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A calm, rational approach to problem solving is in order

Someone visited The Selma Times-Journal the other day and suggested everyone — rich, poor, black, white, hispanic, Christian ...

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A minute’s kindness lasts a lifetime

Some details of the story may never be discovered, but one thing is for sure–the ring has made ...

Columnists

Descending into Morpheus

It was a loud penetrating noise that crossed the threshold of the world in which I found myself. ...

Columnists

Touching lives at a distance

When Lawrence Gill shaved his dreadlocks Monday, he changed the life of a person he will never know. ...

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The power of one

“My one vote does not count,” is a refrain that I have heard many times. I took exception ...

Columnists

Going with the flow of life’s rhythm

If we get still and quiet enough, we can actually hear our hearts beat. Instantly, everything around us ...

Columnists

Watch out for the ladders

I don’t walk under ladders and I knock on a wooden surface after stating something I don’t want ...

Columnists

Treating the wife better than the girlfriend

My wise mother gave me some advice in graphic language:  “Son, when you marry, I hope you don’t ...

Columnists

The life of a farmer

This past week during my time of reflection my thoughts settled on the life of the farmer. We ...

Columnists

Bridging the financial gap with the bridge

Living in Selma is interesting at the very least. For several weeks, even months, some argument has gone ...

Columnists

Analyzing the benefit of a doubt

I am awed by the power inherent in the benefit of the doubt. We use the phrase broadly, ...

Columnists

Life’s turns and blind spots

Last week we began a stream of consciousness on an analogy of life as a highway. It was ...

Columnists

Two open letters and much response

“Why did you write President Obama an open letter?  Why didn’t you just send it to him privately?”   ...

Darrio Melton

Keep the focus forward, but appreciate the past

What I enjoy about being a father is that it keeps you young at heart. The opportunities that ...

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About the upcoming election

More than 2,000 voters live in Ward 1 of Selma. They’ll have the opportunity to vote for a ...

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