You are beautiful in every single way

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Birmingham Magazine shows off the pretty, pretty people

Each June, Birmingham Magazine singles out the fairest of them all, the city’s “Beautiful People.” You can find them all in this slideshow, or on the newsstand this month.

Ogle them, rate them, rank them.

At least one blogger has already done so:

“There is hardly any criteria to being birmingham’s most beautiful person. These ppl have normal jobs for the most part, and are semi-attractive according to the pictures. So what? Why is a magazine going to set themselves up for complete criticism by putting the word beautiful on the cover and then not deliver….AT ALL!”

So, are they Birmingham’s prettiest? Or somewhat plainest?

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The fallen: Five years in Iraq

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

It’s almost 4,000. That would be the number of U.S. military members killed during the war in Iraq, marking its fifth year today. The deadliest year, so far, was 2007, with 901 killed.

Among the fallen are 75 Alabamians, including those killed since the War on Terror began in 2001. To them, we pay this tribute.

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	Staff Sgt. George T. Alexander Clanton (the 2,000th U.S. military death in Iraq)
	Sgt. Aubrey D. Bell Tuskegee
	Capt. Donnie R. Belser Jr. Anniston
	Pfc. Joseph R. Berlin Jr. Chelsea
	Pfc. Stephen D. Bicknell Prattville

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View finder: Fired up

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Jackie the welder. Photo by callingstorm.

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View finder: Disc jocks

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Let the flying disc games begin. Photo by Pete Holiday.

Mud Bowl 26 takes place all day Saturday at George Ward Park [map]. The annual corporate tournament serves as a fund-raiser for Pathways, which provides shelter and services for homeless women and children. The event is free and open to the public, plus free snow cones for the 100-degree heat.

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View finder: Stripe tease

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

Meg White of the White Stripes, performing to a packed house at Sloss Furnaces last week. Photo by mosesxan.

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View finder: Downtown denizen

Friday, July 27th, 2007

Homeless gentleman, Kelly Ingram Park, 2006. Photo by Wade Wofford.

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View finder: Cross purposes

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Outside protesters from Operation Save America rally in Birmingham, demonstrating in front of four churches and New Woman All Women Health Care last week. Photo by operationsaveamerica.

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