Lifestyles

Dreams of ‘chutes’

Mama’s dream was for me to get married in a wedding dress made from Daddy’s white, silk parachute ...

Daniel Sutter

What’s the best way to take out the trash?

Garbage would normally put most readers to sleep, but Pike County’s contract with Advanced Disposal has been news ...

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Thoughts from behind the dumpster

Just what heaven is like, I’m not exactly sure.

Daniel Sutter

A cure for the Common Core

Perhaps the most controversial education policy of the past five years has been the Common Core, adopted to ...

Lifestyles

Flickering lights and frightening memories

Whoever said that nothing is constant except change said a mouthful.

Daniel Sutter

Competition and education

The numbers definitely indicate that Alabama’s K-12 education system is in desperate need of improvement. For instance, a ...

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The Gospel of the County Fair

Mama was scared of everything, especially bad weather, tramps and the men who came along with the fair ...

Daniel Sutter

Education and improving lives

Education is perhaps our nation’s most important industry, critical for both economic and personal development.

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Of a horse and a hard lesson learned

In my child’s heart, all I wanted was a horse. A horse of my own.

Daniel Sutter

Natural disasters and greed are a bad mix

Alabama faces a risk of devastating hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. Do Alabamians need protection against predatory “price gouging” ...

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