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Black Farmer Lawsuit Update
Tractor motors and irrigation systems dominate the conversation at the Central Alabama Farmers Co-op in Selma, but farmers here, especially black farmers, are also keeping close tabs on the discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Farmers alleged that the agency routinely denied them loans and other technical assistance offered to white farmers. In […]
Medical Bankruptcy
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Depressed Moms and Low Birth Weight
For years researchers have been trying to uncover why some babies are born smaller than others. While genetics and maternal diet have been linked to low birth weight, a new study says there's another possibility -- maternal depression.
Not Just the Baby Blues
Adjusting to a new baby can be difficult for anyone. Many mothers go through a 'blue' period after the child's born, but most bounce back. Not all, though. Some mothers go on to develop post partum depression. WBHM's Rosemary Pennington has more.
Flu season
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Evi’s New Look
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Counting the Uncounted
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Mental Health Stigma
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New AIDS Drug
There is a pantheon of drugs used to treat HIV/AIDS -- the problem is that the virus mutates, keeping up with it is proving to be a problem. Researchers at Rutgers University, though, have created a drug they think could mean longer-lasting treatment for AIDS patients.
12 Days of Christmas
Okay, here we go: the 12 Days of Christmas. Since we’re a lot closer to the 12th Day than the first, we’re gonna do them backwards. So, on the 12th Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: 12 drummers drumming. That’s easy enough to find in Birmingham. “I’m Mark Libby, principal percussionist of […]
Resume Creep
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Smockers’ Christmas
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O Christmas Tree
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Green Christmas
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Black Farmer Lawsuit
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Ham Day
Ham Day is coming! Oh ‘ and Christmas. But HAM DAY! You see, I’m a surely receptionist by trade. It’s an easy, but irritating job with one major exception. Ham Day. Ham Day is my reward for a year of not lashing out at insistent callers. Ham Day is my release from the confines of […]
Public Health 911
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USA Track: The Lee Evans Story
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Fall Break
The semester is half over and children have been hard at work. They’ve earned more than a weekend’s respite. At least, that’s the feeling of the nine Alabama school districts, including Jefferson and Shelby County, that have included a fall break in their school calendar for this year. It’s the third year for fall breaks […]
Economic Irony
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Watermelon 101
It’s an age-old puzzle. You’re standing in front of dozens of gorgeous watermelons…how do you choose the best one? The experts say there are two schools of thought on that… ‘You want one that’s not a bright, shiny green…’ ‘You pat on it, like that” ‘There’s a little stem, and when it turns brown it’s […]
World’s Longest Yard Sale
The grassy shoulders of the Lookout Mountain Parkway are littered with everything from furniture and electronics to handmade quilts and lawn ornaments. But the residents of the houses that dot this usually calm 2 lane highway are hardly complaining: Instead, they have set up concession stands to sell lemonade, polish sausages, and funnel cakes to […]
Youth Workforce Development
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Old Fashioned Market
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Sock Capital of the World
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Bank Merger
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Drug Reimportation: Promise or Peril?
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John Grisham’s Mickey
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Protecting Alabama’s Innocent, Part 2
The downtown office of the Department of Human Resources is a cold, desolate looking place. Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow over the room, with its hard plastic chairs and cool tile floor. You can see PBS kids programming through the snow on the t.v., parenting magazines are scattered about the battered magazine […]
Protecting Alabama’s Innocent, Part 1
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Food Safety
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