I got cotton in the bottom land It’s up and growin’ and I got a good stand My good wife and them kids of mine Gonna get new shoes come pickin’...
Column Articles
Dawgs defeat Daphne 51-0
By D. Mark Mitchell Sports Columnist CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS DOMINATE SECTION MEET, STATE BOUND The OHS girls and boys cross country teams put together...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers Columnist As a young boy I would sit for hours contemplating and analyzing the next governor’s race. At that time the governor...
Another sign that “The End” is nigh?
Recently I wrote about past (and current) efforts to predict the coming of “The End.” This brought a response from my buddy Wayne, who among other...
Squirrel hunting
When we talked about huntin,’ it was almost always, without question, squirrel huntin’ we were talking about. There were a few bird (quail) hunters...
Look out for the nose of a camel
By Norma Kirkpatrick All cultures have their own wisdom literature, with wise sayings that teach a lesson. No matter how ancient they might seem to...
The end is nigh, or not
I started writing this on October 6. Don’t know why. If it happened on October 7, like they said it would then there wouldn’t be anyone around to...
Bottled water: the good and bad
Thirty some-odd years ago, the Auburn city water began having an earthy smell and taste. The city commissioned some Auburn University specialists to...
the Greatest Generation
My admiration for the Greatest Generation knows no bounds. These were young men, growing up at a wonderful time, suddenly being snatched into a...