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Preserving the past, preparing for future

How did this happen? How do things like this ever get started?! First, it’s just one person who ...

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Looking the past in the face

Louis I. (Skip) Brown lives in Chelsea and is a true Vietnam hero. He survived a fierce firefight ...

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Organizations introduce important concepts

A recent road trip afforded a chance to see life in another part of this beautiful country. And, ...

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Focus, achieve goals

Meditate on your goals. If you’re like most dreamers, your dreams are so big and so vast, you ...

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The “artful” history of Jugtown, AL

Written in the glaze was “J.B. Skinner” and “Sterrett, Alabama.” So, who was J.B. Skinner and what was ...

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A welcoming new (old) house

In 2014, Jimmy Lawley, grandson of the builder, gave Craig and Dana Wann the opportunity to purchase the ...

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Mill memories live on

For most of my growing up years, I thought my grandmother had the only copy of a photograph ...

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You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream

The dog days of summer have begun, and anyone who’s lived in Alabama for more than a few ...

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Visiting with Bambi in the backyard

It has often been mentioned that one of the best things about living in our county is the ...

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It’s almost that time

Have you heard them yet? They start faintly about this time of year and gain volume, momentum and ...

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Happiness found in Harpersville

I am sure you’ve heard the old adage, “Physician, heal thyself.” Well, I have a new one. “Columnist, ...

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The Bicentennial is bursting out all over

And, now, we are in the early stages of celebrating another bicentennial. This time, it’s a little closer ...

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Fun awaits all over Shelby County

As I write this, I anxiously await Columbiana’s Liberty Day celebration. It is always a fun way to ...

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For a new look, try something old

A smart columnist enlists input from readers to make sure that topics continue to match interests.

Community Columnists

A Revolutionary Cause for Celebration

As I write this, America has just celebrated another Memorial Day – observing what is known as the ...

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