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Alabama environmental agency acquires plane MONTGOMERY Ala (AP The state environmental agency plans to spend about 3 million over the next 10 years to operate an airplane to help it spot environmental violators particularly in the backwoods of Alabama
Alabama State
Capital City: Montgomery
Admission to Statehood: December 14, 1819
The sport, and the mirth, and the continual musicke: 52,423 sq.mi, 30th Land 50,750 sq. mi., 28th - Water 1673 sq.mi., 23rd
Coastline 53 mi., 17th - Shoreline 607 mi., 19th
Flag:
A crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, patterned after the Confederate Battle Flag, and adopted in 1895. The bars forming the cross must not be less than six inches broad and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side. Flag adopted 1895.
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Birmingham Harp Ensemble Holiday Performances - Harps Ring in the Season!
The Birmingham Harp Ensemble, under the direction of Cynthia Lynn Douglass, recording artist, played a series of concerts during December and continues to amaze every audience! Alabama-based harper Cynthia Douglass' newest recording, "Meditations," is now available from Amazon.com and CDBaby.com. All orders of this recording from CDBaby.com will contribute 100% of Cynthia's profits to the Hurricane Katrina relief fund.
Alabama Bill's Required Textbook Raises School Board Member's Concerns
The measure, House Bill 58, is being sponsored by two Alabama Democrats and would require that Bible literacy electives offered statewide use The Bible and its Influence, a textbook published by the Virginia-based Bible Literacy Project.
Katrina Response Story from One of AFC’s Own
Donna Mason-Smith, who is a curriculum coordinator for the Alabama Fire College, responded to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as part of an Alabama Disaster Medical Response Team. The devastation to the area and its people was horrendous and the response team faced many challenges in its effort to help others. Responders from around the nation worked tirelessly to ease the suffering of others who had lost it all. The following story reflects a glimpse of what Donna saw and experienced while responding to the New Orleans Airport which was being used as an evacuee center. The Alabama Fire College salutes Donna and all the other responders who responded in a time of need.Caledonian Society of Alabama Hosts Burns Night
Burn's Night will be celebrated by the Caledonian Society of Alabama on Saturday, January 21, 2006 at Wald Park Lodge in Vestavia at the Recreation Center from 6:00 P.M.- 10:00 P.M. For more information about the Caledonian Society of Alabama, please visit the new website at www.caledoniansocietyofalabama.org.Weekend Training Program
On November 5-6, 2005, the Alabama Fire College launched the first annual Alabama Fire College Fall Weekend. Of the 139 students who had registered some 114 participants were in attendance. The fire college would like to take this opportunity to thank the participants, especially the instructors who volunteered their time to help make the weekend the big success.
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ALABAMA REPORT Caldwell named lineman of week TUSCALOOSA University of Alabama sophomore center Antoine Caldwell a former Robert E Lee star was chosen as the Southeastern Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week the league office announced Monday afternoon
Hispanics make up less than 1 percent of Alabama voters BIRMINGHAM Ala (AP Hispanics are a growing part of Alabama's population but they make up less than 1 percent of the state's voters According to the secretary of state's office Alabama has 7,187 registered Hispanic voters
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Utah State Notes Arkansas coach Team better than USC score LOGAN If Arkansas coach Houston Nutt is right Utah State has a problem Nutt believes the Razorbacks are much better than their 50-14 season-opening loss to Southern Cal indicates and Arkansas plans to start the long road back from that debacle Saturday night against the Aggies Nutt blamed five turnovers which USC turned into 30 points for the lopsided loss
Local officeholders leading state groups It is time for Alabama to address the condition of its rural roads where more than 325 persons lost their lives during 2005 according to the new president of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama
Hispanics make up less than 1 percent of Alabama voters BIRMINGHAM Ala Hispanics are a growing part of Alabama's population but they make up less than 1 percent of the state's voters