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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 ...

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Protect yourself from crime this holiday season

I was taught from an early age that locks were made for honest people, not those that intend ...

Catherine Legg

Celebrate the season by sharing with those in need

“While we are busy running around trying to get things together for our family’s perfect holiday, there are ...

Columns

SCAC offers artists an outlet close to home

On a Monday afternoon the week before Thanksgiving, a handful of painters gathered in the Shelby County Arts ...

Columns

Bankruptcy ‘a black eye’

Recently, the Jefferson County Commission voted to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy after an ongoing struggle to solve ...

Columns

Drugs, crime can mar futures

Everyone reading this article has at least one thing in common; we were all children at some point ...

Columns

Character stronger than wins and losses

When the clock reached zero during the Oct. 28 football game between the Pelham Panthers and the Hewitt-Trussville ...

Columns

Time to lead on prison crisis

Alabama is facing a crisis with its prisons — too many inmates and not enough beds.

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Men who keep us safe: LTC Erskine Bentley II

LTC Erskine Ramsey Bentley II is a Columbiana native son and member of our nation’s all-volunteer military that ...

Columns

Letter strikes a chord

Over the summer I read a letter to the editor of this paper that struck a chord with ...

Columns

Monster Walk my new tradition

The first year I worked at the Shelby County Reporter, I remember it getting close to Halloween and ...

Columns

Lives easier with bridge open

The Grants Mill Road Bridge at Lake Purdy reopened Sept. 6 for the first time since it closed ...

Columns

Decision unpleasant, but the right thing to do

On Sept. 20, we reported a story in which we took no pleasure publishing. An Alabaster woman, Roseanna ...

Columns

Keep the school rivalry alive

As a graduate of Pelham High School, I can definitely understand the significance of the Panthers’ football game ...

Columns

Consider giving during United Way campaign

In the coming weeks, you’ll likely read and hear about United Way’s campaign to raise $3 million in ...

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