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Ruth Baker
History of Walker County, Alabama
Our readers enjoy the history of Walker county and surrounding areas. Mrs. Mamie Karrh was noted for many years for her historical writing. She shared unselfishly of her knowledge of the region an...
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Vulcan Park in Birmingham has hosted Valentine’s Day weddings for the past three years. “I Do with a View” wedding packages are available for up to 14 couples. Photo Special to the Eagle
Cast Iron Cupid
The world’s largest cast iron statue will be a witness at several weddings on Valentine’s Day.
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Margaret Dabbs
Discovering the multitude of angels in our lives
Jogging in the January mid-20s cold, dressed in at least four layers of clothing, and wishing for a toboggan, I caught a fleeting glimpse of a row of daffodils. They were not blooming, but had grow...
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Joe Fowler, standing second from left, took his son, three local pastors and four other men to Ecuador in November to build a bridge for a village of Shuar Indians. Photo courtesy of Joe Fowler
Local Christians serving Shuar Indians in jungles of Ecuador
Several months ago, Scott Aaron stood with a young man on a riverbank in Ecuador.
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Ruth Baker
A lesson in humility
“I had no shoes and I complained until I saw a man who had no feet.”
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Jennifer Cohron
Ode to teachers
I’ve never stepped in the same river twice, but returning to my kindergarten classroom feels pretty close.
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Rick Watson
A magical time of day
I love the time between dusk and nightfall. The other day I’d finished my writing and walked down to the barn to check on things.
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Engagements
Pilling-Williams Gary and Marci Pilling of Jasper announce the engagement of their daughter, Mary Megan Pilling, to Philip Andrew Williams, son of Alan and Betty Sue Williams of Arley. The br...
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Ruth Baker
Emily Cranford Tubbs, a real pioneer woman
Here I go again on my “Memory Trail.” If it is a sign of old age to look backward, then I will admit I have been old most of my life. I have studied our settlers and their ways like a starved chil...
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Rick Watson
We are talking about practice
Jilda and I played at a party once and a guy came up to me afterwards to say how much he enjoyed our music. We always play a lot of the old songs that people know and love.
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Mike Blackston, above, uncovers a container that was placed in some woods of Walker County by another avid geocacher. Many caches come in ammunition cans like this one. Photo by: Jennifer Cohron
GPS sport geocaching is a 21st century treasure hunt
They are everywhere — in the woods, on light poles, near busy highways and at the “lost city” of Petra.
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Jennifer Cohron
The Tide is high
The Crimson Tide had a 12-0 regular season the year that Zac and I got back together.
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Margaret Dabbs
With infinite enthusiasm and unrelenting excellence, Pat Nelson wears many hats
As I have grown older in this involuntary fast lane to 60, I can handily list the negative aspects of aging — body slows down, mind stumbles with frequent “senior moments,” and life is no longer su...
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Rick Watson
Daddy’s love/hate relationship with cars
My daddy, rest his soul, HATED working on cars. He loved driving, but every time one of his old cars broke down, he’d cuss.
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Jennifer Cohron
Choo choos at the grocery store
Shopping with Wyatt used to be easy. He snoozed in his carrier the whole time we were in a store.
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