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January 26, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Tragedy at school, Hooper lawsuit, I-65 rocket: Down in Alabama

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By Ike Morgan | imorgan@al.com

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Professor says he’s quitting University of Alabama amid ‘rise of illiberalism,’ DEI pushes on campuses

Universities "are no longer places that embrace the freedom of exchanging ideas and will punish those that go against the narrative," Matthew Wielecki said in a tweetstorm that went viral.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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Colorado senator threatens to freeze Pentagon appointees over Space Command move to Alabama

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is likely to get his meeting with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin about the pending move of the U.S. Space Command Headquarters to Alabama after Bennet threatened to put a hold on his own party’s Pentagon appointees until his questions about the move are answered.

By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com

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Construction worker shot to death in Birmingham believed to be victim of robbers targeting Hispanic people

“It’s the night we’ve been praying against,” Officer Truman Fitzgerald said. “We’ve lost one of our Hispanic brothers to a robbery.”

By Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com

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Mystery of small urn, baby clothes found on Alabama Gulf Coast solved

The find was a “bereavement box,” ashes of a baby boy, along with clay footprints and handprints, from a hospital in Memphis.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Huntsville, Decatur, Guntersville sharpen vision for Tennessee River banks

Access to the Tennessee River is emerging as a key issue – but not the only issue - in a regionwide effort to increase the river’s recreational use by north Alabama cities along its banks.

By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com

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