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Beth Pinyerd Articles

Baby Boomers: Go back to class

BY BETH PINYERD OPINION — The United States Census Bureau defines Baby Boomers as “individuals born in the United States between 1946 and mid 1964.” As a Baby Boomer who is 71 years old, where has time gone?Just like when you have a child, they were babies it seems...
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The easel of your child’s life

OPINION — One of the special learning centers I enjoy children rotating through in the classroom is the art center. A fresh white sheet of paper stretched and clamped on an easel or laid out on a table is just waiting to be drawn, colored or painted on by the hand of...
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Running through the rain

BY BETH PINYERD OPINION — I love living in central Alabama where we experience a lot of Spring rains. I remember sitting on my parents’ screened back porch and watching the rains come in. Living in south Alabama by the beautiful Mobile Bay for many years it was...
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Our community rolls out for Easter

OPINION — Baby Boomers who grew up in the community remember how Lee County celebrated Easter with children and families. My brother, Frank V. Jones, and I were recalling how Mrs. Alma Martin at Northside Elementary School in Opelika celebrated each Easter with an...
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Around the World With Your Child at Christmas

December Welcomes Holiday Joy

Dec 1, 2021

By Beth Pinyerd “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. Welcome to December. During...

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Around the World With Your Child at Christmas

Young Hands, Helping Hands

Nov 24, 2021

By Beth Pinyerd "Over The River and Through The Woods” by Lydia Maria Child is one of our favorite traditional songs that we love to sing on...

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