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Sean of the South | Jan. 2, 2025

A boyhood Christmas break OPINION — Christmas break. There were little-kid toys scattered around the house, fallen in the line of duty.A friendship bracelet kit, decimated. A loaded whoopee cushion on a chair, awaiting its next victim. A Silly Putty wad, dangling from...
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Southern Hospitality | Jan. 2, 2025

Warm up in January with hearty soup recipes BY ANN CIPPERLY | FOR THE OBSERVER After so many rich foods over the holidays, comforting bowls of soup are a welcome change on chilly January days. While soup is on the menu throughout the year, January is generally...
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A Taste of Grace | Jan. 2, 2025

When church is over OPINIONI suppose just about everyone can relate to the story of Jesus returning to his hometown of Nazareth (Luke 4:14ff), but especially those who have been away from the place where they grew up for a significant amount of time. Just as it’s hard...
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Alter Call | Jan. 2, 2025

You can make a new beginning The calendar – what a marvelous idea! One year ends. A new year begins. I love it!It offers us the opportunity to do two healthy things: let go of the past and make a new beginning.How do you let go of the past? You discard stuff you don’t...
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Pulling back the curtain, part 1

Pulling back the curtain, part 1

Jan 6, 2024

OPINION —We’ve seen some amazing things in Daniel: a king who becomes animal-like and then later has his humanity restored, three young men are...

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Serving Others

Serving Others

Jan 6, 2024

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION —Two words – serving others – reveal the secret to a great life.Jesus of Nazareth showed us how to serve when he humbly...

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More letters to Dear Sean

More letters to Dear Sean

Jan 6, 2024

BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — DEAR SEAN: All I want this year is for this girl in my third period class to go on a date with me, but she’s way out of...

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Hector’s Cantina & Grill

Hector’s Cantina & Grill

Dec 27, 2023

BY STACEY WALLACE | PHOTO BY MIKE WALLACE by STACEYPATTON WALLACE Last month, on Sunday, Nov. 5, our good friend Jack had a very bad day. He stepped...

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More letters to Dear Sean

All the purty horses

Dec 27, 2023

BY SEAN DIETRICH The day before New Year’s Eve. I was stuck in Birmingham rush hour. A ten-mile line of standstill traffic stretched before me. It...

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Serving Others

Choose to be resolute

Dec 27, 2023

BY WALT ALBRITTON OPINION —The passing of Christmas ushers us into the season to ridicule the making of New Year resolutions. Critics say it’s...

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