Daily Archives: December 30, 2009

The Top Stories and People of 2009

Rick Dove Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen, The Locust Fork News-Journal Person of the Year Under the Microscope by Glynn Wilson When a lone writer sits in front of the glow of a computer screen in the early morning hours when most of the world is asleep trying to figure out a way to articulate what…

Recalling Alabama's Natural History

Guest Column by Pat Byington There is a wonderful chapter in Aldo Leopold’s book “A Sand County Almanac” called “Good Oak,” a story about the life of a fallen oak tree. Looking down at the great big stump on his farm, Leopold counts 80 growth rings — 80 years of wood-making before the tree fell…