Birmingham is participating in a national programme of commemorations to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October.

Birmingham is participating in a national programme of commemorations to mark the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar in October.

In the 1990s we had difficulty getting kids home from school, ... It's a precaution because we don't want little read more

In the 1990s we had difficulty getting kids home from school, ... It's a precaution because we don't want little kids out in that kind of weather.

The typical human life seems to be quite unplanned, undirected, unlived, and unsavored. Only those who consciously think about the read more

The typical human life seems to be quite unplanned, undirected, unlived, and unsavored. Only those who consciously think about the adventure of living as a matter of making choices among options, which they have found for themselves, ever establish real self-control and live their lives fully.

People are always reinventing music. We were an oddity when we formed, just a singer and a keyboard player.

People are always reinventing music. We were an oddity when we formed, just a singer and a keyboard player.

All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity read more

All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own. - Oscar Firkins: Memoirs and Letters.

We lost some key games last year that we shouldn't have. We got off to a great start and then read more

We lost some key games last year that we shouldn't have. We got off to a great start and then our hitting kind of fizzled out. We should be similar to last year, but with more experience.

You won't recognize it when we're done.

You won't recognize it when we're done.

We have fared well despite the significant losses in Gulf production.

We have fared well despite the significant losses in Gulf production.

On South Cloverdale Road, there were both poles and lines down, which took crews four hours to replace. Most of read more

On South Cloverdale Road, there were both poles and lines down, which took crews four hours to replace. Most of the customers hit were residential. There may have been a school without power, but that is less of a problem on a Sunday.