Alabama image takes a hit amid national jokes
Alabama’s image is roiling as national media mock the state for perceived backwardness. Citizens like Flynt and McNair note pride and stubbornness persist while incidents from the Ten Commandments case to the Ellen controversy draw fresh derision from late night hosts and networks.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
CNN
National Public Radio
Gadsden
Ellen
Auburn University
Flynt
Fob James
National Guard
Roy Moore
State Supreme Court
ABC
WBMA
Mobile
Conan O'Brien
Bill Mahr
Jon Stewart
Entertainment Tonight
Public Radio
Neil Young
Charles McNair
Atlanta
McNair
South Magazine
Tahoe leaders push historic effort to save Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe hosts opening events as federal officials led by Carol Browner pledge hundreds of millions for state environmental projects. Officials including Clinton aides join ongoing forums highlighting Tahoe as a national treasure while noting decades of clarity loss and rising traffic. The Tahoe Transportation and Water Quality Coalition drives local problem solving.
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Lake Tahoe
Calif
Mount Tallac
State of California
Carol Browner
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Clinton
Gore
Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
Browner
Clinton Administration
Tanoe
Tahoe Transportation and Water Quality Coalition
Elephant with TB becomes pawn in zoo power struggle
In San Francisco a circumstantial tale centers on Calle the elephant at risk from tuberculosis and its effect on a clash between the San Francisco Zoo and Orange County animal lovers. Doctors warn of TB’s risks to other elephants and humans while staff struggle to administer 500 daily pills.
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San Francisco
Calle the Elephant
San Francisco Zoo
Orange County
Calle
Tinkerbelle
Los Angeles Zoo
Orange County People For Animals
Tennessee
Zoo
Nancy Chan
Chan
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Heavenly Valley Ski Area
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John Muir
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