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This past Christmas I spent 11 wonderful days with my son, Gus, and his wife Alison in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Each year at Christmas I have prayed to see a little snow when visiting my only child, but this year I received enough snow for many years’ worth of wishes....

Two New U.S. Senators for Alabama OPINION — Richard Shelby walked out of the U.S. Senate this week after 36 years. Walking out with him is almost all of Alabama’s seniority and power in Washington. Seniority equals power in the halls of Congress, especially in the...

OPINION — In early December 1987, I was stationed at Fort McPherson, Georgia, as an enlisted leader with a small military history unit. An Army major approved a memorandum on the spot. When he gave it to me, I saw it read “Request for Christmas” with the vital word...

OPELIKA — The Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) last week announced three finalists in each classification for "Back of Year" and "Lineman of Year" in the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA). Locally, Lee-Scott's (LSA) George Meyers (senior) was...