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Divorce rates say a lot about who we are as a society. Trends in how unions dissolve reflect the social, economic, and cultural characteristics that define our time. Divorce rates have shifted over time, introducing new insights into why modern couples decide to end their marriage. LegalZoom reports that there are two ways to measure divorce rates: - Crude divorce rates measure the number of divorces per 1,000 people - Refined divorce rates measure the number of divorces per 1,000 married...
You may have heard that red cars have the highest insurance costs. This is often stated as a fact, with the explanation that police officers view people with red cars as more reckless and likely to speed. It is important to know that this is a misconception. Red cars cost the same to insure as any other color car and are not more expensive to insure. In fact, it is only in certain instances that you may expect your car insurance rates to increase as a result of the color of your car. In this...
Ribs are a staple of game day cuisine, and every chef has their own secret recipe. Am I going to share mine with you? No. What part of "secret" do you not understand? What I will do is give you a darned good recipe you can use as-is. Then, once you've done a few slabs of ribs, use this as a starting point for developing your very own secret recipe. This rub works well on pork, beef or lamb, but it's good on chicken, too. It's best for "long and slow" cooking methods like grilling, smoking or bak...
With the annual Buckmasters Expo in the rearview, Buckmasters founder and CEO Jackie Bushman is leading the organization into the modern era with numerous changes, including its address. Buckmasters headquarters moved from the eastern edge of Montgomery to the Sterling Centre on Carmichael Road about six weeks ago, indicating a significant shift in the organization's operations. "We have condensed our staff," said Bushman recently as the arena for the Bulls & Buckmasters event was being set up...
However many reasons we have for loving our grandparents, scammers have a whole lot more. That's why fraudsters and hackers are increasingly relentless in targeting a demographic that is often trusting of financial institutions, perhaps too embarrassed to report a loss and at a disadvantage where digital technology is concerned. Seniors offer an easy jackpot for scammers, to the tune of $3 billion in losses annually. They are often homeowners, sitting on top of savings, and in good credit....
Every year, students across the country must make an agonizing decision: where to go to college. The choices are endless: Big university or small private school? Close to home or far away? Urban life or tiny town? Even for those committed to certain ideas, choices abound. College towns of all shapes and sizes often make major impacts on their surroundings. Rent is typically more expensive in college towns (and unfortunately, it's only going up). But that doesn't deter people from moving in....
Screech. Boom. Crash! In today's fast-paced world, car crashes feel like simply a fact of life. In 1913, before cars dominated the roads, there were only 1.3 million vehicles registered and 4,200 deaths associated with them, according to the National Safety Council. Fast-forward more than a century to 2022, when the latest data is available, and registered vehicles have soared to 283 million, with 46,027 people dying and 5.2 million getting injured on the road. The General analyzed National...
(August 30, 2024) After Thursday’s CNN interview, I almost feel sorry for Kamala Harris’ campaign team. They’ve had a Herculean task set before them—to turn the least popular VP in recent memory into a viable Presidential candidate in less than 100 days. Yes, they’ve had lots of help—a billion or two in free publicity and image glow-up from the mainstream media, tens of millions of dollars of foreign (primarily Chinese) and dark money thrown at them through ActBlue, and a cavalcade of Hollywoo...
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AUG. 30, 2024) – Ashok Silwal, a doctoral candidate and graduate research assistant at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been chosen to receive a NASA Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) scholarship to study stream interaction regions (SIRs) in the heliosphere. SIRs accelerate energetic particles, impacting the interaction between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere....
(Montgomery, Ala.) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in demanding answers from the nation's top asset managers to determine if they are neglecting their fiduciary duty to their clients. The letter sent to 25 of the nation's top asset managers raises concerns that the asset managers may be violating their fiduciary duties to their clients by supporting environment shareholder proposals recommended by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), w...
Tech savvy and away from home, college students are tapping into telehealth services rather than having to rely solely on student health centers. Telehealth has become a back-to-school basic for the collegiate set, 71% of whom report using a telehealth service, as compared to 54% of the general population, according to a 2024 study conducted by Hers. What's the result of more college students turning to telehealth? 71% of college students also self-identify as "healthy" as compared to 60% of...
Unlike hospital and outpatient care settings, where staffing has returned to or surpassed levels seen prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home staffing continues to experience shortages. A quarter of all nursing homes in the United States in recent years reported "critical" staff shortages amid growing demand from an aging population for long-term health care. To better explore the working conditions of registered nurses in nursing homes, Vivian Health examined payroll data compiled by the...
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday shared a video message ahead of Labor Day weekend, honoring the hardworking men and women across Alabama whose efforts keep the state thriving. In the video, Governor Ivey highlights the importance of Labor Day, acknowledges the contributions of Alabama's diverse workforce and offers her gratitude and well-wishes for the holiday. "My fellow Alabamians, today we come together to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our fellow citizens," the Governor stated....
August 30, 2024 - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released a statement on the three-year anniversary of President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan. "In 2021, President Biden and Vice President Harris publicly set an arbitrary deadline to complete the United States' withdrawal from Afghanistan," said Chairman Rogers. "The Biden-Harris administration's arbitrary deadline was fueled by craven politics and u...
The movie, "Reagan", opens this Labor Day weekend with a scene that the movie producers never imagined while filming the motion picture would be unfortunately very familiar to modern audiences - the attempted assassination of a President. As Dennis Quaid, in the title role of the 40th President, just finishes delivering an inspiring speech to a labor union when out of nowhere a gunman tries to make him meet his end. Only a fleeting mention of James Scott Brady, who took a bullet to his head in...
On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) was interviewed by reporters on CNN. Congressman Gary Palmer (D-Hoover) was skeptical of her performance. "Last night's CNN interview with Vice President Harris raised even more questions in the minds of the American people about her fitness to serve as President," said Rep. Palmer. "The only true statement made during the interview was that her values have not changed. This was her way of saying to her base that, regardless of her current moderate...
Unemployment rates are rising across U.S. metropolitan areas, provoking alarm across the nation and likely leading to interest rate cuts in September. As of July, unemployment rates increased in 350 out of 389 U.S. metros areas—including 47 of the 51 largest metros, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. To get a glimpse of regional variations in employment, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rates in Alabama, using BLS data. Counties are ranked by their pre...
In many parts of the country, you can't drive on an interstate without spotting a semitruck. But have you ever wondered where they are hauling all that stuff? Truck Parking Club used Bureau of Transportation Statistics data to identify the top 20 destinations of freight from Alabama as part of a broader national analysis. The analysis only includes domestic freight. Most of the time, semis are headed somewhere within the same state. In all but one, the highest share of freight was delivered to...
The UAB Blazers opened the 2024 college football season on Thursday with a resounding win over Alcorn State 41 to 3. The game was delayed over an hour and twenty minutes due to bad weather in Birmingham; but that was the only setbacks that the Blazers faced on Thursday. The Blazers were up 28 to 3 by halftime, allowing Coach Trent Dilfer to substitute a lot of players in for the second half. UAB's offense ran the ball at will accounting for 298 yards of offense on the ground. The stout Blazer's...
On Friday, U.S. Special Forces, aided by drones, and the Iraqi armed forces launched a raid on ISIS in Western Iraq. 7 U.S. service members were wounded and 15 terrorists were killed. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) was upset that while U.S. service members were engaged with enemy combat forces President Joseph R. Biden (D) was away from Washington on another extended vacation. "Here's what the media won't mention: While special ops members risked their lives, @JoeBiden was enjoying...
Road trips are more popular than ever—and travelers often have a four-legged family member (or two!) along for the ride. Over the Fourth of July weekend this summer, AAA estimated that more than 60 million Americans drove to their vacation destinations, a new record for travelers hitting the road during the holiday. At the same time, Americans are forgoing leaving their pets at home. This may be in part because families simply have more fur babies than at any time over the past few years. T...
He was a local business owner and a music director in a Baptist church. He asked to have a planning and prayer meeting at our church one evening to share an idea. I said fine. I’d be there and I’d host. Several of us met on the appointed night to hear him tell about the county-wide crusade he’d already planned. He said he called the local Baptist association and found nothing planned that week, and he called the high school about using their stadium that week and it was fine. He told us furth...
On Sunday night the Louisiana State University Tigers face the University of Southern California. This is an early test for the SEC versus the Big 10. The Alabama Gazette panelists are all picking LSU to be victorious in their opener. USC started 5 and 0 in 2023; but collapsed down the stretch to a disappoint 7 and 5 finish. A victory over Louisville in the Holiday Bowl on December 27 did little to improve the mood of USC fans. Now USC head coach Lincoln Riley has to replace 2022 Heisman trophy...
"Experience must be our only guide. Reason might mislead us." So said John Dickinson at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, some 237 years ago this month. As we celebrate the birth of the United States Constitution, Dickinson's admonition is critical to understanding our Founding Fathers' thoughts that served as the basis for our constitutional government. Our Constitution, revered my many, detested by some and imitated worldwide, has stood the test of time. Even with disputes about its...
For those Tide fans who have expressed trepidation about Kalen DeBoer as the new head coach – they had nothing to fret about on Saturday. Bama's beat down of the Western Kentucky team was as thoroughly dominating as possible. Alabama had 63 points and over 600 yards of offense. Star Quarterback Jalen Milroe threw for two touchdowns and ran it in for two touchdowns on the ground. The veteran signal caller contributed over 200 yards through the air and 79 yards of rushing. Milroe was sacked j...
