By Wendy Hodge By day, I work for a doctor in Opelika. I love my job and the people I work with. But for a few months this year, I needed extra...
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Read a banned book
By Hardy Jackson My first experience with book banning occurred when I was about 12. My father was a reader and on his shelves were books he...
Lights ‘a shining’ as we age
By Beth Pinyerd As a Baby Boomer, I am always looking for people who can mentor me and encourage me that as we age, we can still help, contribute,...
An ‘Alabama Bucket List’: Spectre and Prattville Bamboo Forest
By Bradley Robertson • Jackson Lake Island, Millbrook - Town of Spectre • Bamboo Forest - Wilderness Park, Prattville Each new adventure brings the...
High school football Media Days event held last week
By D. Mark Mitchell The second annual “iHeartRadio High School Media Days presented by the Orthopaedic Clinic” was held last week in the Southern...
Places and Time
By Sarah West Rain moves lazily across the piedmont making its way nearer the Black Belt this morning. The rumble of the early train is transmuted...
Lesson plan for the first day of school
By Beth Pinyerd As the Classroom Observer, I would like to extend warm wishes, hope and joy for a good school year for teachers, students and their...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Gov. Kay Ivey’s first legislative session of the quadrennium was very successful. Her prowess at getting things accomplished with...
Dr. Shirley Lazenby shares recipes for figs, other summer favorites
By Ann Cipperly A narrow road winding through a barn leads to the home of Drs. Shirley and Allen Lazenby in an idyllic setting. As the car pulls up,...