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Panning John Keegan's writing on military history seems a bit like criticizing Michelangelo's impassioned strokes on the Sistine Chapel. Or tiring of William Faulkner because he didn't employ a brevity of words. It feels weird, out of place, unnecessary. Improper, even.
More than a halftime show: JSU Marching Southerners' patriotic performance receives praise from World War II veteran, alumnusJACKSONVILLE — To some, it’s just a show at halftime, a band blasting instruments to choreographed steps, a routine on the football field. But not to E.C. “Baldy” Wilson. Not to this veteran. It shoots chills down his spine.
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King for a day: Anniston students get English lesson, Broadway-styleSome Anniston High School students got a taste of medieval royal life Thursday afternoon, complete with a king, queen, wizard and a handful of knights.
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Anniston PCB claimants give feedback on clinicsAnniston residents affected by PCBs addressed the Tolbert claims administrator through anger and tears at a meeting Thursday. Just more than 50 claimants attended the 4 p.m. meeting to share thoughts, complaints and suggestions concerning the Quality of Life health clinic established by a 2003 settlement with Monsanto. More claimants filtered in as the meeting wore on.
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Baptists open ministry center for foster careA new administrative office will enable area Baptists to better serve families in crisis and need, a local official of the denomination says.
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Free swine flu vaccination clinics offered
Local health officials are taking swine flu vaccines to the streets by opening free vaccination clinics in cities and towns around the county. The Calhoun County Health Department will set up shop Monday to give out free H1N1 injections at the Oxford Civic Center from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Local health officials are taking swine flu vaccines to the streets by opening free vaccination clinics in cities and towns around the county. The Calhoun County Health Department will set up shop Monday to give out free H1N1 injections at the Oxford Civic Center from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
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Questions raised over Anniston High School financial procedures
The Anniston Board of Education learned Thursday night that Anniston High School hasn’t been following the board’s accounting policies.
The Anniston Board of Education learned Thursday night that Anniston High School hasn’t been following the board’s accounting policies.
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Calhoun County Board of Education: Fighting policy to be revisited
Calhoun County school leaders on Thursday heard from a father who wants the school system to rethink its “no fighting” policy.
Calhoun County school leaders on Thursday heard from a father who wants the school system to rethink its “no fighting” policy.
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I started reading with the same excited enthusiasm that I'd always had after cracking the spine of a favorite novelist's latest offering. And even after that initial burst of motivation slowed, I plowed through assuming that at some point, I would start to care.
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Local and national bestsellers for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1.
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James Ellroy's Blood's A Rover completes his Underworld U.S.A. trilogy in his usual brilliant verse and tight, complex plotting. It's an incredible journey into events of the 1970s and repercussions from acts taken in the previous two books, American Tabloid and The Cold Six Thousand, both also highly recommended. While it's not necessary to have read those books to enjoy the new one, it will help in understanding the character's obsessions.
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Philip Caputo's Crossers is set in 2003 and follows the journey of Gillespie Castle, a Wall Street big-shot who, in order to handle the grief brought on by the loss of his wife, moves into a lonesome ranch-house on the U.S.-Mexican border.
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These days, authors are under lots of pressure from publishers and critics. If readers liked the author's initial book, publishers say, then the readers want more of the same in the future.
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As the 2009 World Series approaches (it starts Tuesday) it is the time year for baseball fans to reflect on the Game's greatest players. For many followers of the National Pastime, Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige, the phenomenal black pitcher from Mobile, tops the list of elite professional players past and present, black or white.
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