Alabama

From Whence We Come - OhmyNews International

Posted by Villagenyc from OhMyNews

It goes without saying, that in this world where we are constantly bombarded with the pains of life's challenges and the news of world events that seem so far beyond our control, that all around us are unreported and under discussed simplicities that are in fact, capsules of the beauty, the communication and the exchange of experiences that we as living beings are truly capable of.

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Alabama Blueberry U-Pickin

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J.T., his wife Shirley and their daughter all toiled together to plant the first hundred or so bushes. There are now 900 bushes directly beside his house and more than 650 across the road.

Link to "Shelby County Reporter"

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Guest column: Alabama accents are music to hiz ears - St. Petersburg Times

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It got me to thinking. Why do we speak the same language differently? The shades of drawl even in this town are distinct. After living 15 years in Dunedin, listening to a lot of familiar New Yorkese, I found these accents to be colorful and charmin', darlins'.

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Why Democrats Should Not Neglect the Deep South

Posted by Villagenyc from OpEdNews

Still, during national elections, the more progressive party, the Democrats, basically write off the South as un-winnable during national elections which in turn, further fuels a sense that parts of this nation have been truly left behind.

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Bama Congressman and Obama Campaign Co-Chair Punts to Preachers on Same Sex Insurance Benefits

Posted by Villagenyc from OpEdNews

Alabama’s “liberal” Congressman, Artur Davis concurred with Blue Cross, adding to the crowd’s surprise, that the LGBT community should not look to Washington or Montgomery, the state’s capital, for any sort of pro-activity that might affect change at Alabama’s largest insurer. He also said that discussion of this issue would be driven by the clergy, and in Alabama, that more than likely would mean, outspoken Preachers who do no approve of gay lifestyles.

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Despite Rocky History: Birmingham LGBT Community makes Gains

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. People in the North assume that all the work has already been done in the South. They look at their own communities where the gay rights work has been done for a decade or more, but you can’t equate the work and progress there, or the civil rights movement here, with the work we as a community are doing now."

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Back Home on the Christmas Eve Highway

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A Christmas Eve trip down the old Memphis highway reveals some ghosts, some atmosphere and some truths.

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