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Editorials

Showing gratitude for our healthcare employees

While you personally may not need them every day, healthcare workers are always standing on the sideline, working ...

Opinion

The trails to Alabama’s future run through its small towns

On a cool spring morning in Coosa County, a few hikers gather outside the Pinhoti Outdoor Center. They ...

Opinion

Reflections: Passing the plate

My neighbor stopped me to announce he’d taken up lawn care as a second job. He asked if ...

Opinion

Column: Everything will be alright

The month of May brings along many important events and days, among which are Cinco de Mayo, Mother's ...

Editorials

Editorial: End of an era

The Oak Mountain Amphitheatre, one of Shelby County’s most recognizable and popular landmarks, is soon to be no ...

Opinion

Inspiring the next generation: Local educators leave an incalculable impact

Looking down at our books in pre-AP English class, my fellow students and I silently read through a ...

Opinion

Opinion: Powering America’s future starts in Alabama

By State Sen. Arthur Orr, Senate Pro Tem Garlan Gudger and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter America’s economic future ...

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Reflections: Realizing you are certifiably old

Now I’m in the “back nine” as the late Rush Limbaugh called it—a time to reflect with gratitude, ...

Opinion

Reflections: The case for Christ

Christian author, Lee Strobel, was in Birmingham last year. I met him and heard his fascinating story of ...

Columns

Column: Hitting the links

With the weather beginning to bring sunny skies as the summer nears, Shelby County is beginning to see ...

Opinion

Column: The unseen side of the fired coach

It feels like the last few weeks have been dominated by coaching changes. Some of them have been ...

Opinion

Column: Shelby County has built a better world for people like me

Somewhere in then-Time Warner Cable Arena in 2008, the Charlotte Bobcats cut the lights, turned up the rock ...

Columns

Column: My silver lining

The month of April marks a deeply personal month in my life. National Autism Awareness Month is a ...

Editorials

Editorial: Celebrating the power of pets

A cavalcade of canine companions and their owners gathered at Pelham City Park on Sunday, April 13 for ...

Opinion

Column: Survive and advance, see another day

Sports is a never-ending cycle. Almost every week during the year, there's some game going on around the ...

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