Columnists

Age changes perspective

I noticed a large advertisement in a state newspaper with a startling headline. It was for a pill ...

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Settin’ hen mothered ducks

Years ago when I was an Andalusia Star-News reporter, I always tried to catch a few minutes of ...

Columnists

Weather is all about perception

The sandals were where I left them last night, on the floor beside the couch. I spied them ...

Columnists

Fox always triggers memory

Funny how something fleeting can trigger a memory. As I walked by and glanced at the television in ...

Columnists

Is shorthand obsolete?

Is shorthand obsolete? “Can you really read that stuff?” someone often asked me as I scribbled notes in ...

Columnists

Gifts brought touch of spring to winter

My sister, Mandy, and my friend, Margo, gave me the most wonderful gifts for Christmas, gifts that kept ...

COLUMN -- FEATURE SPOT

Heat pumps spoiled us

Brr, the bedroom was cold. I threw back the sheet, two thermal blankets, and a comforter and felt ...

Nina Keenam

I’ve got a soft spot for pooches

There is just something about dogs that touch a soft spot in my heart. A neighbor’s dog wandered ...

Columnists

Heart-wrenching last days

As I sat pondering how to begin this column, my first since the Dec. 31 death of my ...

Columnists

Clothesline takes her back

December 26 was a windy, cold, dreary day. As I sat waiting for the heater to warm up ...

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