Opinion

Our view: March 6 is an important day, and that’s no fooling

If it hasn’t happened yet to you, it’s likely happened to someone you know — and March 6…

Opinion

Our view: 60 years is a long — but not so long — time

Six decades is a long time. But 60 is also a significant number of years to not only…

Uncategorized

(Toni Says) Legal documents are important to Americans at any age

Hi Toni: I am turning 65 and retiring from my current employer and will no longer have health…

Uncategorized

(Column) Hoover continues to flourish under mayor’s leadership

The City of Hoover was founded in 1968 as a suburban bedroom community of the Over the
Mountain area.…

Opinion

(Column) Gov. Jim Folsom Jr. has a legacy

Our Alabama Public Television system was one of the first public television networks in the nation. Today it…

Columns

(Column) Jeff Foxworthy is convinced God has a sense of humor

As a rule, Jeff Foxworthy never refuses autograph requests, but the redneck comedy legend hit a wall during…

Lifestyles

(Dave Says) Take time to get involved

Dave: I’ve run my own small business for about five years. So far, we’re doing pretty well. At…

Lifestyles

(Dave Says) Help, don’t enable

Dear Dave: We’ve been following your plan, and it’s been a real blessing to us. Last week, my…

Opinion

(Another view) You can’t reach great heights by standing in a hole

We are not perfect, we Americans. We have never been. Our founders tended toward bombastic exaggeration that even…

Opinion

(Another view) Measles is serious and surging; as vaccination coverage declines, protect others

Decades ago, a preschool girl lay in a dark room writhing in pain for weeks. She can barely…