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Picking cotton in the Mississippi Delta, 1939. Photo: Library of Congress
Apr 28, 2013 | 
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Fannie Lou Hamer, a folk philosopher of the civil rights movement in the Mississippi Delta, knew what she was up against in a state and region where an entrenched hard-right oligarchy ruled at the expense of the majority.
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Kathy Spidle could’ve been at home on this Tuesday night instead of at Grove Hill Elementary School. After all, she’s principal of the school and spends many hours in the building going about her “day” job.
Nov 11, 2012 |
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Alabama’s nine electoral votes were virtually predestined for Republican Mitt Romney in last Tuesday’s presidential election. Nevertheless, post-election analysis shows just how red that red-state Alabama really is.
Nov 11, 2012 |
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“Hi, this is Tammy with the Hilton Garden Inn-Edison. We have no power, no hot water and no room for board. How may I assist you?” For family and friends of mine, these were the first greetings they received following Hurricane Sandy, and I don’t think we will ever forget them.
Oct 21, 2012 |
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Locate Athens, Greece, on a map and trace a line due north. You’ll cross the mainland and a patch of the Aegean Sea before your finger reaches the eastern end of the island of Skopelos. My wife and I spent some time there last month. We saw up close how the country’s ongoing economic crisis is affecting Greeks on an island that’s essentially a small country town.
Aug 26, 2012 |
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Let me begin by thanking Barbara Dunn and the Dunn family for intrusting to me the opportunity to present the eulogy at this celebration of life for James A. “Pappy” Dunn. In a sense, I feel inadequate to give the eulogy for Pappy Dunn because his was such a great and impactful life that it is difficult to do justice to it in the form of a eulogy, but I am committed to try. There are two points I would like to make.
Aug 19, 2012 |
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The Star asked people on both sides of Alabama’s voter-ID law to explain - Is the voter-ID law necessary?
Aug 12, 2012 |
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One of the delights of growing old is the ability to admit your failures and flaws. That’s because there is no use in denying what everyone can clearly see.
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