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Movie Review

Menace II Society

After viewing "Menace II Society," it was hard for me to believe that Allen and Albert Hughes, the two brothers who wrote and directed it, were only twenty-one years old at the time of its completion. That two filmmakers could, at such a relatively young age, produce a work so mature and so well done is a testament to the sheer prowess of natural filmmaking ability. They had no formal training, ... ...

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  • Ala. Supreme Court reinstates $3.2 million verdict

    MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated a $3.2 million malpractice verdict awarded to the estate of a Montgomery woman who died in 2005 after being treated at the Baptist East Emergency Room in ...

  • Possible tornado surprises Athens

    ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - An unconfirmed tornado has knocked down trees, flipped Dumpsters and damaged the roof of the nearby WalMart in Athens. A forecaster at the National Weather Service in Huntsville said the suspected tornado started about a mile south-southeast of Athens and moved in a line toward southwest Ardmore Friday. The unsettled weather system continued to concern forecasters as it ...

  • Flag mural dedicated in Jacksonville

    JACKSONVILLE - AL - In 2011, Ben Tomlinson's life changed forever. The Jacksonville native was shot while serving in Afghanistan. He was paralyzed from the waist down. Now, he's working hard to make a come back. And, his community has rallied behind him. A mural of the American flag, painted to honor Tomlinson's service and the service of other veterans was dedicated Friday ...

  • Group to give WBC Silent Treatment

    TUSCALOOSA - AL - The corner of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard on the University of Alabama campus was extremely quiet Friday afternoon...perhaps a contrast to what it may be Saturday. It's the location where the school is permitting the controversial Westboro Baptist Church to protest. "You've got dead people. Their blood is dripping off the hands of people in that ...

  • Nick Saban to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Saturday

    BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban will be one of eight to be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Saturday. A native of Fairmont, WV, Saban has been the head coach for college and NFL teams with Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, Miami Dolphins and most recently and successfully with Alabama. Since 2007, he has led the Crimson Tide to three BCS ...

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