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Southern Hospitality | Remembering past Fourth of July celebrations

BY ANN CIPPERLY OPINION —With fireworks sparkling at twilight, celebrate America’s 250th birthday on this special Fourth of July with plenty of scrumptious food. Whether you are at the lake, beach or relaxing at home, plan a menu with classic summer fare and decorate...

Sean of the South | Fourth of July

OPINION —On my kitchen counter is a pound cake, sitting on a pedestal, beneath a glass dome.Pound cake is the food of summer. It can make or break the entire season. A summer without pound cake is like church without singing. Or Monet without color. Or Andy without...

Anchored in Truth | The door Peter never expected to walk through

BY ROBERT MILLER OPINION — There are certain moments in life when we find ourselves in places we never expected to be. Sometimes those moments are exciting. Other times they challenge everything we thought we knew. I remember arriving in Afghanistan for my first...

Altar Call | Rise and Sing

OPINION —“Rise and Shine.” That was my dad’s wake-up call when I was a young boy.It was five o’clock in the morning. Since Dad got up every morning at 4:30, he had already showered and dressed. I had two cows to milk before getting ready for school.What is the origin...
Altar Call | Of sheep and goats

Altar Call | Of sheep and goats

OPINION —The world loves to honor those rare individuals who accomplish great things. Ted Turner developed a remarkable baseball business in...

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Altar Call | Of sheep and goats

Altar Call | Let me out

OPINION —Forty years ago, Wally Armbruster published a little book titled “Let Me Out.”It never made the New York Times best-seller list. I read it,...

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Sean of the South | Memorial Day

Sean of the South | Memorial Day

OPINION —The 94-year-old woman gets a jumpstart on Decoration Day every year. The cemetery gets busy at her little church in Elmore County. She...

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