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Woman contracts flesh-eating virus in Fairhope A 70-year-old, retired teacher from Mississippi says she has contracted vibrio vulfinicus bacteria in Fairhope. It is unclear whether the bacteria came from local waters or shrimp she was using as bait. For more, see page 31.

Point Clear Rotary awards $10,000 scholarship The Point Clear Rotary Club awarded its $10,000 scholarship for 2017 to David Hollie. For more, see page 30.

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On June 29, Thomas Hospital hosted and open house and tours of the hospital’s newly finished Breast Center. Officials from all three Eastern Shore cities were on hand for the event, which also included a ribbon cutting from the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce.

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USA Mitchell Cancer Institute has been named a Melanoma Center of Excellence for its expertise and treatment offerings for the most serious form of skin cancer. For more, see page 3.

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Fairhope Mayor Karin Wilson’s resolution that would have allowed her to contract a lawyer for her office failed during last week’s Fairhope City Council meeting due to the lack of a motion from any of the council members. Wilson was at a mayors’ conference in Miami during the meeting, but she sent Mobile attorney Harry Satterwhite, whom she had hoped to be able to retain as her attorney with the resolution, to speak on her behalf. “She contacted me a couple of weeks ago about concerns that she has about the relationship she has with the council,” Satterwhite said. “It’s her perception that there’s a lot of tension with the council, a lack of cooperation, a lack of communication, a lack of information that she is getting, but of

course I understand the council has its own views and its own opinions of that.” Satterwhite advocated the council approve the resolution allowing Wilson to negotiate an agreement to hire a lawyer for her office for up to $15,000, saying the relationship would be similar to the model the city of Mobile has. Satterwhite added that mediation between the mayor and council could prove useful for the city. “We’ve also suggested we conduct a mediation where we come together with a mediator in a nonbinding situation and see if we can all come together with a solution on this,” Satterwhite said. In previous letters sent to the council and Fairhope City Attorney Marion “Tut” Wynne, Satterwhite had threatened legal action against the city if Wilson was not SEE MAYOR, PAGE

Fairhope councilman lays out issues between council, mayor in letter By CLIFF McCOLLUM cliff@gulfcoastmedia.com

On June 27, Fairhope City Councilman Robert Brown issued his own letter to Fairhope Mayor Karin Wilson, the other members of the council and attorney Harry Satterwhite, whom Wilson had hoped to hire as her attorney through the council’s vote June 26. During the June 26 meeting, Brown told Satterwhite he would be sending a letter to explain

why he didn’t feel the need to meet with the mayor or Satterwhite regarding the issue of Wilson being allowed to hire her own attorney.

Brown’s letter reads as follows: “This letter is in response to both your initial letter to council on June 9, 2017 as well as your letter on June 23, 2017. Mr. Satterwhite, I am not sure if you are aware of what I would consider disruptive actions and events since

all of us took office on November 7, 2016. So I want to recap these events so you can have my perspective why I did not support hiring your firm. These issues might not be in chronological order, but I believe that is irrelevant. - Sherry Lea Bloodworth-Botop hired as Economic & Community Development Dir. - Heather Hudson fired - Mayor Wilson fires Sherry Sullivan and Jennifer Fidler, two of SEE COUNCILMAN, PAGE

Differing invoices submitted for investigating former Fairhope employees Questions arise on misuse of police contract By CLIFF McCOLLUM cliff@gulfcoastmedia.com

Two invoices from Elias Technologies to the City of Fairhope were recently given to The Courier and appear to show work equipment used by former city employees Sherry Sullivan and Jennifer Fidler

were sent to be examined and searched by Elias, a IT forensics company, at the request of Fairhope Mayor Karin Wilson. The invoices from the company both have the same invoice number, billing date and case title, but the details and amounts charged for the work differ

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granted the ability to hire her own attorney. During public comments, several residents rose to speak on the issue. “From my perspective as a resident of Fairhope and a taxpayer, the optics of this resolution are not good,” one resident said. “To begin with, the city has attorney who for years has represented both council and the mayor. If I read this right, this tells me that perhaps the city attorney is not doing his

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the most dedicated city employees with over 35 years experience. - Mayor Wilson pushes for the city to take over the airport property - Mayor Wilson continues attack on the Airport Authority with claims of corruption, and filed an ethics Complaint against Council President Jack Burrell and board member, both ruled baseless - Mayor Wilson holds meetings with employees telling them that their health insurance plans are going to change and that they are going to have to start paying for some of it. - Sara Smith turns in her resignation as Nix Center Director - Mayor Wilson conducts meetings telling the Library Board that they are going to lose their independence and become a department under the city - Claim filed against Mayor Wilson for assault - Mayor Wilson places tracking software on targeted supervisors “These are all actions taken by or against Mayor

job well and I don’t believe this.” Resident Barbara Smith said she felt this wasn’t an expense the city should take on. “The city of Fairhope has a city attorney paid for by the city to take care of city needs,” Smith said. “If any city of Fairhope resident wants or needs an attorney, they would have to bear that expense. This would and should apply to the mayor also. I feel that if she is not comfortable with the city attorney that she should bear the expense of her own attorney.”

Some supported Wilson’s proposal. “I just wanted to say that I think this is a good suggestion by Karin, our mayor, and the council needs to start working together with her,” Smith said. “Let’s work together and agree to disagree.” When it came time to vote on the resolution, however, not a single council member made a motion to move it forward. Councilman Jay Robinson said he just didn’t feel like it was the best use of taxpayer funds. “This has been an ongoing

process for the last couple of weeks,” Robinson said. “The City currently has three firms on payroll. To me personally at this time, I don’t feel that it’s a prudent use of taxpayer money to hire another law firm. I think there are things we can do to help us move forward, and I think the big issue is reaching some agreement on who should be doing what.” Councilman Kevin Boone said he felt the threat of a suit from Satterwhite if the council didn’t approve the resolution wasn’t helpful to the situation. “We do need to do a bet-

ter job of communicating, but it was communicated quite clearly that if we didn’t approve this, we would be sued,” Boone said. “I can assure you if you want to communicate with this council, coming up with a threat was not a wise idea. I don’t take threats well, and it wasn’t needed or warranted. It’s not the way to go about doing business.” Council President Jack Burrell said he agreed letting the mayor try to hire her own attorney was not the right move for the city. “I would like to see better communication, but I also

agree that this is not the way,” Burrell said. “As far as mediation goes, I feel like we are the mediators. I think that the council was elected by the city of Fairhope to make decisions on their behalf and I don’t think we’ve ever overstepped our bounds. If somebody wants to make a legal challenge to that, then I’m up for it.” No word has been received yet as to whether Wilson and Satterwhite would move forward on bringing a suit against the city following the denial of the resolution.

Wilson, not the Council in 8 months. None of these actions are speculation or misunderstandings. They have happened. With this said, I find it difficult to believe the Council is totally responsible for the current political atmosphere of the City of Fairhope. Mayor Wilson continues to believe that it is 100% the Councils (sic) fault, and to me that is the issue. “Please allow me now to address the portion of your June 23rd letter pertaining to the Council’s encroachment of the Mayor’s powers and duties. First you mention lack of communication and cooperation. I cannot speak for the other four councilmen. My initial concern in regards to communicating was raised in a meeting February 6, 2017 with Mayor Wilson and Councilman Conyers. I can’t recall exactly what the meeting was about, but at one point in the meeting Mayor Wilson stated and I quote, “We wasted millions of dollars on the soccer fields.” I questioned the Mayor about this false statement and she raised her arms and shouted and I quote, “Are you kidding me, am I living in a twilight

zone!” This early interaction with Mayor Wilson has made it difficult to have particular conversations without prejudice. “The budget presented by Mayor Wilson was incomplete. We received the budget literally as it was being printed at a work session. Three revisions were given over the next week or so. Everything in the budget was annualized except for salaries. There was a new department we were told would never exist. Councilman Burrell and I took the lead in amending the budget. Councilman Boone trusted our judgment. Councilman Robinson expressed he wanted the Economic and Community Development Department eliminated. Councilman Conyers expressed his desire to eliminate the department as well as other cuts. We never met as a quorum to constitute a meeting or deliberated in a serial meeting. “Deliberation under Alabama Act 2015-340 is defined as, “an exchange of information or ideas among a quorum of members of a subcommittee, committee, or full governmental body intended to arrive at or influence a decision as to how any members of the subcommittee, committee or full governmental body should vote on a specific matter that, at the time of the exchange, the participating members expect to come before the subcommittee, committee or full body immediately following the discussion or at a later time.” Under Ala. Code§ 36-25A-2(13) b, “gatherings” are not considered serial meetings if: “There is no deliberation, or - The sole purpose of the gathering was to exchange background and education information with members on specific issues “The council enacted a hiring freeze on February 27, 2017. I believe four different legal opinions have been issued on this and they all state that it was within the Council’s authority. Mayor Wilson stated in this special meeting, go back and watch it and I quote, “I don’t take any of my decisions lightly, and I do it through prayerful thought, and consideration of my trusted council.” This statement by Mayor Wilson exhibits

her exclusion of the elected city council in the majority of her actions. “My trusted council”, who exactly is this because it is not and I feel it never, has been Jack Burrell, Jay Robinson, and Jimmy Conyers, myself or Kevin Boone. During the hiring freeze period I did tell Mayor Wilson, not department heads, if she had any urgent needs to bring it to the Council. The hiring freeze is old news and is no longer an issue unless Mayor Wilson continues to bring it up. “The Council has refused to nominate two of Mayor Wilson’s appointments for the Airport Authority. Mayor Wilson nominates, the council appoints. One of the current Airport Authority members has not served a full term and I understand that Mr. Booth is an asset to the board. I will vote to appoint one of Mayor Wilson’s nominations to replace Pam Caudill later this year after major events take place at the airport in which Pam is the contact person. With Mayor Wilson’s continued attack of everything about the airport, my reasoning for not nominating Mayor Wilson’s appointment to date is to maintain some stability wherever I can for now. “The council preempted the Mayor’s personnel decisions. Mayor Wilson can establish whatever role she desires for SLB (Sherry Lea Botop). The elected Council did not support the creation of a new department and therefore defunded it. Mayor Wilson has stated numerous times that her hires are going to save the city money. Council President Burrell has asked for any documentation to support these claims and to my knowledge has never been given any data. “As for the reduction of the amount Mayor Wilson can enter into a professional contract for. The elected Council is responsible for the finances of the city. Governing is a slow process, and Mayor Wilson has taken actions that indicate she doesn’t respect the process. “The Council did not substitute our plan for Mayor Wilson’s plan. Mayor Wilson wanted to hire a structural engineering firm in Mobile who was going to subcontract it out to a

firm in Northport. This reeks of cronyism and I am a strong supporter of supporting local businesses as is Mayor Wilson. I saw no reason to hire a firm outside Baldwin County when there are multiple firms capable that the city can support. Hutchinson Moore and Rauch removed their firm from consideration. “To your point of Council delegating Mayoral duties to an employee, maybe we did. I don’t know if this is part of the city treasurer or not. I felt that after Mayor Wilson held meetings with city employees to inform them that their health insurance policies were going to change, which is outside her authority, this step was necessary. Health insurance coverage is a budget item and clearly within the duties of the elected Council. The actions that Mayor Wilson has taken without council’s knowledge gave me the proof needed to support this action. And I can only speculate how the city employee’s (sic) morale was after said meeting. “The lack of cooperation on the agenda shouldn’t be an issue. There are three ways for an item to be placed on the agenda. Council President places it, two council members agree to place an item, or the mayor and one council member can place an item. If Mayor Wilson wants an item placed on the agenda she would need to have the support of one council member. “Mayor Wilson has sent numerous letters to businesses and held multiple meetings without consideration of the elected Council. The letters have ranged from cutting services to citizens because the Council has not passed her budget to now a letter to the Navy with three available dates to discuss their training habits. For me it becomes difficult to work with Mayor Wilson on certain issues when the majority of my time is spent defending what I believe the majority of the citizens of Fairhope truly wants. “Mayor Wilson was elected because the citizens wanted change. However we didn’t want everything changed, but I feel that has been the direction Mayor Wilson has taken over the last 8 months. Mayor Wilson won the election by 451

votes out of 6,593 total. In my opinion, that is not a mandate to uproot everything that makes Fairhope the special town it is. “Nobody wants our city in a state of turmoil. My suggestion for Mayor Wilson is to meet with the elected council to find common interest for moving the city forward. Infrastructure improvement plans, enhancing downtown safety, promoting Fairhope’s charm and address the concerns of citizens of controlling growth with including the community on regulations and ordinances. And stop the aggressiveness and threatening actions such as police and fire services are going to be relinquished if you don’t annex into Fairhope. We have to exhibit as a city a desire to work with our surrounding communities land residents, otherwise we achieve nothing. I am ready to move forward, but threatening to take me to court if I don’t sign a written agreement is a step backwards.” On June 29, Wilson told Gulf Coast Media she had received Brown’s letter and wanted to be able to meet with him to discuss the points he laid out in the letter. She added she had just returned from a conference in Miami and had not fully had time to process a full response. “I appreciate the invitation and look forward to meeting with Councilman Brown to discuss the concerns mentioned in his letter,” Wilson wrote in a statement to Gulf Coast Media that was also sent to Brown. “The citizens of Fairhope spoke loud and clear about the future of Fairhope by choosing me as their new mayor. There are fundamental policy and financial issues that need to be addressed and I hope this will be the start a collaborative process to find common ground. My door is always open to council members and the public to discuss ways to improve our City.”

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USA Mitchell Cancer Institute named a Melanoma Center of Excellence SUBMITTED USA Mitchell Cancer Institute has been named a Melanoma Center of Excellence for its expertise and treatment offerings for the most serious form of skin cancer. The designation was made by the nonprofit Melanoma Hope Network based in St. Louis, Mo. “This recognition sets us apart from our competition and lets the community know that MCI is the place to go for the most advanced melanoma care,” said MCI Director Dr. Michael A. Finan. “No one in the region has invested as heavily in melanoma research and treatment as we have.” While it accounts for only 1 percent of

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The invoice number on both invoices is 452 and are dated April 10, 2017. According to both invoices, the services began on Dec. 20, 2016 with a client meeting in Fairhope at Mayor Wilson’s residence with Wilson and officials from Elias Technologies. The original invoice billed the two-hour meeting at $250 per hour for a total of $500; the revised invoice

all skin cancers, melanoma is more dangerous because it is more likely to spread to other parts of the body if not detected early. MCI takes a team approach to melanoma treatment, led by surgical oncologists Dr. Marcus Tan and Dr. Spencer Liles. MCI offers clinical trials targeting melanoma and hosts an annual event, the Hope Cup golf tournament, which supports the MCI Melanoma and Skin Cancer Endowment. “This designation recognizes and acknowledges the team we have in place at MCI and the University of South Alabama consisting of surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists as well as basic science researchers

shows two hours but the amount billed is set at $0. - From Dec. 22, 2016 to Dec. 29, 2016, both invoices show work being done to create a statement of work to be presented to the city. Both invoices show 5.14 hours being billed for work during those times, but the billing differs between the two. The original invoice bills $1,285 in service during that period, but the revised invoice again shows the amounts set at $0. At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Fairhope City Council

approved a contract for professional IT services for the city’s police department with Elias Technologies for an amount not to exceed $35,000. On Feb. 24, Wilson terminated the employment of Sullivan and Fidler. - On Feb. 26, according to the original invoice, a two hour meeting was held with Mayor Wilson, Fairhope IT Director Jeff Montgomery, Fairhope Police Chief Joe Petties and Dan Dollarhide with Elias Technologies, where the statement of

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-- all focused on better understanding this disease,” Liles said. “As a group, we are committed to not only treating melanoma, but also learning how the cancer develops in order to discover breakthroughs in prevention and early detection.” Skin cancer research conducted at MCI includes recent studies on tanning practices, the effects of sunless tanning chemicals on cells, the origins of skin cancer and skin cancer prevention with the use of silver nanoparticles. Nationally, melanoma is on the rise, according to JAMA Dermatology. Americans face a 1-in-54 lifetime risk of developing invasive melanoma, compared with a 1-in-58 lifetime risk in 2009.

work for the police use was delivered and signed. The meeting lasted two hours and a $500 charge was created. On the revised invoice’s description of the meeting, “meeting with Mayor” is the only descriptor used and the charge was set at $0. - On the original invoice, another Feb. 26 entry said the following: “Phone w/mayor. Pickup cell phone for examination/phone examination of Motorola i686 that was assigned to Jennifer Fidler

MCI is the only academic cancer research and treatment institute on the upper Gulf Coast corridor, with treatment centers in Mobile, Fairhope and Monroeville. Follow updates for MCI at usamci.com, on Facebook and Twitter.

(tagged “JENNIFER ID357 IMEI 001700955280890). Motorola device picked up from Jeff Montgomery’s office - Hard drive from Jennifer Fidler’s Computer picked up. Hard drive from Sherry Sullivan’s Computer picked up. Physical extraction of Motorola i686 attempted using Oxygen multiple times with failures.” 6.98 hours of work time were logged on the invoice, and the original invoice shows $1,745 in charges for that work.

On the revised invoice, the corresponding invoice entry says “Phone w/ mayor. Pickup cell phone for examination/phone.” The billing hours are still set at 6,98 hours but the charge is set at $0. - The next day, Feb. 27, the original invoice shows: “Sullivan Hard drive imaging via FTK Imager (Seagate 500 gb SSHD, SN W761CZCW) - device failed to image after several attempts - possible drive SEE INVOICES, PAGE

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failure.” The hours spent that day total 1.67 for $417.50 in billing. On the revised invoice, the corresponding listing reads: “Hard drive imaging via FTK Imager (Seagate 500 - Research and writing revised IT policy guidelines and forms: SOW Item 3 several attempts - possible drive failure.” The hours spent stayed at 1.67 but the charge was again set at $0. - On Feb. 28, the original invoice reads: “Imaging and analysis / meet with profancik for UFED - Fidler i686 Motorola transported to Pensacola, FL by vehicle for imaging using Celebrate UFED physical image donloaded (sic) and transported back to office by vehicle. Fidler Har (sic) drive (Toshiba 500gb SN 628DP6CGT) imaged using FTK imager for later analysis.” 2.42 hours of work were done for a total billing of $605 that day. On the revised receipt, the description reads: “Imaging and analysis / meet with profancik for UFED - Motorola transported to Pensacola, FL for imaging using Celebrate UFED - physical image donloaded (sic) and trans-

ported back to office by vehicle. Fidler Har (sic) drive (Toshiba 500gb SN 628DP6CGT) imaged using FTK imager for later analysis.” The hours spent stayed the same but the charge was set at $0. - On March 1, the original invoice said: “Work on damaged Sullivan hard drive for image extraction - drive attached via workstation directly, imaging process complete with noted errors in all clusters - no data extracted from imaging process” The total hours worked were 1.8 for $450 in charges. On the revised invoice, the description says: “Work on damaged hard drive for image extraction - drive attached via workstation directly, imaging process complete with noted errors in all clusters - no data extracted from imaging process” The hours worked stayed the same, but the charge was reduced to $0. - On the March 2 entry, both invoices show a phone call with Mayor Wilson “requesting updates on Hard drive and Telephone searches.” Both invoices show 0.25 hours spent, with the original invoice billing showing $62.50 and the revised invoice billing showing $0. - On the March 6 entry, the original invoice says: “phone call with Mayor Wilson requesting search

of Fidler computer for information from time frame of April 2016 to February 2017.” 0.35 hours were billed at an amount totaling $87.50. On the revised invoice, the description says: “phone call with Mayor Wilson requesting search of computer for information.” The hours billed stayed the same, but the amount was set at $0. An additional March 6 entry has “notes from previous activities typed” on both invoices at 0.85 hours, but the original invoice shows a charge of $212.50 while the revised invoice shows a $0 charge. - On the March 10 entry, the original invoice says: “Fidler Hard drive image loaded into Magnet for image analysis for keyword and email address provided by Mayor Wilson via text message - Fidler image was loaded in Magnet and searched for time frame requested by Mayor (4/2016 - 2/2017). Report produced containing all results for the requested times.” The hours shown were 2.07 for a charge of $517.50. On the revised invoice, the description says: “Hard drive image loaded into Magnet for image analysis for keyword and email address. Report produced containing all results for requested times.” The hours shown stayed the same, but the charge

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was set at $0. - The March 20 entry on both invoices shows “reporting on computer search.” Both show 0.65 hours of work, but the charge on the original invoice shows $162.50 while the revised invoice shows $0. - The March 23 entry on both invoices shows a telephone conference with Elias officials to get final numbers for the Fairhope Lab proposal. Both show 2.25 hours of work. The original invoice shows a charge of $562.50; the revised invoice shows a $0 charge. - The March 24 entry reads as follows on both invoices: “Additional printing and binding of second proposal copy to deliver to Mayor’s Office at her request. Proposals delivered to Chief of Police and Mayor’s office.” Both invoices show 2 hours of work. The original invoice shows a charge of $500; the revised invoice shows a $0 charge. - The April 4 entry on both invoices shows research and writing IT policy guidelines was done. Both invoices show 3.65 hours of work. The original invoice shows $912.50 in charges; the revised invoice shows a $0 charge. - The April 5 entry on both invoices shows 3 hours of work on research and writing proposed IT policy guidelines. The original invoice shows $750 in charges; the revised invoice shows $0 in charges. - The April 6 entry on both invoices shows 2.25 hours of work on “edit, finalize, print, bind IT Policy guidelines.” The original invoice shows $562.50 in charges; the revised invoice shows $0. The original invoice ends

with the April 6 entry and shows a balance due of $9,832.50. The revised invoice has entries from April 11, two on April 13, and one on May 1, despite the invoice showing a submission date of April 10 on the first page. The four additional entries on the revised invoice discuss IT policy guidelines that reference the Statement of Work Item 3 for the police department and total 14.1 hours of work. For the first time on the revised invoice, charges other than $0 are shown for the work. The April 11 entry shows a $1,000 charge a “meeting and discussion with Mayor, Montgomery, Petties, Hollingead at City Hall: SOW Item 3.” The first April 13 entry shows a $1,187.50 charge for “research and writing requested revisions to policy guidelines proposal: SOW Item 3” and the second April 13 entry shows a $337.50 charge for the same. The May 1 entry shows a $1,000 charge for “rewriting proposal documents to accommodate changes advised by Mayor regarding staffing availablity.” The balance due on the revised invoice is $3,525. One city employee raised questions as to why a contract for the police department to use for IT services was being used to search former employees’ devices at the request of the mayor. “Nowhere does it mention that Chief Petties or the police department are involved in those searches,” the employee said. “Why were police resources being used to investigate those two former employees? Why is a city contract being used to target employees with whom the mayor has a problem?”

According to a claim filed with the city of Fairhope by Human Resources Manager Pandora Heathcoe, Filder was a witness to an alleged assault committed on Heathcoe by Mayor Wilson. Another official questioned whether there was need for an investigation into whether public funds had been misused. “It gives the appearance that in light of recent events, specific individuals may have been targeted with money that was allocated for police use, and it has been confirmed the police had no involvement with these two individuals,” the official said. The Courier has also confirmed with the city of Fairhope and county officials that neither Sullivan nor Fidler were the subjects of any criminal investigation. The official went on to question why two invoices were supplied with different details. “It looks like it was done to hide the details of the first invoice, which raises many questions that need to be answered,” the official said. When asked by The Courier about the invoices, Wilson said she had gone over the details of one of them with City Treasurer Deborah Smith and that the company had been hired by her to meet with the police department and IT department to help with technology needs for the city. Wilson said she had limited involvement in dealing with the company and said she would need to speak with an attorney before discussing more. “This is something that needs to be discussed with an attorney, as I don’t know how sensitive the information is,” Wilson said.

What do You Do when You are Afraid? “What time I am afraid, I will trust in Thee” (Psalm 56:3). This little verse is framed on the wall in my office, a gift from my mother, who remembers listening to me quote that verse to myself in the night whenever I became fearful in the dark. The line was penned by King David as he reflected on his own fears during a dark time. He had been running for his life from King Saul, and, in a moment of sheer panic, he attempted to throw in his lot with the Philistines in the city of Gath (Goliath’s hometown no less!). When the city leaders figured out who David was, they seized him as the enemy he was and brought him before the king, who was most unhappy. To extricate himself from the mess he had made, David pretended to be insane and was run out of town. Humbled, he made his way to En-Gedi, an oasis in the desert, a stronghold where he often met with God, a resting place where he should have run from the beginning. “What time I am afraid, I will ______.” How do you most often finish that sentence? What places does your anxiety push you? Despair? Control? Anger?

Escape? Patience? Openness? Worship? Where do you wind up: En-Gedi or Gaza? Fear can bring us to either place. “What time I am afraid, I will eat until my physical fullness crowds out my spiritual emptiness.” “What time I am afraid, I will blame others so that I don’t have to deal with my own insecurities.” “What time I am afraid, I will work extra hours to prove my worth to myself and others.” Lots of things promise security, but only one Person can deliver. The only way to get to En-Gedi is by walking into the wilderness. Let your fears bring you to the Savior. His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

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Kayaking holds therapeutic value for military veterans

Heroes on the Water is one of two national, non-profit kayaking organizations for veterans and active duty servicemembers that have opened chapters in south Alabama. Heroes on the Water gives participants the opportunity for kayak-fishing.

Team River Runner focuses on organizing events for military members and veterans that offer flat water kayaking and whitewater kayaking. Both organizations aim to provide their members an outlet from day-to-day stress and a place to fellowship with other military members. By BROOKE CONRAD Tim Burrus, Center Commander for Spanish Fort Recruiting, said he was ready to walk away from 17 years of military service earlier this year, due to the stress of his job. Then, in March, he went kayaking with Heroes on the Water. Now he kayaks every day and does not plan to retire for another several years. “Every morning before work, I go fishing,” he said. “It’s the only time I have for myself to actually be calm and not have to worry about anything. It’s just me and the water and my fishing pole, and that’s it.” Within the past two years, two national non-profit kayaking organizations for veterans and active duty servicemembers opened

new chapters in southern Alabama. Heroes on the Water gives participants the opportunity for kayak-fishing alongside experienced local fishermen, while Team River Runner focuses on flat water kayaking and whitewater kayaking. Both organizations aim to provide current and former servicemen and women with an outlet from dayto-day stress, as well as an opportunity to interact with other military members. “I don’t always understand why or how, but it relieves the stress,” said Brian Carson, coordinator for Heroes on the Water’s South Alabama chapter. “On the water, you just unplug and disengage from your day-to-day routine and think about things you normally don’t think about.

“We’ve had people go through this program and say ‘I was in a dark place, but I was able to go kayak or go fishing,’ and this hit the reset button for them,” he said. Carson said that many of the veterans who come to the events struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder and other conditions. Some have even found themselves on the verge of suicide. “We have some young men and young women who come to you and tell you that you may have saved their life,” Carson said. “If we make a difference in one veteran’s life, then it’s worth it.” One unique aspect of Team River Runner’s organization is that it provides adaptive kayaks for veterans with disabilities. Some kayak seats, for example, are specifically equipped with full support for veterans with spinal cord injuries, while other kayaks can be adapted using closed foam padding to accommodate amputees. Team River Runner was also able to help a veteran who lost almost all of his fingers due to a chemical injury by customizing a paddle with bicycle inner tubes, zip ties, and other adaptive equipment. The coordinator for Team River Runner’s local chapter, Tonya Butler-Collins, said that although the organization helps veterans with physical disabilities, most of the injured veterans struggle with conditions that are non-physical,

such as PTSD, depression, military sexual trauma and traumatic brain injuries. “The physically disabled population is about 1 percent,” she said. “The rest is wounds you cannot see. Sometimes putting yourself in a boat and getting on the water helps veterans to be able to function again with family and with stressful work situations.” In addition to providing adaptive kayaks, Team River Runner is also one of the only organizations to teach blind veterans to kayak independently. Some of these veterans have taken on challenges such as the Yellowstone River and the Grand Canyon. Both Team River Runner and Heroes on the Water plan at least one event per month, with some events geared for the veterans’ entire family. Butler-Collins said Team River Runner is active most weekends or whenever there is a personal request. “I get phone calls on a daily basis from vets struggling with things like family life, and they call me and ask, ‘Are you free? Can we get in a boat and just be out on the water?’ And sometimes there’s no conversation whatsoever. We just get out on the water and let the water do its thing. It’s kind of our own little sanctuary,” she said. Both organizations aim not only to get veterans out on the water, but also to allow them to build relationships with other veterans during the process. “The military is a huge

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brotherhood,” a co-coordinator for Heroes on the Water’s local chapter, Chad Thomas, said. “When you go in, you’ll step in front of a bullet for them, and then when you get out and go home, it’s totally different,” Thomas said. “They were tighter than your own family, and the veterans miss that. And this is a way to give them that contact again.” Both organizations are currently seeking donations, and almost all donation money goes straight to the local chapters. Both organizations also emphasize that they want to see veterans enjoying their time on the water and

do not ask about military experiences or injuries. “To us, a veteran is a veteran is a veteran,” Carson said. “We don’t ask about it. All we ask is whether they are servicemen or veterans.” Nevertheless, Carson emphasized that many of the veterans have done remarkable things during their military service. “That’s the reason it’s called Heroes on the Water,” Carson said. “Even though they don’t think of themselves as heroes, if you think of some of the things they’ve done and sacrifices they’ve made, they really are heroes.”

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Frank Brown Songwriters Festival gives guitars to Elberta Middle The FBISF Foundation’s In-Schools Outreach Program has been available to area schools, free of charge, for more than 12 years. The unique, curriculum-based educational experience introduces students to the wonders of songwriting and serves as a path to creative self-expression. The program’s professional songwriters combine performance with an interactive approach when addressing students. Statistics show that programs of this type can help students develop a healthy attitude towards learning and enhances self-esteem, critical and cognitive

Helping needy animals in Baldwin County

Ciera Robinson, 11, is spending her summer helping needy animals in Baldwin County. Robinson is con-

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thinking, academic, communication and teambuilding skills. “Our goal is for the students’ excitement in songwriting and writing, in general, to carry on beyond the class room, encouraging them to continue to develop skills that will serve them throughout their lives,” said Karen Reynolds, program director. “We make every effort to coincide the program with ongoing curriculum and schedule the presentations so they are unobtrusive to regular class times and still provide an educational and interesting experience.” The FBISF is committed to this important

FBISF Director Andy Haynes presents guitars at Elberta Middle Schools partners who share the value of offering this program to the students. For more info, contact

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Foley grad receives prestigious foreign language scholarship

Tiara Rowell Cottey College thirdyear student Tiara Rowell has received a scholarship from The Critical Language Scholarship Program. With an acceptance rate of less than 10 percent, the CLS is one of the most competitive scholarships in the United States and one of the most prestigious foreign language scholarships for U.S. students. The CLS Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Rowell is a 2014 graduate of Foley High School.

Her parents are Bill and Linda Rowell and her grandmother is Sharon Rowell, all residents of Foley. The CLS Program offers approximately 600 students from the U.S. the opportunity to participate in an intensive language study aboard. This nationally competitive program funds students who study one of the 14 critical need foreign languages and is part of the National Security Language Initiative. The 14 critical languages include Arabic, Azerbaijani, Bengali, Chinese, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Punjabi, Russian, Swahili, Turkish and Urdu. Rowell will be studying Bahasa (Indonesian) for her language. “My mother is Indonesian,” she said. “I have family in Jakarta that I have never met. I have always been interested in visiting the country and getting in touch with my

cultural roots. Luckily, this seemed like the perfect opportunity.” Last month Rowell attended a two-day orientation in Washington D.C. before flying to Indonesia. “The CLS Indonesian program will take place in Malang, Indonesia, and I will be studying at the Universitas Negeri Malang,” Rowell said. “We study almost every day at the university for about five hours and then we will take trips and do immersion-like activities on the weekends. After all the hard work the program ends on August 8.” Immediately after she graduates from the program, Rowell intends to become CELTA certified. The Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults is a highly re-

spected credential that will prepare Rowell to teach abroad. “I think my liberal arts degree has taught me a lot about the different areas of academic study, and this path seems like a good start for me. After I become certified, my hope is to teach in Indonesia,” Rowell said. Cottey College, is owned and supported by the P.E.O. Sisterhood making it the only non-sectarian college in the U.S. owned by women for women. Cottey draws students from more than 40 states and 20 countries with an emphasis on leadership programming through the Serenbetz Institute for Women’s Leadership, Social Responsibility and Global Awareness.

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Representatives from the Frank Brown International Foundation for Music In-Schools Outreach Program recently presented guitars to Elberta Middle School to benefit the school’s music programs. FBISF Director Andy Haynes met with Band Director Josh Cockrell at Elberta Middle School to present him with much needed guitars for students to use and further develop their musical skills. Elberta Middle School is a regular participant in the FBISF Outreach Program, which was created to enrich lives of Gulf Coast area youth by encouraging creativity through music.

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• If you’re like many Americans, you celebrate the Fourth of July by cooking out. In fact, it’s estimated that in the United States, 150 million hot dogs and 700 million pounds of chicken are consumed on that single day. • Those who study such things say that the milk from a mother hippopotamus is pink. • The Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 men from 13 colonies, but only one of them -- John Hancock -- actually signed it on July 4, 1776. Only two signers went on to become president of the United States: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. In a striking coincidence, both men died on the same day, July 4, 1826 – exactly 50 years after the adoption of the Declaration. Jefferson died first, at 12:50 p.m., at Monticello, his home in Virginia. At 6:20 that evening, at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, John Adams died. Unaware of Jefferson’s death earlier that day, Adams acknowledged his longtime friend and rival with his final words: “Thomas Jefferson survives.” • It was once believed that people with the bacterial infection cholera were suffering the wrath of God for their sins. In fact, the disease’s name comes from the Spanish word for anger. • The typical horse walks at a speed of 3 1/2 miles per hour.

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SCRAMBLERS FAMOUS HAND Sidney Lenz used to tell the story of a hand he played in the days of auction bridge. If the bidding seems absurd, it can be explained by remembering that in auction, the bidding structure was far different from what it is today in contract bridge. In those days, a game or slam bonus was awarded whether or not it was bid -- provided the number of tricks a declarer took added up to a game or slam. Lengthy bidding sequences were unusual, and opening with one notrump was a very common practice, regardless of distribution. Lenz (West) led the queen of hearts, disregarding partner’s spade bid. East, after communing with himself at length, signaled with the ten in-

stead of playing the ace. Declarer heaved a huge sigh of relief, won the heart with the king and cashed six diamonds and six clubs to score a grand slam. East could have turned the result completely around had he played the ace of hearts and caught the king. On the ten-of-hearts return by East, Lenz could overtake with the jack and lead a low heart to East’s seven. East’s queen-of-spades return would then allow Lenz to cash his hearts and return a spade, whereupon East would run his spades and the defenders would score all 13 tricks. You don’t often see a hand where a defender’s misplay costs his side 26 tricks -- but, for whatever it’s worth, this is one of them. It is, though, a feat not worthy of emulation. © 2017 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Opinion A Slice of the Pie A mid-year review of Alabama politics

ith the Princesses away at college, and age advancing on us, the Admiral said we needed to “downsize”, which means, let’s get the same size house, or bigger, on a smaller lot, and oh yeah, it must have a swimming pool. She says it is a good form of exercise, and she will use it every day. Sure. All I see is a hole in the yard, filled with water, into which I will throw a hundred dollars a month. Thus, we have been hunting.

swer, anything and This is not our everything. first house hunt. We have done this I have been ponmany times before, dering why this the last being ten mortgage process years ago. It is difis so complicated. Buying a car, the ferent now. Things DAVID second largest have changed. We ATWOOD purchase in our are doing most of Points of the Compass lives can be done in our shopping onhours, but buying line. It is supposed a house takes weeks, or in to make things easier and our case, months. When you faster, but that is not neceswant to know why somesarily the case. The signing of various thing happens, follow the money trail. Buying a car is documents has been expeditious. It is really cool for expensive, but nowhere near someone across town, or the expense of a house. My theory is that the bigger the even the country, to email money pie, the more people you a document and you there are who want a slice. sign it, and with the click of With house buying, you a couple of keys, it is done. have a realtor, but backing The accumulated paper him or her is a broker, both from this house shopping and buying process is, so far, involved with an agency that about ten pages. The rest are has lots of people. Then you in a file folder in some cloud have a mortgage company, somewhere, ready for a cou- which checks credit, gathple of clicks, and they are ers a ton of documents to there on my screen ready to support income, then passes be converted to paper. that along to something Online shopping has called underwriting, who helped us narrow our opno one ever sees, or hears from. At this step, you get tions. As soon as we enter what is called “conditional “pool” and the Admiral’s approval”, but may need price range, which is freeadditional documentation, to-$500, not much comes up. which means stand by for After we adjust the spendanother round of documents ing range, and add in my that you must gather and requirements of a shop, gasend. This involves someone rage, and ample parking for else with the mortgage commy fleet of motor vehicles, there still isn’t much to pany who has a name, but choose from. is faceless. Now we are off Compromise. Either the to the title company, which house didn’t have a pool, does more paper work, then equaling lower price, or if we will have to show up and it had a pool, there was no put pen to paper. That step garage or shop, or parking. is called closing and someI call it compromise, but the where along here, they give Admiral’s translation is, you the keys and permission give it up old man. We will to live in their house while have a pool. you pay forever. It is hard to put my foot If the money pie weren’t down. The Admiral sailed so big, I am certain this with me on Starchaser for could be done in hours. three years, so I promised Someone to show you the her that she got to pick house, someone to check where we would live next, credit/income, someone to Lower Alabama, and that talk to the bank, someone at someday we would have a the bank to say, “Yep”, and pool. I am reminded of that it’s done. I must admit that frequently, not so much verthis whole months long probally, but the look. You know cess does come with some the look, the stare that can satisfaction. Not only do I melt a glacier. get a new house to make the To say that this process Admiral happy, but think of has been easy, or even all the mouths I am feeding. easier, is misleading. This has been a complicated David Wilson Atwood is a nightmare. Not all of it local writer whose human-inis due to the system, but terest columns offer a unique most is. We have offered on perspective. He is the author three houses. The first was of Where the Mockingbird inexplicably taken off the Sang, A Novel of the Civil market. The second, the War and I Followed the Wolf, appraisal came in MUCH Buck’s Story, the prequel/ lower than the agreed upon sequel to Where the Mockingprice, but the third seems to bird Sang. He may be conbe working out… so far. We tacted, and his other works are only days from closing. viewed at: www.starchasers. What could go wrong? Anus, or david@starchasers.us

s we take a mid-year look at Alabama politics, it has been an eventful first half of the year.

It is not every year that a governor resigns mid-term. Governor Robert Bentley’s resignation from office on April 10 will more than likely be the most newsworthy story of the year. Bentley’s saga had begun 18 months ago. His troubles stemmed from his relationship with his primary and probably only advisor, who was married to a quiet man whom Bentley placed in a vague $90,000 position with the state. It was a titillating story that led to an investigation and later finding by the State Ethics Commission that there was reasonable evidence that Bentley may have violated the law. Facing probable impeachment by the Legislature, Bentley resigned in disgrace. The most noteworthy event was the appointment of our Junior U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions to the powerful post of U.S. Attorney General. Sessions was one of President Donald Trump’s first Cabinet appointments. Sessions departure from the Senate seat left open his coveted post. In his waning days as governor, Bentley interviewed about 20 qualified candidates for the interim appointment. Bentley eventually appointed Alabama

session to a successful landing. The legislative session could indeed be considAttorney General Luered a success. Mac Mcther Strange, a worthy Cutcheon, a Republican choice. Representative from However, the appointMadison County, led his ment of Strange caused first regular session as tremendous furor among Speaker. McCutchen Alabamians. A few is level headed and a months earlier, Strange natural facilitator. He stated he was investigatis a retired police officer ing the Governor. The from Huntsville, who appointment of worked as a hosthe Attorney tage negotiator. General to the He seems fair seat had the apand runs a more pearance of a open and egalibrazen act of tarian House collusion bethan former STEVE tween the GoverSpeaker Mike FLOWERS nor and Strange. Hubbard. Inside the Bentley reAny legislative Statehouse signed a month session could be later and Strange went considered successful to Washington. Upon the when both budgets are resignation of Bentley, passed. The $1.8 billion Lt. Governor, Kay Ivey, General Fund budget became the second fepassed early due to a male governor in state one-time influx of $105 history. Ironically, Kay million from the BP oil was a stalwart supporter spill settlement. The beand worked for our only leaguered General Fund other female governor, will be much harder to Lurleen Wallace, when balance next year, which she was in college over will be an election year. 50 years ago. For the eighth straight Governor Kay Ivey has year, state workers got shown calm, deliberative no increase in pay. and wise leadership in Even though the her first three months as Education Trust Fund governor. She has done budget grew by $90 mila good job and steadily lion, teachers also get no stuck to her knitting pay increase. The $6.4 governing, rather than billion Education budget cutting ribbons. She did include a 20 percent inherited the ship of increase in pre-kinderstate in the middle of a garten funding. legislative session. She The Legislature abolstayed in close contact ished judicial override with the Senate leaderin death penalty cases, ship and brought the

voted to require insurers to extend coverage to autism therapies, and ended the ban on midwifery in Alabama. They chose not to address the prison overcrowding issue. However, this may be a prudent call. It may be wiser to wait until the federal courts decree what they want from the state. This could be a paramount issue that requires a Special Session. The Republican majority ramrodded a reapportionment plan through the Senate and House over adamant disapproval of black Democrats. The final authority on whether it will stand rests with the federal courts. Until this is decided, there is a cloud over the upcoming legislative races. Republican legislators may have overplayed their hand this time. A federal judge may send Alabama’s demographics to a computer in New York to draw the lines and several of them may find themselves in the same districts several counties away. See you next week. Steve Flowers is Alabama’s leading political columnist. His weekly column appears in over 60 Alabama newspapers. He served 16 years in the state legislature. Steve may be reached at www. steveflowers.us

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Some thoughts on the Spanish Fort book list Dear Editor, Thank you for your excellent article on a Baldwin County high school teaching terrorism to our students. It brought national attention to the hate and anti-Americanism being taught in our public schools on the eve of the Fourth of July. For those in the back of the room, there has been some objection to a Spanish Fort high school teacher assigning, for three years running, a summer reading list of 30 “conservative” books, topped by five by Michael Weiner, who writes under the penname “Savage”. Weiner is savage all right. The pop right-wing political writer and hate-radio host promotes extremism and is one of 16 international figures banned from entering the United Kingdom for “seeking to

provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred.” His “Savage Nation” hate radio show was kicked off the air for his diatribes and the Times of London wrote that he will go down in history as “an apostle of hatred.” He is on the short-list of terrorists the UK says are “considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence.” He’s in good company. Alabama’s own Stephen Douglas Black, former KKK Grand Wizard and American Nazi Party member who did time in the federal penitentiary for terrorism is another American on the UK list. Most of the others are, predictably, from the Middle East. Black runs Stormfront, the internet’s first major racial hate site. It is the most popular online hate resource in

the United States, so if you’re wondering about all the letters and social media chatter defending the Spanish Fort reading list, go figure, The local teacher in question has an online blog called ponderthatliberty, opposing the pledge of allegiance to the American flag. It is titled “The Pledge of Allegiance is a Lie.” Ponder that, gentle readers, as we approach the 4th of July and celebrate our precious freedoms. Lest I be accused of being one of the many “outsiders” who have had letters to the editor published in the Gulf Coast Media newspapers, many supporting the controversial book list, let me disabuse you of that notion. My grandfather’s grandfather helped settle Montrose. As former director of the Fort Morgan national historic landmark here in Baldwin County, it pains me to see our area in the national spotlight like this after we worked so hard to

live down the “Redneck Riviera” moniker and to promote our beautiful coastal county and its wonderful people and places. Regarding the book list, I have a dog in the fight. My grandson, who is in this advanced honors class on US government and economics, brought that list home a couple weeks ago and and asked me if I had any of those books. As a historian with a political science minor, I have a comprehensive home library of related works. I laughed. After I got over my astonishment about Savage and the likes of Ann Coulter on a reading list designed to prepare our high school seniors in AP (advanced placement) classes for their college entrance exams, I directed him to the library. Actually I have two dogs in this fight. My granddaughter will be in this class next year. Pardon me for being proud, SEE THOUGHTS, PAGE

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Spanish Fort reading list not balanced in views As a product of and employee of public schools for sixty plus years, I was appalled to read the “reading list” for the AP Government class at Spanish Fort High School. First, this list is not a “balanced” list of different political views - a fair list

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would include books of different viewpoints - conservative, moderate, and liberal. Second, these books do not meet the rigor of what is expected in an AP class. Third, from the comments about this teacher’s class presentations, it is my understanding that the presentations are narrow minded and not open to differing opinions. The

essence of a quality education is the total discussion of an issue from all sides, not just from one side. I am thankful that the teachers I had through high school and college, as well as my parents, exposed me to varied political views. I only wish all young people could be allowed that privilege. Penny Eilert Gulf Shores

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but they worked hard to maintain 4.0 averages to get in the AP classes at Spanish Fort High School because their future is riding on this. These kids are our best and our brightest and get college credits and scholarships, depending on acing their AP exams. Studying hate shock jocks like Weiner and Coulter won’t cut it. The Baldwin County Board of Education did them and others a disser-

vice by enabling this book list travesty. Oh, I know they pulled the book list and said nothing to see here, let’s move along, but this is a textbook example of our children being fed this garbage in our public schools. Weiner, aka Savage, has another book titled “The Art of Feeding Children Well”. He’s been feeding their young minds well here in Baldwin County all right. We are better than this. Not all terrorists are Muslims. Some are home-grown white-

supremacists and Nazis from Alabama. I’m standing my ground and I will not stand for this in my county. Please join me in speaking out against wrong and glorifying domestic terrorists in our schools. And everyone have a glorious Fourth in the USA and LA (Lower Alabama y’all) and proudly pledge your allegiance to our hardearned American flag of freedom. Respectfully submitted, Cathy Donelson Fairhope

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Note on The Courier’s Fairhope coverage This is a late note to you as I have refrained from sending a letter in the past. I have noted over the last months that you are very harsh with our Mayor, in your comments and your tone. I am wondering if it has occurred to you that you are suppose to be a ‘journalist’ not a

spreader of ‘gossip’... the paper needs to be a ‘harbinger’ of good news and hope for our town. I have spoken to different members of the City Council and also with Mayor Wilson about the need for ‘Unity’ and ‘Reconciliation’ for our town. I think there may be some movement in a ‘positive’ direction, be it ever so small, however, your ongoing barbs and negative

comments only fuel more animosity and contempt for our city officials. For the sake of Unity and Hope for our beautiful town, would you please change your attitude? I am in hopes you will print my letter which will tell me that you are willing to listen to a critique of your work. Sonya Bennett Fairhope

Paying it forward I am sure you pass people on the street, at a gas station, perhaps even in your place of work that you don’t really think about. I mean really think about. I’m sure the same could be said of them. In a fast-paced environment full of worry and stress, it is hard to think of much else except yourself and your troubles. It isn’t a fault, it is natural. But I want to challenge you to watch how you treat people you meet. That face behind the counter, that voice on the other end of the line, that mirror image of you struggling to make it in this mad world. How hard would it be to offer a friendly smile to a young, frazzled mom or hold the door for a

delivery man with his hands full? I am not saying you should do something extravagant. Even a nice compliment on a necklace or t-shirt could help someone who hasn’t heard a nice thing in days, even weeks, smile. We are gifted with intelligence and we are a group of free people. We could put our minds and actions into doing something to help our fellow man. Yet, we find it easier to be cold and selfish. Not everything that is natural to humans is right. As habitual creatures, we are quick to judge anything about a person without ever knowing them. The Earth wouldn’t be a better place if everyone was a certain way, a cer-

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tain label if you will. It would be better if there were no labels at all. Unfortunately, I believe we are still far from that level of peace. However, we can put forward a ripple of kindness that may eventually become a chain-action tidal wave that can wash away hate. One day. Until then, try a simple act of kindness to the last person who might expect it. Even if they do not reciprocate it or act grateful, maybe they will still be touched by that small act and eventually pay it forward. Whisper Edwards is the Gulf Coast Media Classifieds and Customer Service Specialist. You can reach her at whisper@ gulfcoastmedia.com.

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