Even casual readers of this column have probably picked up on the fact that I love podcasts.Some people become fans of a single podcast, like last year’s S-Town, and then drift away after the final … more

Let's clean out the election notebook ...• Normally I write a pretty in-depth column on the election the morning afterward. So much has been happened and so much is fluid that this may be … more

Scholarships open doors to higher education for thousands of students who would otherwise be locked out.If students give any thought at all to the donors who made their financial aid possible, they … more

Let's clean out the notebook...• I was sorry to hear the Facebook announcement (now confirmed with a store sign) that the Sears store in Jasper is closing in about a month. I left a card for the … more

Tuesday will mark the one-week countdown to the Primary Election. What better time to hear from the folks who want your vote on June 5?That’s why the Daily Mountain Eagle is sponsoring a … more

Too many people are stuck in the valley of decision. Indecisive about following Christ, they straddle the fence and have one foot in the church and one foot in the world. This lack of commitment … more

Before traveling to Walker County on Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey was in Birmingham to celebrate a record year for Alabama's tourism industry.An estimated 26.6 million people traveled to Alabama in 2017, … more

Let's clear the notebook ... • Well, late in the day Tuesday, a press release from Bevill State Community College announced that its career tech programs slated to close, as announced on April … more

Sometimes it is best to try, try again. We are grateful that Bevill State Community College announced Thursday it will re-evaluate its program closures across all the campuses. It also announced … more

What could be better than a picnic on a small patch of green grass on a sunny May day?How about if that family feast was on a mere few feet from a headstone?It sounds weird to anyone from … more