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6 days ago by Clif Knight.
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Valentine’s Day flashback
Valentine’s Day is an observance that keeps on giving no matter how old you and your sweetheart are. I was an elementary school student during ... Read more
A Look Back: Typhoid Fever
As the 19th century transitioned into the 20th, typhoid fever was taking the lives of more Alabamians, including people living here in Morgan County, than any other ... Read more
A Look Back: Early auto problems
Since this area, along with the rest of the South, was impoverished following the Civil War, it was slow to adopt the new technology represented ... Read more
The barn’s role on our farm
The barn played an important role in the life and adventures of our family farm when I was a child in the 1930s and 1940s. ... Read more
A Look Back: Children at play
One of the most enchanting aspects of childhood is unstructured play, either alone or with other children. In many ways, things are worse now than in ... Read more
Winter loses its grip
Looking for signs of spring is something I enjoy doing this time of year when the dark, damp, cold days of winter begin to lose ... Read more
How courageous are you?
By Todd Barrier Courage is something Christians need. In fact, we talk about it all of the time. One of the most often–used Bible verses on the subject is ... Read more
A Look Back at Hewlett, Roberts families
By Dr. Bill Stewart Oct. 5, 1892—A. A. Hewlett, one of the oldest citizens of Morgan County, died early this afternoon at the advanced age of ... Read more
Country-style healthcare
By Clif Knight With all the television time and printer’s ink devoted to healthcare, it’s no small miracle that any of us who were born in the ... Read more
Season brings winter weather oddities to mind
With the onset of another winter season, I am reminded of a long string of weather oddities I have experienced in my lifetime. One of ... Read more
