Opinion


A fun day in Red Bay
News, Opinion, Red Bay
She Says
October 1, 2024
Saturday marked another year of the Red Bay Founders Fest. A well-loved longstanding tradition, it’s something I, for one, always look forward to each...
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Prepare now for Election Day
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
September 23, 2024
With political debates and stump speeches filling up the news, not to mention the ad campaigns everywhere you look, it probably goes without saying th...
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Cultura Garden Club meets at Dismals Canyon
Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT, Opinion
by Susie Hovater Malone 
September 23, 2024
Sept.10 marked the first meeting of the year for the Cultura Garden Club for the program called “The Secret World of the Beautiful Sunken Forest calle...
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Appreciate animals around us along the way
Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT, María Camp
by María Camp 
September 20, 2024
Over the course of this summer, I’ve had the opportunity to enjoy seeing animals and insects while I’m out and about. In one case, while covering a st...
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Speaking of fall
EDITORIAL -- FEATURE SPOT, Editorials, Opinion
by Staff Reports 
September 17, 2024
Despite the longstanding – and, truthfully, spot-on – advice to not write about the weather, it’s often the topic on everyone’s minds. The weather and...
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Remembering 9-11
Columnists, COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT, María Camp
by María Camp 
September 11, 2024
On September 11, 2001, I was getting ready for class in my room in LaGrange Hall at the University of North Alabama. It wasn’t even usual for me to tu...
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OPINION PAGE: Garden Clubs continue star memorials
Columnists, Opinion, Susie Hovater Malone
by Susie Hovater Malone 
September 11, 2024
Lately on national networks, references have been made about Gold Star families. What is the history of the Blue/Gold Star Memorial? The idea started ...
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Summer prepares to make way for fall
Columnists, María Camp, Opinion
by María Camp 
September 6, 2024
September has finally made its way onto the scene, and, I, for one, am quite pleased. The hotter temperatures do not appeal to me, though there have b...
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