More than half of Alabama residents participate in an outdoor activity such as camping, kayaking, cycling  or fishing each year.Because they do, 135,000 jobs are created — nearly three times … more

I am going from memory, but as I recall there is a point in the movie "Journey for Margaret," concerning the London blitz, where Robert Young sees a situation with a mother and child that breaks his … more

As many of you know, about 11 years ago, I spent a good part of a summer in the hospital because of a fall when I injured both my wrist and my foot. I can remember distinctly during that time in my … more

A week ago I stood outside our hotel in Gatlinburg and listened to nearby chimes play "America the Beautiful."The moment seemed like an appropriate end to our family's first week-long road trip.We … more

Well, I am so turned around and filled up with politics, like most of you — and not for just the usual reasons you suspect. For example, I spent 90 minutes Tuesday in a warm room watching … more

Even casual readers of this column have probably picked up on the fact that I love podcasts.Some people become fans of a single podcast, like last year’s S-Town, and then drift away after the final … more

Let's clean out the election notebook ...• Normally I write a pretty in-depth column on the election the morning afterward. So much has been happened and so much is fluid that this may be … more

Scholarships open doors to higher education for thousands of students who would otherwise be locked out.If students give any thought at all to the donors who made their financial aid possible, they … more

Let's clean out the notebook...• I was sorry to hear the Facebook announcement (now confirmed with a store sign) that the Sears store in Jasper is closing in about a month. I left a card for the … more

Tuesday will mark the one-week countdown to the Primary Election. What better time to hear from the folks who want your vote on June 5?That’s why the Daily Mountain Eagle is sponsoring a … more