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Despite the plethora of soft pink merchandise and rhetoric surrounding the disease, breast cancer is hard. Chemotherapy alone can make even the smallest of things women take for granted vanish overnight. Take nose hair, for example, a bodily attribute that is essential to prevent the nose from running at any given moment. And then there’s … Read moreBreast Cancer is Tough, But Alabama Resident and Survivor Kelli Hall is Tougher

Driving over rough, pothole-ridden roads is never good for one’s vehicle. For drivers in the Birmingham area, these rough roads take a particularly immense toll on vehicles — with the city’s roads costing drivers hundreds of dollars in automotive repair work each year, a new report has found. According to data from TRIP, a national … Read moreBirmingham’s Rough Roads Take Their Toll on Drivers’ Wallets

Alabama’s public schools have a major funding problem. At one elementary school in Moody, students are being asked to bring items like Kleenex, hand soap, disinfecting wipes, baby wipes, trash bags, hand sanitizer and more — objects the school is usually responsible for providing — in addition to their usual back-to-school supplies. For Shacora Wright, … Read moreWith Alabama’s Public School Funding Shrinking, Private Schools May Become More Attractive