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She was ready for school an hour early.
Her hair was brushed, pulled back in a short ponytail.
She sat on the edge of the bed and I could feel her staring at me.
I pulled the blanket down fr…

AUBURN – On August 17, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy held a White Coat Ceremony to induct the Class of 2017.  Among the 150 students entering the Doctor of Pharmacy program is Megan N…

Woman on the Edge: Crazy cat lady

Thursday — 5:34 p.m.
 
You know, it's a pretty, sunshiny day and it has been all week. No rain, and you drive down Avalon Boulevard and there's all this work to be done and these contractors …

Monday — 10:43 p.m.
This call is for the editor. I'd like to know why the politician's addresses, phone numbers, e-mails section that used to be in the newspaper has been taken out.
We need t…

Thursday — 1:08 p.m.
I see you've started printing the pictures of those individuals in the arrest report. I think this is very wrong. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? If they are …

When I'm working late at the newspaper and all is dark and quiet, memories flash before my eyes. It was 1995 when I was hired by Jim Fletcher and moved from my kitchen into the newsroom. I'd done my …

So one night about two months ago, I couldn't sleep. Of course, I grabbed the remote and started flipping through the channels. I come across this show…there are a bunch of bearded men with souther…

There are a lot of jokes made on Facebook about grammar – and it's general lack of use.
In the past, people didn't really know if their friends or family failed at spelling and grammar because we …

When Rebekah Nugent went to renew registration on the car owned by she and her husband Ed; she inquired about the Korean War license plate she had heard about. It required a trip home to get military…