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Costs of living drive Americans abroad for retirement

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By Maria Zamudio For the Associated Press Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico. It...

Claire Smith trailblazed her way to hall of fame

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Rob Parker The Shadow League It got real for Claire Smith. Go back to 1984. The San Diego Padres simply weren't having it. They didn't want a...

Spared from demolition, 1920s black schoolhouse being saved

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By Russ Bynum Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - As a girl in the mid-1950s, Amy Roberts would catch a ride each morning with her neighbors...

Architect of African-American museum raising ALS awareness

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From Wire Reports RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The lead architect of the Smithsonian Museum of African-American History and Culture in Washington says he was diagnosed...

A post-election healing plan? College class comes up short

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By Matt Sedensky AP National Writer  ATLANTA (AP) -- The classroom held all the moroseness of a funeral parlor. Just 16 hours had passed since Donald...

Which athlete made the play of 2016?

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By Tim Reynolds AP Sports Writer They came from many sports, in many countries, with varying forms of pressure involved. But if there’s one parallel between all...

Eliminate the Middleman

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By Tijuana J. Williams We go through many seasons in our lives. I believe each one represents a period of transition. Relationships begin and end ....

People, Places and Things by Gwen DeRu

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TODAY LIVE BAND KARAOKE, 7 – 11 p.m. at the Perfect Note. OLIVIA’S HAPPY HOUR , every Thursday at Olivia’s Bar and Lounge with $.50 wings...

Classifieds: December 29, 2016

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Employment _____________________________ Help Wanted/Drivers Drivers: NEW Orientation Completion Bonus! $4,000.00 Flatbed!! $3,000.00 Dedicated, Regional, OTR & Point to Point Lanes! (New hires guaranteed minimum $$$ week)! 1yr CDL-A: 1-855-314-1128 BT12/29/2016 ____________________ LPNs Needed  Correctional nursing...

Birmingham kidney transplant recipient, donor plan to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in...

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By Tyler Greer UAB News Eighteen months ago, Greg Hasberry and his friend Bob Kuykendall checked into UAB Hospital together. Hasberry was sick and needed a...