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A walk to remember
By Nina Keenam I found some notes relating to a sandy bayside walk with my husband tucked among yellowing newspaper clippings. I have done that through the years –scratched out just enough words and phrases to help me recapture times I want to remember. That day, we strolled on dry, white sand beside a lake to the wet, gray shore of a bay where the tide was out. A silvery…
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Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers As the June primaries for our statewide races get closer, there is a lot of media attention and stories written about the power being wielded by special interests, PACs and big money. They focus on the large amount of cash and influence being bet on the horses for governor and the legislature. The Business Council of Alabama and ALFA are getting prepared to protect their friends and…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
School security
The school shooting at Parkland, Florida that resulted in the death of 17 students and teachers was a terrible and painful tragedy. There were many opportunities that should have stopped Nickolas Cruz from carrying out what he did. Many people want to blame the AK15 for these deaths. Many others want to blame the FBI and the sheriff’s department for failure to follow up. many others want to blame the…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Alabama Senate makes state parks free for military vets
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – As Governor Kay Ivey designated last Thursday “Military Appreciation Day,” the Alabama Senate passed five bills to support military veterans, including the Parks for Patriots Act which will give Alabama military veterans free access to state parks. The Legislature also held a joint session of the House and Senate to honor General Gus F. Perna, the commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command in Huntsville and Alabama’s…
by Submitted Article access_time8 years ago
Free cancer screenings offered – Oral, head and neck cancer
Gulf Coast Cancer Centers and Eastern Shore Ear Nose and Throat will offer free screenings for oral, head and neck cancer on Wednesday, March 7. Board certified otolaryngologists and oncologists will screen adults from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Eastern Shore Ear Nose and Throat office located at 27961 Hwy. 98, Suite 11 in Daphne. The American Cancer Society estimates more than 60,000 cases of oral, head and neck cancer…
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