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Story and photos provided by Scotty E. Kirkland Portraiture was long a luxury reserved for the wealthy. Few are the paintings of 19th-century, blue-collar ancestors. By the early 20th century, however, photography made portraits cheaper and more widely available. Commercial portraiture was a new frontier....
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Collectives and Cooperatives Support Artistic Talent By Colette Boehm Alabama’s art cooperatives, collectives and galleries celebrate talent, diversity, and inspiration throughout the state. The organizations supporting artists are as varied as the work they display. In premiere galleries, small co-ops and working studios, from the...
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By Lenore Vickrey David Azbell’s fascination with the world of political campaigns started about 40 years ago when the then 16-year-old discovered a box of buttons his dad kept in a storage room in their Montgomery home. Not buttons you’d fasten a coat or shirt...
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Stray No More

I can’t believe that this month marks 6 years since my two dogs, Reese and Roscoe, became part of my life. And as I think back

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Making Alabama Proud

Like many little girls, Abbie Stockard grew up watching pageants on TV with her mom and was captivated by the contestants. They inspired her, and

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Spring Brunch

Nancy Sites Sizemore of Gulf Shores says she’s been making her Green ChiIe Cheese Squares “forever.”  The original recipe was printed in a newspaper many

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Bow & Arrow Hits the Mark

Auburn eatery features flavors and traditions of Texas, south Alabama For chef David Bancroft, his restaurants – and his food – are all about storytelling. 

Electric Cooperatives

Since 1936 electric co-ops have built 2.5 million miles of power lines across rural America – long enough to reach from the earth to the moon five and a half times.

From booming suburbs to remote rural farming communities, Alabama’s electric cooperatives are energy providers and engines of economic development. Statewide, electric cooperatives serve more than 1 million Alabamians in their homes, businesses, farms and schools. Their coverage spans approximately 70% of Alabama’s landmass.

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Lessons in Gardening:

How to grow your garden IQ No matter how long we’ve been digging the dirt and growing things, there’s always a new lesson to be

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