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STORY BY MARIA RAKOCZY Over 421,000 American military service members gave their lives in World War II, and sadly the sacrifices they made for us are slowly fading out of our collective memories. However, the Stories Behind the Stars project has set out to change that. Stories behind the Stars is a nationwide all-volunteer effort with the goal of ensuring
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STORY BY MARIA RAKOCZY | PHOTOS BY JOSHUA BERRY Enter a time portal at Burritt Folk School on Burritt on the Mountain. In the setting of the Burritt complex, with its grand 1930s mansion, mountain nature trails, and the nineteenth-century structures of the historic park, Burritt Folk School immerses students in an older way of life and older ways of
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BY BOB LABBE | PHOTOS BY JOSHUA BERRY The need for speed has always been part of the psyche of Curtis Fox. At age 16 he bought his first car, an orange color 1975 Chevrolet Monza, from a local junkyard where the car’s engine needed replacement, and his passion with his first taste of car ownership and upkeep set the
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By Erin Coggins | Living 50 Plus Being from New Orleans, the home of the Mardi Gras parade, April Black knows all too well how to be a spectacle in a parade. And what better way to put on a show than to don all things pink, including pink wigs and having fun with friends? After reading about the Blount
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Story By Erin Coggins | Photos By Cristie Clark | Living 50 Plus One is never too old to find true love, and in that discovery welcome a little help from all the cupids that love love, too. When 86-year-old Shirley Martin, a resident of Presbyterian Apartments, decided to marry for the first time last month, she wanted her first
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Story By Bob Labbe | Photos By Joshua Berry | Living 50 Plus Upon approval by the UAH Board of Trustees, the local college will break ground on a new state-of-the art, championship track and field venue on the South Loop of the university near the current outdoor athletic facilities. Breaking ground on the multi-million-dollar facility is expected this summer
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By Maria Rakoczy | Photos By Joshua Berry | Living 50 Plus Bailey Erickson is ‘the waffle lady’. She’s known across North Alabama for the luxurious Belgian waffles she makes through her company, Waffle-Bitte. The identity is a change from Erickson’s previous career in the Air Force and federal law enforcement where she was known for taking on tough criminals.
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