Figuring out the new normal It was a lazy Sunday afternoon, and we were gathering dinner supplies while watching "Miss Congeniality" on TBS - something that we could watch without having to pay attention, but something that made us giggle.

Local races impact lives more than presidential election A busy election season will get an early and somewhat unusual kickoff Monday with the start of early voting in the emergency Senate District 30 race.

History in the eye of the beholder Paul Belew of Decatur emailed me and asked: "I noticed that we are restoring our courthouse to the 'old time' ways so I wonder if we will be allowed to keep our historical marker about our 'respected negro.'"