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Tom Corson Is An Alabama Bright Light, Shining A Better Way For The World’s Needy

Tom Corson Is An Alabama Bright Light, Shining A Better Way For The World’s Needy

| June 2, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Tom Corson is carrying on the work of his parents, who founded SIFAT 40 years ago to help people in underdeveloped parts of the world have better lives.

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Keeping Score: Manual Scoreboard At Birmingham’s Rickwood Classic Keeps It Old School

Keeping Score: Manual Scoreboard At Birmingham’s Rickwood Classic Keeps It Old School

| May 31, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Volunteers add to annual throwback’s authenticity.

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Day With Dr. Mona Fouad: Making A Difference At UAB And Across Alabama

Day With Dr. Mona Fouad: Making A Difference At UAB And Across Alabama

| May 27, 2019 @ 5:00 am

On the 12th floor of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Faculty Office Tower is the office of a woman who seldom is there. Mona Fouad, M.D., one of the most influential medical professionals in Alabama, spends only about a third of her time in an office (she has another one on the sixth floor of the same building that overlooks Birmingham). Most of the time, she is out and about with her students and colleagues and in the communities she serves.

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American Flow Control Announces Plans For Valve And Hydrant Research Center

American Flow Control Announces Plans For Valve And Hydrant Research Center

| May 26, 2019 @ 5:00 am

AMERICAN Flow Control, the valve and hydrant division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, headquartered in Birmingham, has announced the formation of AMERICAN Innovation, LLC, a company dedicated to research and development. The company plans to build the AMERICAN Flow Control Center for Innovative Excellence in Crawfordsville, Indiana, beginning this summer.

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Funds Help University Of Montevallo Expand Outdoor Education, Provide Scholarships

Funds Help University Of Montevallo Expand Outdoor Education, Provide Scholarships

| May 25, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Donations from the Alabama Power Foundation and the Alabama Farmers Federation will help the University of Montevallo expand its Outdoor Scholars program.

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Apprentice Readiness Program Prepares Alabama Students For Skilled Trades

Apprentice Readiness Program Prepares Alabama Students For Skilled Trades

| May 23, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Workforce development officials say that developing a well-trained workforce prepared for current and future jobs is essential for continued growth in Alabama.

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Alabama Legacy Moment: Amelia Boynton Robinson

Alabama Legacy Moment: Amelia Boynton Robinson

| May 22, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Alabama Public Television is producing a series of videos titled “Alabama Legacy Moments” that offer a quick history of the people, places and stories that have defined Alabama. Done in conjunction with the ongoing bicentennial celebration of the state that concludes in December 2019, the short pieces should inspire you to learn more about the rich history of Alabama. “Alabama Legacy Moments”  are sponsored by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission and the Alabama Broadcasters Association.

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Nonprofit Takes Special-Needs Children On Hunting, Fishing Trips

Nonprofit Takes Special-Needs Children On Hunting, Fishing Trips

| May 21, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Kidz Outdoors works around the year to give special-needs children across the country hunting and fishing opportunities they would otherwise not have.

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USA Health’s Madeira Da Silva Honored For Cancer Research At Aacr Annual Meeting

USA Health’s Madeira Da Silva Honored For Cancer Research At Aacr Annual Meeting

| May 19, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Luciana Madeira da Silva, Ph.D., a researcher at USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute, has received a 2019 Minority and Minority-serving Institution Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award.

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Nashville Songwriters At Workplay Show In Birmingham Bring Attention To Vets’ Plight

Nashville Songwriters At Workplay Show In Birmingham Bring Attention To Vets’ Plight

| May 18, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Military veterans suffering from mental, emotional and moral trauma after deployment are getting more help thanks to a new outreach effort with some of Nashville’s best songwriters.

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Hangout Fest Profile: Hozier

Hangout Fest Profile: Hozier

| May 16, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Andrew Hozier-Byrne, better known by the one-word name of Hozier, exploded onto the scene with a huge voice and sturdy songwriting with his self-titled album in 2014.

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Hangout Fest Profile: Diplo

Hangout Fest Profile: Diplo

| May 14, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Thomas Wesley Pentz, better known as Diplo, is a Mississippi native now based in Los Angeles who made his name musically in the underground dance party scene in Philadelphia.

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Hangout Fest Profile: Vampire Weekend

Hangout Fest Profile: Vampire Weekend

| May 12, 2019 @ 5:00 am

It was pretty obvious when Vampire Weekend released the single “Harmony Hall” that the band’s fourth studio album “Father of the Bride,” was going to be different from its predecessors.

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APC, Nature Conservancy Receive Environmental Award

APC, Nature Conservancy Receive Environmental Award

| May 10, 2019 @ 5:00 am

Alabama Power and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have received a Partners for Environmental Progress (PEP) Environmental Stewardship Award for their partnership last year on an oyster reef project in Mobile Bay.

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