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Alabama Supreme Court to Women: No Sex Toys For You!
Love Stuff, a sex toy shop in Hoover, AL, recently filed a challenge to strike down a 1998 law that bans the sale of sex toys. Alas, anyone who wants to buy sex toys in Alabama will have to go elsewhere. The Alabama Supreme Court upheld the state's ban in a 7-2 decision on Friday, arguing against Love Stuff's claim that the ban violated a person's right to sexual privacy.
Lawmakers Crack Down on Guns After Shooting Rampages
Shooting rampages filled today's headlines. In Alabama, a man killed a dozen people, including the members of his own family. Over in Germany, a 17-year-old boy attacked a high school, killing at least 16 people.
Front Page: AL Community in Shock After Gunman Kills 11
- A gunman in Alabama killed 11 people yesterday, including his mother, his grandparents, his aunt and uncle, the wife and child of a sheriff deputy, and himself. — CNN
- Stocks opened with a gain again today, as Wall Street hopes to extend big gains made yesterday. — MSN
- Pakistan arrested hundreds of opposition activists today and banned protests in two regions ahead of a planned rally outside parliament.
GOP Senator Questions Obama's Citizenship
Proven-American (I assume) senator Richard Shelby has an issue with his President. Saturday the Republican from Alabama said: Well his father was Kenyan and they said he was born in Hawaii, but I haven't seen any birth certificate. You have to be born in America to be president.
Great Deal? Alabama Town Offers $50,000 for Jews to Move
With the housing situation the way it is and homeowners throwing in all kinds of perks to entice buyers this almost fits in — almost. The Blumberg Family Relocation fund is offering Jewish families up to $50,000 to come live in Dothan, Alabama — a mostly Christian town that calls itself the Peanut Capital of the World.
While the numbers of Jews living in the South has risen overall, they're concentrated mostly in the bigger cities.
Speak Up: Are You OK With an Obesity Fee?
New reports are claiming that by January 2010, state employees in Alabama will be charged $25 per month for insurance (that's normally free to state workers) if they have a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or greater or if they are not making any process in slimming down — though how the progress will be measured is still being determined. This comes after insurance companies are finding that obese folks incur more medical costs over the course of a year than those who are not overweight.
Granted, Alabama is second only to Mississippi for having the most obese population in the country, but how do you feel about it?
Alabama Makes Unfit Workers Pick Up Tab For Insurance
Giving up buttered grits for health care? As Alabama ballooned to take the #2 spot (right behind #1 ranked Mississippi) in the national obesity rankings, the state is cracking down on free health care payouts for state workers who are overweight. It's issued a get-slim-or-pay-up ultimatum for the nearly 40,000 workers on the state's insurance plan.
Can You Eat for $1.75 a Day? Alabama Prisoners Do
80 years ago Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to cover the cost of prisoner grub. If they didn't spend that much, they got to keep the leftover dough. Most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same per diem — and some sheriffs are actually making money on top of their salaries.
Scale Back Alabama
Alabama is right next door to the fattest state of the nation Mississippi, and not far behind it statistically in terms of residents on the heavier side of a healthy weight.
Alabama healthy officials have created Scale Back Alabama, an eight-week program beginning in January designed to help people lose weight and learn how to eat smarter. Here's how it works:
Hospitals are taking the campaign into their communities to sign up businesses and other organizations.
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Casa Verde: Alabama Chanin's Interiors Collection
While I've featured Alabama Chanin before, the design company's site has beautiful new interior pictures that I thought were worth reflecting upon. Alabama Chanin, the collection of designer Natalie Chanin, features clothing and interior decor pieces that strive to be as environmentally sensitive as possible. Organic cotton, natural indigo dyes, and US-made products are all part of the line.
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