VOL. 66 NO. 9 SEPTEMBER 2013
LIVING
CO-OP EDITOR
Angela Green
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14 SEC domination
Brad Bradford is back again with his predictions for the 2013 football season with the SEC a sure bet to be in the BCS Championship game.
Sportsmen come to Alabama’s Black Belt to hunt deer, turkey and other game or to fish, contributing millions of dollars to the economy. BY: MICHEAL HESTON
24 50 years ago
Visitors to Birmingham’s 16th Street Baptist Church are able to view photos, displays and plaques commemorating the tragic events of September 15, 1963, a defining moment of the Civil Rights movement.
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