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H. Brandt Ayers
Chairman & Publisher
 
H. Brandt Ayers: South's cultural barriers
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Progressive Southerners haven't made much headway in our desire to nudge the region into the mainstream of American affair...
Phillip Tutor
Commentary Editor
 
Phillip Tutor: A German's message for McClellan
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I didn't ask Karl Eschrig if he thought McClellan's military heritage should not only be preserved, but promoted, marketed...
Bob Davis
Editor
 
Bob Davis: Express view of history
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The Tea Party Express made a stop in Alabama last week. According to its Web site, the Tea Party Express is a grassroots m...
Paul Rilling
"Eye on The Star"
 
Paul Rilling: Explaining a newspaper's stances
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Reader D.H. Dothard of Jacksonville has a legitimate complaint if, as he wrote to Speak Out (Oct. 10, page 6A), The Star w...
 

General Interest

George Smith
Columnist
 
George Smith: And that's the way it went ... Friday, Nov. 13
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George Smith's column for Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
Hardy Jackson
"Gone South"
 
Harvey H. Jackson: It ain't easy being Newt
2 days 16 hrs ago | 4 4 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
Throughout the year, I clip articles that might, with a little additional work, be turned into prize-winning columns ̵...
 

Living

Lisa Davis
Features Editor
 
Lisa Davis: Where did the books go?
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My third-grader just brought home the latest Scholastic Book Clubs catalog from school. The problem is, there aren't that ...
Annette Maddox
"Small Talk"
 
Small Talk: Holiday cooking class offered tips and tastes
by Annette Maddox
Special to The Star
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The Christmas season started early with a Holiday Cooking School on Nov. 5 sponsored by the Calhoun County Office, Alabama...
Prudence Hilburn
"The Gourmet Touch"
 
The Gourmet Touch: Congealed salads double as desserts
by Prudence Hilburn
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Congealed salads can do double duty on Thanksgiving Day. After all, not everyone wants a big, rich dessert after a hearty ...
Ann Angell
"The Personal Trainer"
 
The Personal Trainer: You're never too old to stay active
by Ann Angell
Special to The Star
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My Latin teacher, Anne Adams, used to say, "There is nothing new under the sun." Apparently this is true. We all know exer...
Deirdre Long & Debbie Reaves
"Haute Homemade"
 
Haute Homemade: Fiber Art Show at JSU showcases knitting, quilting and needlework
by Star staff
19 days ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The inaugural Community Fiber Art Show — featuring quilting, knitting, crochet, needlework and other fiber arts R...
Brett Buckner
"The Dirt"
 
Brett Buckner: Diary and a wimpy dad
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I avoid the temptation, despite my inner-demons screaming and pleading to surrender. "No one will ever know," they promise...
Pat Kettles
"Uncorked"
 
Uncorked: American wines for an American holiday
by Pat Kettles
2 days 16 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
We are coming up on the nation's most heavily traveled holiday weekend. But I do wonder why so many of us risk life and li...
Eve Pentecost
Personal Finance
 
Eve Pentecost: Where do we go for health care?
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Retirees and current workers need to think hard about the costs of medical care. According to a study by the Kaiser Family...
Hervey Folsom
"Artists in Action"
 
Artists in Action: Group to perform Christmas classic 'Amahl'
by Hervey Folsom
Special to The Star
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Kathy Murphy knows how to select the perfect Christmas present for everyone on her list. She thinks of the individual's pr...
 

Religion

Anthony Cook
Managing Editor
 
Anthony Cook: Getting to the heart of hymns
6 days ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Do you have a favorite hymn? I have several. I'm not that old of a guy, but I have an old spirit, and I love old songs.
James L. Evans
Columnist
 
James L. Evans: You shall know them by their car tag
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A U.S. District judge in South Carolina ruled last week that it was illegal for the state to promote Christianity on licen...
 

Pushing Buttons: Games & Gadgets

Dan Whisenhunt
Staff Writer
 
Pushing Buttons: Marvelous — Super-hero sequel packs some punch
by Dan Whisenhunt
Assistant Metro Editor
7 days ago | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
I have to cop to being a little underwhelmed by the first "Marvel Ultimate Alliance." And, important caveat here, I'm not ...
Chris Pittman
Staff Writer
 
Pushing Buttons: 'Guitar Hero' playing the blues
by Chris Pittman
Special to The Star
14 days ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
You can forget about "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" and "New Super Mario Bros. Wii." I just got my hands on the real cre...
John Dietrich
Staff Writer
 
Pushing Buttons: Postcards from the Yellow Submarine
by Dan Whisenhunt and John Dietrich
Staff Writers
1 month ago | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
You can't buy us love, but if you buy a copy of this game, you won't feel like a fool on the hill. "The Beatles: Rock Band...
 

Sports

Bran Strickland
Sports Editor
 
Bran Strickland: The Blind Side
16 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Surprisingly to me, this film had very little to do with football, opting more to tell the story of the young boy's life. ...
Joe Medley
Sports Columnist
 
Joe Medley: JSU needs win to clinch season to remember
2 days 16 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
JACKSONVILLE — Jacksonville State had a football season to remember. Or, JSU just got through a year with a postseas...
Nick Birdsong
High School Sports
 
Nick Birdsong: Anybody got a clue about the outsiders?
2 days 16 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
When you're down to only five teams from the coverage area and they're all playing against competition you're not too fami...
John Dietrich
"Fantasyland"
 
Fantasyland: Strasburg, karma willing, will be mine
by John Dietrich
Sports Writer
2 months ago | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
I have to wonder if I really deserve Stephen Strasburg. In a super-deep keeper league I'm in, I have the No. 1 waiver clai...
Christa Turner
Asst. Sports Editor
 
Christa Turner: You might have seen a win, but NCAA says you didn't
5 months ago | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
It seems the NCAA has taken on a new role: Men in Black. You're saying you were in the stands for that huge Tide upset aga...
Al Muskewitz
Golf, JSU Sports
 
Al Muskewitz: Eco-friendly buzz word with new golf ball
2 months ago | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
People who know me as a newspaper man know I'm not one to endorse any product. And people who know me personally know I ha...
Charles Johnson
Outdoors
 
Charles Johnson: Anticipation is no excuse for being careless
2 days 16 hrs ago | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Saturday is the day deer hunters have been looking forward to since the end of January.
 
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