Among the oldest living inhabitants of our planet and continuing to thrive are cockroaches. They’ve been around for 250,000 to 300,000 years. There...
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Short pants and sombreros
By Randy Bearden An old friend was passing through and stopped by the farm to say hi. We talked awhile about old times and shared a few laughs. Then...
2015- that was the year it was
2015 will it be remembered as the year that gave us the “Man Bun” – a male fashion statement in the tradition of the Ducktail and the Mullet.? Or...
Happenings in the legislative body
As discussed last week, several of the headline Alabama news stories of 2015 may also be the blockbusters of 2016. The Mike Hubbard trial and the...
How sweet the sound
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am found. I was blind, but now, I see. I really do. I’ve had...
The Wotus Rule controversy
Rain-filled depressions, also called small isolated wetlands, and perennial streams, streams that may have no surface flow during extreme droughts,...
Hubbard trial moves into 2016
A good many of the news stories that were the most noteworthy events of 2015 will continue into this new year of 2016 and may repeat as the major...
‘Give him your heart, and he’ll give you his’
Saying goodbye to man's best friend By Anna-Claire Terry “A dog has no use for fancy cars, big homes, or designer clothes. A water logged stick will...
Which one of you ate Blitzen?
Those of you who follow this column know that I am a dog lover. And you know that the dogs I love most (at the present) are Libby-the-Lab,...