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Good hands serving

Call them the good hands boys but don’t limit their pluses to basketball. Coach J.R. Dilbeck’s eighth-grade boys basketball team at Priceville Junior High School capped a 21-1 season by … more

2/7/10 | 240 views

Jubilee Dunbar forever!

These last 10 days have been dreamlike to me: The New Orleans Saints are going to the Super Bowl. It’s hard for me to comprehend because I’ve been following the Saints since 1972, when I … more

2/5/10 | 229 views

Innovation was theme of week

The theme of the week was innovation. Success requires innovation, be it in the private or public sectors. Eric Fleischauer Capital considerations 3M Co. provided the brightest display … more

1/31/10 | 224 views

Boy with giving heart receives his reward

Jacob Mishalanie, 11, had saved his money to buy a $25 University of Alabama national championship hat. First Baptist Church pastor Bill Hurt said Jacob decided instead to give the money to … more

1/31/10 | 404 views

An appeal for little David

I first met little David Henderson 10 years ago, when I was involved with the Boy Scouts in Decatur. David was a freckle-faced, 7-year-old Cub Scout overflowing with enthusiasm for the many facets … more

1/29/10 | 547 views | 2 comments

Toasting veterans alone?

No one has to remind John D. Taylor that the numbers are dwindling for World War II veterans. John, 85, and other members of the old Decatur-based Army National Guard’s Company B, 151st Engineer … more

1/24/10 | 286 views

Haiti: The curse of corruption

Like many of us, I’ve been touched by the plight of the Haitian people in the wake of last week’s deadly earthquake. Although Pat Robertson has been reviled for his statement that the Haitian … more

1/22/10 | 330 views

Obama, King offer transition

Conservatives should quit focusing on President Barack Obama as a person, instead recognizing him as the buffer in a movement that threatens capitalism. Capitalism does an excellent job at … more

1/17/10 | 455 views

Getting up early to watch the Bama game

More than 7,000 miles and a 10-hour time difference didn’t keep one group of Alabama fans from watching the Jan. 7 game. For North Alabama residents on a trip to Israel, watching the … more

1/17/10 | 494 views

MLK Day: History of controversy

On Monday, we mark as a nation the most controversial of federal holidays: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It was controversial even before it was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in the … more

1/15/10 | 785 views