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"I was working as a location coordinator for a movie shooting here. We wrapped out a little early because of the...

“Growing up in a broken home in Fairhope, I saw my parents fight all of the time. Some days the abuse was so bad that...

"I was a union pipe welder and retired. I have been driving school buses for five years. It is my way of giving back....

If a tornado's call sounds like freight trains and bees, humankind's response sounds like growling, determined power...

“Our parents knew each other from mission trips to Honduras. We grew up together. We dated off and own, but were...

"I grew up in Mobile and started working in restaurants when I was 18. I thought I was going to school for music, but...

“I worked at Ruby Tuesday for almost 20 years. First at the Foley store, then Fairhope. It was my life. I did anything...

“I was about 12 when I picked up a clarinet for the first time because I liked the way the case looked. I joined the...

“I grew up in Ethiopia and lived there for 22 years. I went to German School and by the age of 13, I spoke five...

  “I am the son of a cop and a lunch lady from Chicago and followed my dad’s footsteps into public service. After...

“When I was 14, was emancipated by a Kentucky judge from a mother who was more concerned about getting high than...

"Gardenia was my mom's favorite flower and there are gardenia bushes the back yard. She picked them and delivered them...