Column Articles

An Identity in a Word — Air Force Now Allows Gender Pronouns

By GREG MARKLEY Last week, I stayed at Lackland Air Force Base, where AF recruits go for basic training. The newspaper JBSA Legacy had a curious headline: “Signature block pronouns now allowed for Airmen, Guardians.” The Air Force writing guide now allows personnel to...

An Old Man

By SEAN DIETRICH He stands before his mirror, adjusting his collar, fixing his white hair until it’s just so. He’s thinking of her. She always took care of him. He was used to having her do all the little things. Not just the laundry and cooking. Any trained dog can...

Contagious Planet Earth, Pandemic Era, Day Umpteen Thousand:

By WENDY HODGE The world is two years into a medical crisis, and coronavirus is apparently not going away anytime soon. It has mutated and grown and bred fear in the hearts and minds of countless humans. 2022 is only two weeks old, and yet I count myself lucky to have...

Shifting of a Legacy?

By JAMES FINCK With Martin Luther King Day approaching, I have thought a lot about the man who, more than anyone else, historically represents the Civil Rights movement and social justice. At the same time, I have noticed something strange. Is it possible that the...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

By Steve Flowers Folks, don’t look now, but the 2020 presidential election is upon us. Indeed, as many as 21 Democratic aspirants are already...

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Recognizing your child’s gifts and talents

Embrace what is important

By Beth Pinyerd I am so very thankful for the many opportunities I have had to be around senior citizens during the years. One truth that has been...

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Empty-handed

Empty-handed

By Wendy Hodge Summers in Alabama have always been a hot mess. Literally. As the youngest child in a middle-class family, I knew there were people...

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American

American

DEAR SEAN: The nation is going down the toilet, bro, and it is people like you (no offense) who are inadvertently doing more harm than good. I don’t...

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