Columns
(Column) Surging GOP isolationism is a dreadful development in a dangerous time
Explaining his support for U.S. aid to Israel but not Ukraine, Sen. J.D. Vance, the shape-shifting Ohio Republican, ... Read more
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Columns
Economically ailing China suffers from an incurable case of Leninism
Vladimir Lenin, who died 100 years ago as of next Jan. 21, was having a good 21st century ... Read more
Columns
Packing the beach bag … with books
Beach reading is a state of mind, and in the state of Alabama the season begins early and ... Read more
Columns
Erick Erickson: Reality beckons
An out-of-context video featuring Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, quoted him claiming American sons and daughters will have to ... Read more
Local News
Organized nonviolence: How the Freedom Riders operated
CORE and the SNCC followed the path of non-violent direct action to effect change. Dr. Charles Person, one ... Read more
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Fultondale holds annual Pearl Harbor remembrance
The City of Fultondale hosted its annual remembrance ceremony for the victims and survivors of Pearl Harbor last ... Read more
Cnhi Network
Holocaust survivor shares his story with Kentucky middle schoolers
ASHLAND, Ky. — There’s an anecdote Fred Gross relates whenever he tells the story of his family’s harrowing escape ... Read more
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Holocaust survivor shares his story with Kentucky middle schoolers
ASHLAND, Ky. — There’s an anecdote Fred Gross relates whenever he tells the story of his family’s harrowing escape ... Read more
Letters To The Editor
Letter to the Editor: “I am the American flag”
“I’ve been to the moon. I’ve been burned. But more often I’m honored. I’m your American flag.” That’s ... Read more
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Rabbi recalls childhood at Bergen-Belsen, playing hide and seek around bodies of fellow Jews
PEABODY, Mass. — Rabbi Joseph Polak remembers as a young child at Bergen-Belsen, a Nazi concentration camp, playing hide and ... Read more