Tide Triumphs In Classic Alabama Beats Auburn 17 to 15
Local readers recall a tense Iron Bowl as Alabama defeats Auburn 17 to 15 in Birmingham. The win snaps a 5-6 season mood and stirs Sugar Bowl hopes, while residents debate regional leadership and criticise stalled public works efforts. The column weaves in community voices from South Walton County and Santa Rosa.
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Tina Harbuck
University of Alabama
Crimson Tide
Alabama
Auburn
Birmingham
New Orleans
Bama
Roughing Idaho’s Wilderness Part Six by Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Rheta Grimsley Johnson reports from Stanley Idaho in a six month countrywide look for America. The piece recalls a raft trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River with guide Doug Tims and a group of 16 including novices. Descriptions highlight wild scenery, clean air, and the river’s cold 47 degree water as they launch at Dagger Falls for a 100 mile downstream journey.
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Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Stanley
Idaho
Lewis and Clark
River of No Return
Doug Tims
Mississippi Delta
Salmon River
Doug
Cleveland
Delta
Paradise
Heaven
Sawtooth Mountains
Mother Nature
Dagger Falls
The Middle Fork river boss who turned risk into riches
Doug and his Northwest River Co. scaled a $130,000 family insurance business to a $3.5 million rafting empire. The piece recalls early trips, licenses, and the lure of Idaho wilderness as he guides 3,000 meals a season down the river. A warning hints at unsettling effects on happiness. Next: Plastic cowboys.
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Louisiana
Idaho
Middle Fork
University of Nebraska
Doug
Northwest River Co
Wall Street
Mississippi
Loretta
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Phyllis Battaly
Santa Rosa Beach
South Walton County
Choctawhatchee Bay
Eastern Shore Courier
Pat Dye
Dye
Tide
Steve
Mike Burgener
Dorothy Miller
Seagrove Beach
Greg Hallman
Bay Grove
Destin East
Guy Lindaas
Jim Boswell
JoAnne Byrd
Freeport
Teresa McMillan
DeFuniak Springs
Snipps- Howard News Service
Memphis
America
Destin Pool Services
Mactin
Total Swimming Pool
Ursa
Gaul
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