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Remember when: Women who led us

“Mamma Mia!” It’s Mother’s Day weekend and time to salute a few of the great women in Andalusia’s past! That is almost an impossibility to ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, May 13, 2017 2:20 am

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Remember when: The way we were in the 20s

“A home is not a home unless it has a piano in it!” I can still hear my maternal and paternal grandmothers saying this on ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, May 6, 2017 12:08 am

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Remember when: V.J. Elmore opened in ‘37

1937 was the year my father was graduated from Tech High School in Atlanta, Georgia so thinking of that year, I was keenly interested to ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, April 29, 2017 1:46 am

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Remember when: Teens liked Square in ‘40s

This hit song written and made popular in the mid to late 1940s “To Each His Own” lingered in popularity into the 1960s. I remember ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, April 22, 2017 1:30 am

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Remember when: Many worked for preservation

“…Lookin’ back, it’s just a steppin’ stone to where we are, where we’ve been, said we’d do it all again, remember when.” These lyrics to ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, April 8, 2017 1:38 am

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Remember when: We read Little Golden Books

“Goodnight, sweetheart, ‘til we meet tomorrow…” was crooned by Bing Crosby and “Goodnight, my someone, goodnight, my love…” from the Broadway musical, “The Music Man,” ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, April 1, 2017 1:02 am

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Remember when: Foshee became a WWII hero

With this week’s passing of South Alabama’s own Crum Foshee, my thoughts drift back to 2010, the year designated by Gov. Bob Riley as “The ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, March 25, 2017 12:43 am

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Remember when: Archives include March madness

     “March came in like a lion,” “March Madness,” and “Spring into Savings” are familiar phrases we hear and read this time of year in ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, March 18, 2017 9:13 am

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Remember when: Andalusia was changing in ‘27

In the year 1927, ninety years ago in Andalusia, The Andalusia Star reports much about the life in our town. People were smoking cigars and ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, March 11, 2017 1:17 am

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Remember when: Teens spent ‘hot summer nights’ at roller rink

Ricky Nelson was a singing star of popular music heard on the radio back in the late 1950s. Many of his 45s and albums were ... Read more

by Sue Wilson, Saturday, March 4, 2017 12:00 am

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