Regional Executive Editor Michael Smith Retires
Michael Smith, longtime regional executive editor, steps down after a distinguished tenure shaping coverage and newsroom leadership. The paper thanks him for guiding reporting, mentoring staff, and upholding journalistic standards during decades of change.
North Korea Escalates Nuclear Threats Amid U S Turmoil
Dan Thomasson reports worries over North Korea pursuing atomic parity amid perceived White House chaos and rising sanctions. Experts fear continued tests and potential U S retaliation while some officials pursue nonviolent diplomacy despite Trump’s brinkmanship.
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Thought of the Day Walt Disney Quote
A thinker credits Walt Disney with a belief that dreams come true through courage, noting his life as an American movie producer born in 1901 and who died in 1966.
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Alabama papers unite against Moore in decency call
In Alabama three major newspapers mounted bold front page editorials urging Roy Moore to step aside amid sexual misconduct charges. They endorsed Democrat Doug Jones, framing the vote as a decency issue while inviting reader discussion through forums and staff reflection on voter conscience.
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Mobile
Huntsville
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U.S. Senate
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Troy Turner
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Auburn
Moore
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Bill Levins
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Nancy Gorman Andrews
Laura Childs Jones
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Smartphone craving and nomophobia in daily life
The piece explores nomophobia the fear of being without a phone and how growing addiction trends linger from 40 percent to 66 percent of people studies note. It mentions Substitute Phone a prototype by Klemens Schillinger designed to curb addiction via tactile fake devices and cites The Verge descriptions while pondering whether relief comes from notification anticipation or actual responses.
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Verge
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