by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | Column, Wendy Hodge
By WENDY HODGE When last we met, I was curled up in migraine agony awaiting a doctor in the ER when I heard, approaching from a distance, a pair of squeaky shoes. They got closer and louder until they stopped just on the other side of the curtain separating me from...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | Obituaries
Bette Ann (Moore) Vaughan was born Nov. 20, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama and passed away after a short illness at the age of 91. Bette Ann was preceded in death by her parents, George Anderson and Minnie H. Moore, three brothers, John Robert Moore, Paul H. Moore and...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By Ann Cipperly As I was looking through recipes this week, I kept coming back to chicken recipes since most people always seem to be looking for new ways to prepare this main dish staple. Chicken is versatile and can be cooked a variety of ways, as well as used in...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | Column, Walt Albritton
By Walter Albritton When you are traveling the lonely road of sorrow, you don’t need to have someone tell you, “I know how you feel.” Ironically, what you need most is someone who listens compassionately while you share how you feel. That’s a lesson I have learned in...
by The Observer Staff | Apr 21, 2021 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By Sean Dietrich DEAR SEAN: Do you ever write anything not about gooey, syrupy love? Thanks, MARK-IN-ATLANTA DEAR MARK: I have a story for you. It starts with a woman who pulled her Chevy Blazer alongside an ordinary Georgia gas pump. There, she noticed a teenage girl...