OPINION — Wake up early. Still dark outside. It is 30-odd degrees on Lake Martin and I can’t feel my unmentionables. The 1940s cabin is poorly...
Sean of the South | A Thanksgiving to remember
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Sean Dietrich Articles
Sean of the South | Happy Thanksgiving
OPINION —It’s a few minutes until Thanksgiving. I thought I’d stay up and watch the clock change. I’m sipping tea, listening to gentle music playing...
Sean of the South | My two cents
OPINION — The last penny has been minted. The humble American “pence” shall be no more. It’s too expensive to produce. It just doesn’t make sense....
Sean of the South | This Veteran’s Day
OPINION —Boaz is a town about as big as your average water heater closet. It was a quiet night. The sun had set. Houses were lit from the...
Sean of the South | Challenge Accepted
OPINION — KAILUA, Hawaii — It’s dark outside. It’s late. Or is it early? Hard to remember. Been a long day.Here she comes. Jogging. People are...
Sean of the South | The Loneliest Generation
OPINION — Sixty-one percent of American adults say they’re lonely. Sixty-one percent. Think about that. You probably missed this information, but...
Sean of the South | What I wish
OPINION —You know what I wish? I wish I could hug everyone in the world.I think I’d start by hugging the young waitress in the restaurant where I...
Sean of the South | I set out to change America
BY SEAN DIETRICH OPINION — It was only an experiment. I wanted to see if I could change America in only one day by being the nicest person on earth...
Sean of the South | What happens in diners, stays in diners
OPINION — The little boy was with his mom, sitting in a truckstop diner. The boy was bald, wearing a loose T-shirt. A large bandage showed from...