Dear Heloise: As a friendly reminder to all who believe in recycling, check with your local vendor to receive specific instructions. Here are a few hints:• Wash and dry everything after using … more

Lisa Robertson, wife of oldest “Duck Dynasty” brother Al Robertson, shared a powerful testimony about her own teenage abortion and the consequences at the Pregnancy Test and Resource Center’s … more

Just in the last few days or so I have really started to notice the subtle signs that spring can’t be far off. Notwithstanding the crazy weather that seems to bring us near 70 degree temperatures … more

It has been two weeks since significant leadership changes were announced at the Daily Mountain Eagle.In the days that followed, I was asked to take on a new role at the newspaper where I have worked … more

 It was my great fortune to have known P.J. O’Rourke. We served on panels, did media together and hung out some. He died last week at age 74 from lung cancer. P.J. will be missed.He made a … more

Saturday was a great day for athletics in Walker County with two students, one from Jasper High and one from Dora High, bringing home state titles in wrestling.However, it was a sad day for the … more

Several months ago, Zac and I got away for a day to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.It was during a difficult time, and I remember how good it felt to just walk and talk in the sun with no plan or … more

The all-knowing, Teen Beat Magazine cover-looking, son of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Justin Trudeau, made a boo-boo. He inherited his Prime Ministering bitness from his dad, so he … more

Former President Donald Trump was a very-popular president with Alabama Republican voters. Trump was a proven conservative president. He walked the walk. He did not just talk the talk. He has a … more

Those who live above us, who have authority over us, may not know how the rest of us really feel about being forced to do things we not only don’t want to do, but also things that will harm us, … more