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September 11 News
Alabama asks an appeals court to reconsider the state's immigration law; Former Governor Don Siegelman reports to prison today; and Tuscaloosa real estate developer Stan Pate launches media campaign against the September 18 referendum.
September 4 Morning News
Mixed emotions over Barons move from Hoover to downtown Birmingham; oil production resumes post-Isaac; and schools figuring out how to replace textbooks with laptops.
Reaction to Jefferson County Bankruptcy
Jefferson County residents are trying to figure out what's next, now that county leaders have filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. The county's $4.1 billion filing is seen as closure by some. Others say the bankruptcy is an economic black eye for the entire state.
Children’s Mental Health: the Juvenile Justice System
Each year thousands of teens across the country find themselves in jail. For some, their only "crime" is they suffer from a mental illness. Well-meaning parents who are at the end of their rope are convinced the juvenile justice system is one place their teens will get treatment. But as Les Lovoy reports in the first of a two part series on children's mental health, it doesn't always work out that way.
Vipassana Behind Bars
Just outside of Birmingham lies what's arguably Alabama's toughest prison. The maximum security Donaldson Correctional Facility holds death row inmates, murderers, rapists...the worst of the worst some might say. But in the midst of this environment, and in the Bible belt of Dixie, some inmates are practicing an incredibly intense eastern meditation from the Buddhist tradition. And it's winning fans from prisoners and prison officials alike. WBHM's Andrew Yeager reports.
Science of Stuttering
More than three million Americans stutter. Researchers don't know what causes stuttering. Theories have ranged from nature to nurture. Whatever the cause, it's a disability that holds its victims in a prison of self-doubt, fear and humiliation. Les Lovoy recalls a personal journey of how he beat stuttering.
Asperger’s Syndrome: Nathan’s Story
In 1944, researcher Hans Asperger published findings of a study of several young boys who demonstrated normal intelligence, autistic-like behaviours, and marked deficiencies in social and communication skills. The condition came to be known as Asperger's Syndrome, and after the original study was translated and re-published in 1994, more and more people began being diagnosed with Asperger's. In the latest installment of our Making Sense of Mental Health series, Reporter Donna Francavilla examines what Asperger's Syndrome is and takes us to one of the newest facilities in nation to treat the condition..
One Stasi Victim’s Story
During the Communist era in East Germany dissonance was not allowed. Those who questioned the regime often found themselves behind bars, guests of the Stasi, East Germany's secret police. WBHM's Rosemary Pennington recently returned from Germany where she met one such man.
Rosemary’s German Weblog
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