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The walk of life, part two

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —Last week we began looking at the second part of Ephesians (chapter 4-6), paying special attention to the five places where Paul uses the word “walk” (ESV). We saw that the first walk had to do with disciples walking in a manner worthy of their...

Brady Campbell wins second wrestling championship

BY D. MARK MITCHELL OPINION — Opelika's Brady Campbell won the AHSAA State Wrestling Championship in the 157-pound weight class last weekend at the Vaughn Braun Civic Center in Huntsville. This is Campbell’s second-straight AHSAA wrestling State Championship.Ten...

Thank you, USO

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION — Memories came flooding back to me on Feb. 1 after I attended the opening of a United Service Organizations (USO) facility for active-duty service members and their families stationed at Fort Moore. In 1984, I spent a lot of time at the USO at...

Apparently a qualification to run is to not live in 2nd District

BY STEVE FLOWERS OPINION— “Friends and Neighbors” politics and “all politics is local” has gone by the wayside. Instead, we are a state and nation divided along partisan and racial lines. In Alabama, almost all white voters are Republican and almost all black voters...
The Biggest Fool in Town

The Biggest Fool in Town

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — A young man, less than half my age, called and said, “I would like to talk with you man to man about a personal...

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Morning

Morning

By SEAN DIETRICH Morning. The lobby of my hotel is crowded. It’s breakfast time. This is the moment of day when guests emerge from rooms with...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

National Trends Do Not Affect Alabama OPINION — As mentioned last week, all polling points to a significant Republican pickup of congressional seats...

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Living in the Light

Living in the Light

By BRUCE GREEN RELIGION — John assures the disciples he is writing in 1:1-4 of his first letter that the message they had shared with them about...

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The Biggest Fool in Town

Who Do You Think You Are?

By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — October is an exciting month for major league baseball fans. Playoffs decide which teams will compete for the title...

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