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By SEAN DIETRICH I have a thing for trees. I don’t know why. Maybe because I’ve always been a nerd. I think it all dates back to my days in Boy Scouts. My cousin Ed Lee and I were second-class Scouts, and we earned our forestry merit badges one summer. Actually, I...

Don’t we all love the smell of fresh crayons as we open up a brand new box? On March 31, we can delight our senses of sight, smell and touch as we color and draw to our heart’s delight with children and families. We can thank Binney and Smith in 1903 for providing us...

Marshall County and Enterprise Emerging as Alabama Political Breeding Grounds OPINION — Over the years, certain counties in Alabama have bred an inordinate number of governors and state political leaders.   The three most prominent enclaves, historically, have...

OPINION — In the 1983 movie “Terms of Endearment,” a young woman character is the best friend of another young woman who is succumbing to cancer. The friend said to the hospitalized woman, “You are my touchstone, Emma.” She is telling her ill friend she will be hugely...