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Sean of the South | Five years ago in Huntsville

OPINION — Five years ago, I was in Huntsville when the world shut down. Five years. Almost to the day. I’ll never forget it. I remember what life was like at the time. I had spent the previous year working on a book. A memoir about my dad’s suicide. I put a lot of...

Making the Grade | Durango Mexican Grill

OPINION — When Mike and I decided to move to Auburn in November of 2015, the next important decision after finding a house was to find the church God wanted us to join. We visited various churches in Lee County for about a year. Finally, in 2016, God led us to Central...

Altar call | Opening blind eyes

My dear friend shared these somber words with me during a recent visit: “I am legally blind.” She can still see, but barely. “I cannot recognize a person who is ten feet away,” she said. Fortunately, losing her eyesight has not dimmed her faith in her Lord Jesus. “He...

A Taste of Grace | Life in the spirit (Part 1)

Romans 8 is one of the highest mountains in range of Scripture, packed full of power, encouragement and instruction for the follower of Jesus. I’d like to spend this week and next week focusing on what we’re told about there about the disciple and the Spirit. 1. As...
On the Mark

On the Mark

Swimming, basketball and coaching search AHSAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPThe Alabama High School Athletic Association held the 64th Swimming...

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Classroom Observer

Classroom Observer

Children reflect the wonder of the season OPINION — In putting up Christmas and holiday bulletin boards, reading Christ-mas stories, singing...

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Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

Lister Hill, a great Alabama senator OPINION— We had a very dist-inguished congressional delegation from Alabama during the 30-year span of...

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Remembering Rosalynn Carter

Remembering Rosalynn Carter

BY GREG MARKLEY OPINION —Rosalynn Carter had a harsh reckoning after she wore the same gown at the 1977 presidential inauguration of her husband...

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Making the Grade:

Making the Grade:

Conquistador lives up to its reputation BY STACEY WALLACE Yo hablo español un poquito. That is Spanish for, “I speak Spanish a little.” I took one...

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The 11-year-old in the house

The 11-year-old in the house

BY SEAN DIETRICH There is a little girl in my house. She is 11. She is currently playing piano in my office. She is blind, so she plays by feel. She...

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The good news of God’s reign

The good news of God’s reign

BY BRUCE GREEN OPINION —Daniel has a dream in the first year of Belshazzar (7:1). The dream is an expansion of the one he interpreted for...

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