for Midterm Elections
Alabama residents have until Monday, Oct. 19, to register to vote in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, with deadlines varying by how an application is submitted. Online applications must be submitted before 11:59 p.m. Monday. Paper applications delivered in person must reach the county Board of Registrars before the close of business, while mailed applications…
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New Lodge Dedicated at Cheaha State Park
DELTA, Ala. — Alabama State Parks has dedicated a new 32-room lodge at Cheaha State Park, adding modern mountaintop accommodations overlooking the Talladega National Forest to Alabama’s oldest continuously operating state park. State and local officials gathered Friday, Oct. 16, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Lodge at Cheaha State Park. Although the building has…
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Yonder Walls Mural Festival Brings 30 New Murals to Birmingham’s Parkside District
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham’s largest-ever mural festival takes over the Parkside District on Saturday, with more than 30 new murals by more than 40 artists across two blocks of 1st Avenue South. The inaugural Yonder Walls Mural Festival runs from noon to 8 p.m. at Urban Supply, 1301 1st Ave. S. Admission is free. Artists…
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Alabama Schools Face Closures as Enrollment Falls and Private-School Subsidies Expand
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama public schools could face closures, larger classes and fewer course offerings as enrollment falls by nearly 12,000 students, even as the state expands a taxpayer-funded program that helps families pay for private schools and homeschooling. State Superintendent Eric Mackey has warned that the preliminary enrollment decline could eliminate state funding for…
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