Be careful out on the roads over holidays
      In December of 2006, 1,076 people were killed in traffic crashes that involved at least one driver or motorcyclists with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher, according to the National Highway Transportations Safety Administration.
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Alabama politics in 2007
By Steve Flowers
      As 2007 comes to an end let's look back at what happened politically in Alabama this year. The partisan bickering in the Alabama Senate climaxed on the final day of the annual legislative session with Republican Senator Charles Bishop slugging Democrat Lowell Barron in the face on the floor of th...
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Spending January in Maui
By Bob Martin
      Government does have its perks, particularly if you're the governor. The first week in January Gov. Riley, along with many of Alabama's leaders in economic development, both private and public, will host what is being billed as the "Third Annual 'Sweet Home Alabama' event.
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Itchy-scratchy holidays
      December 21, 1955 Adermatologist, in case you don't know, ain't nothing but a skin specialist. Why they don't go ahead and call themselves skin specialists is something I can't figure out, unless maybe a dermatologist can charge more and make you fell like you're getting more for our money.
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