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Time moves on
When you’re young you think you’ll live forever and age is such a foreign and distant concept. I can remember when I was 20, trying to imagine myself at 60 and I simply could not conjure up an image.

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The nearly half century has gone by very quick
The past 47 years have gone more quickly than I could have ever imagined. And if you count those years I was a newspaper carrier in my hometown, it would be 57 years.

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A long way to Tipperary
A young woman walks into a busy newsroom. She has more potential than experience and carries a spunky attitude in lieu of references.

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Hello Jasper and Walker County
It is with great excitement and humility that I sit here today as the new publisher of your trusted Daily Mountain Eagle. While I am certain many of you read the publisher announcement a couple wee...

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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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My title should be Pack Rat Champ
I believe that I need to be crowned the World’s Champion Pack Rat. It seems I always find some reason NOT to throw something away.

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A lesson in humility
“I had no shoes and I complained until I saw a man who had no feet.”

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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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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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