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Auburn opened its football season with historically Black college Alabama A&M. The game was not expected to be competitive and it wasn't. Auburn jumped out to an early lead and never looked back strolling to a 73 to 3 win. This is Coach Hugh Freeze's second year on the Plains and Tigers fans are hoping that this season will be an improvement on the 6 and 7 finish of last year. Auburn jumped out to a 28 point lead in the first quarter and another 24 points in the second quarter to go to halftime...
On Friday, the Alabama Republican Party announced that Republican National Committee Co-Chair Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of former President Donald J. Trump, will be the speaker at the ALGOP's annual summer dinner. The ALGOP said in a release that Lara Trump "has played a pivotal role in advancing conservative values and energizing the Republican grassroots base nationwide. As RNC Co-Chair, she has been instrumental in leading the party's strategic initiatives and rejuvenating the RNC with...
The Alabama built Boeing Starliner is scheduled to autonomously undock from the space station at approximately 5:04 p.m. CDT on Friday, September 6 if weather allows, The Starliner will then journey home for an 11:03 p.m. landing and conclusion of the flight test. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched on-board Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 5 for its first crewed flight, They arrived at the ISS on June 6 in a journey through space that was marred by helium leaks and...
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...
At Bullard High School in Fresno, California, it's easy to see the benefits of banning students' cellphones. Bullying is down and socialization is up, principal Armen Torigian said. Enforcing the smartphone restrictions? That's been harder. Instead of putting their devices in magnetically locked pouches, like they're supposed to, some kids will stick something else in there instead, like a disused old phone, a calculator, a glue bottle or just the phone case. Others attack the pouch, pulling at...
September 3, 2024 - MONTGOMERY, ALA – House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) has been elected chair of CSG South for 2024- 2025. As chair, Speaker Ledbetter will preside over the Executive Committee of CSG South and the 79th Southern Legislative Conference, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, July 19-23, 2025. The meeting, which is the nation's largest regional state government forum, is expected to draw more than 1,800 attendees from the South. Registration will open in F...
Excluding registered and practical nurses, physical therapists (PTs) consistently rank among the top five largest healthcare occupations that require licensure in the United States. The number of PTs increases each year, as does the American population, including a growing number of aging adults who are more likely to need physical therapy. Becoming a PT requires extensive education, resulting in a doctoral or professional degree, making it a lengthy and expensive process to enter the...
Yard chores might seem mundane, but unsafe practices can lead to injury, illness, or even death. Over the past decade, 3.2 million U.S. residents have been injured while working on their lawns or in their gardens. Lawn mower accidents cost patients an average of $37,000 in medical treatment. LawnStarter surveyed over 1,000 U.S. homeowners about their history, habits, and concerns related to lawn care accidents and injuries. See the results below, including demographic insights such as age,...
Andalusia, AL (Sept. 3, 2024) – Southeast Gas, a natural gas utility based in Andalusia, Alabama, has been named one of the top 20 utilities in the country by Site Selection Magazine in their annual top utilities Issue. The company, which serves over 32,000 customers across 19 counties in the Southeast, has contributed to over $2 billion in economic development and growth in 2023 alone. "We are honored to be chosen by Site Selector as one of the Top Utilities in the United States for 2024, w...
The Central Alabama Consortium on Aging is holding a camp for caregivers on September 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Continuing education credits are available for nurses and social workers who attend...
The Alabama Gazette panelists correctly picked that Alabama and Auburn would both win their opening games. The panelists were unanimous in their first week picks and went 14 and 2 in the first week. Alabama coasted to an easy victory over Western Kentucky. Auburn similarly boat raced a much less talented opponent in Alabama A&M. The panel correctly picked that Georgia would defeat Clemson in Atlanta; though some members of the panel were shocked by the ease at which Georgia finished off Dabo...
Yes, she is 'likeable' and despite the rhetoric - she's a good speaker. But she's a puppet. Aunt Kamala that is as she sashays around the room - whether a Courtroom or Political Debriefing Room. Only to deny proper actual tabulations of the “cause & affect” of her “ministry” or dutiful service. More people are incarcerated often in conflict of law situations (80% in the US per stats) - such as that of drug offenses wherein Federal Law bans Cannabis - while there is also a Federal Patent in the...
Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. Defined by the Small Business Administration as firms with fewer than 500 employees, small businesses make up 99.9% of all companies. They also fuel employment, with nearly half (46%) of private sector workers employed at small businesses, accounting for 43.5% of the country's overall economic output. U.S. NAICS Codes analyzed data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to see which states have the healthiest environments for small...
5 hours. That's the amount of time America's "sandwich generation" spends caring for both children and aging parents every week, according to a New York Life Wealth survey. These caretakers of multigenerational households are struggling under the financial and emotional burden of their responsibilities—especially when it comes to saving for the future. Caring.com analyzed resources from the IRS, Family Caregiver Alliance, National Council on Aging, AARP, and other organizations supporting a...
From bags of kibble in the grocery store to modern home sizes, things are getting smaller—and evidently, Americans are starting to look for furry friends that match. Small breeds like terriers and toys have largely dethroned the retrievers that once dominated the most popular breed rankings. This is a continuation of a trend that began in 2022 when the Labrador retriever lost its 31-year-long streak as #1 to the French bulldog, according to the American Kennel Club. This shift may be p...
The "most unusual job market in modern American history." The "Great American Labor Shortage." That's how news reports were describing the massive disruption to the job market delivered by the COVID-19 pandemic by the latter half of 2021, when almost half of American companies were reporting a worker shortage. Since then, the job market has shifted back toward something more akin to what the U.S. was used to before the pandemic arrived. But some industries and parts of the country are still...
In July, global temperatures continued to climb to their highest levels on record, marking 14 consecutive months of record-high temperatures, according to a National Centers for Environmental Information report. As temperatures climb, so do concerns over the effect of these hot weather days on learning. "Kids are coming to school and not even having their basic needs of comfort met; and if they don't have their needs met, they can't progress and learn and do all of those things we want them to...
What we are witnessing now from the Biden-Harris administration is a total collapse of American leadership on the world stage. Six hostages were just executed in Gaza by the Iranian puppet Hamas. The most unbelievable was an American, Hersh Goldberg-Polin whose parents spoke at the Democratic National Convention. He was executed by a bullet in the back of his head. The Biden-Harris Administration’s lack of immediate action is a complete abdication of our country. Where are the Stealth bombers h...
The United States is facing a caregiving crisis. As America's population ages and adults are staying active for longer, many are choosing to live in assisted-living facilities. Assisted-living facilities offer 24-hour care but are less hands-on than nursing homes. They can offer the best of both worlds for a generation that values independence. Still, low staffing levels are causing facilities to raise prices and, in some cases, close their doors entirely, exacerbating an already severe care gap...
September 6, 2024 - Montgomery - 3,193,141 Alabamians, (65% of the state's population) have received at least one dose of one of the COVID-19 vaccines. Around 2,611,593 people (53% of the population of the state), have received both the initial vaccine and their follow-up annual boosters of the vaccine – thus are considered "fully vaccinated." Some of those Alabamians have, or claim to have had, adverse reactions to the vaccine. These so-called vaccine injuries include: bell's palsy, m...
September 5, 2024 Uniti Group Inc. announce that it has received a new 20-year contract award from a strategic hyperscale customer in Alabama to construct a new long-haul route that will span over 200 route miles when complete. The broadband network will connect new data centers optimized for Generative AI, and broadening Uniti's reach throughout the state. Uniti says that in order to deliver on the new contract and create significant capacity for future growth, it will build a multi-duct fiber...
September 5, 2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL – The Alabama League of Municipalities (ALM) announced the launch of its quality-of-life campaign entitled Live Locally Alabama. The stated goal of this initiative is to encourage civic engagement, instill community pride and highlight the crucial role municipal government plays in the daily lives of Alabama's citizens. ALM says that Alabama is made up of 465 cities and towns of various sizes, each with their own strengths and challenges. The campaign hopes t...
September 5, 2024 – Montgomery - the Foundation for Moral Law announced that it has filed an amicus brief in support of the efforts by Veterans groups who have sued the Department of Defense after a left leaning Pentagon Naming Commission removed a Confederate veteran's monument from Arlington National Cemetery. On December 20, 2023, a Memorial to soldiers of the Confederate Army-also known as the Reconciliation Monument-was removed from Arlington National Cemetery under orders from President J...
On Thursday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) has removed a member from the Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs and is demanding the resignation of Commissioner of the state Department of Veterans Affairs W. Kent Davis. Ivey's removal of John Kilpatrick from the board was effective immediately. Ivey has demanded that Davis resign by the end of the day on Thursday. The Governor claimed in her letter that there was, "Ample cause exists for your removal as Commissioner. For example, your agency...
It takes a lot of money to win elections. The 2022 election cycle was the priciest nonpresidential election cycle in history, with spending reaching nearly $9 billion, according to an OpenSecrets analysis. Effective outreach and messaging requires ads, stickers, campaign staff, pens, and more—even for last-minute high-profile switch-ups such as the one the United States is currently facing. With Biden's decision to step aside, Kamala Harris' campaign has received record-breaking c...
