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Top Hat Tackles Food Insecurity

CONTRIBUTED BY WENDY HODGE OPELIKA —“There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” - Mahatma GandhiOpelika and Auburn are blessed. We have restaurants, cafes, delis, bakeries, bistros, coffee shops, mega grocery...
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The Turkey Is Dead, and Santa Is Too Skinny

By WENDY HODGE My grandmother’s coffee table was a polished walnut, smooth to the touch. It was an antique even then, 50 years ago. And on it sat the inevitable coffee table book. Hers was a collection of Norman Rockwell paintings. From time to time, I would enter...
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Oh Christmas Tree!

By WENDY HODGE Forget the midterm elections and the political campaigns. The real question, the one that is truly on everyone’s mind (whether they admit it or not), is this: “When is it too early/late enough to put up my Christmas tree?” Typically, the people asking...
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Marigold and Cadillac

Times are tough. There’s no denying it. Suffering isn’t hard to find, and if you dwell on it for more than a minute or two it can be hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But I have come to lean on these words more and more lately:  “Although the world...
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In Flames

In Flames

Aug 4, 2022

By WENDY HODGE It’s been a while since I drove downtown to visit my spot at the fountain in the courthouse square. For a long time, that was where I...

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Bibliophilia

Jul 27, 2022

By WENDY HODGE In all of my travels, in this country and overseas, I’ve seen monuments and artwork, natural wonders and famous folks. I’ve listened...

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Headlines

Jul 20, 2022

By WENDY HODGE There’s been a shooting at a mall in Indiana. A Nascar driver was stabbed to death while getting gas at a filling station. Someone...

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Sequel

Jul 13, 2022

By WENDY HODGE Last weekend, Tim and I went to the movies. “Top Gun — Maverick” was playing on the Big D at the Tiger Town 13, and we had tickets...

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What A Prince Looks Like

Jul 6, 2022

By WENDY HODGE  dreamed the other night that my daughter was a little girl again. In my dream, she sat in front of the TV in the house she grew...

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Redneck Wanderlust

Jun 22, 2022

By WENDY HODGE This time of year, social media is full of vacation pictures … selfies in front of historic landmarks, family group shots at...

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To Hear A Voice

To Hear A Voice

Jun 8, 2022

By WENDY HODGE Margaret lives in London. She walks a few blocks every day … every single day … just to hear a voice. She walks to the subway station...

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Love Actually

May 25, 2022

By WENDY HODGE Last night, one of the movie networks was playing "Love Actually." I love that movie, especially the opening lines. Hugh Grant is...

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All The Way Down

May 18, 2022

By WENDY HODGE You may live your whole life without learning this truth, and I hope you do. I’ve learned it, and the truth I’ve learned is this:...

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