By STACEY PATTON WALLACE From the time I first learned to read the “Janet and Mark” series of books in the first grade in Alexander City (“Eleck”...
Making the Grade: On the Road to Monroeville, Alabama
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Column Articles
The Country Gentleman
By SEAN DIETRICH Danny and the band arrived late to the nursing home. They were running behind schedule because of traffic. But they were here, and...
Called to Glory
RELIGION — "Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle...
Shouting and Singing
By WALTER ALBRITTON RELIGION — In the beginning my preaching was so poor that some people were going to sleep before I got halfway to the...
Plan Scrumptious Dishes with Family, Friends for Memorial Day
By ANN CIPPERLY On Memorial Day, savor time with family and friends at the lake, beach or your own backyard. Be sure to plan on plenty of delectable...
Bar Food
By SEAN DIETRICH I am at a bar. It’s loud. There is live music. And cheeseburgers. I missed dinner tonight because I was making a speech at a dinner...
Promises of Life Begin
I can clearly remember when I graduated from Opelika High School in 1971 at Clift Hare Football Stadium. I told my daddy and uncle that I was so...
Inside the Statehouse
Women in Alabama Politics OPINION — It is hard to imagine that it was only a little over 100 years ago that women were given the right to vote in...
Amid Name Changes at Army Forts, Good Memories Will Endure
OPINION — As a soldier myself, a remark I heard often on Army deployments was, “Back at Bragg ….” The soldier who said it was invariably wearing the...