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Putting names to places // Is it Alabaman or Alabamian?
Chicago Sun-Times; Sep 7, 1997; ; 700+ Words ...in the Heart of Dixie. Is such a person an Alabaman or an Alabamian? Legend has overwhelmed fact, as legend so often does...dust settled and the combatants retired, the adherents of Alabamian had pretty well swept the field. So it was in Louisiana...
University of Maryland Appoints Native Alabamian As Dean of Sciences
Columbus Times; Nov 22, 1994; ; 700+ Words Susie Chandler Columbus Times 11-22-1994 University Of Maryland Appoints Native Alabamian As Dean of Sciences. Dr. Retia Scott Walker, a faculty administrator at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore who has done...
Alabamian, Pennsylvanian to quit House; Redistricting spurs Borski retirement.(NATION)
The Washington Times; Mar 5, 2002; 700+ Words Byline: Amy Fagan, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Alabama Republican Rep. Sonny Callahan surprised many in his state yesterday by deciding to retire from Congress after almost 18 years of service. Meanwhile, Rep. Robert A. Borski, Pennsylvania Democrat, announced yesterday he will not seek an 11th term due
Alabamian Defines Klan's Endorsement
The Washington Post; Oct 2, 1990; ; 382 Words "An endorsement from someone doesn't mean I accept them," Alabama Gov. Guy Hunt (R) said of his endorsement by the Alabama Empire of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. "It means they're accepting me." What the endorsement means to some Alabama Democrats is that "the Klan thinks what we think-that the
ALABAMIAN TO LEAD STATE AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; Sep 23, 2008; 385 Words The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries issued the following news release: Alabama's top state agriculture official is the new president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA). Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries Ron Sparks was elected Tuesday,
Alabamian Is Crowned Miss America
The Washington Post; Sep 19, 2004; ; 700+ Words In the end, it was red state vs. red state -- and Alabama won. Deidre Downs prevailed at the 2005 Miss America pageant Saturday night, beating out Miss Louisiana Jennifer Dupont. Downs, who described herself in the pageant's directory as a "future pediatrician, history buff and volleyball player,"
Alabamian boosts lead entering final day.(Sports)(Outdoors)(Bassmaster Top 150)
The Washington Times; Oct 16, 1999; ; 474 Words MARBURY, Md. - Timmy Horton, the Spruce Pine, Ala., fishing pro who apparently has unlocked the bass-catching secrets of the tidal Potomac River, yesterday extended his lead over some of the world's finest touring anglers in the $409,450 Big Kmart Bassmaster Top 150 tournament. By catching five
Alabamian pleads guilty in fatal beating of gay man Defendant hopes to avoid the death penalty; another man still must stand trial
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Jun 25, 1999; 382 Words One of two men accused of beating a gay man to death with an ax handle for allegedly making a pass at them pleaded guilty Thursday to murder in hopes of avoiding the electric chair. District Attorney Fred Thompson said that in return for the guilty plea, he would recommend a sentence of life in
Alabamian gets 1st death term under drug law
The Boston Globe; May 15, 1991; ; 351 Words BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The mastermind of what prosecutors portrayed as a murderous marijuana ring was sentenced to death yesterday. He thus became the first person to receive a death sentence under a federal law adopted three years ago. The dealer, David Ronald Chandler, 37, of Piedmont, was convicted
Alabamian faces first execution under drug law
The Boston Globe; Apr 4, 1991; ; 396 Words BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A jury recommended yesterday that a man convicted of running a marijuana ring become the first person in the nation to be sentenced to death under a 1988 federal law allowing capital punishment in drug-related killings. On Tuesday, the same jury convicted David Ronald Chandler,
NATIVE ALABAMIAN KEITH JONES APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIR OF UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; Apr 6, 2006; 639 Words The University of Alabama at Birmingham issued the following news release: Robert R. Rich, M.D., senior vice president and dean of the UAB School of Medicine, has appointed the Mayo Clinic's Keith A. (Tony) Jones, M.D., chair of the UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Department of
SCIENCE SCAN ALABAMIAN SCIENTISTS BLOW COVER ON HIV/AIDS VIRUS' QUICK-CHANGE, VACCINE DEFYING, ESCAPIST ARTISTRY.
BIOWORLD Today; Apr 3, 2003; 700+ Words Editor's note: Science Scan is a roundup of recently published biotechnology-relevant research. Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was an American magician famous for his incredible escapes from handcuffs, chains, straitjackets and multi- padlocked coffins - you name it. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
'Idol' Studdard pushes Alabamian weight loss
Deseret News (Salt Lake City); Dec 20, 2006; 323 Words The scales of "American Idol" may have tipped in Ruben Studdard's favor in 2003, but there are other scales he would like to tip a bit less. After shedding almost 100 pounds, the Birmingham native and "American Idol" winner says he wants to help other residents of Alabama to lose weight. He's
In 1960s, Vance Was Obvious Target; Alabamian Led State Democratic Party Into Integration
The Washington Post; Dec 20, 1989; ; 700+ Words In the 1960s and 1970s, when Birmingham was known as Bombingham and Alabama was riven with racial tension, Robert S. Vance was an obvious target for segregationists who wanted to fight back. Large and jovial, Vance was then a young and politically active Birmingham lawyer with a penchant for
Bush Administration Taps Native Alabamian for Senior Post at HUD; Stillman D. Knight, Jr. Appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary For Multifamily in the Office of Federal Housing Administration.
PR Newswire; Apr 21, 2003; 687 Words WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez today announced Stillman D. Knight, Jr., as HUD's new Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily in the Office of Federal Housing Administration. "Stillman is a great addition to the
Sen. Heflin Retiring After Three Terms; Alabamian Joins 3 Other Democrats, 1 Republican in Calling It Quits
The Washington Post; Mar 30, 1995; ; 700+ Words Three-term Sen. Howell T. Heflin (D-Ala.) said yesterday he will not seek reelection next year, in another blow to Democrats' hopes of winning back control of the Senate in the 1996 elections. Heflin is the fourth Democrat -- all from politically competitive states -- to announce plans to step
GOV. RILEY COMMENTS ON NOMINATION OF ALABAMIAN DR. REGINA BENJAMIN FOR SURGEON GENERAL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; Jul 14, 2009; 415 Words MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 13 -- Gov. Bob Riley, R-Ala., issued the following news release: Governor Bob Riley on Monday released the following statement about Dr. Regina Benjamin, President Obama's nominee for surgeon general: "Dr. Benjamin's contributions to furthering rural health care and to public
Shrimper gets 60 days, fine in sanctuary bust: Alabamian appealing Tortugas violation. (Gulf/South Atlantic).
National Fisherman; Dec 1, 2002; 509 Words A Florida judge gave a shrimp boat captain one of the heaviest fines ever levied for violating the Tortugas shrimp sanctuary, off the keys. Found guilty by a jury on Aug. 12 for illegally fishing inside the Tortugas shrimp sanctuary, Benjamin Sprinkle, 43, of Grand Bay, Ala., was sentenced to 60
Episcopalians Reject Gay Candidates; Schism Is Averted As Church Elects Alabamian Bishop
The Washington Post; May 7, 2006; ; 700+ Words The story from the Grace Cathedral on Saturday was not so much about what happened but what didn't happen. Episcopalians in San Francisco did not elect an openly gay candidate as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California, thereby preventing a schism within the 75 million-member Anglican
Yankee interloper and native son: Carl Carmer and Clarence Cason: unlikely twins of Alabama expose. (Essay).(Critical Essay)
Southern Cultures; Mar 22, 2003; ; 700+ Words ...cultural outsider; the other was an Alabamian born and bred. Yet despite this difference...department. The second was a native Alabamian, Clarence Cason, a 1917 graduate of...Cason, by contrast, was a native son, Alabamian to the core and a model citizen if God...
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