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Kindness might save all of our lives

What’s the difference between kind and nice? They are words that don’t seem to be in our vocabulary much these days. All my life, my ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 12:00 am

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Interesting things happen when we see each other

Rain was falling as I passed a girl walking along the highway on my way to town a few weeks ago. She had a hoodie ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 22, 2018 12:26 am

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Impossible: Hunkering down with cats in bad weather

It’s rumbling to the east and so dark my security lights outside are on at 7:30 a.m. The dogs hunkered down under the back porch ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, August 8, 2018 12:41 am

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Columnist: When did Russia cease to be enemy?

Why was there an immediate reaction of shock and disbelief from Republicans, Democrats and Independents to President Trump’s news conference with Vladimir Putin? To answer ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 1:05 am

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Accomplishing simple tasks feels rewarding

I love the way the sun slants through the oak limbs in the early morning. It makes patterns on the floor in front of my ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 11, 2018 12:33 am

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Thinking of fallen journalists, cherishing freedom of the press this Fourth of July

A workplace becomes more than a place where you do a job. The people you spend time with in that workplace become more than coworkers. ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, July 4, 2018 12:51 am

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Opinion: Electorate is being played

Folks, we are being played like a fiddle and we are blindly square dancing to the tune, following every call to do-si-do. The fiddle player ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 12:19 am

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Columnist: Summer offer bumper crop of frogs

For some reason this year produced a bumper crop of frogs at my house. When I take a walk around the yard, I see them ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 2:05 am

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Photos capture sense of best times with dad

There are two old black and white photos sitting beside my computer keyboard. The paper used to print them is starting to yellow around the ... Read more

by Nancy Blackmon, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 12:00 am

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Opinion: Should politicians consider biblical teachings?

As I sit preparing to write this column, it is primary day in Alabama. Hopefully, there are folks from both political parties headed to the ... Read more