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Sean of the South | May 9, 2024

A mother's love OPINION — “I am a little old woman who lives in an assisted living facility…” her email began.Her following message was about the length of “War and Peace.” She is a woman who is as sweet as Karo syrup. But—and I mean this respectfully—brevity is not...
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Inside the State House | May 9, 2024

Senator/Coach Tuberville is quietly effective OPINION — As the end of 2023 was approaching, the U.S. Senate had ignored the custom to adjourn around Thanksgiving for a month-long Christmas break. Instead, they were working right up to Christmas. Alabama’s senior...
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Alter Call | May 9, 2024

The sound of those crutches OPINION — Now that walking is impossible for me without the use of a walker, it helps to remember friends who endured far worse physical pain without complaining. Their example inspires me to cease whining about a minor inconvenience on my...
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Studying His Word | May 9, 2024

Friends, followers and community OPINION — Do you recognize where these slogans come from?“Caring is part of our package.”“Find your family at …"Did you guess Jack’s? If so, you only get partial credit because the business’s name is actually Jack’s Family Restaurants....
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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Nov 19, 2019

By Steve Flowers Alabama is in good hands with John McMillan. A good man is in the job of State Treasurer of Alabama for the third straight...

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Southerner or Northerner?

Southerner or Northerner?

Nov 19, 2019

By Greg Markley Last week, I visited my birth state of Rhode Island, nicknamed “The Ocean State.” (That name is not insulting like the old “Little...

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Columbus

Columbus

Nov 19, 2019

By Sean Dietrich It’s a rainy night in Georgia. I have an interview on the local evening news. This is a monumental occasion. My mother called to...

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Which one of you ate Blitzen?

Which one of you ate Blitzen?

Nov 19, 2019

By Hardy Jackson I am a dog lover. And the dogs I love most (at the present) are Libby-the-Lab, Willow-the-Lab and Bo-the-Lab. Libby is the senior...

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God’s holiness and our hope

God’s holiness and our hope

Nov 19, 2019

By Bruce Green Isaiah felt undone in God’s presence (Isaiah 6) and that’s not a terrible thing. If the biblical witness teaches us anything, it is...

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