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Publisher’s Point: Celebrating The Legacy Of Judge James E. Horton, Jr.
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Publisher’s Point: Celebrating The Legacy Of Judge James E. Horton, Jr.

  June 21, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner On June 22, it will have been 86 years since born-and-bred Limestone County resident and Circuit...
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Blackbird Ed And The Apple Pie
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Blackbird Ed And The Apple Pie

  June 7, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner On Wednesday, June 5 I had the privilege of being in the same room with a...
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Publisher’s Point: Breakthrough Is An Apt Title

  May 17, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner People who know me well know that I love movies -- the craft, the filming, screenplays,...
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Publisher’s Point: Alabama “Makes Aliyah”
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Publisher’s Point: Alabama “Makes Aliyah”

  May 3, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Last year, Athens Now had the privilege of writing about the 75th anniversary of some state...
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Publisher’s Point: Notre Dame And The “Eloquent Silence”
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Publisher’s Point: Notre Dame And The “Eloquent Silence”

  April 19, 2019
By: Ali ElizabethTurnerer It was nearly 12 years ago to the day that I got to see Notre Dame Cathedral,...
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Publisher’s Point: “Unplanned” Is Unstoppable
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Publisher’s Point: “Unplanned” Is Unstoppable

  April 5, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner There have been a few times in my life where I have made myself go to...
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Publisher’s Point – Ilhan’s Illness
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Publisher’s Point – Ilhan’s Illness

  March 15, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner No matter where one lands on the political spectrum, it is inarguable that the current Congressional...
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Publisher’s Point: Marauding The MAGAs
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Publisher’s Point: Marauding The MAGAs

  March 1, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner For the past year, our country has experienced a strange and disturbing phenomenon, and that is...
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What Does It Mean To Be Productive?
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What Does It Mean To Be Productive?

  February 15, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner For most of my life, I have looked at the concept of productivity as being something...
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Publisher’s Point: Mohini’s Message
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Publisher’s Point: Mohini’s Message

  February 1, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Have you ever been “minding your own business,” not particularly in a contemplative state, and have...
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Publisher’s Point: Gillette’s Gargantuan Gaffe
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Publisher’s Point: Gillette’s Gargantuan Gaffe

  January 17, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Most folks know that 50 years ago I was a radical feminist who had publically announced...
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Publisher’s Point: 2019 — A Whole Year To Head Toward Wholeness
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Publisher’s Point: 2019 — A Whole Year To Head Toward Wholeness

  January 4, 2019
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner The ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, the guests are gone, the cleanup is over, the...
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Publisher’s Point: The Bicentennial Of A Beautiful Carol
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Publisher’s Point: The Bicentennial Of A Beautiful Carol

  December 21, 2018
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner I have been thinking about the fact that this is the last edition of Athens Now...
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Publisher’s Point: Grace Notes
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Publisher’s Point: Grace Notes

  December 7, 2018
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Wednesday we buried former President George Herbert Walker Bush, and if we are honest, there is...
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Publisher’s Point: On Turning 200
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Publisher’s Point: On Turning 200

  November 15, 2018
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner On Saturday, November 17, a once-in-a-lifetime party is going to be thrown in our dear town....
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Publisher’s Point: On Being “Nutrient Dense”
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Publisher’s Point: On Being “Nutrient Dense”

  November 2, 2018
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner I don’t often struggle with coming up with a topic for each edition’s Publisher’s Point. Most...
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Publisher’s Point: Closing The Kavanaugh Caper…For Now
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Publisher’s Point: Closing The Kavanaugh Caper…For Now

  October 19, 2018
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner To talk about the “Kavanaugh Confirmation Caper” one more time seems borderline stupid, but I feel...
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Publisher’s Point: Help That Verily Helps
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Publisher’s Point: Help That Verily Helps

  October 5, 2018
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner When Steve and I lived in Mexico on the mission field, we literally saw the good,...
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Publisher’s Point: The Kavanaugh Kerfuffle And The Kids
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Publisher’s Point: The Kavanaugh Kerfuffle And The Kids

  September 21, 2018
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner Cirque du Kavanaugh has been going on for several weeks, and just when you think it...
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Publisher’s Point: I’m OK With The OK Sign, Are You?
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Publisher’s Point: I’m OK With The OK Sign, Are You?

  September 7, 2018
By: Ali Elizabeth Turner There are days when media madness just gets to me, and Wednesday, September 5, was one...
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