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Women introduced to welding as a career through free workshop     Dothan, AL (Dothan Eagle) — Gina Mortimer first learned to weld when she was 17. She grew up in Miami and had a large group of male friends who were all welders and provided her early lessons. “They taught me how to help repair and build airboat cages,” Mortimer said. “And that was it. So, I thought, ‘Oh well, I like doing this and this is fun.’” She had decided to get a welding certificate, but in 1992 Hurricane Andrew destroyed her family’s home and led them to relocate to Destin. Mortimer began bartendin...

The TimesDaily on health care workers in Alabama getting a COVID-19 vaccine and the devastation from the pandemic: Shortly after receiving his COVID-19 vaccination early Thursday morning, Helen Keller Hospital pulmonologist Dr. Lynn Ridgeway offered an observation that everyone in the Shoals area can agree with. “This is a huge sign of hope,” Ridgeway said of the first round of vaccinations. That sign of hope could not have been delivered at a more appropriate time. Since March, nearly 9,500 residents of the Shoals have tested positive for COVID-19, and 120 have died. They were our famil...

The Dothan Eagle on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine: The long-awaited Pfizer vaccine against coronavirus began arriving at the first of 15 sites in Alabama on Monday, marking the first hopeful steps on a long journey back to normality. For most Alabamians, an opportunity for inoculation may still be months away. Only 40,950 doses are to arrive this week, and will be spread among pre-identified hospitals equipped with the ultra-cold storage necessary for the vaccine. Then the vaccines will be offered in phases to Alabamians in predetermined tiers, beginning with front-line health care workers. ...

(Photo: Chris Richards/University of Arizona) It was a year that changed everything. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Arizona responded swiftly to the challenges presented by an unprecedented public health crisis. The entire Wildcat community – from virologists to public health experts to psychologists and everyone in between – contributed their time, energy and expertise to help the university and the nation with life-saving safety efforts and long-term mitigation strategies. In between, the world watched as UArizona researchers "tagged" an asteroid, explor...

Dothan eagle, i was talking to students at jacksonville state university, people showed up for a big lecture, most of them you can't argue, it was a very civil audience, very friendly, i did not hear any of this stuff that this supposed poll is saying about alabamans thinking the president -- questioning his religion, what they were saying is they are unhappy with mitt romney but if they want to beat president obama that is probably who they will go for. the candidates are making fools for themselves. i talk to two editors, bill perkins with the eagle, and then bob davis, with the other paper ...