Opinion
(Toni says) Meet Medicare’s ‘girlfriends’ MAGI and IRMAA
Hi Toni: I enrolled in a $0 premium Medicare Advantage plan to begin April 1st when I turn ...
Columns
(Dave Says) You still need a will
Dear Dave: I’m 26, so I haven’t had time to accumulate a lot of money yet through my ...
Opinion
(Opinion) Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits
President Donald Trump’s pick for director of the Health and Human Services Department, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has ...
Columns
(Column) Legislature needs to let Alabamians vote on lottery, sports betting
During the past 10 years, the following question has been posed to me, “Flowers, why in the world ...
Columns
(Column) Springville Happenings
Springville Elementary science classes competed in March Animal Madness and the “King of the Jungle” was crowned. Congratulations ...
Columns
(Column) Pell City Bulletin
In memory of my momma, Margaret Vaughan. Thought for today: How great You are, O Sovereign Lord! There ...
Columns
(On Religion) A Catholic parish wrestles with smartphones: Part II
Professionals who sell technology are used to attending events where they display their goods and explain why they ...
Opinion
(Dave Says) He’s going to need you in his life
Dear Dave: My wife and I are going through a divorce, and she just had our first child. ...
Columns
(Toni says) My low income qualified me for Medicaid but …
Dear Toni: In January, I was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 60. A non-profit cancer ...
Columns
(Column) Mac McArthur retires
As the legislative session evolves, I find myself missing my old friend Mac McArthur around the Statehouse. We ...