[ Sunday’s episode of “American Idol” featured a host of Disney tunes, Katy Perry dressed as Cinderella, and a couple more turns in the spotlight for 15-year-old Alabama singer Triston Harper. Sadly for Harper’s fans, this was the night that his run on “Idol” came to an end. Despite a couple of solid performances, he … Read more
[ This story is re-published with permission from The Birmingham Times After building a successful Alabama construction company, earning a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and being honored by more than a dozen local and national organizations, Birmingham business owner L’Tryce Slade considers becoming a first-time mom at … Read more
[ Dear Readers: Wishing you all a Happy Mother’s Day. Below are some beautiful quotes to enjoy on Mother’s Day. “We are born of love; love is our mother.” — Rumi “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” — … Read more
[ When the moon is in Cancer, she is a mother in her glory, as this is the realm of sky that is her home. It is where her intuition is the strongest, and the instinct to nurture and protect glows like a beacon of guidance or warning, of warmth or truth-revealing illumination. When the … Read more
[ A maternal Cancer moon guides the lead-up to Mother’s Day and will also shine through tomorrow’s parental acknowledgement. “Mother, any distance greater than a single span requires a second pair of hands. You come to help me measure windows, pelmets, doors, the acres of the walls, the prairies of the floors.” — Simon Armitage … Read more
[ Dear Annie: I am also a parent of a child who lost his battle with addiction in 2022. There are so many of us with difficult stories to share. My son found alcohol and drugs at 15 and battled those demons until his death at the age of 30. I have come to know … Read more
[ More than 150 shots erupted outside a west Birmingham business early Sunday, leaving one man dead and five others injured. Just after 2 a.m. Sunday, North and West Precinct officers began receiving Shot Spotter alerts in the 700 block and 800 block of Third Avenue West. The location is the always-busy area surrounding Shell, … Read more
[ An Alabama man and his brother were ordered to pay more than $1 million in restitution Monday in the murder-for-hire killing of his ex-wife on Thanksgiving 2017, prosecutors said Wednesday. Jason Starr, of Coffee Springs, and his brother, Darin Starr, of Lakehills, Texas, were ordered to pay $971,671.21 to the estate of Sara Starr, … Read more
[ DEAR ABBY: I am a 40-plus-year-old single male. I recently started hanging out with one of my friend “Tom’s” ex-girlfriends. It is now turning into more than friends. “Pam” and I both have feelings for each other. She and Tom dated for five months and broke up eight months ago. Do I owe it … Read more
[ Dear Readers: Many of you wrote in with tips on encouraging children to focus less on material items. Thank you for sharing these terrific suggestions. Here are some of my favorite letters: Dear Annie: I just read your letter from “Caught in the Middle,” the parent whose daughter is being spoiled by her grandparents … Read more
