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One last column before moving on
A few weeks ago, I read an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education titled, “Endings That Set Us Free.”
Kimberly Barrett, Author at Shelby County Reporter
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Graduates should make lives special
Summer is a time for rest and relaxation but it is also a time of transitions.
by Kimberly Barrett, Monday, July 2, 2012 11:15 am
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Creativity necessary for happiness
Recently I spent the day wandering around the annual Montevallo Arts Festival. The park in which the festival is held, Orr Park, is a work ...
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:27 am
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Interracial marriage shouldn’t be an issue
These days the presidential campaigns have been on everyone’s mind. But a recent survey of potential Republican voters in Mississippi and Alabama caught my eye ...
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 11:54 am
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Affordable housing a must
I was recently invited to take a tour of some areas in and around Montevallo that I don’t usually see. I drove around rent controlled ...
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:08 am
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Access to education a social necessity
I was recently asked to serve on a panel to discuss the future of higher education in Alabama. Three issues immediately came to mind. All ...
by Kimberly Barrett, Monday, February 6, 2012 5:18 pm
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Grateful for opportunity to share thoughts
I spend a lot of time working on problems, both identifying them and solving them. At work I help students and colleagues with their problems.
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, December 20, 2011 11:42 am
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Immigration law affecting local citizens
I knew that Alabama’s new immigration law was a bad idea. Being an educator I was initially concerned about the impact it would have on ...
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, December 13, 2011 11:58 am
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Thinking for the future
There are many competing worthy causes in our society.
by Kimberly Barrett, Monday, November 21, 2011 6:57 pm
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Letter strikes a chord
Over the summer I read a letter to the editor of this paper that struck a chord with me and seemed to warrant a response. ...
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, November 1, 2011 11:03 am
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No new taxes? Not a great idea
The recent stalemate in efforts to raise the debt ceiling brought into clear view for the world to see a very irrational but popular sentiment ...
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, September 20, 2011 4:51 pm
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Stop and smell the roses — literally
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that the earth laughs in flowers. If my backyard is any indication, Shelby County is bursting with laughter this summer.
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:45 am
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No mind should be wasted
As the well-known slogan of the United Negro College Fund states, “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:39 am
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Great resources close to home
In times of natural disasters such as the tornadoes that recently devastated Alabama, the earthquakes in Japan and the current threat posed by the rising ...
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, May 24, 2011 12:34 pm
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Mental health help so essential
In my last column, I stressed the need for us to do more to promote the mental health of youth in Shelby County.
by Kimberly Barrett, Tuesday, May 3, 2011 11:31 am
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