Opinion
Parents can’t be passive
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
One of a parent’s greatest tasks is teaching a child to take responsibility for his or her own actions, even when the consequences aren’t fun.
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A place for Shelby County artists to thrive
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Artists become famous, or in some cases infamous, for helping the rest of us see things we could not have seen without their help. This truism is typically thought of in terms of stone for sculpture and oils for paintings, but members of the Shelby County Arts Council introduced me and perhaps many others to something we have not seen. This time their medium is brick, mortar and dreams.
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Bill will give 5,000 citizens Alabama jobs
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
I didn’t think that Republicans and Democrats in Montgomery could ever agree on anything. I have long given up on the idea that anyone in the state Senate or the state House of Representatives could do anything that made sense.
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Chief gives thanks for help fighting fire
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Shelby Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank Alabama State Forestry and Southeast Shelby Rescue. We would also like to give a big thank you to the Kingdom, Columbiana, Summerhill, Fourmile, West Shelby and Calera fire departments for their assistance in fighting the 290-acre woods fire in our community Feb. 21, 2010.
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More Opinion
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- Following in Cel’s footsteps
- Vandiver fire “dues” equals another tax
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- Health a high priority
- Cantrell writes letter of apology to others
- Preserving county’s past
- UM explores King’s dream
- Expensive local stores drive buyers to others
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Opinion Column
A place for Shelby County artists to thrive
Artists become famous, or in some cases infamous, for helping the rest of us see things we could not have seen without their help. This truism is typically thought of in terms of stone for sculpture and oils for paintings, but members of the Shelby County Arts Council introduced me and perhaps many others to something we have not seen. This time their medium is brick, mortar and dreams.
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Columnists
Letters to the Editor
Vandiver fire “dues” equals another tax
This letter is a response to Jan Griffey’s article about the proposed fire district in Vandiver and Sterrett in the Feb. 17 paper. Read story




